Biogas slurry application alters soil properties, reshapes the soil microbial community, and alleviates root rot of Panax notoginseng.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Panax notoginseng is an important herbal medicine in China, where this crop is cultivated by replanting of seedlings. Root rot disease threatens the sustainability of P. notoginseng cultivation. Water flooding (WF) is widely used to control numerous soilborne diseases, and biogas slurry shows positive effects on the soil physiochemical properties and microbial community structure and has the potential to suppress soilborne pathogens. Hence, biogas slurry flooding (BSF) may be an effective approach for alleviating root rot disease of P. notoginseng; however, the underlying mechanism needs to be elucidated.

Methods

In this study, we conducted a microcosm experiment to determine if BSF can reduce the abundance of pathogens in soil and, alleviate

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9336633 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature