Pyrosequencing and mid-infrared spectroscopy techniques reveal distinct aggregate stratification of soil bacterial communities and organic matter composition.

LS10-229 (project overview)

Project Type: Research and Education

Funds awarded in 2010: $160,000.00

Projected End Date: 12/31/2013

Region: Southern

State: Texas

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Jennifer Moore-Kucera

Texas Tech University

Description:

a. This study integrated physical, chemical, and molecular techniques to assess relationships between soil bacterial community structures and the quantity and quality of soil organic carbon (SOC) at the soil microenvironment scale (e.g., within different

Type:

Article/Newsletter/Blog

Authors:

Marko Davinic; Veronica Acosta-Martinez; Francisco Calderon; Vivien Allen; Jennifer Allen

Target audience:

Researchers

URL:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038071711004044

This product is associated with the project "Integrated Crop and Livestock Systems for Enhanced Soil Carbon Sequestration and Microbial Diversity in the Semiarid Texas High Plains"

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