Using moss as a bio-indicator to evaluate soil quality in litchi orchard.
Moss, was frequently found growing in litchi orchards. However, less known about whether it can be used as a visual bio-indicator for evaluating soil fertility and health. Therefore, soil chemical and biological properties, microbial community structures and the metabolic functions of microbes in so...
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| description | Moss, was frequently found growing in litchi orchards. However, less known about whether it can be used as a visual bio-indicator for evaluating soil fertility and health. Therefore, soil chemical and biological properties, microbial community structures and the metabolic functions of microbes in soils between moss- and non-moss-growth areas were analyzed using traditional and high-throughput sequencing technologies. The results showed that pH and the contents of and available phosphorus (AP) in moss growth areas were significantly lower than those of non-moss growth areas, but the contents of alkali-hydrolyzable nitrogen (AN) and available potassium (AK) were significantly increased. In comparison with the soil of the non-moss-growth area, the abundances of hypotrophic microorganisms, such as Chloroflexi, Cyanobacteria and WPS-2 enriched in the soil of the moss-grown area. Moreover, the proportions of eutrophic microorganisms, such as Proteobacteria and Firmicutes also declined in the soils of the moss-growth area. Furthermore, the metabolic pathways of soil bacteria and fungi were also degraded in the moss-growth area. All above results indicated that not only lower soil fertility, but also soil microbial diversity also declined in moss growth area which compared to those of non-moss growth area. In one word, moss can be considered using as a visual bio-indicator for representing soil degradation in litchi orchards. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ae68c5818fec48a99877ec0ea11aedb42025-02-05T05:32:45ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-011712e027830310.1371/journal.pone.0278303Using moss as a bio-indicator to evaluate soil quality in litchi orchard.Siyu ChenYan SunDa YangShangdong YangTian LiangHongwei TanMoss, was frequently found growing in litchi orchards. However, less known about whether it can be used as a visual bio-indicator for evaluating soil fertility and health. Therefore, soil chemical and biological properties, microbial community structures and the metabolic functions of microbes in soils between moss- and non-moss-growth areas were analyzed using traditional and high-throughput sequencing technologies. The results showed that pH and the contents of and available phosphorus (AP) in moss growth areas were significantly lower than those of non-moss growth areas, but the contents of alkali-hydrolyzable nitrogen (AN) and available potassium (AK) were significantly increased. In comparison with the soil of the non-moss-growth area, the abundances of hypotrophic microorganisms, such as Chloroflexi, Cyanobacteria and WPS-2 enriched in the soil of the moss-grown area. Moreover, the proportions of eutrophic microorganisms, such as Proteobacteria and Firmicutes also declined in the soils of the moss-growth area. Furthermore, the metabolic pathways of soil bacteria and fungi were also degraded in the moss-growth area. All above results indicated that not only lower soil fertility, but also soil microbial diversity also declined in moss growth area which compared to those of non-moss growth area. In one word, moss can be considered using as a visual bio-indicator for representing soil degradation in litchi orchards.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0278303&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Siyu Chen Yan Sun Da Yang Shangdong Yang Tian Liang Hongwei Tan Using moss as a bio-indicator to evaluate soil quality in litchi orchard. PLoS ONE |
| title | Using moss as a bio-indicator to evaluate soil quality in litchi orchard. |
| title_full | Using moss as a bio-indicator to evaluate soil quality in litchi orchard. |
| title_fullStr | Using moss as a bio-indicator to evaluate soil quality in litchi orchard. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using moss as a bio-indicator to evaluate soil quality in litchi orchard. |
| title_short | Using moss as a bio-indicator to evaluate soil quality in litchi orchard. |
| title_sort | using moss as a bio indicator to evaluate soil quality in litchi orchard |
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