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Babar S, Baloch A, Qasim M, Wang J, Wang X, Li Y, Khalid S, Jiang C. Unearthing the soil-bacteria nexus to enhance potassium bioavailability for global sustainable agriculture: A mechanistic preview. Microbiol Res 2024; 288:127885. [PMID: 39236472 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2024.127885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2024] [Revised: 08/02/2024] [Accepted: 08/25/2024] [Indexed: 09/07/2024]
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Established as a plant macronutrient, potassium (K) substantially bestows plant growth and thus, global food production. It is absorbed by plants as potassium cation (K+) from soil solution, which is enriched through slow-release from soil minerals or addition of soluble fertilizers. Contribution of bioavailable K+ from soil is usually insignificant (< 2 %), although the earth's crust is rich in K-bearing minerals. However, K is fixed largely in interlayer spaces of K-bearing minerals, which can be released by K-solubilizing bacteria (KSB) such as Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Enterobacter, and Acidithiobacillus. The underlying mechanisms of K dissolution by KSB include acidolysis, ion exchange reactions, chelation, complexolysis, and release of various organic and inorganic acids such as citric, oxalic, acetic, gluconic, and tartaric acids. These acids cause disintegration of K-bearing minerals and bring K+ into soil solution that becomes available to the plants. Current literature review updates the scientific information about microbial species, factors, and mechanisms governing the bio-intrusion of K-bearing minerals. Moreover, it explores the potential of KSB not only for K-solubilization but also to enhance bioavailability of phosphorus, nitrogen, and micronutrients, as well as its other beneficial impact on plant growth. Thus, in the context of sustainable agricultural production and global food security, utilization of KSB may facilitate plant nutrient availability, conserve natural resources, and reduce environmental impacts caused by chemical fertilizers.
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- Saba Babar
- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China.
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Plant Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China.
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China.
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Kong J, Liu H, Wang R, Wang J, Zhai P, Ma R, Kang P, Liu B. Influence of herbaceous litter thickness on bacterial community structure and physicochemical properties of aeolian sand. Can J Microbiol 2024; 70:433-445. [PMID: 39254104 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2023-0219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/11/2024]
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The change and mechanism of soil and soil bacterial diversity during the change of herbaceous litter thickness in desert areas is crucial to understand. In the study, the dominant herbaceous litter mixture in Baijitan National Nature Reserve was selected as the research material, and an experiment was established by adjusting the litter depth. The results showed that the measured values of soil physicochemical factors (total nitrogen, total protein, total potassium, available phosphorus, available potassium, pH, and soil water content) increased with the increase of herbaceous litter mixture thickness in 0-5 cm soil layer. Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Chloroflexi, and Gemmatimonadetes were the dominant bacterial phyla under different thicknesses of herbaceous litter in 0-5 and 5-10 cm soil layers. Balneimonas, Rubrobacter, and Geodermatophilus were the dominant bacterial genera under different thicknesses of herbaceous litter in 0-5 and 5-10 cm soil layers. There was no obvious change in the α-diversity index of bacterial community the same soil layer, but the α-diversity index in the 0-5 cm soil layer was lower compared to the 5-10 cm soil layer. The results of this study revealed that the change of herbaceous litter thickness had no significant effect on soil bacterial community structure in desert areas.
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- Jieru Kong
- School of Bioscience and Bioengineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, China
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Protection of Agro-pastoral Ecotones in the Yellow River Basin, National Ethnic Affairs Commission of China, Yinchuan 750021, China
- Ningxia Baijitan National Field Observation and Research Station for Forest Ecosystem, 750499, China
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- School of Bioscience and Bioengineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, China
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Protection of Agro-pastoral Ecotones in the Yellow River Basin, National Ethnic Affairs Commission of China, Yinchuan 750021, China
- Ningxia Baijitan National Field Observation and Research Station for Forest Ecosystem, 750499, China
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- Ningxia Baijitan National Field Observation and Research Station for Forest Ecosystem, 750499, China
- Administration of Ningxia Lingwu Baijitan National Nature Reserve, 750499, China
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- Ningxia Baijitan National Field Observation and Research Station for Forest Ecosystem, 750499, China
- Administration of Ningxia Lingwu Baijitan National Nature Reserve, 750499, China
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- School of Bioscience and Bioengineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, China
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Protection of Agro-pastoral Ecotones in the Yellow River Basin, National Ethnic Affairs Commission of China, Yinchuan 750021, China
- Ningxia Baijitan National Field Observation and Research Station for Forest Ecosystem, 750499, China
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- School of Bioscience and Bioengineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, China
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Protection of Agro-pastoral Ecotones in the Yellow River Basin, National Ethnic Affairs Commission of China, Yinchuan 750021, China
- Ningxia Baijitan National Field Observation and Research Station for Forest Ecosystem, 750499, China
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- School of Bioscience and Bioengineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, China
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Protection of Agro-pastoral Ecotones in the Yellow River Basin, National Ethnic Affairs Commission of China, Yinchuan 750021, China
- Ningxia Baijitan National Field Observation and Research Station for Forest Ecosystem, 750499, China
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- School of Bioscience and Bioengineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, China
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Protection of Agro-pastoral Ecotones in the Yellow River Basin, National Ethnic Affairs Commission of China, Yinchuan 750021, China
- Ningxia Baijitan National Field Observation and Research Station for Forest Ecosystem, 750499, China
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Wang F, Sun J, Han L, Liu W, Ding Y. Microplastics regulate soil microbial activities: Evidence from catalase, dehydrogenase, and fluorescein diacetate hydrolase. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 263:120064. [PMID: 39332793 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.120064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2024] [Revised: 09/23/2024] [Accepted: 09/24/2024] [Indexed: 09/29/2024]
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Soil microbiomes drive many soil processes and maintain the ecological functions of terrestrial ecosystems. Microplastics (MPs, size < 5 mm) are pervasive emerging contaminants worldwide. However, how MPs affect soil microbial activity has not been well elucidated. This review article first highlights the effects of MPs on overall soil microbial activities represented by three soil enzymes, i.e., catalase, dehydrogenase, and fluorescein diacetate hydrolase (FDAse), and explores the underlying mechanisms and influencing factors. Abundant evidence confirms that MPs can change soil microbial activities. However, existing results vary greatly from inhibition to promotion and non-significance, depending on polymer type, degradability, dose, size, shape, additive, and aging degree of the target MPs, soil physicochemical and biological properties, and exposure conditions, such as exposure time, temperature, and agricultural practices (e.g., planting, fertilization, soil amendment, and pesticide application). MPs can directly affect microbial activities by acting as carbon sources, releasing additives and pollutants, and shaping microbial communities via plastisphere effects. Smaller MPs (e.g., nanoplastics, 1 to < 1000 nm) can also damage microbial cells through penetration. Indirectly, MPs can change soil attributes, fertility, the toxicity of co-existing pollutants, and the performance of soil fauna and plants, thus regulating soil microbiomes and their activities. In conclusion, MPs can regulate soil microbial activities and consequently pose cascading consequences for ecosystem functioning.
