Addressing global ruminant agricultural challenges through understanding the rumen microbiome: past, present, and future
The rumen is a complex ecosystem composed of anaerobic bacteria, protozoa, fungi,
methanogenic archaea and phages. These microbes interact closely to breakdown plant …
methanogenic archaea and phages. These microbes interact closely to breakdown plant …
[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Learning from the future—A vision for dairy farms and cows in 2067
JH Britt, RA Cushman, CD Dechow, H Dobson… - Journal of dairy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The world's population will reach 10.4 billion in 2067, with 81% residing in Africa or Asia.
Arable land available for food production will decrease to 0.15 ha per person. Temperature …
Arable land available for food production will decrease to 0.15 ha per person. Temperature …
Mineral vs. organic amendments: microbial community structure, activity and abundance of agriculturally relevant microbes are driven by long-term fertilization …
Soil management is fundamental to all agricultural systems and fertilization practices have
contributed substantially to the impressive increases in food production. Despite the pivotal …
contributed substantially to the impressive increases in food production. Despite the pivotal …
Crop** practices manipulate abundance patterns of root and soil microbiome members paving the way to smart farming
K Hartman, MGA van der Heijden, RA Wittwer… - Microbiome, 2018 - Springer
Background Harnessing beneficial microbes presents a promising strategy to optimize plant
growth and agricultural sustainability. Little is known to which extent and how specifically …
growth and agricultural sustainability. Little is known to which extent and how specifically …
Bacterial community structure after long-term organic and inorganic fertilization reveals important associations between soil nutrients and specific taxa involved in …
F Li, L Chen, J Zhang, J Yin, S Huang - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Fertilization has a large impact on the soil microbial communities, which play pivotal roles in
soil biogeochemical cycling and ecological processes. While the effects of changes in …
soil biogeochemical cycling and ecological processes. While the effects of changes in …
Agronomic efficiency of animal-derived organic fertilizers and their effects on biology and fertility of soil: A review
Healthy soils are essential for progressive agronomic activities. Organic fertilization
positively affects agro-ecosystems by stimulating plant growth, enhancing crop productivity …
positively affects agro-ecosystems by stimulating plant growth, enhancing crop productivity …
Rumen microbiome from steers differing in feed efficiency
The cattle rumen has a diverse microbial ecosystem that is essential for the host to digest
plant material. Extremes in body weight (BW) gain in mice and humans have been …
plant material. Extremes in body weight (BW) gain in mice and humans have been …
Shift in the microbial community composition of surface water and sediment along an urban river
L Wang, J Zhang, H Li, H Yang, C Peng, Z Peng… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Urban rivers represent a unique ecosystem in which pollution occurs regularly, leading to
significantly altered of chemical and biological characteristics of the surface water and …
significantly altered of chemical and biological characteristics of the surface water and …
Seasonal variability in bacterial and fungal diversity of the near-surface atmosphere
Bacteria and fungi are ubiquitous throughout the Earth's lower atmosphere where they often
represent an important component of atmospheric aerosols with the potential to impact …
represent an important component of atmospheric aerosols with the potential to impact …
Fish gut microbiota analysis differentiates physiology and behavior of invasive Asian carp and indigenous American fish
L Ye, J Amberg, D Chapman, M Gaikowski… - The ISME …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Gut microbiota of invasive Asian silver carp (SVCP) and indigenous planktivorous gizzard
shad (GZSD) in Mississippi river basin were compared using 16S rRNA gene …
shad (GZSD) in Mississippi river basin were compared using 16S rRNA gene …