Role of rhizosphere niches and fallow periods on shaping bacterial diversity of shifting agriculture crop field reflect the level of stress in soil ecosystems

Manashi Das^{1, 2}, Sailendra Goyari¹, Garima Raj¹, Santunu Das¹, Kamal Das¹, Asim Dutta¹, Rupak Kumar Sharma¹_, Francis Brearley³, Narayan Chandra Talukdar^{1, 4}*

1. Bio-diversity and Eco-system Research, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati-35, Assam, India.

2. Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Life Sciences Division, Cotton University, Panbazar, Guwahati-01, Assam, India.

3. School of Science and the Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

4. Current affiliation-Assam down town University, Panikhaiti, Guwhatai-26, Assam, India

*Corresponding author’s email: talukdarnarayanch@gmail.com

Running title: Bacterial dynamics in shifting cultivation