Soil amendment with biochar and manure alters wood stake decomposition and fungal community composition
Abstract Biochar and manure can be used for sustainable land management. However, little is known about how soil amendments might affect surface and belowground microbial processes and subsequent wood decomposition. In a split‐split‐split plot design, we amended soil with two rates of manure (whole...
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| description | Abstract Biochar and manure can be used for sustainable land management. However, little is known about how soil amendments might affect surface and belowground microbial processes and subsequent wood decomposition. In a split‐split‐split plot design, we amended soil with two rates of manure (whole plot; 0 and 9 Mg ha−1) and biochar (split plot; 0 and 10 Mg ha−1). Wood stakes of three species (hybrid poplar, triploid Populus tomentosa Carr.; aspen, Populus tremuloides Michx.; and pine, Pinus taeda L.) were placed in two positions (horizontally on the soil surface, and inserted vertically in the mineral soil), which served as a substrate for fungal growth. In 3 years, the decomposition rate (density loss), moisture content, and fungal community (via high‐throughput sequencing methods) of stakes were evaluated. Results indicated that biochar and/or manure increased the wood stake decomposition rates, moisture content, and operational taxonomic unit abundance. However, the richness and diversity of fungi were dependent on wood stake position (surface > mineral), species (pine > the two Populus), and sample dates. This study highlights that soil amendment with biochar and/or manure can alter the fungal community, which in turn can enhance an important soil process (i.e., decomposition). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ecfb53aa23994e3ca08205014ea73aac2023-08-14T08:10:18ZengWileyGCB Bioenergy1757-16931757-17072023-09-011591166118510.1111/gcbb.13087Soil amendment with biochar and manure alters wood stake decomposition and fungal community compositionRuirui Zhao0Yong Liu1Michael J. Gundale2Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation, Ministry of Education Beijing Forestry University Beijing ChinaKey Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation, Ministry of Education Beijing Forestry University Beijing ChinaDepartment of Forest Ecology and Management Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Umeå SwedenAbstract Biochar and manure can be used for sustainable land management. However, little is known about how soil amendments might affect surface and belowground microbial processes and subsequent wood decomposition. In a split‐split‐split plot design, we amended soil with two rates of manure (whole plot; 0 and 9 Mg ha−1) and biochar (split plot; 0 and 10 Mg ha−1). Wood stakes of three species (hybrid poplar, triploid Populus tomentosa Carr.; aspen, Populus tremuloides Michx.; and pine, Pinus taeda L.) were placed in two positions (horizontally on the soil surface, and inserted vertically in the mineral soil), which served as a substrate for fungal growth. In 3 years, the decomposition rate (density loss), moisture content, and fungal community (via high‐throughput sequencing methods) of stakes were evaluated. Results indicated that biochar and/or manure increased the wood stake decomposition rates, moisture content, and operational taxonomic unit abundance. However, the richness and diversity of fungi were dependent on wood stake position (surface > mineral), species (pine > the two Populus), and sample dates. This study highlights that soil amendment with biochar and/or manure can alter the fungal community, which in turn can enhance an important soil process (i.e., decomposition).https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.13087organic fertilizersoil processwood‐colonizing fungal community |
| spellingShingle | Ruirui Zhao Yong Liu Michael J. Gundale Soil amendment with biochar and manure alters wood stake decomposition and fungal community composition GCB Bioenergy organic fertilizer soil process wood‐colonizing fungal community |
| title | Soil amendment with biochar and manure alters wood stake decomposition and fungal community composition |
| title_full | Soil amendment with biochar and manure alters wood stake decomposition and fungal community composition |
| title_fullStr | Soil amendment with biochar and manure alters wood stake decomposition and fungal community composition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soil amendment with biochar and manure alters wood stake decomposition and fungal community composition |
| title_short | Soil amendment with biochar and manure alters wood stake decomposition and fungal community composition |
| title_sort | soil amendment with biochar and manure alters wood stake decomposition and fungal community composition |
| topic | organic fertilizer soil process wood‐colonizing fungal community |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.13087 |
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