Rare earth element(REE)mining has wrought severe ecosystem destruction,particularly in the loss of carbon(C),nitrogen(N),and phosphorus(P).Furthermore,its effects on nutrient recovery characteristics and associated mi...Rare earth element(REE)mining has wrought severe ecosystem destruction,particularly in the loss of carbon(C),nitrogen(N),and phosphorus(P).Furthermore,its effects on nutrient recovery characteristics and associated microbial abundance are still poorly understood.In this study,an investigation was conducted to determine C,N,and P recovery patterns and microbial communities in abandoned REE mining tailings with different abandoned durations of 1.5(1.5-Y),7(7-Y),10(10-Y),and 14(14-Y)years and at an unmined site(the control group)in Jiangxi Province,China.Longitudinal tailing delamination at each site was investigated in 0–15(layer 1)and 15–30(layer 2)cm tailing layers.During the abandoned duration of REE tailings,C and P in layer 1 continued to recover from 1.62 to 8.51 g kg^(-1) and from 0.71 to 1.94 g kg^(-1),respectively;N losses of 0.60 and 0.22 g kg^(-1) occurred at the 1.5-Y and 10-Y sites,while N in layer 1 slightly increased at the 14-Y site.Mesorhizobium,Methylosinus,Bradyrhizobium,Pseudomonas,and Azospirillum were dominant bacteria at the 14-Y site and in the control.The relative abundances of N-fixing bacteria Mesorhizobium(32.94%),Sinorhizobium(0.24%),Frankia(0.71%),and Burkholderia(2.38%)at the 14-Y site were 1.33–3.97 times those in the control(24.19%,0.18%,0.32%and 0.60%,respectively),which was helpful for tailing N recovery.At the 14-Y site,Tylospora(50.24%),Luellia(11.02%),Tomentella(6.94%),and Chaetomium(4.34%)were the dominant fungal genera,while Tylospora(56.93%),Suillus(11.45%),and Penicillium(6.78%)predominated in the control.The relative abundance of the P-dissolving fungus Aspergillus at the 14-Y site(0.42%)was 4.2 times that in the control(0.1%),which may lead to the improved tailing P solubility.At the 14-Y site,woody plants such as Pinus massoniana and native pioneering herbs and ferns such as Dicranopteris dichotoma and Nephrolepis auriculata probably invaded from adjacent areas.This study unraveled the natural restoration of plant and microbial communities along with soil nutrient 展开更多
Reducing losses caused by pathogens is an effective strategy for stabilizing crop yields.Daunting challenges remain in cloning and characterizing genes that inhibit stripe rust,a devastating disease of wheat(Triticum ...Reducing losses caused by pathogens is an effective strategy for stabilizing crop yields.Daunting challenges remain in cloning and characterizing genes that inhibit stripe rust,a devastating disease of wheat(Triticum aestivum)caused by Puccinia striiformis f.sp.tritici(Pst).We found that suppression of wheat zeaxanthin epoxidase 1(ZEP1)increased wheat defense against Pst.We isolated the yellow rust slower 1(yrs1)mutant of tetraploid wheat in which a premature stop mutation in ZEP1-B underpins the phenotype.Genetic analyses revealed increased H_(2)O_(2) accumulation in zep1 mutants and demonstrated a correlation between ZEP1 dysfunction and slower Pst growth in wheat.Moreover,wheat kinase START 1.1(WKS1.1,Yr36)bound,phosphorylated,and suppressed the biochemical activity of ZEP1.A rare natural allele in the hexaploid wheat ZEP1-B promoter reduced its transcription and Pst growth.Our study thus identified a novel suppressor of Pst,characterized its mechanism of action,and revealed beneficial variants for wheat disease control.This work opens the door to stacking wheat ZEP1 variants with other known Pst resistance genes in future breeding programs to enhance wheat tolerance to pathogens.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.42293350,42293354,42293355,and 21707177).
文摘Rare earth element(REE)mining has wrought severe ecosystem destruction,particularly in the loss of carbon(C),nitrogen(N),and phosphorus(P).Furthermore,its effects on nutrient recovery characteristics and associated microbial abundance are still poorly understood.In this study,an investigation was conducted to determine C,N,and P recovery patterns and microbial communities in abandoned REE mining tailings with different abandoned durations of 1.5(1.5-Y),7(7-Y),10(10-Y),and 14(14-Y)years and at an unmined site(the control group)in Jiangxi Province,China.Longitudinal tailing delamination at each site was investigated in 0–15(layer 1)and 15–30(layer 2)cm tailing layers.During the abandoned duration of REE tailings,C and P in layer 1 continued to recover from 1.62 to 8.51 g kg^(-1) and from 0.71 to 1.94 g kg^(-1),respectively;N losses of 0.60 and 0.22 g kg^(-1) occurred at the 1.5-Y and 10-Y sites,while N in layer 1 slightly increased at the 14-Y site.Mesorhizobium,Methylosinus,Bradyrhizobium,Pseudomonas,and Azospirillum were dominant bacteria at the 14-Y site and in the control.The relative abundances of N-fixing bacteria Mesorhizobium(32.94%),Sinorhizobium(0.24%),Frankia(0.71%),and Burkholderia(2.38%)at the 14-Y site were 1.33–3.97 times those in the control(24.19%,0.18%,0.32%and 0.60%,respectively),which was helpful for tailing N recovery.At the 14-Y site,Tylospora(50.24%),Luellia(11.02%),Tomentella(6.94%),and Chaetomium(4.34%)were the dominant fungal genera,while Tylospora(56.93%),Suillus(11.45%),and Penicillium(6.78%)predominated in the control.The relative abundance of the P-dissolving fungus Aspergillus at the 14-Y site(0.42%)was 4.2 times that in the control(0.1%),which may lead to the improved tailing P solubility.At the 14-Y site,woody plants such as Pinus massoniana and native pioneering herbs and ferns such as Dicranopteris dichotoma and Nephrolepis auriculata probably invaded from adjacent areas.This study unraveled the natural restoration of plant and microbial communities along with soil nutrient
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program(2022YFF1001501)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31972350)+1 种基金the Chinese Universities Scientific Fund(2022TC174)the financial support from an open project of the State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement in Henan University.
文摘Reducing losses caused by pathogens is an effective strategy for stabilizing crop yields.Daunting challenges remain in cloning and characterizing genes that inhibit stripe rust,a devastating disease of wheat(Triticum aestivum)caused by Puccinia striiformis f.sp.tritici(Pst).We found that suppression of wheat zeaxanthin epoxidase 1(ZEP1)increased wheat defense against Pst.We isolated the yellow rust slower 1(yrs1)mutant of tetraploid wheat in which a premature stop mutation in ZEP1-B underpins the phenotype.Genetic analyses revealed increased H_(2)O_(2) accumulation in zep1 mutants and demonstrated a correlation between ZEP1 dysfunction and slower Pst growth in wheat.Moreover,wheat kinase START 1.1(WKS1.1,Yr36)bound,phosphorylated,and suppressed the biochemical activity of ZEP1.A rare natural allele in the hexaploid wheat ZEP1-B promoter reduced its transcription and Pst growth.Our study thus identified a novel suppressor of Pst,characterized its mechanism of action,and revealed beneficial variants for wheat disease control.This work opens the door to stacking wheat ZEP1 variants with other known Pst resistance genes in future breeding programs to enhance wheat tolerance to pathogens.
