Forage crops alter soil bacterial and fungal communities in an apple orchard

In this study, we investigated the effects of planting three types of forage crops in an apple orchard on the soil microbial community structure. The apple orchard was intercropped with native grasses (NG), red clover (RC; Trifolium pratense L.), ryegrass (RE; Trifolium repens L.), and no vegetation (CT control; clean tillage). We obtained soil samples from depths of 0–20, 20–40, and 40–60?cm from the different treatment plots in the orchard and analysed them using a high-throughput DNA sequencing technique. The three forage crops had affected the soil bacterial and fungal community structures. Compared with CT control, intercropping with NG increased the proportion of Acidobacteria and reduced those of Nitrospirae and Verrucomicrobia, whereas intercropping with RC increased the proportions of Nitrospirae and Verrucomicrobia and reduced that of Planctomycetes. Intercropping with RE increased the proportions of Nitrospirae and Chloroflexi, whereas reduced that of Acidobacteria. Furthermore, unlike in the other treatments, intercropping with NG increased the proportion of Zygomycota in the 0–20-cm soil layer. Intercropping with RC increased the proportion of Chytridiomycota in all the three soil layers, whereas intercropping with RE increased the proportion of Basidiomycota in the 20–40-cm soil layer. Collectively, these findings suggest that intercropping with forage crops, especially RC, in an apple orchard, could alter soil microbial community structure. In our previous study, we showed that microbial sole-carbon-source utilisation is changed by intercropping with forage crops; thus, it can be considered as an effective approach to improve the efficiency of soil C cycling in the apple orchard by altering the microbial community structure.     

苹果园生草对土壤微生物多样性、酶活性及碳组分的影响

  【目的】  果园种植生草能够改善土壤肥力与土壤结构。研究种植不同生草对果园土壤微生物多样性和土壤生物学性状的影响,为果园高效绿色管理提供理论依据。  【方法】  于2017年山东省泰安市马庄试验基地多年生苹果行间进行生草试验,供试草种为白三叶草(Trifolium pratense)、垂穗草(Bouteloua gracilis)、沙画眉草(Eragrostis trichodes)、弯叶画眉草(Eragrostis curvula)和加拿大披碱草(Elymus canadensis),以清耕自然生草为对照(A_CK),研究不同生草处理在连续3年内对果园土壤环境的影响。  【结果】  1) 从6个土壤样品中共得到31459个细菌操作分类单元和5021个真菌操作分类单元,6个土壤样品中共有1019个相同细菌群落(OTUs)和108个相同真菌群落(OTUs)。Alpha 多样性分析可知,弯叶画眉草处理后的土壤中细菌的Shannon、Simpson和Chao1指数高于Ack处理,比Ack分别增加了4.61%、7.01%和27.44%,尤其加拿大披碱草处理后土壤真菌的Chao1指数是对照的1.31倍(P<0.05)。在门分类水平变形菌门(Proteobacteria)、酸杆菌门(Acidobacteria)、放线菌门(Actinobacteria)、芽单胞菌门(Gemmatimonadetes)、浮霉菌门(Planctomycetes)、绿弯菌门(Chloroflexi)、拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)和疣微菌门(Verrucomicrobia)是优势细菌,这8个细菌门在各自处理中占比超过95%,子囊菌门(Ascomycota)、担子菌门(Basidiomycota)、球囊菌门(Glomeromycota)、接合菌门(Zygomycota)是优势真菌,这4个优势真菌门在各自处理中占比超过80%。弯叶画眉草处理可提高土壤中细菌丰富度和多样性,沙画眉草处理土壤中的细菌芽单胞菌门、浮霉菌门、绿弯菌门相对丰度降低;5个生草处理提高了土壤中真菌群落担子菌门的相对丰度,垂穗草子囊菌门相对丰度降低明显,垂穗草、弯叶画眉草和加拿大披碱草提高了土壤中的球囊菌门相对丰度。2)果园生草提高了土壤中微生物的数量,且随着生草时间的延长微生物数量增加明显,2020年9月份的弯叶画眉草处理土壤微生物数量高于清耕处理。3) 生草提高了果园土壤总有机碳和可溶性有机碳含量,弯叶画眉草、加拿大披碱草和沙画眉草处理效果显著好于清耕,弯叶画眉草的效果尤为突出,而三叶草的效果不显著。相应地,沙画眉草、弯叶画眉草和加拿大披碱草土壤脲酶、磷酸酶和过氧化氢酶活性显著高于清耕处理。4)相关性分析结果表明,果园生草处理土壤的碳组分(除DOC外)、酶活性与微生物数量之间存在极显著或显著正相关。  【结论】  种植沙画眉草、弯叶画眉草和加拿大披碱草均可显著增加土壤中总有机碳和可溶性有机碳含量,随着生草年限的增加,提高幅度也在增加,进而显著增加了土壤中微生物数量,并不同程度地改变了细菌和真菌的丰富度和多样性。弯叶画眉草和加拿大披碱草对土壤影响效应优良,极具推广价值。     

The effect of preplanting soil preparation and soil management on soil physical parameters in an apple orchard

Abstract. Effects on soil physical properties in a trial which compared establishing an apple orchard on grassed and cultivated soil and of maintaining soil with or without a vegetative cover post-planting are discussed. On a fine sandy loam soil (Fyfield series) prone to erosion, bulk density, water filled porosity and soil erosion, measured at intervals after the establishment year, were all unaffected by the use of grass. Infiltration rate was much higher on grassed than on herbicide treated soil as was the apparent ability to accept heavy rainfall.     

菇菜套作对土壤微生物群落的影响

套作是防治连作障碍的有效方法之一,但是蔬菜和可食用菌之间的套作机理研究鲜见报道,尤其是其土壤微生物学机制。本研究建立菇菜套作体系,利用实时荧光定量PCR和PCR-DGGE技术研究土壤细菌和真菌群落的变化。结果表明,菇菜套作显著提高了番茄生物量,且其番茄果实产量最高,硝酸盐含量最低。与对照相比,菇菜套作下土壤细菌和真菌基因拷贝数量均无显著变化;DGGE指纹图谱表明,不同处理下的细菌群落无明显差异,但是菇菜套作下真菌群落结构发生了分异,主要表现为尖孢镰刀菌(Fusarium oxysporum)和稻黑孢菌(Nigrospora oryzae)代表型条带的强度的下降。     

Variation of Pythium-induced cocoyam root rot severity in response to soil type

In Cameroon, andosols are suspected to be suppressive to cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) root rot disease (CRRD) caused by the Oomycete pathogen Pythium myriotylum. To determine factors involved in disease suppressiveness, andosols were studied in comparison to ferralsols known to be disease-conducive. Soil samples were collected from six sites of which three were in andosols around Mount Cameroon (Boteva, Njonji, and Ekona) and the three others in ferralsols (Bakoa, Lapkwang, and Nko’o canane). Greenhouse plant experiments were used to assess soil suppressiveness. Soils were artificially infested with two levels of P. myriotylum inoculum (100 and 300 mycelia strands g⁻¹ soil) prior to planting cocoyam. Disease severity was significantly higher in ferralsols than in andosols. Andosols partly lost their suppressiveness as a result of autoclaving and could recover suppressiveness following recolonisation by their original microflora. Soil microbial groups implicated in the disease suppression were investigated by assessing the effect of fungicide, bactericide, and pasteurisation on andosol suppressiveness. Andosols suppressiveness was significantly reduced following pasteurisation and treatment with fungicide and bactericide. The possible influence of microbial biomass on andosol suppressiveness was investigated by comparing microbial populations of suppressive andosols to those in andosols that had lost suppressiveness. A comparative analysis of suppressive and conducive soil properties was performed to identify soil variables, which may contribute to soil suppressiveness. Soil chemical analysis results showed that organic matter content was higher in andosols than in ferralsols. In addition, the content of mineral nutrients such as Ca, K, Mg and N, was higher in andosols than in ferralsols. These soil variables negatively correlated with disease severity. By contrast, sand and clay, which were higher in ferralsols than in andosols, were positively related to disease severity. This study has confirmed the suppressive nature of andosols from Mount Cameroon to CRRD. The results suggest that high organic matter content is likely mediating P. myriotylum suppression in andosols by improving soil structure, increasing soil nutrient content and microbial biomass, and sustaining microbial activity.     

生草对渭北旱地苹果园土壤有机碳组分及微生物的影响

在渭北旱地苹果园行间播种毛苕子（Vicia villosa）、白三叶（Trifolium repens）、黑麦草（Lolium perenne）和早熟禾（Poa pratensis）,以清耕为对照,对0100 cm土层的土壤有机碳各组分及微生物群落功能多样性进行研究。结果表明,行间生草可显著增加040 cm土层土壤的总有机碳（TOC）、颗粒有机碳（POC）、轻质有机碳（LFOC）、易氧化有机碳（ROC）、可溶性有机碳（DOC）和微生物量碳（MBC）,豆科牧草毛苕子和白三叶的各有机碳含量总体上高于禾本科牧草黑麦草和早熟禾。其中在020 cm土层中,豆科牧草的TOC含量平均每年增加约1.2 g/kg,禾本科牧草每年增加约0.9 g/kg。生草处理的微生物群落碳源利用率（AWCD）、微生物群落Shannon 指数（H）和微生物群落丰富度指数（S）均高于清耕处理,其中豆科牧草的微生物活性更高。因此,生草可以提高土壤有机碳各组分的含量、土壤微生物群落碳源利用率、微生物群落的丰富度和功能多样性,豆科牧草毛苕子和白三叶提高效应更加明显。     

Effects of cover crop in an apple orchard on microbial community composition,networks, and potential genes involved with degradation of crop residues in soil

Changes in the soil microbial communities and networks were monitored after planting the cover crop for 9 years. The field experiment included plots with a cover crop and without a cover crop but with weed control, and two subplots with or without chemical fertilizer (192 kg N ha^?1, 108 kg P₂O₅ ha^?1, and 168 kg K₂O ha^?1 each year). After applying the cover crop and chemical fertilizer for 9 years, the composition and activity of bacterial and fungal communities changed significantly (p?<?0.05), with the cover crop had greater effects than the chemical fertilizer on the composition of the soil microbial community. The relative abundances of 22 selected genera (in Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes) and two selected classes (Ascomycota) related to cover crop residue degradation increased significantly in the presence of the cover crop (p?<?0.05). Network analysis showed that the cover crop decreased the number of positive links between bacterial and fungal taxa by 25.33%, and increased the negative links by 22.89%. The positive links among bacterial taxa increased by 16.63% with the cover crop, mainly among Proteobacteria (increase of 39), Firmicutes (16), Actinobacteria (five), and Bacteroidetes (10). The links among fungal taxa were less than among bacterial taxa and were not significantly affected by cover crop. Taxa such as Thaumarchaeota, unidentified_Nitrospiraceae, unidentified_Nitrosomonadaceae, Faecalibacterium, Coprococcus_3, and Ruminococcaceae_NK4A214_group dominated the network without the cover crop but they were not dominant with the cover crop. The relative abundances of potential genes involved with the degradation of cellulose, hemicellulose, and cello-oligosaccharides increased significantly with the cover crop. Therefore, the SOC and TN contents were enhanced by the cover crop with the increase of the soil enzyme activities. Thus, the apple yield was improved by the cover crop.     

Response of soil enzymes and microbial communities to root extracts of the alien Alternanthera philoxeroides

Alternanthera philoxeroides is an alien invasive species, which can cause substantial damage to the local ecosystem by secreting allelochemicals. The objective of the present study was to appraise the effects of root extracts of the invasive plant Alternanthera philoxeroides on soil enzyme and native microbial community. Urease activity was measured using the phenol sodium hypochlorite colorimetric method, sucrase activity was determined by 3, 5-dinitrosalicylic acid colorimetric method, catalase activity was determined using the KMnO₄ titration method and alkaline phosphatase activity was determined by the disodium phenyl phosphate colorimetric method. The soil microbial community was investigated by pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. Results showed that the alkaline phosphatase, sucrase and urease activities were all significantly lower than that of the control treatment. The structure of the soil microbial community in the treatments with root extracts addition clearly differed from that of the control treatment. The result showed that the relative abundance of microorganism decreased including Burkhholderia, Gp6, Gp1 and Gp4 in the applied treatments at genus level as compared to control treatment. Hence, we inferred that A. philoxeroides could inhibit the growth of native plant species through toxic effects on soil enzyme activities and the microbial community.     

Changes in tolerance of soil microbial communities in Zn and Cd contaminated soils

Trace metals are present in the soil matrix in different forms, and this obscures the relationship between the amounts of metals, their biological availability and effects. Chemical methods have been devised to directly measure the biological available pools of trace metals, but such methods need to be validated against measured exposure of organisms in the soil. We studied acquired Zn- and Cd tolerance of the soil microbial community as a reporter of its exposure, and compared it with chemical determination of Zn and Cd in 10 soils differing in pH, organic matter content, texture, vegetation-/cultivation history and metal contamination. The tolerance was measured as LC₅₀ (i.e. the metal concentration which inhibits 50% of the activity) in suspensions of extracted soil bacteria, by measuring the incorporation rate of [³H] thymidine at different metal concentrations. Chemical determination of Cd and Zn in soils included total concentrations by aqua regia extractions (AR), and total concentrations in extracted pore water (PW). In addition was the ‘effective concentration’ (C_E) determined using the Diffusion Gradients in Thins films method (DGT). The LC₅₀ values correlated better with PW (r²=0.90 for Cd and r²=0.97 for Zn) and C_E (0.90 for Cd and 0.98 for Zn) compared to the correlation with AR (0.72 for Cd and 0.82 for Zn). After excluding a single extremely contaminated soil from the analysis, the correlation of LC₅₀ with AR was much poorer (r²=0.03 (ns) for Cd and r²=0.48 for Zn), whereas correlations remained significant for both PW (0.90 for Cd and 0.87 for Zn) and C_E (0.54 for Cd and 0.84 for Zn). In conclusion, PW fraction of Cd and Zn appear to be the best predictor of trace metal exposure of the soil microorganisms.     

中国东北苹果园中土壤总硝化作用和氧化亚氮排放状况

A better understanding of nitrogen (N) transformation in agricultural soils is crucial for the development of sustainable and environmental-friendly N fertilizer management and the proposal of effective N₂O mitigation strategies. This study aimed: i) to elucidate the seasonal dynamic of gross nitrification rate and N2O emission, ii) to determine the influence of soil conditions on the gross nitrification, and iii) to confirm the relationship between gross nitrification and N₂O emissions in the soil of an apple orchard in Yantai, Northeast China. The gross nitrification rates and N₂O fluxes were examined from March to October in 2009, 2010, and 2011 using the barometric process separation (BaPS) technique and the static chamber method. During the wet seasons gross nitrification rates were 1.64 times higher than those under dry season conditions. Multiple regression analysis revealed that gross nitrification rates were significantly correlated with soil temperature and soil water-filled pore space (WFPS). The relationship between gross nitrification rates and soil WFPS followed an optimum curve peaking at 60% WFPS. Nitrous oxide fluxes varied widely from March to October and were stimulated by N fertilizer application. Statistically significant positive correlations were found between gross nitrification rates and soil N₂O emissions. Further evaluation indicated that gross nitrification contributed significantly to N₂O formation during the dry season (about 86%) but to a lesser degree during the wet season (about 51%). Therefore, gross nitrification is a key process for the formation of N₂O in soils of apple orchard ecosystems of the geographical region.     

Substrate utilization patterns of desert soil microbial communities in response to xeric and mesic conditions

The Negev Desert is characterized by low soil moisture and organic matter content and an unpredictable rainfall amount, dispersion, and intensity. Water and nutrient availability are, therefore, the major limiting factors of biological activity in arid and semi-arid ecosystems. Plants have developed different ecophysiological adaptations in order to cope with the harsh conditions in this xeric environment, e.g., excretion of salt (Reaumuria negevensis) and chemical compounds (Artemisia sieberi) through the leaves. Microorganisms constitute a major part of these ecosystems' total biomass, and are diverse members of the soil food web, being primarily responsible for breaking down complex organic compounds, which are then recycled. They are also known to be very sensitive to abiotic changes and can time their activity to the environmental conditions.Soil samples were collected monthly from a 0 to 10 cm depth, under the canopies of A. sieberi, Noaea mucronata, and R. negevensis. Samples collected from inter-shrub spaces served as control. CO₂ evolution, microbial biomass, microbial functional diversity, and the physiological profile of the community, were determined by MicroResp™ analysis. A significant difference was found between the two dry periods in most of the examined parameters. The values of water, organic matter content, and total soluble nitrogen were higher in soil samples collected in the vicinity of R. negevensis than in samples collected in the vicinity of N. mucronata, A. sieberi, and the open area. A similar trend was found in CO₂ evolution, microbial biomass, and H' values, in which soil samples collected beneath the canopies of N. mucronata and R. negevensis and from open area had higher values during the wet periods (which were characterized by a mesic environment) and in samples collected beneath the A. sieberi in the wet 2006 and dry 2007 periods.     

Parallel shifts in plant and soil microbial communities in response to biosolids in a semi-arid grassland

Approximately 70,150 dry Mg of biosolids from over 450 wastewater treatment facilities are applied to the semi-arid rangelands of Colorado every year. Research on semi-arid grassland responses to biosolids has become vital to better understand ecosystem dynamics and develop effective biosolids management strategies. The objectives of this study were to determine the long-term (∼12 years) effects of a single biosolids application, and the short-term (∼2 years) effects of a repeated application, on plant and microbial community structure in a semi-arid grassland soil. Specific attention was paid to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and linkages between shifts in plant and soil microbial community structures. Biosolids were surface applied to experimental plots once in 1991 (long-term plots) and again to short-term plots in 2002 at rates of 0, 2.5, 5, 10, 21, or 30 Mg ha⁻¹. Vegetation (species richness and above-ground biomass), soil chemistry (pH, EC, total C, total N, and extractable P, NO₃-N, and NH₄-N), and soil microbial community structure [ester-linked fatty acid methyl esters (EL-FAMEs)], were characterized to assess impacts of biosolids on the ecosystem. Soil chemistry was significantly affected and shifts in both soil microbial and plant community structure were observed with treatment. In both years, the EL-FAME biomarker for AMF decreased with increasing application rate of biosolids; principal components analysis of EL-FAME data yielded shifts in the structure of the microbial communities with treatment primarily related to the relative abundance of the AMF specific biomarker. Significant (p≤0.05) correlations existed among biomarkers for Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, AMF and specific soil chemical parameters and individual plant species' biomass. The AMF biomarker was positively correlated with biomass of the dominant native grass species blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis [Willd. ex Kunth] Lagasca ex Griffiths) and was negatively correlated with western wheatgrass (Agropyron smithii Rydb.) biomass. This study demonstrated that applications of biosolids at relatively low rates can have significant long-term effects on soil chemistry, soil microbial community structure, and plant community species richness and structure in the semi-arid grasslands of northern Colorado. Reduced AMF and parallel shifts in the soil microbial community structure and the plant community structure require further investigation to determine precisely the sequence of influence and resulting ecosystem dynamics.     

黄土高原苹果园间作油菜对土壤水分与苹果品质的影响

[目的]间作生草是黄土高原苹果优势产区有机肥替代化肥模式之一.由于黄土高原地区年际干旱少雨且降水在季节上分配不均,可能产生果园生草与果树争水的问题.因此,本研究采用不同耗水模式的油菜品种探究其对土壤水分及苹果品质的影响.[方法]试验于2018和2019年在陕西省延安市安塞区南沟流域进行.设置4个生草处理,分别为甘蓝型油...     

Effect of indaziflam on microbial activity and nitrogen cycling processes in an orchard soil

Indaziflam is a preemergent herbicide widely used for the control of weeds in pecan (Carya illinoinensis) orchards in the southwestern region of the United States. Given the paucity of data regarding the effect of indaziflam on the biochemical properties of soils supporting pecan production, this study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different application rates of indaziflam on soil microbial activity, diversity, and biochemical processes related to nitrogen (N) cycling. During two consecutive growing seasons (2015 and 2016), soil samples were obtained from experimental mesocosms consisting of soil-filled pots where pecan saplings were grown and treated with indaziflam applied at two different rates (25 and 50 g active ingredient (ai) ha^-1, with the higher rate being slightly lower than the recommended field application rate of 73.1 g ai ha^-1). Soil samples were collected approximately one week before and one week after herbicide application for determination of soil microbial biomass and diversity, N mineralization, and β-glucosaminidase activity. Soil samples collected from the control mesocosms without herbicide application were treated in the laboratory with two rates of indaziflam (75 and 150 g ai ha^-1) to determine the immediate effect on microbial activity. No significant effect of herbicide treatment on soil respiration and microbial biomass was detected. The results showed a slight to moderate decrease in microbial diversity (7% in 2015 and 44% in 2016). However, decreased β-glucosaminidase activity with herbicide treatment was observed in soils from the mesocosms (33%) and soils treated with indaziflam in the laboratory (45%). The mineral N pool was generally dominated by ammonium after indaziflam application, which was consistent with the drastic decrease (75%) in nitrification activity measured in the laboratory experiment. The results of this study indicate that indaziflam, even when applied at higher than recommended rates, has limited effects on soil microbial activity, but may affect N cycling processes.     

Changes in soil microbial and nematode communities during ecosystem decline across a long-term chronosequence

Following the creation of new land surfaces, there is an initial build-up phase, but in the prolonged absence of catastrophic disturbance an ecosystem decline phase has often been observed. While a number of studies have investigated the changes in soil biota that occur during the build-up phase, few studies have investigated how the soil food web changes during the ecosystem decline phase, even though such studies may assist our understanding of biotic factors that contribute to long-term ecosystem changes. We investigated the response of soil microbial and nematode communities to ecosystem decline by studying each of four stages of a long-term (280,000 year) forested chronosequence caused by uplift of marine terraces in the Waitutu region of Fiordland National Park, New Zealand. With increasing chronosequence age there were large increases in ratios of C to N, C to P, and N to P in both the organic layer and mineral soil layer, indicative of greater nutrient (notably P) limitation over time. Variables related to soil microbial biomass and activity were lower on the older terraces when expressed on a per unit soil C basis, reflecting that the quality of the soil organic matter, which is the resource that supports microbial metabolism, declined over time. This in turn had important consequences for population densities of soil nematodes and enchytraeids, including both microbe-feeding and predatory groups. There were significant increases in the fungal:bacterial biomass ratio and in the fungal-feeding:bacterial-feeding nematode densities. Taken collectively, our results suggest a decline in soil microbial activity and soil fauna, and an increase in the relative importance of the fungal-based (vs. bacterial-based) energy channel during long-term ecosystem development on terraces of marine origin. This corroborates the hypothesis that the studied sites represent a retrogressive shift in soil organic matter quality over a long-term chronosequence.     

Identification of microbial communities that assimilate substrate from root cap cells in an aerobic soil using a DNA-SIP approach

Although root cap cells are an important substrate for microorganisms in the rhizosphere, little attention has been paid to the decomposition of sloughed root cap cells by microorganisms. This study used rice plant callus cells grown on medium containing ¹³C-labelled glucose as a model material for rice plant root cap cells. Harvested ¹³C-labelled callus cells (78 atom % ¹³C) were subjected to decomposition in an aerobic soil microcosm for 56 days. The low cellulose and lignin levels and the disaggregated nature of the callus cells indicated that these cells were an appropriate model material for root cap cells. DNA was extracted from a soil incubated with ¹²C- and ¹³C-callus cells and subjected to buoyant density gradient centrifugation to identify bacterial species that assimilated carbon from the callus cells. The stability of the total bacterial communities during the incubation was estimated. Many DGGE bands in light fractions of soil incubated with ¹³C-callus cells were weaker in intensity than those from soil incubated with ¹²C-callus cells, and those bands were shifted to heavier fractions after ¹³C-callus treatment. ¹³C-labelled DNA was detected from Day 3 onwards, and the DGGE bands in the heavy fractions were most numerous on Day 21. DGGE bands from heavy and light fractions were sequenced, revealing more than 70% of callus- C incorporating bacteria were Gram-negative, predominantly α-Proteobacteria, β-Proteobacteria, γ-Proteobacteria, Sphingobacteria and Actinobacteria. These species were phylogenetically distinct from the bacteria reported to be present during plant residue decomposition and resident in rice roots. This study indicates that root cap cells are decomposed by specific bacterial species in the rhizosphere, and that these species augment the diversity of rhizospheric bacterial communities.     

三七设施栽培根际微生物菌群变化及其与三七根腐病的相关性研究

本研究通过对三七免耕种植的定位研究,探讨三七根腐病发病过程中的菌群变化及其与三七根腐病的相关性。结果表明:设施栽培条件下三七根际土壤中各类微生物数量及种群结构均随着季节气温而变化,其消涨变化规律与三七根腐病高发期吻合,是诱发三七根腐病发生的根本原因。进一步的研究表明三七根腐病的发生,与土壤中厌氧细菌、真菌及放线菌数量的增加及其种群数量比例变化有密切的关联性,这三类菌群的数量及其比例变化是诱导三七根腐病害发生的主要原因;土壤温度与根腐发病率没有直接的关联作用,但是温度可改变土壤微生物种群变化并导致三七根腐病的发生发展;根际土壤中好氧细菌数与厌氧细菌数比例及真菌与细菌总数比值可作为三七根腐发病及病害防治的预期参考指标。     

Changes in soil microbial community composition in response to fertilization of paddy soils in subtropical China

Repeated fertilizer applications to cultivated soils may alter the composition and activities of microbial communities in terrestrial agro-ecosystems. In this study, we investigated the effects of different long term fertilization practices (control (CK), three levels of mineral fertilizer (N₁P₁K₁, N₂P₂K₂, and N₃P₃K₃), and organic manure (OM)) on soil environmental variables and microbial communities by using phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) biomarkers analysis in subtropical China. Study showed that OM treatment led to increases in soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) contents, while the mineral fertilizer treatment led to increases in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) content. Changes in soil microbial communities (eg. bacteria, actinomycetes) were more noticeable in soils subjected to organic manure applications than in the control soils or those treated with mineral fertilizer applications. Fungal PLFA biomarkers responded differently from the other PLFA groups, the numerical values of fungal PLFA biomarkers were similar for all the OM and mineral fertilizer treatments. PCA analysis showed that the relative abundance of most PLFA biomarkers increased in response to OM treatment, and that increased application rates of the mineral fertilizer changed the composition of one small fungal PLFA biomarker group (namely 18:3ω6c and 16:1ω5c). Further, from the range of soil environmental factors that we examined, SOC, TN and TP were the key determinants affecting soil microbial community. Our results suggest that organic manure should be recommended to improve soil microbial activity in subtropical agricultural ecosystems, while increasing mineral fertilizer applications alone will not increase microbial growth in paddy soils.