Insights from Fertilization and Cultivation Management for Interpreting the Variations in the Quantity and Quality of Dissolved Organic Carbon and Microbial Community Structure on Purple Soil Sloping Farmland in Southwest China
It is crucial to comprehend how fertilization and cultivation management alter the composition of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and microbial communities to regulate the biogeochemical cycling of soil nutrients and mitigate adverse impacts on soil–water quality. Based on 15 years of long-term field...
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| description | It is crucial to comprehend how fertilization and cultivation management alter the composition of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and microbial communities to regulate the biogeochemical cycling of soil nutrients and mitigate adverse impacts on soil–water quality. Based on 15 years of long-term field trials conducted in purple soil on farmland with a slope of 15° in southwestern China, the following five treatments were examined: CK (no fertilizer was applied), T1 (NPK plus organic manure and downslope cultivation), T2 (NPK and downslope cultivation), T3 (1.5-fold NPK and downslope cultivation), and T4 (NPK and contour cultivation). Soil samples were obtained from summer maize at two soil depths (0–10 and 10–20 cm) and from rhizospheric soil, and the changes in the DOC content, UV–visible (UV–Vis) absorptivity, and phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) were assessed. Our results revealed a significant change in the DOC content following fertilization, especially in T1, as it was 136.0%, 179.4%, and 132.2% higher, respectively, than that in CK at the 0–10 and 10–20 cm depths and rhizospheric soil. Fertilization decreased the UV–Vis absorptivity variables of DOC (i.e., SUVA<sup>254</sup>, SUVA<sup>260</sup>, SUVA<sup>400</sup>, SUVA<sup>465</sup>, SUVA<sup>665</sup>, and C:C ratio) and raised the E4:E6 ratio (fulvic acid to humic acid in DOC), regardless of T2 and T3 at the 10–20 cm depth and in the rhizospheric soil compared with those in CK, respectively. Fertilization significantly increased the total PLFA content and selected microbial groups relative to CK. Among the treatments, T1 significantly increased the total PLFA content by 50.6%, 59.0%, and 46.2%, respectively, relative to CK, at the 0–10 and 10–20 cm depths and in the rhizospheric soil. The microbial community structure in contour cultivation (T4) was significantly greater than in downslope cultivation (T2). Random forest analysis (RFA) revealed that SOC and DOC were likely the primary variables for regulating the total PLFAs in the examined soil. Partial least squares path modeling (PLS-PM) further indicated that the DOC content and the ratio of E4:E6 among DOC compositions had greater effects on the soil microbial community structure in the examined soil. These observations suggested that long-term fertilization and cultivation management are effective approaches to regulating the soil microbial community structure by altering the composition of DOC in sloping farmland. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7d7f64996c2644619d7ab10fc7e4eacf2024-03-27T13:16:30ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952024-02-0114342610.3390/agronomy14030426Insights from Fertilization and Cultivation Management for Interpreting the Variations in the Quantity and Quality of Dissolved Organic Carbon and Microbial Community Structure on Purple Soil Sloping Farmland in Southwest ChinaAsif Khan0Tianyang Li1Binghui He2Gaoning Zhang3College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Beibei District, Chongqing 400715, ChinaCollege of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Beibei District, Chongqing 400715, ChinaCollege of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Beibei District, Chongqing 400715, ChinaCollege of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Beibei District, Chongqing 400715, ChinaIt is crucial to comprehend how fertilization and cultivation management alter the composition of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and microbial communities to regulate the biogeochemical cycling of soil nutrients and mitigate adverse impacts on soil–water quality. Based on 15 years of long-term field trials conducted in purple soil on farmland with a slope of 15° in southwestern China, the following five treatments were examined: CK (no fertilizer was applied), T1 (NPK plus organic manure and downslope cultivation), T2 (NPK and downslope cultivation), T3 (1.5-fold NPK and downslope cultivation), and T4 (NPK and contour cultivation). Soil samples were obtained from summer maize at two soil depths (0–10 and 10–20 cm) and from rhizospheric soil, and the changes in the DOC content, UV–visible (UV–Vis) absorptivity, and phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) were assessed. Our results revealed a significant change in the DOC content following fertilization, especially in T1, as it was 136.0%, 179.4%, and 132.2% higher, respectively, than that in CK at the 0–10 and 10–20 cm depths and rhizospheric soil. Fertilization decreased the UV–Vis absorptivity variables of DOC (i.e., SUVA<sup>254</sup>, SUVA<sup>260</sup>, SUVA<sup>400</sup>, SUVA<sup>465</sup>, SUVA<sup>665</sup>, and C:C ratio) and raised the E4:E6 ratio (fulvic acid to humic acid in DOC), regardless of T2 and T3 at the 10–20 cm depth and in the rhizospheric soil compared with those in CK, respectively. Fertilization significantly increased the total PLFA content and selected microbial groups relative to CK. Among the treatments, T1 significantly increased the total PLFA content by 50.6%, 59.0%, and 46.2%, respectively, relative to CK, at the 0–10 and 10–20 cm depths and in the rhizospheric soil. The microbial community structure in contour cultivation (T4) was significantly greater than in downslope cultivation (T2). Random forest analysis (RFA) revealed that SOC and DOC were likely the primary variables for regulating the total PLFAs in the examined soil. Partial least squares path modeling (PLS-PM) further indicated that the DOC content and the ratio of E4:E6 among DOC compositions had greater effects on the soil microbial community structure in the examined soil. These observations suggested that long-term fertilization and cultivation management are effective approaches to regulating the soil microbial community structure by altering the composition of DOC in sloping farmland.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/3/426fertilization and cultivation managementdissolved organic carbonUV–Vis absorptivityphospholipid fatty acidsEntisolsloping farmland |
| spellingShingle | Asif Khan Tianyang Li Binghui He Gaoning Zhang Insights from Fertilization and Cultivation Management for Interpreting the Variations in the Quantity and Quality of Dissolved Organic Carbon and Microbial Community Structure on Purple Soil Sloping Farmland in Southwest China Agronomy fertilization and cultivation management dissolved organic carbon UV–Vis absorptivity phospholipid fatty acids Entisol sloping farmland |
| title | Insights from Fertilization and Cultivation Management for Interpreting the Variations in the Quantity and Quality of Dissolved Organic Carbon and Microbial Community Structure on Purple Soil Sloping Farmland in Southwest China |
| title_full | Insights from Fertilization and Cultivation Management for Interpreting the Variations in the Quantity and Quality of Dissolved Organic Carbon and Microbial Community Structure on Purple Soil Sloping Farmland in Southwest China |
| title_fullStr | Insights from Fertilization and Cultivation Management for Interpreting the Variations in the Quantity and Quality of Dissolved Organic Carbon and Microbial Community Structure on Purple Soil Sloping Farmland in Southwest China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Insights from Fertilization and Cultivation Management for Interpreting the Variations in the Quantity and Quality of Dissolved Organic Carbon and Microbial Community Structure on Purple Soil Sloping Farmland in Southwest China |
| title_short | Insights from Fertilization and Cultivation Management for Interpreting the Variations in the Quantity and Quality of Dissolved Organic Carbon and Microbial Community Structure on Purple Soil Sloping Farmland in Southwest China |
| title_sort | insights from fertilization and cultivation management for interpreting the variations in the quantity and quality of dissolved organic carbon and microbial community structure on purple soil sloping farmland in southwest china |
| topic | fertilization and cultivation management dissolved organic carbon UV–Vis absorptivity phospholipid fatty acids Entisol sloping farmland |
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