Abstract:
Objective The aims were to clarify the effectiveness of irrigation with winery wastewater on the soil physicochemical characteristics and bacterial community structure in vineyard.
Method The experiments were carried out in the vineyard at the eastern foothill of Helan Mountain. Field treatments with different proportions of 0, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% of wastewater irrigation were set up. The amount of water per irrigation for each treatment was 10.8m3 in November. Sampling was finished in April of the following year. The physicochemical properties of soil of the five layers of 0 - 20, 20 - 40, 40 - 60, 60 - 80 and 80 - 100 cm were determined, and the structure of soil microbial communities were analyzed through high-throughput sequencing technology.
Result The results showed that the organic carbon content of each soil layer of 0 - 100 cm increased after winter irrigation with winery wastewater, the content of total nitrogen, total phosphorus and available phosphorus increased in 0 - 60 cm, and the content of ammonia increased in top soil of 0 - 20 cm. The winter irrigation of winery wastewater increased the soil sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), and improved the richness and diversity of soil bacteria. At the phylum level, the abundance of Actinobacteria and Acidobacteria were significantly reduced after winter irrigation with wastewater, while the abundance of Protebacteria, Firmicutes and Chloroflexi increased significantly. At the genus level, the relative abundance of Artrobacter decreased, while the relative abundance of Pseudomonas and Trichococcus increased significantly. Soil total phosphorus, total nitrogen and organic carbon (P < 0.05) were the main environmental factors affecting the composition of soil microbial communities in vineyard.
Conclusion In the wine-producing area of the eastern foot of Helan Mountain, reasonable winter irrigation with winery wastewater can improve the water utilization efficiency and soil fertility, and improve the diversity of soil bacterial community, but the attention should be paid to the risk of salt accumulation in soil.