Abstract
The long-term monocropping of red kidney beans in agricultural fields can lead to the occurrence of soil-borne diseases. Alterations in the composition of the soil microbial community are a primary cause of soil-borne diseases and a key factor in continuous cropping obstacles. Research exploring how different cultivation modes can modify the diversity and composition of the rhizosphere microbial community in red kidney beans, and thus mitigate the effects of continuous cropping obstacles, is ongoing. This study employed three cultivation modes: the continuous monocropping of red kidney beans, continuous monocropping of soybeans, and red kidney bean–soybean intercropping. To elucidate the composition and diversity of rhizosphere microbial communities, we conducted amplicon sequencing targeting the V3-V4 hypervariable regions of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene and the ITS1 region of fungal ribosomal DNA across distinct growth stages. The obtained sequencing data provide a robust basis for estimating soil microbial diversity. We observed that, under the intercropping mode, the composition of both bacteria and fungi more closely resembled that of soybean monocropping. The monocropping of red kidney beans increased the richness of rhizosphere bacteria and fungi and promoted the accumulation of pathogenic microorganisms. In contrast, intercropping cultivation and soybean monocropping favored the accumulation of beneficial bacteria such as Bacillus and Streptomyce, reduced pathogenic fungi including Alternaria and Mortierell, and exhibited less microbial variation across different growth stages. Compared to the monocropping of red kidney beans, these systems demonstrated more stable microbial structure and composition. The findings of this study will inform sustainable agricultural practices and soil management strategies.
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Monocropping of red kidney beans increased the richness of rhizosphere bacteria and fungi.
- Taxon
- Red Kidney Beant0
- Organ / stage
- rhizospheree1
- Treatment
- monocroppinge1
- Outcome
- richness of rhizosphere bacteria and fungie1
- Direction
- increasede1
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t0“Comparison of Rhizosphere Microbial Diversity in Soybean and Red Kidney Bean Under Continuous Monoculture and Intercropping Systems”
e1“The monocropping of red kidney beans increased the richness of rhizosphere bacteria and fungi and promoted the accumulation of pathogenic microorganisms”
Claim · model-written summary
Monocropping of red kidney beans promoted the accumulation of pathogenic microorganisms in the rhizosphere.
- Taxon
- Red Kidney Beant0
- Treatment
- monocroppinge1
- Interactor
- pathogenic microorganismse1pathogen
- Outcome
- accumulation of pathogenic microorganismse1
- Direction
- promotede1
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t0“Comparison of Rhizosphere Microbial Diversity in Soybean and Red Kidney Bean Under Continuous Monoculture and Intercropping Systems”
e1“The monocropping of red kidney beans increased the richness of rhizosphere bacteria and fungi and promoted the accumulation of pathogenic microorganisms”
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Intercropping and soybean monocropping favored the accumulation of beneficial bacteria such as Bacillus and Streptomyce.
- Taxon
- Red Kidney Beant0
- Treatment
- intercropping cultivation and soybean monocroppinge3
- Outcome
- accumulation of beneficial bacteria such as Bacillus and Streptomycee3
- Direction
- favorede3
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t0“Comparison of Rhizosphere Microbial Diversity in Soybean and Red Kidney Bean Under Continuous Monoculture and Intercropping Systems”
e3“In contrast, intercropping cultivation and soybean monocropping favored the accumulation of beneficial bacteria such as Bacillus and Streptomyce, reduced pathogenic fungi including Alternaria and Mortierell, and exhibited less microbial variation across different growth stages”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping and soybean monocropping reduced pathogenic fungi including Alternaria and Mortierell.
- Taxon
- Red Kidney Beant0
- Treatment
- intercropping cultivation and soybean monocroppinge3
- Interactor
- Alternaria
Alternariae3pathogen - Second interactor
- Mortierelle3pathogen
- Outcome
- pathogenic fungie3
- Direction
- reducede3
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t0“Comparison of Rhizosphere Microbial Diversity in Soybean and Red Kidney Bean Under Continuous Monoculture and Intercropping Systems”
e3“In contrast, intercropping cultivation and soybean monocropping favored the accumulation of beneficial bacteria such as Bacillus and Streptomyce, reduced pathogenic fungi including Alternaria and Mortierell, and exhibited less microbial variation across different growth stages”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping and soybean monocropping exhibited less microbial variation across different growth stages.
- Taxon
- Red Kidney Beant0
- Treatment
- intercropping cultivation and soybean monocroppinge3
- Outcome
- microbial variation across different growth stagese3
- Direction
- lesse3
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t0“Comparison of Rhizosphere Microbial Diversity in Soybean and Red Kidney Bean Under Continuous Monoculture and Intercropping Systems”
e3“In contrast, intercropping cultivation and soybean monocropping favored the accumulation of beneficial bacteria such as Bacillus and Streptomyce, reduced pathogenic fungi including Alternaria and Mortierell, and exhibited less microbial variation across different growth stages”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping and soybean monocropping gave a more stable microbial structure and composition than monocropping of red kidney beans.
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t0“Comparison of Rhizosphere Microbial Diversity in Soybean and Red Kidney Bean Under Continuous Monoculture and Intercropping Systems”
e3“In contrast, intercropping cultivation and soybean monocropping favored the accumulation of beneficial bacteria such as Bacillus and Streptomyce, reduced pathogenic fungi including Alternaria and Mortierell, and exhibited less microbial variation across different growth stages”
e4“Compared to the monocropping of red kidney beans, these systems demonstrated more stable microbial structure and composition”
Claim · model-written summary
Under intercropping, the bacterial and fungal composition more closely resembled that of soybean monocropping.
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t0“Comparison of Rhizosphere Microbial Diversity in Soybean and Red Kidney Bean Under Continuous Monoculture and Intercropping Systems”
e5“under the intercropping mode, the composition of both bacteria and fungi more closely resembled that of soybean monocropping”
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