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ArticleMicroorganisms2025

Fungal Community Responses to Natural Humus Amendment Potentially Facilitate the Enhancement of Saline-Alkali Soil Multifunctionality.

Xiaoting Sun, Jing Lei, Hang Chu, Yimin Liu, Fei Liu, Yang Li, Xuejia Zheng, Hui Zhang, Hui Pan, Congzhi Zhang and 1 more

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Xiaoting SunChina Rongtong Agricultural Development Group (Jinan) Corporation Limited, Jinan 250116, China.
Jing LeiChina Rongtong Agricultural Development Group (Jinan) Corporation Limited, Jinan 250116, China.
Hang ChuChina Rongtong Agricultural Development Group (Jinan) Corporation Limited, Jinan 250116, China.
Yimin LiuChina Rongtong Agricultural Development Group (Nanjing) Corporation Limited, Nanjing 210028, China.
Fei LiuChina Rongtong Agricultural Development Group (Nanjing) Corporation Limited, Nanjing 210028, China.
Yang LiCo-Innovation Center for Soil-Water and Forest-Grass Ecological Conservation in Yellow River Basin of Shandong Higher Education Institutions, College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China.
Xuejia ZhengCo-Innovation Center for Soil-Water and Forest-Grass Ecological Conservation in Yellow River Basin of Shandong Higher Education Institutions, College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China.
Hui ZhangInstitute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China.
Hui PanView Sino Orise Technology Limited, Jiangyin 214400, China.
Congzhi ZhangState Experimental Station of Agro-Ecosystem in Fengqiu, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9672-7807
Qicong WuCo-Innovation Center for Soil-Water and Forest-Grass Ecological Conservation in Yellow River Basin of Shandong Higher Education Institutions, College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0475-3862

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The coastal Mod-erately saline-alkali land in Lianyungang of China Rongtong Agricultural Development Group (Nanjing) Corporation Limited BP-2023-5-1The Project for the Improvement and Comprehensive Utilization of Saline-Alkali Land: The coastal severely saline-alkali land in Weifang of China Rongtong Agri-cultural Development Group (Jinan) Corporation Limited NFJN-1105-2023-1
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Abstract

Natural humus, characterized by its high organic carbon content and high degree of humification, is widely used in soil improvement. However, the impact of natural humus on the multifunctionality of saline-alkali soils and its relationship with soil microbial diversity remain poorly understood. This study conducted experiments with varying concentrations of natural humus to explore changes in soil multifunctionality and its driving factors. The results indicate that the addition of natural humus increases soil organic matter (by 23.5-45.73%) and alkali-hydrolyzable nitrogen (by 40-81.57%), while reducing electrical conductivity (by 1.8-35.9%). These changes enhance soil microbial diversity and improve soil multifunctionality. As natural humus is a high C/N material, nitrogen limitation in soil microorganisms may occur with increasing humus addition. However, the increase in K-strategy fungi (which are more efficient in resource utilization) helps maintain a relatively high level of soil multifunctionality. At the maximum application rate (30 t/ha), soil multifunctionality reached its peak value of 0.41. These findings highlight the significant role of natural humus in improving saline-alkali soils and enhancing soil functions, particularly through its effects on microbial communities, especially K-strategy fungi.

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coastal saline-alkali landfungal communitiesmicrobial nutrient limitationnatural humussoil amendmentsoil microorganismssoil multifunctionality

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