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ArticleEcology and evolution2025

Bacterial Community Structure in Soils With Fire-Deposited Charcoal Under Rotational Shifting Cultivation of Upland Rice in Northern Thailand.

Noppol Arunrat, Toungporn Uttarotai, Praeploy Kongsurakan, Sukanya Sereenonchai, Ryusuke Hatano

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Noppol ArunratFaculty of Environment and Resource Studies Mahidol University Nakhon Pathom Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8616-0114
Toungporn UttarotaiDepartment of Highland Agriculture and Natural Resources, Faculty of Agriculture Chiang Mai University Chiang Mai Thailand.
Praeploy KongsurakanLaboratory of Terrestrial Ecosystem Modeling, Research Faculty of Agriculture Hokkaido University Sapporo Japan.
Sukanya SereenonchaiFaculty of Environment and Resource Studies Mahidol University Nakhon Pathom Thailand.
Ryusuke HatanoLaboratory of Soil Science, Research Faculty of Agriculture Hokkaido University Sapporo Japan.

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Abstract

Rotational shifting cultivation (RSC) is a traditional agricultural practice in mountainous areas that uses fire to clear land after cutting vegetation for cultivation. However, few studies have assessed the effect of fire-deposited charcoal on the diversity and composition of soil microbial communities, and none have been conducted in Thailand. Therefore, this study was conducted 1 year after a fire in an abandoned 12-year RSC in Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand. Charcoal samples were collected from the surface litter layer, while charcoal-soil mixtures were taken from the surface soil (0-2 cm). Soil samples from 2 to 7 cm captured the charcoal-soluble layer, and samples from 7 to 15 cm represented soil without charcoal incorporation. The results revealed that charcoal led to higher pH and electrical conductivity in the charcoal layer, with notable differences in soil texture across layers, including the highest sand and silt content in the charcoal-mixed soil layer (0-2 cm). Soil organic matter and total nitrogen were significantly higher in the charcoal-mixed layer compared to deeper layers, indicating improved nutrient retention due to charcoal presence. Enhanced microbial diversity was observed in the charcoal and charcoal-mixed soil layers, with Proteobacteria, Chloroflexi, and Planctomycetota dominating across all soil samples. The bacterial genus

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