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- Fayuan Wang
- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266042, P.R. China.
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- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266042, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Quality Improvement and Ecological Restoration for Watersheds, Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P.R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Environmental Diagnosis and Contamination Remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, P.R. China
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- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266042, P.R. China.
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Pintarič M, Štuhec A, Tratnik E, Langerholc T. Spent Mushroom Substrate Improves Microbial Quantities and Enzymatic Activity in Soils of Different Farming Systems. Microorganisms 2024; 12:1521. [PMID: 39203364 PMCID: PMC11356570 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12081521] [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: 06/28/2024] [Revised: 07/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 09/03/2024] Open
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Organic fertilizers, such as spent mushroom substrate (SMS), improve soil fertility, but studies comparing their effects on different agricultural soils are limited. In this study, the effects of standard, SMS and composed fertilizers on soils from conventional-integrated, organic and biodynamic farming were investigated. Soil samples were analyzed for microorganisms and the activity of β-glucosidase (β-GLU), β-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAG), urease (URE), arylamidase (ARN), phosphatase (PHOS), acid phosphatase (PAC), alkaline phosphatase (PAH) and arylsulphatase (ARS). Biodynamic soil showed the highest microbial counts and enzyme activities, followed by organic and conventional soils. SMS significantly increased the number of microorganisms and enzyme activities, especially in biodynamic and organic soils. Seasonal variations affected all microorganisms and most enzymes in all soils, except NAG in conventional and organic soils. Biodynamic soil showed stable activity of enzymes and microorganisms throughout the year, indicating greater stability. This study concludes that soil microorganisms and enzyme activities respond differently to fertilization depending on the soil type, with SMS demonstrating beneficial effects in all tested soils.
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- Maša Pintarič
- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Maribor, Pivola 10, 2311 Hoče, Slovenia; (A.Š.); (E.T.); (T.L.)
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Wang F, Liu H, Yao H, Zhang B, Li Y, Jin S, Cao H. Reducing Application of Nitrogen Fertilizer Increases Soil Bacterial Diversity and Drives Co-Occurrence Networks. Microorganisms 2024; 12:1434. [PMID: 39065202 PMCID: PMC11278655 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12071434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2024] [Revised: 07/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Reducing nitrogen fertilizer application highlights its role in optimizing soil bacterial communities to achieve sustainable agriculture. However, the specific mechanisms of bacterial community change under these conditions are not yet clear. In this study, we employed long-term field experiments and high-throughput sequencing to analyze how varying levels of nitrogen application influence the soil bacterial community structure and co-occurrence networks. The results show that reducing the nitrogen inputs significantly enhances the diversity and evenness of the soil bacterial communities, possibly due to the diminished dominance of nitrogen-sensitive taxa, which in turn liberates the ecological niches for less competitive species. Furthermore, changes in the complexity and stability of the bacterial co-occurrence networks suggest increased community resilience and a shift toward more mutualistic interactions. These findings underline the potential of reduced nitrogen application to alleviate competitive pressures among bacterial species, thereby promoting a more diverse and stable microbial ecosystem, highlighting the role of competitive release in fostering microbial diversity. This research contributes to our understanding of how nitrogen management can influence soil health and offers insights into sustainable agricultural practices.
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- Feng Wang
- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Testing and Control for Characteristic Agro-Product Quality and Safety, Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ningbo 315040, China; (F.W.); (H.Y.); (S.J.)
- Institute of Farmland Water Conservancy and Soil-Fertilizer, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural and Reclamation Sciences, Shihezi 832000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (H.L.); (B.Z.); (Y.L.)
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- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Testing and Control for Characteristic Agro-Product Quality and Safety, Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ningbo 315040, China; (F.W.); (H.Y.); (S.J.)
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (H.L.); (B.Z.); (Y.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (H.L.); (B.Z.); (Y.L.)
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- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Testing and Control for Characteristic Agro-Product Quality and Safety, Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ningbo 315040, China; (F.W.); (H.Y.); (S.J.)
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (H.L.); (B.Z.); (Y.L.)
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Yan H, Wu Y, He G, Wen S, Yang L, Ji L. Fertilization regime changes rhizosphere microbial community assembly and interaction in Phoebe bournei plantations. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 108:417. [PMID: 38995388 PMCID: PMC11245453 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-024-13106-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024]
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Fertilizer input is one of the effective forest management practices, which improves soil nutrients and microbial community compositions and promotes forest productivity. However, few studies have explored the response of rhizosphere soil microbial communities to various fertilization regimes across seasonal dynamics. Here, we collected the rhizosphere soil samples from Phoebe bournei plantations to investigate the response of community assemblages and microbial interactions of the soil microbiome to the short-term application of four typical fertilizer practices (including chemical fertilizer (CF), organic fertilizer (OF), compound microbial fertilizer (CMF), and no fertilizer control (CK)). The amendments of organic fertilizer and compound microbial fertilizer altered the composition of rhizosphere soil bacterial and fungal communities, respectively. The fertilization regime significantly affected bacterial diversity rather than fungal diversity, and rhizosphere fungi responded more sensitively than bacteria to season. Fertilization-induced fungal networks were more complex than bacterial networks. Stochastic processes governed both rhizosphere soil bacterial and fungal communities, and drift and dispersal limitation dominated soil fungal and bacterial communities, respectively. Collectively, these findings demonstrate contrasting responses to community assemblages and interactions of rhizosphere bacteria and fungi to fertilizer practices. The application of organic fertilization strengthens microbial interactions and changes the succession of key taxa in the rhizosphere habitat. KEY POINTS: • Fertilization altered the key taxa and microbial interaction • Organic fertilizer facilitated the turnover of rhizosphere microbial communities • Stochasticity governed soil fungal and bacterial community assembly.
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- Haoyu Yan
- School of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, 410004, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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- School of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, 410004, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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- School of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, 410004, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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- School of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, 410004, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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- School of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, 410004, Changsha, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, 410004, Changsha, People's Republic of China.
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Jia A, Bai Z, Gong L, Li H, Bai Z, Wang M. Effects of Organic Fertilizer Addition to Vegetation and Soil Bacterial Communities in Saline-Alkali-Degraded Grassland with Photovoltaic Panels. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:1491. [PMID: 38891300 PMCID: PMC11174366 DOI: 10.3390/plants13111491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Revised: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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The Songnen grassland is an important resource for livestock production in China. Due to the intensification of anthropogenic activities in recent years, vegetation degradation has worsened, and the salinization of grassland has become increasingly serious, which severely affects the sustainable development of grassland animal husbandry. In this study, organic fertilizer addition was carried out at saline-and-alkaline-degraded Songnen grassland sites with photovoltaic panels, and we investigated the effects of organic fertilizer treatments on the vegetation and soil bacteria in these areas. The results showed that both organic fertilizer treatments increased the community composition and diversity indices of plants (p < 0.05); they also had significant effects on soil electrical conductivity and rapidly available potassium (p < 0.05). In the dominant phylum of bacteria, the relative abundance of Firmicutes increased without adding organic fertilizer under the photovoltaic panel; the addition of organic fertilizer had a significant effect on the relative abundance of Firmicutes and Desulfobacterota (p < 0.05), reducing their relative abundance, respectively. There were differences in the number of bacteria at the genus level under different treatments compared to the control, with the highest enrichment of bacteria occurring at the OFE position, and a significant difference (p < 0.05) being found between the control and the other four groups at the genus level of g_norank_f_norank_o_Actinomarinales. Organic fertilizer had a significant effect on the bacterial Simpson diversity index, with the most significant increasing trend found in OFE (the front eaves of the photovoltaic panel in fertilization area). The results of a correlation analysis showed that pH, electrical conductivity, and total nitrogen were the main factors affecting the soil bacterial community.
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- Aomei Jia
- Department of Grassland Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (A.J.); (L.G.); (H.L.); (Z.B.)
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- The Research Center of Soil and Water Conservation and Ecological Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Education, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China;
- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Grassland Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (A.J.); (L.G.); (H.L.); (Z.B.)
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- Department of Grassland Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (A.J.); (L.G.); (H.L.); (Z.B.)
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- Department of Grassland Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (A.J.); (L.G.); (H.L.); (Z.B.)
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- Department of Grassland Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (A.J.); (L.G.); (H.L.); (Z.B.)
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Gong F, He C, Li X, Wang K, Li M, Zhou X, Xu M, He X. Impacts of fertilization methods on Salvia miltiorrhiza quality and characteristics of the epiphytic microbial community. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1395628. [PMID: 38817929 PMCID: PMC11138495 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1395628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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Plant epiphytic microorganisms have established a unique symbiotic relationship with plants, which has a significant impact on their growth, immune defense, and environmental adaptation. However, the impact of fertilization methods on the epiphytic microbial community and their correlation with the yield and quality of medicinal plant was still unclear. In current study, we conducted a field fertilization experiment and analyzed the composition of epiphytic bacterial and fungal communities employing high throughput sequencing data in different organs (roots, stems, and leaves) of Salvia miltiorrhiza, as well as their correlation with plant growth. The results showed that fertilization significantly affected the active ingredients and hormone content, soil physicochemical properties, and the composition of epiphytic microbial communities. After fertilization, the plant surface was enriched with a core microbial community mainly composed of bacteria from Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, and Actinobacteria, as well as fungi from Zygomycota and Ascomycota. Additionally, plant growth hormones were the principal factors leading to alterations in the epiphytic microbial community of S. miltiorrhiza. Thus, the most effective method of fertilization involved the application of base fertilizer in combination with foliar fertilizer. This study provides a new perspective for studying the correlation between microbial community function and the quality of S. miltiorrhiza, and also provides a theoretical basis for the cultivation and sustainable development of high-quality medicinal plants.
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- Feng Gong
- College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, China
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity Research and Application of Hebei Province, Baoding, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, China
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity Research and Application of Hebei Province, Baoding, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, China
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity Research and Application of Hebei Province, Baoding, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, China
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity Research and Application of Hebei Province, Baoding, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, China
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity Research and Application of Hebei Province, Baoding, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, China
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity Research and Application of Hebei Province, Baoding, China
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Ben Zineb A, Lamine M, Khallef A, Hamdi H, Ahmed T, Al-Jabri H, Alsafran M, Mliki A, Sayadi S, Gargouri M. Harnessing rhizospheric core microbiomes from arid regions for enhancing date palm resilience to climate change effects. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1362722. [PMID: 38646634 PMCID: PMC11027745 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1362722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024] Open
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Date palm cultivation has thrived in the Gulf Cooperation Council region since ancient times, where it represents a vital sector in agricultural and socio-economic development. However, climate change conditions prevailing for decades in this area, next to rarefication of rain, hot temperatures, intense evapotranspiration, rise of sea level, salinization of groundwater, and intensification of cultivation, contributed to increase salinity in the soil as well as in irrigation water and to seriously threaten date palm cultivation sustainability. There are also growing concerns about soil erosion and its repercussions on date palm oases. While several reviews have reported on solutions to sustain date productivity, including genetic selection of suitable cultivars for the local harsh environmental conditions and the implementation of efficient management practices, no systematic review of the desertic plants' below-ground microbial communities and their potential contributions to date palm adaptation to climate change has been reported yet. Indeed, desert microorganisms are expected to address critical agricultural challenges and economic issues. Therefore, the primary objectives of the present critical review are to (1) analyze and synthesize current knowledge and scientific advances on desert plant-associated microorganisms, (2) review and summarize the impacts of their application on date palm, and (3) identify possible gaps and suggest relevant guidance for desert plant microbes' inoculation approach to sustain date palm cultivation within the Gulf Cooperation Council in general and in Qatar in particular.
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- Ameni Ben Zineb
- Center for Sustainable Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cedria, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cedria, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
- Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Monastir, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Center for Sustainable Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Environmental Science Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Center for Sustainable Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Agricultural Research Station, Office of VP for Research and Graduate Studies, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cedria, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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- Center for Sustainable Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cedria, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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Nikolaidou C, Mola M, Papakostas S, Aschonitis VG, Monokrousos N, Kougias PG. The effect of anaerobic digestate as an organic soil fertilizer on the diversity and structure of the indigenous soil microbial and nematode communities. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024:10.1007/s11356-024-32850-9. [PMID: 38517633 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32850-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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Anaerobic digestate is a popular soil additive which can promote sustainability and transition toward a circular economy. This study addresses how anaerobic digestate modifies soil health when combined with a common chemical fertilizer. Attention was given to soil microbes and, a neglected but of paramount importance soil taxonomic group, soil nematodes. A mesocosm experiment was set up in order to assess the soil's microbial and nematode community. The results demonstrated that the microbial diversity was not affected by the different fertilization regimes, although species richness increased after digestate and mixed fertilization. The composition and abundance of nematode community did not respond to any treatment. Mixed fertilization notably increased potassium (K) and boron (B) levels, while nitrate (NO3-) levels were uniformly elevated across fertilized soils, despite variations in nitrogen input. Network analysis revealed that chemical fertilization led to a densely interconnected network with mainly mutualistic relationships which could cause ecosystem disruption, while digestate application formed a more complex community based on bacterial interactions. However, the combination of both orchestrated a more balanced and less complex community structure, which is more resilient to random disturbances, but on the downside, it is more likely to collapse under targeted perturbations.
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- Charitini Nikolaidou
- Soil and Water Resources Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Dimitra, 57001, Thessaloniki, Greece
- University Center of International Programmes of Studies, International Hellenic University, 57001, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Soil and Water Resources Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Dimitra, 57001, Thessaloniki, Greece
- University Center of International Programmes of Studies, International Hellenic University, 57001, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Science and Technology, International Hellenic University, 57001, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Soil and Water Resources Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Dimitra, 57001, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- University Center of International Programmes of Studies, International Hellenic University, 57001, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Soil and Water Resources Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Dimitra, 57001, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Wu C, Yan B, Wei F, Wang H, Gao L, Ma H, Liu Q, Liu Y, Liu G, Wang G. Long-term application of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers changes the process of community construction by affecting keystone species of crop rhizosphere microorganisms. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 897:165239. [PMID: 37394065 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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Keystone species of microbial communities play a very important role in community structure and ecosystem function; however, the effect of long-term nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) fertilizers on key taxa and the mechanisms of community construction of rhizosphere microbial communities remain unclear. In this study, the effect of nine fertilization treatments (N0P0, N0P1, N0P2, N1P0, N1P1, N1P2, N2P0, N2P1, and N2P2) on soil microbial community diversity, keystone species, and construction methods in the crop rhizosphere were studied in a loess hilly area after 26 years of fertilization. The results showed that fertilization significantly increased the nutrient contents of the rhizospheric soil and root system and significantly affected microbial community composition (based on the Bray-Curtis distance) and community construction process (β-nearest taxon index: βNTI). The decrease in the abundance of oligotrophic bacteria (from phyla Acidobacteriota and Chloroflexi) in the keystone species of bacterial communities shifted the community construction process from homogenizing dispersal to variable selection process and was significantly regulated by soil factors (total P and carbon-N ratio). However, the decrease in the abundance of keystone species (from phylum Basidiomycota) in the fungal communities did not have a significant effect on community construction, which was mainly affected by root characteristics (root N content and soluble sugar). This study found that long-term N and P fertilization changed the keystone species composition of bacterial communities by affecting the nutrient content of the rhizospheric soil, such as total P, so that the construction mode of communities changed from a stochastic to a deterministic process, and the N2 fertilization, especially the N1P2 treatment was better for increasing network stability (modularity and clustering coefficient).
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- Chunxiao Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; The Research Center of Soil and Water Conservation and Ecological Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Education, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, 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 and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; The Research Center of Soil and Water Conservation and Ecological Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Education, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, 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 and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; The Research Center of Soil and Water Conservation and Ecological Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Education, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, 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 and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; The Research Center of Soil and Water Conservation and Ecological Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Education, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
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Liang S, Jiang Y, Zhang M. Integrative analysis of the effects of organic and conventional farming methods on peanut based on transcriptome and metabolomics. Food Res Int 2023; 171:113065. [PMID: 37330858 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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To elucidate the nutritional quality of peanut under different farming methods, we selected two cultivars, "jihua13" and "jihua4", to grow in organic and conventional environments, respectively. After harvest, we measured physiological parameters and differential metabolites. Metabolomics showed that most of the amino acids, carbohydrates, and secondary metabolites in organically grown jihua4 were downregulated, which was completely the opposite in jihua13. Fatty acids associated with heart disease and hypertension are reduced in organically grown peanuts. In particular, the highly statistically significant tryptophan betaine seems to be used as a reference to distinguish between organic and conventional cultivation. Mechanisms leading to differences in crop chemical composition are explained by transcriptome analysis. The results of the transcriptome analysis indicated that organic cultivation largely affects the synthesis of amino acids and carbohydrates in jihua13. Combined analysis of transcriptome and metabolomics found that variety jihua13 is more sensitive to farming methods and produces more unsaturated fatty acids than jihua4.
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- Shan Liang
- Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China.
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Gulzar S, Manzoor MA, Liaquat F, Zahid MS, Arif S, Zhou X, Zhang Y. Endophytic bacterial diversity by 16S rRNA gene sequencing of Pak choi roots under fluazinam, Trichoderma harzianum, and Sophora flavescens inoculation. Funct Integr Genomics 2023; 23:194. [PMID: 37266724 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-023-01119-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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- Shazma Gulzar
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang, Shanghai, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang, Shanghai, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang, Shanghai, China
- Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Bioresources, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang, Shanghai, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang, Shanghai, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang, Shanghai, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang, Shanghai, China.
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Zhang H, Zheng K, Gu S, Wang Y, Zhou X, Yan H, Ma K, Zhao Y, Jin X, Lu G, Deng Y. Grass-Legume Mixture with Rhizobium Inoculation Enhanced the Restoration Effects of Organic Fertilizer. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1114. [PMID: 37317088 PMCID: PMC10224280 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11051114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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The establishment of artificial grassland is crucial in restoring degraded grassland and resolving the forage-livestock conflict, and the application of organic fertilizer and complementary seeding of grass-legume mixture are effective methods to enhance grass growth in practice. However, its mechanism behind the underground is largely unclear. Here, by utilizing organic fertilizer in the alpine region of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, this study assessed the potential of grass-legume mixtures with and without the inoculation of Rhizobium for the restoration of degraded grassland. The results demonstrated that the application of organic fertilizer can increase the forage yield and soil nutrient contents of degraded grassland, and they were 0.59 times and 0.28 times higher than that of the control check (CK), respectively. The community composition and structure of soil bacteria and fungi were also changed by applying organic fertilizer. Based on this, the grass-legume mixture inoculated with Rhizobium can further increase the contribution of organic fertilizer to soil nutrients and thus enhance the restoration effects for degraded artificial grassland. Moreover, the application of organic fertilizer significantly increased the colonization of gramineous plant by native mycorrhizal fungi, which was ~1.5-2.0 times higher than CK. This study offers a basis for the application of organic fertilizer and grass-legume mixture in the ecological restoration of degraded grassland.
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- Haijuan Zhang
- College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (H.Z.); (K.Z.); (Y.W.); (X.Z.); (H.Y.); (K.M.); (Y.Z.); (X.J.)
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- College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (H.Z.); (K.Z.); (Y.W.); (X.Z.); (H.Y.); (K.M.); (Y.Z.); (X.J.)
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (H.Z.); (K.Z.); (Y.W.); (X.Z.); (H.Y.); (K.M.); (Y.Z.); (X.J.)
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- College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (H.Z.); (K.Z.); (Y.W.); (X.Z.); (H.Y.); (K.M.); (Y.Z.); (X.J.)
- Experimental Station of Grassland Improvement in Qinghai Province, Gonghe 813000, China
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- College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (H.Z.); (K.Z.); (Y.W.); (X.Z.); (H.Y.); (K.M.); (Y.Z.); (X.J.)
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- College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (H.Z.); (K.Z.); (Y.W.); (X.Z.); (H.Y.); (K.M.); (Y.Z.); (X.J.)
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- College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (H.Z.); (K.Z.); (Y.W.); (X.Z.); (H.Y.); (K.M.); (Y.Z.); (X.J.)
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- College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (H.Z.); (K.Z.); (Y.W.); (X.Z.); (H.Y.); (K.M.); (Y.Z.); (X.J.)
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- College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (H.Z.); (K.Z.); (Y.W.); (X.Z.); (H.Y.); (K.M.); (Y.Z.); (X.J.)
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Goll DS, Bauters M, Zhang H, Ciais P, Balkanski Y, Wang R, Verbeeck H. Atmospheric phosphorus deposition amplifies carbon sinks in simulations of a tropical forest in Central Africa. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2023; 237:2054-2068. [PMID: 36226674 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Spatial redistribution of nutrients by atmospheric transport and deposition could theoretically act as a continental-scale mechanism which counteracts declines in soil fertility caused by nutrient lock-up in accumulating biomass in tropical forests in Central Africa. However, to what extent it affects carbon sinks in forests remains elusive. Here we use a terrestrial biosphere model to quantify the impact of changes in atmospheric nitrogen and phosphorus deposition on plant nutrition and biomass carbon sink at a typical lowland forest site in Central Africa. We find that the increase in nutrient deposition since the 1980s could have contributed to the carbon sink over the past four decades up to an extent which is similar to that from the combined effects of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and climate change. Furthermore, we find that the modelled carbon sink responds to changes in phosphorus deposition, but less so to nitrogen deposition. The pronounced response of ecosystem productivity to changes in nutrient deposition illustrates a potential mechanism that could control carbon sinks in Central Africa. Monitoring the quantity and quality of nutrient deposition is needed in this region, given the changes in nutrient deposition due to human land use.
