Rhizosphere effects on soil extracellular enzymatic activity and microbial abundance during the low-temperature dormant season in a northern hardwood forest

Rhizosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 100465
Author(s):  
Masataka Nakayama ◽  
Ryunosuke Tateno
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Enzymatic Activity ◽  
Hardwood Forest ◽  
Northern Hardwood Forest ◽  
Microbial Abundance ◽  
Northern Hardwood ◽  
Extracellular Enzymatic Activity ◽  
Dormant Season ◽  
Rhizosphere Effects

scholarly journals Rhizosphere Priming Effects On Soil Extracellular Enzymatic Activity And Microbial Abundance During The Low-Temperature Dormant Season In A Northern Hardwood Forest

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masataka Nakayama ◽  
Ryunosuke Tateno
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Enzymatic Activity ◽  
Nutrient Uptake ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Plant Roots ◽  
Hardwood Forest ◽  
Bulk Soil ◽  
Northern Hardwood Forest ◽  
Northern Hardwood ◽  
Dormant Season

Abstract PurposePlant roots alter nutrient cycling within the soil surrounding them (rhizosphere). Recent studies have focused on nutrient uptake by plants in low-temperature seasons. This study aimed to reveal the nutrient dynamics in rhizosphere during low-temperature seasons in a northern hardwood forest in Japan.MethodsThe potential extracellular enzymatic activity, bacterial, fungal, and archaeal abundances, and soil chemical properties in the rhizosphere of canopy trees and understory vegetation and non-rhizosphere bulk soil were measured at the beginning of the dormant season (November), end of the dormant season (April and May), and middle of the growing season (August) in a northern hardwood forest in Japan.ResultsThe abundance of fungi and the activity of nitrogen- and phosphorus-degrading enzymes were higher in the rhizosphere than in non-rhizosphere bulk soil regardless of the season. The concentration of extractable organic and inorganic N was higher in the rhizosphere than in the non-rhizosphere bulk soil at the beginning and end of the dormant season, but this trend was not observed in the middle of the growing season. ConclusionSince the concentration of nutrients in the rhizosphere is determined by the balance between nutrient uptake by fine roots and root-induced acceleration of decomposition, our results suggest that plant roots would accelerate N and P cycles during the dormant season, even though the amount of nutrient uptake by plants was lower during the season.

Earthworms, litter and soil carbon in a northern hardwood forest

2012 ◽  
Vol 114 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 269-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy J. Fahey ◽  
Joseph B. Yavitt ◽  
Ruth E. Sherman ◽  
John C. Maerz ◽  
Peter M. Groffman ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Soil Carbon ◽  
Hardwood Forest ◽  
Northern Hardwood Forest ◽  
Northern Hardwood
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