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Reduced Soil Quality but Increased Microbial Diversity in Cultivated Land Compared to Other Land-Use Types in the Longzhong Loess Plateau

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  • Hang Xiang

    (College of Grassland Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
    Key Laboratory of Forage Gerplasm Innovation and New Variety Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Co-Sponsored by Ministry and Province), Lanzhou 730070, China)

  • Jingjing Xu

    (Gansu Forestry Science and Technology Extension Station, Lanzhou 730046, China)

  • Hang Yang

    (College of Grassland Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
    Key Laboratory of Forage Gerplasm Innovation and New Variety Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Co-Sponsored by Ministry and Province), Lanzhou 730070, China)

  • Jianchao Song

    (College of Grassland Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
    Key Laboratory of Forage Gerplasm Innovation and New Variety Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Co-Sponsored by Ministry and Province), Lanzhou 730070, China)

  • Xiaojun Yu

    (College of Grassland Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
    Key Laboratory of Forage Gerplasm Innovation and New Variety Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Co-Sponsored by Ministry and Province), Lanzhou 730070, China)

Abstract

Soil microorganisms, as a vital part of terrestrial ecosystems, play a key role in sustaining essential soil functions. However, the impact of cultivated land (CL) on soil quality and microbial communities compared to other land-use types is still unclear. This study investigated the soil quality index (SQI) along with bacterial and fungal communities across various land-use types, including abandoned land, cultivated land, forest land, and grassland, in the Longzhong region of the Loess Plateau. The results showed that CL had the lowest SQI, but the diversity of soil bacterial and fungal communities in CL was significantly higher than that of other land-use types. The relative abundance of Ascomycota in CL fungal communities is significantly higher than that of other land-use types. Soil water content, organic matter, alkaline nitrogen, total nitrogen, and nitrate nitrogen all have an impact on soil bacterial and fungal communities in CL. The diversity of soil bacterial and fungal communities is mainly influenced by pH, nitrate nitrogen, and available phosphorus. This study emphasizes the impact of human activities such as tillage on soil quality, as well as the structure and diversity of soil microbial communities, in cultivated land compared to other different land-use methods.

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  • Hang Xiang & Jingjing Xu & Hang Yang & Jianchao Song & Xiaojun Yu, 2024. "Reduced Soil Quality but Increased Microbial Diversity in Cultivated Land Compared to Other Land-Use Types in the Longzhong Loess Plateau," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-18, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:14:y:2024:i:12:p:2106-:d:1526450
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    1. Shidong Li & Bing Wang & Sheng Zhang & Yingfa Chen & Guangshuai Zhao, 2022. "Comprehensive Monitoring and Benefit Evaluation of Converting Farmlands into Forests and Grasslands in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(11), pages 1-16, June.
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