Short-Term Maize Rotation Suppresses Verticillium Wilt and Restructures Soil Microbiomes in Xinjiang Cotton Fields.

ABSTRACT: Verticillium wilt, a prevalent soil-borne disease, poses a significant challenge to cotton production in Xinjiang, China. Continuous cotton monoculture has increased disease incidence and affected soil microbial diversity in Xinjiang, while crop rotation is recognized as an effective strategy for soil pathogen control. This study investigates how a one-year maize rotation affects Verticillium wilt incidence and soil microbiome composition in cotton fields across northern and southern Xinjiang. The results demonstrated that short-term rotation significantly reduced Verticillium wilt occurrence in both northern and southern Xinjiang. Using high-throughput sequencing of fungal ITS and bacterial 16S rRNA regions, microbial community analysis revealed minimal changes in alpha-diversity but sign

SUBMITTER: Khan FH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12472141 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature