Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services establishes 'Agricultural Land Soil Microorganism Database'

The Gyeonggi Agricultural Technology Institute recently established the "Gyeonggi Agricultural Land Soil Microorganism Database" to provide a comprehensive view of the number of soil microorganisms living in the province's farmland. From 2021 to 2025, the Gyeonggi Agricultural Technology Institute analyzed soil samples collected from 134 major farmlands, including fields, orchards, rice paddies, and greenhouses, to determine the total amount of microorganisms, species richness, diversity index, presence of pathogenic bacteria, enzyme activity, and more. The institute explained that this analysis data is significant as it provides baseline values for evaluating soil health based on microorganisms. The survey results showed that the soil in fields and orchards had higher microbial diversity than the national average. The total amount of microorganisms in the field soil was 2.4 μg/g on average, higher than the national average of 2.0 μg/g, with a bacterial diversity index of 6.8 ...