BioDivRice: effect of organic and conventional treatments on the soil bacterial microbiota in rice paddies
The research aims to characterise the taxonomical, functional and communities biodiversity within rice field ecosystems, by comparing the effects of various farming practices on soil bacterial microbiota throughout the cultivation season. To achieve this, the project involved a metabarcoding approach on eDNA. The relevance lies in the necessity to alleviate the agricultural pressure on soil biodiversity and to guide more sustainable farming approaches.