Soybean inclusion reduces soil organic matter mineralization despite increasing its temperature sensitivity

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  • Zhengjun Yan
  • Rong Jia
  • Jie Zhou
  • Kazem Zamanian
  • Yadong Yang
  • Kevin Z Mganga
  • Zhaohai Zeng
  • Huadong Zang

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  • China Agricultural University
  • Nanjing Agricultural University
  • Utrecht University
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer171334
Seiten (von - bis)171334
FachzeitschriftScience of the Total Environment
Jahrgang922
Frühes Online-Datum27 Feb. 2024
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 20 Apr. 2024

Abstract

Legume-based cropping increased the diversity of residues and rhizodeposition input into the soil, thus affecting soil organic matter (SOM) stabilization. Despite this, a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms governing SOM mineralization and its temperature sensitivity across bulk soil and aggregate scales concerning legume inclusion remains incomplete. Here, a 6-year field experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of three cropping systems (i.e., winter wheat/summer maize, winter wheat/summer maize-soybean, and nature fallow) on SOM mineralization, its temperature sensitivity, and the main drivers in both topsoil (0–20 cm) and subsoil (20–40 cm). Soybean inclusion decreased the SOM mineralization by 17%–24%, while concurrently increasing the majority of soil biochemical properties, such as carbon (C) acquisition enzyme activities (5%–22%) and microbial biomass C (5%–9%), within the topsoil regardless of temperature. This is attributed to the increased substrate availability (e.g., dissolved organic C) facilitating microbial utilization, thus devoting less energy to mining nutrients under diversified cropping. In addition, SOM mineralization was lower within macroaggregates (∼12%), largely driven by substrate availability irrespective of aggregate sizes. In contrast, diversified cropping amplified the Q 10 of SOM mineralization in mesoaggregates (+6%) and microaggregates (+5%) rather than in macroaggregates. This underscores the pivotal role of mesoaggregates and microaggregates in dominating the Q 10 of SOM mineralization under soybean-based cropping. In conclusion, legume-based cropping diminishes soil organic matter mineralization despite increasing its temperature sensitivity, which proposes a potential strategy for C-neutral agriculture and climate warming mitigation.

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Soybean inclusion reduces soil organic matter mineralization despite increasing its temperature sensitivity. / Yan, Zhengjun; Jia, Rong; Zhou, Jie et al.
in: Science of the Total Environment, Jahrgang 922, 171334, 20.04.2024, S. 171334.

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Yan Z, Jia R, Zhou J, Zamanian K, Yang Y, Mganga KZ et al. Soybean inclusion reduces soil organic matter mineralization despite increasing its temperature sensitivity. Science of the Total Environment. 2024 Apr 20;922:171334. 171334. Epub 2024 Feb 27. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171334
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