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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (3): 98-104.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2020-005

Special Issue: 玉米 烟草种植与生产

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Effects of Tillage Patterns on Functional Diversity of Soil Microbial Community in Maize Field

Gao Jingjing1(), Liu Hongmei1(), Yang Dianlin1, Li Ruiying1, Zhu Ping2(), Gao Hongjun2, Li Jing1, Zhang Xiuzhi2, Peng Chang2   

  1. 1Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191
    2Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130033
  • Received:2020-04-14 Revised:2020-06-14 Online:2021-01-25 Published:2021-01-26
  • Contact: Liu Hongmei,Zhu Ping E-mail:1423628523@qq.com;liuhongmei@caas.cn;zhuping1962@sohu.com

Abstract:

To improve the soil fertility of black soil, maize straw returning and tillage patterns were selected and investigated. This study was based on the experiment of different tillage patterns in Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province, three straw returning tillage patterns were set up: straw chopping and returning to the field and ploughing (CK), stubble height returning to field, the alternately planting of broad line and narrow line + straw mulching + rapid straw decomposition maturing agent (KZF), straw chopping and returning to the field and ploughing + rapid straw decomposition maturing agent (SF). Biolog ECO-plate methods were used to analyze the response of soil microbial functional diversity to different tillage patterns in maize field of black soil. The results indicated that the average well color development (AWCD) values of different tillage patterns increased significantly with the extension of culture time. During the cultivation period, the change of AWCD values was as follows: KZF>SF>CK. After 144 hours of culture, the AWCD values of KZF and SF were significantly higher than that of CK. There was no significant difference in Shannon index (H), Dominance index (D) and Shannon evenness index (E) among different tillage patterns. The principal component analysis showed that tillage patterns significantly affected the ability of soil microorganisms to utilize carbon sources. Carbohydrates, amino acids and carboxylic acids were the main carbon source utilized by the microbial communities. The treatments of stubble height returning to field, the alternately planting of broad line and narrow line + straw mulching + rapid straw decomposition maturing agent (KZF) and straw chopping and returning to the field and ploughing + rapid straw decomposition maturing agent (SF) improved the activity and functional diversity of the soil microbial community.

Key words: tillage pattern, continuous cropping of corn, microbial community functional diversity, Biolog, carbon source utilization

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