TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of no-tillage on soil bacterial and fungal community diversity
T2 - A meta-analysis
AU - Li, Yüze
AU - Song, Duanpu
AU - Liang, Shihan
AU - Dang, Pengfei
AU - Qin, Xiaoliang
AU - Liao, Yuncheng
AU - Siddique, Kadambot H.M.
PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - No-tillage farming is widespread globally; however, the impact of no-tillage on soil microbial diversity is debatable. The existing research literature needs to be synthesized and a comprehensive and unified standard analysis conducted to examine the effects of no-tillage on soil microbial diversity. To this end, we conducted a meta-analysis based on 43 peer-reviewed articles from around the world, with 141 observations on microbial community changes under no-tillage. No-tillage had different effects on bacterial and fungal community diversity—increasing soil bacterial diversity, with no significant change to fungal diversity—and soil type and stubble had a significant impact on soil bacterial diversity. Neither low (0–100 kg ha–1) nor high (> 200 kg ha–1) nitrogen applications could simultaneously promote soil organic carbon and total nitrogen under no-tillage, but a medium (100–200 kg ha–1) nitrogen application level accomplished this goal. A medium nitrogen application level significantly changed soil microbial diversity under no-tillage, while excessively high or low nitrogen application levels had no significant effect. No-tillage significantly increased the relative abundance of Acidobacteria, decreased Actinobacteria, and had little effect on Proteobacteria, Chloroflex, Firmicute, and Bacteroides. A structural equation model showed that retaining stubble under no-tillage had the most significant effect on soil microbial diversity by changing soil organic carbon and total nitrogen contents. Field management with long-term no-tillage, stubble, and medium nitrogen application can improve soil bacterial diversity.
AB - No-tillage farming is widespread globally; however, the impact of no-tillage on soil microbial diversity is debatable. The existing research literature needs to be synthesized and a comprehensive and unified standard analysis conducted to examine the effects of no-tillage on soil microbial diversity. To this end, we conducted a meta-analysis based on 43 peer-reviewed articles from around the world, with 141 observations on microbial community changes under no-tillage. No-tillage had different effects on bacterial and fungal community diversity—increasing soil bacterial diversity, with no significant change to fungal diversity—and soil type and stubble had a significant impact on soil bacterial diversity. Neither low (0–100 kg ha–1) nor high (> 200 kg ha–1) nitrogen applications could simultaneously promote soil organic carbon and total nitrogen under no-tillage, but a medium (100–200 kg ha–1) nitrogen application level accomplished this goal. A medium nitrogen application level significantly changed soil microbial diversity under no-tillage, while excessively high or low nitrogen application levels had no significant effect. No-tillage significantly increased the relative abundance of Acidobacteria, decreased Actinobacteria, and had little effect on Proteobacteria, Chloroflex, Firmicute, and Bacteroides. A structural equation model showed that retaining stubble under no-tillage had the most significant effect on soil microbial diversity by changing soil organic carbon and total nitrogen contents. Field management with long-term no-tillage, stubble, and medium nitrogen application can improve soil bacterial diversity.
KW - Meta-analysis
KW - Microbial diversity
KW - No-tillage
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85087381386&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.still.2020.104721
DO - 10.1016/j.still.2020.104721
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85087381386
SN - 0167-1987
VL - 204
JO - Soil and Tillage Research
JF - Soil and Tillage Research
M1 - 104721
ER -