Diversified Cropping of Grains and Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC. Enhances Ecological Benefits of Agroecosystems DOI Creative Commons
Enze Wang, Yu Sun, Ming Li

et al.

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(12), P. 2327 - 2327

Published: Dec. 19, 2024

Crop diversification is pivotal in sustainable agriculture, influencing soil microbial communities and nutrient cycling functions. Yet, the impacts of incorporating medicinal plants into crop strategies on functional characteristics these remain understudied. This research elucidates benefits diversified cropping systems by assessing content, diversity composition microorganisms, abundance genes involved carbon (C), nitrogen (N) phosphorus (P) cycling, overall agricultural productivity; collectively referred to as ecological benefits. The experimental design included four treatment groups: (1) continuous maize (Zea mays L.) cultivation (MC); (2) maize–A. lancea (Atractylodes Thunb.) intercropping (MA); (3) maize–sorghum (Sorghum bicolor rotation (MS); (4) combined with sorghum (MSA). Findings indicate that treatments significantly enhance alpha bacterial over fungal communities. NH4+ NO3− predominantly influence communities, a notable increase relative Acidobacteriota, Gemmatimonadota, Chloroflexi. Compared MC treatment, MA MSA increased C (121.44%, 294.26%), N (206.57%, P (112.02%, 225.84%) genes. inverse variance weighting evaluation demonstrates that, compared MS (5.34) (8.15) boost Overall, diversifying A. grains can soil. study offers new perspectives planting, particularly terms species selection practical combinations farmland.

Language: Английский

Intercropping regulates plant- and microbe-derived carbon accumulation by influencing soil physicochemical and microbial physiological properties DOI

Qirui Zhu,

Ziyu Yang,

Yuping Zhang

et al.

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 364, P. 108880 - 108880

Published: Jan. 13, 2024

Language: Английский

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Microbial Mechanisms Underlying Complementary Soil Nutrient Utilization Regulated by Maize-Peanut Root Exudate Interactions DOI
Dong‐Ying Zhou, Shixian Li,

Penghao Yu

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Rhizosphere, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 101051 - 101051

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Root exudation under maize/soybean intercropping system mediates the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi diversity and improves the plant growth DOI Creative Commons
Shu Zhang, Shumin Li,

Lingbo Meng

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Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: June 14, 2024

Introduction Maize/soybean intercropping is a common cropping practice in Chinese agriculture, known to boost crop yield and enhance soil fertility. However, the role of below-ground interactions, particularly root exudates, maintaining advantages soybean/maize systems remains unclear. Methods This study aimed investigate differences exudates between monocropping through two pot experiments using metabolomics methods. Multiple omics analyses were conducted explore correlations differential metabolites community Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF), shedding light on mechanisms underlying dominance from perspective exudates-soil microorganism interactions. Results discussion The revealed that significantly increased types contents lowered pH, availability nutrients like available nitrogen (AN) phosphorus (AP), enhanced AMF colonization, resulting improving composition AMF. Besides, differed those monocropping, with 41 39 identified soybean/maize, predominantly amino acids organic acids. total amount soybean was 3.61 times higher than monocropping. Additionally, addition improved growth mycorrhizal colonization rate by 105.99% 111.18% compared respectively. metabolic pathways associated closely linked plant growth, fertility improvement, formation Correlation analysis significant relationship (P < 0.05) certain such as tartaric acid, oxalic malic aspartic alanine, community. Notably, photosynthetic carbon fixation pathway involving acid showed strong association function Glomus_f_Glomerace, dominant genus A combined high throughput sequencing have direct or indirect connections nutrients. Conclusion suggests system mediate an improvement composition, thereby influencing advantage intercropping.

Language: Английский

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Graphene enhances artemisinin production in the traditional medicinal plant Artemisia annua via dynamic physiological processes and miRNA regulation DOI Creative Commons
Junfeng Cao, Zhiwen Chen,

Luyao Wang

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Plant Communications, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 5(3), P. 100742 - 100742

Published: Nov. 2, 2023

Graphene was used to investigate its effects on the model herb, Artemisia annua, renowned for producing artemisinin, a widely-used pharmacological compound. The seedlings' growth and biomass were promoted when A. annua cultivated with low graphene concentrations, which attributed 1.4-fold increase in nitrogen uptake, 15% 22% rise chlorophyll fluorescence, increased carbon cycling-related bacterial abundance. Moreover, exposure 10 or 20 mg/L resulted an approximately 60% H2O2, while could act as catalyst accelerator, leading 9-fold catalase (CAT) activity vitro, thereby maintaining reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis. Importantly, led 80% density of glandular-secreting trichomes (GSTs), where artemisinin is biosynthesized stored. This contributed 5% content mature leaves. Interestingly, expression miR828 reduced by both H2O2 treatments, resulting induction target gene AaMYB17, positive regulator GST initiation. Subsequent molecular genetic assays showed that graphene-induced inhibits miRNA biogenesis through Dicers regulates miR828-AaMYB17 module, thus affecting density. Above all, may contribute yield improvement via dynamic physiological progress together regulation, provides us new cultivation strategy release capacity nanobiotechnology.

Language: Английский

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Effect of intercropping with legumes at different rates on the yield and soil physicochemical properties of Cyperus esculentus L. in arid land DOI Creative Commons
Xin Shen, Yalan Liu, Xiangyi Li

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Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: Feb. 28, 2024

Intercropping has the potential to enhance yields and nutrient availability in resource-limited agricultural systems. However, effects on crop yield nutrients soil properties can vary considerably depending specific plant combinations intercropping ratios used. In this study, advantages impacts of C. esculentus with legumes were investigated by measuring their biomass, content, properties. The experiment included five treatments: monoculture (MC), Medicago sativa L. (alfalfa) at row spacing 4:4 (4:4CM) 8:4 (8:4CM), Glycine max (L.) Merr. (soybean), also (4:4CG) (8:4CG). Our results demonstrated that all four treatments (4:4CM, 4:4CG, 8:4CM, 8:4CG) significantly increased biomass approximately 41.05%, 41.73%, 16.08%, 18.43%, respectively, compared cultivation alone, among which 4:4CG treatment was optimum. no significant differences observed alfalfa or soybean across different ratios. A notable increase found total nitrogen (TN) phosphorus (TP) contents leaves, roots, tubers under intercropping, along organic carbon (SOC), alkaline-hydrolyzed (AN), available (AP), microbial (MBC), (MBN), water content (SWC), reduced pH. Among treatments, exhibited most favorable particular, MC, resulted increases 163.8%, 394.6%, 716.8% SOC, AN, AP contents, respectively. same led 48.34%, 46.40%, 208.65% MBC, MBN, SWC, Overall, findings suggest use is an effective approach for sustainable farming management Xinjiang.

Language: Английский

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Metagenomic insights into nitrogen cycling functional gene responses to nitrogen fixation and transfer in maize–peanut intercropping DOI
Qiqi Dong,

Huijie Su,

Yuexin Sun

et al.

Plant Cell & Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 47(12), P. 4557 - 4571

Published: July 19, 2024

The fixation and transfer of biological nitrogen from peanuts to maize in maize-peanut intercropping systems play a pivotal role maintaining the soil nutrient balance. However, mechanisms through which root interactions regulate remain unclear. This study employed

Language: Английский

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Diversified spatial configuration of rapeseed-vetch intercropping benefits soil quality, radiation utilization, and forage production in the Yangtze River Basin DOI
Zongkai Wang, Chunyun Wang,

Xiaoqiang Tan

et al.

Field Crops Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 318, P. 109587 - 109587

Published: Sept. 16, 2024

Language: Английский

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Differential responses of root and leaf-associated microbiota to continuous monocultures DOI Creative Commons
Haoran Li, Xiangyu Zhang,

Kai-Ling He

et al.

Environmental Microbiome, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 20(1)

Published: Jan. 27, 2025

Language: Английский

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Optimizing root distribution and water use efficiency in maize/soybean intercropping under different irrigation levels: The role of underground interactions DOI
Bo Jing, Wenjuan Shi, Tao Chen

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Soil and Tillage Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 249, P. 106490 - 106490

Published: Feb. 11, 2025

Language: Английский

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Nitrogen Addition and Rhizosphere Effects Differentially Shape Prokaryotic and Fungal Communities in Peanut–Maize Cropping Systems DOI
Chen Yang, Zejin Zhang, Yichao Rui

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Rhizosphere, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 101084 - 101084

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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