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- Daniel S Goll
- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, CNRS, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin, Université Paris Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, 91190, France
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- Isotope Bioscience Laboratory-ISOFYS, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
- Department of Environment, Computational and Applied Vegetation Ecology - CAVElab, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Department Geoscience, Environment & Society, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, 1050, Belgium
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- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, CNRS, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin, Université Paris Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, 91190, France
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- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, CNRS, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin, Université Paris Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, 91190, France
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
- Integrated Research on Disaster Risk International Center of Excellence on Risk Interconnectivity and Governance on Weather/Climate Extremes Impact and Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
- Center for Urban Eco-Planning & Design, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
- Big Data Institute for Carbon Emission and Environmental Pollution, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Department of Environment, Computational and Applied Vegetation Ecology - CAVElab, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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Liu Y, Tan Y, Liang D, Pei C, Zhang Z. Effects of Sugarcane Leaf Return and Fertilizer Reduction on Maize Growth, Yield and Soil Properties in Red Soil. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1029. [PMID: 36903890 PMCID: PMC10004792 DOI: 10.3390/plants12051029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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In order to make better use of the vast sugarcane leaf straw resources and reduce the overuse of chemical fertilizers in the subtropical red soil region of Guangxi, this study aimed to determine the effects of sugarcane leaf return (SLR) and fertilizer reduction (FR) on maize growth, yield component and yield, and soil properties. A pot experiment with three SLR amounts (full SLR (FS), 120 g/pot; half SLR (HS), 60 g/pot; and no SLR (NS) with three FR levels including full fertilizer (FF), 4.50 g N/pot, 3.00 g P2O5/pot, and 4.50 g K2O/pot; half fertilizer (HF), 2.25 g N/pot, 1.50 g P2O5/pot, and 2.25 g K2O/pot; and no fertilizer (NF)), without nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium added, was conducted to assess the effects of different SLR amounts and chemical FR levels on maize growth, yield, and soil properties. Compared with no sugarcane leaf return and the no-fertilizer treatment (CK), SLR and FR could increase maize plant height, stalk diameter, number of fully developed maize plant leaves, total leaf area and chlorophyll content, soil alkali-hydrolyzable nitrogen (AN), available phosphorus (AP), available potassium (AK), soil organic matter (SOM), and electrical conductivity (EC). The maize yield component factors of FS and HS were higher in NF treatment than those in NS treatment. The relative increase rate of treatments retained FF/NF and HF/NF under FS or HS condition on 1000 kernel weight, ear diameter, plant air-dried weight, ear height, and yield than that under NS condition. FSHF had not only the largest plant air-dried weight but also the highest maize yield (3225.08 kg/hm2) among nine treatment combinations. The effects of SLR on maize growth and yield and soil properties were lower than those of FR. SLR and FR combined treatment did not affect maize growth but affected maize yield significantly. Soil properties improved more with SLR + FR treatment than with SLR or FR application alone. The plant height, stalk diameter, number of fully developed maize plant leaves, and total leaf area, as well as AN, AP, AK, SOM, and EC levels in soil, were enhanced by SLR and FR incorporation. The experimental results indicated that applying reasonable FR combined with SLR increased AN, AP, AK, SOM, and EC, which improved maize growth and yield and enhanced soil properties in red soil. Hence, FSHF might be a suitable combination of SLR and FR.
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- Yufeng Liu
- Agricultural Resources and Environmental Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Guangxi Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation, Nanning 530007, China
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- Agricultural Resources and Environmental Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Guangxi Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation, Nanning 530007, China
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- Guangxi Vocational College of Water Resources and Electric Power, Nanning 530023, China
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- Guangxi Vocational College of Water Resources and Electric Power, Nanning 530023, China
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- Institute of Jiangsu Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Yancheng 224002, China
- School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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Li S, Fan W, Xu G, Cao Y, Zhao X, Hao S, Deng B, Ren S, Hu S. Bio-organic fertilizers improve Dendrocalamus farinosus growth by remolding the soil microbiome and metabolome. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1117355. [PMID: 36876063 PMCID: PMC9975161 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1117355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Organic and microbial fertilizers have potential advantages over inorganic fertilizers in improving soil fertility and crop yield without harmful side-effects. However, the effects of these bio-organic fertilizers on the soil microbiome and metabolome remain largely unknown, especially in the context of bamboo cultivation. In this study, we cultivated Dendrocalamus farinosus (D. farinosus) plants under five different fertilization conditions: organic fertilizer (OF), Bacillus amyloliquefaciens bio-fertilizer (Ba), Bacillus mucilaginosus Krassilnikov bio-fertilizer (BmK), organic fertilizer plus Bacillus amyloliquefaciens bio-fertilizer (OFBa), and organic fertilizer plus Bacillus mucilaginosus Krassilnikov bio-fertilizer (OFBmK). We conducted 16S rRNA sequencing and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC-MS) to evaluate the soil bacterial composition and soil metabolic activity in the different treatment groups. The results demonstrate that all the fertilization conditions altered the soil bacterial community composition. Moreover, the combination of organic and microbial fertilizers (i.e., in the OFBa and OFBmK groups) significantly affected the relative abundance of soil bacterial species; the largest number of dominant microbial communities were found in the OFBa group, which were strongly correlated with each other. Additionally, non-targeted metabolomics revealed that the levels of soil lipids and lipid-like molecules, and organic acids and their derivatives, were greatly altered under all treatment conditions. The levels of galactitol, guanine, and deoxycytidine were also markedly decreased in the OFBa and OFBmK groups. Moreover, we constructed a regulatory network to delineated the relationships between bamboo phenotype, soil enzymatic activity, soil differential metabolites, and dominant microbial. The network revealed that bio-organic fertilizers promoted bamboo growth by modifying the soil microbiome and metabolome. Accordingly, we concluded that the use of organic fertilizers, microbial fertilizers, or their combination regulated bacterial composition and soil metabolic processes. These findings provide new insights into how D. farinosus-bacterial interactions are affected by different fertilization regiments, which are directly applicable to the agricultural cultivation of bamboo.
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- Shangmeng Li
- Lab of Plant Cell Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China.,Engineering Research Center for Biomass Resource Utilizaiton and Modification of Sichuan Province, Mianyang, China
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- Lab of Plant Cell Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China.,Engineering Research Center for Biomass Resource Utilizaiton and Modification of Sichuan Province, Mianyang, China
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- Lab of Plant Cell Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China.,Engineering Research Center for Biomass Resource Utilizaiton and Modification of Sichuan Province, Mianyang, China
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- Lab of Plant Cell Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China.,Engineering Research Center for Biomass Resource Utilizaiton and Modification of Sichuan Province, Mianyang, China
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- Lab of Plant Cell Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China.,Engineering Research Center for Biomass Resource Utilizaiton and Modification of Sichuan Province, Mianyang, China
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- Lab of Plant Cell Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China.,Engineering Research Center for Biomass Resource Utilizaiton and Modification of Sichuan Province, Mianyang, China
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- Lab of Plant Cell Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China.,Engineering Research Center for Biomass Resource Utilizaiton and Modification of Sichuan Province, Mianyang, China
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- Lab of Plant Cell Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China.,Engineering Research Center for Biomass Resource Utilizaiton and Modification of Sichuan Province, Mianyang, China
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- Lab of Plant Cell Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China.,Engineering Research Center for Biomass Resource Utilizaiton and Modification of Sichuan Province, Mianyang, China
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Uzma B, Alia F, Qureshi NA, Shakeela Q, Asima B, Ahmed S, Hayat A, Rehman MU. Isolation and characterization of synthetic pyrethroids-degrading bacterial strains from agricultural soil. BRAZ J BIOL 2023; 83:e271790. [PMID: 37132742 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.271790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Pyrethroid pesticides are commonly used for pest control in agriculture setup, veterinary and home garden. They are now posing increased risks to non-targeted organisms associated to human beings due to their considerable use. The present work deals with the isolation of bacteria with tolerance to high concentrations of bifenthrin and cypermethrin from contaminated soil. Enrichment culture technique (bifenthrin concentration = 50-800 mg/L) was used for bacterial isolation. Bacteria that showed growth on minimal media with bifenthrin were also sub-cultured on minimal media with cypermethrin. Bacteria showing luxurious growth on both the pyrethroid, were screened out based on their morphological, biochemical parameters and by API 20NE Kit. Phylogenetic studies revealed that, one bacterial isolate (MG04) belonging to Acinetobacter lwoffii and other five bacterial isolates (MG06, MG05, MG01, MG03 and MG02) cluster with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas putida respectively. Isolated members of genera Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter could be used for further detailed degradation studies by using FTIR, HPLC-MS or GC-MS analysis.
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- B Uzma
- Hazara University, Department of Microbiology, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- University of Swabi, Department of Microbiology, Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Quaid-i-Azam University, Faculty of Biological Science, Department of Animal Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Abbottabad University of Science & Technology, Department of Microbiology, Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Hazara University, Department of Microbiology, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Hazara University, Department of Microbiology, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Abbottabad University of Science & Technology, Department of Microbiology, Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Abbottabad University of Science & Technology, Department of Microbiology, Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Niu T, Xie J, Li J, Zhang J, Zhang X, Ma H, Wang C. Response of rhizosphere microbial community of Chinese chives under different fertilization treatments. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1031624. [PMID: 36478855 PMCID: PMC9719922 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1031624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Soil microorganisms play an irreplaceable role in agricultural production, however, an understanding of response of soil microorganisms to slow-release and common fertilizer applications is limited. In this study, different amounts of slow- release fertilizer were used to overwintering Chinese chives growing area in a plastic greenhouse to investigate the effects of on rhizosphere soil physicochemical properties and soil microbial communities (bacteria and fungi) of Chinese chives. The result displayed that application of slow-release fertilizer significantly improved soil nutrients, soil enzyme activity, and soil microbial community structure and diversity compared to conventional fertilizer application. Compared with T1 treatment, the content of total nitrogen (TN) and available phosphorus (AP), and the SU-E activity in the soil of T2 (NPK: 62.8 kg · 667 m-2) increased by 42.58%, 16.67%, and 9.70%, respectively, showing the best effects. In addition, soil bacterial diversity index and soil microbial community structure were improved as indicated by increased relative abundance of each species, such as Byssovorax, Sandaracinus, and Cellvibrio. Oppositely, the both soil fungal diversity and the number of species decreased after fertilizationthe relative abundance of Ascomycota increased in each fertilization treatment detected by ITS sequencing. Further, the relative abundance of pathogenic fungi such as Pezizomycetes, Cantharellales, and Pleosporales decreased in the T2 treatment. Principal Coordinates Analysis (PCoA) showed that both the amount of fertilizer applied and the type of fertilizer applied affected the soil microbial community structure. RDA evidenced that soil bacteria, Proteobacteria and Gemmatimonadetes, were closely correlated with soil AN, SOM, and AK. Acidobacteria were closely correlated with soil pH, TN, and AP. Ascomycota was closely correlated with soil pH and TN. In conclusion, the application of slow-release fertilizers and reduced fertilizer applicationcould improve soil physical and chemical properties as well as soil microbial community structure and diversity, contributing to sustainable soil development. The recommended fertilization rate for overwintering Chinese chives is NPK: 62.8 kg · 667 m-2.
