Metagenomic insights of microbial functions under conventional and conservation agriculture.

Agricultural practices such as conventional (CN) and conservation agriculture (CA) influence the composition and structure of soil microorganisms. We used short reads and genome-resolved metagenomic-based dual sequencing approaches to create a profile of bacterial and archaeal communities in hyperthermic Typic Haplustepts soil after seven years of CA and CN. The most differences in the physico-chemical and biological properties of soil were higher pH, organics carbon, available nitrogen and microbial biomass contents, activities of dehydrogenase, β-glucosidase, and arylsulfatase, found in CA soil.

Deciphering the microbiome dynamics in an effective banana Fusarium wilt biocontrol interaction system.

Unlabelled: This study explored the effects of bacterial and fungal biocontrol agents (consortia) on the microbiome of Fusarium wilt (Foc TR4)-infected Cavandish banana soils in terms of alteration of prevalence and abundance. The results showed a significant shift in microbial diversity, dominance, abundance, evenness, richness and composition core and indicator microbiome in response to soil applied consortia and untreated controls. A total of 2857 bacterial OTUs from 331 families across 40 phyla dominated with Bacillaceae (40.

Development of PCR-Based Race-Specific Markers for Differentiation of Indian f. sp. , the Causal Agent of Fusarium Wilt in Banana.

Fusarium wilt caused by f. sp. (), is the most lethal soil-borne fungal pathogen infecting bananas.