Rhizosphere biodiversity

In conclusion, there is very little evidence that even if changes are found in the rhizosphere, the.se changes will remain and actually change the wide biological potential of. soils. A major concern is the lack of reference samples—i.e. what is the natural variance in biodiversity and what are the rates of change as they occur, for example, under intensification of agricultural land u.se. 

J. Grayston and C. D. Campbell, Functional biodiversity of microbial communities in the rhizospheres of hybrid larch (Larix eurolepis) and Sitka spruce (Picea sitch-ensi.s). Tree Physiol. 76 1031 (1996). 

Soil and Environmental Analysis Physical Methods, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded, edited by Keith A. Smith and Chris E. Mullins The Rhizosphere Biochemistry and Organic Substances at the Soil-Plant Interface, Roberto Pinton, Zeno Varanini, and Paolo Nannipieri Woody Plants and Woody Plant Management Ecology, Safety, and Environmental Impact, Rodney W. Bovey Metals in the Environment Analysis by Biodiversity, M. N. V. Prasad Plant Pathogen Detection and Disease Diagnosis Second Edition, Revised and Expanded, P. Narayanasamy... 

Picard, C., and Bosco, M. (2003). Soil antimony pollution and plant growth stage affect the biodiversity of auxin-producing bacteria isolated from the rhizosphere of Achillea ageratum L. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 46, 73-80. 

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