Eighteen-Year Farming Management Moderately Shapes the Soil Microbial Community Structure but Promotes Habitat-Specific Taxa

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 9; p. 1776
• Main Authors: Chen, Huaihai, Xia, Qing, Yang, Tianyou, Shi, Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 02.08.2018
• Subjects: 16S rRNA gene; ITS; Microbiology; organic farming; pasture; PICRUSt; woody plant system; ITS; woody plant system; PICRUSt; organic farming; pasture; 16S rRNA gene

Soil microbes have critical influence on the productivity and sustainability of agricultural ecosystems, yet the magnitude and direction to which management practices affect the soil microbial community remain unclear. This work aimed to examine the impacts of three farming systems, conventional gra...