Effects of pruning on tea tree growth, tea quality, and rhizosphere soil microbial community

ABSTRACT Pruning is an important agronomic measure in tea plantation management. This study analyzed the effects of pruning on tea tree growth, tea quality, rhizosphere soil physicochemical indexes, microbial communities, and metabolic pathways. The results showed that pruning was beneficial for pro...

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Main Authors: Qi Zhang, Ying Zhang, Yuhua Wang, Shaoxiong Lin, Meihui Chen, Pengyuan Cheng, Jianghua Ye, Pengyao Miao, Xiaoli Jia, Haibin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-10-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01601-23