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Microbial Interactions and Roles in Soil Fertility in Seasonal Freeze-Thaw Periods under Different Straw Returning Strategies

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  • Mengqi Sun

    (Institute of Agricultural Resources and Enviroment Research, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130033, China)

  • Baoyu Chen

    (Institute of Agricultural Resources and Enviroment Research, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130033, China)

  • Hongjun Wang

    (Institute of Agricultural Resources and Enviroment Research, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130033, China)

  • Nan Wang

    (Institute of Agricultural Resources and Enviroment Research, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130033, China)

  • Taigang Ma

    (Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment of the Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resource and Enviroment, College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, 2519 Jiefang Road, Changchun 130021, China)

  • Yingshun Cui

    (Cell Factory Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon 34141, Korea)

  • Tianhao Luan

    (Institute of Agricultural Resources and Enviroment Research, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130033, China)

  • Seongjun Chun

    (LMO Research Team, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, Korea)

  • Chunguang Liu

    (Institute of Agricultural Resources and Enviroment Research, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130033, China)

  • Lichun Wang

    (Institute of Agricultural Resources and Enviroment Research, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130033, China)

Abstract

With the increase of world food demand, the intensity of cultivated land use also increased. To improve soil nutrient concentrations and crop yield, several straw returning techniques have been developed. Studies have shown that straw returning is beneficial to soil, but few studies have focused on the relationship between microbes and fertility in seasonal freeze-thaw periods. A two-year cropland experiment was set up that comprised three different straw return strategies, namely covering tillage with straw return for two years (CS), rotary tillage and straw return for two years (RS), rotary covering tillage with straw return (first year covering and the second year rotary tillage) (CRS), and conventional tillage with no straw return (CK). Illumina Miseq high throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA was applied to assess bacteria community structure. The relationship between bacteria community structure and changes in soil fertility induced by different straw incorporating during seasonal trends was studied. Our results showed that soil bacterial communities varied significantly during the soil seasonal freeze-thaw period in the northwest of Jilin province, China, and were influenced, to some extent, by the different straw returning procedures. Multidimensional analysis revealed that total phosphorus (TP), available nitrogen (AN), and total nitrogen (TN) were the major drivers of bacterial community structure. The co-occurrence network was divided into several modules. Notably, the major bacterial modules varied significantly in different sampling periods and different treatments. These results suggested that specific bacterial groups could contribute to soil fertility in relation to environmental fluctuations. Some bacterial groups (e.g., Pyrinomonadales , Rhizobiales , Sphingomonadales , and Xanthomonadales , in order level) were directly linked with specific environmental factors, indicating the key roles of these groups in soil fertility. In summary, the soil bacterial communities varied significantly during the freeze-thaw period and might play important roles in the degradation of straw. Thus, the straw return could enhance soil fertility.

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  • Mengqi Sun & Baoyu Chen & Hongjun Wang & Nan Wang & Taigang Ma & Yingshun Cui & Tianhao Luan & Seongjun Chun & Chunguang Liu & Lichun Wang, 2021. "Microbial Interactions and Roles in Soil Fertility in Seasonal Freeze-Thaw Periods under Different Straw Returning Strategies," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(8), pages 1-15, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:11:y:2021:i:8:p:779-:d:614930
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    1. Jingmiao Shao & Chunyu Gao & Patience Afi Seglah & Jie Xie & Li Zhao & Yuyun Bi & Yajing Wang, 2023. "Analysis of the Available Straw Nutrient Resources and Substitution of Chemical Fertilizers with Straw Returned Directly to the Field in China," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-20, June.
    2. Han, Yu & Zhang, Zhongxue & Li, Tiecheng & Chen, Peng & Nie, Tangzhe & Zhang, Zuohe & Du, Sicheng, 2023. "Straw return alleviates the greenhouse effect of paddy fields by increasing soil organic carbon sequestration under water-saving irrigation," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 287(C).
    3. Benchuan Zheng & Ping Chen & Qing Du & Huan Yang & Kai Luo & Xiaochun Wang & Feng Yang & Taiwen Yong & Wenyu Yang, 2022. "Soil Organic Matter, Aggregates, and Microbial Characteristics of Intercropping Soybean under Straw Incorporation and N Input," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-18, September.
    4. Lijin Guo & Jie Shi & Wei Lin & Jincheng Liang & Zhenhua Lu & Xuexiao Tang & Yue Liu & Purui Wu & Chengfang Li, 2022. "Soil Bacteria Mediate Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration under Different Tillage and Straw Management in Rice-Wheat Cropping Systems," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(10), pages 1-17, September.

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