The influence of chitin addition on the lettuce rhizosphere microbiome

Within this study we used chitin as a soil amendment to influence plant growth, disease resistance and the rhizosphere microbiome. Lettuce plants were grown in potting soil for eight weeks or in potting soil amended with 2% chitin. The effect of the chitin addition was observed at the end of the experiment. Using amplicon sequencing, we already reported some first results, which can be found in: Debode et al. (2016) Chitin Mixed in Potting Soil Alters Lettuce Growth, the Survival of Zoonotic Bacteria on the Leaves and Associated Rhizosphere Microbiology. Frontiers in Microbiology 7.