Fresh Compost Tea Application Does Not Change Rhizosphere Soil Bacterial Community Structure, and Has No Effects on Soybean Growth or Yield

Soil bacteria drive key ecosystem functions, including nutrient mobilization, soil aggregation and crop bioprotection against pathogens. Bacterial diversity is thus considered a key component of soil health. Conventional agriculture reduces bacterial diversity in many ways. Compost tea has been sugg...

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Main Authors: Rana Bali, Jonathan Pineault, Pierre-Luc Chagnon, Mohamed Hijri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Plants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/8/1638