Populus rhizosphere microbiome responses to gradient mechanical root severance in the Shendong Coalfield, China
This project investigates how mechanical root severance affects rhizosphere microbial community assembly associated with Populus trees. Rhizosphere soil samples were collected at Day 20 post-severance across a gradient of root severance intensities (0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%). Raw demultiplexed paired-end FASTQ files are provided to enable reproducible microbiome analyses and re-use.