Soil microbial diversity and community composition during conversion from conventional to organic agriculture.

ABSTRACT: It is generally assumed that the dependence of conventional agriculture on artificial fertilizers and pesticides strongly impacts the environment, while organic agriculture relying more on microbial functioning may mitigate these impacts. However, it is not well known how microbial diversity and community composition change in conventionally managed farmers' fields that are converted to organic management. Here, we sequenced bacterial and fungal communities of 34 organic fields on sand and marine clay soils in a time series (chronosequence) covering 25 years of conversion. Nearby conventional fields were used as references. We found that community composition of bacteria and fungi differed between organic and conventionally managed fields. In the organic fields, fungal diversity increased

SUBMITTER: van Rijssel SQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9545909 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature