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Mixing Machilus pauhoi with Cerasus campanulata improves soil P availability and changes the soil G+/G- in a mid-subtropical region of China

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Abstract

Aims

Broad-leaved tree species are important group building tree species of typical zonal vegetation in subtropical China. Yet, the impacts of mixed broad-leaved plantations on microbial community and enzymatic stoichiometry are not well understood.

Methods

We evaluated soil microbial community structure and enzymatic stoichiometry using rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soil samples of Machilus pauhoi from three forest plantation (pure M. pauhoi forest (CK), M. pauhoi with Cerasus campanulata mixed forest (MC), M. pauhoi with Manglietia glauca mixed forest (MM)) in subtropical China.

Results

P concentration of rhizosphere soil in MC was higher than that in CK, and soil TC, TN, SOC, DOC of non-rhizosphere soil in MC were higher than those in MM. Different mixed plantations had significant effects on G+/G, being its value lower in MC than in CK and MM. The microbial P limitation in rhizosphere soil was higher than that in non-rhizosphere soil. The relative microbial C limitation did not change significantly amongst different treatment. Soil TC, TN, SOC and DOC are critical factors affecting the microbial community structure.

Conclusion

Mixing with Cerasus campanulata is more beneficial to reducing soil P deficiency and improving soil microbial community structure of young M. pauhoi afforestation in a mid-subtropical region of China.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31971643, 41601008, 32071555), Forestry department of Fujian Province (2021FKJ29), the General Program of Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province of China (2018J01737), the Industry-University Cooperation Project of Fujian Science and Technology Department (2020N5008, 2019N5009), and Special Funding Project of Fujian Provincial Department of Finance (SC-299). JP and JS acknowledge the financial support from the the Spanish Government grant PID2019-110521GB-I00, the Fundación Ramón Areces grant CIVP20A6621, and the Catalan Government grant SGR 2017−1005.

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Xu, C., Chang, Y., Penuelas, J. et al. Mixing Machilus pauhoi with Cerasus campanulata improves soil P availability and changes the soil G+/G- in a mid-subtropical region of China. Plant Soil 486, 409–424 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-05878-y

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