Correlation Analysis of Soil Microbial Communities and Physicochemical Properties with Growth Characteristics of Sageretia thea Across Different Habitats
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the growth characteristics of Sageretia thea and analyze the correlations between soil physicochemical properties and microbial communities in its native habitats. Soil physicochemical properties were characterized by organic matter (0.37–36.43%), available phosphate (57.96–315.90 mg/kg), potassium (0.11–1.17 cmol+kg−1), calcium (1.23–25.97 cmol+kg−1), magnesium (0.43–15.01 cmol+kg−1), sodium (0.04–6.16 cmol+kg−1), and pH (4.68–7.05), indicating slightly acidic to neutral conditions. S. thea exhibited variable growth characteristics across habitats; leaf length and width were largest in Jangnam-ri and Hacka-ri, respectively, whereas Docheong-ri promoted higher fruit growth. The soil microbial community composition was dominated by Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, and Acidobacteria at the phylum level (76.09%) and by Alphaproteobacteria, Actinobacteria_c, and Vicinamibacter_c at the class level (40%). Soil physicochemical properties were significantly correlated with Actinobacteria, Acidobacteria, and Chloroflexi at the phylum level, and all microbial groups except Spartobacteria at the class level. Furthermore, growth characteristics were significantly correlated with all microbial communities except Acidobacteria and Firmicutes at the phylum level, and Acidobacteria, Thermoleophilia, and Rubrobacteria at the class level. These findings provide a foundation for developing efficient cultivation techniques for S. thea based on its soil microbiome and habitat conditions.
Source: Plants
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDGs: Zero hunger, Life on land
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,069
Awards: G3498451999, G473935556
OpenAlex ID: W4404721282