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Acta Horticulturae Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (4): 1073-1087.doi: 10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2025-1284

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Effects of Funneliformis mosseae Inoculation on the Growth and Rhizosphere Microenvironment of Sand-Cultivated Pepper Amended with Biochar

YANG Yuqi, WEI Yuxin, LI Xuezhen, KE Xixi, HUANG Tingting, LIU Huiying*()   

  1. Key Laboratory of Specialty Fruits and Vegetables Cultivation Physiology and Germplasm Resources Utilization of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps,Department of Horticulture,Shihezi University,Shihezi,Xinjiang 832000,China
  • Received:2025-12-23 Revised:2026-03-09 Online:2026-04-25 Published:2026-04-20
  • Contact: LIU Huiying

Abstract:

This study investigated the effects of different inoculation doses of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Funneliformis mosseae on the growth and rhizosphere microenvironment of pepper in biochar-amended sandy soils. The objectives were to determine the optimal inoculation dose of F. mosseae and provide a theoretical and technical basis for improving sand culture substrates and desertified soils for protected-vegetable cultivation in the Gobi Desert of Xinjiang. Pepper(Capsicum annuum‘Lü Xuanfeng') was used as the experimental plant,and the substrate supplemented with 3%(w/w)rice-husk biochar. The experiment included a non-inoculated control and four F. mosseae doses of 2,4,6,and 8 g · kg-1 of substrate. The growth parameters,photosynthetic traits and yield of pepper plant,physicochemical properties of the substrate,activities of key enzymes,and rhizosphere microbial community compositions were determined. The results showed that the different inoculation dose of F. mosseae has varying degrees of promoting effects on the growth andyield of sand-cultivated pepper,with 6 g · kg-1 showing the best application effect. The treatment significantly increased the rate of root colonization,shoot and root dry weights,root morphology and activity. Furthermore,the photosynthetic efficiency and chlorophyll contents of pepper after 6 g · kg-1 treatment was significantly enhanced. Net photosynthetic rate(Pn)and yield significantly increased by 29.53% and 12.80%,respectively compared with the control. In addition,Analysis of the microbial communities in the rhizosphere soil showed that 6 g · kg-1 treatment enhanced the relative abundance of beneficial microbial taxa,including Actinomycota,Bacteroidota,Glomeromycota,and Ascomycota,and significantly elevated the contents of available nitrogen,available phosphorus,and available potassium. In conclusion,6 g · kg-1 was identified as the optimal F. mosseae inoculation dose for promoting pepper growth,increasing fruit yield,and optimizing the rhizosphere microenvironment in biochar-amended sandy soils. The positive effects were attributed primarily to enhanced mycorrhizal symbiosis,improved nutrient uptake by the roots,and increased photosynthesis in the leaves,as well as optimization of nutrient availability in the substrate and microbial community compositions in the rhizosphere soil.

Key words: pepper, sand-cultivated, Funneliformis mosseae, inoculation dose, rhizosphere microecology, growth