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- Tianhang Niu
- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- Lanzhou New Area Agricultural Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd., Lanzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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Li Q. Perspectives on Converting Keratin-Containing Wastes Into Biofertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:918262. [PMID: 35794912 PMCID: PMC9251476 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.918262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Keratin-containing wastes become pollution to the environment if they are not treated properly. On the other hand, these wastes can be converted into value-added products applicable to many fields. Organic fertilizers and biofertilizers are important for sustainable agriculture by providing nutrients to enhance the growth speed of the plant and production. Keratin-containing wastes, therefore, will be an important resource to produce organic fertilizers. Many microorganisms exhibit capabilities to degrade keratins making them attractive to convert keratin-containing wastes into valuable products. In this review, the progress in microbial degradation of keratins is summarized. In addition, perspectives in converting keratin into bio- and organic fertilizers for agriculture are described. With proper treatment, feather wastes which are rich in keratin can be converted into high-value fertilizers to serve as nutrients for plants, reduce environmental pressure and improve the quality of the soil for sustainable agriculture.
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Ma K, Wang Y, Jin X, Zhao Y, Yan H, Zhang H, Zhou X, Lu G, Deng Y. Application of Organic Fertilizer Changes the Rhizosphere Microbial Communities of a Gramineous Grass on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Microorganisms 2022; 10:1148. [PMID: 35744666 PMCID: PMC9228633 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10061148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Revised: 05/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The effects of organic fertilizer application on the soil microbial community in grassland systems have been extensively studied. However, the effects of organic fertilizers on the structure of rhizosphere microbial communities are still limited. In this study, the diversity and composition of rhizosphere microbial communities of a gramineous grass Elymus nutans under organic fertilizer treatment were studied in an artificial pasture on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. After a growing season, the application of organic fertilizer not only increased the height and biomass of Elymus nutans, but also changed the rhizosphere microbial compositions. In particular, organic fertilizer increased the diversity of rhizosphere bacterial community and inhibited the growth of pathogenic bacteria such as Acinetobacter, but the opposite trend was observed for the diversity of fungal community. The assembly process of fungal community was changed from a stochastic process to a deterministic process, indicating that selection was strengthened. Additionally, both the infection rate of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) toward host plants and the development of AMF-related structures were significantly increased after the application of organic fertilizer. Our study demonstrated that the addition of organic fertilizer to artificial pasture could improve the growth of grass through the alteration of the rhizosphere microbial communities. Organic fertilizer had a greater selectivity for the bacterial and the fungal communities that enhanced the niche filtration in this community, further benefiting the yield of forages.
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- Kun Ma
- Collage of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (K.M.); (Y.W.); (X.J.); (Y.Z.); (H.Y.); (H.Z.); (X.Z.)
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- Collage of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (K.M.); (Y.W.); (X.J.); (Y.Z.); (H.Y.); (H.Z.); (X.Z.)
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- Collage of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (K.M.); (Y.W.); (X.J.); (Y.Z.); (H.Y.); (H.Z.); (X.Z.)
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- Collage of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (K.M.); (Y.W.); (X.J.); (Y.Z.); (H.Y.); (H.Z.); (X.Z.)
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- Collage of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (K.M.); (Y.W.); (X.J.); (Y.Z.); (H.Y.); (H.Z.); (X.Z.)
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- Collage of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (K.M.); (Y.W.); (X.J.); (Y.Z.); (H.Y.); (H.Z.); (X.Z.)
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- Collage of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (K.M.); (Y.W.); (X.J.); (Y.Z.); (H.Y.); (H.Z.); (X.Z.)
- Experimental Station of Grassland Improvement in Qinghai Province, Gonghe 813000, Qinghai, China
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- Collage of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (K.M.); (Y.W.); (X.J.); (Y.Z.); (H.Y.); (H.Z.); (X.Z.)
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Phosphorus Fertilizers from Sewage Sludge Ash and Animal Blood as an Example of Biobased Environment-Friendly Agrochemicals: Findings from Field Experiments. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27092769. [PMID: 35566125 PMCID: PMC9100326 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27092769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Wastes of biological origin from wastewater treatment systems and slaughterhouses contain substantial amounts of phosphorus (P) with high recovery potential and can contribute to alleviating the global P supply problem. This paper presents the performance of fertilizer (AF) and biofertilizer (BF) from sewage sludge ash and animal blood under field conditions. BF is AF incorporated with lyophilized cells of P-solubilizing bacteria, Bacillus megaterium. In the experiments with spring or winter wheat, the biobased fertilizers were compared to commercial P fertilizer, superphosphate (SP). No P fertilization provided an additional reference. Fertilizer effects on wheat productivity and on selected properties of soil were studied. BF showed the same yield-forming efficiency as SP, and under poorer habitat conditions, performed slightly better than AF in increasing yield and soil available P. Biobased fertilizers applied at the P rate up to 35.2 kg ha-1 did not affect the soil pH, did not increase As, Cd, Cr, Ni, and Pb content, and did not alter the abundance of heterotrophic bacteria and fungi in the soil. The findings indicate that biobased fertilizers could at least partially replace conventional P fertilizers. Research into strain selection and the proportion of P-solubilizing microorganisms introduced into fertilizers should be continued.
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