[Objective] To study the effects of drainage on the soil properties and microbial community characteristics in coastal saline-alkali land. [Methods] Soil samples were collected before and after drainage for decreasing salt from the coastal saline-alkali land in Nantong, Jiangsu. The soil pH, nutrient elements (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium), enzyme activity, and microbial community structure were analyzed by soil physical and chemical property characterization and high-throughput sequencing. Bioinformatic analysis was conducted to study the correlations between microbial community structure characteristics and soil physical and chemical properties and the possible anaerobic metabolic process. [Results] Drainage for decreasing salt significantly reduced the soil pH and electrical conductivity (EC), while causing the losses of nutrients in the soil to a certain extent. After drainage, the activities of sucrase and peroxidase and the richness and diversity of fungi in the soil increased to a certain extent, while the richness and diversity of bacteria and archaea decreased. Principal component analysis showed that microbial community structure had significantly positive correlations with soil EC and potassium content, while it had significantly negative correlations with catalase and sucrase activities in the soil. Redundancy analysis and functional prediction showed that fungi and archaea were significantly correlated with EC, while archaea may change the community structure by adapting to salinity. [Conclusion] Drainage for decreasing salt reduced the salinity and pH in the soil, which affected the soil properties and microbial community structure.
| 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 |