Effect of conservation agriculture on soil fungal diversity in rice-wheat-greengram cropping system in eastern Indo-Gangetic plains of South Asia
Introduction: Conservation agriculture (CA) is emerging as an eco-friendly and sustainable approach to food production in South Asia. CA, characterized by reduced tillage, soil surface cover through retaining crop residue or raising cover crops, and crop diversification, enhances crop production and...
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| author | Kumar, Rakesh Choudhary, Jaipal Singh Naik, Sushanta Kumar Mishra, Janki Sharan Banra, Sushmita Poonia, Shish Pal Mondal, Surajit Das, Anup Rao, Karnena Koteswara Kumar, Virender Bhatt, Bhagwati Prasad Chaudhari, Suresh Kumar Malik, Ram Kanwar McDonald, Andrew |
| author_browse | Banra, Sushmita Bhatt, Bhagwati Prasad Chaudhari, Suresh Kumar Choudhary, Jaipal Singh Das, Anup Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Virender Malik, Ram Kanwar McDonald, Andrew Mishra, Janki Sharan Mondal, Surajit Naik, Sushanta Kumar Poonia, Shish Pal Rao, Karnena Koteswara |
| author_facet | Kumar, Rakesh Choudhary, Jaipal Singh Naik, Sushanta Kumar Mishra, Janki Sharan Banra, Sushmita Poonia, Shish Pal Mondal, Surajit Das, Anup Rao, Karnena Koteswara Kumar, Virender Bhatt, Bhagwati Prasad Chaudhari, Suresh Kumar Malik, Ram Kanwar McDonald, Andrew |
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| description | Introduction: Conservation agriculture (CA) is emerging as an eco-friendly and sustainable approach to food production in South Asia. CA, characterized by reduced tillage, soil surface cover through retaining crop residue or raising cover crops, and crop diversification, enhances crop production and soil fertility. Fungal communities in the soil play a crucial role in nutrient recycling, crop growth, and agro-ecosystem stability, particularly in agricultural crop fields.
Methods: This study investigates the impact of seven combinations of tillage and crop residue management practices of agricultural production systems, including various tillage and crop residue management practices, on soil fungal diversity. Using the Illumina MiSeq platform, fungal diversity associated with soil was analysed.
Results and discussion: The results show that the partial CA-based (pCA) production systems had the highest number of unique operational taxonomic units (OTUs) (948 OTUs) while the conventional production system had the lowest number (665 OTUs). The major fungal phyla identified in the topsoil (0–15 cm) were Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, and Mortierellomycota, with their abundance varying across different tillage-cum-crop establishment (TCE) methods. Phylum Ascomycota was dominant in CA-based management treatments (94.9±0.62), followed by the partial CA (pCA)-based treatments (91.0 ± 0.37). Therefore, CA-based production systems play a crucial role in shaping soil fungal diversity, highlighting their significance for sustainable agricultural production. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1600272025-12-08T10:29:22Z Effect of conservation agriculture on soil fungal diversity in rice-wheat-greengram cropping system in eastern Indo-Gangetic plains of South Asia Kumar, Rakesh Choudhary, Jaipal Singh Naik, Sushanta Kumar Mishra, Janki Sharan Banra, Sushmita Poonia, Shish Pal Mondal, Surajit Das, Anup Rao, Karnena Koteswara Kumar, Virender Bhatt, Bhagwati Prasad Chaudhari, Suresh Kumar Malik, Ram Kanwar McDonald, Andrew conservation agriculture sustainable agriculture crops soil fungal anatomy soil fungi soil fertility zero tillage cropping sytems Introduction: Conservation agriculture (CA) is emerging as an eco-friendly and sustainable approach to food production in South Asia. CA, characterized by reduced tillage, soil surface cover through retaining crop residue or raising cover crops, and crop diversification, enhances crop production and soil fertility. Fungal communities in the soil play a crucial role in nutrient recycling, crop growth, and agro-ecosystem stability, particularly in agricultural crop fields. Methods: This study investigates the impact of seven combinations of tillage and crop residue management practices of agricultural production systems, including various tillage and crop residue management practices, on soil fungal diversity. Using the Illumina MiSeq platform, fungal diversity associated with soil was analysed. Results and discussion: The results show that the partial CA-based (pCA) production systems had the highest number of unique operational taxonomic units (OTUs) (948 OTUs) while the conventional production system had the lowest number (665 OTUs). The major fungal phyla identified in the topsoil (0–15 cm) were Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, and Mortierellomycota, with their abundance varying across different tillage-cum-crop establishment (TCE) methods. Phylum Ascomycota was dominant in CA-based management treatments (94.9±0.62), followed by the partial CA (pCA)-based treatments (91.0 ± 0.37). Therefore, CA-based production systems play a crucial role in shaping soil fungal diversity, highlighting their significance for sustainable agricultural production. 2024-10-15 2024-11-21T07:00:43Z 2024-11-21T07:00:43Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160027 en Open Access application/pdf Frontiers Media Kumar R, Choudhary JS, Naik SK, Mishra JS, Banra S, Poonia SP, Mondal S, Das A, Rao KK, Kumar V, Bhatt BP, Chaudhari SK, Malik RK and McDonald A (2024) Effect of conservation agriculture on soil fungal diversity in rice-wheat-greengram cropping system in eastern Indo-Gangetic plains of South Asia. Frontiers in Microbiology 15:1441837. |
| spellingShingle | conservation agriculture sustainable agriculture crops soil fungal anatomy soil fungi soil fertility zero tillage cropping sytems Kumar, Rakesh Choudhary, Jaipal Singh Naik, Sushanta Kumar Mishra, Janki Sharan Banra, Sushmita Poonia, Shish Pal Mondal, Surajit Das, Anup Rao, Karnena Koteswara Kumar, Virender Bhatt, Bhagwati Prasad Chaudhari, Suresh Kumar Malik, Ram Kanwar McDonald, Andrew Effect of conservation agriculture on soil fungal diversity in rice-wheat-greengram cropping system in eastern Indo-Gangetic plains of South Asia |
| title | Effect of conservation agriculture on soil fungal diversity in rice-wheat-greengram cropping system in eastern Indo-Gangetic plains of South Asia |
| title_full | Effect of conservation agriculture on soil fungal diversity in rice-wheat-greengram cropping system in eastern Indo-Gangetic plains of South Asia |
| title_fullStr | Effect of conservation agriculture on soil fungal diversity in rice-wheat-greengram cropping system in eastern Indo-Gangetic plains of South Asia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of conservation agriculture on soil fungal diversity in rice-wheat-greengram cropping system in eastern Indo-Gangetic plains of South Asia |
| title_short | Effect of conservation agriculture on soil fungal diversity in rice-wheat-greengram cropping system in eastern Indo-Gangetic plains of South Asia |
| title_sort | effect of conservation agriculture on soil fungal diversity in rice wheat greengram cropping system in eastern indo gangetic plains of south asia |
| topic | conservation agriculture sustainable agriculture crops soil fungal anatomy soil fungi soil fertility zero tillage cropping sytems |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160027 |
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