Improvement in gravel-mulched land soil nutrient and bacterial community diversity with Lonicera japonica.

ABSTRACT: Gravel-mulched land in China suffers from poor natural resources and fragile ecological environment, posing a challenge to effective restoration of ecological function. Lonicera japonica, a traditional Chinese herb used for treating human diseases, is a highly adaptable and resilient plant species, can effectively improve the soil properties, and may have important implications for the ecology and economy of gravel-mulched land. A study was conducted in a gravel-mulched field to measure the impact of planting the L. japonica (including control (CK), 1-year, 2-year, and 4-year cultivation of plants) on (i) dynamic changes in soil nutrient and enzyme activity properties, and (ii) soil rhizosphere microbial community structure characteristics. We found that the concentration of

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10733477 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature