The impact of main Areca Catechu root exudates on soil microbial community structure and function in coffee plantation soils.

ABSTRACT: Coffee is an important cash crop worldwide, but it has been plagued by serious continuous planting obstacles. Intercropping with Areca catechu could alleviate the continuous planting obstacle of coffee due to the diverse root secretions of Areca catechu. However, the mechanism of Areca catechu root secretion in alleviating coffee continuous planting obstacle is still unclear. The changes of coffee rhizosphere soil microbial compositions and functions were explored by adding simulated root secretions of Areca catechu, the primary intercropping plant species (i.e., amino acids, plant hormone, organic acids, phenolic acids, flavonoids and sugars) in current study. The results showed that the addition of coffee root exudates altered soil physicochemical properties,

SUBMITTER: Zhao S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10623314 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature