Long-term compost amendment modulates wheat genotype differences in belowground carbon allocation, microbial rhizosphere recruitment and nitrogen acquisition

Kelly, Courtland; Haddix, Michelle L.; Byrne, Patrick F.; Cotrufo, M. Francesca; Schipanski, Meagan E.; Kallenbach, Cynthia M.; Wallenstein, Matthew D.; Fonte, Steven J.

doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108768

Long-term compost amendment modulates wheat genotype differences in belowground carbon allocation, microbial rhizosphere recruitment and nitrogen acquisition

Journal Article · Tue Jun 28 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Soil Biology and Biochemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108768· OSTI ID:1901502

^[1]; Haddix, Michelle L. ^[2]; ^[2]; Cotrufo, M. Francesca ^[2]; Schipanski, Meagan E. ^[2]; Kallenbach, Cynthia M. ^[3]; Wallenstein, Matthew D. ^[2]; ^[2]

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO (United States)
McGill University, Montreal, QC (Canada)

The implementation of soil health-promoting practices, such as cover cropping and compost application, has important implications for nutrient cycling and management in agroecosystems. At the same time, plant belowground carbon (C) allocation patterns can influence nutrient cycling and availability in soil through changes to the microbial community, but the effects may depend on the crop genotype and management practices in place. We evaluated belowground C allocation patterns using ¹³C labeling and root architecture in two genotypes of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) with different levels of exudation and belowground allocation strategies in soils with contrasting compost amendment legacy (108.7 Mg ha^-1 every 2 years over 10 years vs. no compost). We also measured microbial community structure and function in the rhizosphere and quantified uptake of residue-derived N from ¹⁵N-labelled cover crop residues. We found an interactive effect between soil management and genotype, where in the no-compost soil, the high-exudation genotype (Snowmass) increased exudation by over 4-fold, while the low-exudate genotype (Byrd) increased only 2-fold. While we did not observe genotype differences in rhizosphere enzyme activity or dissolved N pools, residue N uptake was 1.8 times greater for Snowmass in the compost-amended soil. There were more rhizosphere microbial taxa associated with the high-exudate genotype (Snowmass); nine bacterial and seven fungal families were indicative of Snowmass, versus one bacterial and four fungal families for Byrd. Our results suggest that the high-exudation strategy can influence the rhizosphere microbial community, and lead to greater short-term residue N uptake in high SOM soil. By directly linking root architecture, exudation, microbial communities, and N mineralization and uptake dynamics, this work demonstrates that plasticity in root C allocation is genotype-specific and influences microbial communities and nutrient cycling depending on the soil health context.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: US Department of Agriculture (USDA); USDOE; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1901502

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1875584

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-836082; 1054756

Journal Information:: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Journal Name: Soil Biology and Biochemistry Journal Issue: na Vol. 172; ISSN 0038-0717

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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