Synergistic effects of organic fertilizer coupled with phosphate-solubilizing and nitrogen-fixing bacteria on nutrient characteristics of yellow-brown soil under carbon deficiency

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202010.023

Abstract

Abstract: Understanding the dynamics of phosphate-solubilizing and N₂-fixing bacteria on soil nutrient and related enzyme activity under different organic fertilizer proportions (OFP) could provide references for screening appropriate inoculant type, OFP, and fertilization period. Here, we set four OFP levels (mass ratio: 0%, 4%, 8%, 12%) and inoculated two phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (Bacillus megaterium, Pseudomonas fluorescens) and two N₂-fixing bacteria (Azotobacter chroococcum, Azospirillum brasilence) in the subtropical yellow-brown barren soil. After a 60-day soil incubation under controlled conditions (28 ℃, darkness), we examined the impacts of single/mixed applications of beneficial bacteria on soil available nutrients and related enzyme activities at different OFP levels and different sampling times (3rd, 8th, 16th, 30th, 45th, 60th day). The results showed that soil available nutrient contents increased with the elevated OFP levels, and exhibited as 12%>8%>4%>0%. With the extension of culture time, soil nutrient contents in all treatments first increased and then decreased. Compared with the single application of organic fertilizer, combined application of organic fertilizer and bacterial inoculants resulted in higher and longer improvement of soil nutrient contents and enzyme activities. The effects of inoculants on soil nutrient properties varied across four OFP levels. When the OFP was low (0-4%), inoculation significantly increased soil available nutrient contents, with no the differences between inoculants at the initial stage. However, with the extension of the culture time and the elevation of OFP, phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (especially for B. megaterium) significantly increased available phosphorus content while N₂-fixing bacteria (especially for A. brasilence) significantly increased available nitrogen content. The mixed inoculant with four strains showed phosphate-solubilizing effect on soil and performed better than the single application of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria, but without prominent effect on nitrogen fixation. Soil nutrient contents were positively correlated with enzyme activity, which was affected by both cultural time and carbon-nitrogen ratio. Bacterial inoculations could significantly increase nutrient contents in the short term, but the specific functions of beneficial bacteria on soil were highly dependent on organic carbon input and carbon-nitrogen ratio. Coupled application of inoculants and organic fertilizer at an appropriate OFP level (8%-12%) could increase and extend the soil-remediating effects, while the inoculation should be conducted with an interval of 45-60 days to ensure the survival rate and the consecutive effect on soil.

Key words: phosphate-solubilizing bacteria, nitrogen-fixing bacteria, organic fertilizer, soil amendment

WANG Zhi-kang, XU Zi-heng, CHEN Zi-yun, FU Xiang-xiang. Synergistic effects of organic fertilizer coupled with phosphate-solubilizing and nitrogen-fixing bacteria on nutrient characteristics of yellow-brown soil under carbon deficiency[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2020, 31(10): 3413-3423.

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