The US National Mall Microbiome: A Census of Rhizosphere Bacteria Inhabiting Landscape Turf
Crouch J, Carter Z, Ismaiel A, Roberts J. 2017. The US National Mall Microbiome: A Census of Rhizosphere Bacteria Inhabiting Landscape Turf. Crop Science Society of America. Madison Wisconsin
Turf contains living assemblages of not only grass plants, but also a plethora of microorganisms that may play critical roles in plant health through interactions such as predation, mutualism, and resource competition. Little is known about the turf microbiome and how it might change in response to renovations such as new sod installation or overseeding. In this work we survey bacteria inhabiting the rhizosphere of mature and recently renovated turf stands at the United States National Mall in Washington, DC. We contrasted these data with the mircrobiomes of sod soon to be planted at the National Mall and from the lawn of a nearby government facility.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Crouch, Jo Anne; Carter, Zakiya; Ismaiel, Adnan; Roberts, Joseph
- Date of Issue
- 2017-08-30
- Publisher
- Crop Science Society of America
- Units
- NAMA
- Keywords
- Microbiome, National Mall and Memorial Parks, Rhizosphere Bacteria, Turf
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Soil Quality | Soil Function and Dynamics