Analysis of Soil Fungal Community in Aged Apple Orchards in Luochuan County, Shaanxi Province
Xin Xu,
Weitao Jiang,
Gongshuai Wang,
Fengxia Ding,
Qianjin Li,
Ruolan Wang,
Xuesen Chen,
Xiang Shen,
Chengmiao Yin,
Zhiquan Mao
Affiliations
Xin Xu
Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Germplasm Resources Utilization), Ministry of Agriculture, Huludao 125100, China
Weitao Jiang
State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticultural Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
Gongshuai Wang
Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Germplasm Resources Utilization), Ministry of Agriculture, Huludao 125100, China
Fengxia Ding
Agricultural Comprehensive Service Center of Jieshishan Town, Wudi County, Binzhou 251910, China
Qianjin Li
Apple Industry R&D Center, Luochuan County, Yan’an 727406, China
Ruolan Wang
State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticultural Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
Xuesen Chen
State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticultural Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
Xiang Shen
State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticultural Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
Chengmiao Yin
State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticultural Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
Zhiquan Mao
State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticultural Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
The Luochuan area is an important area for apple production in China. With the renewal and transformation of aged apple orchards, the occurrence of apple replant disease (ARD) was inevitable and has seriously affected the sustainable development of apples. Therefore, we randomly selected 14 soil samples from aged apple orchards in the Luochuan area to study the structural changes in the soil fungal community. The results showed that there were significant differences in the diversity of fungal communities between different aged apple orchards. The harmful fungi Gibberella, Fusarium, and Cryptococcus existed in 14 aged apple orchards in the Luochuan area, but their abundances were different in different aged apple orchards. A FUN Guild analysis showed that fungi were mainly present in the aged apple orchards in Luochuan in the saprotroph and pathotroph nutrition modes. Pathogenic fungi were widely present, which increased the risk of disease and seriously affected the growth and development of fruit trees. To sum up, there was a strong correlation between the ages of orchards and the unbalanced microbial community structure. Therefore, pathogenic fungi could be prevented and controlled during the renewal and transformation of aged orchards to reduce the impact of ARD on the apple industry.
