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Response characteristics of denitrifying bacteria and denitrifying functional genes to woody peat during pig manure
Jun Xie1, Jie Gu2, Xiaojuan Wang2
1College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
Abstract:
This study aimed to explore the impacts of adding different proportions of woody peat (WP) (0%(CK), 5%(T1), and 15%(T2)) on denitrification during composting. The results demonstrated that compared with CK, T1 and T2 increased the total Kjeldahl nitrogen content (8% and 14%, respectively) and reduced the nitrate nitrogen (7% and 23%) content after composting. After composting, the abundances of nirK and nirS decreased by 4-9% and 33-35% under T1 and T2, respectively. Adding 15% WP reduced the abundances of key denitrifying bacteria such as Pseudomonas, Pusillimonas, Achromobacter, and Rhizobiales by 5-90%. The main factors that affected denitrification genes were the carbon content, nitrogen form (nitrite nitrogen and ammonium nitrogen), and denitrifying bacteria community. In summary, adding 15% WP has the best ability to reduce nitrogen loss by decreasing the abundances of denitrifying bacteria and denitrifying functional genes, thereby improving the agricultural value of composting products.
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