Sugar beet and barley yields in relation to inoculation with N2-fixing and phosphate solubilizing bacteria

Recently, there has been a resurgence of interest in bioorganic fertilizers as part of sustainable agricultural practices to alleviate drawbacks of intensive farming practices. N₂-fixing and P-solubilizing bacteria are important in plant nutrition increasing N and P uptake by the plants, and playing a significant role as plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in the biofertilization of crops. A study was conducted in order to investigate the effects of two N₂-fixing (OSU-140 and OSU-142) and a strain of P-solubilizing bacteria (M-13) in single, dual and three strains combinations on sugar beet and barley yields under field conditions in 2001 and 2002. The treatments included: (1) Control (no inoculation and fertilizer), (2) Bacillus OSU-140, (3) Bacillus OSU-142, (4) Bacillus M-13, (5) OSU-140 + OSU-142, (6) OSU-140 + M-13, (7) OSU-142 + M-13, (8) OSU-140 + OSU-142 + M-13, (9) N, (10) NP. N and NP plots were fertilized with 120 kg N ha^–1 and 120 kg N ha^–1 + 90 kg P ha^- for sugar beet and 80 kg N ha^–1 and 80 kg N ha^–1 + 60 kg P ha^–1 for barley. The experiments were conducted in a randomized block design with five replicates. All inoculations and fertilizer applications significantly increased leaf, root and sugar yield of sugar beet and grain and biomass yields of barley over the control. Single inoculations with N₂-fixing bacteria increased sugar beet root and barley yields by 5.6–11.0% depending on the species while P-solubilizing bacteria alone gave yield increases by 5.5–7.5% compared to control. Dual inoculation and mixture of three bacteria gave increases by 7.7–12.7% over control as compared with 20.7–25.9% yield increases by NP application. Mixture of all three strains, dual inoculation of N₂-fixing OSU-142 and P-solubilizing M-13, and/or dual inoculation N₂-fixing bacteria significantly increased root and sugar yields of sugar beet, compared with single inoculations with OSU-140 or M-13. Dual inoculation of N₂-fixing Bacillus OSU-140 and OSU-142, and/or mixed inoculations with three bacteria significantly increased grain yield of barley compared with single inoculations of OSU-142 and M-13. In contrast with other combinations, dual inoculation of N₂-fixing OSU-140 and P-solubilizing M-13 did not always significantly increase leaf, root and sugar yield of sugar beet, grain and biomass yield of barley compared to single applications both with N₂-fixing bacteria. The beneficial effects of the bacteria on plant growth varied significantly depending on environmental conditions, bacterial strains, and plant and soil conditions.     

Relative abundance of denitrifying and dinitrogen-fixing bacteria in layers of a forest soil

The populations of N(2)-fixing and denitrifying bacteria in an acid forest soil near Cologne were characterized by gene probing. The DNA isolated from the soil for this purpose was suitable for DNA-DNA hybridization using 0.4-0.7-kb probes targeting denitrification enzymes, dinitrogenase reductase (nifH) and eubacterial 16S rRNA. The densitometrical comparison of band intensities obtained in these Southern hybridizations indicated that the highest number of total bacteria, of denitrifying and N(2)-fixing microorganisms always occurred in the upper ( approximately 5 cm) soil layer. The concentration of all these organisms decreased in parallel with the soil depth. The soil investigated was rich in nitrate in all layers, and the availability of nitrate apparently did not govern the distribution of denitrifying and N(2)-fixing bacteria in this soil. Soil cores investigated in the laboratory formed N(2)O on addition of nitrate irrespective of the presence of C(2)H(2). Hybridization intensities, with a gene probe for the 16S rRNA, and MPN numbers were generally higher in soil samples taken from the roots of plants than in the bulk soil. There was no selective enrichment of denitrifying or N(2)-fixing bacteria at the roots. The data obtained by hybridizing isolated soil DNA generally matched previous results obtained with culturable bacteria.     

Differential response of soybean genotypes to soil pH and manganese application

An experiment was conducted at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India during 1982 wet season (June–July) to study the root activity and rooting pattern of IR-20 rice as influenced by urea insecticide combinations by a³²P absorption technique. The treatments involved a factorial combination of four levels of N (0, 60, 90 and 120 kg N/ha) as urea and three levels of insecticides (no insecticide, carbofuran @ 0.75 kg a.i./ha and phorate @ 1.0 kg a.i./ha). The root activity measured in terms of the amount of³²P absorbed by the plant, increased considerably by the application of urea and insecticides (carbofuran or phorate) as well as due to their interactions. The root activity increased upto 120 kg N ha⁻¹. Carbofuran or phorate application increased root activity and the effect of carbofuran was greater than that of phorate. Nitrogen-insecticide interaction was positive on root activity upto 120 kg N ha⁻¹ and the effect was more marked with carbofuran and N combinations. But the percentage distribution of active roots of rice could not be influenced by levels of N, insecticides or their interactions. About 80 percent of the roots of IR 20 rice forage within 10 cm from the surface. The enhanced root activity due to application of N and insecticides (carbofuran and phorate) increased the uptake of major and micro-nutrients. the phytotonic effects of carbofuran and phorate on rice works by triggering the root activity of the crop.     

Studies on the persistence and effects on soil fauna of some soil-applied systemic insecticides

Granular formulations of menazon, phorate and thionazin were applied to a sandy loam soil (pH = 6·1)in April and May as in-row treatments at commercial rates. They were also broadcast and mixed into the top 4 in of soil at concentrations (10 and 250 ppm of dry soil) which simulated the local in-row concentrations in areas large enough for sampling. Bioassays showed that 50 % of phorate, thionazin and menazon equivalents had disappeared in about 68, 57 and 23 days respectively from soil treated with 10 ppm of the insecticides. Small residues of the 250 ppm treatments still remained 2 years later. The initial rate of loss of activity of thionazin applied at 250 ppm was much slower than from a 10 ppm application whereas the activities of 250 and 10 ppm of menazon disappeared at similar rates. Phorate at 250 ppm killed almost all earthworms, Collembola, Acarina, free-living saprophytic and parasitic nematodes and Protozoa; 10 ppm phorate and 250 ppm of menazon also killed almost all Collembola and Acarina but the menazon was relatively harmless to earthworms. Collembola and mite populations began to increase when residues of phorate and menazon equivalents had decreased to about 2 and 20 ppm respectively, and after 15 months they were similar to those in untreated plots. The broadcast treatments initially decreased the rate of breakdown of leaf discs put in the soil but, after about 4 weeks, breakdown increased, sometimes above that in untreated plots. This was associated with a large increase in numbers of Enchytraeidae which were apparently unaffected by the insecticides. Four months after application, 1 lb/acre of phorate and 2 lb of menazon applied in seed drills 2 ft apart were not affecting Collembola in soil between the rows but were still decreasing the numbers within them. In -row phorate distributed along a 1·5 in diameter band of soil, 3 in deep, killed Collembola 3 in on either side but not 6 in away. It did not spread upwards in toxic quantities, but after rainfall, sufficient to kill Collembola leached at least 3 in downwards. We conclude that commercial in-row applications of chemicals like phorate are most unlikely to harm soil fertility, especially as the leaf-litter-destroying function of Collembola and other animals killed by phorate may be taken over by Enchytraeidae.     

Alder and lupine enhance nitrogen cycling in a degraded forest soil in Northern Sweden

Positive effects of legumes and actinorhizal plants on N-poor soils have been observed in many studies but few have been done at high latitudes, which was the location of our study. We measured N₂ fixation and several indices of soil N at a site near the Arctic Circle in northern Sweden. More than 20 years ago lupine (Lupinus nootkatensis Donn) and gray alder (Alnus incana L. Moench) were planted on this degraded forest site. We measured total soil N, net N mineralization and nitrification with a buried bag technique, and fluxes of NH⁺ ₄ and NO^– ₃ as collected on ion exchange membranes. We also estimated N₂ fixation activity of the N₂-fixing plants by the natural abundance of ¹⁵N of leaves with Betula pendula Roth. as reference species. Foliar nitrogen in the N₂-fixing plants was almost totally derived from N₂ fixation. Plots containing N₂-fixing species generally had significantly higher soil N and N availability than a control plot without N₂-fixing plants. Taken together, all measurements indicated that N₂-fixing plants can be used to effectively improve soil fertility at high latitudes in northern Sweden.     

Influence of soil moisture on the performance of granular systemic insecticides applied to soil

Control of aphids by the four systemic insecticides, dimethoate, disulfoton, menazon and phorate, applied as granules below seed potatoes at planting, was investigated under different soil moisture conditions. Results confirmed previous conclusions that dimethoate and menazon are more effective in wet than in dry soils, whereas disulfoton and phorate are equally effective in both. However, even with dimethoate and menazon effects of moisture were small and were probably the result of several different interacting factors.     

Seasonal fluctuations in the population of denitrifying and N2-fixing bacteria in an acid soil of a Norway spruce forest

The seasonal fluctuations in the concentration of cultured denitrifying and N₂-fixing bacteria were followed in an ammonium fertilised and a control soil of a Norway spruce forest near Villingen/Black Forest from December 1994 to August 1998. The horizontal distribution of bacteria in three layers was determined by the MPN-method and by molecular probing (colony hybridisation) using specific 0.4–0.7 kb DNA probes for denitrification steps (narG, nirS, nirK and nosZ) and for N₂-fixation (nifH). The data showed that highest bacterial counts and higher numbers of denitrifying and N₂-fixing bacteria were generally detectable in the upper (= 5 cm) soil layer and that their amount decreased with soil depth. The concentration of these cultured bacteria showed seasonal fluctuations with highest numbers in autumn/winter/early spring and with low counts in summer. Denitrifying and N₂-fixing bacteria amounted to less than 10% of the total number of cultured bacteria determined by the MPN-method. Fertilisation with ammonium did not cause a shift in the population of these bacteria. These findings were corroborated by hybridisation experiments with genomic DNA isolated from the different layers. Strongest DNA–DNA hybridisation band intensities were obtained in the upper soil layer and their intensities decreased with soil depth. Soil samples from Villingen assayed in the laboratory produced N₂O (in dependence of nitrate and C₂H₂ added to the vessels) and utilised this gas with higher activities in the assays with the fertilised soil. It is concluded that molecular techniques can successfully be applied for assessing seasonal fluctuations of bacterial populations in soil. Relative abundance of denitrifying and N₂-fixing bacteria can be determined from experiments with DNA isolated from soils. Attempts to transform these results to the total population of soil bacteria on a single cell basis are faced with many uncertainties.     

The effect of gamma BHC on response of sugarcane to nitrogen,in relation to inherent soil fertility

Summary The sugarcane plants were grown on two non-calcareous sandy loam soils of different fertility with three levels of nitrogen (0-150 kg N/ha) both in the presence and the absence of gamma BHC.On the soil of higher fertility with respect to total mineralizable N the response to gamma BHC was higher and there was practically no response to nitrogen even up to 125 kg/ha. On the soil of low fertility, however, the response to gamma BHC was comparatively smaller and there was an increase in cane yield with the increase in the level of nitrogen. On the latter soil, nitrogen proved much more efficient in the presence of gamma BHC than in its absence. The results show that in the presence of gamma BHC response of sugarcane to nitrogen varies to a great extent in relation to potential mineralizable N in soil.     

Movement and distribution pattern of the residues of granular insecticides in tropical soil and okra plants

Summary The increased downward mobility of phorate, quinalphos and carbofuran residues was detected in soil with increase in depth of soil column whereas aldicarb was found to remain localised mainly in 0–7.5 cm and 7.5–15.0 cm layers. Persistence of organophosphate insecticides was higher as compared to carbamates in all the soil layers. Residues of all the four insecticides got distributed in all parts of okra plant through uptake but accumulated in higher amounts in fruits only. Contribution No. 312/83 from I.I.H.R. Bangalore (India)     

