Silicate Fertilizer Amendment Alters Fungal Communities and Accelerates Soil Organic Matter Decomposition.

ABSTRACT: Soil microorganisms play a crucial role in organic matter decomposition and nutrient cycling in cropping systems. Compared to bacteria, fungal community composition and the role of fungi in organic matter decomposition and nutrient cycling in agro-systems are, however, elusive. Silicon (Si) fertilization is essential to improve agronomic performance of rice. The effects of the Si fertilizer application on the soil fungal community composition and their contribution in soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition are not yet studied. We investigated the short-term (120 days) slag silicate fertilizer (SSF) amendment impacts on plant photosynthesis and soil biochemical changes, soil fungal communities (assessed by ITS amplicon illumina sequencing), hydrolytic and oxidase enzyme activities, CO

SUBMITTER: Das S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6932956 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature