Predatory protists play predominant roles in suppressing soil-borne fungal pathogens under organic fertilization regimes

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 863; p. 160986
• Main Authors: Ren, Peixin, Sun, Anqi, Jiao, Xiaoyan, Shen, Ju-Pei, Yu, Dan-Ting, Li, Fangfang, Wu, Bingxue, He, Ji-Zheng, Hu, Hang-Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 10.03.2023
• Subjects: agricultural management; Animals; autotrophs; Bacteria; biological control; Biological interactions; community structure; disease control; environment; equations; Eukaryota; Fertilization; food security; Fungal plant pathogens; fungi; plant health; Plant microbiome; predation; Predatory Behavior; Protists; rhizosphere; Soil - chemistry; Soil food web; Soil Microbiology; soil microorganisms; Protists; Plant microbiome; Fungal plant pathogens; Soil food web; Biological interactions

Soil-borne fungal pathogens pose a major threat to global agricultural production and food security. Pathogen-suppressive bacteria and plant beneficial protists are important components of soil microbiomes and essential to plant health and performance, but it remains largely unknown regarding how ag...