Abstract:
Objective The purpose of this study was to explore the changes and correlation of rhizosphere soil enzyme activities and microbial community structure in different continuous cropping years of Codonopisis pilosula Nannf.var.modesta(Nannf.) L.T.Shen, so as to provide theoretical basis for revealing the mechanism of continuous cropping obstacles and soil improvement.
Method The normal soil (CK) that had not been planted in three years and the rhizosphere soil that had been continuously cultivated for 1 year (C1), 2 years (C2) and 3years (C3) were used as the research objects. The soil enzyme activities were determined with conventional analysis methods, and the soil microbial community structure and diversity were determined with Illumina high-throughput sequencing technology. The change characteristics of soil enzyme activities and microbial community structure in different continuous cropping years were studied to explore the relationship between microbial community and soil enzyme activities.
Result The results showed that the activities of alkaline phosphatase and nitrate reductase in treatments of continuous cropping of C. pilosula Nannf.var.modesta(Nannf.) L.T.Shen increased significantly with the increase of continuous cropping years, while the activities of sucrase and urease increased first and then decreased, and the activities of catalase decreased first and then increased. As the consecutive planting years increased, the richness of bacterial community in the rhizosphere soil decreased, while diversity increased. The relative abundance of dominant bacterial phyla such as Proteobacteria and Actinobacteriota decreased, as well as beneficial groups (Sphingosinomonas). The relative abundance of these groups decreased by 5.64%, 3.01%, 10.66%, 8.39%, 2.95%, 14.70% and 16.90%, 7.24%, 22.48% compared with CK in 1, 2 and 3 continuous cropping years, respectively. The relative abundance of three groups decreased by 2.91%, 0.71%, 4.52% and 11.92%, 4.35%, 13.23% in 2 and 3 years compared with 1 year of continuous cropping, respectively. The richness and diversity of soil fungal communities increased. The relative abundance of dominant groups such as Ascomycota, Mortierellomycota and Mortierella decreased. C1, C2 and C3 treatments decreased by 16.05%, 22.41%, 23.56%, 22.03%, 3.60%, 29.04% and 29.51%, 35.99%, 32.35% compared with CK, respectively. The relative abundance of Ascomycta decreased by 7.12% and 16.04% compared with C1 in C2 and C3 treatments, respectively. The relative abundance of Mortierellomycota increased by 24.24% compared with C1 in C2 treatments, the relative abundance of Mortierellomycota decreased by 17.50% compared with C1 in C3 treatment, and the relative abundance of Mortierella decreased by 7.17% and 11.50% compared with C1 in C2 and C3 treatments, respectively. The relative abundance of Fusarium increased compared to CK, increased by 1.49%, 5.97% and 8.96% in C1, C2 and C3 treatments, and C2 and C3 treatments increased by 4.41% and 7.35% compared with C1, respectively. The correlation analysis showed that the activities of alkaline phosphatase were significantly negatively correlated with the relative abundance of Unclassified_f__Micrococcaceae genus(P < 0.01), and were negatively correlated with the relative abundance of Norank_f__A4b and MND1 genus(P < 0.05). There was a significant negative correlation between sucrase and urease and Penicillium(P < 0.05), a significant negative correlation between the activities of alkaline phosphatase and the relative abundance of Mortierella and Paramyrothecium(P < 0.05), and a significant positive correlation between the activities of sucrase, urease and nitric reductase and the relative abundance of Gibberella(P < 0.05). The activities of alkaline phosphatase were greatly affected by the changes of microbial community structure.
Conclusion Continuous cropping results in the imbalance of soil microbial community structure and the change of soil enzyme activities. The deterioration of microecological environment is one of the important reasons for the occurrence of continuous cropping obstacles of C. pilosula Nannf.var.modesta(Nannf.) L.T.Shen.