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Ma W, Ma L, Jiao J, Fahim AM, Wu J, Tao X, Lian Y, Li R, Li Y, Yang G, Liu L, Pu Y, Sun W, Wang W. Impact of Straw Incorporation on the Physicochemical Profile and Fungal Ecology of Saline-Alkaline Soil. Microorganisms 2024; 12:277. [PMID: 38399680 PMCID: PMC10892582 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12020277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Improving the soil structure and fertility of saline-alkali land is a major issue in establishing a sustainable agro-ecosystem. To explore the potential of different straw returning in improving saline-alkaline land, we utilized native saline-alkaline soil (SCK), wheat straw-returned saline-alkaline soil (SXM) and rapeseed straw-returned saline-alkaline soil (SYC) as our research objects. Soil physicochemical properties, fungal community structure and diversity of saline-alkaline soils were investigated in different treatments at 0-10 cm, 10-20 cm and 20-30 cm soil depths. The results showed that SXM and SYC reduced soil pH and total salinity but increased soil organic matter, alkali-hydrolyzable nitrogen, available phosphorus, total potassium, etc., and the enhancement effect of SYC was more significant. The total salinity of the 0-10 cm SCK soil layer was much higher than that of the 10-30 cm soil layers. Fungal diversity and abundance were similar in different soil layers in the same treatment. SXM and SYC soil had higher fungal diversity and abundance than SCK. At the genus level, Plectosphaerella, Mortierella and Ascomycota were the dominant groups of fungal communities in SXM and SYC. The fungal diversity and abundance in SXM and SYC soils were higher than in SCK soils. Correlation network analysis of fungal communities with environmental factors showed that organic matter, alkali-hydrolyzable nitrogen and available phosphorus were the main environmental factors for the structural composition of fungal communities of Mortierella, Typhula, Wickerhamomyces, Trichosporon and Candida. In summary, straw returning to the field played an effective role in improving saline-alkaline land, improving soil fertility, affecting the structure and diversity of the fungal community and changing the interactions between microorganisms.
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- Weiming Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (W.M.); (J.J.); (A.M.F.); (X.T.); (Y.L.); (R.L.); (Y.L.); (G.Y.); (L.L.); (Y.P.); (W.S.); (W.W.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (W.M.); (J.J.); (A.M.F.); (X.T.); (Y.L.); (R.L.); (Y.L.); (G.Y.); (L.L.); (Y.P.); (W.S.); (W.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (W.M.); (J.J.); (A.M.F.); (X.T.); (Y.L.); (R.L.); (Y.L.); (G.Y.); (L.L.); (Y.P.); (W.S.); (W.W.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (W.M.); (J.J.); (A.M.F.); (X.T.); (Y.L.); (R.L.); (Y.L.); (G.Y.); (L.L.); (Y.P.); (W.S.); (W.W.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (W.M.); (J.J.); (A.M.F.); (X.T.); (Y.L.); (R.L.); (Y.L.); (G.Y.); (L.L.); (Y.P.); (W.S.); (W.W.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (W.M.); (J.J.); (A.M.F.); (X.T.); (Y.L.); (R.L.); (Y.L.); (G.Y.); (L.L.); (Y.P.); (W.S.); (W.W.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (W.M.); (J.J.); (A.M.F.); (X.T.); (Y.L.); (R.L.); (Y.L.); (G.Y.); (L.L.); (Y.P.); (W.S.); (W.W.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (W.M.); (J.J.); (A.M.F.); (X.T.); (Y.L.); (R.L.); (Y.L.); (G.Y.); (L.L.); (Y.P.); (W.S.); (W.W.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (W.M.); (J.J.); (A.M.F.); (X.T.); (Y.L.); (R.L.); (Y.L.); (G.Y.); (L.L.); (Y.P.); (W.S.); (W.W.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (W.M.); (J.J.); (A.M.F.); (X.T.); (Y.L.); (R.L.); (Y.L.); (G.Y.); (L.L.); (Y.P.); (W.S.); (W.W.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (W.M.); (J.J.); (A.M.F.); (X.T.); (Y.L.); (R.L.); (Y.L.); (G.Y.); (L.L.); (Y.P.); (W.S.); (W.W.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (W.M.); (J.J.); (A.M.F.); (X.T.); (Y.L.); (R.L.); (Y.L.); (G.Y.); (L.L.); (Y.P.); (W.S.); (W.W.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (W.M.); (J.J.); (A.M.F.); (X.T.); (Y.L.); (R.L.); (Y.L.); (G.Y.); (L.L.); (Y.P.); (W.S.); (W.W.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (W.M.); (J.J.); (A.M.F.); (X.T.); (Y.L.); (R.L.); (Y.L.); (G.Y.); (L.L.); (Y.P.); (W.S.); (W.W.)
