Journal of Zhejiang Agricultural Sciences ›› 2025, Vol. 66 ›› Issue (7): 1764-1769.DOI: 10.16178/j.issn.0528-9017.20240275

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Effects of oxalic acid on rhizosphere bacterial diversity of flax in cadmium-contaminated soil

LIU Tingting(), ZOU Lina, LUO Xiahong, LI Wenlue, CHEN Changli, ZHU Guanlin, AN Xia()   

  1. Zhejiang Institute of Landscape Plants and Flowers, Hangzhou 311251, Zhejiang
  • Received:2024-04-03 Online:2025-07-11 Published:2025-07-28

Abstract:

In order to study the effects of oxalic acid on rhizosphere bacteria of flax in cadmium-contaminated soil, a pot experiment was conducted. The rhizosphere soil of flax was taken at the physiological maturity stage, and the effects of different concentrations of oxalic acid on rhizosphere bacterial diversity and community composition of flax in cadmium-contaminated soil were analyzed by Illumina-MiSeq high-throughput sequencing technology. The results showed that the treatment with high concentration of oxalic acid could increase the OTU number of rhizosphere bacteria in the cadmium-contaminated soil. ACE, Chao1, Simpson and Shannon index values were the highest under the treatment with 2.5 mmol·kg-1 oxalic acid, among which Simpson and Shannon index values were significantly higher than the control. The results of PCoA analysis showed that the community structure of bacterial OTU in rhizosphere soil of flax treated with high concentration of oxalic acid was the most different from that in control. In terms of bacterial composition, the dominant bacteria phylum and dominant bacteria genus were Patescibacteria and TM7a, respectively, with an average proportion of 40.60% and 26.06%, respectively. In summary, the treatment with 2.5 mmol·kg-1of oxalic acid can increase the diversity and abundance of rhizosphere bacteria in cadmium-contaminated soil, and has the greatest effect on bacterial composition. This study can be helpful to provide a theoretical reference for the subsequent research on the effects of oxalic acid and other exogenous organic acids on cadmium absorption in flax.

Key words: oxalic acid, flax, rhizosphere, bacterial diversity

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