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The presence of high salt and nitrogen concentrations in high- tunnel soils may make it more challenging to rebuild a healthy soil microbiome following a soil-clearing event, according to…
Rebuilding soil microbiomes in high-tunnel agricultural systems focus of study
Research conducted by microbial ecologists in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences aims to help farmers rebuild healthy soil microbiomes after a soil-clearing event.
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Rebuilding soil microbiomes in high-tunnel agricultural systems focus of study
Amy Duke
February 08, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. The presence of high salt and nitrogen concentrations in high- tunnel soils may make it more challenging to rebuild a healthy soil microbiome following a soil-clearing event, according to microbial ecologists in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
Their research findings have important implications for soil fertility, and by extension, crop health and yield, explained Laura Kaminsky, a doctoral candidate in plant pathology, who led the investigation under the guidance of Terrence Bell, assistant professor of phytobiomes.