Spatial variation of the soil bacterial community in major apple producing regions of China

AimsIn China, apple production areas are largely from the coastal to inland areas and across varied climate zones. However, the relationship among soil micro‐organisms, environmental factors and fruit quality has not been clearly confirmed in orchards. Here we attempted to identify the variation of soil bacteria in the main apple producing regions and reveal the relationship among climatic factor, soil properties, soil bacterial community and fruit quality.