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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (36): 48-55.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2022-0020

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Distribution Characteristics of Rhizosphere AM Fungi of Four Common Plants of Evergreen Broad-leaved Forests of Lushan Mountain in Summer

WU Jiahai1,2(), ZOU Qin3,4, DU Qu5, ZHANG Tao1, LI Jinmiao1, XIAO Bin6, LIU Wei1,3()   

  1. 1College of Forestry/College of Art and Landscape, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045
    2Jiaxing Jixing Environmental Technology Limited Company, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314000
    3Positioning Observation Station of Forest Ecosystem in Lushan, Jiujiang, Jiangxi 332900
    4Administration of Lushan Natural Reserve, Jiujiang, Jiangxi 332900
    5Zhanjiang University of Science and Technology, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524084
    6Subtropical Forestry Experimental Center, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Fenyi, Jiangxi 336600
  • Received:2022-01-02 Revised:2022-03-03 Online:2022-12-25 Published:2023-01-17

Abstract:

To explore the distribution characteristics of soil arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AM fungi), and promote the development and utilization of underground AM fungi resources, the distribution characteristics of rhizosphere AM fungal communities of four common plants (Symplocos stellaris, Loropetalum chinense, Camellia fraternal and Lindera glauca) of typical evergreen broad-leaved forests of Lushan Mountain in summer were investigated according to the method of spore morphology classification. The results showed that 44 AM fungal species (4 dominant species, 5 most common species, 12 common species, and 23 rare species) were isolated and identified. (1) There were significant differences in root colonization rate among different plants. The root colonization rate was positively correlated with the spore density and species richness of AM fungi in dominant and most common species, while negatively correlated with them in common and rare species, and the correlations were both not significant. (2) There was no significant difference in total spore density of AM fungi, while significant differences were found in species richness of AM fungi among different plants. In addition, there was no significant difference in the spore density of AM fungi of common species and the species richness of AM fungi of most common and rare species among different plants. (3) A negative correlation between spore density and species richness was found in AM fungi with different dominance. There was only a significantly negative correlation between the spore density of dominant species AM fungi and the spore density of common and rare species AM fungi. (4) Soil nutrients (total nitrogen, total phosphorus, total potassium, ammoniacal nitrogen, and nitrate nitrogen), pH and soil water contributed less to the distribution of AM fungi. However, the distribution of AM fungi was mainly affected by soil nitrogen. AM fungi of various dominant degrees were affected differently by soil nutrients, pH and water (rare species > common species > most common species > dominant species). The symbiosis pattern between common plants and AM fungi might be dominated by dominant and most common species, and supplemented by common and rare species of evergreen broad-leaved forests of Lushan Mountain in summer. According to the symbiosis pattern, AM fungi resources of plant rhizosphere were abundant and unevenly distributed; the degree of symbiosis between AM fungi and plants was determined by the different dominance of AM fungi; the interaction between AM fungi with different dominance was small; AM fungi were less affected by soil nutrients (total nitrogen, ammonia nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, total phosphorus, and total potassium), pH and water, however, AM fungi of various dominant degrees were affected differently by soil nutrients, pH value and water.

Key words: Lushan Mountain, evergreen broad-leaved forest, AM fungi community, summer, common plants