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Wang Z, Li J, Wang H, Fan B, Bashir MA, Dai F, Zhai L, Liu H. Nitrous oxide emissions and soil profile responses to manure substitution in the North China Plain drylands. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 953:175820. [PMID: 39197772 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2024] [Revised: 08/20/2024] [Accepted: 08/25/2024] [Indexed: 09/01/2024]
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Substituting synthetic fertilizers with manures in agriculture enhances soil properties and crop yield. However, the impact on nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, especially from the soil profile, remains poorly understood. This study examined emissions from 2017 to 2019 on a well-established (>10-year) maize field site in the North China Plain. Three treatments were compared: 100 % synthetic nitrogen (NPK), 50 % synthetic fertilizer N + 50 % manure N substitution (50%MNS), and 100 % manure N substitution (100%MNS). N2O emissions were monitored for three years, and in 2019, N2O concentrations at 20 cm and 40 cm soil depths were analyzed in relation to surface N2O fluxes and environmental factors. The results showed manure substitution resulted in about 13.8 %-25.2 % (50%MNS) and 40.3 %-72.2 % (100%MNS) reduction in N2O emissions over the 3-year period compared with the NPK treatment. Throughout the maize growing season, the top-dressing accompanied by rainfall was responsible for the N2O emissions. The difference in N2O concentrations between all the treatments at 20 cm depth was insignificant, but at 40 cm depth the N2O concentrations were significantly higher for the 50%MNS treatment than the other treatments. The N2O fluxes and N2O concentration were not synchronized especially in NPK. The decoupled relationship between the N2O fluxes and the N2O concentration in the soil profile depth suggested the contribution of N2O produced in the soil profile to the surface N2O fluxes is limited. This study highlights that manure substitution is an efficient measure to reduce N2O emissions.
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- Zhen Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arid and Semi-arid Arable Land in Northern China, Key Laboratory of Non-point Source Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arid and Semi-arid Arable Land in Northern China, Key Laboratory of Non-point Source Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arid and Semi-arid Arable Land in Northern China, Key Laboratory of Non-point Source Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arid and Semi-arid Arable Land in Northern China, Key Laboratory of Non-point Source Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arid and Semi-arid Arable Land in Northern China, Key Laboratory of Non-point Source Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arid and Semi-arid Arable Land in Northern China, Key Laboratory of Non-point Source Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arid and Semi-arid Arable Land in Northern China, Key Laboratory of Non-point Source Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China; Heze Kingenta Ecological Engineering Co., Ltd, Shandong 274000, PR China.
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Chen C, Gong H, Wei Y, Xu T, Li J, Ding GC. Promoting agricultural waste-driven denitrification and nitrogen sequestration with nano-enabled strategy. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 401:130746. [PMID: 38679240 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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Nanotechnology and biotechnology offer promising avenues for bolstering food security through the facilitation of soil nitrogen (N) sequestration and the reduction of nitrate leaching. Nonetheless, a comprehensive and mechanistic evaluation of their effectiveness and safety remains unclear. In this study, a soil remediation strategy employing nano-Fe3O4 and straw in N-contaminated soil was developed to elucidate N retention mechanisms via diverse metagenomics techniques. The findings revealed that subsoil amended with straw, particularly in conjunction with nano-Fe3O4, significantly increased subsoil N content (53.2%) and decreased nitrate concentration (74.6%) in leachate. Furthermore, the enrichment of functional genes associated with N-cycling, sulfate, nitrate, and iron uptake, along with chemotaxis, and responses to environmental stimuli or microbial collaboration, effectively mitigates nitrate leaching while enhancing soil N sequestration. This study introduces a pioneering approach utilizing nanomaterials in soil remediation, thereby offering the potential for the cultivation of safe vegetables in high N input greenhouse agriculture.
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- Chen Chen
- College of Resources and Environmental Science, State Key Laboratory of Nutrient Use and Management, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; National Observation and Research Station for Yangtze Estuarine Wetland Ecosystems, and Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Biodiversity Science, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, State Key Laboratory of Nutrient Use and Management, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, State Key Laboratory of Nutrient Use and Management, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Wuzhong District, Jiangsu Province 215128, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, State Key Laboratory of Nutrient Use and Management, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Wuzhong District, Jiangsu Province 215128, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, State Key Laboratory of Nutrient Use and Management, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Wuzhong District, Jiangsu Province 215128, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, State Key Laboratory of Nutrient Use and Management, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Wuzhong District, Jiangsu Province 215128, China.
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Yang Y, Liu H, Chen Y, Wu L, Huang G, Lv J. Soil nitrogen cycling gene abundances in response to organic amendments: A meta-analysis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 921:171048. [PMID: 38387590 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Quantification of nitrogen (N) cycling genes contributes to our best understanding of N transformation processes. The application of organic amendment (OA) is widely recognized as an effective measure to improve N management and soil fertility in various ecosystems. However, our understanding of N-cycling gene abundances in response to OA application remains deficient. We performed a meta-analysis embracing 124 sets of observation data to study the impact of OA application on the main N-cycling gene abundances, including nifH, amoA, nirS, nirK and nosZ. We found that the significantly positive response of N-cycling gene abundances to OA application was attributed to the rotation cropping system (by 6.45 %-104.20 %) in the field experiment (by 19.43 %-52.56 %), OA application alone (by 8.29 %-111.70 %) especially manure addition (by 33.43 %-98.70 %), application dose of OAs within 10-20 t ha-1 (by 45.33 %-381.90 %), fertilization duration <5 years (by 43.69 %-112.63 %), C/N of OA <25 (by 37.87 %-160.90 %), SOC lower than 1.2 % (by 41.44 %-157.89 %) and application to alkaline soil (by 32.24 %-134.40 %). Moreover, soil organic carbon (SOC) and pH were the most essential regulators associated with N-cycling gene abundances with OA application. Identification of key driving factors of the abundance of N-cycling functional genes will help remedy strategies for managing OAs in ecosystems.
