How does multiannual plastic mulching in strawberry cultivation influence soil fungi and mycotoxin occurrence in soil?

ABSTRACT: The production of mycotoxins is often interpreted as fungal response to cope with unfavorable growth conditions induced by toxic substances, environmental and biological factors. Soil covers influence soil environment, which consequently can change the abundance and composition of microbial communities. We investigated how plastic coverage (PC) influence soil fungi and mycotoxin occurrence (deoxynivalenol, nivalenol and zearalenone) compared to the traditional straw coverage (SC) in dependence of soil depth and time in a 3-year field experiment in strawberry cultivation. In total, 300 soil samples, resulting from two treatments, three soil layers, and ten sampling dates (n = 5), were analyzed for mycotoxins and ergosterol (proxy for soil fungal biomass) with liquid chromatography high reso

SUBMITTER: Meyer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9038900 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature