Soil chemical factors contributing to differences in bacterial communities among tea field soils and their relationships with tea quality.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Soil chemical properties and bacterial communities play key roles in shaping tea plant nutrient status and quality. While the relationships between soil bacterial communities and plant nutrient status have been investigated, the specific role by which soil bacterial communities interacted with soil properties to influence tea plant nutrients and quality remained underexplored.

Methods

In this study, different soil types were collected from tea gardens and designated as soil A (pH 3.41), soil B (pH 3.75), soil C (pH 4.16), soil D (pH 4.17) and soil E (pH 5.56) based on the initial soil pH. We conducted pot cultivation of tea plant 'Yabukita' to investigate how soil chemical factors affect bacterial communities and their influences on the nutrient status and quali

SUBMITTER: Zhang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11821660 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature