Carbon Amendments Shape the Bacterial Community Structure in Salinized Farmland Soil
Qisheng Han, Yuanyuan Fu, Rangjian Qiu, Huifeng Ning, Hao Liu, Caixia Li, Yang Gao
Abstract
Farmland application of soil amendments is a usual method to mitigate soil salinization. Most studies have concluded that soil properties can be improved by soil amendment, which indirectly affects the soil microbial community structures. In this study, we applied carbon and noncarbon soil amendments and analyzed the differences between them on the soil microbial community. We found that carbon soil amendment distinctly altered the soil microbial community. This finding provides key theoretical and technical support for using soil amendments in the future.
Topics & Concepts
BiocharAmendmentEnvironmental scienceSoil salinitySoil conditionerAgronomyMicrobial population biologySoil carbonLand reclamationSoil waterCarbon sequestrationSoil biodiversitySoil fertilityEcologySoil scienceBiologyChemistryBacteriaCarbon dioxidePyrolysisPolitical scienceOrganic chemistryLawGeneticsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologySoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsMicrobial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation