Strengthening straw returning by coupling functional microbial agents with organic fertilizers
LI Ming-xing1,2, JIANG Hui1, LI Rui-ding1, TAO Yi-qian1,3, LI Xing1, QIU Zhong-ping1
1. School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China; 2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China; 3. Sichuan Academy of Environmental Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
Abstract：This study established 4treatments, straw degradation microbial agent (MC), organic fertilizer (OF), MC+OF, and control check (CK), and conducted a 120 days straw returning experiment to analyze the impact of different treatments on straw decomposition rate, soil nutrients, and soil microecology. The results demonstrated that the MC+OF treatment significantly improved the straw returning rate, especially enhanced the lignin degradation of stubborn components in the straw. After 120 days, the MC+OF group showed significantly higher rates of hemicellulose, cellulose, lignin degradation, and strawweight loss compared with other treatments, with increases ranging from 2.87% to 11.78%, 3.20% to 10.59%, 6.00% to 32.97%, and 9.49% to 26.77% respectively (P<0.05). The total amount of humus reached 70.39g/kg, a 24.87% increase compared with the CK; additionally, soil organic carbon and dissolved organic carbon increased by 33.39% and 62.00%, respectively, from their initial levels, while soil total nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) increased relatively by 134.21mg/kg. The combination of microbial and organic fertilizers also enhanced the activity of invertase, urease, and neutral phosphatase in the soil. Moreover, microorganisms such as Aspergillus in the MC treatment became dominant genera during the straw returning process, induced a significant enrichment of indigenous microorganisms with lignocellulose degradation functions like Alcaligenes, Ensifer, and Brevundimonas. The combination of microbial and organic fertilizers decreased the total amount of pathogenic saprophytic fungi in the soil and improved soil quality. These results indicate the immense potential of MC+OF in accelerating the recycling and utilization of straw resources.
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