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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Shading Reduces Root Aluminum Content and
Restructures Epiphytic Microbial Communities
on the Subtropical Plateau of Southwest China
1
Guizhou Institution of Prataculture, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550006, Guizhou, China
2
Liupanshi Normal University, Liupanshi 553004, Guizhou, China
3
Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, Guizhou, China
4
Guizhou Songbaishan Reservoir Management Office, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China
These authors had equal contribution to this work
Submission date: 2024-08-09
Final revision date: 2024-08-30
Acceptance date: 2024-09-29
Online publication date: 2025-01-27
Publication date: 2025-11-04
Corresponding author
Leilei Ding
Guizhou Institution of Prataculture, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550006, Guizhou, China
Guizhou Institution of Prataculture, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550006, Guizhou, China
Jinhua Zhang
Guizhou Institution of Prataculture, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550006, Guizhou, China
Guizhou Institution of Prataculture, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550006, Guizhou, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2025;34(6):7675-7688
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TOPICS
ABSTRACT
The aim of this work is to determine the influence of one-year shading on soil physical and chemical
attributes, moss leaf and root traits, and bacterial and fungal communities of the moss phyllosphere
and rhizoplane on the subtropical plateau in Southwest (SW) China, as well as to explore the biological
drivers of moss traits. Results show that shading significantly reduces the moss root aluminum content
(p = 0.032). Five bacterial and nine fungal lineages are significantly enriched on moss phyllosphere
under shading treatment, nine bacterial and two fungal lineages on moss phyllosphere under nonshading
treatment, sixteen bacterial and eight fungal lineages on moss rhizoplane under shading
treatment, and seventeen bacterial and fourteen fungal lineages on moss rhizoplane under non-shading
treatment [linear discriminant analysis scores (LDA) ≥ 4, p < 0.05]. The relative abundance of the moss
phyllosphere Granulicella genus (r = -0.74, p = 0.014) is inversely related to the moss root aluminum
content, while that of the moss phyllosphere Saitozyma genus (r = 0.72, p = 0.018) is positively related.
This study emphasizes the importance of the epiphytic microbiome in shaping moss traits in subtropical
moss production in China.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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