Plenary and Invited Papers Section 2: Grassland & the Environment
Soil Microbial Community: Understanding the Belowground Network for Sustainable Grassland Management
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Key points
1. 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;
2. 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;
3. Soil microbial diversity largely determines the stability of soil ecosystems under biotic and abiotic perturbations.
4. 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" (2022). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 2.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/2/2
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Soil Microbial Community: Understanding the Belowground Network for Sustainable Grassland Management
Key points
1. 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;
2. 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;
3. Soil microbial diversity largely determines the stability of soil ecosystems under biotic and abiotic perturbations.
4. Management of soil microbial diversity can only be achieved through better understanding their structures and functions.
