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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2021, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (4): 163-172.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20210417

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Effects of Elevated CO2 Concentration on Soil Microbial Functional Diversity and Carbon Source Utilization Characteristics in the Root Zone of Lycium barbarum

Yun Xie,Fangyun Guo,Lihua Chen,Bing Cao*   

  1. College of Agriculture, Ningxia University Yinchuan 750021
  • Received:2020-01-06 Online:2021-04-01 Published:2021-05-21
  • Contact: Bing Cao

Abstract:

Objective: This paper studied the differences in the functional diversity and carbon source utilization characteristics of soil microorganisms in the root zone of Lycium barbarum, by which determined the effects of doubled CO2 concentration on the functional diversity of soil microorganisms in the root area of L. barbarum, so as to provide theoretical basis for sustainable management of L. barbarum. Method: In this study, the cuttings of L. barbarum(wolfberry) were used as materials. An open-top chamber (OTC) was used to set three CO2 concentration gradients of atmospheric CO2 concentration (CK, 400±20 μmol·mol-1), and 1.5-time atmospheric CO2 concentration (TR1, 600±20 μmol·mol-1), and 2-time atmospheric CO2 concentration(TR2, 800±20 μmol·mol-1). The wolfberry saplings were subjected to the different CO2 concentrations. Soil samples were collected from the root zone at 30, 60, 90, and 120 days after treatment and analyzed by BIO-ECO technology for the functional diversity of soil microbial communities and the characteristics of carbon source utilization. Result: 1) The microbial carbon source metabolic activity (AWCD) in the root zone of L. barbarum significantly increased with the increase of CO2 concentration. Compared with the control, the AWCD of 1.5-time and 2.0-time atmospheric CO2 concentration increased by 22.56% and 36.45%, respectively. 2) With the increase of CO2 concentration, the Shannon index and McIntosh index of soil microorganisms increased significantly. The Simpson index increased in the early stages of treatment, but there was no significant change in the middle and late stage of treatment. 3) The main carbon source of the soil microbial community in Ningxia wolfberry root zone was amino acids, esters and amines. Under the elevated CO2 concentration, the carbon sources with higher soil microbial utilization rate were mainly esters and amines, while the utilization rate of sugars and acids was lower. Under 2.0-time atmospheric CO2 concentration, the utilization and metabolism of L-arginine, L-asparaginic acid, Tween-40, phenethylamine, and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid were significantly higher than that of the control, but the utilization and metabolism of γ-hydroxybutyric acid were significantly lower than that of the control. 4) The increase of atmospheric CO2 concentration significantly affected the utilization of carbon sources in the soil microbial community in the root zone of wolfberry. Sugars and amines were the main carbon sources that differentiated the soil microbial community in different periods. Conclusion: Elevated CO2 concentration can significantly increase the activity of microbial communities and the utilization of carbon sources, and all increase the species richness, species dominance, and community uniformity of soil microbial communities in the root zone of wolfberry. The highest metabolic activity and diversity of soil microbial community treated with one time increase of atmospheric CO2 concentration were found. Among the six major types of carbon sources, amino acid, ester and amine carbon sources are the main carbon sources utilized and transformed by the soil microbial community in the root zone of wolfberry. The carbon source utilization rate of soil microbial community is the strongest at 60 days (July). Therefore, the increase of atmospheric CO2 concentration is the main reason for the differences in the metabolic diversity and carbon source utilization of soil microbial communities in the root zone of Lycium barbarum.

Key words: elevated CO2concentration, Lycium barbarum, soil microbial community, BIO-ECO, carbon source utilization characteristics

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