High Level of Iron Inhibited Maize Straw Decomposition by Suppressing Microbial Communities and Enzyme Activities
2022
Jin, Mengcan | Guan, Hao | Zhang, Wenjie | Tian, Da | Wei, Junling | Kalkhajeh, Yusef Kianpoor | Gao, Hongjian
In order to study the linkages between the crop straw decomposition rate and the change in soil biological properties after the straw returned to the soil with different iron (Fe²⁺) contents, a 180-day incubation experiment was performed to examine the decomposition of maize straw (MS) under three Fe²⁺ levels, i.e., 0, 0.3, and 1 mg g⁻¹. Enzyme activities regarding straw decomposition and microbial communities under 0 and 1 mg g⁻¹ Fe addition were also detected. The results showed that Fe²⁺ addition significantly inhibited MS decomposition. This was evidenced by the higher contents of hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin in Fe²⁺ treatments on day 180. High-Fe addition (1 mg g⁻¹) decreased the activity of Laccase (Lac) by 71.82% compared with control on day 30. Furthermore, the principal coordinates analysis (PCoA) indicated that high-Fe mainly affected the bacterial community. In particular, it suppressed the relative abundance of Microbacteriaceae in phylum Actinomycota that, in turn, is a potential decomposer of crop straw by secreting lignocellulolytic enzymes. A high level of Fe²⁺ inhibited the decomposition of hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin in MS by reducing the relative abundance of phylum Actinobacteria in bacteria and suppressing Lac activity. Our findings provide guidance for returning crop straws in soils with high-Fe content.
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