Different Green Manures (<i>Vicia villosa</i> and <i>Brassica juncea</i>) Construct Different Fungal Structures, Including Plant-Growth-Promoting Effects, after Incorporation into the Soil

The application of green manure to soil improves soil health by increasing biological activity. However, little attention has been paid to the effects of different green manures on the microbiological community and soil function after incorporation. Here, it was found that the green manures of <i...

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Main Authors: Waleed Asghar, Ryota Kataoka
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Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
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description The application of green manure to soil improves soil health by increasing biological activity. However, little attention has been paid to the effects of different green manures on the microbiological community and soil function after incorporation. Here, it was found that the green manures of <i>Vicia villosa</i> (leguminous) and <i>Brassica juncea</i> (non-leguminous) have different fungal structures, despite the soil originally being the same. Moreover, some isolated strains showed plant-growth-promoting abilities. Three strains (H1: <i>Penicillium</i> spp., H2: <i>Clonostachys</i> spp., and H3: <i>Trichoderma</i> spp.) from leguminous-manure-incorporated soil and four strains (B1: <i>Purpureocillium</i> spp., B4: <i>Taifanglania</i> spp., B6: <i>Trichoderma</i> spp., and B10: <i>Aspergillus</i> spp.) from non-leguminous-manure-incorporated soil showed the potential for plant growth enhancement. Plant-growth-promoting traits revealed that four strains possessed phosphate solubilization and siderophore production, although none of them showed the ability to produce indole-3-acetic acid (IAA)-like compounds with/without tryptophan. In addition, higher extracellular enzyme activities—including endoglucanase and <i>β</i>-glucosidase activities—were also detected in the soil-incorporated green manures. In conclusion, this study suggests that different fungal structures appeared when different green manures were applied, which promoted plant growth. This indicates the potential benefits of promoting the incorporation of green manure into the soil.
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spelling doaj.art-1a37602ae6f248608b0cc03c8ec56ae22023-11-23T18:20:00ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952022-01-0112232310.3390/agronomy12020323Different Green Manures (<i>Vicia villosa</i> and <i>Brassica juncea</i>) Construct Different Fungal Structures, Including Plant-Growth-Promoting Effects, after Incorporation into the SoilWaleed Asghar0Ryota Kataoka1Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Yamanashi, Kofu 400-8510, JapanDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Yamanashi, Kofu 400-8510, JapanThe application of green manure to soil improves soil health by increasing biological activity. However, little attention has been paid to the effects of different green manures on the microbiological community and soil function after incorporation. Here, it was found that the green manures of <i>Vicia villosa</i> (leguminous) and <i>Brassica juncea</i> (non-leguminous) have different fungal structures, despite the soil originally being the same. Moreover, some isolated strains showed plant-growth-promoting abilities. Three strains (H1: <i>Penicillium</i> spp., H2: <i>Clonostachys</i> spp., and H3: <i>Trichoderma</i> spp.) from leguminous-manure-incorporated soil and four strains (B1: <i>Purpureocillium</i> spp., B4: <i>Taifanglania</i> spp., B6: <i>Trichoderma</i> spp., and B10: <i>Aspergillus</i> spp.) from non-leguminous-manure-incorporated soil showed the potential for plant growth enhancement. Plant-growth-promoting traits revealed that four strains possessed phosphate solubilization and siderophore production, although none of them showed the ability to produce indole-3-acetic acid (IAA)-like compounds with/without tryptophan. In addition, higher extracellular enzyme activities—including endoglucanase and <i>β</i>-glucosidase activities—were also detected in the soil-incorporated green manures. In conclusion, this study suggests that different fungal structures appeared when different green manures were applied, which promoted plant growth. This indicates the potential benefits of promoting the incorporation of green manure into the soil.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/2/323green manurefungal structureplant-growth-promoting fungiplant-growth-promoting traits
spellingShingle Waleed Asghar
Ryota Kataoka
Different Green Manures (<i>Vicia villosa</i> and <i>Brassica juncea</i>) Construct Different Fungal Structures, Including Plant-Growth-Promoting Effects, after Incorporation into the Soil
Agronomy
green manure
fungal structure
plant-growth-promoting fungi
plant-growth-promoting traits
title Different Green Manures (<i>Vicia villosa</i> and <i>Brassica juncea</i>) Construct Different Fungal Structures, Including Plant-Growth-Promoting Effects, after Incorporation into the Soil
title_full Different Green Manures (<i>Vicia villosa</i> and <i>Brassica juncea</i>) Construct Different Fungal Structures, Including Plant-Growth-Promoting Effects, after Incorporation into the Soil
title_fullStr Different Green Manures (<i>Vicia villosa</i> and <i>Brassica juncea</i>) Construct Different Fungal Structures, Including Plant-Growth-Promoting Effects, after Incorporation into the Soil
title_full_unstemmed Different Green Manures (<i>Vicia villosa</i> and <i>Brassica juncea</i>) Construct Different Fungal Structures, Including Plant-Growth-Promoting Effects, after Incorporation into the Soil
title_short Different Green Manures (<i>Vicia villosa</i> and <i>Brassica juncea</i>) Construct Different Fungal Structures, Including Plant-Growth-Promoting Effects, after Incorporation into the Soil
title_sort different green manures i vicia villosa i and i brassica juncea i construct different fungal structures including plant growth promoting effects after incorporation into the soil
topic green manure
fungal structure
plant-growth-promoting fungi
plant-growth-promoting traits
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/2/323
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