Microbial diversity and physicochemical properties in farmland soils amended by effective microorganisms and fulvic acid for cropping Asian ginseng

Authors

  • Yonghua XU Jilin Agricultural University, National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Ginseng Breeding and Application (CN)
  • Chenyang LIU Jilin Agricultural University, National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Ginseng Breeding and Application (CN)
  • Jingshan BAO Jilin Agricultural University, National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Ginseng Breeding and Application (CN)
  • He ZHU Jilin Agricultural University, College of Resources and Environment (CN)
  • Yuanhui CHEN Jilin Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Straw Biology and Utilization (CN)
  • Yunqing LUO Jilin Agricultural University (CN)
  • Lianxue ZHANG Jilin Agricultural University, National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Ginseng Breeding and Application (CN)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha50112563

Keywords:

Asian ginseng, effective microorganisms, farmland soil quality, fulvic acid, soil microbial activities

Abstract

Demand for products made from the dry mass of Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng) is growing, but harvest is limited by fungal disease infection when ginseng is replanted in the same field. Rotated cropping with maize can cope with the replant limit, but it may take decades. We aimed to amend post-maize-cropping farmland soils for cultivating Asian ginseng, using effective microorganisms EMs and fulvic acid (FA) additives and detecting and comparing their effects on soil microbial diversity and physiochemical properties. Amendments promoted seedling survival and depressed disease-infection. Both EMs and FA increased the relative abundances of Pseudomonas, Flavobacterium, Duganella, and Massilia spp., but, decreased the relative abundances of Fusarium and Sistotrema. In addition, soil nutrient availability and properties that benefitted nutrient availabilities were promoted. In conclusion, amendments with EMs and FA improved the fertility of farmland soils, and the quality of Asian ginseng, and revealed the relationship between soil microbial diversity and physiochemical properties.

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2022-02-09

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XU, Y., LIU, C., BAO, J., ZHU, H., CHEN, Y., LUO, Y., & ZHANG, L. (2022). Microbial diversity and physicochemical properties in farmland soils amended by effective microorganisms and fulvic acid for cropping Asian ginseng. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 50(1), 12563. https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha50112563

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