Responses of soil nematode community structure to different long-term fertilizer strategies in the soybean phase of a soybean–wheat–corn rotation

Changes of nematode community under monoculture wheat and wheat/jujube intercropping system in Xinjiang, Northwest China

“…Most studies on intercropping have focused on resource utilization, including water, light, and nutrients (McIntyre et al, 2001;Inal et al, 2007). It has been shown that the interspecifi c interactions in the rhizosphere facilitate N and P uptake in intercropping systems, resulting in substantial yield advantage compared with sole cropping (Li et al, 2010). Our obtained result also showed that wheat/ jujube intercropping system increased the content of soil organic material (Table 1).…”

Responses of soil nematode community structure to soil carbon changes due to different tillage and cover crop management practices over a nine-year period in Kanto, Japan

“…and NT) and residue management (0, 50%, and 100% wheat residue incorporation) on the nematode community and reported that EI decreased in NT but that CI increased compared to conventional tillage, although soil nematodes were more sensitive to residue effects than to tillage effects after short-term practices. Pan et al (2010) reported that bacterivore abundances were significantly correlated with soil organic C, although total nematodes showed no significant correlation. These results were similar to ours in some respects; however, our study showed clearer correlations between nematode community changes and soil carbon increases.…”

“…Pan et al (2010) reported the impact of long-term application of chemical fertilizer and manure in soybean field in China, resulting in a significant correlation between bacterivores and soil nutrient status. Li et al (2010) investigated nematode community changes in association with chemical fertilizer and manure application under greenhouse conditions, finding that these applications reduced the maturity index (MI) and channel index (CI), although the enrichment index (EI) increased with soil nutrients.…”

Effects of organic and other management practices on soil nematode communities in tea plantation: a case study in southern China

“…Nematode abundance and structure of the soil nematode community are influenced by vegetation, soil properties, soil temperature, moisture, season, and nutrient dynamics ( Goralczyk , 1998; Boag et al, 1998). Previous studies showed that they have a close relationship with decomposition and mineralization of organic matter (OM) in soil, so they are related to some of soil physiochemical properties ( Pan et al, 2010). For example, soils managed under organic farming practices have been shown to have greater microbial abundance and activity and higher numbers of bacterial feeding nematodes than those managed under conventional farming practices ( Gunpala and Scow , 1998), while fungal‐feeding nematodes were more abundant in the conventional than the organic plots during periods of OM decomposition ( Ferris et al, 1996).…”