Development of a Distinct Microbial Community Upon First Season Crop Change in Soils of Long-Term Managed Maize and Rice Fields

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 11; p. 588198
• Main Authors: Frindte, Katharina, Zoche, Sarah A., Knief, Claudia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 09.11.2020
• Subjects: bacterial and fungal communities; continuous cropping system; flodding of soils; Microbiology; paddy soil; rice-maize crop rotation; upland soil

The introduction of crop rotation regimes in paddy soils, for example, rice in combination with maize, implements the establishment of new paddy fields to compensate for reduced rice production on existing fields. To study responses of the soil and rhizosphere microbiota upon introduction of a new c...