Micromycete diversity and pathogenic potential in soils of long-term cultivated apple orchards
These findings demonstrate that long-term orchard cultivation supports vertically structured micromycete communities, with specific soil layers acting as microbiological hotspots essential for maintaining soil ecosystem functions. The substantial proportion of phytopathogenic taxa (28%) underscores potential risks to orchard health, while the novel detection of F. culmorum suggests shifts in fungal distribution driven by prolonged land use.
Authors
- O. Demyаnyuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4134-9853)
- M.N. Coelho Pinheiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5710-7488)
- Lyudmyla Symochko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6698-3172)
- V. Oliferchuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2800-2254)
- D. Synenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7302-0315)
- R. V. Yakovenko
Institutions
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Ukrainian National Forestry University (UA)
- Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (PT)
- Uman National University of Horticulture (UA)
- Research Center for Natural Resources, Environment and Society (PT)
- University of Coimbra (PT)
- Uzhhorod National University (UA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1673468
- Primary Topic
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00