Abstract
L.) interaction remains unclear and the contribution of this triple interaction to tobacco growth is not predictable, the effects of intercropping on soil nutrients, enzymatic activity, microbial community composition, plant growth, and plant quality were studied, and the regulatory mechanism of intercropping on plant productivity and soil microenvironment (fertility and microorganisms) were evaluated. The results showed that the soil organic matter (OM), available nitrogen (AN), available phosphorus (AP), available potassium (AK), the urease activity (UE) and sucrase activity (SC), the diversity, abundance, and total and unique operational taxonomic units (OTUs) of bacteria and fungi as well as plant biomass in T1 (intercropping onion), T2 (intercropping endive), and T3 (intercropping lettuce) treatments were significantly higher than those of the controls (monocropping tobacco). Although the dominant bacteria and fungi at the phylum level were the same for each treatment, LEfSe analysis showed that significant differences in community structure composition and the distribution proportion of each dominant community were different. Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, and Firmicutes of bacteria and Ascomycota and Basidiomycetes of fungi in T1, T2, and T3 treatments were higher than those of the controls. Redundancy analysis (RDA) suggested a close relation between soil characteristic parameters and microbial taxa. The correlation analysis between the soil characteristic parameters and the plant showed that the plant biomass was closely related to soil characteristic parameters. In conclusion, the flue-cured tobacco intercropping not only increased plant biomass and improved chemical quality but also significantly increased rhizospheric soil nutrient and enzymatic activities, optimizing the microbial community composition and diversity of rhizosphere soil. The current study highlighted the importance of microbe-soil-tobacco interactions in maintaining plant productivity and provided the potential fertilization practices in flue-cured tobacco production to maintain ecological sustainability.
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Claims 12
Claim · model-written summary
Onion intercropping increased tobacco biomass.
- Taxon
- tobacco
Nicotiana tabacume0 - Treatment
- intercropping onione0
- Outcome
- plant biomasse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- monocropping tobaccoe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“plant biomass in T1 (intercropping onion), T2 (intercropping endive), and T3 (intercropping lettuce) treatments were significantly higher than those of the controls (monocropping tobacco).”
Claim · model-written summary
Endive intercropping increased tobacco biomass.
- Taxon
- tobaccoNicotiana tabacume0
- Treatment
- intercropping endivee0
- Outcome
- plant biomasse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- monocropping tobaccoe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“plant biomass in T1 (intercropping onion), T2 (intercropping endive), and T3 (intercropping lettuce) treatments were significantly higher than those of the controls (monocropping tobacco).”
Claim · model-written summary
Lettuce intercropping increased tobacco biomass.
- Taxon
- tobaccoNicotiana tabacume0
- Treatment
- intercropping lettucee0
- Outcome
- plant biomasse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- monocropping tobaccoe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“plant biomass in T1 (intercropping onion), T2 (intercropping endive), and T3 (intercropping lettuce) treatments were significantly higher than those of the controls (monocropping tobacco).”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping raised rhizosphere organic matter and available N, P and K.
- Taxon
- tobaccoNicotiana tabacumt0
- Treatment
- Intercropping systemt1
- Outcome
- soil organic matter (OM), available nitrogen (AN), available phosphorus (AP), available potassium (AK)e0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
e0“the soil organic matter (OM), available nitrogen (AN), available phosphorus (AP), available potassium (AK)”
t0“tobacco”
t1“Intercropping system”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping raised urease and sucrase activity.
- Taxon
- tobaccoNicotiana tabacumt0
- Treatment
- Intercropping systemt1
- Outcome
- urease activity (UE) and sucrase activity (SC)e0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
e0“the urease activity (UE) and sucrase activity (SC)”
t0“tobacco”
t1“Intercropping system”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping increased bacterial and fungal diversity, abundance and OTUs.
- Taxon
- tobaccoNicotiana tabacumt0
- Treatment
- Intercropping systemt1
- Outcome
- diversity, abundance, and total and unique operational taxonomic units (OTUs) of bacteria and fungie0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
e0“the diversity, abundance, and total and unique operational taxonomic units (OTUs) of bacteria and fungi”
t0“tobacco”
t1“Intercropping system”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping altered rhizosphere community structure.
- Taxon
- tobaccoNicotiana tabacumt0
- Outcome
- community structure composition and the distribution proportion of each dominant communitye0
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Verbatim
e0“significant differences in community structure composition and the distribution proportion of each dominant community were different.”
t0“tobacco”
Claim · model-written summary
Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria and Firmicutes were higher under intercropping.
- Taxon
- tobaccoNicotiana tabacumt0
- Treatment
- T1, T2, and T3 treatmentse0
- Outcome
- Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, and Firmicutes of bacteriae0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- controlse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, and Firmicutes of bacteria and Ascomycota and Basidiomycetes of fungi in T1, T2, and T3 treatments were higher than those of the controls.”
t0“tobacco”
Claim · model-written summary
Ascomycota and Basidiomycetes were higher under intercropping.
- Taxon
- tobaccoNicotiana tabacumt0
- Treatment
- T1, T2, and T3 treatmentse0
- Outcome
- Ascomycota and Basidiomycetes of fungie0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- controlse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, and Firmicutes of bacteria and Ascomycota and Basidiomycetes of fungi in T1, T2, and T3 treatments were higher than those of the controls.”
t0“tobacco”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil characteristics were closely related to microbial taxa.
- Taxon
- tobaccoNicotiana tabacumt0
- Outcome
- microbial taxae0
- Qualifier
- soil characteristic parameterse0
Not reportedSettingDirection
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Verbatim
e0“Redundancy analysis (RDA) suggested a close relation between soil characteristic parameters and microbial taxa.”
t0“tobacco”
Claim · model-written summary
Tobacco biomass was closely related to soil characteristics.
- Taxon
- tobaccoNicotiana tabacumt0
- Outcome
- plant biomasse0
- Qualifier
- soil characteristic parameterse0
Not reportedSettingDirection
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Verbatim
e0“the plant biomass was closely related to soil characteristic parameters.”
t0“tobacco”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping improved tobacco chemical quality.
- Taxon
- tobaccoNicotiana tabacume0
- Treatment
- intercroppinge0
- Outcome
- chemical qualitye0
- Direction
- improvede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the flue-cured tobacco intercropping not only increased plant biomass and improved chemical quality”
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