Nitrogen fertilizer dose alters fungal communities in sugarcane soil and rhizosphere.

Title	Nitrogen fertilizer dose alters fungal communities in sugarcane soil and rhizosphere.
Publication Type	Journal Article
Year of Publication	2015
Authors	Paungfoo-Lonhienne C, Yeoh YKit, Kasinadhuni NRup Pinaki, Lonhienne TGA, Robinson N, Hugenholtz P, Ragan MA, Schmidt S
Journal	Scientific reports
Volume	5
Pagination	8678
Date Published	2015
ISSN	2045-2322
Abstract	Fungi play important roles as decomposers, plant symbionts and pathogens in soils. The structure of fungal communities in the rhizosphere is the result of complex interactions among selection factors that may favour beneficial or detrimental relationships. Using culture-independent fungal community profiling, we have investigated the effects of nitrogen fertilizer dosage on fungal communities in soil and rhizosphere of field-grown sugarcane. The results show that the concentration of nitrogen fertilizer strongly modifies the composition but not the taxon richness of fungal communities in soil and rhizosphere. Increased nitrogen fertilizer dosage has a potential negative impact on carbon cycling in soil and promotes fungal genera with known pathogenic traits, uncovering a negative effect of intensive fertilization.
DOI	10.1038/srep08678

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