The eDNA in Crop Science - A Tool to Increase Productivity and Sustainability of Pastoral Agriculture: Challenges and Perspectives

Abstract

The term eDNA represents to Environmental DNA metabarcoding, which is a novel way to assess the available biodiversity in the environmental samples (soil, water or air), which are used to extract DNA and are amplified using universal primers by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by sequencing the PCR product by next-generation sequencing. Plant health and crop productivity dependent on microbial population and their interactions with plant. Soil biology has a critical role in regulating soil formation, flow of key nutrients and the status of water quality is controlled by soil nutrients. India has a large area covered by pastoralism agriculture which has capacity to improve the livestock productivity on pastures by managing soil biology. They provide a considerable amount of opportunity to make progress on a diverse range of environmental outcomes linked to the ecosystem services that pastures support. eDNA can be an excellent way to monitor and control soil properties and, improving productivity.