Work

Abiotic and Biotic Drivers of Soil Fungal Communities in Response to Dairy Manure Amendment

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Manure amendments in agricultural systems can impact soil microbial communities via supplying growth substrates for indigenous microbes or by introducing manure-borne taxa. This study explores the consistency of these impacts on soil fungal communities and the relative importance of abiotic and biotic drivers across distinct soils. Different fungal taxa responded to manure among distinct soils, and shifts in soil fungal communities were driven largely by abiotic factors, rather than introduced microbes. This work demonstrates that manure may have inconsistent impacts on indigenous soil fungi, and that abiotic properties of soils render them largely resistant to invasion by manure-borne fungi.

Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/aem.01931-22

Authors: Daniel C. Schlatter, Joshua D. Gamble, Sarah Castle, Julia Rogers, Melissa Wilson

Institutions: Agricultural Research Service, University of Minnesota

Language: English

Topic: Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Zero hunger

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service