Enhanced plant growth in the presence of earthworms correlates with changes in soil microbiota but not nutrient availability
Geoderma(2023)
Abstract
•Earthworms enhanced wheat growth under watered and drought conditions.•Soil extractions indicated no impact of earthworms on nutrient availability.•Earthworm-treatment microbiomes had fewer pathogens and more beneficial microbes.•Increase plant growth in earthworm treatments was due to changes in the microbiome.
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Key words
Wheat,RNA,Allolobophora chlorotica,Bacteria,Fungi,Drought
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