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- Yajun Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Chinese Academy of Sciences & College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Chinese Academy of Sciences & College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Chinese Academy of Sciences & College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Chinese Academy of Sciences & College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Chinese Academy of Sciences & College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Chinese Academy of Sciences & College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, PR China
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Zilio M, Pigoli A, Rizzi B, Goglio A, Tambone F, Giordano A, Maretto L, Squartini A, Stevanato P, Meers E, Schoumans O, Adani F. Nitrogen dynamics in soils fertilized with digestate and mineral fertilizers: A full field approach. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 868:161500. [PMID: 36690113 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Highly stabilized digestate from sewage sludge and digestate-derived ammonium sulphate (RFs), were used in a comparison with synthetic mineral fertilizers (SF) to crop maize in a three-year plot trial in open fields. RFs and SF were dosed to ensure the same amount of mineral N (ammonia-N). In doing so, plots fertilized with digestate received much more N (+185 kg ha-1 of organic N) because digestate also contained organic N. The fate of nitrogen was studied by measuring mineral and organic N in soil at different depths, ammonia and N2O emissions, and N uptake in crops. Soil analyses indicated that at one-meter depth there was no significant difference in nitrate content between RF, SF and Unfertilized plots during crop season indicating that more N dosed with digestate did not lead to extra nitrate leaching. Ammonia emissions and N content in plants and grains measured were also similar for both RF and SF. Measuring denitrification activity by using gene makers resulted in a higher denitrification activity for RF than SF. Nevertheless, N2O measurements showed that SF emitted more N2O than RF (although it was not statistically different) (7.59 ± 3.2 kgN ha-1 for RF and 10.3 ± 6.8 kgN ha-1 for SF), suggesting that probably the addition of organic matter with digestate to RF, increased the denitrification efficiency so that N2 production was favoured. Soil analyses, although were not able detecting N differences between SF and Rf after three years of cropping, revealed a statistical increasing of total carbon, suggesting that dosing digestate lead to carbon (and maybe N) accumulation in soil. Data seem to suggest that N2O/N2 emission and organic N accumulation in soil can explain the fate of the extra N dosed (organic-N) in RF plots.
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- Massimo Zilio
- Gruppo Ricicla labs. - DiSAA - Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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- Gruppo Ricicla labs. - DiSAA - Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Gruppo Ricicla labs. - DiSAA - Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Gruppo Ricicla labs. - DiSAA - Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Gruppo Ricicla labs. - DiSAA - Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Acqua & Sole Srl - Via Giulio Natta, 27010 Vellezzo Bellini, PV, Italy
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- DAFNAE, Università degli Studi di Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, 35020, PD, Italy
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- DAFNAE, Università degli Studi di Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, 35020, PD, Italy
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- DAFNAE, Università degli Studi di Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, 35020, PD, Italy
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- Dept. Green Chemistry & Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Wageningen Environmental Research, Wageningen University and Research, PO Box 47, 6700AA Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Gruppo Ricicla labs. - DiSAA - Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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Stuchiner ER, von Fischer JC. Using isotope pool dilution to understand how organic carbon additions affect N 2 O consumption in diverse soils. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2022; 28:4163-4179. [PMID: 35377524 PMCID: PMC9321687 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Nitrous oxide (N2 O) is a formidable greenhouse gas with a warming potential ~300× greater than CO2 . However, its emissions to the atmosphere have gone largely unchecked because the microbial and environmental controls governing N2 O emissions have proven difficult to manage. The microbial process N2 O consumption is the only know biotic pathway to remove N2 O from soil pores and therefore reduce N2 O emissions. Consequently, manipulating soils to increase N2 O consumption by organic carbon (OC) additions has steadily gained interest. However, the response of N2 O emissions to different OC additions are inconsistent, and it is unclear if lower N2 O emissions are due to increased consumption, decreased production, or both. Simplified and systematic studies are needed to evaluate the efficacy of different OC additions on N2 O consumption. We aimed to manipulate N2 O consumption by amending soils with OC compounds (succinate, acetate, propionate) more directly available to denitrifiers. We hypothesized that N2 O consumption is OC-limited and predicted these denitrifier-targeted additions would lead to enhanced N2 O consumption and increased nosZ gene abundance. We incubated diverse soils in the laboratory and performed a 15 N2 O isotope pool dilution assay to disentangle microbial N2 O emissions from consumption using laser-based spectroscopy. We found that amending soils with OC increased gross N2 O consumption in six of eight soils tested. Furthermore, three of eight soils showed Increased N2 O Consumption and Decreased N2 O Emissions (ICDE), a phenomenon we introduce in this study as an N2 O management ideal. All three ICDE soils had low soil OC content, suggesting ICDE is a response to relaxed C-limitation wherein C additions promote soil anoxia, consequently stimulating the reduction of N2 O via denitrification. We suggest, generally, OC additions to low OC soils will reduce N2 O emissions via ICDE. Future studies should prioritize methodical assessment of different, specific, OC-additions to determine which additions show ICDE in different soils.
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- Emily R. Stuchiner
- Graduate Degree Program in EcologyColorado State UniversityFort CollinsColoradoUSA
- Department of BiologyColorado State UniversityFort CollinsColoradoUSA
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- Graduate Degree Program in EcologyColorado State UniversityFort CollinsColoradoUSA
- Department of BiologyColorado State UniversityFort CollinsColoradoUSA
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Yang Y, Liu H, Lv J. Response of N 2O emission and denitrification genes to different inorganic and organic amendments. Sci Rep 2022; 12:3940. [PMID: 35273224 PMCID: PMC8913736 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-07753-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Denitrification is a key biochemical process in nitrogen cycling and nitrous oxide (N2O) production. In this study, the impacts of different inorganic and organic amendments (OAs) on the abundance of denitrifying genes (nirS, nirK and nosZ) and the level of N2O emission were examined with incubation experiments. Six treatments included the indicated applications: (i) no fertilization (CK); (ii) urea application alone (U); (iii) wheat straw plus urea (U + WS); (iv) pig manure plus urea (U + PM); (v) compost product plus urea (U + CP); and (vi) improved compost product plus urea (U + IC). The results indicated that all fertilization treatments increased accumulative N2O emissions compared with the CK treatment. The U + WS, U + PM and U + CP treatments increased N2O emissions by 2.12–141.3%, and the U + IC treatment decreased N2O emissions by 23.24% relative to the U treatment. nirK was the dominant denitrification gene rather than nirS and nosZ found in soil. Additionally, the highest abundance of nirK gene was that with the U + PM treatment, and the lowest was that with the U + IC treatment. Additionally, changes in the nirK gene were highly correlated with levels of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) and nitrate nitrogen (NO3–N). Automatic linear modeling revealed that N2O emission was closely related to the nirK gene, DOC and NO3–N. Overall, the use of urea and improved compost as co-amendments retarded N2O emission to a considerable degree compared with other OA additions.
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- Yajun Yang
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China. .,Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, People's Republic of China.
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Liu Y, Chi Q, Cheng H, Ding H, Wen T, Zhao J, Feng X, Zhang J, Cai Z, Liu G. Comparative Microbial Nitrogen Functional Gene Abundances in the Topsoil vs. Subsoil of Three Grassland Habitats in Northern China. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 12:792002. [PMID: 35095965 PMCID: PMC8798409 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.792002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The microbial groups of nitrogen fixers, ammonia oxidizers, and denitrifiers play vital roles in driving the nitrogen cycle in grassland ecosystems. However, the understanding of the abundance and distribution of these functional microorganisms as well as their driving factors were limited mainly to topsoil. In this study, the abundances of nitrogen functional genes (NFGs) involved in nitrogen fixation (nifH), ammonia oxidation (amoA), and denitrification (nirK, nirS, and nosZ) were investigated in both topsoil (0-10 cm, soil layer with concentrated root) and subsoil (30-40 cm, soil layer with spare root) of three grassland habitats in northern China. The abundance of NFGs decreased with soil depth except for the archaeal amoA gene and the distribution of nifH, archaeal amoA, nirK, and nirS gene was significantly impacted by grassland habitats. Moreover, the distribution of NFGs was more responsive to the vertical difference than horizontal spatial heterogeneity. Redundancy analysis revealed that the distribution pattern of overall NFGs was regulated by grassland habitats, and these regulations were more obvious in the subsoil than in the topsoil. Variance partitioning analysis further indicated that soil resource supply (e.g., organic matter) may control the vertical distribution of NFGs. Taken together, the findings in this study could fundamentally improve our understanding of the distribution of N cycling-associated microorganisms across a vertical scale, which would be useful for predicting the soil N availability and guiding the soil N management in grassland ecosystems.
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- Yuqing Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China
- School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Suzhou Station of Farmland Quality Protection, Suzhou, China
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- School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing, China
- Zhongke Clean Soil (Guangzhou) Technology Service Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China
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- School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing, China
- Zhongke Clean Soil (Guangzhou) Technology Service Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, China
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- School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
- Zhongke Clean Soil (Guangzhou) Technology Service Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographical Environment, Ministry of Education, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China
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Hall NC, Sikaroodi M, Hogan D, Jones RC, Gillevet PM. The Presence of Denitrifiers In Bacterial Communities of Urban Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs). ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 69:89-110. [PMID: 34860281 PMCID: PMC8758610 DOI: 10.1007/s00267-021-01529-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Stormwater best management practices (BMPs) are engineered structures that attempt to mitigate the impacts of stormwater, which can include nitrogen inputs from the surrounding drainage area. The goal of this study was to assess bacterial community composition in different types of stormwater BMP soils to establish whether a particular BMP type harbors more denitrification potential. Soil sampling took place over the summer of 2015 following precipitation events. Soils were sampled from four bioretention facilities, four dry ponds, four surface sand filters, and one dry swale. 16S rRNA gene analysis of extracted DNA and RNA amplicons indicated high bacterial diversity in the soils of all BMP types sampled. An abundance of denitrifiers was also indicated in the extracted DNA using presence/absence of nirS, nirK, and nosZ denitrification genes. BMP soil bacterial communities were impacted by the surrounding soil physiochemistry. Based on the identification of a metabolically-active community of denitrifiers, this study has indicated that denitrification could potentially occur under appropriate conditions in all types of BMP sampled, including surface sand filters that are often viewed as providing low potential for denitrification. The carbon content of incoming stormwater could be providing bacterial communities with denitrification conditions. The findings of this study are especially relevant for land managers in watersheds with legacy nitrogen from former agricultural land use.
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- Natalie C Hall
- U.S. Geological Survey, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Reston, VA, USA.
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- Department of Biology, George Mason University, Manassas, VA, USA
- Microbiome Analysis Center (MBAC), Manassas, VA, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Deputy Regional Director for Science, Southeast Region, Reston, VA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
- Potomac Environmental Research and Education Center (PEREC), George Mason University, Woodbridge, VA, USA
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- Department of Biology, George Mason University, Manassas, VA, USA
- Microbiome Analysis Center (MBAC), Manassas, VA, USA
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Gao J, Wang S, Li Z, Wang L, Chen Z, Zhou J. High Nitrate Accumulation in the Vadose Zone after Land-Use Change from Croplands to Orchards. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:5782-5790. [PMID: 33848129 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c06730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Additional evidence indicates that the nitrate stored in the deep soil profile has an important role in regulating the global nitrogen (N) cycle. This study assessed the effects of land-use changes from croplands to intensive orchards (LUCO) on N surplus, nitrate accumulation in deep soil, and groundwater quality in the kiwifruit belt of the northern slope region of the Qinling Mountains, China. LUCO resulted in comparatively high N surplus in orchards (282 vs 1206 kg ha-1 yr-1, respectively). The average nitrate accumulation within the 0-10 m profiles of orchards was 7113 kg N ha-1, which was equal to approximately the total N surplus of 6 years of the orchards. The total nitrate stock within 0-10 m soil profiles of the kiwifruit belt was 266.5 Gg N, which was 3.5 times higher than the total annual N input. The nitrate concentrations of 97% of groundwater samples exceeded the WHO standard. The LUCO resulted in large nitrate storage in the vadose zone and caused serious contamination of groundwater. Our study highlights that nitrate accumulation in the vadose zone of an intensive land-use system is one of the main fates of surplus N and also a hotspot of nitrate accumulation.
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- Jingbo Gao
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, MOA, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, MOA, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, MOA, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, U.K
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, MOA, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, MOA, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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Total and denitrifying bacterial communities associated with the interception of nitrate leaching by carbon amendment in the subsoil. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:2559-2572. [PMID: 33651129 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11189-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2020] [Revised: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Nitrate leaching is severe in greenhouse where excessive nitrogen is often applied to maintain high crop productivities. In this study, we investigated the effects of carbon amendment in the subsoil on nitrate leaching and the emission of greenhouse gases (CH4 and N2O) using a soil column experiment. Carbon amendment resulted in over 39% reduction in nitrate leaching and 25.3% to 60.6% increase of total N content in the subsoil zone as compared to non-amended control. Strikingly, the abundance of nirS, nosZ, and 16S rRNA were higher in the treatment than the corresponding controls while no significant effect was detected for nirK. Carbon amendment explained 14%, 10%, and 4% of the variation in the community of nosZ, nirS, and nirK, respectively. It also considerably (more than 7 times) enriched genera such as Anaerovorax, Pseudobacteroides, Magnetospirillum, Prolixibacter, Sporobacter, Ignavibacterium, Syntrophobacter, Oxobacter, Hydrogenispora, Desulfosporomusa, Mangrovibacterium, and Sporomusa, as revealed by the analysis of 16S rRNA amplicon. Network analysis further uncovered that carbon amendment enriched three microbial hubs which mainly consists of positively correlated nirS, nosZ, and anaerobic bacterial populations. In summary, carbon amendment in the subsoil mitigated nitrate leaching and increased the nitrogen pool by possible activation of denitrifying and anaerobic bacterial populations. KEY POINTS: • Carbon amendment in subsoil reduced NO3- leaching by over 39% under high N input. • Carbon amendment increased the total N in subsoil from 25.3% to 60.6%. • Carbon amendment enriched nirS- and nosZ-type denitrifying bacteria in subsoil.
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Nordström A, Hellman M, Hallin S, Herbert RB. Microbial controls on net production of nitrous oxide in a denitrifying woodchip bioreactor. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2021; 50:228-240. [PMID: 33270921 DOI: 10.1002/jeq2.20181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Denitrifying woodchip bioreactors are potential low-cost technologies for the removal of nitrate (NO3 - ) in water through denitrification. However, if environmental conditions do not support microbial communities performing complete denitrification, other N transformation processes will occur, resulting in the export of nitrite (NO2 - ), nitrous oxide (N2 O), or ammonium (NH4 + ). To identify the factors controlling the relative accumulation of NO2 - , N2 O, and/or NH4 + in denitrifying woodchip bioreactors, porewater samples were collected over two operational years from a denitrifying woodchip bioreactor designed for removing NO3 - from mine water. Woodchip samples were collected at the end of the operational period. Changes in the abundances of functional genes involved in denitrification, N2 O reduction, and dissimilatory NO3 - reduction to NH4 + were correlated with porewater chemistry and temperature. Temporal changes in the abundance of the denitrification gene nirS were significantly correlated with increases in porewater N2 O concentrations and indicated the preferential selection of incomplete denitrifying pathways ending with N2 O. Temperature and the total organic carbon/NO3 - ratio were strongly correlated with NH4 + concentrations and inversely correlated with the ratio between denitrification genes and the genes indicative of ammonification (Σnir/nrfA), suggesting an environmental control on NO3 - transformations. Overall, our results for a denitrifying woodchip bioreactor operated at hydraulic residence times of 1.0-2.6 d demonstrate the temporal development in the microbial community and indicate an increased potential for N2 O emissions with time from the denitrifying woodchip bioreactor.
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- Albin Nordström
- Dep. of Earth Sciences, Uppsala Univ., Villavägen 16, Uppsala, SE-752 36, Sweden
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- Dep. of Forest Mycology and Plant, Pathology, Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7026, Uppsala, SE-750 07, Sweden
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- Dep. of Forest Mycology and Plant, Pathology, Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7026, Uppsala, SE-750 07, Sweden
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- Dep. of Earth Sciences, Uppsala Univ., Villavägen 16, Uppsala, SE-752 36, Sweden
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Wang Y, Ji H, Wang R, Hu Y, Guo S. Synthetic Fertilizer Increases Denitrifier Abundance and Depletes Subsoil Total N in a Long-Term Fertilization Experiment. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:2026. [PMID: 32983028 PMCID: PMC7487435 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.02026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Chronic synthetic nitrogen (N) application can result in a significant accumulation of nitrate in the subsoil, which could alter subsoil N cycle and subsequently affect subsoil N levels. To understand how elemental interactions affect the cycle and storage of subsoil N, we examined the soils receiving no fertilizer control (CK), 30-year applications of synthetic fertilizer (CF), and CF plus organic manure (CF + OM). The N cycling microbial groups and activity were investigated through analyzing abundance of bacteria, nitrifiers and denitrifiers, potential nitrification (PNA) and denitrification (DEA) rates in the topsoil (0–20 cm) and subsoil depths (20–80 cm). Compared with the CK, the CF application increased subsoil nitrate but reduced or did not change subsoil microbial biomass N and total N. Corresponding to the increased nitrate, the abundances of denitrifiers increased in the CF subsoils. By contrast, the abundances of nitrifiers increased in the CF topsoil. Significant correlation between the abundances of nitrifiers and soil PNA was found in the topsoil, while significant correlation was also found in the subsoil between the abundances of nirS- and/or nirK-type denitrifiers and DEA. These results suggest that the depleted or less changed subsoil total N by CF application might be partly related to the enriched denitrifiers groups and the related potential activity. The contrasting responses of nitrifiers and denitrifiers in the CF subsoil indicate a decoupling of both processes. Our findings highlight that the leached nitrate by synthetic fertilizer addition not only occurs as an environmental risk causing groundwater contamination but may also alter the subsoil N cycle through the denitrifier groups.
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- Ying Wang
- Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.,Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.,Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.,Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.,Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, China
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Han X, Huang C, Khan S, Zhang Y, Chen Y, Guo J. nirS-type denitrifying bacterial communities in relation to soil physicochemical conditions and soil depths of two montane riparian meadows in North China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:28899-28911. [PMID: 32418104 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09171-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Mountain riparian zones are excellent buffers for protecting aquatic ecosystems from nutrient runoff in nitrogen deposition processes due to fertilization and manure. Denitrification is a critical process for transferring soil N to the atmosphere. Denitrifying bacterial communities in soil are indicative of the soil quality of a functional ecosystem. We investigated the effects of physicochemical properties of soil on the diversity and activity of denitrifiers in the top-soil and sub-soil of two typical montane riparian meadows: a multi-colored and a flood-plain meadow. Illumina MiSeq 2500 sequencing of nirS showed that the multi-colored meadow had greater diversity and abundance of nirS-type denitrifiers than the flood-plain meadow and that the total N content, ammonium content, and denitrification enzyme activity (DEA) in soil differed significantly between the two types of meadows. The abundances of dominant denitrifiers at phylum and genus levels showed different responses to the two soil layers of the two meadow types. In top-soils, the highest abundance of Firmicutes was recorded in the multi-colored meadow, while in the flood-plain meadow, there was the highest abundance of Proteobacteria. The Actinobacteria abundance was the highest in top-soil and sub-soil of the flood-plain meadow. The abundance of Chloroflexi was the highest in top-soil of the flood-plain meadow and in sub-soil of the multi-colored meadow. The diversity of denitrifying bacteria was strongly influenced by variations of soil properties down the soil profile. Spearman's rank correlation analyses showed that the diversity and community composition of denitrifying bacteria were strongly associated with most of the soil properties. Therefore, physicochemical soil properties, and particularly the organic carbon, nitrate, and ammonium contents, influence the diversity and abundance of denitrifiers in soil.
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- Xiaoli Han
- College of Forestry, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Functional Oil Tree Cultivation and Research, Taigu, 030801, China
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- College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
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- College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
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- College of Forestry, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Functional Oil Tree Cultivation and Research, Taigu, 030801, China
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- Institute of Agriculture, UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, 6009, Australia
- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Forestry, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China.
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Functional Oil Tree Cultivation and Research, Taigu, 030801, China.
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Thorup-Kristensen K, Halberg N, Nicolaisen M, Olesen JE, Crews TE, Hinsinger P, Kirkegaard J, Pierret A, Dresbøll DB. Digging Deeper for Agricultural Resources, the Value of Deep Rooting. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 25:406-417. [PMID: 31964602 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2019.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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In the quest for sustainable intensification of crop production, we discuss the option of extending the root depth of crops to increase the volume of soil exploited by their root systems. We discuss the evidence that deeper rooting can be obtained by appropriate choice of crop species, by plant breeding, or crop management and its potential contributions to production and sustainable development goals. Many studies highlight the potentials of deeper rooting, but we evaluate its contributions to sustainable intensification of crop production, the causes of the limited research into deep rooting of crops, and the research priorities to fill the knowledge gaps.
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- Kristian Thorup-Kristensen
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
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- DCA - Danish Centre for Food and Agriculture, Aarhus University, Blichers Allé 20, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Agroecology, Aarhus Universitet, Blichers Allé 20, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
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- The Land Institute, 2440E Water Well Rd. Salina, KS 67401, USA
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- Eco&Sols, University of Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- Institut d'Écologie et des Sciences de l'Environnement de Paris (iEES-Paris), Sorbonne Université, CNRS, INRAE, IRD, Université de Paris, Université Paris Est Creteil, Paris, France; Department of Agricultural Land Management (DALaM), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Vientiane, Lao PDR
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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López-Lozano NE, Echeverría Molinar A, Ortiz Durán EA, Hernández Rosales M, Souza V. Bacterial Diversity and Interaction Networks of Agave lechuguilla Rhizosphere Differ Significantly From Bulk Soil in the Oligotrophic Basin of Cuatro Cienegas. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:1028. [PMID: 32765547 PMCID: PMC7378863 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Due to the environmental conditions presented in arid zones, it is expected to have a high influence of deterministic processes over the community assemblages. Symbiotic interactions with microorganisms could increase colonization and survival of plants in difficult conditions, independent of the plants physiological and morphological characteristics. In this context, the microbial communities associated to plants that inhabit these types of areas can be a good model to understand the community assembly processes. We investigated the influence of stochastic and deterministic processes in the assemblage of rhizosphere microbial communities of Agave lechuguilla and bulk soil on the Cuatro Cienegas Basin, a site known for its oligotrophic conditions. We hypothesize that rhizospheric microbial communities of A. lechuguilla differ from those of bulk soil as they differ in physicochemical properties of soil and biotic interactions, including not only the plant, but also their microbial co-occurrence networks, it is expected that microbial species usually critical for plant growth and health are more common in the rhizosphere, whereas in the bulk soil microbial species related to the resistance to abiotic stress are more abundant. In order to confirm this hypothesis, 16S rRNA gene was sequenced by Illumina from rhizospheric and bulk soil samples in two seasons, also the physicochemical properties of the soil were determined. Our results showed differences in bacterial diversity, community composition, potential functions, and interaction networks between the rhizosphere samples and the ones from bulk soil. Although community structure arises from a complex interplay between deterministic and stochastic forces, our results suggest that A. lechuguilla recruits specific rhizospheric microbes with functional traits that benefits the plant through growth promotion and nutrition. This selection follows principally a deterministic process that shapes the rhizospheric microbial communities, directed by the plant modifications around the roots but also subjected to the influence of other environmental variables, such as seasonality and soil properties. Interestingly, keystone taxa in the interactions networks, not necessarily belong to the most abundant taxonomic groups, but they have an important role by their functional traits and keeping the connections on the community network.
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- Nguyen E. López-Lozano
- CONACyT-División de Ciencias Ambientales, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICyT), San Luis Potosí, Mexico
- *Correspondence: Nguyen E. López-Lozano,
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- CONACyT-División de Ciencias Ambientales, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICyT), San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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Almaraz M, Wong MY, Yang WH. Looking back to look ahead: a vision for soil denitrification research. Ecology 2019; 101:e02917. [PMID: 31647129 DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Denitrification plays a critical role in regulating ecosystem nutrient availability and anthropogenic reactive nitrogen (N) production. Its importance has inspired an increasing number of studies, yet it remains the most poorly constrained term in terrestrial ecosystem N budgets. We censused the peer-reviewed soil denitrification literature (1975-2015) to identify opportunities for future studies to advance our understanding despite the inherent challenges in studying the process. We found that only one-third of studies reported estimates of both nitrous oxide (N2 O) and dinitrogen (N2 ) production fluxes, often the dominant end products of denitrification, while the majority of studies reported only net N2 O fluxes or denitrification potential. Of the 236 studies that measured complete denitrification to N2 , 49% used the acetylene inhibition method, 84% were conducted in the laboratory, 81% were performed on surface soils (0-20 cm depth), 75% were located in North America and Europe, and 78% performed treatment manipulations, mostly of N, carbon, or water. To improve understanding of soil denitrification, we recommend broadening access to technologies for new methodologies to measure soil N2 production rates, conducting more studies in the tropics and on subsoils, performing standardized experiments on unmanipulated soils, and using more precise terminology to refer to measured process rates (e.g., net N2 O flux or denitrification potential). To overcome the greater challenges in studying soil denitrification, we envision coordinated research efforts based on standard reporting of metadata for all soil denitrification studies, standard protocols for studies contributing to a Global Denitrification Research Network, and a global consortium of denitrification researchers to facilitate sharing ideas, resources, and to provide mentorship for researchers new to the field.
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- Maya Almaraz
- National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, 93101, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853, USA
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- Departments of Plant Biology and Geology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, 61801, USA
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Ji H, Zhang Y, Bararunyeretse P, Li H. Characterization of microbial communities of soils from gold mine tailings and identification of mercury-resistant strain. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 165:182-193. [PMID: 30196000 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Revised: 08/26/2018] [Accepted: 09/01/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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To enrich the understanding of the complex environmental system of soil and microorganisms in gold tailings, we studied the effects of environmental factors on the microbial community diversity in gold mine tailing soil in Beijing, and the strains screened from the soil with serious mercury (Hg) pollution. The results showed that microbial diversity and community composition varied among sites, and at varying depths, soil microbes were significantly affected by soil environmental factors such as lead (Pb), Hg, pH, and total organic carbon (TOC). Pb and Hg negatively affected soil microbial diversity, and less-polluted soil showed increased microbial diversities and complex community structure. Community composition analysis showed that Firmicutes, Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria were the dominant microorganisms. Moreover, Hg-resistant bacterial species isolated from soil samples were identified as Pseudomonas plecoglossicida with a high Hg tolerance efficiency. This study is important in understanding the microbial diversity and function in gold mine tailing soils and can widen the application for bioremediation process.
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- Hongbing Ji
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and GIS, College of Resource Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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Guo L, Wang X, Diao T, Ju X, Zheng L, Zhang X, Han X. N 2O emission contributions by different pathways and associated microbial community dynamics in a typical calcareous vegetable soil. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 242:2005-2013. [PMID: 30061078 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2018] [Revised: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Nitrous oxide, one of the powerful long-lived greenhouse gases, is emitted mainly through biological processes, especially from fertilized soil. It is critical to partition the contribution of different pathways to N2O emissions and the relevant characteristics of microbial communities to identify the key N2O processes. An microcosm was conducted to partition the N2O emissions from different pathways, and the changes in soil mineral nitrogen and various nitrifiers (amoA bacteria and amoA archaea) and denitrifiers (nirS, nirK, and nosZ) were also determined using qPCR and high-throughput sequencing methods. Different gas inhibitor combinations (i.e., 0.06% acetylene, pure oxygen, 0.06% acetylene in pure oxygen, and pure helium) were used to partition the N2O pathways. A 5% oxygen treatment, with and without acetylene, was also included so that the N2O emissions could be measured under lower oxygen partial pressure. Results showed that ammonia-oxidation (AO) and successive nitrifier denitrification (NiD) were the main pathways contributing to N2O emissions at the earlier period after ammonium sulfate application with the cumulative N2O emissions accounting for 30.9% and 59.2% of the total N2O emissions, respectively. The higher NiD N2O contributions occurred when the soil nitrite concentration appeared higher, especially under the lower oxygen conditions. Higher N2O emissions from AO and NiD were associated with the compositional proportion of some dominant AOB species. Denitrification contributed more N2O (63.6%-69.3%) in the later period during incubation, coinciding with the following characteristics for denitrifiers: a) lower nosZ/(nirS + nirK) ratio, b) more diversity in nirS, and c) different proportions of some dominant species in nirK. Our results demonstrated that higher AO and successive NiD were the main N2O emission pathways, suggesting that controlling the ammonium content and weakening the AO are critical in decreasing N2O emissions.
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- Liping Guo
- Key Lab for Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- College of Resource Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Key Lab for Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interaction of MOE, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100093, China
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- Key Lab for Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China; College of Resource Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Key Lab for Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Lab for Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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Bao Y, Li B, Xie S, Huang J. Vertical profiles of microbial communities in perfluoroalkyl substance-contaminated soils. ANN MICROBIOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-018-1346-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Schmidt R, Gravuer K, Bossange AV, Mitchell J, Scow K. Long-term use of cover crops and no-till shift soil microbial community life strategies in agricultural soil. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0192953. [PMID: 29447262 PMCID: PMC5814021 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Reducing tillage and growing cover crops, widely recommended practices for boosting soil health, have major impacts on soil communities. Surprisingly little is known about their impacts on soil microbial functional diversity, and especially so in irrigated Mediterranean ecosystems. In long-term experimental plots at the West Side Research and Extension Center in California's Central Valley, we characterized soil microbial communities in the presence or absence of physical disturbance due to tillage, in the presence or absence of cover crops, and at three depths: 0-5, 5-15 and 15-30 cm. This characterization included qPCR for bacterial and archaeal abundances, DNA sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene, and phylogenetic estimation of two ecologically important microbial traits (rRNA gene copy number and genome size). Total (bacterial + archaeal) diversity was higher in no-till than standard till; diversity increased with depth in no-till but decreased with depth in standard till. Total bacterial numbers were higher in cover cropped plots at all depths, while no-till treatments showed higher numbers in 0-5 cm but lower numbers at lower depths compared to standard tillage. Trait estimates suggested that different farming practices and depths favored distinctly different microbial life strategies. Tillage in the absence of cover crops shifted microbial communities towards fast growing competitors, while no-till shifted them toward slow growing stress tolerators. Across all treatment combinations, increasing depth resulted in a shift towards stress tolerators. Cover crops shifted the communities towards ruderals-organisms with wider metabolic capacities and moderate rates of growth. Overall, our results are consistent with decreasing nutrient availability with soil depth and under no-till treatments, bursts of nutrient availability and niche homogenization under standard tillage, and increases in C supply and variety provided by cover crops. Understanding how agricultural practices shift microbial abundance, diversity and life strategies, such as presented here, can assist with designing farming systems that can support high yields, while enhancing C sequestration and increasing resilience to climate change.
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- Radomir Schmidt
- Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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Tao R, Wakelin SA, Liang Y, Hu B, Chu G. Nitrous oxide emission and denitrifier communities in drip-irrigated calcareous soil as affected by chemical and organic fertilizers. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 612:739-749. [PMID: 28866401 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Revised: 08/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/26/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The effects of consecutive application of chemical fertilizer with or without organic fertilizer on soil N2O emissions and denitrifying community structure in a drip-irrigated field were determined. The four fertilizer treatments were (i) unfertilized, (ii) chemical fertilizer, (iii) 60% chemical fertilizer plus cattle manure, and (iv) 60% chemical fertilizer plus biofertilizer. The treatments with organic amendments (i.e. cattle manure and biofertilizer) reduced cumulative N2O emissions by 4.9-9.9%, reduced the N2O emission factor by 1.3-42%, and increased denitrifying enzyme activities by 14.3-56.2%. The nirK gene copy numbers were greatest in soil which received only chemical fertilizer. In contrast, nirS- and nosZ-copy numbers were greatest in soil amended with chemical fertilizer plus biofertilizer. Chemical fertilizer application with or without organic fertilizer significantly changed the community structure of nirK-type denitrifiers relative to the unfertilized soil. In comparison, the nirS- and nosZ-type denitrifier genotypes varied in treatments receiving organic fertilizer but not chemical fertilizer alone. The changes in the denitrifier communities were closely associated with soil organic carbon (SOC), NO3-, NH4+, water holding capacity, and soil pH. Modeling indicated that N2O emissions in this soil were primarily associated with the abundance of nirS type denitrifying bacteria, SOC, and NO3-. Overall, our findings indicate that (i) the organic fertilizers increased denitrifying enzyme activity, increased denitrifying-bacteria gene copy numbers, but reduced N2O emissions, and (ii) nirS- and nosZ-type denitrifiers were more sensitive than nirK-type denitrifiers to the organic fertilizers.
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- Rui Tao
- Department of Resources and Environmental Science, College of Agriculture, The Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-agriculture of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- College of Life Science, Shaoxing University, Zhejiang 312000, PR China
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- Department of Resources and Environmental Science, College of Agriculture, The Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-agriculture of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China; College of Life Science, Shaoxing University, Zhejiang 312000, PR China.
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Chen S, Wang F, Zhang Y, Qin S, Wei S, Wang S, Hu C, Liu B. Organic carbon availability limiting microbial denitrification in the deep vadose zone. Environ Microbiol 2018; 20:980-992. [PMID: 29266729 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2017] [Revised: 11/27/2017] [Accepted: 12/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Microbes in the deep vadose zone play an essential role in the mitigation of nitrate leaching; however, limited information is available on the mechanisms of microbial denitrification due to sampling difficulties. We experimentally studied the factors that affect denitrification in soils collected down to 10.5 meters deep along the soil profile. After an anoxic pre-incubation, denitrification rates moderately increased and the N2 O/(N2 O + N2 ) ratios declined while the microbial abundance and diversity did not change significantly in most of the layers. Denitrification rate was significantly enhanced and the abundance of the denitrification genes was simultaneously elevated by the increased availability of organic carbon in all studied layers, to a greater extent in the subsurface layers than in the surface layers, suggesting the severe scarcity of carbon in the deep vadose zone. The genera Pseudomonas and Bacillus, which are made up of a number of species that have been previously identified as denitrifiers in soil, were the major taxa that respond to carbon addition. Overall, our results suggested that the limited denitrification in the deep vadose zone is not because of the lack of denitrifiers, but due to the low abundance of denitrifiers which is caused by low carbon availability.
