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Area of Science:

  • Soil Science
  • Microbiology
  • Agricultural Science

Background:

  • Understanding phosphorus (P) fertilization's long-term effects on soil microbiomes and P cycling is vital for sustainable agriculture.
  • Previous research often assumes P deficiency dictates microbial responses, but site-specific factors may play a larger role.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how varying phosphorus (P) levels affect soil properties, phosphatase activities, and bacterial communities in tobacco fields.
  • To elucidate the interplay between soil physicochemical properties, microbial structure, and P-cycling functional potential across different geographic locations.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of soil physicochemical properties, phosphatase activities, and bacterial community structure across three distinct tobacco-growing sites.
  • Bioinformatic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences for community composition and functional prediction (PICRUSt).
  • Redundancy analysis (RDA) to correlate microbial community structure and function with environmental variables.

Main Results:

  • A positive correlation was found between soil available phosphorus (AP) and phytase activity, contradicting the P deficiency induction paradigm.
  • Bacterial community structure and P-cycling potential were primarily shaped by site-specific environmental conditions, overriding current P levels.
  • Distinct P-cycling strategies were observed: YD soils favored P acquisition, while SH and ZS soils focused on P scavenging and recycling, linked to local soil properties like organic matter and potassium.

Conclusions:

  • Soil microbial P cycling is governed by a hierarchical mechanism: site context establishes the community template, local soil properties refine functional capacity, and P management fine-tunes composition.
  • Effective soil P management requires site-specific strategies that address dominant local environmental drivers to enhance microbial P use efficiency.
  • Stochastic processes influence regional microbial assembly, while local P levels act as deterministic filters for community composition within sites.