秸秆和生草覆盖对桃园土壤养分含量、微生物数量及土壤酶活性的影响

以秸秆(覆盖重量分别为小麦(Triticum aestivum)秸3.25 kg·m^-2、玉米(Zea mays)秸1.97 kg·m^-2、禾本科杂草3.67 kg·m^-2)和生草(白三叶草(Trifolium repens)、高羊茅(Festuca arundincea)和紫花苜蓿(Medicago sativa), 播种量均为50 kg·hm^-2)为覆盖材料, 以不覆盖为对照, 研究了不同覆盖材料对桃园土壤微生物数量和酶活性的影响, 及其与土壤养分的关系。结果表明, 与对照相比, 除覆盖生草根际和非根际土壤全磷和速效磷含量差异均不显著外, 其他处理根际和非根际土壤碱解氮、速效钾、全氮、全钾和有机质含量差异均达到显著水平; 所有处理根际和非根际土壤氨化细菌、真菌和放线菌数量、土壤含水率和pH值、土壤脲酶和磷酸酶活性差异均达到显著水平。白三叶草处理的根际和非根际土壤碱解氮、速效钾、全氮、全钾、有机质含量, 土壤氨化细菌和真菌数量, 土壤脲酶和磷酸酶活性的平均升幅均最高, 分别为99%、270%、267%、117%、272%、158%、141%、156%和64%。氨化细菌、真菌、放线菌、脲酶和磷酸酶分别与土壤碱解氮、速效钾(放线菌和磷酸酶除外)、全氮、全钾和有机质呈显著或极显著的正相关。通径分析表明, 在3种土壤微生物和2种酶对养分含量的影响中, 脲酶是影响土壤碱解氮、速效钾、全氮、全钾和有机质的主要因子。     

Isolation of free-living dinitrogen-fixing bacteria and their activity in compost containing de-inking paper sludge

Knowledge of the microbiology of dinitrogen (N2)-fixing bacteria in compost rich in de-inking paper sludge (DPS) is limited. Dinitrogen (N2)-fixing bacteria from DPS composts were isolated and studied for their N2-fixing activity in vitro and in vivo. Two Gram-negative N2-fixing isolates were identified as Pseudomonas. At 20 degrees C, both isolates revealed that N2-fixing activity was higher than that of three arctic Pseudomonas strains. Their N2-fixing activity was found to occur between 18 and 25 degrees C, a pattern that was similar to the reference isolate Azotobacter ATCC 7486. Composts successfully showed N2-fixing activity after carbohydrate amendments both with and without inoculation of a N2-fixing isolate. These results suggest that DPS composts support N2-fixing bacteria and that N2-fixing activity is dependent on a usable carbohydrate source.     

Facultative symbiotrophic nitrogen-fixing associations in rice soils of India

The occurrence of facultative symbiotrophic N₂-fixing associations in three rice soils of India is reported. Considerable variation in N₂-fixing efficiency of these associations was noticed among the soil types studied. Associations from rice straw-amended alluvial soil under both flooded and non-flooded conditions exhibited higher N.-fixing efficiency than those from unamended soils of both water regimes. Despite high salinity and acidity an acid sulphate soil harboured N.-fixing symbiotrophic organisms with appreciable efficiency. Application of rice straw to the soil under both flooded and non-flooded conditions stimulated N₂-fixation in alluvial, laterite and acid sulphate saline soils. These observations suggested the significant contribution of these associations to the nitrogen economy of different soil types.     

亚致死剂量杀虫剂对异色瓢虫繁殖力的影响

为协调害虫的化学防治与生物防治,测定了吡虫啉、鱼藤酮、氰戊菊酯、阿维菌素、抗蚜威和印楝素6种杀虫剂亚致死剂量对异色瓢虫成虫繁殖力的影响．结果表明,各处理异色瓢虫每雌每日产卵量为40～55粒,吡虫啉接触法和饲喂法预处理及鱼藤酮和印楝素饲喂预处理后,均显著低于对照．所有处理间每雌累积产卵量差异不显著．6种药剂2种方式处理异色瓢虫后,其所产卵的孵化率均低于对照,从卵发育至蛹期的累积存活率均显著降低．吡虫啉两种方式处理和氰戊菊酯接触处理,从卵至蛹期的总发育历期显著延长,鱼藤酮两种方式处理和氰戊菊酯、阿维菌素、抗蚜威、印楝素饲喂法处理的总发育历期明显比对照缩短,而鱼藤酮和阿维菌素接触处理的与对照差异不显著．药剂直接浸渍处理异色瓢虫卵后,各处理卵的孵化率均较对照降低．氰戊菊酯处理的l龄幼虫存活率也明显较对照低,2龄至蛹期的存活率也有所下降．鱼藤酮和氰戊菊酯处理的总发育历期显著延长．这些研究结果显示,低剂量的杀虫剂对异色瓢虫繁殖力的影响很复杂,药剂的类型、作用方式、毒性高低以及给药途径等均影响到试验结果．     

Isolation and characterization of phorate degrading soil bacteria of environmental and agronomic significance

