Nitrogen fertilizer dose alters fungal communities in sugarcane soil and rhizosphere

• DOI: 10.1038/srep08678
• Publication Date: 2015-03-02T10:53:15Z
• Authors: Chanyarat Paungfo...; Yun Kit Yeoh; Naga Rup Pinaki K...; Thierry G. A. Lon...; Nicole Robinson; Philip Hugenholtz; Mark A. Ragan; Susanne Schmidt
• Keywords: Decomposer

Abstract Fungi play important roles as decomposers, plant symbionts and pathogens in soils. The structure of fungal communities the rhizosphere is result complex interactions among selection factors that may favour beneficial or detrimental relationships. Using culture-independent community profiling, we have investigated effects nitrogen fertilizer dosage on soil field-grown sugarcane. results show concentration strongly modifies composition but not taxon richness rhizosphere. Increased has a potential negative impact carbon cycling promotes genera with known pathogenic traits, uncovering effect intensive fertilization.