The Cropping Obstacle of Garlic Was Associated With Changes in Soil Physicochemical Properties, Enzymatic Activities and Bacterial and Fungal Communities.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

In garlic cultivation, long-time monoculture has resulted in continuous-cropping obstacles. However, the cause has not been studied to date.

Methods

We analyzed soils from garlic fields in Pengzhou, China, to determine continuous-cropping obstacle related changes in soil physicochemical properties and enzyme activities, and in the diversity and composition of bacterial and fungal communities. Furthermore, we examined the relationships between soil properties and the bacterial and fungal communities.

Results

The soil pH and the soil catalase, urease, invertase, and polyphenol oxidase activities were lower in the cropping obstacle soil than in the healthy control soil. The richness and diversity of the bacteria were lower in the cropping obstacle soil than in the c

SUBMITTER: Yu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9006102 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature