Abstract In recent years, agroecosystem management strategies based on Traditional Ecological Knowledge have been receiving significant attention due to their better adaptability and sustainability. The inevitable environmental effects of chemical-based agri-inputs have raised enormous questions on their long-term use. The present study was an attempt to understand the impact of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) (A1) vis-a-vis conventional chemical-intensive integrated (A2) agriculture amendment systems in altering/modifying soil microbial dynamics and hence, their competence to achieve the overall goal of agricultural sustainability. The study explored the diversity of microorganisms with particular reference to Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganisms (PSM) in these two different agri-management systems. The cropping season, phase, and the type of amendment practices used, affected the TMC (Total Microbial Count) and PSM count of the soil. The TEK amended soil system had a higher PSM count, almost two-fold (3.70 ± 0.11) as compared to chemical-intensive A2 soil (1.54 ± 0.11). Similar trends were also observed for TMC. In order to understand the microbial diversity perspectives in agricultural context, it is essential and useful to arrive at measures that can act as indicators of soil quality and crop productivity. The present study has provided evidence that TEK based organic systems had a bio-culturally rich and even soil environment, as explained by diversity indices. In addition, this dynamic state was explicitly maintained in the crucial mid-phase of flowering and fruiting. Seasonal data advocates that organic systems had stress resilience owing to microbial community composition that helps sustain stressors.

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传统生态知识中的微生物动态与易受压力的半干旱热带地区的化学密集型农业修正系统相比

摘要 近年来，基于传统生态知识的农业生态系统管理策略因其较好的适应性和可持续性而备受关注。以化学为基础的农业投入物不可避免的环境影响对其长期使用提出了巨大的问题。本研究试图了解传统生态知识 (TEK) (A1) 与传统化学密集型综合 (A2) 农业改良系统在改变/改变土壤微生物动态方面的影响，以及它们实现农业可持续性的总体目标。该研究探索了微生物的多样性，特别是在这两种不同的农业管理系统中的磷酸盐增溶微生物 (PSM)。种植季节，阶段，以及所使用的修正方法的类型，影响了土壤的 TMC（总微生物计数）和 PSM 计数。与化学密集型 A2 土壤 (1.54 ± 0.11) 相比，TEK 修正的土壤系统具有更高的 PSM 计数，几乎是其两倍 (3.70 ± 0.11)。TMC 也观察到类似的趋势。为了了解农业环境中微生物多样性的观点，制定可作为土壤质量和作物生产力指标的措施至关重要且有用。本研究提供的证据表明，基于 TEK 的有机系统具有生物文化丰富甚至土壤环境，正如多样性指数所解释的那样。此外，这种动态状态在开花和结果的关键中期明确保持。