Mineral vs. organic amendments: microbial community structure, activity and abundance of agriculturally relevant microbes are driven by long-term fertilization strategies

Soil management is fundamental to all agricultural systems and fertilization practices have contributed substantially to the impressive increases in food production. Despite the pivotal role of soil microorganisms in agro-ecosystems, we still have a limited understanding of the complex response of t...

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Main Authors: Davide Francioli, Elke Schulz, Guillaume Lentendu, Tesfaye Wubet, François Buscot, Thomas Reitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01446/full