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Pallotti, ClaudiaAuthorJimenez-Belenguer, AnaCorresponding AuthorPérez Moro, ClaraAuthorDolores Raigon, MariaAuthorRodríguez-Burruezo, AdriánAuthorFita, AnaCorresponding Author

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October 9, 2024
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Root-Soil Interactions for Pepper Accessions Grown under Organic and Conventional Farming

Publicated to: Plants. 12 (9): 1873- - 2023-01-01 12(9), DOI: 10.3390/plants12091873

Authors:

Morales-Manzo, Ivan I.; Ribes-Moya, Ana M.; Pallotti Sagripanti, Claudia Gabriela; Jiménez Belenguer, Ana Isabel; Pérez-Moro, Clara; Raigón Jiménez, Mª Dolores; Rodríguez Burruezo, Adrián; Fita, Ana
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Univ Politecn Valencia, Ctr Avanzado Microbiol Aplicada, Camino Vera S-N, Valencia 46022, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Inst Conservac & Mejora Agrodivers Valenciana, CPI, Edificio 8E Escalera J, Valencia 46022, Spain - Author

Abstract

Modern agriculture has boosted the production of food based on the use of pesticides and fertilizers and improved plant varieties. However, the impact of some such technologies is high and not sustainable in the long term. Although the importance of rhizospheres in final plant performance, nutrient cycling, and ecosystems is well recognized, there is still a lack of information on the interactions of their main players. In this paper, four accessions of pepper are studied at the rhizosphere and root level under two farming systems: organic and conventional. Variations in soil traits, such as induced respiration, enzymatic activities, microbial counts, and metabolism of nitrogen at the rhizosphere and bulk soil, as well as measures of root morphology and plant production, are presented. The results showed differences for the evaluated traits between organic and conventional management, both at the rhizosphere and bulk soil levels. Organic farming showed higher microbial counts, enzymatic activities, and nitrogen mobilization. Our results also showed how some genotypes, such as Serrano or Piquillo, modified the properties of the rhizospheres in a very genotype-dependent way. This specificity of the soil-plant interaction should be considered for future breeding programs for soil-tailored agriculture.
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Keywords

AmendmentsCapsicum annuumCatabolic diversityEnzymatic activityEnzyme-activitiesMaizeMicrobial communitiesN cycleProfileResistanceRespirationRhizosphereSoil microorganisSoil microorganismSoil respirationTillageZero hunger

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-02:

  • WoS: 4
  • Scopus: 4
  • Europe PMC: 1
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-02:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 13.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 13 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/10251/210703
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 2 - End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, with a probability of 84% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Morales-Manzo, Ivan I) and Last Author (Fita Fernández, Ana María).

the authors responsible for correspondence tasks have been Jiménez Belenguer, Ana Isabel and Fita Fernández, Ana María.

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Project objectives

El presente estudio persigue los siguientes objetivos: analizar las interacciones entre raíces y suelo en cuatro accesiones de pimiento bajo sistemas de cultivo orgánico y convencional; evaluar las variaciones en características del suelo, como respiración inducida, actividades enzimáticas, recuentos microbianos y metabolismo del nitrógeno en rizósfera y suelo bulk; determinar las diferencias en morfología radicular y producción vegetal entre ambos sistemas de manejo; caracterizar la influencia específica de genotipos como Serrano y Piquillo en las propiedades de la rizósfera; y aportar conocimiento relevante para programas de mejora genética orientados a una agricultura adaptada al suelo.
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Most relevant results

El estudio analiza las interacciones raíz-suelo en cuatro accesiones de pimiento bajo sistemas de cultivo orgánico y convencional. Los resultados más relevantes son: (1) el cultivo orgánico mostró mayores recuentos microbianos, actividades enzimáticas y movilización de nitrógeno en el rizosfera y suelo a granel; (2) se observaron diferencias significativas en la respiración inducida, actividades enzimáticas y metabolismo del nitrógeno entre ambos sistemas de manejo; (3) las características morfológicas de las raíces y la producción vegetal variaron según el sistema de cultivo; (4) genotipos específicos, como Serrano y Piquillo, modificaron las propiedades del rizosfera de manera dependiente del genotipo, evidenciando una interacción suelo-planta específica; (5) estos hallazgos sugieren la importancia de considerar la especificidad genotípica en programas de mejora para una agricultura adaptada al suelo.
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Awards linked to the item

This research was partially funded by MCIN with funding of the European Union NextGenerationEU (PRTR-C17.I1) and by Generalitat Valenciana, grant number: PRTR-C17.I1 AGROALNEXT/2022/027". IIMM work was supported by CONACYT-CONCYTEP pre-doctoral scholarship number 47274 by the Mexican government.
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