Soil bacterial community response to continuous cropping of cotton.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Long-term continuous cropping may result in the outbreak and proliferation of soil-borne diseases, as well as reduction in annual crop production. Overcoming the obstacles of continuous cropping is critical for the long-term growth of modern agriculture. Soil microbes are essential for plant health, but the consequences of continuous cropping on soil microbiome are still poorly understood.

Methods

This study analyzed changes in soil bacterial community composition of Aksu (AKS) and Shihezi (SHZ) in Xinjiang Province during 1-20  years of continuous cropping by 16S amplicon sequencing. The results showed that the incidence of cotton Verticillium wilt rose with the number of cropping years. The bacterial alpha diversity in the AKS soil grew as the number of contin

SUBMITTER: Ma Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9909236 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature