The Effects of Northern Forage Crop Species on the Soil Carbon Sequestration and Microbial Community Structure

Nurmimaiden maaperän hiilensidonta on oleellinen osa matkalla kohti hiilineutraalia maidontuotantoa. Monivuotiset nurmikasvit kasvattavat maaperän hiilivarastoa sitomalla hiilidioksidia ilmakehästä biomassaansa ja juuristonsa kautta osaksi maaperän substraatteja, eliöstöä ja mineraaliyhdisteitä. Juu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Palvi, Anni
Other Authors: Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Sciences, Bio- ja ympäristötieteiden laitos, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2023
Subjects:
Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/92364
_version_ 1826225785766150144
author Palvi, Anni
author2 Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta Faculty of Sciences Bio- ja ympäristötieteiden laitos Department of Biological and Environmental Science Jyväskylän yliopisto University of Jyväskylä
author_facet Palvi, Anni Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta Faculty of Sciences Bio- ja ympäristötieteiden laitos Department of Biological and Environmental Science Jyväskylän yliopisto University of Jyväskylä Palvi, Anni Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta Faculty of Sciences Bio- ja ympäristötieteiden laitos Department of Biological and Environmental Science Jyväskylän yliopisto University of Jyväskylä
author_sort Palvi, Anni
datasource_str_mv jyx
description Nurmimaiden maaperän hiilensidonta on oleellinen osa matkalla kohti hiilineutraalia maidontuotantoa. Monivuotiset nurmikasvit kasvattavat maaperän hiilivarastoa sitomalla hiilidioksidia ilmakehästä biomassaansa ja juuristonsa kautta osaksi maaperän substraatteja, eliöstöä ja mineraaliyhdisteitä. Juurieritteiden avulla kasvit muokkaavat ja säätelevät ympärillään olevaa mikrobiyhteisöä, mutta tietämys mikrobien ja kasvien välisen yhteistyön vaikutuksista erityisesti pohjoisten nurmimaiden hiilensidontaan on vielä verrattain rajallista. Tutkielmassani kysyn, miten nurmiviljelykasvit (ruokonata, timotei, puna-apila) ja niiden yhdistelmä (timotei ja puna-apila) vaikuttavat satoon ja juuribiomassaan, maaperän hiiliprosenttiin, sieni:bakteeri-suhteeseen sekä mikrobien lajidiversiteettiin ja rakenteeseen. Tutkimus toteutettiin osana Luonnonvarakeskuksen (Luke) Kestävyyttä Nurmesta -tutkimushanketta. Tutkimusasetelma sijaitsi Luken Maaningan tutkimusasemalla, josta keräsin näytteet. Selvitin maaperän mikrobiyhteisön rakenteen määrittämällä bakteerien ja sienien lajiston DNA-sekvensoinnilla Ion Torrent PGM -laitteistolla ja biomassan rasvahappoanalyysillä, sekä maaperän hiiliprosentin hehkutusjäännöksestä. Lisäksi Luke toimitti sato- ja juuribiomassa-aineiston. Tutkittavista lajeista puna-apila vaikutti edistävän maaperän hiilensidontaa sen kohonneen juuribiomassan ja paalujuuren ansiosta. Lisäksi puna-apila lisäsi sieniyhteisön Ascomycetes-sienten määrää, mikä voi vaikuttaa positiivisesti hiilen stabilointiin. Vaikka ruokonatan satotulos oli merkittävä, sen juuribiomassa ja maaperän hiiliprosentti eivät vastanneet odotuksia. Tutkimus loi kuvaa pohjoisten mikrobiyhteisöjen rakenteesta ja korosti nurmikasvien, kuten puna-apilan, potentiaalia nurmipeltojen maaperän hiilensidonnan edistämisessä pohjoisilla maatalousmailla. Lisää tutkimusta asian ympäriltä kuitenkin tarvitaan. Grasslands play an essential role in Finnish agriculture, and carbon sequestration into the arable soils is suggested to be key to carbon-neutral milk production. Perennial grasslands can enhance soil carbon storage by influencing their surrounding microbiota through their root exudates. However, the soil microbial dynamics can be complex, and more research is needed to understand these processes in the cultivated grasslands in the distinctive northern conditions. In this study, I investigated the effects of different forage crop species (tall fescue, timothy, red clover) and their mixture (timothy + red clover) on yield and root biomass, soil carbon percent (C%), fungal:bacterial (F:B) -ratio, soil microbial diversity, and soil microbial community structure. The study was conducted as a part of the ‘Sustainability from the Grasslands’ research project by the Natural Resources Institute (Luke), funded by European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. The cultivation was set up at the Luke Maaninka research station, where the sampling was carried out. The soil microbial community structure was identified using Ion Torrent PGM DNA sequencing, microbial biomass was estimated using PLFA-biomarkers, and C% was measured by loss-of-ignition. Additionally, Luke provided crop yield and root biomass data and comparative soil carbon measurement. Red clover stood out as a prominent contributor to carbon sequestration, particularly due to its substantial root biomass and extensive tap root system. Additionally, red clover showed soil stabilizing potential by increased abundance of Ascomycetes in the fungal community. While tall fescue topped the yield charts, its root biomass and soil C% did not meet the expectations. The study highlighted the potential of the forage crop species, like red clover, in enhancing soil carbon storage in northern grasslands. Further research is still needed to delve deeper into the mechanisms through which these crops influence soil microbial communities and, in turn, carbon sequestration.
first_indexed 2023-12-15T21:00:48Z
format Pro gradu
free_online_boolean 1
fullrecord [{"key": "dc.contributor.advisor", "value": "Tiirola, Marja", "language": "", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "advisor", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.advisor", "value": "Taipale, Sami", "language": "", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "advisor", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.advisor", "value": "Laine, Benjami", "language": "", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "advisor", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.advisor", "value": "Virkaj\u00e4rvi, Perttu", "language": "", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "advisor", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.advisor", "value": "Kykk\u00e4nen, Sanna", "language": "", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "advisor", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.author", "value": "Palvi, Anni", "language": "", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "author", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.date.accessioned", "value": "2023-12-15T12:47:40Z", "language": null, "element": "date", "qualifier": "accessioned", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.date.available", "value": "2023-12-15T12:47:40Z", "language": null, "element": "date", "qualifier": "available", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.date.issued", "value": "2023", "language": "", "element": "date", "qualifier": "issued", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.identifier.uri", "value": "https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/92364", "language": null, "element": "identifier", "qualifier": "uri", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.description.abstract", "value": "Nurmimaiden maaper\u00e4n hiilensidonta on oleellinen osa matkalla kohti hiilineutraalia maidontuotantoa. Monivuotiset nurmikasvit kasvattavat maaper\u00e4n hiilivarastoa sitomalla hiilidioksidia ilmakeh\u00e4st\u00e4 biomassaansa ja juuristonsa kautta osaksi maaper\u00e4n substraatteja, eli\u00f6st\u00f6\u00e4 ja mineraaliyhdisteit\u00e4. Juurieritteiden avulla kasvit muokkaavat ja s\u00e4\u00e4telev\u00e4t ymp\u00e4rill\u00e4\u00e4n olevaa mikrobiyhteis\u00f6\u00e4, mutta tiet\u00e4mys mikrobien ja kasvien v\u00e4lisen yhteisty\u00f6n vaikutuksista erityisesti pohjoisten nurmimaiden hiilensidontaan on viel\u00e4 verrattain rajallista. Tutkielmassani kysyn, miten nurmiviljelykasvit (ruokonata, timotei, puna-apila) ja niiden yhdistelm\u00e4 (timotei ja puna-apila) vaikuttavat satoon ja juuribiomassaan, maaper\u00e4n hiiliprosenttiin, sieni:bakteeri-suhteeseen sek\u00e4 mikrobien lajidiversiteettiin ja rakenteeseen. Tutkimus toteutettiin osana Luonnonvarakeskuksen (Luke) Kest\u00e4vyytt\u00e4 Nurmesta -tutkimushanketta. Tutkimusasetelma sijaitsi Luken Maaningan tutkimusasemalla, josta ker\u00e4sin n\u00e4ytteet. Selvitin maaper\u00e4n mikrobiyhteis\u00f6n rakenteen m\u00e4\u00e4ritt\u00e4m\u00e4ll\u00e4 bakteerien ja sienien lajiston DNA-sekvensoinnilla Ion Torrent PGM -laitteistolla ja biomassan rasvahappoanalyysill\u00e4, sek\u00e4 maaper\u00e4n hiiliprosentin hehkutusj\u00e4\u00e4nn\u00f6ksest\u00e4. Lis\u00e4ksi Luke toimitti sato- ja juuribiomassa-aineiston. Tutkittavista lajeista puna-apila vaikutti edist\u00e4v\u00e4n maaper\u00e4n hiilensidontaa sen kohonneen juuribiomassan ja paalujuuren ansiosta. Lis\u00e4ksi puna-apila lis\u00e4si sieniyhteis\u00f6n Ascomycetes-sienten m\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4\u00e4, mik\u00e4 voi vaikuttaa positiivisesti hiilen stabilointiin. Vaikka ruokonatan satotulos oli merkitt\u00e4v\u00e4, sen juuribiomassa ja maaper\u00e4n hiiliprosentti eiv\u00e4t vastanneet odotuksia. Tutkimus loi kuvaa pohjoisten mikrobiyhteis\u00f6jen rakenteesta ja korosti nurmikasvien, kuten puna-apilan, potentiaalia nurmipeltojen maaper\u00e4n hiilensidonnan edist\u00e4misess\u00e4 pohjoisilla maatalousmailla. Lis\u00e4\u00e4 tutkimusta asian ymp\u00e4rilt\u00e4 kuitenkin tarvitaan.", "language": "fi", "element": "description", "qualifier": "abstract", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.description.abstract", "value": "Grasslands play an essential role in Finnish agriculture, and carbon sequestration into the arable soils is suggested to be key to carbon-neutral milk production. Perennial grasslands can enhance soil carbon storage by influencing their surrounding microbiota through their root exudates. However, the soil microbial dynamics can be complex, and more research is needed to understand these processes in the cultivated grasslands in the distinctive northern conditions. In this study, I investigated the effects of different forage crop species (tall fescue, timothy, red clover) and their mixture (timothy + red clover) on yield and root biomass, soil carbon percent (C%), fungal:bacterial (F:B) -ratio, soil microbial diversity, and soil microbial community structure. The study was conducted as a part of the \u2018Sustainability from the Grasslands\u2019 research project by the Natural Resources Institute (Luke), funded by European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. The cultivation was set up at the Luke Maaninka research station, where the sampling was carried out. The soil microbial community structure was identified using Ion Torrent PGM DNA sequencing, microbial biomass was estimated using PLFA-biomarkers, and C% was measured by loss-of-ignition. Additionally, Luke provided crop yield and root biomass data and comparative soil carbon measurement. Red clover stood out as a prominent contributor to carbon sequestration, particularly due to its substantial root biomass and extensive tap root system. Additionally, red clover showed soil stabilizing potential by increased abundance of Ascomycetes in the fungal community. While tall fescue topped the yield charts, its root biomass and soil C% did not meet the expectations. The study highlighted the potential of the forage crop \nspecies, like red clover, in enhancing soil carbon storage in northern grasslands. Further research is still needed to delve deeper into the mechanisms through which these crops influence soil microbial communities and, in turn, carbon sequestration.", "language": "en", "element": "description", "qualifier": "abstract", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.description.provenance", "value": "Submitted by Miia Hakanen (mihakane@jyu.fi) on 2023-12-15T12:47:40Z\nNo. of bitstreams: 0", "language": "en", "element": "description", "qualifier": "provenance", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.description.provenance", "value": "Made available in DSpace on 2023-12-15T12:47:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0\n Previous issue date: 2023", "language": "en", "element": "description", "qualifier": "provenance", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.format.extent", "value": "78", "language": "", "element": "format", "qualifier": "extent", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.language.iso", "value": "eng", "language": null, "element": "language", "qualifier": "iso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.rights", "value": "In Copyright", "language": null, "element": "rights", "qualifier": null, "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "DNA sequencing", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "F:B-ratio", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "Finland", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "gas chromatography", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "legume", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "loss-of-ignition", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "milk production", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "perennial", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "PLFA analysis", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "polyculture", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "red clover", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "root biomass", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "diversity", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "tall fescue", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "timothy", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "yield", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.title", "value": "The Effects of Northern Forage Crop Species on the Soil Carbon Sequestration and Microbial Community Structure", "language": "", "element": "title", "qualifier": null, "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.type", "value": "master thesis", "language": null, "element": "type", "qualifier": null, "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.identifier.urn", "value": "URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202312158357", "language": "", "element": "identifier", "qualifier": "urn", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.type.ontasot", "value": "Master\u2019s thesis", "language": "en", "element": "type", "qualifier": "ontasot", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.type.ontasot", "value": "Pro gradu -tutkielma", "language": "fi", "element": "type", "qualifier": "ontasot", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.faculty", "value": "Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta", "language": "fi", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "faculty", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.faculty", "value": "Faculty of Sciences", "language": "en", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "faculty", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.department", "value": "Bio- ja ymp\u00e4rist\u00f6tieteiden laitos", "language": "fi", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "department", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.department", "value": "Department of Biological and Environmental Science", "language": "en", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "department", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.organization", "value": "Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4n yliopisto", "language": "fi", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "organization", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.organization", "value": "University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4", "language": "en", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "organization", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.discipline", "value": "Ymp\u00e4rist\u00f6tiede", "language": "fi", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "discipline", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.discipline", "value": "Environmental science", "language": "en", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "discipline", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "yvv.contractresearch.collaborator", "value": "public", "language": "", "element": "contractresearch", "qualifier": "collaborator", "schema": "yvv"}, {"key": "yvv.contractresearch.funding", "value": "5000", "language": "", "element": "contractresearch", "qualifier": "funding", "schema": "yvv"}, {"key": "yvv.contractresearch.initiative", "value": "university", "language": "", "element": "contractresearch", "qualifier": "initiative", "schema": "yvv"}, {"key": "dc.type.coar", "value": "http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_bdcc", "language": null, "element": "type", "qualifier": "coar", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.rights.copyright", "value": "\u00a9 The Author(s)", "language": null, "element": "rights", "qualifier": "copyright", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.rights.accesslevel", "value": "openAccess", "language": null, "element": "rights", "qualifier": "accesslevel", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.type.publication", "value": "masterThesis", "language": null, "element": "type", "qualifier": "publication", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.oppiainekoodi", "value": "40151", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "oppiainekoodi", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "maaper\u00e4", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "hiili", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "maatalousmaa", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "ilmastonmuutokset", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "kasvinviljely", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "hiilensidonta", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "ruokonata", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "hiilinielut", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "soil", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "carbon", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "agricultural land", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "climate changes", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "crop cultivation", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "carbon sequestration", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "tall fescue", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "carbon sinks", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.rights.url", "value": "https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/", "language": null, "element": "rights", "qualifier": "url", "schema": "dc"}]
id jyx.123456789_92364
language eng
last_indexed 2025-02-18T10:55:34Z
main_date 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z
main_date_str 2023
online_boolean 1
online_urls_str_mv {"url":"https:\/\/jyx.jyu.fi\/bitstreams\/6f9a60f8-d777-4fdf-b8c6-b0a6c9dff2f7\/download","text":"URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202312158357.pdf","source":"jyx","mediaType":"application\/pdf"}
publishDate 2023
record_format qdc
source_str_mv jyx
spellingShingle Palvi, Anni The Effects of Northern Forage Crop Species on the Soil Carbon Sequestration and Microbial Community Structure DNA sequencing F:B-ratio Finland gas chromatography legume loss-of-ignition milk production perennial PLFA analysis polyculture red clover root biomass diversity tall fescue timothy yield Ympäristötiede Environmental science 40151 maaperä hiili maatalousmaa ilmastonmuutokset kasvinviljely hiilensidonta ruokonata hiilinielut soil carbon agricultural land climate changes crop cultivation carbon sequestration carbon sinks
title The Effects of Northern Forage Crop Species on the Soil Carbon Sequestration and Microbial Community Structure
title_full The Effects of Northern Forage Crop Species on the Soil Carbon Sequestration and Microbial Community Structure
title_fullStr The Effects of Northern Forage Crop Species on the Soil Carbon Sequestration and Microbial Community Structure The Effects of Northern Forage Crop Species on the Soil Carbon Sequestration and Microbial Community Structure
title_full_unstemmed The Effects of Northern Forage Crop Species on the Soil Carbon Sequestration and Microbial Community Structure The Effects of Northern Forage Crop Species on the Soil Carbon Sequestration and Microbial Community Structure
title_short The Effects of Northern Forage Crop Species on the Soil Carbon Sequestration and Microbial Community Structure
title_sort effects of northern forage crop species on the soil carbon sequestration and microbial community structure
title_txtP The Effects of Northern Forage Crop Species on the Soil Carbon Sequestration and Microbial Community Structure
topic DNA sequencing F:B-ratio Finland gas chromatography legume loss-of-ignition milk production perennial PLFA analysis polyculture red clover root biomass diversity tall fescue timothy yield Ympäristötiede Environmental science 40151 maaperä hiili maatalousmaa ilmastonmuutokset kasvinviljely hiilensidonta ruokonata hiilinielut soil carbon agricultural land climate changes crop cultivation carbon sequestration carbon sinks
topic_facet 40151 DNA sequencing Environmental science F:B-ratio Finland PLFA analysis Ympäristötiede agricultural land carbon carbon sequestration carbon sinks climate changes crop cultivation diversity gas chromatography hiilensidonta hiili hiilinielut ilmastonmuutokset kasvinviljely legume loss-of-ignition maaperä maatalousmaa milk production perennial polyculture red clover root biomass ruokonata soil tall fescue timothy yield
url https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/92364 http://www.urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202312158357
work_keys_str_mv AT palvianni effectsofnorthernforagecropspeciesonthesoilcarbonsequestrationandmicrobialcommunitystr AT palvianni theeffectsofnorthernforagecropspeciesonthesoilcarbonsequestrationandmicrobialcommunity