Diversified crop rotation improves continuous monocropping eggplant production by altering the soil microbial community and biochemical properties

Ghani, Muhammad Imran; Ali, Ahmad; Atif, Muhammad; Pathan, Shamina Imran; Pietramellara, Giacomo; Ali, Muhammad; Amin, Bakht; Cheng, Zhihui

doi:10.1007/s11104-022-05606-y

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“…Many studies have reported that in crop rotation, below-ground rhizodeposits and root addition are the key factors of carbon accumulation in the soil, accounting for up to 75% of soil organic matter (Jones et al, 2009;Ghani et al, 2022d). Different types of crop stalks, twigs, dead roots as well as fallen leaves are important sources of nutrients Aschi et al (2017), while leafy vegetables used as crop rotation can scavenge nutrients from the soil, store it in their residues and return it to the soil for the next crop through root decomposition and improved SOM (Dorissant et al, 2022;Ghani et al, 2022b). Kong and Six (2012) reported that living cover crops significantly improved soil organic matter compared to bare fallow due to the rhizodeposition of low molecular carbon into the soil.…”

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“…Mono-cropping refers to the practice of growing the same type of crop every year for a long period of time ( Scarascia-Mugnozza et al., 2011 ; Xiao et al., 2012 ). The overuse of synthetic fertilizers and agrochemicals is inevitable in the mono-cropping system, which leads to mono-cropping obstacles ( Ghani et al., 2019b ; Ali et al., 2021 ; Ghani et al., 2022b ). The mono-cropping obstacles are attributed to soil salinization, acidification, nutrient imbalance, and autotoxicity ( Lyu et al., 2020 ; Zeng et al., 2020 ).…”

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“…To enhance productivity and optimize the profitability of a rotation system, rotated crops should be appropriately selected ( Li et al., 2017 ; Ali et al., 2019 ). Diversified crop rotation during the fallow period mitigates the adverse effects of mono-cropping obstacles by sustaining the soil quality via nutrient deposit ( St. Luce et al., 2020 ), greater SOM input ( Ali et al., 2021 ), soil carbon sequestration ( Song et al., 2018 ), and minimizing pest and disease attacks, particularly compared with mono-cropping systems ( Ali et al., 2021 ; Ghani et al., 2022b ). Different leafy vegetable plants have legacy effects on soil through root exudation, suppress soil-borne pathogens, and enhance soil fertility, improving plant growth and yield of the subsequent crop ( Ali et al., 2019 ; Ghani et al., 2022b ).…”

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“…Diversified crop rotation during the fallow period mitigates the adverse effects of mono-cropping obstacles by sustaining the soil quality via nutrient deposit ( St. Luce et al., 2020 ), greater SOM input ( Ali et al., 2021 ), soil carbon sequestration ( Song et al., 2018 ), and minimizing pest and disease attacks, particularly compared with mono-cropping systems ( Ali et al., 2021 ; Ghani et al., 2022b ). Different leafy vegetable plants have legacy effects on soil through root exudation, suppress soil-borne pathogens, and enhance soil fertility, improving plant growth and yield of the subsequent crop ( Ali et al., 2019 ; Ghani et al., 2022b ). Numerous studies have demonstrated yield advantages of crop rotation to subsequent crops, including tomato-onion, tomato-chrysanthemum, hairy vetch-eggplant, and cow pea-broccoli significantly improved tomato, eggplant, and broccoli yield compared with mono-cropping planting ( Tian et al., 2009 ; Radicetti et al., 2016 ; Sánchez-Navarro et al., 2020 ).…”

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Continuous cropping of eggplant threatened regional ecological sustainability by facilitating replanting problems under mono-cropping conditions. Therefore, alternative agronomic and management practices are required to improve crop productivity at low environmental cost for the development of sustainable agricultural systems in different regions. This study examined changes in soil chemical properties, eggplant photosynthesis, and antioxidant functioning in five different vegetable cropping systems over a 2-year period., 2017 and 2018. The results showed that welsh onion-eggplant (WOE), celery-eggplant (CE), non-heading Chinese cabbage-eggplant (NCCE), and leafy lettuce-eggplant (LLE) rotation systems significantly impacted growth, biomass accumulation, and yield than fallow-eggplant (FE). In addition, various leafy vegetable cropping systems, WOE, CE, NCCE, and LLT induced significant increases in soil organic matter (SOM), available nutrients (N, P, and K), and eggplant growth by affecting the photosynthesis and related gas exchange parameters with much evident effect due to CE and NCCE. Moreover, eggplant raised with different leafy vegetable rotation systems showed higher activity of antioxidant enzymes, resulting in lower accumulation of hydrogen peroxide and hence reduced oxidative damage to membranes. In addition, fresh and dry plant biomass was significantly increased due to crop rotation with leafy vegetables. Therefore, we concluded that leafy vegetable crop rotation is a beneficial management practice to improve the growth and yield of eggplant.

