Effects of soft rock on soil properties and bacterial community in Mu Us Sandy Land, China.

ABSTRACT: Soft rock is a new material that could be used for the improvement of Mu Us Sandy Land, China. It can be utilized for wind prevention and sand fixation, both of which are of great importance to ecological restoration aims and cultivated land replenishment in desert areas. Four treatments with different compound ratios of soft rock and sand-0:1 (CK), 1:5 (P1), 1:2 (P2), and 1:1 (P3)-were studied. Fluorescence quantitative PCR (qPCR) and high-throughput sequencing were used to analyze the structure and diversity of the bacterial community in the compound soil and its relationship with physical and chemical parameters in the soil. The results showed that in comparison to CK treatment, soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), and NH₄ ⁺-N increased significantly in

SUBMITTER: Guo Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9231347 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature