Soil salinity is the main factor influencing the soil bacterial community assembly process under long-term drip irrigation in Xinjiang, China.

Front Microbiol

Northwest Oasis Water-saving Agriculture Key Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xinjiang Academy of Agriculture and Reclamation Science, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China.

Published: October 2023

Identifying the potential factors associated with the impact of long-term drip irrigation (DI) on soil ecosystems is essential for responding to the environmental changes induced by extensive application of DI technology in arid regions. Herein, we examined the effects of the length of time that DI lasts in years (N) on soil bacterial diversity as well as the soil bacterial community assembly process and the factors influencing it. The results showed that long-term DI substantially reduced soil salinity and increased soil bacterial diversity while affecting the soil bacterial community structure distinctly. Null model results showed that the soil bacterial community assembly transitioned from stochastic processes to deterministic processes, as N increased. Homogeneous selection, a deterministic process, emerged as the dominant process when N exceeded 15 years. Both random forest and structural equation models showed that soil salinity was the primary factor affecting the bacterial community assembly process. In summary, this study suggested that soil bacteria respond differently to long-term DI and depends on the N, influencing the soil bacterial community assembly process under long-term DI.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10644797PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1291962DOI Listing

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