Studying the Effect of Straw Returning on the Interspecific Symbiosis of Soil Microbes Based on Carbon Source Utilization

Yucui Ning, Xu Wang, Yanna Yang, Xu Cao, Yulong Wu, Detang Zou and Dongxing Zhou
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Yucui Ning: College of Resources and Environmental Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Xu Wang: College of Resources and Environmental Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Yanna Yang: College of Resources and Environmental Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Xu Cao: Institute of Microbiology, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150030, China
Yulong Wu: College of Resources and Environmental Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Detang Zou: College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Dongxing Zhou: College of Resources and Environmental Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China

Agriculture, 2022, vol. 12, issue 7, 1-16

Abstract: Heilongjiang province has made great contributions to ensuring the food security of China. Grain production has increased year by year, followed by a large amount of straw—especially the production of corn straw. Straw returning is the best treatment method from the perspective of ecology. This study simulated modern mechanized operation conditions from the field of soil biological characteristics to explore the impact of straw decomposition on the changes in the soil microbial community. In this study, in the black soil region of Northeast China (45°45′27″~45°46′33″ N, 126°35′44″~126°55′54″ E), the orthogonal experimental design was used to experiment for two years (2019–2020), using straw length, amount, and buried depth as returning factors. The carbon source utilization intensity algorithm that was developed by our team was used to extract a single carbon source. A compound mathematical model was constructed based on path analysis and grey relation analysis. This study analyzed the interspecific symbiotic relationship of soil microbes in the process of straw returning and explored the regulatory methods and schemes with which to promote straw decomposition. The results showed that in the first year after straw returning, the cumulative decomposition rate of straw could reach 55.000%; the supplement of the carbon source was glycyl- l -glutamic acid, which was helpful for the decomposition of straw. It was found that cyclodextrin should be added within 90–120 days after straw returning to promote decomposition. In the second year of straw returning, the cumulative decomposition rate of straw can reach 73.523% and the carbon sources α- d -lactose and d -galactonic acid γ-lactone should be supplemented appropriately to promote straw decomposition. This study provides an experimental basis for corn straw returning to the black soil of the cold regions, along with the scientific and technological support for the sustainable development of agriculture and a guarantee of national food security.

Keywords: straw returning; soil microbes; carbon source utilization; grey relational analysis; path analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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