Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: June 3, 2024
Abstract
Pinellia
ternata
(Thunb.)
Breit
is
a
traditional
Chinese
medicine
with
important
pharmacological
effects.
However,
its
cultivation
challenged
by
soil
degradation
following
excessive
use
of
chemical
fertilizer.
We
conducted
an
experiment
exploring
the
effects
replacing
fertilizers
organic
(OF)
on
growth
and
yield
P.
,
as
well
physicochemical
properties
microbial
community
composition
using
containerized
plants.
Six
fertilization
treatments
were
evaluated,
including
control
(CK),
fertilizer
(CF),
different
proportions
(OM
1−4
).
Containerized
plants
in
each
OF
treatment
had
greater
than
CK
CF
while
maintaining
alkaloid
content.
The
OM
3
greatest
among
all
treatments,
increase
42.35%
44.93%
compared
to
respectively.
improved
quality
fertility
enhancing
activities
urease
(S-UE)
sucrase
(S-SC)
enzymes
increasing
matter
trace
mineral
elements.
increased
bacterial
abundance
changed
structure.
In
comparison
groups
enriched
OLB13
Vicinamibacteraceae
Blrii41
.
There
also
changes
gene
transcripts
treatments.
genes
involved
nitrogen
cycle
has
increased,
specifically
promoting
transformation
N-NO
−
into
N-NH
4
+
type
more
easily
absorbed
Also,
"starch
sucrose
metabolism"
"plant
hormone
signal
transduction"
pathways
positively
correlated
upregulated
treatment.
Overall,
feasible
practice
advancing
sustainable
agriculture
potentially
profitable
commercial
production.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Jan. 27, 2024
Abstract
Soil
organisms
are
affected
by
the
presence
of
predatory
protists.
However,
it
remains
poorly
understood
how
protists
can
affect
plant
disease
incidence
and
fertilization
regimes
these
interactions.
Here,
we
characterise
rhizosphere
bacteria,
fungi
over
eleven
growing
seasons
tomato
planting
under
three
regimes,
i.e
conventional,
organic
bioorganic,
with
different
bacterial
wilt
levels.
We
find
that
negatively
associated
incidence,
especially
two
ciliophoran
Colpoda
OTUs,
bioorganic
enhances
abundance
In
glasshouse
experiments
protist
influences
directly
consuming
pathogens
indirectly
increasing
pathogen-suppressive
microorganisms
in
soil.
Together,
demonstrate
reduce
plants
via
direct
indirect
reductions
pathogens.
Our
study
provides
insights
on
role
play
disease,
which
could
be
used
to
design
more
sustainable
agricultural
practices.
