Microbial mechanisms of the contrast residue decomposition and priming effect in soils with different organic and chemical fertilization histories

摘要

We integrated chemical, enzymatic, isotopic and molecular approaches to investigate both straw decomposition and its priming effect (PE) on native soil organic carbon (SOC) decomposition in soils with 23 years of application of chemical fertilizer (NPK) and partial substitution of chemical fertilizer by organic manure (NPKM). We found that NPK and NPKM past application significantly increased decomposition of straw. The increases in straw decomposition were not correlated with the abundances of microbiome assimilating straw carbon, but were significantly correlated with abundances of total bacteria, fungi and activities of cellulose-degrading enzymes. In addition, application of NPK did not change straw-induced PE while application of NPKM markedly reduced PE. The variation of PE with different past fertilization was correlated with the abundance of residue stimulated fungi. The unchanged PE with NPK application in the presence of enriched nutrients and reduced pH was probably due to residue-promoted growth of acid-tolerant SOC-decomposing taxa (unclassified bacteria families belong to Acidobacteria GP3, Gamaproteobacteria and WPS-2 and unclassified fungal families belong to Chaetothyriales and Agaricomycetes). Our research sheds light on the complex processes of carbon transformation in the soils undergoing different long-term nutrient management