Effects of soil properties and carbon substrates on bacterial diversity of two sunflower farms.

ABSTRACT: The sustainable production of sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is crucial and one way to accomplish this feat is to have an understanding of the beneficial bacteria of sunflower rhizosphere. Similarly, the respiratory response of these bacteria needs to be studied to understand their roles in the ecosystem. This study was therefore conceptualized to gain insights into the effects of soil properties and carbon substrate utilization on bacterial community diversity of sunflower rhizosphere grown in Ditsobottla and Kraaipan, North West Province, South Africa. Extracted DNA from sunflower rhizosphere and bulk soils was subjected to 16S amplicon sequencing. Significant differences were observed in the alpha and beta diversities of the soil bacterial communities (p < 0.05). At the order level, amon

SUBMITTER: Nwachukwu BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9035202 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature