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Li M, Li W, Wang C, Ji L, Han K, Gong J, Dong S, Wang H, Zhu X, Du B, Liu K, Jiang J, Wang C. Growth-promoting effects of self-selected microbial community on wheat seedlings in saline-alkali soil environments. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2024; 12:1464195. [PMID: 39734744 PMCID: PMC11671506 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2024.1464195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2024] [Accepted: 12/02/2024] [Indexed: 12/31/2024] Open
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Saline-alkali land is a type of soil environment that causes poor crop growth and low yields. Its management and utilization are, therefore of great significance for increasing arable land resources, ensuring food security, and enhancing agricultural production capacity. The application of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) is an effective way to promote the establishment of symbiotic relationships between plants and the rhizosphere microenvironment, plant growth and development, and plant resistance to saline-alkali stress. In this study, multiple saline-alkali-resistant bacteria were screened from a saline-alkali land environment and some of them were found to have significantly promotive effects on the growth of wheat seedlings under saline-alkali stress. Using these PGPR, a compound microbial community was selectively obtained from the root-zone soil environment of wheat seedlings, and the metagenomic sequencing analysis of wheat root-zone soil microbiomes was performed. As a result, a compound microbial agent with a Kocuria dechangensis 5-33:Rossellomorea aquimaris S-3:Bacillus subtilis BJYX:Bacillus velezensis G51-1 ratio of 275:63:5:1 was obtained through the self-selection of wheat seedlings. The synthetic compound microbial agent significantly improved the growth of wheat seedlings in saline-alkali soil, as the physiological plant height, aboveground and underground fresh weights, and aboveground and underground dry weights of 21-day-old wheat seedlings were increased by 27.39% (p < 0.01), 147.33% (p < 0.01), 282.98% (p < 0.01), 194.86% (p < 0.01), and 218.60% (p < 0.01), respectively. The promoting effect of this compound microbial agent was also greater than that of each strain on the growth of wheat seedlings. This microbial agent could also regulate some enzyme activities of wheat seedlings and the saline-alkali soil, thereby, promoting the growth of these seedlings. In this study, we analyze an efficient microbial agent and the theoretical basis for promoting the growth of wheat seedlings under saline-alkali stress, thereby, suggesting an important solution for the management and utilization of saline-alkali land.
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Affiliation(s)
- Min Li
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, National Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, National Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, National Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Ecology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, National Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, National Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, National Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Treats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, National Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, National Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, National Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China
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Xu H, Liu M, Li C, Tang Y, Xue Q, Xiao W, Gao D, Peng D, Dai X. Optimizing Agronomic Management Practices for Enhanced Radiation Capture and Improved Radiation Use Efficiency in Winter Wheat. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:2036. [PMID: 39124154 PMCID: PMC11314148 DOI: 10.3390/plants13152036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2024] [Revised: 07/16/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024]
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Increased aboveground biomass is contingent on enhanced photosynthetically active radiation intercepted by the canopy (IPAR), improved radiation use efficiency (RUE), or both. We investigated whether and how optimized agronomic management practices promote IPAR and RUE. Four integrated agronomic management treatments, i.e., local traditional practice (LP), improved local traditional practice (ILP), high-yield agronomic management (HY), and improved high-yield agronomic management (IHY), were compared over two wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) growing seasons. The average grain yield obtained with IHY was 96% relative to that of HY and was 7% and 23% higher than that with ILP and LP, respectively. Both HY and IHY consistently supported large values of the leaf area index and IPAR fraction, thereby increasing total IPAR. Treatment HY showed increased pre-anthesis RUE, manifested as a higher specific leaf nitrogen content and whole-plant N nutrition index at anthesis. The highest pre-anthesis aboveground biomass was obtained with HY due to the highest pre-anthesis IPAR and RUE. Along with a higher canopy apparent photosynthetic rate, IHY produced higher post-anthesis aboveground biomass due to its higher post-anthesis IPAR and RUE. Treatment IHY had a slightly lower total IPAR but a similar total RUE and harvest index, thus producing a slightly lower grain yield relative to HY. These results demonstrate that the optimized agronomic management practice used under IHY effectively enhances radiation capture and improves radiation utilization. Additionally, the net profit for IHY was higher than that for HY, ILP, and LP by 8%, 11%, and 88%, respectively. Considering the high grain yield, high RUE and high economic benefits, we recommend IHY as the agronomic management practice in the target region, although further study of improvements in pre-anthesis RUE is required.
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- Haicheng Xu
- Shandong Provincial University Laboratory for Protected Horticulture, Weifang University of Science and Technology, Weifang 262700, China; (H.X.); (M.L.); (Y.T.); (Q.X.); (W.X.); (D.G.)
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- Shandong Provincial University Laboratory for Protected Horticulture, Weifang University of Science and Technology, Weifang 262700, China; (H.X.); (M.L.); (Y.T.); (Q.X.); (W.X.); (D.G.)
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- Shouguang Vegetable Industry Development Center, Weifang 262700, China;
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- Shandong Provincial University Laboratory for Protected Horticulture, Weifang University of Science and Technology, Weifang 262700, China; (H.X.); (M.L.); (Y.T.); (Q.X.); (W.X.); (D.G.)
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- Shandong Provincial University Laboratory for Protected Horticulture, Weifang University of Science and Technology, Weifang 262700, China; (H.X.); (M.L.); (Y.T.); (Q.X.); (W.X.); (D.G.)
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- Shandong Provincial University Laboratory for Protected Horticulture, Weifang University of Science and Technology, Weifang 262700, China; (H.X.); (M.L.); (Y.T.); (Q.X.); (W.X.); (D.G.)
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- Shandong Provincial University Laboratory for Protected Horticulture, Weifang University of Science and Technology, Weifang 262700, China; (H.X.); (M.L.); (Y.T.); (Q.X.); (W.X.); (D.G.)
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- Shandong Provincial University Laboratory for Protected Horticulture, Weifang University of Science and Technology, Weifang 262700, China; (H.X.); (M.L.); (Y.T.); (Q.X.); (W.X.); (D.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
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Li W, Xiong Y, Tong J, Lin W, Xue J, Wang Y, Gao Z. Higher Seed Rates Enlarge Effects of Wide-Belt Sowing on Canopy Radiation Capture, Distribution, and Use Efficiency in Winter Wheat. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:986. [PMID: 38611515 PMCID: PMC11013843 DOI: 10.3390/plants13070986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 03/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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The optimized winter wheat sowing method comprising wide-belt sowing (WBS) can improve the ears number and biomass to increase the grain yield, compared with conventional narrow-drill sowing (NDS). The seed rate and the interaction between the sowing method and seed rate also affect yield formation. However, the effects of the sowing method and seed rate, as well as their interaction on biomass production, particularly the interception of solar radiation (ISR) and radiation use efficiency (RUE), are unclear. A field experiment was conducted for two seasons in southern Shanxi province, China, using a split-plot design with sowing method as the main plot (WBS and NDS) and seed rate as the sub-plot (100-700 m-2). Our results showed that while WBS had a significant and positive effect, increasing the yield by 4.7-15.4%, the mechanism differed between seed rates. Yield increase by WBS was mainly attributed to the increase in total biomass resulting from both the promoted pre- and post-anthesis biomass production, except that only the increase in post-anthesis biomass mattered at the lowest seed rate (100 m-2). The higher biomass was attributed to the increased ISR before anthesis. After anthesis, the increased ISR contributed mainly to the increased biomass at low seed rates (100 and 200 m-2). In contrast, the increased RUE, resulting from the enhanced radiation distribution within canopy and LAI, contributed to the higher post-anthesis biomass at medium and high seed rates (400 to 700 m-2). The greatest increases in total biomass, pre-anthesis ISR, and post-anthesis RUE by WBS were all achieved at 500 seed m-2, thereby obtaining the highest yield. In summary, WBS enhanced grain yield by increasing ISR before anthesis and improving RUE after anthesis, and adopting relatively higher seed rates (400-500 m-2) was necessary for maximizing the positive effect of WBS, and thus the higher wheat yield.
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- College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, China
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- College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, China
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