Alleviating soil degradation caused by green bean continuous cropping: application of combined amendments
Qiong Yang
A , Hu Wang B , Tianchang Liang B , Yuanhong Wan B , Jiajia Zhou B , Jianbo Cheng A , Jiajing Ning A , Tengbing He A and Tianling Fu A *
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A Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China.
B Guizhou Chuyang Ecological Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd., Guiyang 550003, China.
Soil Research 61(5) 484-494 https://doi.org/10.1071/SR22205
Submitted: 28 September 2022 Accepted: 22 December 2022 Published: 24 January 2023
© 2023 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing
Abstract
Context: Management practices of conventional cropping that includes intense monoculture has led to soil health problems, such as deterioration of soil fertility and soil microbial diversity, leading to the proliferation of soil-borne diseases. Soil amendments using organic materials, calcium and disinfecting agents may be important management tools to promote healthier soils.
Aims: To determine the effects of combined soil improving amendments to mitigate problems associated with continuous cropping of green bean.
Methods: Soil samples were collected from the modified areas (SF) of combined application of organic amendments (biofertiliser, humic acid material), calcium amendments (lime, calcium magnesium compound fertiliser) and disinfection materials (carbendazim) and unmodified areas (CK) to compare the effects of chemical characteristics, allelochemicals and microbial community in soil under different soil modifications.
Key results: Results showed that combined modification could significantly increase soil pH, organic matter (SOM), available nutrients (N, P, and K), and decrease the contents of phenolic acids allelochemicals in soil. However, l-epicatechin increased. The combined modification could increase the relative abundance of beneficial bacteria such as Actinobacteria, Nocardioides and Streptomyces, and decrease the relative abundance of microorganisms such as Betaproteobacteria, Acidobacteria and Deltaproteobacteria that can cause soil-borne diseases.
Conclusions: Biological mechanism mapping showed that the application of combined amendments could effectively alleviate soil fertility problems associated with long-term cultivation of green bean.
Implications: The combined application of organic amendments, calcium amendments and disinfection materials can modify soil to promote the healthier agricultural soils in long-term vegetable growing areas.
Keywords: allelochemicals, combined amendment, continuous cropping obstacle, green bean, soil degradation, soil health, soil microorganism, soil physicochemical properties.
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