Investigation of the soil nematode community composition in a monoculture Robusta coffee plantation in Dak Lak, Vietnam

Ha Hoang, Huong Mai Pham, Phuong Thi Minh Chu, Trang Hong Nguyen, Linh Huyen Tran, Phap Quang Trinh, Tjalf de Boer, Abraham Brouwer, Duong Thi Anh Nguyen, Hoang Ha Chu*

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    Abstract

    Nematode damage to coffee poses a serious threat to coffee production all over the world, including Vietnam. Accordingly, the nematode community composition could be a reliable indicator of ecological shifts that affect coffee plants' health. Here, we analysed the nematode communities in the rhizosphere of a monoculture Robusta coffee plantation in Dak Lak of the Central Highlands, Vietnam. We found changes in the community composition of nematodes in an age gradient of replanting coffee plants and revealed distinct patterns of nematode distribution in the soils of healthy and diseased plant groups. Further analyses indicate the impact of intensive farming and inefficient nematode controls, which caused disturbances and a gradual decrease of the nematode fauna diversity in the plantation soil. These results can add to a complete prediction model for plant fitness using nematode community composition.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article numbere01932
    Pages (from-to)1-10
    Number of pages10
    JournalGlobal Ecology and Conservation
    Volume32
    Early online date22 Nov 2021
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Dec 2021

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the project of Vietnam Ministry of Science and Technology for "Study on metagenomics of plant rhizosphere microbiomes of tumeric and coffee in order to increase yield and quality of plants", grant number: ĐTĐLCN.14/14 , Vietnam; in corporated with the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs , grant number: BE-Basic preoject 7.3.7 , Netherlands.

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    © 2021 The Authors

    Funding

    This work was supported by the project of Vietnam Ministry of Science and Technology for "Study on metagenomics of plant rhizosphere microbiomes of tumeric and coffee in order to increase yield and quality of plants", grant number: ĐTĐLCN.14/14 , Vietnam; in corporated with the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs , grant number: BE-Basic preoject 7.3.7 , Netherlands.

    Keywords

    • Community analysis
    • Plant-parasitic nematodes
    • Plantation
    • Population density
    • Robusta coffee

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