Abstract: Microbial Diversity and Soil Quality Across Similar Soils Under Different Usage: The US Botanic Garden and National Arboretum. (ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings (2016))

62-4 Microbial Diversity and Soil Quality Across Similar Soils Under Different Usage: The US Botanic Garden and National Arboretum.

See more from this Division: SSSA Division: Soil Biology and Biochemistry
See more from this Session: Microbial Diversity of Oligotrophic Environments: Strategies, Processes, and Functions Oral

Monday, November 7, 2016: 10:30 AM

Phoenix Convention Center North, Room 131 C

David E. Ruppert, 700 University Boulevard, MSC 228, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, Sandford Jaques III, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, Ari Novy, United States Botanic Garden, Washington, DC and Ray Mims, U. S. Botanic Garden, Washington, DC

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Abstract:

Soil Health measures are maturing even as the field of metagenomics is expanding. Samples of similar soils under diverse management (urban perennial garden, disturbed soil, lawn, meadow, native forest) from Bartholdi Park, Washington, DC (U.S. Botanic Garden) and the National Arboretum were collected in June 2016. Samples were characterized for soil health (Cornell Soil Health Testing), soil micro and mesofauna (Earthfort labs), and microbial and fungal metagenomics (16s and ITS tests, respectively). We report on correlations and relationships between these data.

See more from this Division: SSSA Division: Soil Biology and Biochemistry
See more from this Session: Microbial Diversity of Oligotrophic Environments: Strategies, Processes, and Functions Oral

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