Articles
Changes in Soil Microbial Community Structure and Functional Diversity in the Rhizosphere Surrounding Tea and Soybean
Authors:
Xiaomin Qin,
Guangxi South Subtropical Agricultural Science Research Institute, Chongzuo 532200, CN
Chizhang Wei,
Guangxi South Subtropical Agricultural Science Research Institute, Chongzuo 532200, CN
Jinting Li,
Guangxi South Subtropical Agricultural Science Research Institute, Chongzuo 532200, CN
Yuanquan Chen,
Guangxi South Subtropical Agricultural Science Research Institute, Chongzuo 532200, CN
Hai Sheng Chen,
Guangxi South Subtropical Agricultural Science Research Institute, Chongzuo 532200, CN
Yi Zheng,
Guangxi South Subtropical Agricultural Science Research Institute, Chongzuo 532200, CN
Yuqin Nong,
Guangxi South Subtropical Agricultural Science Research Institute, Chongzuo 532200, CN
Chunwen Liao,
Guangxi South Subtropical Agricultural Science Research Institute, Chongzuo 532200, CN
Xing Chen,
Guangxi South Subtropical Agricultural Science Research Institute, Chongzuo 532200, CN
Yanfei Luo,
Guangxi South Subtropical Agricultural Science Research Institute, Chongzuo 532200, CN
Jinmei Lu,
Guangxi South Subtropical Agricultural Science Research Institute, Chongzuo 532200, CN
Zhiyun Zeng,
Guangxi South Subtropical Agricultural Science Research Institute, Chongzuo 532200, CN
Jinjian Wei
Guangxi South Subtropical Agricultural Science Research Institute, Chongzuo 532200, CN
Abstract
Field trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of different planting patterns (tea monocropping, tea and soybean intercropping, soybean monocropping) on microbial community structure and microbial functional diversity using Biolog technique. Results showed that intercropping treatment exhibited higher average well color development (AWCD), diversity indices and community functional diversity as compared with monocropping. The microbial utilization of 6 types of carbon source indicated some differences. Principal component analysis and cluster analysis demonstrated that intercropping treatment significantly changed the functional diversity of the soil microbial community, mainly depending on carbohydrates and carboxylic acids. Our findings suggested that soil microbial metabolic activities and functional diversity were significantly changed by tea-soybean intercropping.
How to Cite:
Qin, X., Wei, C., Li, J., Chen, Y., Chen, H.S., Zheng, Y., Nong, Y., Liao, C., Chen, X., Luo, Y., Lu, J., Zeng, Z. and Wei, J., 2017. Changes in Soil Microbial Community Structure and Functional Diversity in the Rhizosphere Surrounding Tea and Soybean. Journal of Agricultural Sciences – Sri Lanka, 12(1), pp.1–13. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/jas.v12i1.8201
Published on
01 Jan 2017.
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