TERRAPURE / SERVICES
Understand your soil microbiome.
Soil biota DNA investigation adds a biological perspective to agricultural diagnosis. Terrapure defines a scope for comparing microbial communities and developing hypotheses relevant to farm management.
Start with the right question.
Comparing stronger and weaker crop areas, tracking a management change and complementing chemical investigation are different objectives. The question determines sampling locations, preservation requirements and the molecular approach.
A project may examine bacteria, fungi and other selected groups through marker sequencing or metagenomics. Methods and the specialist laboratory are defined in the scope. Sampling is planned so that results from different areas or dates can be interpreted together.
Read biology in context.
Community composition, diversity and genetic potential are considered alongside texture, moisture, organic matter, cation exchange capacity, nutrients, residues and crop history. Combining these observations supports hypotheses for bench trials and field monitoring.
Deliverables include an interpretive report, comparisons between samples and questions to explore with the agronomy team. Where relevant, complementary bioindicators and enzyme analyses help investigate biological functions that cannot be established from DNA detection alone.
Common questions.
Does DNA demonstrate pesticide degradation?
No. Detecting organisms or genetic potential does not, on its own, establish biological activity, pesticide degradation or a yield increase.
Can soil be compared before and after treatment?
Yes, with a plan that defines sampling dates, conditions and comparison areas. Interpretation must account for management changes and environmental conditions, rather than attributing every difference to the intervention.