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- Shuaimin Chen
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 286 Huaizhong Road, Shijiazhuang 050021, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 286 Huaizhong Road, Shijiazhuang 050021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 286 Huaizhong Road, Shijiazhuang 050021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 286 Huaizhong Road, Shijiazhuang 050021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 286 Huaizhong Road, Shijiazhuang 050021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 286 Huaizhong Road, Shijiazhuang 050021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 286 Huaizhong Road, Shijiazhuang 050021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 286 Huaizhong Road, Shijiazhuang 050021, China
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Li B, Bao Y, Xu Y, Xie S, Huang J. Vertical distribution of microbial communities in soils contaminated by chromium and perfluoroalkyl substances. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 599-600:156-164. [PMID: 28475909 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2017] [Revised: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 04/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Both Bacteria and Archaea are important players in soil biogeochemical cycles. Both chromium (Cr) and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are widely present in soil environment. However, the depth-related distribution of microbial community in soils contaminated by Cr or/and PFASs remains unknown. Hence, the present study applied quantitative PCR assay and Illumina MiSeq sequencing to investigate the vertical variations of archaeal and bacterial communities in soils (0.5-12.5m depth) contaminated by chrome plating waste and the potential effects of Cr and PFASs. Both bacterial and archaeal communities displayed the remarkable depth-related changes of abundance (2.16×107-5.05×109 and 4.95×105-2.56×108 16S rRNA gene copies per gram dry soil respectively for Bacteria and Archaea), diversity (bacterial and archaeal Shannon diversity indices of 5.06-6.34 and 2.91-4.61, respectively) and structure. However, at each soil depth, bacterial community had higher abundance, richness and diversity than archaeal community. Soil bacterial communities were mainly composed of Proteobacteria, Chloroflexi, Actinobacteria and Firmicutes, and archaeal communities were dominated by Thaumarchaeota and unclassified Archaea. Moreover, microbial abundance and richness increased with increasing perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS) content. Microbial abundance was correlated to total Cr, and archaeal richness was correlated to total Cr and Cr(IV). In addition, total Cr might be a key determinant of soil microbial community structure.
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- Bingxin Li
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Environment, Beijing Key Laboratory for Emerging Organic Contaminants Control (BKLEOC), State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control (SKLESPC), Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- School of Environment, Beijing Key Laboratory for Emerging Organic Contaminants Control (BKLEOC), State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control (SKLESPC), Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Castellano-Hinojosa A, Correa-Galeote D, Carrillo P, Bedmar EJ, Medina-Sánchez JM. Denitrification and Biodiversity of Denitrifiers in a High-Mountain Mediterranean Lake. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1911. [PMID: 29056928 PMCID: PMC5635049 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Wet deposition of reactive nitrogen (Nr) species is considered a main factor contributing to N inputs, of which nitrate ([Formula: see text]) is usually the major component in high-mountain lakes. The microbial group of denitrifiers are largely responsible for reduction of nitrate to molecular dinitrogen (N2) in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, but the role of denitrification in removal of contaminant nitrates in high-mountain lakes is not well understood. We have used the oligotrophic, high-altitude La Caldera lake in the Sierra Nevada range (Spain) as a model to study the role of denitrification in nitrate removal. Dissolved inorganic Nr concentration in the water column of la Caldera, mainly nitrate, decreased over the ice-free season which was not associated with growth of microbial plankton or variations in the ultraviolet radiation. Denitrification activity, estimated as nitrous oxide (N2O) production, was measured in the water column and in sediments of the lake, and had maximal values in the month of August. Relative abundance of denitrifying bacteria in sediments was studied by quantitative polymerase chain reaction of the 16S rRNA and the two phylogenetically distinct clades nosZI and nosZII genes encoding nitrous oxide reductases. Diversity of denitrifiers in sediments was assessed using a culture-dependent approach and after the construction of clone libraries employing the nosZI gene as a molecular marker. In addition to genera Polymorphum, Paracoccus, Azospirillum, Pseudomonas, Hyphomicrobium, Thauera, and Methylophaga, which were present in the clone libraries, Arthrobacter, Burkholderia, and Rhizobium were also detected in culture media that were not found in the clone libraries. Analysis of biological activities involved in the C, N, P, and S cycles from sediments revealed that nitrate was not a limiting nutrient in the lake, allowed N2O production and determined denitrifiers' community structure. All these results indicate that denitrification could be a major biochemical process responsible for the N losses that occur in La Caldera lake.
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- Antonio Castellano-Hinojosa
- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain.,Instituto Universitario de Investigación del Agua, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Investigación del Agua, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain.,Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Investigación del Agua, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain.,Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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Denitrifying bacterial communities display different temporal fluctuation patterns across Dutch agricultural soils. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2017; 110:1453-1465. [PMID: 28608318 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-017-0898-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 06/03/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Considering the great agronomic and environmental importance of denitrification, the aim of the present study was to study the temporal and spatial factors controlling the abundance and activity of denitrifying bacterial communities in a range of eight agricultural soils over 2 years. Abundance was quantified by qPCR of the nirS, nirK and nosZ genes, and the potential denitrification enzyme activity (DEA) was estimated. Our data showed a significant temporal variation considerably high for the abundance of nirK-harboring communities, followed by nosZ and nirS communities. Regarding soil parameters, the abundances of nosZ, nirS and nirK were mostly influenced by organic material, pH, and slightly by NO3-, respectively. Soil texture was the most important factor regulating DEA, which could not be explained by the abundance of denitrifiers. Analyses of general patterns across lands to understand the soil functioning is not an easy task because the multiple factors influencing processes such as denitrification can skew the data. Careful analysis of atypical sites are necessary to classify the soils according to trait similarity and in this way reach a better predictability of the denitrifiers dynamics.
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