Agricultural and Biological Sciences
5 years ago

Crop rotation boosts soil health, cover crops not as impactful.

Applied Soil Ecology
Crop rotation, but not cover crops, influenced soil bacterial community composition in a corn-soybean system in southern Wisconsin
Lindsay A. Chamberlain, Marian L. Bolton, Madison S. Cox, Garret Suen, Shawn P. Conley, Jean‐Michel Ané

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Crop rotation affects soil bacteria in corn-soybean systems more than cover cropping. Soil pH, organic matter, and nutrients drive bacterial community composition. Continuous corn and soybean have different bacteria, while rotated crops are similar. Cover crops didn't change soil bacteria much, likely due to limited growth and time for soil to adjust.