Abstract
Companion planting of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) with orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata L.), a famous hay grass, improves the forage quality of orchard grass. Microbiome profiling techniques can reveal the specific role of white clover companion planting with orchard grass. This study aimed to explore the microbiome distribution and gene functions of rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soil via companion planting systems of white clover and orchard grass. From metagenomics sequencing analysis, we confirmed the significant role of white clover on soil environment modeling during companion planting with orchard grass. Twenty-eight biomarkers of rhizosphere soil organisms were identified during companion planting, including Proteobacteria, Betaproteobacteria, Flavobacteriia, and Caulobacterales. The number of gene functions of nitrogen and carbon fixation in companion planting was higher than that in single plants, indicating new functional flora for companion planting. We characterized specific rhizosphere effects, typical biomarker flora, and potential regulatory mechanisms for white clover-related companion planting by metagenomics analyses.
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Claims 4
Claim · model-written summary
White clover had a significant role in soil environment modeling during companion planting.
- Taxon
- white clover
Trifolium repense0 - Interactor
- orchard grass
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Dactylis glomeratae0other - Outcome
- soil environment modelinge0
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Verbatim
e0“we confirmed the significant role of white clover on soil environment modeling during companion planting with orchard grass.”
Claim · model-written summary
Companion planting identified 28 rhizosphere organism biomarkers.
- Taxon
- white cloverTrifolium repenst0
- Interactor
- ProteobacteriaPseudomonadotae0symbiont
- Outcome
- biomarkers of rhizosphere soil organismse0
- Value
- Twenty-eight biomarkerse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Twenty-eight biomarkers of rhizosphere soil organisms were identified during companion planting, including Proteobacteria, Betaproteobacteria, Flavobacteriia, and Caulobacterales.”
t0“white clover”
Claim · model-written summary
Nitrogen fixation gene functions were more numerous in companion planting than single plants.
- Taxon
- white cloverTrifolium repenst0
- Outcome
- gene functions of nitrogene0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- single plantse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The number of gene functions of nitrogen and carbon fixation in companion planting was higher than that in single plants, indicating new functional flora for companion planting.”
t0“white clover”
Claim · model-written summary
Carbon fixation gene functions were more numerous in companion planting than single plants.
- Taxon
- white cloverTrifolium repenst0
- Outcome
- carbon fixatione0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- single plantse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The number of gene functions of nitrogen and carbon fixation in companion planting was higher than that in single plants, indicating new functional flora for companion planting.”
t0“white clover”