Soil organic carbon and microbial communities respond to vineyard management

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 528-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Zehetner ◽  
I. Djukic ◽  
R. Hofmann ◽  
L. Kühnen ◽  
G. Rampazzo-Todorovic ◽  
...  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 834
Author(s):  
Naihui Li ◽  
Danmei Gao ◽  
Xingang Zhou ◽  
Shaocan Chen ◽  
Chunxia Li ◽  
...  

Intercropping can achieve sustainable agricultural development by increasing plant diversity. In this study, we investigated the effects of tomato monoculture and tomato/potato-onion intercropping systems on tomato seedling growth and changes of soil microbial communities in greenhouse conditions. Results showed that the intercropping with potato-onion increased tomato seedling biomass. Compared with monoculture system, the alpha diversity of soil bacterial and fungal communities, beta diversity and abundance of bacterial community were increased in the intercropping system. Nevertheless, the beta-diversity and abundance of fungal community had no difference between the intercropping and monoculture systems. The relative abundances of some taxa (i.e., Acidobacteria-Subgroup-6, Arthrobacter, Bacillus, Pseudomonas) and several OTUs with the potential to promote plant growth were increased, while the relative abundances of some potential plant pathogens (i.e., Cladosporium) were decreased in the intercropping system. Redundancy analysis indicated that bacterial community structure was significantly influenced by soil organic carbon and pH, the fungal community structure was related to changes in soil organic carbon and available phosphorus. Overall, our results suggested that the tomato/potato-onion intercropping system altered soil microbial communities and improved the soil environment, which may be the main factor in promoting tomato growth.


2020 ◽  
Vol 77 (6) ◽  
pp. 931-942
Author(s):  
Shen Yan ◽  
Zhengyang Niu ◽  
Haitao Yan ◽  
Aigai Zhang ◽  
Guoshun Liu

One Earth ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Anthony ◽  
Thomas W. Crowther ◽  
Daniel S. Maynard ◽  
Johan van den Hoogen ◽  
Colin Averill

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 170
Author(s):  
Min Zhang ◽  
Li-Guo Dong ◽  
Shi-Xuan Fei ◽  
Jia-Wen Zhang ◽  
Xu-Meng Jiang ◽  
...  

The mechanism of how soil carbon pools change when coniferous forests are converted into conifer-broadleaf mixed forests is poorly understood. In this study, the impact of additional carbon inputs on soil organic carbon mineralization and microbial communities was evaluated. In a microcosm incubation experiment, three types of 13C-labeled litter (Pinustabulaeformis (PT), Robiniapseudoacacia (RP), and a mixture of PT and RP (1:1, PR)) were added in to top (0–20 cm) and deep (60–80 cm) soil collected from a Chinese pine plantation. The priming effect (PE) and specific microbial groups involved in PE were studied. PT and RP addition to topsoil induced a negative PE. In deep soil, the decomposition rates of soil organic matter (SOM) after adding PT and mixture increased by 16.6% and 34.6% compared to those without litter. The addition of RP with a lower C:N ratio had a stronger negative PE than adding PT or mixture. Moreover, the PE in deep soil was more intense after all litter additions. In topsoil, the litter-derived carbon was mainly incorporated into 16:0, 18:1ω9c, and 18:1ω7c fatty acids. In conclusion, the addition of broadleaf litter into coniferous plantations might be beneficial for enhancing deep soil carbon stocks.


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