Effect of organic, conventional and mixed cultivation practices on soil microbial community structure and nematode abundance in a cultivated onion crop

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Authors

Kim Reilly · TobaccoFree Research Institute

Eileen Cullen · University of Wisconsin–Madison

Theodora Lola‐Luz · Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

D. Stone · Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

Juan Miguel Valverde · Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

Michael Gaffney · Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

Abstract

Organic management increased microbial activity and diversity. Sequence data was indicative of differences in functional groups and warrants further investigation.

Topics & Keywords

Nematode management and characterization studies Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volume 93, Issue 15, pp. 3700-3709

DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6206

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