TY - JOUR
AU - Qingping, Ma
AB - Background and aimPea-tea intercropping is known to improve tea quality but its potential mechanism remains unclear. This study aimed to elucidate the effects of pea-tea intercropping on rhizosphere soil microbial communities and interpret its potential role in the improvement of tea quality.MethodsA high-throughput sequencing method was used to detect the microbial communities in the rhizosphere of pea-intercropped tea plants. KEGG and eggNOG databases were used for the functional annotation of microbial DNA sequences. Carbohydrate-active enzymes were used to evaluate soil quality.ResultsSome microbes in the rhizosphere of pea-intercropped tea plants showed large variations, particularly phyla Acidobacteria and Proteobacteria. The abundance of Bradyrhizobiaceae of Proteobacteria, which help in nitrogen fixation, increased significantly. The annotation of carbohydrate-active enzymes revealed that the relative content of glycoside hydrolases (GHs) increased significantly in the soil microbes of pea-intercropped tea plants. The KEGG analysis showed that more amino acid- and carbohydrate metabolism-related genes were enriched in the soil microbes of pea-intercropped tea plants. To sum up, pea-tea intercropping could improve tea quality by regulating soil microbes in terms of carbon- and nitrogen-fixing capacities.
TI - Effects of pea-tea intercropping on rhizosphere soil microbial communities
JF - Plant and Soil
DO - 10.1007/s11104-023-06321-y
DA - 2025-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/effects-of-pea-tea-intercropping-on-rhizosphere-soil-microbial-7oJTRNTcP4
SP - 125
EP - 135
VL - 506
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -