Improvement of soil acidification and ammonium nitrogen content in tea plantations by long-term use of organic fertilizer

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Soil acidification is common in some Chinese tea plantations, which seriously affected growth of tea trees. Hence, it is essential to explore soil remediation in acidified tea plantations for sustainable development of the tea industry. We sought to determine how different fertilizers affect acidified soil and their N transformation in tea plantations. Different fertilizers were used on acidified tea plantation soils for 4 years (2017-2021), and changes in soil pH, indices related to soil N transformation and tea yield were analysed to construct interaction networks of these indices and find which had the largest influence on fertilization. Long-term use of sheep manure reduced soil acidification, increased soil pH, enhanced the number and intensity of N-fixing and ammonifying bacteria, urease, protease, asparaginase and N-acetamide glucose ribosidase activity and nifH gene expression. This treatment reduced the number and intensity of soil nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria, nitrate reductase and nitrite reductase activity, while the expression of amoA-AOA, nirK, nirS, narG and nosZ in turn increased ammonium N content of the soil, reduced nitrate N content, and enhanced tea yield. Topsis index weight analysis showed that ammonium N content in the soil had the largest impact among fertilization effects. Long-term use of sheep manure was beneficial in restoring the balance of the micro-ecosystem in acidified soil. This study provides an important practical basis for soil remediation and fertilizer management in acidified tea plantation soils.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) - 25(2023), 6 vom: 22. Okt., Seite 994-1008

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ye, J [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Y [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Y [VerfasserIn]
Hong, L [VerfasserIn]
Kang, J [VerfasserIn]
Jia, Y [VerfasserIn]
Li, M [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Y [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Z [VerfasserIn]
Wang, H [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ammonium Compounds
Fertilizers
Gene expression
Journal Article
Manure
Microorganisms
N762921K75
Nitrogen
Nitrogen transformation
Sheep manure fertilizer
Soil
Soil acidification
Soil enzymes
Tea
Tea plantation

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Date Completed 21.09.2023

Date Revised 21.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/plb.13554

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358470544