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There were six groups of rhizosphere soil characteristic metabolites that differentiated MD from PD, of which the content of acid, amine, phenol, heterocyclic compound, alcohol and lipid was significantly higher in MD compared to PD, while carbohydrate content was significantly less in MD. There were five groups of rhizosphere soil microorganisms that differentiated MD from PD, in which microorganisms with carboxylic acid, amines, fatty acid and phenolic acid as carbon sources were significantly larger in MD than in PD, whereas microorganisms with carbohydrates as carbon sources were significantly smaller in MD than in PD. It can be seen that the number and content of rhizosphere soil characteristic metabolites were higher in MD than in PD. This enhanced the number of microorganisms with different carbon source utilization rates, increased microbial diversity and abundance, promoted nutrient transformation, increased the content of available nutrients, which in turn facilitated the growth of tea trees. This study provides an important reference for the use of metabolites to regulate soil microbial colonization, improve soil nutrient transformation, and maintain healthy growth of tea trees.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpls.2025.1508622","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,26]],"date-time":"2025-05-26T05:16:36Z","timestamp":1748236596000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Dahongpao mother tree affects soil microbial community and nutrient cycling by increasing rhizosphere soil characteristic metabolite content"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Weiting","family":"Cheng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shuqi","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuhua","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lei","family":"Hong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Miaoen","family":"Qiu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yulin","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yangxin","family":"Luo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qi","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tingting","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaoli","family":"Jia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Haibin","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jianghua","family":"Ye","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"960","DOI":"10.1007\/s00248-021-01814-8","article-title":"Soil microbe-mediated N:P stoichiometric effects on Solidago canadensis performance depend on nutrient levels","volume":"83","author":"Adomako","year":"2022","journal-title":"Microb Ecol."},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ecolind.2020.107200","article-title":"Extracellular enzyme activity and stoichiometry: The effect of soil microbial element limitation during leaf litter decomposition","volume":"121","author":"Bai","year":"2021","journal-title":"Ecol. 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