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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Huang S, Yu J, Hou D, Yue H, Zhang D, Li Y, Lyu J, Jin L, Jin N. Response of soil microbial community diversity to continuous cucumber cropping in facilities along the Yellow River irrigation area. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0289772. [PMID: 37566624 PMCID: PMC10420343 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Cucumber is an important cash crop; however, continuous cropping obstacles readily occur within the intensive production processes of facility horticulture. This study aimed to determine the effects of continuous cropping on soil quality and the microbial community in the rhizosphere soil of cucumbers. Rhizosphere soil of cucumber planted continuously for 4, 8, and 12 years was investigated, and soil that was not continuously planted was used as the control. Soil physicochemical properties, enzyme activity, microbial diversity, and richness were determined. The results showed that with the increase in continuous cropping years (0, 4, 8, and 12 years), soil total salt content continuously increased, while the pH value significantly decreased. Compared with the control, soil organic matter, alkali-hydrolyzed nitrogen, available phosphorus, available potassium, and nitrate nitrogen contents increased significantly after 4 and 8 years of continuous cropping. Spearman correlation analysis showed that pH was negatively correlated with sucrase or sucrose and available phosphorus was positively correlated with alkaline phosphatase. Compared with the control, the diversity and abundance of bacterial and fungal communities in cucumber rhizosphere soil decreased after 4 and 12 years of continuous cropping. Continuous cropping led to a significant increase in the richness of the dominant phylum of cucumber rhizosphere soil. Principal coordinates analysis showed that, compared with the control, the soil microbial community structure was significantly separated after 4, 8, and 12 years of continuous cropping, and the microbial community structure was most similar after 4 and 8 years of continuous cropping. In addition, redundancy analysis showed that pH was the main driver of soil microbial dominance. In conclusion, continuous cropping of cucumber along the Yellow River irrigation area has led to the deterioration of soil nutrients and microbial communities in that region. This experiment provides a theoretical foundation for addressing the challenges associated with continuous cropping in cucumber cultivation.
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- Shuchao Huang
- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- Vegetable Research Institute, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- Vegetable Research Institute, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- Vegetable Research Institute, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- Vegetable Research Institute, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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Gong X, Zhu Y, Peng Y, Guo Z, Zhou J, Yang H, Wang Z. Insights into the deriving of rhizosphere microenvironments and its effects on the growth of authentic Angelica sinensis seedlings under continuous monoculture. ANN MICROBIOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1186/s13213-022-01692-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Purpose
Continuous monoculture leads to deterioration of soil microenvironment, which can severely threat the quality and efficiency of Angelica sinensis (A. sinensis), especially for seedlings production. However, little attention has been paid to investigate how continuous monocropping affects the growth of A. sinensis seedling, rhizosphere microbial populations, and nutrient status.
Methods
A field experiment consisting of two different planting patterns — raising A. sinensis seedlings in reclamation alpine uncultivated meadow (RW) and 1-year continuous monoculture (CC), was carried out at Min County, Gansu province, China.
Result
The results showed that compared with RW, the growth rate and valid quantity of A. sinensis seedlings were significantly reduced by 195.4% and 36.7% in CC, respectively. Continuous monocropping significantly increased the rhizosphere soil pH value during the growing season, ranging from 6.18 to 7.10, while reducing the content of SOM, total N, and available P and K. Glomalin, AMF spore densities, and the number of actinomycetes, ammonifiers, and azotobacter were also decreased by CC. The CC treatment significantly increased the abundance of fungi. The diversity and richness of bacteria in CC were lower than RW. Furthermore, the composition and structure of bacterial and fungal flora also changed and that the abundance of beneficial bacteria decreased, while the abundance of pathogens increased in CC. Thus, CC appeared to completely upend the relationship between soil nutrient availability and microbial activity.
Conclusion
The results illustrated that continuous monoculture led the flora of bacteria and fungi to changed dramatically, with the abundance of beneficial bacteria decreased and the abundance of harmful microbes, such as Lasiosphaeriaceae, Vishniacozyma, Myrmecridium, and Hypocreales, increased. The function of microbial population has changed from “beneficial bacteria dominated” to “harmful microbes dominant.” We concluded that continuous monoculture significantly reduced the growth and the efficiency of A. sinensis seedlings and deteriorated the rhizosphere soil microenvironment by increasing pH and decreasing nutrient availability, as well as altering the function of interactions between soil nutrients and microbial populations, thereby resulting in an unsuitable microenvironment for A. sinensis seedlings growth.
