[Objective] To explore the mechanism by which biochar alters the soil bacterial community structure and thereby affects the availability of soil phosphorus. [Methods] This study employed metagenomic techniques to investigate the soil bacterial communities and microbial functional genes involved in the phosphorus cycle after the application of biochar at different doses (CK: 0 kg/hm2, T1: 300 kg/hm2, T2: 600 kg/hm2, and T3: 900 kg/hm2). [Results] The application of biochar significantly increased inorganic phosphorus, microbial biomass phosphorus, and alkaline phosphatase activity, which showed the increases of 21.75%, 699.39%, and 34.00%, respectively, under T2 treatment. Furthermore, the application of biochar changed the diversity and richness of soil microorganisms, especially bacteria, mainly enriching Actinobacteriota, Acidobacteria, Chloroflexota, Thermoproteota, Gemmatimonadota, Nocardioides, and Sphingobium. Soil pH, water content, organic matter, inorganic phosphorus, microbial biomass phosphorus, and available phosphorus were important factors influencing soil microbial communities. In addition, biochar significantly increased the abundance of the organic phosphorus mineralization-associated gene phoD, T2 increased by 9.28% compared with CK, and the abundance of phoD was significantly affected by total phosphorus, available phosphorus, and microbial biomass phosphorus content in the soil. [Conclusion] The application of biochar can enhance phosphorus availability by regulating soil bacterial community structure. The findings provide a theoretical basis for the application of biochar in improving phosphorus availability in farmland soil.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |