Little is known regarding soil microbes and nutrition levels in vegetables under different farming practices. We are connecting soil microbial community structure, extracellular enzyme activity, and nutrient density in green/black beans under conventional vs. organic farmings.
Funded by: Pa. Department of Agriculture
Principal Investigators: Jinjun Kan and Diana Oviedo Vargas
Collaborators: Gladis Zinati (Rodale Institute); Lavanya Reddivari (Purdue University)
Project Year: 2022
