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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 107840 |
| Journal | Soil Biology and Biochemistry |
| Volume | 147 |
| Early online date | 30 Apr 2020 |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2020 |
Abstract
Iron hydroxides serve as an efficient ‘rusty sink’ promoting the stabilization of rhizodeposits into soil organic carbon (SOC). Our work aimed to understand the physicochemical and microbial mechanisms promoting rhizodeposit (rhizo-C) stabilization as influenced by goethite (α-FeOOH) or nitrogen (N), using 13C natural abundance methodologies and DNA sequencing, in the rhizosphere of maize (Zea mays L.). The addition of N fertilizer to soil increased the mineralization of both rhizo-C and SOC, while amendment with α-FeOOH decreased rhizo-C derived CO2 and lowered the rhizosphere priming effect by 0.57 and 0.74-fold, respectively, compared to the control soil. This decrease resulted from the co-precipitation of rhizo-C at the reactive α-FeOOH surfaces as Fe-organic matter complexes (FeOM), which was 10-times greater than the co-precipitation on short-range ordered minerals. The highest portion of rhizo-C (67% of the total accumulated in soil) was protected within macroaggregates (>2 mm). Carbon overlapped with α-FeOOH mainly in >2 mm aggregates, as shown by HRTEM-EDS imaging, suggesting that α-FeOOH associated rhizo-C stimulated aggregate formation. Random forest analysis confirmed that the stabilization of rhizo-C was controlled mainly by physiochemical binding within FeOM complexes and macroaggregates. Rhizo-C mineralization was regulated by the keystone microbiome: Paucimonas (β-Proteobacteria) being an r-strategist with rapid growth under soil without nutrient limitation (N treated) and Steroidobacter (Actinobacteria) with branched filaments that can access C and nutrients under oligotrophic conditions (goethite enriched soil). Two-way orthogonal partial least squares analysis revealed that the rhizosphere priming effect was facilitated mainly by the same genera, most likely due to co-metabolism. The genera belonging to Acidimicrobiaceae (Actinobacteria), Cryptococcus and Cystofilobasidium (Basidiomycota) were positively correlated with the accumulation of rhizo-C in the >2 mm aggregate size, which might due to their high affinity towards α-FeOOH and contribution to the development of aggregation via filamentary structures that interact with microaggregates. We suggest that rhizodeposit stabilization in soil was balanced by microbial mineralization and abiotic associations with the “rusty sink” and organisms with branched filaments contributing to the development of aggregation.
Keywords
- C natural abundance, C sequestration, Fe-organic matter complexes, Rhizosphere microbiome, Rhizosphere priming effects, SOC fractions, α-FeOOH
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Microbiology(all)
- Microbiology
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Soil Science
Sustainable Development Goals
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T1 - Rusty sink of rhizodeposits and associated keystone microbiomes
AU - Jeewani, Peduruhewa H.
AU - Gunina, Anna
AU - Tao, Liang
AU - Zhu, Zhenke
AU - Kuzyakov, Yakov
AU - Van Zwieten, Lukas
AU - Guggenberger, Georg
AU - Shen, Congcong
AU - Yu, Guanghui
AU - Singh, Bhupinder Pal
AU - Pan, Shaotong
AU - Luo, Yu
AU - Xu, Jianming
N1 - Funding information: This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China ( 41671233 , 41877038 ).
PY - 2020/8
Y1 - 2020/8
N2 - Iron hydroxides serve as an efficient ‘rusty sink’ promoting the stabilization of rhizodeposits into soil organic carbon (SOC). Our work aimed to understand the physicochemical and microbial mechanisms promoting rhizodeposit (rhizo-C) stabilization as influenced by goethite (α-FeOOH) or nitrogen (N), using 13C natural abundance methodologies and DNA sequencing, in the rhizosphere of maize (Zea mays L.). The addition of N fertilizer to soil increased the mineralization of both rhizo-C and SOC, while amendment with α-FeOOH decreased rhizo-C derived CO2 and lowered the rhizosphere priming effect by 0.57 and 0.74-fold, respectively, compared to the control soil. This decrease resulted from the co-precipitation of rhizo-C at the reactive α-FeOOH surfaces as Fe-organic matter complexes (FeOM), which was 10-times greater than the co-precipitation on short-range ordered minerals. The highest portion of rhizo-C (67% of the total accumulated in soil) was protected within macroaggregates (>2 mm). Carbon overlapped with α-FeOOH mainly in >2 mm aggregates, as shown by HRTEM-EDS imaging, suggesting that α-FeOOH associated rhizo-C stimulated aggregate formation. Random forest analysis confirmed that the stabilization of rhizo-C was controlled mainly by physiochemical binding within FeOM complexes and macroaggregates. Rhizo-C mineralization was regulated by the keystone microbiome: Paucimonas (β-Proteobacteria) being an r-strategist with rapid growth under soil without nutrient limitation (N treated) and Steroidobacter (Actinobacteria) with branched filaments that can access C and nutrients under oligotrophic conditions (goethite enriched soil). Two-way orthogonal partial least squares analysis revealed that the rhizosphere priming effect was facilitated mainly by the same genera, most likely due to co-metabolism. The genera belonging to Acidimicrobiaceae (Actinobacteria), Cryptococcus and Cystofilobasidium (Basidiomycota) were positively correlated with the accumulation of rhizo-C in the >2 mm aggregate size, which might due to their high affinity towards α-FeOOH and contribution to the development of aggregation via filamentary structures that interact with microaggregates. We suggest that rhizodeposit stabilization in soil was balanced by microbial mineralization and abiotic associations with the “rusty sink” and organisms with branched filaments contributing to the development of aggregation.
AB - Iron hydroxides serve as an efficient ‘rusty sink’ promoting the stabilization of rhizodeposits into soil organic carbon (SOC). Our work aimed to understand the physicochemical and microbial mechanisms promoting rhizodeposit (rhizo-C) stabilization as influenced by goethite (α-FeOOH) or nitrogen (N), using 13C natural abundance methodologies and DNA sequencing, in the rhizosphere of maize (Zea mays L.). The addition of N fertilizer to soil increased the mineralization of both rhizo-C and SOC, while amendment with α-FeOOH decreased rhizo-C derived CO2 and lowered the rhizosphere priming effect by 0.57 and 0.74-fold, respectively, compared to the control soil. This decrease resulted from the co-precipitation of rhizo-C at the reactive α-FeOOH surfaces as Fe-organic matter complexes (FeOM), which was 10-times greater than the co-precipitation on short-range ordered minerals. The highest portion of rhizo-C (67% of the total accumulated in soil) was protected within macroaggregates (>2 mm). Carbon overlapped with α-FeOOH mainly in >2 mm aggregates, as shown by HRTEM-EDS imaging, suggesting that α-FeOOH associated rhizo-C stimulated aggregate formation. Random forest analysis confirmed that the stabilization of rhizo-C was controlled mainly by physiochemical binding within FeOM complexes and macroaggregates. Rhizo-C mineralization was regulated by the keystone microbiome: Paucimonas (β-Proteobacteria) being an r-strategist with rapid growth under soil without nutrient limitation (N treated) and Steroidobacter (Actinobacteria) with branched filaments that can access C and nutrients under oligotrophic conditions (goethite enriched soil). Two-way orthogonal partial least squares analysis revealed that the rhizosphere priming effect was facilitated mainly by the same genera, most likely due to co-metabolism. The genera belonging to Acidimicrobiaceae (Actinobacteria), Cryptococcus and Cystofilobasidium (Basidiomycota) were positively correlated with the accumulation of rhizo-C in the >2 mm aggregate size, which might due to their high affinity towards α-FeOOH and contribution to the development of aggregation via filamentary structures that interact with microaggregates. We suggest that rhizodeposit stabilization in soil was balanced by microbial mineralization and abiotic associations with the “rusty sink” and organisms with branched filaments contributing to the development of aggregation.
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