Plenary and Invited Papers Section 2: Grassland & the Environment
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Soil Microbial Community: Understanding the Belowground Network for Sustainable Grassland Management
Publication Date
2005
Location
Dublin Ireland
Description
- In addition to the use of conventional methodologies in soil microbial research, molecular techniques are now being applied to gain insights into the soil microbial community;
- Plant diversity can exert impacts on soil microbial diversity (through root activities and plant litter etc.), but may in itself be significantly altered by soil properties;
- Soil microbial diversity largely determines the stability of soil ecosystems under biotic and abiotic perturbations.
- Management of soil microbial diversity can only be achieved through better understanding their structures and functions.
Citation
Zhu, Y. G.; Kong, W. D.; Chen, B. D.; Nan, Z. B.; and Christie, P., "Soil Microbial Community: Understanding the Belowground Network for Sustainable Grassland Management" (2005). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 12.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/2/12)
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Soil Microbial Community: Understanding the Belowground Network for Sustainable Grassland Management
Dublin Ireland
- In addition to the use of conventional methodologies in soil microbial research, molecular techniques are now being applied to gain insights into the soil microbial community;
- Plant diversity can exert impacts on soil microbial diversity (through root activities and plant litter etc.), but may in itself be significantly altered by soil properties;
- Soil microbial diversity largely determines the stability of soil ecosystems under biotic and abiotic perturbations.
- Management of soil microbial diversity can only be achieved through better understanding their structures and functions.
