The impact of pH modulation on the rhizosphere bacteriome of maize and bean.

In soils, pH stands as the main factor modulating bacterial communities' composition. However, most studies address its effects in bulk soils in natural systems, with few focusing on its effects in the rhizosphere of plants. Predicting pH effects in the rhizosphere is an important step towards successful microbiome manipulation, aiming to increase crop production. Here, we modulated an acidic soil’s pH to four different ranges (4.7, 5.2, 7.5 and 8.2), while correcting for fertility differences among ranges, thus isolating pH effects from other physicochemical characteristics. Then, two crops with distinct metabolisms (maize and bean) were cultivated in a greenhouse experiment and the effects of pH and cover crops on the rhizosphere bacteriome after 90 days explored through 16S rRNA gene sequencing, aiming to characterize pH effects on the rhizosphere of two different plants across this gradient. Alpha diversity indexes (OTU richness and Shannon index) were statistically different with pH but not crop species, with an interaction among factors. For beta diversity, both pH and crop species were significant modulators of community composition, without an interaction, but pH effects were 2.5 times bigger than those of plant species. Additionally, strong and significant positive correlations were observed between pH and Bacteroidetes and Deltaproteobacteria, while Actinobacteria, Planctomycetes and Acidobacteria were negatively correlated with pH. Regarding OTUs, 27 and 46 were correlated with pH in maize and bean’s rhizosphere, respectively, while 11 were shared between them. Altogether, these results provide valuable information on the isolated effect of pH in the rhizosphere of important crop plants, aiding future microbiome manipulation studies.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	MOURA, R. R., MONTEIRO, D. A., FONSECA, E. da S., BALIEIRO, F. de C., CESÁRIO, F., RACHID, C. T. C. da C.
Other Authors:	RODRIGO REIS MOURA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO; DOUGLAS ALFRADIQUE MONTEIRO, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO; EDUARDO DA SILVA FONSECA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO; FABIANO DE CARVALHO BALIEIRO, CNPS; FERNANDO CESÁRIO; CAIO TAVORA COELHO DA COSTA RACHID, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO.
Format:	Artigo de periódico biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	2024-06-04
Subjects:	Solo, Rizosfera, Rhizosphere, Soil pH, Crops, Greenhouses, Soil bacteria,
Online Access:	http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1164647 https://doi.org/10.3390/microbiolres15010021
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