A 40-day gnotobiotic microcosm experiment was carried out to quantify the effect of hastenal-feeding nematode on plant growth and nutrient absorption. The results showed that inoculation of bacterial-feeding nematode Protorhabditis sp. stimulated the growth of wheat (Triticum aestivum) and the uptake of N. By the end of the 40-day incubation wheat biomass and N uptake in the treatment with nematode and bacteria (Pseudomonas sp.) increased by 6.5% and 5.9%, respectively, compared with bacteria alone treatment. The presence of nematode mainly accelerated the growth of aboveground of wheat, while it slightly inhibited the root development. There was little difference in plant tissue N concentration between treatments. P concentration and uptake of wheat, however, were generally reduced by nematode. It appears that the enhancement of plant growth and nitrogen uptake is attributed to the enhancement of nitrogen mineralization induced by nematode feeding on bacteria, and the reduction of phosphorous uptake is the result of weak root status and competition by bacteria immobilization.
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机译：A 40-day gnotobiotic microcosm experiment was carried out to quantifythe effect of bacterial-feeding nematode on plant growth and nutrientabsorption. The results showed that inoculation of bacterial-feedingnematode { Protorhabditis sp. stimulated the growth of wheat(Triticum aestivum) and the uptake of N. By the end of the40-day incubation wheat biomass and N uptake in the treatment withnematode and bacteria (Pseudomonas sp.) increased by 6.5% and5.9%, respectively, compared with bacteria alone treatment. Thepresence of nematode mainly accelerated the growth of aboveground ofwheat, while it slightly inhibited the root development. There waslittle difference in plant tissue N concentration between treatments. Pconcentration and uptake of wheat, however, were generally reduced bynematode. It appears that the enhancement of plant growth and nitrogenuptake is attributed to the enhancement of nitrogen mineralizationinduced by nematode feeding on bacteria, and the reduction ofphosphorous uptake is the result of weak root status and competition bybacteria immobilization.
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