Plant Soil Environ., 2012, 58(1):28-33 | DOI: 10.17221/416/2011-PSE

Effects of tillage and residue management on soil microbial communities in North China

J.J. Wang1,3, X.Y. Li1, A.N. Zhu2, X.K. Zhang1, H.W. Zhang1, W.J. Liang1
1 State Key Laboratory of Forest and Soil Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, P.R. China
2 State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, P.R. China
3 Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, P.R. China

The impacts of tillage system (conventional tillage and no-tillage) and residue management (0, 50, and 100%) on soil properties and soil microbial community structure were determined in the Fengqiu State Key Agro-Ecological Experimental Station, North China. The microbial community structure was investigated by phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) profiles. The results showed that tillage had significant effects on soil properties and soil microbial communities. In no-tillage (NT), microbial biomass carbon (MBC), total N, microbial biomass carbon/soil organic carbon (MBC/SOC), total microbes, and arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi increased, while actinomycetes, G+/G- bacteria ratio and monounsaturated fatty acids/saturated fatty acids (MUFA/STFA) decreased, compared with those in conventional tillage (CT). Residue had a significant positive effect on C/N ratio and MUFA/STFA. Canonical correspondence analysis indicated that tillage explained 76.1%, and residue management explained 0.6% of the variations in soil microbial communities, respectively. Soil microbial communities were significantly correlated with MBC, total N, C/N ratio and MBC/SOC. Among the six treatments, NT with 100% residue application obviously improved soil microbiological properties, and could be a proper management practice in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain of China.

Keywords: arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi; microbial biomass carbon; no-tillage; PLFA; soil organic carbon

Published: January 31, 2012  Show citation

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Wang JJ, Li XY, Zhu AN, Zhang XK, Zhang HW, Liang WJ. Effects of tillage and residue management on soil microbial communities in North China. Plant Soil Environ. 2012;58(1):28-33. doi: 10.17221/416/2011-PSE.
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