Effects of straw returning on functional genes and functional groups of soil microorganisms

Sustainable straw utilization is an important measure for accelerating the green and low-carbon development of agriculture. However, there is relatively little research on the comprehensive impact of straw returning on soil ecological health from the perspectives of microbial communities and functio...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: WANG Binhao, WU Yuping, CHEN Yanbo, ZHANG Fangzhou, LIU Zhenyu, ZHANG Shuo, WANG Xianting
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Zhejiang University Press 2024-10-01
Series:浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.academax.com/doi/10.3785/j.issn.1008-9209.2023.07.172
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849247543637049344
author WANG Binhao
WU Yuping
CHEN Yanbo
ZHANG Fangzhou
LIU Zhenyu
ZHANG Shuo
WANG Xianting
author_facet WANG Binhao
WU Yuping
CHEN Yanbo
ZHANG Fangzhou
LIU Zhenyu
ZHANG Shuo
WANG Xianting
author_sort WANG Binhao
collection DOAJ
description Sustainable straw utilization is an important measure for accelerating the green and low-carbon development of agriculture. However, there is relatively little research on the comprehensive impact of straw returning on soil ecological health from the perspectives of microbial communities and functions within the framework of soil “One Health”. To address this gap, soil samples were collected from paddy fields in Ningbo City of Zhejiang Province, where straw has been returned for a long time (5 years or more), and high-throughput metagenomic sequencing was performed to understand the effects of straw returning on antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), methane-cycling genes (MCGs), nitrogen-cycling genes (NCGs), virulence factor genes (VFGs), and their host taxa. The results showed that long-term straw returning affected the diversity of ARGs, MCGs, NCGs, and VFGs in the soil, with significantly decreased richness of NCGs and VFGs, as well as nitrogen-cycling taxa. Long-term straw returning also reduced the abundance of the key methanogenesis genes mcrA, B, C, and G and the methanogenesis taxon Methanosarcina mazei. It also significantly reduced the abundance of genes related to methylotrophic methanogenesis. Moreover, the abundance of VFGs significantly increased under long-term straw returning. In addition, the abundance ratio of the functional genes mcrA and pmoA, as well as that of norB and nosZ, was significantly reduced, which suggested that more CH<sub>4</sub> and N<sub>2</sub>O in rice fields under straw returning will be converted. Multiple regression on distance matrix analysis showed that total organic carbon and dissolved organic carbon were closely related to the soil microbial functional group composition (P<0.05). In summary, long-term straw returning increases the risk of rice diseases and may also reduce emission rates of greenhouse gases, such as CH<sub>4</sub> and N<sub>2</sub>O.
format Article
id doaj-art-041da03e300b4d77b3f06564f98e96d1
institution Kabale University
issn 1008-9209
2097-5155
language English
publishDate 2024-10-01
publisher Zhejiang University Press
record_format Article
series 浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版
spelling doaj-art-041da03e300b4d77b3f06564f98e96d12025-08-20T03:58:11ZengZhejiang University Press浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版1008-92092097-51552024-10-015077178410.3785/j.issn.1008-9209.2023.07.17210089209Effects of straw returning on functional genes and functional groups of soil microorganismsWANG BinhaoWU YupingCHEN YanboZHANG FangzhouLIU ZhenyuZHANG ShuoWANG XiantingSustainable straw utilization is an important measure for accelerating the green and low-carbon development of agriculture. However, there is relatively little research on the comprehensive impact of straw returning on soil ecological health from the perspectives of microbial communities and functions within the framework of soil “One Health”. To address this gap, soil samples were collected from paddy fields in Ningbo City of Zhejiang Province, where straw has been returned for a long time (5 years or more), and high-throughput metagenomic sequencing was performed to understand the effects of straw returning on antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), methane-cycling genes (MCGs), nitrogen-cycling genes (NCGs), virulence factor genes (VFGs), and their host taxa. The results showed that long-term straw returning affected the diversity of ARGs, MCGs, NCGs, and VFGs in the soil, with significantly decreased richness of NCGs and VFGs, as well as nitrogen-cycling taxa. Long-term straw returning also reduced the abundance of the key methanogenesis genes mcrA, B, C, and G and the methanogenesis taxon Methanosarcina mazei. It also significantly reduced the abundance of genes related to methylotrophic methanogenesis. Moreover, the abundance of VFGs significantly increased under long-term straw returning. In addition, the abundance ratio of the functional genes mcrA and pmoA, as well as that of norB and nosZ, was significantly reduced, which suggested that more CH<sub>4</sub> and N<sub>2</sub>O in rice fields under straw returning will be converted. Multiple regression on distance matrix analysis showed that total organic carbon and dissolved organic carbon were closely related to the soil microbial functional group composition (P<0.05). In summary, long-term straw returning increases the risk of rice diseases and may also reduce emission rates of greenhouse gases, such as CH<sub>4</sub> and N<sub>2</sub>O.https://www.academax.com/doi/10.3785/j.issn.1008-9209.2023.07.172straw returningfunctional genesfunctional taxapathogens
spellingShingle WANG Binhao
WU Yuping
CHEN Yanbo
ZHANG Fangzhou
LIU Zhenyu
ZHANG Shuo
WANG Xianting
Effects of straw returning on functional genes and functional groups of soil microorganisms
浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版
straw returning
functional genes
functional taxa
pathogens
title Effects of straw returning on functional genes and functional groups of soil microorganisms
title_full Effects of straw returning on functional genes and functional groups of soil microorganisms
title_fullStr Effects of straw returning on functional genes and functional groups of soil microorganisms
title_full_unstemmed Effects of straw returning on functional genes and functional groups of soil microorganisms
title_short Effects of straw returning on functional genes and functional groups of soil microorganisms
title_sort effects of straw returning on functional genes and functional groups of soil microorganisms
topic straw returning
functional genes
functional taxa
pathogens
url https://www.academax.com/doi/10.3785/j.issn.1008-9209.2023.07.172
work_keys_str_mv AT wangbinhao effectsofstrawreturningonfunctionalgenesandfunctionalgroupsofsoilmicroorganisms
AT wuyuping effectsofstrawreturningonfunctionalgenesandfunctionalgroupsofsoilmicroorganisms
AT chenyanbo effectsofstrawreturningonfunctionalgenesandfunctionalgroupsofsoilmicroorganisms
AT zhangfangzhou effectsofstrawreturningonfunctionalgenesandfunctionalgroupsofsoilmicroorganisms
AT liuzhenyu effectsofstrawreturningonfunctionalgenesandfunctionalgroupsofsoilmicroorganisms
AT zhangshuo effectsofstrawreturningonfunctionalgenesandfunctionalgroupsofsoilmicroorganisms
AT wangxianting effectsofstrawreturningonfunctionalgenesandfunctionalgroupsofsoilmicroorganisms