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Plant genotype strongly modifies the structure and growth of maize rhizosphere microbial communities

Author

  • Manuel Aira
  • Maria Gomez-Brandon
  • Cristina Lazcano
  • Erland Bååth
  • Jorge Dominguez

Summary, in English

We studied the microbial communities in maize (Zea mays) rhizosphere to determine the extent to which their structure, biomass, activity and growth were influenced by plant genotype (su1 and sh2 genes) and the addition of standard and high doses of different types of fertilizer (inorganic, raw manure and vermicompost). For this purpose, we sampled the rhizosphere of maize plants at harvest, and analyzed the microbial community structure (PLFA analysis) and activity (basal respiration and bacterial and fungal growth rates). Discriminant analysis clearly differentiated rhizosphere microbial communities in relation to plant genotype. Although microorganisms clearly responded to dose of fertilization, the three fertilizers also contributed to differentiate rhizosphere microbial communities. Moreover, larger plants did not promoted higher biomass or microbial growth rates suggesting complex interactions between plants and fertilizers, probably as a result of the different performance of plant genotypes within fertilizer treatments, i.e. differences in the quality and/or composition of root exudates. (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Publishing year

2010

Language

English

Pages

2276-2281

Publication/Series

Soil Biology & Biochemistry

Volume

42

Issue

12

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Biological Sciences

Keywords

  • Organic fertilization
  • Bacterial growth rate
  • Fungal growth rate
  • Microbial activity
  • Microbial community

Status

Published

Research group

  • Microbial Ecology

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0038-0717