Yanbo An , Xiaotong Ji , Jiahui Zhang , Qifeng Wu , Wenhao Jin , Jiajia Xing , Hua Qin
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Abstract
Trichoderma guizhouense is recognized as an effective antagonistic fungus against Ralstonia solanacearum, the causative agent of tomato bacterial wilt. However, how T. guizhouense-enriched organic fertilizer affects the survival of R. solanacearum and bacterial community in tomato rhizosphere soil is still poorly understood. To address this, a pot experiment was conducted to assess changes in the abundance of the fliC gene (a marker for R. solanacearum) and to investigate shifts in the rhizosphere bacterial community after T. guizhouense-enriched organic fertilizer application using quantitative PCR and high-throughput sequencing, respectively. The results showed that T. guizhouense-enriched organic fertilizer application significantly reduced the abundance of fliC gene in tomato rhizosphere soil after 15 days of R. solanacearum inoculation, and notably decreased the disease index of tomato wilt after 13 days of R. solanacearum inoculation (P < 0.05). Compared to common organic fertilizer application alone, T. guizhouense-enriched organic fertilizer application significantly increased the Shannon index of soil bacterial community and enhanced the relative abundance of beneficial bacterial genera, including Caulobacter, Chitinophaga and Bacillus. Both T. guizhouense-enriched organic fertilizer application and R. solanacearum inoculation significantly altered soil bacterial community composition. Moreover, the bacterial co-occurrence network exhibited greater complexity and cohesiveness in the T. guizhouense-enriched organic fertilizer application treatment, which could contribute to maintaining the stability of rhizospheric bacterial community of R. solanacearum-infected tomato. The findings suggested that T. guizhouense-enriched organic fertilizer would significantly suppress bacterial wilt and changed the bacterial community structure of the soil.
期刊介绍:
Pedobiologia publishes peer reviewed articles describing original work in the field of soil ecology, which includes the study of soil organisms and their interactions with factors in their biotic and abiotic environments.
Analysis of biological structures, interactions, functions, and processes in soil is fundamental for understanding the dynamical nature of terrestrial ecosystems, a prerequisite for appropriate soil management. The scope of this journal consists of fundamental and applied aspects of soil ecology; key focal points include interactions among organisms in soil, organismal controls on soil processes, causes and consequences of soil biodiversity, and aboveground-belowground interactions.
We publish:
original research that tests clearly defined hypotheses addressing topics of current interest in soil ecology (including studies demonstrating nonsignificant effects);
descriptions of novel methodological approaches, or evaluations of current approaches, that address a clear need in soil ecology research;
innovative syntheses of the soil ecology literature, including metaanalyses, topical in depth reviews and short opinion/perspective pieces, and descriptions of original conceptual frameworks; and
short notes reporting novel observations of ecological significance.