Effects of Different Crop Types on Soil Microbial Community Structure and Assembly in the Cold Temperate Region of Northeast China.

ABSTRACT: Soil microorganisms play a crucial role in maintaining soil functionality and ecological balance by participating in key processes such as organic matter decomposition, nutrient cycling, soil structure formation, and plant health support. High-throughput sequencing was utilized in this study to systematically investigate the influence of different crop types, maize (Zea mays), soybean (Glycine max), and Eleutherococcus senticosus, on the communities and assembly mechanisms of soil microorganisms in a cold-temperate agroecosystem. The results reveal that cultivation practices led to significant differences in soil chemical properties compared to fallow land (CK). Total carbon (TC), total nitrogen (TN), and available nitrogen (AN) were significantly lower in CK than in c

SUBMITTER: Pu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12654503 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature