Paper · 2023 · Frontiers in Microbiology

Effects of organic fertilizers on yield, soil physico-chemical property, soil microbial community diversity and structure of Brassica rapa var. Chinensis

Xia Zhang; Jian Li; Le Shao; et al.

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Abstract

The amount of chemical fertilizer for vegetables is on the high level in China. The use of organic fertilizers to meet the nutrient requirement of crops will be an inevitable practice in sustainable agriculture. In this study, we compared the effects of pig manure fertilizer, rabbit manure fertilizer and chemical fertilizer on yield, quality of Brassica rapa var. Chinensis , soil physico-chemical properties and microbial community by using two consecutive seasons of three fertilizers in a pot experiment. The results were as follows: (1) In the first season, the fresh yield of Brassica rapa var. Chinensis applying chemical fertilizer was significantly ( p ≤ 5%) higher than those of applying the pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizer, and the results were the opposite in the second season. The total soluble sugar concentration of fresh Brassica rapa var. Chinensis applying rabbit manure fertilizer was significantly ( p ≤ 5%) higher than those of applying pig manure fertilizer and chemical fertilizer in the first season, and the NO 3 -N content of fresh Brassica rapa var. Chinensis on the contrary. (2) The organic fertilizer increased the concentration of total nitrogen, total phosphorus and organic carbon in soil in both two seasons. Rabbit manure fertilizer increased the soil pH and EC and significantly ( p ≤ 5%) reduced the soil NO 3 -N content. (3) The pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizer significantly ( p ≤ 5%) increased the diversity and abundance of soil bacterial of Brassica rapa var. Chinensis , but had no significant effect on soil fungi. Pearson correlation analysis showed that soil TN, TP, organic carbon content and EC were significantly correlated with soil bacterial α - diversity. There were significant differences ( p ≤ 5%) in the bacterial community structures between three treatments in two seasons, and significant differences ( p ≤ 5%) in the fungal community structures between fertilizer treatments while not between two seasons. Pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizer decreased the relative abundance of soil Acidobacteria and Crenarchaeota , rabbit manure fertilizer significantly increased the abundance of Actinobacteria in the second season. Distance-based redundancy analysis (dbRDA) showed that soil EC, TN, and organic carbon content were key physico-chemical factors in determining bacterial community structure in Brassica rapa var. Chinensis soil, and soil NO 3 -N, EC, SOC concentration and soil pH in the fungal community structure.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

In the first season, chemical fertilizer gave a significantly higher fresh yield of Brassica rapa var. Chinensis than pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizers.

Taxon
Brassica rapa var. ChinensisBrassica rapa subsp. chinensise1
Treatment
chemical fertilizere1
Outcome
fresh yielde1
Direction
highere1
Comparator
pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizere1
Setting
pot experimente0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis · Taxonおむこさん志望 · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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e0

“by using two consecutive seasons of three fertilizers in a pot experiment”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 435–508 · show in text ↑
e1

“In the first season, the fresh yield of Brassica rapa var. Chinensis applying chemical fertilizer was significantly ( p ≤ 5%) higher than those of applying the pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizer”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 543–742 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

In the second season, pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizers gave a higher fresh yield of Brassica rapa var. Chinensis than chemical fertilizer.

Taxon
Brassica rapa var. ChinensisBrassica rapa subsp. chinensise1
Treatment
pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizere1
Outcome
fresh yielde1
Direction
higherinferrede2
Comparator
chemical fertilizere1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis · Taxonおむこさん志望 · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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e1

“In the first season, the fresh yield of Brassica rapa var. Chinensis applying chemical fertilizer was significantly ( p ≤ 5%) higher than those of applying the pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizer”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 543–742 · show in text ↑
e2

“and the results were the opposite in the second season”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 744–798 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

In the first season, rabbit manure fertilizer gave a significantly higher total soluble sugar concentration in fresh Brassica rapa var. Chinensis than pig manure and chemical fertilizers.

Taxon
Brassica rapa var. ChinensisBrassica rapa subsp. chinensise3
Treatment
rabbit manure fertilizere3
Outcome
total soluble sugar concentratione3
Direction
highere3
Comparator
pig manure fertilizer and chemical fertilizere3

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis · Taxonおむこさん志望 · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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e3

“The total soluble sugar concentration of fresh Brassica rapa var. Chinensis applying rabbit manure fertilizer was significantly ( p ≤ 5%) higher than those of applying pig manure fertilizer and chemical fertilizer in the first season”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 800–1033 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Rabbit manure fertilizer gave a lower NO3-N content in fresh Brassica rapa var. Chinensis than pig manure and chemical fertilizers.

Taxon
Brassica rapa var. ChinensisBrassica rapa subsp. chinensise4
Treatment
rabbit manure fertilizere3
Outcome
NO 3 -N contente4
Direction
lowerinferrede4
Comparator
pig manure fertilizer and chemical fertilizere3

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis · Taxonおむこさん志望 · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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e3

“The total soluble sugar concentration of fresh Brassica rapa var. Chinensis applying rabbit manure fertilizer was significantly ( p ≤ 5%) higher than those of applying pig manure fertilizer and chemical fertilizer in the first season”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 800–1033 · show in text ↑
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“and the NO 3 -N content of fresh Brassica rapa var. Chinensis on the contrary”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1035–1112 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Organic fertilizers increased total nitrogen, total phosphorus and organic carbon in soil in both seasons.

Taxon
Brassica rapa var. ChinensisBrassica rapa subsp. chinensise1
Treatment
organic fertilizere5
Outcome
concentration of total nitrogen, total phosphorus and organic carbon in soile5
Direction
increasede5

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis · Taxonおむこさん志望 · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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e0

“by using two consecutive seasons of three fertilizers in a pot experiment”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 435–508 · show in text ↑
e1

“In the first season, the fresh yield of Brassica rapa var. Chinensis applying chemical fertilizer was significantly ( p ≤ 5%) higher than those of applying the pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizer”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 543–742 · show in text ↑
e5

“The organic fertilizer increased the concentration of total nitrogen, total phosphorus and organic carbon in soil in both two seasons”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1118–1251 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Rabbit manure fertilizer increased soil pH and EC.

Taxon
Brassica rapa var. ChinensisBrassica rapa subsp. chinensise1
Treatment
Rabbit manure fertilizere6
Outcome
soil pH and ECe6
Direction
increasede6

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis · Taxonおむこさん志望 · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e1

“In the first season, the fresh yield of Brassica rapa var. Chinensis applying chemical fertilizer was significantly ( p ≤ 5%) higher than those of applying the pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizer”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 543–742 · show in text ↑
e6

“Rabbit manure fertilizer increased the soil pH and EC and significantly ( p ≤ 5%) reduced the soil NO 3 -N content”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1253–1367 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Rabbit manure fertilizer significantly reduced soil NO3-N content.

Taxon
Brassica rapa var. ChinensisBrassica rapa subsp. chinensise1
Treatment
Rabbit manure fertilizere6
Outcome
soil NO 3 -N contente6
Direction
reducede6

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis · Taxonおむこさん志望 · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e1

“In the first season, the fresh yield of Brassica rapa var. Chinensis applying chemical fertilizer was significantly ( p ≤ 5%) higher than those of applying the pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizer”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 543–742 · show in text ↑
e6

“Rabbit manure fertilizer increased the soil pH and EC and significantly ( p ≤ 5%) reduced the soil NO 3 -N content”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1253–1367 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizers significantly increased the diversity and abundance of soil bacteria of Brassica rapa var. Chinensis.

Taxon
Brassica rapa var. ChinensisBrassica rapa subsp. chinensise7
Treatment
pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizere7
Outcome
diversity and abundance of soil bacteriale7
Direction
increasede7

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis · Taxonおむこさん志望 · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizer significantly ( p ≤ 5%) increased the diversity and abundance of soil bacterial of Brassica rapa var. Chinensis , but had no significant effect on soil fungi”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1373–1574 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectnot significant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizers had no significant effect on soil fungi of Brassica rapa var. Chinensis.

Taxon
Brassica rapa var. ChinensisBrassica rapa subsp. chinensise7
Treatment
pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizere7
Outcome
soil fungie7
Direction
no significant effecte7

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis · Taxonおむこさん志望 · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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e7

“The pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizer significantly ( p ≤ 5%) increased the diversity and abundance of soil bacterial of Brassica rapa var. Chinensis , but had no significant effect on soil fungi”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1373–1574 · show in text ↑
Associationobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Soil TN, TP, organic carbon content and EC are significantly correlated with soil bacterial alpha-diversity in Brassica rapa var. Chinensis soil.

Taxon
Brassica rapa var. ChinensisBrassica rapa subsp. chinensise1
Compound
soil TN, TP, organic carbon content and ECe7
Outcome
soil bacterial α - diversitye7
Direction
significantly correlatede7

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis · Taxonおむこさん志望 · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e1

“In the first season, the fresh yield of Brassica rapa var. Chinensis applying chemical fertilizer was significantly ( p ≤ 5%) higher than those of applying the pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizer”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 543–742 · show in text ↑
e7

“Pearson correlation analysis showed that soil TN, TP, organic carbon content and EC were significantly correlated with soil bacterial α - diversity”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1576–1723 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Bacterial community structures differed significantly between the three fertilizer treatments in both seasons.

Taxon
Brassica rapa var. ChinensisBrassica rapa subsp. chinensise1
Outcome
bacterial community structurese4
Qualifier
in two seasonse4

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis · Taxonおむこさん志望 · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e1

“In the first season, the fresh yield of Brassica rapa var. Chinensis applying chemical fertilizer was significantly ( p ≤ 5%) higher than those of applying the pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizer”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 543–742 · show in text ↑
e4

“There were significant differences ( p ≤ 5%) in the bacterial community structures between three treatments in two seasons”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1725–1847 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizers decreased the relative abundance of soil Acidobacteria and Crenarchaeota.

Taxon
Brassica rapa var. ChinensisBrassica rapa subsp. chinensise1
Treatment
Pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizere2
Outcome
relative abundance of soil Acidobacteria and Crenarchaeotae2
Direction
decreasede2

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis · Taxonおむこさん志望 · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e1

“In the first season, the fresh yield of Brassica rapa var. Chinensis applying chemical fertilizer was significantly ( p ≤ 5%) higher than those of applying the pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizer”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 543–742 · show in text ↑
e2

“Pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizer decreased the relative abundance of soil Acidobacteria and Crenarchaeota , rabbit manure fertilizer significantly increased the abundance of Actinobacteria in the second season”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1983–2199 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Rabbit manure fertilizer significantly increased the abundance of Actinobacteria in the second season.

Taxon
Brassica rapa var. ChinensisBrassica rapa subsp. chinensise1
Treatment
rabbit manure fertilizere2
Outcome
abundance of Actinobacteriae2
Direction
increasede2
Qualifier
in the second seasone2

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis · Taxonおむこさん志望 · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e1

“In the first season, the fresh yield of Brassica rapa var. Chinensis applying chemical fertilizer was significantly ( p ≤ 5%) higher than those of applying the pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizer”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 543–742 · show in text ↑
e2

“Pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizer decreased the relative abundance of soil Acidobacteria and Crenarchaeota , rabbit manure fertilizer significantly increased the abundance of Actinobacteria in the second season”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1983–2199 · show in text ↑
Associationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Soil EC, TN and organic carbon content are key factors determining the bacterial community structure of Brassica rapa var. Chinensis soil.

Taxon
Brassica rapa var. ChinensisBrassica rapa subsp. chinensise5
Compound
soil EC, TN, and organic carbon contente5
Outcome
bacterial community structuree5

Not reportedDirection

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis · Taxonおむこさん志望 · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e1

“In the first season, the fresh yield of Brassica rapa var. Chinensis applying chemical fertilizer was significantly ( p ≤ 5%) higher than those of applying the pig manure and rabbit manure fertilizer”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 543–742 · show in text ↑
e5

“Distance-based redundancy analysis (dbRDA) showed that soil EC, TN, and organic carbon content were key physico-chemical factors in determining bacterial community structure in Brassica rapa var. Chinensis soil”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 2201–2411 · show in text ↑

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