@conference{
author = "Galić, Ivana and Bez, Christina and Bertani, Iris and Simić, Milena and Venturi, Vittorio and Stanković, Nada",
year = "2024",
abstract = "The soil microbiome controls key functions in
agroecosystems determining soil fertility, crop
productivity, and stress tolerance. Crop rotation
is one of the oldest agricultural practices that has
a positive effect on soil quality and the control of
weeds, pests, and pathogens. New insights into
soil microbiome confirm the positive influence of
crop rotation on the diversity of the microbiome.
This study investigates the effects of different
crop rotations under conventional fertilization/
weed management practices on soil microbial
diversity and community structure in two of the
most commonly grown crops in Serbia. The study
investigated the bacterial population in samples
from long-term cultivation experiment of maize
continuous cropping (M-CC) and maize-winter
wheat rotation (M-WW) at two-time points
(December 2022 and May 2023). The results of
16S rDNA amplicon community profiling and
beta diversity analysis showed clear clustering
depending on season, cropping sequence, and
herbicide application. The results show that the
composition of the bacterial community in soil
is largely influenced by seasonal changes. When
comparing bacterial communities in the same
season (May), we observed a significantly higher
biodiversity in M-CC compared to M-WW soils,
suggesting that type of agricultural practice has
a significant impact on the composition of the
microbiome by influencing selection and survival
of specific microbial taxa. In addition, a significant
shift was observed between the bacterial
community composition in M-CC samples under
herbicide treatment and in control soils in December,
while the M-WW community was stable
under all conditions tested. Taxonomically, Actinobacteria
dominated the soil microbiome under
all conditions (53%), followed by Proteobacteria
(23%), Acidobacteria (15%), and Firmicutes (8%).
Despite fluctuations in relative abundance, some
interesting taxa, including Bacillus, Microlunatus,
and Blastococcus, dominated the soil microbiome
under all conditions. These data provide insights
into microbial dynamics, integrating the cultivation
methods with metagenomic approaches to
evaluate different cropping practices.",
publisher = "Serbian Society for Microbiology",
journal = "XIII Congress of microbiologists of Serbia: From biotechnology to human and planetary health",
title = "SOIL MICROBIOME DIVERSITY IN MAIZE-WINTER WHEAT CROP ROTATION",
pages = "69-69",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_imagine_2370"
}