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Effects of Straw Returning on Soil Chemical Properties and Microbial Community Diversity under the Rice-Crayfish Integrated System

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  • Xiuxiu Zhu

    (Institute of Plant Protection and Soil Fertilizer, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Agricultural Experimental Station for Soil Quality, Wuhan 430064, China
    College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Chenglin Peng

    (Institute of Plant Protection and Soil Fertilizer, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Agricultural Experimental Station for Soil Quality, Wuhan 430064, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Guohan Si

    (Institute of Plant Protection and Soil Fertilizer, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Agricultural Experimental Station for Soil Quality, Wuhan 430064, China)

  • Aihua Sha

    (College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China)

  • Jiafu Yuan

    (Institute of Plant Protection and Soil Fertilizer, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Agricultural Experimental Station for Soil Quality, Wuhan 430064, China)

  • Shujun Zhao

    (Institute of Plant Protection and Soil Fertilizer, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Agricultural Experimental Station for Soil Quality, Wuhan 430064, China)

  • Dabing Xu

    (Institute of Plant Protection and Soil Fertilizer, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Agricultural Experimental Station for Soil Quality, Wuhan 430064, China)

  • Wei Liu

    (Institute of Plant Protection and Soil Fertilizer, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Agricultural Experimental Station for Soil Quality, Wuhan 430064, China)

Abstract

This study presents an investigation of soil chemical properties and microbial community diversity by Biolog ECO analysis in a seven-year field experiment using winter flooded fallow + no straw returning (W), winter flooded fallow + straw returning (WS), and winter flooded fallow + straw returning + crayfish farming (WSC) at soil depths of 0–10 cm and 10–20 cm. Compared with the WS treatment, the WSC treatment had significantly higher total organic carbon (TOC) content in the 0–10 cm layer as well as greater available nitrogen (AN) and total nitrogen (TN) contents and acid phosphatase and sucrase activities in the 10–20 cm layer, while the pH value, total reducing substances, and Fe 2+ content in the 0–20 cm layer were considerably lower. The WSC treatment improved the microbial species abundance in the 10–20 cm layer and the utilization rate of carbon sources in the 0–20 cm layer compared with the WS treatment. The soil microbial species abundance, microbial community diversity, and utilization rate of carbon sources in all of the layers examined were significantly higher in the WSC treatment than in the W treatment. The results indicate that straw returning under the rice-crayfish integrated system improves the contents of TOC, TN, and AN, decreases reducing substances properties, increases acid phosphatase and sucrase activities, and improves microbial community functional diversity, thereby contributing to the improvement of soil quality and the long-term sustainable development of the rice-crayfish integrated system.

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  • Xiuxiu Zhu & Chenglin Peng & Guohan Si & Aihua Sha & Jiafu Yuan & Shujun Zhao & Dabing Xu & Wei Liu, 2022. "Effects of Straw Returning on Soil Chemical Properties and Microbial Community Diversity under the Rice-Crayfish Integrated System," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(20), pages 1-13, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:20:p:13539-:d:947651
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    1. Wenxiang Wu & Xuesong Du & Zhiwei Qin & Qingrong Liu & Fujing Pan, 2024. "Integrated Rice-Snail-Crayfish Farming System Shapes Soil Microbial Community by Enhancing pH and Microbial Biomass in South Subtropical China," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-20, November.

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