Phorate [O,O-diethyl-S-(ethylthio)methyl phosphoradiothioate] degrading bacteria were isolated from agricultural soil and characterized based on their morphological and biochemical characteristics. The selected isolates PS-1, PS-2 and PS-3 were presumptively identified as Rhizobium, Pseudomonas and Proteous species, respectively. The HPLC analysis of phorate in bioaugmented soil revealed its complete disappearance within 40 days. The degradation isotherms of the isolates PS-1, PS-2 and PS-3 suggested time-dependent disappearance of phorate following the first order rate kinetics at the corresponding rate constants of 0.04, 0.05 and 0.04 days-1. Besides, the isolates concurrently exhibited substantial phosphate solubilization, indole acetic acid, and siderophore production. The isolate PS-3 also showed anti-fungal activity against a phytopathogen Fusarium oxysporum. As a result of the multifarious biological properties, the isolates have been suggested to be important bioresource for efficient bioinoculant development.     

Diazotrophic community structure and function in two successional stages of biological soil crusts from the Colorado Plateau and Chihuahuan Desert

The objective of this study was to characterize the community structure and activity of N2-fixing microorganisms in mature and poorly developed biological soil crusts from both the Colorado Plateau and Chihuahuan Desert. Nitrogenase activity was approximately 10 and 2.5 times higher in mature crusts than in poorly developed crusts at the Colorado Plateau site and Chihuahuan Desert site, respectively. Analysis of nifH sequences by clone sequencing and the terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism technique indicated that the crust diazotrophic community was 80 to 90% heterocystous cyanobacteria most closely related to Nostoc spp. and that the composition of N2-fixing species did not vary significantly between the poorly developed and mature crusts at either site. In contrast, the abundance of nifH sequences was approximately 7.5 times greater (per microgram of total DNA) in mature crusts than in poorly developed crusts at a given site as measured by quantitative PCR. 16S rRNA gene clone sequencing and microscopic analysis of the cyanobacterial community within both crust types demonstrated a transition from a Microcoleus vaginatus-dominated, poorly developed crust to mature crusts harboring a greater percentage of Nostoc and Scytonema spp. We hypothesize that ecological factors, such as soil instability and water stress, may constrain the growth of N2-fixing microorganisms at our study sites and that the transition to a mature, nitrogen-producing crust initially requires bioengineering of the surface microenvironment by Microcoleus vaginatus.     

Natural 15N abundance of presumed N2-fixing and non-N2-fixing plants from selected ecosystems

Summary The ¹⁵N/¹⁴N ratios of plant and soil samples from Northern California ecosystems were determined by mass spectrometry. The ¹⁵N abundance of 176 plant foliar samples averaged 0.0008 atom % ¹⁵N excess relative to atmospheric N₂ and ranged from-0.0028 to 0.0064 atom % ¹⁵N excess relative to atmospheric N₂. Foliage from reported N₂-fixing species had significantly lower mean ¹⁵N abundance (relative to atmospheric N₂ and total soil N) and significantly higher N concentration (% N dry wt.) than did presumed non-N₂-fixing plants growing on the same sites. The mean difference between N₂-fixing species and other plants was 0.0007 atom % ¹⁵N. N₂-fixing species had lower ¹⁵N abundance than the other plants on most sites examined despite large differences between sites in vegetation, soil, and climate. The mean ¹⁵N abundance of N₂-fixing plants varied little between sites and was close to that of atmospheric N₂. The ¹⁵N abundance of presumed non-N₂-fixing species was highest at coastal sites and may reflect an input of marine spray N having relatively high ¹⁵N abundance. The ¹⁵N abundance of N₂-fixing species was not related to growth form but was for other plants. Annual herbaceous plants had highest ¹⁵N abundance followed in decreasing order by perennial herbs, shrubs, and trees. Several terrestrial ferns (Pteridaceae) had ¹⁵N abundances comparable to N₂-fixing legumes suggesting N₂-fixation by these ferns. On sites where the ¹⁵N abundance of soil N differs from that of the atmosphere, N₂-fixing plants can be identified by the natural ¹⁵N abundance of their foliage. This approach can be useful in detecting and perhaps measuring N₂-fixation on sites where direct recovery of nodules is not possible.     

Does disturbance and restoration of alpine grassland soils affect the genetic structure and diversity of bacterial and N2-fixing populations?

Responses of bacterial communities to disturbance and restoration processes were investigated on alpine grassland soil. Bulk soil, rhizosphere soil and two soil separates, i.e. sand-size (2000-200 microm) and silt-size (50-2 microm) were sampled from undisturbed grassland soil to soil under restoration for 1 month, 1 year, 4 years and 13 years after disturbance. Automated ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis (ARISA) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of nifH gene pools were used to assay genetic structure of the bacterial communities and N2-fixing guild. According to the distribution of ARISA band length in bacterial phyla, the dominance of ARISA bands below 400 bp showed that Gram-positive bacteria would be predominant in the studied grassland soil when not disturbed. Disturbance affected the genetic structure of bacterial community and of N2-fixing guild in relation to their location within the selected habitats. Shifts in IGS and nifH profiles of bulk soil metagenome were larger than those observed from sand-size- and silt-size-fractions, accounting for 40-50% of the variance in the profiles. Restoration of the genetic structure of telluric bacteria community and N2-fixing populations was found to be influenced by the spatial heterogeneity of the soil and niche diversification. Particular bacterial genetic structure within distinct habitats were evidenced and must be defined as subdivisions of the meta-community of bulk soil. Scale of soil microbial diversity/stability relationships is discussed with special attention to disconnected bacterial habitat compared with whole soil with multiple niches.     

Potential nitrification in alum-treated soil slurries amended with poultry manure

Alum is used to reduce environmental pollutants in poultry production. Alum decreases NH3 volatilization and increases total N and NH4+-N compared to untreated poultry manure. Nitrification in poultry wastes could therefore be stimulated due to higher NH4+ concentrations or could be inhibited because the soil environment is acidified. A 10-day laboratory study was conducted to study potential nitrification rates in soil slurries (20 g soil in 150 ml water) amended with 2.0 g alum-treated poultry manure. Fecal bacteria, NH4+, NO2-, NO3-, orthophosphate, pH, and NH3 were measured at 2-day intervals. Alum significantly reduced fecal bacteria concentrations through day 6. Water-soluble P was reduced 82% by day 10. Alum-treated manure had significantly increased NH4+ concentrations by day 8 and 10, and significantly decreased NO2- and NO3- concentrations by days 6-10. Alum's effect on potential nitrification was inhibitory in the soil environment. Slurries with alum-treated poultry manure had reduced nitrification rates, fecal bacteria, and soluble P. Therefore, in addition to reducing P loss, alum could temporarily reduce the risk for environmental pollution from land-applied manures in terms of both NO3- and fecal bacteria loss.     

Effects of various straw incorporation strategies on soil phosphorus fractions and transformations

Returning straw to the field is an effective method for optimizing the soil phosphorus (P) availability, in which bacteria play an important role. However, the effects of various straw incorporation strategies on P transformation between different soil P pools remain unclear. In this study, variations in soil P fractions, phosphatase activities and the abundance of phosphatase genes (phoD, phoX and phoC) as well as a P-solubilizing gene (pqqC) at DNA (total) and cDNA (transcribed) levels were analysed in three straw incorporation treatments, including chopped straw (StrawD), straw compost (Compost) and straw-derived biochar (Biochar), and control (no straw, CK). Compared with the CK, the moderately labile inorganic P (NaOH I-P_i) content significantly decreased and the non-available P (Residual P) content significantly increased in the StrawD treatment. At the same time, phosphodiesterase (PD) activity and the transcribed phoC and phoX genes as well as total pqqC gene abundance significantly increased in the StrawD treatment, suggesting that the input of chopped straw stimulated P transformations from both organic and inorganic P pools. In addition, the stable P_i (NaOH II-P_i) content and total pqqC gene abundance in the Biochar treatment were significantly higher than that in the CK, indicating that the input of biochar increased the NaOH II-P_i that could release available P by Pi-solubilizing bacteria. In comparison to the CK, the Compost input significantly decreased one labile Pi (resin-P_i) only. However, its P fractions were significantly different from that of CK, Biochar and StrawD treatments, suggesting that the effects of compost input on P should not be ignored. In conclusion, chopped straw input increased soil P transformation but not available P, biochar input may promote inorganic P transformation, and compost input has a latent effect on P transformation. The study provided a comprehensive understanding of straw incorporation strategies for regulating soil P availability.