Rhizosphere Microbiome Regulates the Growth of Mustard under Organic Greenhouse Cultivation

Ting-Chung Liu, Hui-Mei Peng, Seth Wollney and Chang-Hui Shen
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Ting-Chung Liu: Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture, Jian, Hualien 97365, Taiwan
Hui-Mei Peng: Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture, Jian, Hualien 97365, Taiwan
Seth Wollney: Department of Biology, College of Staten Island, City University of New York, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314, USA
Chang-Hui Shen: Department of Biology, College of Staten Island, City University of New York, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314, USA

Agriculture, 2021, vol. 11, issue 10, 1-10

Abstract: Organic cultivation can improve soil fertility and biodiversity through the preservation of soil organic matter. Meanwhile, greenhouse cultivation can provide a controlled environment and therefore enables the management of every aspect of plant growth. In recent years, the combination of organic and greenhouse cultivation has slowly become a popular option in tropical regions to prevent the unpredictable impact of weather. Although it is known that organic cultivation significantly increases the density and species of microorganisms, the impact of soil microbiome on short-term vegetable growth under organic greenhouse cultivation is still not elucidated. In this study, we examined soil physiochemical properties as well as the rhizosphere microbiome from healthy and diseased mustard plants under organic greenhouse cultivation. Through next generation sequencing (NGS) analysis, our results revealed that the rhizosphere microbiome structure of healthy mustard plants was significantly different from those of the diseased mustard plants under organic greenhouse cultivation. Our findings suggest that soil microbiome composition can influence the growth of the vegetable significantly. As such, we have shown the impact of soil microbiome on vegetable growth under organic greenhouse cultivation and provide a possible strategy for sustainable agriculture.

Keywords: greenhouse; organic cultivation; next generation sequencing; soil microbiome; mustard; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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