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ArticleBiotechnology letters2021

Soil amendment in plastic greenhouse using modified biochar: soil bacterial diversity responses and microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen.

Bin Hua, Zhouwen Li, Weikai Gao, Huilin Feng, Nan Chen, Jiayi Li, Xiaoming Ji, Lu Zhang, Zhiyong Wu, Shen Yan and 3 more

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Article in Biotechnology letters, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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13 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Bin Hua *Tobacco college, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
Zhouwen Li *China Tobacco Guangdong Industry Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, 510032, China.
Weikai GaoChina Tobacco Guangdong Industry Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, 510032, China.
Huilin FengTobacco college, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
Nan ChenTobacco college, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
Jiayi LiTobacco college, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
Xiaoming JiTobacco college, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
Lu ZhangBiochar Technology Engineering Laboratory of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
Zhiyong WuTobacco college, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
Shen YanTobacco college, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
Tianbao RenTobacco college, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China. biochar2018@henau.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1481-1512
Chensheng XuFujian Tobacco Sciences Research Institute, Nanping Branch, Nanping, 353000, China. xvchensheng@126.com.
Guoshun LiuTobacco college, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
Henan Agricultural University · CNHenan Bioengineering Technology Research Center · CNChina Tobacco · CNHenan University of Technology · CNTobacco Research Institute · CN

Funding

Henan Young Backbone Teachers Funding Project 2020GGJS047Research on Key Technology of Improving Quality and Aroma of Zunyi Flue Cured Tobacco Based on Shuangxi Brand Raw Material Demand (2020440000340029)Study on Distribution Characteristics of Soil Carbon and Nitrogen and Key Technologies of Tobacco Quality Improvement in Nanping [2017]21The Topics of the National Key R&D Program: Integration and Application of Fertilizer Reduction Technology in Crop Production Under High Efficiency Utilization of Green Manure 2017YFD0200808
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Excessive application of chemical fertilizer and continuous cropping in plastic greenhouse resulted in soil quality decline. The decrease of soil C/N ratio and the imbalance of soil carbon pool structure have brought new challenges to soil health, crop yield and sustainable agricultural development.

objectivesThe experiment was set up to explore the effect of modified biochar on soil bacterial community structure, and the correlation between soil environmental factors and bacterial community structure changes. Based on the plot experiment in the field, the effect of modified biochar was studied via high-throughput MiSeq sequencing.

resultsCompared with the control (CK), the modified biochar (T) significantly increased soil water content, microbial biomass carbon (MBC), microbial biomass nitrogen (MBN) content and the ratio of MBC and MBN by 7.92%, 24.58%, 2.07% and 18.95%. Diversity index analysis showed that the application of modified biochar significantly increased the Shannon index, ACE index and Chao1 index of the bacterial community by 3.05%, 5.07% and 5.24%. Compared with the control, the modified biochar decreased the relative abundance of Actinobacteriota and Chloroflex by 6.81% and 2.19%, and increased the relative abundance of Proteobacteria and Acidobacteriota by 7.34% and 12.52%. Correlation analysis shows that soil bulk density and water content may be important related factors that affect bacterial community structure.

conclusionsThis study provides a theoretical basis for the directional control of modified biochar in the soil microecological environment in plastic greenhouse, which is conducive to healthy and sustainable farming.

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Soil MicrobiologyBacteriaBiomassCarbonCharcoalMicrobiotaNitrogenSoilbiocharCarbonCharcoalNitrogenSoilBacterial community diversityFunctional microorganismMicrobial biomassModified biocharSoil

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