Effect of Basaltic Soil on Fungal Community in Vineyard Agro-management

The chemical and physical characteristics of the basalt soil in Israel's Golan Heights have been found to have a desirable soil chemical characteristic for wines grown in Israel. Viticulture production and quality is known to be strongly related to climate and soil which determine the important characteristics of the wines. The soil microbial colonizing the vine root rhizosphere play and important role in plant growth, productivity, carbon sequestration, and phytoremediation. Several studies suggested that different agro-management may induce different microbial communities. In the present study, fungal community composition was characterized for five grapevines located in the same basalt soil.