Temporal Dynamics of Soil Microbial Communities below the Seedbed under Two Contrasting Tillage Regimes

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 8; p. 1127
• Main Authors: Degrune, Florine, Theodorakopoulos, Nicolas, Colinet, Gilles, Hiel, Marie-Pierre, Bodson, Bernard, Taminiau, Bernard, Daube, Georges, Vandenbol, Micheline, Hartmann, Martin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 19.06.2017
• Subjects: conventional tillage; crop residue management; cropping season; metabarcoding; microbial diversity; Microbiology; reduced tillage; crop residue management; metabarcoding; microbial diversity; conventional tillage; reduced tillage; cropping season

Agricultural productivity relies on a wide range of ecosystem services provided by the soil biota. Plowing is a fundamental component of conventional farming, but long-term detrimental effects such as soil erosion and loss of soil organic matter have been recognized. Moving towards more sustainable...