Various green manure-fertilizer combinations affect the soil microbial community and function in immature red soil.

ABSTRACT: Green manure application is a common practice to improve soil fertility in China. However, the impact of different green manure-fertilizer combinations on the soil microbial communities in the low-fertility immature red soil in southern China remains unclear. In this study, we conducted a pot experiment using two common green manure crops, ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus L.), along with a fallow treatment. We also considered three combined fertilizer management strategies, including mineral, humic acid, and organic manure fertilizers. We evaluated the soil microbial biomass, activity, communities, functional prediction and their correlation with soil properties during green manure growth and incorporation periods, to assess the potentia

SUBMITTER: Xu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10757628 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature