The relict plant Tetraena mongolica plantations increase the nutrition and microbial diversity in desert soil
IntroductionTetraena mongolica was established in the West Ordos Region of northwest China approximately 140 million years ago. It plays an irreplaceable role in maintaining local ecosystem stability. MethodsThis study aimed to evaluate the effects of planting T. mongolica on soil nutrition and micr...
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| author | Yanan Quan Yanan Quan Yanan Quan Xiuwen Gan Xiuwen Gan Xiuwen Gan Shiyun Lu Shiyun Lu Shiyun Lu Xiaodong Shi Xiaodong Shi Xiaodong Shi Mingsheng Bai Mingsheng Bai Mingsheng Bai Yin Lin Yin Lin Yin Lin Yufei Gou Yufei Gou Yufei Gou Hong Zhang Hong Zhang Hong Zhang Xinyue Zhang Xinyue Zhang Xinyue Zhang Jiayuan Wei Jiayuan Wei Jiayuan Wei Tianyu Chang Tianyu Chang Tianyu Chang Jingyu Li Jingyu Li Jingyu Li Jianli Liu Jianli Liu Jianli Liu |
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| description | IntroductionTetraena mongolica was established in the West Ordos Region of northwest China approximately 140 million years ago. It plays an irreplaceable role in maintaining local ecosystem stability. MethodsThis study aimed to evaluate the effects of planting T. mongolica on soil nutrition and microbial communities by comparing the root zone soil (Rz_soil) and bare soil (B_soil) across three different plant communitie. ResultsThe results showed that T. mongolica decreased soil pH and Na+ while increasing available potassium, soil organic matter, organic carbon, total nitrogen, and potassium. T. mongolica significantly improved the diversity indices (Sobs and Ace), as well as the richness index (Chao), of bacterial and fungal communities across three plant communities. Meanwhile, the relative abundances of Rubrobacter and norank_c_Actinobacteria in the bacterial communities declined significantly in the Rz_soil compared with the B_soil across all three plant communities. In contrast, the relative abundances of Fusarium and Penicillium were higher, whereas those of Monosporascus and Darksidea were lower in Rz_soil than in B_soil in the two plant communities. T. mongolica decreased the soil bacterial co-occurrence networks while increasing the soil fungal co-occurrence networks. DiscussionThese results provide a new perspective to understand the role of T. Mongolica in the desert ecosystems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c209db5a20354565b07cc63e19bcf15c2025-08-20T02:50:48ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2025-03-011610.3389/fpls.2025.15393361539336The relict plant Tetraena mongolica plantations increase the nutrition and microbial diversity in desert soilYanan Quan0Yanan Quan1Yanan Quan2Xiuwen Gan3Xiuwen Gan4Xiuwen Gan5Shiyun Lu6Shiyun Lu7Shiyun Lu8Xiaodong Shi9Xiaodong Shi10Xiaodong Shi11Mingsheng Bai12Mingsheng Bai13Mingsheng Bai14Yin Lin15Yin Lin16Yin Lin17Yufei Gou18Yufei Gou19Yufei Gou20Hong Zhang21Hong Zhang22Hong Zhang23Xinyue Zhang24Xinyue Zhang25Xinyue Zhang26Jiayuan Wei27Jiayuan Wei28Jiayuan Wei29Tianyu Chang30Tianyu Chang31Tianyu Chang32Jingyu Li33Jingyu Li34Jingyu Li35Jianli Liu36Jianli Liu37Jianli Liu38College of Biological Science and Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecological Protection of Agro-pastoral Ecotones in the Yellow River Basin, National Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaNingxia Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Development and Applications in Special Environment, Science and Technology Department of Ningxia, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaCollege of Biological Science and Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecological Protection of Agro-pastoral Ecotones in the Yellow River Basin, National Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaNingxia Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Development and Applications in Special Environment, Science and Technology Department of Ningxia, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaCollege of Biological Science and Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecological Protection of Agro-pastoral Ecotones in the Yellow River Basin, National Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaNingxia Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Development and Applications in Special Environment, Science and Technology Department of Ningxia, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaCollege of Biological Science and Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecological Protection of Agro-pastoral Ecotones in the Yellow River Basin, National Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaNingxia Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Development and Applications in Special Environment, Science and Technology Department of Ningxia, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaCollege of Biological Science and Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecological Protection of Agro-pastoral Ecotones in the Yellow River Basin, National Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaNingxia Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Development and Applications in Special Environment, Science and Technology Department of Ningxia, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaCollege of Biological Science and Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecological Protection of Agro-pastoral Ecotones in the Yellow River Basin, National Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaNingxia Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Development and Applications in Special Environment, Science and Technology Department of Ningxia, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaCollege of Biological Science and Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecological Protection of Agro-pastoral Ecotones in the Yellow River Basin, National Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaNingxia Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Development and Applications in Special Environment, Science and Technology Department of Ningxia, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaCollege of Biological Science and Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecological Protection of Agro-pastoral Ecotones in the Yellow River Basin, National Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaNingxia Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Development and Applications in Special Environment, Science and Technology Department of Ningxia, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaCollege of Biological Science and Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecological Protection of Agro-pastoral Ecotones in the Yellow River Basin, National Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaNingxia Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Development and Applications in Special Environment, Science and Technology Department of Ningxia, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaCollege of Biological Science and Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecological Protection of Agro-pastoral Ecotones in the Yellow River Basin, National Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaNingxia Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Development and Applications in Special Environment, Science and Technology Department of Ningxia, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaCollege of Biological Science and Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecological Protection of Agro-pastoral Ecotones in the Yellow River Basin, National Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaNingxia Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Development and Applications in Special Environment, Science and Technology Department of Ningxia, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaCollege of Biological Science and Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecological Protection of Agro-pastoral Ecotones in the Yellow River Basin, National Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaNingxia Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Development and Applications in Special Environment, Science and Technology Department of Ningxia, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaCollege of Biological Science and Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecological Protection of Agro-pastoral Ecotones in the Yellow River Basin, National Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaNingxia Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Development and Applications in Special Environment, Science and Technology Department of Ningxia, Yinchuan, Ningxia, ChinaIntroductionTetraena mongolica was established in the West Ordos Region of northwest China approximately 140 million years ago. It plays an irreplaceable role in maintaining local ecosystem stability. MethodsThis study aimed to evaluate the effects of planting T. mongolica on soil nutrition and microbial communities by comparing the root zone soil (Rz_soil) and bare soil (B_soil) across three different plant communitie. ResultsThe results showed that T. mongolica decreased soil pH and Na+ while increasing available potassium, soil organic matter, organic carbon, total nitrogen, and potassium. T. mongolica significantly improved the diversity indices (Sobs and Ace), as well as the richness index (Chao), of bacterial and fungal communities across three plant communities. Meanwhile, the relative abundances of Rubrobacter and norank_c_Actinobacteria in the bacterial communities declined significantly in the Rz_soil compared with the B_soil across all three plant communities. In contrast, the relative abundances of Fusarium and Penicillium were higher, whereas those of Monosporascus and Darksidea were lower in Rz_soil than in B_soil in the two plant communities. T. mongolica decreased the soil bacterial co-occurrence networks while increasing the soil fungal co-occurrence networks. DiscussionThese results provide a new perspective to understand the role of T. Mongolica in the desert ecosystems.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1539336/fullTetraena mongolicasoil nutritionbacterial communitiesfungi communitiesroot zone soilbare soil |
| spellingShingle | Yanan Quan Yanan Quan Yanan Quan Xiuwen Gan Xiuwen Gan Xiuwen Gan Shiyun Lu Shiyun Lu Shiyun Lu Xiaodong Shi Xiaodong Shi Xiaodong Shi Mingsheng Bai Mingsheng Bai Mingsheng Bai Yin Lin Yin Lin Yin Lin Yufei Gou Yufei Gou Yufei Gou Hong Zhang Hong Zhang Hong Zhang Xinyue Zhang Xinyue Zhang Xinyue Zhang Jiayuan Wei Jiayuan Wei Jiayuan Wei Tianyu Chang Tianyu Chang Tianyu Chang Jingyu Li Jingyu Li Jingyu Li Jianli Liu Jianli Liu Jianli Liu The relict plant Tetraena mongolica plantations increase the nutrition and microbial diversity in desert soil Frontiers in Plant Science Tetraena mongolica soil nutrition bacterial communities fungi communities root zone soil bare soil |
| title | The relict plant Tetraena mongolica plantations increase the nutrition and microbial diversity in desert soil |
| title_full | The relict plant Tetraena mongolica plantations increase the nutrition and microbial diversity in desert soil |
| title_fullStr | The relict plant Tetraena mongolica plantations increase the nutrition and microbial diversity in desert soil |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relict plant Tetraena mongolica plantations increase the nutrition and microbial diversity in desert soil |
| title_short | The relict plant Tetraena mongolica plantations increase the nutrition and microbial diversity in desert soil |
| title_sort | relict plant tetraena mongolica plantations increase the nutrition and microbial diversity in desert soil |
| topic | Tetraena mongolica soil nutrition bacterial communities fungi communities root zone soil bare soil |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1539336/full |
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