Pea-cucumber crop rotation suppresses <i>Fusarium</i> pathogens by reshaping soil microbial communities and enhancing nutrient availability.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pea-cucumber rotation combined with straw return as green manure is an environmentally friendly management strategy to suppress cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Fusarium wilt (FW) and alleviate continuous cropping obstacles.

Methods

We evaluated the variations in soil microbial compositions and nutrient levels between long-term cucumber monocropping and pea-cucumber rotation patterns via metagenomic sequencing and determination of soil properties.

Results

The study found that the bacterial communities exhibited marked diversity, whereas the α-diversity of fungal communities was significantly reduced. Based on the relative abundance of differential fungi and bacteria at the genus level, the genus Bacillus showed the highest abundan

SUBMITTER: Xu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12647031 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature