RA3 PAPER: Soil microbial functional gene dataset

Soil microbial functional gene dataset associated with Agathis australis

December 2023

Lawrence P, Padamsee M, Lee K, Lacap-Bugler DC. 2023. Soil microbial functional gene dataset associated with Agathis australis. Data in Brief: 109791.

ABSTRACT

Agathis australis (kauri), is currently facing a threat from Phytophthora agathidicida, causing kauri dieback disease and reducing the kauri tree population. Only 1% of the original New Zealand virgin kauri forest remains. Recent studies have shown that soil-borne microorganisms can enhance the trees' defense mechanisms by competing with pathogens for nutrients, preventing pathogen colonisation, and modulating plant immunity.

This study characterises the functional gene profile in relation to soil microbial diversity of the kauri trees in three distinct environments (Native Forest, Kauri Grove, and Rose Garden) at Auckland Botanic Gardens.

KEYWORDS

Soil microbiome; Agathis australis, Kauri dieback; Geochip 5

NOTE:

The research team acknowledges the mana whenua groups of the rohe where Auckland Botanic Gardens is located, and the support of the Kauri Ora Community (Ngā Rākau Taketake) for our research on kauri, a taonga species in Aotearoa.