Effects of long-term agricultural management practices on soil prokaryotic communities

The considerable intensification of agricultural practices during last decades caused diverse problems for soils. A better understanding of how agricultural management strategies affect soil microorganisms, that are key player of many soil processes, is needed in order to promote sustainable farming strategies. Prokaryotic communities were studied based on16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing in soil samples obtained from the long-term field trial in Bernburg (Germany) that allows to compare between different preceding crops (maize vs. rapeseed), tillage managements (plough vs. conserved) and fertilization intensities (intensive vs. extensive).