Abstract
Aims
This study analyzed the effect of faba bean–wheat intercropping on alleviating Fusarium wilt in faba bean under benzoic acid and F. commune stress and identified the underlying changes in the microbial community structure and amino acid content in the rhizosphere soil of faba bean.
Methods
The treatments included faba bean monocropping and faba bean–wheat intercropping with and without F. commune inoculation and with combined stress of F. commune and benzoic acid. The effects of these treatments were assessed on the occurrence of Fusarium wilt, faba bean seedling growth, and microbial community structure and amino acid content in the rhizosphere soil of faba bean.
Results
Under the stress of benzoic acid and F. commune, compared with faba bean monocropping, faba bean–wheat intercropping reduced the content of most amino acids, increased the bacterial community diversity, changed the fungal and bacterial community structures and composition, increased the relative abundance of beneficial bacteria Sphingomonas and Bradyrhizobium, and reduced the relative abundance of a pathogen Fusarium in the rhizosphere soil of faba bean; moreover, it promoted the growth of faba bean and reduced the disease index.
Conclusion
Under the stress of F. commune and benzoic acid, faba bean–wheat intercropping promoted the growth of faba bean and reduced the occurrence of Fusarium wilt possibly via reducing the content of certain amino acids, which possibly strengthened the competitive ability of antagonistic beneficial microorganisms against Fusarium and reconstructed the microbial community structure in the rhizosphere soil of faba bean.
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Zhang, Z., Yang, W. & Dong, Y. Faba bean–wheat intercropping reconstructed the microbial community structure in the rhizosphere soil of faba bean under F. commune and benzoic acid stress to alleviate Fusarium wilt in faba bean. Plant Soil (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-06393-w
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