Germplasm Screening of Green Manure Rapeseed through the Effects of Short-Term Decomposition on Soil Nutrients and Microorganisms

Xiaodan Wang, Hua Ma, Chunyun Guan and Mei Guan
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Xiaodan Wang: Hunan Branch of National Oilseed Crops Improvement Center, Changsha 410128, China
Hua Ma: Hunan Branch of National Oilseed Crops Improvement Center, Changsha 410128, China
Chunyun Guan: Hunan Branch of National Oilseed Crops Improvement Center, Changsha 410128, China
Mei Guan: Hunan Branch of National Oilseed Crops Improvement Center, Changsha 410128, China

Agriculture, 2021, vol. 11, issue 12, 1-12

Abstract: The rapidly emerging fertilizer rapeseed used as green manure has wide applications for use. However, there have been few studies on its decomposition and effects on soil nutrients and microorganisms after its decay. In this study, 12 rapeseed lines to be screened were decomposed through a randomized block field design with two green-manure-specific varieties as the controls. The contents of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from the plants, soil nutrients, and microbial changes after degradation were measured. There were substantial differences in the rates of decomposition and cumulative release of nutrients among the different lines after 30 days of rolling. The contents of phosphorus and potassium in the soil were 1.23–2.03 and 3.93–6.32 times those before decomposition, respectively. In addition, there was a significant difference in the relative content of soil microorganisms at the phylum level after the decomposition of different species of rapeseeds. Most of the top 20 bacterial groups significantly correlated with the characteristics of plant decomposition and soil nutrient content, including Proteobacteria , Actinomycetes , Armatimonadetes , Rokubacteria , and Planctomycetes . A principal component analysis showed that the soil microorganisms and nutrients are the leading factors that enable the evaluation of the decomposing characteristics of green manure rapeseed. Numbers 5 (purple leaf mustard) and 8 (Xiafang self-seeding) were more effective than two controls, which can be used as excellent types of germplasm to promote the breeding of green manure rapeseed.

Keywords: green manure; rapeseed; decomposition; nutrient content; soil microorganisms (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: 2021
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