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Introducing Grasslands into Crop Rotations, a Way to Restore Microbiodiversity and Soil Functions

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  • Wassila Riah-Anglet

    (UniLaSalle, AGHYLE Research Unit UP 2018.C101, Rouen Team, 76134 Mont-Saint Aignan, France
    Research Federations NORVEGE Fed4277, Normandy University, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France)

  • Elodie Cusset

    (UniLaSalle, AGHYLE Research Unit UP 2018.C101, Rouen Team, 76134 Mont-Saint Aignan, France
    Research Federations NORVEGE Fed4277, Normandy University, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France)

  • Rémi Chaussod

    (SEMSE, 2 Chemin du Lavoir, 21310 Viévigne, France)

  • Stéven Criquet

    (Aix Marseille Univ, Avignon Université, CNRS, IRD, IMBE, Campus Etoile St Jérôme, Av Escadrille Normandie Niémen-case 441-13397 Cedex 20, F-13397 Marseille, France)

  • Marie-Paule Norini

    (UniLaSalle, AGHYLE Research Unit UP 2018.C101, Rouen Team, 76134 Mont-Saint Aignan, France
    BRGM, BP 36009, 45060 Orléans Cedex 2, France)

  • Nathalie Cheviron

    (Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR 1402 ECOSYS, Platform Biochem-Env, F-78026 Ver-sailles, France)

  • Christian Mougin

    (Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR 1402 ECOSYS, Platform Biochem-Env, F-78026 Ver-sailles, France)

  • Karine Laval

    (UniLaSalle, AGHYLE Research Unit UP 2018.C101, Rouen Team, 76134 Mont-Saint Aignan, France
    Research Federations NORVEGE Fed4277, Normandy University, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France)

  • Xavier Latour

    (Research Federations NORVEGE Fed4277, Normandy University, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
    Laboratory of Microbiology Signals and Microenvironment (LMSM/CBSA), University of Rouen Normandy, 55 rue Saint-Germain, F-27000 Evreux, France)

  • Marc Legras

    (UniLaSalle, AGHYLE Research Unit UP 2018.C101, Rouen Team, 76134 Mont-Saint Aignan, France
    Research Federations NORVEGE Fed4277, Normandy University, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France)

  • Isabelle Trinsoutrot-Gattin

    (UniLaSalle, AGHYLE Research Unit UP 2018.C101, Rouen Team, 76134 Mont-Saint Aignan, France
    Research Federations NORVEGE Fed4277, Normandy University, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France)

Abstract

The aims of this study were to investigate (i) the influence of aging grassland in the recovery of soil state by the comparison of permanent grassland, two restored grasslands, two temporary grasslands, and a continuous crop in the same pedoclimatic conditions, (ii) the extent and the persistence of the potential changes following a grassland/or cropland phase. We hypothesized that the level of microbial communities and enzyme activities could achieve a profile close to that of permanent grassland after the introduction of grassland for a few years in crop rotations. Soil biophysicochemical properties were studied. Our results indicated that the abundance of microbial communities and enzyme activities were positively correlated to soil C and N contents and negatively correlated to soil pH. The changes in microbial abundance level were strongly linked to the changes in functional level when grasslands are introduced into crop rotations. We also showed that a continuous crop regime had a stronger legacy on the soil biota and functions. By contrast, the legacy of a grassland regime changed quickly when the grassland regime is interrupted by recent culture events. A grassland regime enabled the restoration of functions after more than five cumulative years in the grassland regime.

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  • Wassila Riah-Anglet & Elodie Cusset & Rémi Chaussod & Stéven Criquet & Marie-Paule Norini & Nathalie Cheviron & Christian Mougin & Karine Laval & Xavier Latour & Marc Legras & Isabelle Trinsoutrot-Gat, 2021. "Introducing Grasslands into Crop Rotations, a Way to Restore Microbiodiversity and Soil Functions," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-19, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:11:y:2021:i:10:p:909-:d:641409
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    1. Rattan Lal, 2015. "Restoring Soil Quality to Mitigate Soil Degradation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(5), pages 1-21, May.
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