Paper · 2026 · Industrial Crops and Products

Ammoniated-decomposed rice straw return improves tobacco yield and reshapes the soil microbial community

Ping Wang; Ping Cong; Xiangyun Li; et al.

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Abstract

Straw return with microbial agents and nitrogen fertilizer is a promising strategy for improving soil nutrient supply and productivity. However, the impact of this strategy on tobacco yield and the soil microbiome within tobacco-rice rotation systems remains unclear. A five-year field experiment was conducted to compare this integrated straw return approach, termed ammoniated-decomposed rice straw return (ADS), with conventional crushed rice straw return (CS) and rice straw removal (CK). Results showed that ADS significantly increased the five-year average tobacco yield by 7.07% compared to CK and enhanced yield stability by reducing the coefficient of variation by 21.63%. Straw incorporation primarily reshaped the fungal community, enriching key phyla such as Mortierellomycota and Basidiomycota. Functional predictions suggested that ADS reduced the relative abundance of potential plant pathogens, whereas CS increased them. Furthermore, co-occurrence network analysis revealed that ADS exhibited a higher relative abundance of module hubs in both bacterial and fungal networks. The abundance of these module hubs was significantly positively correlated with tobacco yield and soil nutrient availability in 2024. Overall, ADS represents a practical residue management strategy for tobacco-rice rotation systems. It consistently improved tobacco yield and yield stability and was associated with higher soil nutrient availability and yield-associated microbial network features. ● ADS significantly boosted tobacco yield by 7.07% and enhanced yield stability. ● Straw return shifted bacterial structure without changing bacterial richness. ● Fungal diversity and composition responded strongly; CS had the highest α-diversity. ● ADS enriched microbial network module hubs linked to higher yield and soil nutrients.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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ADS increased five-year mean tobacco yield by 7.07% relative to straw removal.

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Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“ADS significantly increased the five-year average tobacco yield by 7.07% compared to CK”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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ADS improved yield stability, lowering the coefficient of variation by 21.63%.

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Nicotiana tabacum
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“enhanced yield stability by reducing the coefficient of variation by 21.63%”

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“tobacco yield”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Straw incorporation changed the fungal community and enriched Mortierellomycota and Basidiomycota.

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BasidiomycotaBasidiomycotae0other
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fungal communitye0
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enrichinge0

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Nicotiana tabacum
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“Straw incorporation primarily reshaped the fungal community, enriching key phyla such as Mortierellomycota and Basidiomycota.”

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“tobacco yield”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesimulated

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Functional predictions indicated fewer potential plant pathogens under ADS.

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relative abundance of potential plant pathogense0
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reducede0

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Nicotiana tabacum
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“ADS reduced the relative abundance of potential plant pathogens”

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“tobacco yield”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesimulated

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Functional predictions indicated more potential plant pathogens under conventional crushed straw return.

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potential plant pathogense0
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increasede0

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Nicotiana tabacum
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“Functional predictions suggested that ADS reduced the relative abundance of potential plant pathogens, whereas CS increased them.”

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“tobacco yield”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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ADS had a higher relative abundance of module hubs in bacterial and fungal networks.

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highere0

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Nicotiana tabacum
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“ADS exhibited a higher relative abundance of module hubs in both bacterial and fungal networks”

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“tobacco yield”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Module hub abundance was positively correlated with tobacco yield.

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module hubse0
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2024e0

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Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The abundance of these module hubs was significantly positively correlated with tobacco yield and soil nutrient availability in 2024.”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Module hub abundance was positively correlated with soil nutrient availability.

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Nicotiana tabacum
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“The abundance of these module hubs was significantly positively correlated with tobacco yield and soil nutrient availability in 2024.”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Straw return changed bacterial structure without changing richness.

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bacterial structuree0
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shiftede0

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Nicotiana tabacum
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“Straw return shifted bacterial structure without changing bacterial richness.”

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“tobacco yield”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

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Straw return did not change bacterial richness.

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bacterial richnesse0
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without changinge0

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Nicotiana tabacum
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“Straw return shifted bacterial structure without changing bacterial richness.”

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“tobacco yield”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Conventional straw return had the highest fungal alpha diversity.

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Nicotiana tabacum
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“CS had the highest α-diversity”

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“tobacco yield”

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Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultbasis n/a

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The authors recommend ADS as a practical residue management strategy in tobacco-rice rotation.

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“ADS represents a practical residue management strategy for tobacco-rice rotation systems”

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