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Figure 9

From: Earthworm activity optimized the rhizosphere bacterial community structure and further alleviated the yield loss in continuous cropping lily (Lilium lancifolium Thunb.)

Figure 9

Profile of the lily after planting. The steps for lily planting were as follows. First, every plot was ploughed and ridged. Second, maked grooves in the ridges. Third, applied chemical fertilizer (all the treatments), quicklime (only QL), chemical fungicide (only CF), and biocontrol agent (only BA) at the bottom of the groove, and covered with a small amount of soil. Fourth, putted the lily bulbs in the groove. Fifth, covered the lily bulbs with soil. Sixth, sprinkled cow dung on the lily bulbs. Seventh, inoculated earthworms into cow dung (only IE) and covered the ridges with straw. QL quicklime, CF chemical fungicide, IE inoculation with earthworms, BA biocontrol agent.

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