Rhizosphere Microbiota Promotes the Growth of Soybeans in a Saline-Alkali Environment under Plastic Film Mulching.

ABSTRACT: The rhizosphere microbiota plays a critical and crucial role in plant health and growth, assisting plants in resisting adverse stresses, including soil salinity. Plastic film mulching is an important method to adjust soil properties and improve crop yield, especially in saline-alkali soil. However, it remains unclear whether and to what extent the association between these improvements and rhizosphere microbiota exists. Here, from a field survey and a greenhouse mesocosm experiment, we found that mulching plastic films on saline-alkali soil can promote the growth of soybeans in the field. Results of the greenhouse experiment showed that soybeans grew better in unsterilized saline-alkali soil than in sterilized saline-alkali soil under plastic film mulching. By detecting the variations in s

SUBMITTER: Mao HC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10180738 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature