Conversion to Greenhouse Cultivation from Continuous Corn Production Decreases Soil Bacterial Diversity and Alters Community Structure

• Published in: Agronomy (Basel) Vol. 14; no. 9; p. 2144
• Main Authors: Fan, Yaqiong, Jia, Yamin, Zhang, Xinyang, Geng, Guoqiang, Liu, Ronghao, Shen, Lixia, Hu, Jingjuan, Hao, Xinmei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2024
• Subjects: Abundance; Actinobacteria; agronomy; Analysis; Bacteria; bacterial diversity; bacterial structure; Biological diversity; Biosynthesis; Carbon; Carbon content; carbon nitrogen ratio; Community structure; Composition; Continuous cropping; Corn; Crop production; Crops; Cultivation; Divergence; Fruit cultivation; greenhouse production; Greenhouses; Metabolic pathways; Microbial activity; microbial ecology; Microorganisms; monocropping; Monoculture; Nitrogen; Physiological aspects; Planting; Production management; Relative abundance; soil; Soil analysis; Soil bacteria; soil function; Soil layers; Soil microorganisms; Soil structure; Soil surfaces; Soils; species; species diversity; Surface layers; Tomatoes; Ventilation; China

Changes in crop types and long-term monoculture substantially impact soil microbial communities. Exploring these changes and their influencing factors is of great significance for addressing the challenges posed by continuous cropping. Soil surface layer samples from greenhouse tomatoes fields culti...