Drip irrigation affects soil bacteria primarily through available nitrogen and soil fungi mainly via available nutrients

The issue of water scarcity is a global concern. Water-saving irrigation has long been a topic of interest among agricultural researchers. In this study, changes in soil microbial community structure and diversity under different periods of drip irrigation were analyzed using the Illumina HiSeq high...

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Main Authors: Xiaojuan Wang, Yu Zhang, Tianle Wang, Lei Wang, Enke Liu
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-11-01
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description The issue of water scarcity is a global concern. Water-saving irrigation has long been a topic of interest among agricultural researchers. In this study, changes in soil microbial community structure and diversity under different periods of drip irrigation were analyzed using the Illumina HiSeq high-throughput sequencing platform and 16S rRNA gene sequence amplification. Six treatments were established based on varying drip irrigation amounts: maintaining the drip irrigation amount at 320 mm without any increase (CK), increasing by 72 mm during different growth stages: from the sowing stage to the jointing stage (J), from the jointing stage to the big trumpet stage (B), from the big trumpet stage to the tasseling stage (T), from the tasseling stage to the grain filling stage (G), and from the grain filling stage to the maturity stage (M). Compared to CK, the T treatment significantly increased the Chao index of soil bacteria by 2.95%. The main bacterial phyla included Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, blastomonas, Actinobacteria, Chloromycetes, and Bacteroidetes, while ascomycetes, basidiomycetes, chytridomycetes, and mortieromycetes were the main fungal phyla across different periods of drip irrigation. Zoopagales, Amtridomyces, and Trichomyces were absent in the G, T, and M treatments, respectively. The content of soil-available potassium in the T treatment was higher than that in other treatments, whereas the content of soil-available nutrients in the B treatment was the lowest. Overall, the T treatment had the highest content of available nutrients. Redundancy analysis showed that available nitrogen was the main soil chemical property affecting soil bacterial community structure, while soil-available nutrients were the main soil chemical property affecting the fungal community structure. Thus, the T treatment was effective in enhancing soil microbial community structure and increasing soil-available nutrients.
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spelling doaj-art-3b811bcf8b634d04bf31cb55a0693bc32024-11-27T06:33:31ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2024-11-011510.3389/fmicb.2024.14530541453054Drip irrigation affects soil bacteria primarily through available nitrogen and soil fungi mainly via available nutrientsXiaojuan Wang0Xiaojuan Wang1Xiaojuan Wang2Xiaojuan Wang3Xiaojuan Wang4Yu Zhang5Tianle Wang6Lei Wang7Enke Liu8Shanxi Institute of Organic Dryland Farming, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, ChinaCollege of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Integrative Sustainable Dryland Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, ChinaKey Laboratory of Sustainable Dryland Agriculture (Co-construction by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Shanxi Province), Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, ChinaShanxi Province Key Laboratory of Sustainable Dryland Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, ChinaCollege of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, ChinaCollege of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, ChinaCollege of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, ChinaShanxi Institute of Organic Dryland Farming, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, ChinaThe issue of water scarcity is a global concern. Water-saving irrigation has long been a topic of interest among agricultural researchers. In this study, changes in soil microbial community structure and diversity under different periods of drip irrigation were analyzed using the Illumina HiSeq high-throughput sequencing platform and 16S rRNA gene sequence amplification. Six treatments were established based on varying drip irrigation amounts: maintaining the drip irrigation amount at 320 mm without any increase (CK), increasing by 72 mm during different growth stages: from the sowing stage to the jointing stage (J), from the jointing stage to the big trumpet stage (B), from the big trumpet stage to the tasseling stage (T), from the tasseling stage to the grain filling stage (G), and from the grain filling stage to the maturity stage (M). Compared to CK, the T treatment significantly increased the Chao index of soil bacteria by 2.95%. The main bacterial phyla included Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, blastomonas, Actinobacteria, Chloromycetes, and Bacteroidetes, while ascomycetes, basidiomycetes, chytridomycetes, and mortieromycetes were the main fungal phyla across different periods of drip irrigation. Zoopagales, Amtridomyces, and Trichomyces were absent in the G, T, and M treatments, respectively. The content of soil-available potassium in the T treatment was higher than that in other treatments, whereas the content of soil-available nutrients in the B treatment was the lowest. Overall, the T treatment had the highest content of available nutrients. Redundancy analysis showed that available nitrogen was the main soil chemical property affecting soil bacterial community structure, while soil-available nutrients were the main soil chemical property affecting the fungal community structure. Thus, the T treatment was effective in enhancing soil microbial community structure and increasing soil-available nutrients.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1453054/fullmaizesoil nutrientssoil microorganismsdrip irrigationcorrelation and redundancy analysis
spellingShingle Xiaojuan Wang
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Xiaojuan Wang
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Xiaojuan Wang
Yu Zhang
Tianle Wang
Lei Wang
Enke Liu
Drip irrigation affects soil bacteria primarily through available nitrogen and soil fungi mainly via available nutrients
Frontiers in Microbiology
maize
soil nutrients
soil microorganisms
drip irrigation
correlation and redundancy analysis
title Drip irrigation affects soil bacteria primarily through available nitrogen and soil fungi mainly via available nutrients
title_full Drip irrigation affects soil bacteria primarily through available nitrogen and soil fungi mainly via available nutrients
title_fullStr Drip irrigation affects soil bacteria primarily through available nitrogen and soil fungi mainly via available nutrients
title_full_unstemmed Drip irrigation affects soil bacteria primarily through available nitrogen and soil fungi mainly via available nutrients
title_short Drip irrigation affects soil bacteria primarily through available nitrogen and soil fungi mainly via available nutrients
title_sort drip irrigation affects soil bacteria primarily through available nitrogen and soil fungi mainly via available nutrients
topic maize
soil nutrients
soil microorganisms
drip irrigation
correlation and redundancy analysis
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1453054/full
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