Management of Spartina alterniflora: Assessing the Efficacy of Plant Growth Regulators on Ecological and Microbial Dynamics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Experimental Setup and Samples Collection
2.3. DNA Extraction and Sequencing
2.4. Bioinformatic Analyses
2.5. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Regeneration Dynamics of S. alterniflora Following Treatment
3.2. Impacts of Treatment on Microbial Diversity
3.3. Diverse Treatment Impacts on Microbial Communities
3.4. Diverse Treatment Impacts on Microbial Functional Genes
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Group | Sobs | Chao | Shannon | Simpson | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bacteria | CK | 3198.00 ± 356.58 a | 4257.02 ± 635.15 a | 6.76 ± 0.11 a | 0.0036 ± 0.0012 a |
ABA | 4005.00 ± 268.3 bc | 5222.95 ± 396.95 ab | 7.10 ± 0.12 b | 0.0024 ± 0.0004 a | |
GA | 4428.33 ± 419.12 bc | 5939.44 ± 633.85 b | 7.20 ± 0.20 b | 0.0024 ± 0.0006 a | |
PP333 | 4136.33 ± 181.95 bc | 5418.03 ± 333.38 b | 7.12 ± 0.02 b | 0.0025 ± 0.0001 a | |
GC | 3915.00 ± 442.2 b | 5147.30 ± 772.64 ab | 7.04 ± 0.2 b | 0.0027 ± 0.0006 a | |
GP | 4546.67 ± 100.53 c | 6023.13 ± 132.62 b | 7.27 ± 0.01 b | 0.0022 ± 0.0002 a | |
Fungi | CK | 141.67 ± 70.19 a | 166.13 ± 67.52 a | 1.12 ± 0.25 a | 0.55 ± 0.12 a |
ABA | 198.33 ± 37.58 ab | 268.58 ± 69.32 b | 1.67 ± 0.14 b | 0.44 ± 0.09 ab | |
GA | 232.00 ± 14.00 b | 289.94 ± 27.61 b | 1.41 ± 0.14 ab | 0.45 ± 0.01 ab | |
PP333 | 176.33 ± 39.21 ab | 234.01 ± 47.05 ab | 1.66 ± 0.38 b | 0.37 ± 0.14 bc | |
GC | 223.67 ± 23.01 b | 284.27 ± 31.54 b | 2.21 ± 0.16 c | 0.26 ± 0.05 c | |
GP | 186.00 ± 35.76 ab | 251.27 ± 35.23 ab | 1.72 ± 0.36 b | 0.33 ± 0.07 bc |
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Sha, C.; Wang, Z.; Cao, J.; Chen, J.; Shen, C.; Zhang, J.; Wang, Q.; Wang, M. Management of Spartina alterniflora: Assessing the Efficacy of Plant Growth Regulators on Ecological and Microbial Dynamics. Sustainability 2024, 16, 7848. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16177848
Sha C, Wang Z, Cao J, Chen J, Shen C, Zhang J, Wang Q, Wang M. Management of Spartina alterniflora: Assessing the Efficacy of Plant Growth Regulators on Ecological and Microbial Dynamics. Sustainability. 2024; 16(17):7848. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16177848
Chicago/Turabian StyleSha, Chenyan, Zhixiong Wang, Jiajie Cao, Jing Chen, Cheng Shen, Jing Zhang, Qiang Wang, and Min Wang. 2024. "Management of Spartina alterniflora: Assessing the Efficacy of Plant Growth Regulators on Ecological and Microbial Dynamics" Sustainability 16, no. 17: 7848. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16177848