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“…Crop production capacity mainly depends on the nature of genotypes, climatic and agronomic management practices (Ghani et al, 2022a). French bean is a nutrient-loving shortduration winter crop that requires better nutrient management practices to explore its full potential under organic management conditions (Kumar D. et al, 2015;Singh and Chaudhary, 2016).…”

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Development of organic nutrients management system for profitable and soil-supportive French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) farming in North Eastern Himalayas, India

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Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivation faces multipronged challenges of low farm productivity, poor economic returns, and soil health deterioration in the hilly ecosystem of India. Hence, the development of a cost-effective and soil-supportive French bean cultivation technology is highly warranted. Thus, a field experiment was conducted for two consecutive seasons in the Sikkim region of the Indian Himalayas to assess the impact of different organic nutrient sources on the production potential, profitability, and soil health of French bean. Eight organic nutrient management practices, viz., farmers' practice, 100% recommended dose of nitrogen (RDN) through FYM, 100% RDN through mixed compost (MC), 100% RDN through vermicompost (VC), 50% RDN through FYM + 50% RDN through MC, 50% RDN through FYM + 50% RDN through VC, 50% RDN through MC + 50% RDN through VC, and 33% RDN through FYM + 33% RDN through MC + 33% RDN through VC, were assigned in a three times replicated randomized complete block design. The results revealed that the supply of 33% RDN through FYM + 33% RDN through MC + 33% RDN through VC 33% recorded the highest pod yield (8.30 and 8.00 Mg ha−1) and net returns (1,831 and 1,718 US$ ha−1). Furthermore, the supply of 33% RDN through FYM + 33% RDN through MC + 33% RDN through VC 33% also had a positive impact on soil health. It was shown that an equal supply of RDN through FYM + MC + VC increases soil pH by 8.35%, SOC by 5.45%, available N by 6.32%, available P by 16%, available K by 9.92%, and micronutrients by 5–7% over farmers' practice. Thus, the supply of RDN through the integration of FYM + MC + VC in equal proportion is an economically robust and soil-supportive nutrients management practice for organic French bean production in the hilly ecosystem of North East India.

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Crop rotation and inoculation increase soil bradyrhizobia population, soybean grain yields, and profitability

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Braz J Microbiol

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Background and Aims Crop rotation systems and rhizobial inoculation are strategies to increase yield through organic matter addition and modulation of microbial diversity, yet the extent to which these agricultural practices change soil Bradyrhizobium populations, soybean grain yield and economic bene ts to farmers are unclear. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the interaction between crop rotation and inoculation of soybean (Glycine max) cultivated in two contrasting soils (clayey and sandy soil) on biological nitrogen xation (BNF) components, grain yields and pro ts.Methods Field experiments with a three-year crop rotation system were carried out to compare effects of inoculation soil chemical attributes, the of bradyrhizobia most probable number (MPN) and diversity, soybean nodulation, grain yield and economic value.Results The crop management system did not affect the soil MPN of bradyrhizobia, which was altered by the soil sampling time, with higher values during the postharvest period for the summer crops. In clayey soil, soybean nodulation was in uenced by crop rotation. The grain yield of inoculated soybean in clayey soil was higher than that in sandy soil. ConclusionThe soybean response to inoculation is in uenced by cropping history. Crop rotation and inoculation of soybean is a strategy for improving BNF components, grain yields and pro ts. Over time, diversi ed production systems with crop rotation and inoculation with nitrogen-xing bacteria will make great contributions to environmental and economic sustainability.nitrogen contributions to the succeeding cereals in a crop rotation ranged from 38 to 126 kg N ha − 1 (Sanginga et al. 2003). In addition, in a study with small farmers in Malawi, the crop rotation between maize and soybean had a contribution from BNF of 63 kg N ha − 1 (van Vugt et al. 2018). Long-term effects are observed wherein the overall crop diversity and species composition of a rotation impact crop yield, fertility and microbial communities. Rotations with more than two crops grown in sequence result in greater maize and soybean yield, microbial diversity, and altered microbial activity and community structure (Benitez et al. 2021), microbial assembly and enzyme stoichiometry in soil cultivated with double-cropping system of wheat/rice (Xie et al. 2022), and higher levels of corn N uptake (Bowles et al. 2022).Considering that microorganisms are swayed by soil environmental factors, we hypothesized that in the short-term soil texture and crop rotation systems would lead to differences in soil diversity of bradyrhizobial populations due physicochemical conditions. Specially, we expected that soybean seed inoculation with selected Bradyrhizobium sp. strains in crop rotation-managed eld would be associated with increasing BNF components in grain yields. Our goals were to evaluate the impacts of crop rotation and soybean inoculation on the abundance of the bradyrhizobia in the soil, diversity of isolates from soybean nodules and its effects on BNF components, grain production and econom...

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Diversified crop rotation improves continuous monocropping eggplant production by altering the soil microbial community and biochemical properties

Cited by 12 publications

References 107 publications

Different leafy vegetable cropping systems regulate growth, photosynthesis, and PSII functioning in mono-cropped eggplant by altering chemical properties and upregulating the antioxidant system

Different leafy vegetable cropping systems regulate growth, photosynthesis, and PSII functioning in mono-cropped eggplant by altering chemical properties and upregulating the antioxidant system

Development of organic nutrients management system for profitable and soil-supportive French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) farming in North Eastern Himalayas, India

Crop rotation and inoculation increase soil bradyrhizobia population, soybean grain yields, and profitability

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