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Su Y, Zi H, Wei X, Hu B, Deng X, Chen Y, Jiang Y. Application of Manure Rather Than Plant-Origin Organic Fertilizers Alters the Fungal Community in Continuous Cropping Tobacco Soil. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:818956. [PMID: 35516429 PMCID: PMC9063659 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.818956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Continuous cropping leads to the development of serious fungal diseases in tobacco plants and depleted yield of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), which can be mitigated by organic fertilization. Yet, we know little about how organic fertilizers affect the fungal community of continuous cropping tobacco soil. In this study, we investigated the soil fungal community after 11 years of tobacco planting with chemical fertilization (CF) or chemical fertilization combined with organic fertilizers obtained from plant or animal origin, including oil cake (CFO), straw (CFS), and farmyard fertilizer (CFM). The predominant phyla of Ascomycota (70%) and Mortierellomycota (15%) were identified in all the treatments. A significantly higher proportion of Pyrenochaetopsis and lower relative abundance of Sordariomycetes were observed in the CFM group compared to the controls. Compared to CF and non-fertilized control (CK), CFO and CFS led to higher species richness (P < 0.05), while CFM led to a less uniform fungal community, indicated by lower Shannon and higher Simpson diversity indices (P < 0.05). Pearson's correlation and redundancy analysis suggested that fertilizations primarily influenced the fungal community by altering the soil nutrient conditions, among which soil organic carbon and total phosphorus significantly correlated with the fungal diversity and community composition (P < 0.05). Notably, FUNGuild annotation suggested that while other treatments showed no significant effect on the fungal trophic modes, CFM strongly increased the abundance of saprotrophic fungi by more than 30% (P < 0.05), thus preventing the prevalence of potential pathotypes and symbionts. The results suggest that the type of organic fertilizers is essential to the long-term effects of organic application on the fungal community, and the animal-origin manure seems to be a better choice than plant-origin materials in continuous cropping tobacco fields.
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- Yan Su
- Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
- Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Ecological Processes in Subtropical Region and Changsha Research Station for Agricultural and Environmental Monitoring, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, China
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- Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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Xing L, Zhi Q, Hu X, Liu L, Xu H, Zhou T, Yin H, Yi Z, Li J. Influence of Association Network Properties and Ecological Assembly of the Foliar Fugal Community on Crop Quality. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:783923. [PMID: 35479639 PMCID: PMC9037085 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.783923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Revealing community assembly and their impacts on ecosystem service is a core issue in microbial ecology. However, what ecological factors play dominant roles in phyllosphere fungal community assembly and how they link to crop quality are largely unknown. Here, we applied internal transcriptional spacer high-throughput sequencing to investigate foliar fungal community assembly across three cultivars of a Solanaceae crop (tobacco) and two planting regions with different climatic conditions. Network analyses were used to reveal the pattern in foliar fungal co-occurrence, and phylogenetic null model analysis was used to elucidate the ecological assembly of foliar fungal communities. We found that the sensory quality of crop leaves and the composition of foliar fungal community varied significantly across planting regions and cultivars. In Guangcun (GC), a region with relatively high humidity and low precipitation, there was a higher diversity and more unique fungal species than the region of Wuzhishan (WZS). Further, we found that the association network of foliar fungal communities in GC was more complex than that in WZS, and the network properties were closely related to the sensory quality of crop. Finally, the results of the phylogenetic analyses show that the stochastic processes played important roles in the foliar fungal community assembly, and their relative importance was significantly correlated with the sensory quality of crop leaves, which implies that ecological assembly processes could affect crop quality. Taken together, our results highlight that climatic conditions, and plant cultivars play key roles in the assembly of foliar fungal communities and crop quality, which enhances our understanding of the connections between the phyllosphere microbiome and ecosystem services, especially in agricultural production.
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- Lei Xing
- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
- Great Wall Cigar Factory, China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd, Shifang, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Great Wall Cigar Factory, China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd, Shifang, China
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- Great Wall Cigar Factory, China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd, Shifang, China
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- Great Wall Cigar Factory, China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd, Shifang, China
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- Great Wall Cigar Factory, China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd, Shifang, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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