[Objective] To reveal the composition and functions of endophytic bacterial communities in maize under different patterns of tillage combined with straw returning in the Tumochuan Plain, identify the endophytic bacterial resources that promote maize straw degradation under different patterns, and lay a foundation for the selective isolation, cultivation, and functional verification. [Methods] We employed Illumina MiSeq high-throughput sequencing to compare the diversity and community structure of endophytes during the mature stage of maize under different patterns of tillage combined with straw returning in the continuous positioning experiment in the irrigation area of Tumochuan Plain, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. [Results] No tillage and deep tillage demonstrated significant effects on the endophytic bacterial diversity of maize. Tillage methods exerted stronger effects on the composition and structure of endophytic bacterial community than straw returning. The structures of endophytic bacterial communities in maize can be classified into two categories: no tillage combined with straw returning and the other seven patterns. The dominant endophytic bacterial genera shared by the nine patterns of tillage combined with straw returning werePseudomonas, unclassified_f__Enterobacteriaceae,Pantoea,Raoultella, andRahnella1. Straw returning increased the abundance ofRaoultella and unclassified_f__Enterobacteriaceae. [Conclusion] Different tillage practices alter the diversity, composition, and structure of endophytic bacterial community in maize. Straw returning can increase the relative abundance ofRaoultella andLactococcus, which have positive effects on the degradation of maize straw.
| 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 |