Metagenomics Reveal Correlations Between Microbial Organisms in Soils and the Health of Populus euphratica.

ABSTRACT: Biological diversity plays an important role in the stability of ecosystems. The Mu Us Desert (MUD), located in Northern China, is an aeolian desert. Although it has been governed by a series of ecological restoration programs, the MUD still has limited biological diversity. Populus euphratica (P. euphratica), a xerophytic plant, has great potential to improve the biological diversity of the MUD. However, the survival rate of P. euphratica in the MUD has been very low. The current study tried to explore the mechanism of the high death rate of P. euphratica in the microbiome perspective. The correlation study between soil community composition and soil properties showed that water-filled pore space (WFPS), pH, EC, AP, NO₃ ^-, and NH₄

SUBMITTER: Tuo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7506035 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature