Pedological origin and edaphic factors drive biota in vineyard soils of Northeast Italy

Soil biota is responsible for essential biological processes occurring in the soil. Biota composition, biodiversity and activity can be affected by soil properties, biogeography and human activities. This study, conducted in vineyards of Northeast Italy, aimed to understand the combined effect of e...

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Main Authors: Raffaella Morelli, Roberto Zanzotti, Massimo Pindo, Claudio Donati, Alessandro Cestaro, Emanuela Coller
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Published: International Viticulture and Enology Society 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://oeno-one.eu/article/view/9288
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Roberto Zanzotti
Massimo Pindo
Claudio Donati
Alessandro Cestaro
Emanuela Coller
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description Soil biota is responsible for essential biological processes occurring in the soil. Biota composition, biodiversity and activity can be affected by soil properties, biogeography and human activities. This study, conducted in vineyards of Northeast Italy, aimed to understand the combined effect of edaphic and agronomic factors on the composition and biodiversity of soil biota in four soil types characterised by different pedological origin. The soil biota was studied by simultaneously investigating the composition and the biodiversity of fungal, bacterial and microarthropod communities and their interactions with abiotic factors. The results show that the impact of natural soil characteristics and viticulture activity on biota depends on soil type. Some fungal, bacterial and microarthropod community groups were characteristic only of certain soil types. Geographical position and edaphic factors mainly affected the composition of microbial communities, while microarthropods seemed to respond less to these variables. Depending on the origin of the soil, the biodiversity of the biota responded differently to viticulture practices. The study shows that understanding how natural and agronomic factors drive soil biota makes it possible to predict the effect of natural or artificial changes on soil biological processes.
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spelling doaj-art-632c22b6d4c2425483c2def41e64807f2025-08-20T03:26:04ZengInternational Viticulture and Enology SocietyOENO One2494-12712025-07-0159310.20870/oeno-one.2025.59.3.9288Pedological origin and edaphic factors drive biota in vineyard soils of Northeast ItalyRaffaella Morelli0Roberto Zanzotti1Massimo Pindo2Claudio Donati3Alessandro Cestaro4Emanuela Coller5Department of Agricultural, Forestry and Environmental Experimentation, Technology Transfer Centre, E. Mach Foundation, via E. Mach, 1 - 38098 San Michele all’Adige (TN) - ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Forestry and Environmental Experimentation, Technology Transfer Centre, E. Mach Foundation, via E. Mach, 1 - 38098 San Michele all’Adige (TN) - ItalyComputational Biology, Research and Innovation Centre, E. Mach FoundationComputational Biology, Research and Innovation Centre, E. Mach FoundationInstitute of Biomembranes, Bioenergetics and Molecular Biotechnologies, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Computational Biology, Research and Innovation Centre, E. Mach FoundationDepartment of Agricultural, Forestry and Environmental Experimentation, Technology Transfer Centre, E. Mach Foundation Soil biota is responsible for essential biological processes occurring in the soil. Biota composition, biodiversity and activity can be affected by soil properties, biogeography and human activities. This study, conducted in vineyards of Northeast Italy, aimed to understand the combined effect of edaphic and agronomic factors on the composition and biodiversity of soil biota in four soil types characterised by different pedological origin. The soil biota was studied by simultaneously investigating the composition and the biodiversity of fungal, bacterial and microarthropod communities and their interactions with abiotic factors. The results show that the impact of natural soil characteristics and viticulture activity on biota depends on soil type. Some fungal, bacterial and microarthropod community groups were characteristic only of certain soil types. Geographical position and edaphic factors mainly affected the composition of microbial communities, while microarthropods seemed to respond less to these variables. Depending on the origin of the soil, the biodiversity of the biota responded differently to viticulture practices. The study shows that understanding how natural and agronomic factors drive soil biota makes it possible to predict the effect of natural or artificial changes on soil biological processes. https://oeno-one.eu/article/view/9288bedrock material, biodiversity, soil biota, soil properties, viticulture
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Alessandro Cestaro
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Pedological origin and edaphic factors drive biota in vineyard soils of Northeast Italy
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bedrock material, biodiversity, soil biota, soil properties, viticulture
title Pedological origin and edaphic factors drive biota in vineyard soils of Northeast Italy
title_full Pedological origin and edaphic factors drive biota in vineyard soils of Northeast Italy
title_fullStr Pedological origin and edaphic factors drive biota in vineyard soils of Northeast Italy
title_full_unstemmed Pedological origin and edaphic factors drive biota in vineyard soils of Northeast Italy
title_short Pedological origin and edaphic factors drive biota in vineyard soils of Northeast Italy
title_sort pedological origin and edaphic factors drive biota in vineyard soils of northeast italy
topic bedrock material, biodiversity, soil biota, soil properties, viticulture
url https://oeno-one.eu/article/view/9288
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