How does a cotton production system change the soil biology?

Title
How does a cotton production system change the soil biology?
Publication Date
2016
Author(s)
Gupta, Vadakattu
Knox, Oliver
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0414-5771
Email: oknox@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:oknox
Bissett, Andrew
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Greenmount Press
Place of publication
Australia
UNE publication id
une:19868
Abstract
The role of soil biota in providing ecosystem functions for crop productivity and maintaining our soil and water resources is well recognised in the Australian cotton industry. Crop management practices such as crop rotation, tillage, crop residue retention, fertiliser and agrochemical application have been shown to influence soil biological communities with potential impact on biological functions. This is important because our soil microorganisms along with the fauna, as captured in the eukaryotic analysis, mediate carbon and nutrient cycles and play a critical role in disease suppression, degradation of agrochemicals and the maintenance of overall plant health and soil structure.
Link
Citation
The Australian Cottongrower, 37(5), p. 46-49
ISSN
1442-5289
0159-1290
Start page
46
End page
49

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