Frontiers in Microbiology ( IF 4.0 ) Pub Date : 2021-09-13 , DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.729047 Ming Yuan 1 , Taobing Yu 2, 3 , Qihan Shi 2, 3 , Dongwei Han 1 , Kanchao Yu 1 , Lianxia Wang 1 , Shurong Wang 1 , Hao Xiang 4 , Ronghui Wen 5 , Hai Nian 2, 3 , Tengxiang Lian 2, 3
The continuous planting of soybeans leads to soil acidification, aggravation of soil-borne diseases, reduction in soil enzyme activity, and accumulation of toxins in the soil. Microorganisms in the rhizosphere play a very important role in maintaining the sustainability of the soil ecosystem and plant health. In this study, two soybean genotypes, one bred for continuous cropping and the other not, were grown in a Mollisol in northeast China under continuous cropping for 7 and 36years in comparison with soybean–maize rotation, and microbial communities in the rhizosphere composition were assessed using high-throughput sequencing technology. The results showed that short- or long-term continuous cropping had no significant effect on the rhizosphere soil bacterial alpha diversity. Short-term continuous planting increased the number of soybean cyst nematode (