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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 2021, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (4): 1433-1440.doi: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.202104.036

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Effects of reduction of nitrogen fertilizer application and combined organic fertilizer on soil nematode community in winter wheat field.

ZHAO Yi1, YANG Bei-bei1, ZHU Xin-ping1*, CHEN Shu-huang3, CHEN Xiao-yun2, JIA Hong-tao1   

  1. 1College of Pratacultural and Environmental Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China;
    2College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China;
    3Research Institute of Soil, Fertilizer and Agricultural Water Conservation, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi 830091, China
  • Received:2020-07-19 Accepted:2021-01-13 Published:2021-10-25
  • Contact: *E-mail: zhuxinping1978@163.com
  • Supported by:
    National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFD0200406), and the Joint Fund Project of Nanjing Agricultural University and Xinjiang Agricultural University (KYYJ201702).

Abstract: Soil nematodes are one of the typical indicator organisms for soil health. To reveal the effects of reduction in nitrogen fertilizer application on soil health, we examined community structure of soil nematode under reduced nitrogen fertilizer while combined with organic fertilizer at the jointing stage of winter wheat. There were six fertilization treatments, including CF(315 kg N·hm-2, conventional fertilization), N240 (240 kg N·hm-2), N210 (210 kg N·hm-2)、N180 (180 kg N·hm-2), F150 (180 kg N·hm-2+150 kg·hm-2 fulvic acid), and F225(180 kg N·hm-2+225 kg·hm-2 fulvic acid). The results showed that: 1) The reduction of nitrogen fertilization decreased nematode number by 15.3%-68.5%. 2) Protorhabditis was the dominant genus (19.6%-50.4%) across all treatments. The reduction of nitrogen fertilizer application increased the abundance of fungivores, herbivores, and predators-omnivores, while that of bacterivores decreased first and then increased. Combined application of organic fertilizer decreased the abundance of bacterivores and fungivores, while increased that of herbivores and predators-omnivores. 3) N240 and F225 increased the Shannon diversity (H) of nematode community by 48.1% and 58.5%, respectively. The maturity index (MI) in N240 was the highest (1.95), while the structural index (SI) was the lowest in N180 (43.33). The structural index (SI) of F225 with combined application of organic fertilizer reached 62.72, but its enrichment index (EI) was lowest (80.82). In conclusion, reduced nitrogen fertilizer application and combined with organic fertilizer could improve soil nematode diversity, increase the complexity of soil food web, which would be conducive to the health and stability of agricultural ecosystem.

Key words: fertilizer application reduction, soil health, soil nematode, grey desert soil