江汉平原农田生态系统B素循环及平衡分析

以江汉平原农田生态系统为研究对象。通过对当地农户小麦－稻,稻－稻,油菜－大豆,油菜－花生,小麦－芝麻,小麦－棉花,青椒－大白菜,萝卜－茄子8种种植模式农田B素的输入,输出和平衡研究。结果表明,B素的输出主要是作物收获,占B素总输出量的44．8％－64．7％;其次是淋溶损失占25％－41．4％,B素流失占总输出量的9．2％－17．4％。B素的主要输入途径是施有机肥和B肥,此外,降雨也是B素输入的主要途径,该区域各种类型农田生态系统B素输入途径大小顺序为菜田：有机肥＞降雨＞灌溉＞自然归还＞无机肥＞种子（种苗）;水田和旱地;降雨＞有机肥＞灌溉＞自然归还＞无机肥＞种子（种苗）。对B素平衡研究表明,该区2种菜田由于有机肥投入较大,普遍盈余,而种稻田由于施用有机肥和秸杆还田归还许多B素,B素亦基本平衡。而种蜡地有1种种植由于有B肥和有机肥的投入,B素盈余较多,而别3种农田由于施化肥而不施有机肥和B肥,B素出现不同程度的亏缺。     

施用有机肥对棕壤和草甸土固钾作用的影响研究

通过室内恒湿和干湿交替培养试验,研究了沈阳地区耕地棕壤和草甸土的固钾特征,及其施用有机肥后对土壤固钾作用的影响。结果表明,在保持土壤处于田间持水量的恒湿条件下,两种土壤对外源钾都能够产生快速固定作用,经过1d培养土壤的固钾作用就可以达到平衡,但干湿交替培养可以提高土壤固钾量26．80％～33．27％;土壤施用有机肥后,在恒湿和干湿交替培养条件下均可以降低土壤的固钾强度,其中,施用有机肥6％处理的恒湿培养15d后,棕壤和草甸土的固钾量分别降低了25．71％和36．62％。     

硅钙钾镁肥对南方稻田土壤酸性和盐基离子动态变化的影响

南方稻田土壤大面积酸化是水稻生产的主要限制因子.尽管石灰作为酸化土壤调理剂已广泛应用,但大量或长期施用石灰不仅会引起土壤板结,而且会导致土壤钙、钾、镁等元素的平衡失调.硅钙钾镁肥由于溶解度更低、养分全面是良好的替代材料.为了明确硅钙钾镁肥阻控土壤酸化的效果和作用,本研究采用连续4年的硅钙钾镁肥田间定位试验,以农民习惯施肥为对照,分析在农民习惯施肥基础上增施750、1125、1500和1875 kg·hm^-2硅钙钾镁肥下稻田土壤pH、交换性酸、交换性盐基离子和有效硅的动态变化.结果表明: 农民习惯施肥导致土壤pH、土壤交换性盐基和盐基饱和度逐年下降,土壤交换性酸逐年增加.与之相反,硅钙钾镁肥处理显著提高了土壤pH值,提高幅度随硅钙钾镁肥施用次数或用量的增加而增大.连续多次施用硅钙钾镁肥有效促进了盐基离子在土壤中的累积和土壤交换酸的消耗,特别是土壤交换性Ca²⁺、Mg²⁺的累积和土壤交换性Al³⁺的消耗,硅钙钾镁肥用量越大,积累或消耗的量越多,但速率相对越慢.土壤交换性酸消耗量中,硅钙钾镁肥释放的交换性盐基离子和相应碱贡献了108.8%,是交换性酸减少的主要途径.硅钙钾镁肥在改良稻田土壤酸性的同时,土壤有效硅含量逐年增加,增幅随硅钙钾镁肥施用量的增加而显著增大.总之,农民习惯施肥导致土壤持续酸化,酸化率为2.86 kmol H⁺·hm^-2·a^-1,硅钙钾镁肥能有效阻控酸化过程,产生了大量碱(9.69~18.44 kmol OH^-·hm^-2·a^-1),释放的Ca²⁺、Mg²⁺盐基离子和相应碱是土壤酸化阻控的主要作用因子.     

长期定位施肥对保护地土壤供钾特性的影响

研究了16年定位施肥条件下,不同施肥方式对蔬菜保护地土壤中有效钾含量与土壤供钾特性的影响。结果表明:土壤全钾含量保持在较高水平22.43～26.92g.kg-1;与不施有机肥处理相比,长期施用有机肥后土壤全钾含量有所下降(单施磷肥处理除外),但不同的化肥单施或配施对土壤全钾含量影响不大;长期单施或化学肥料配施土壤的供钾强度和钾素有效率都不高,但施用有机肥明显提高了土壤有效钾含量及土壤的供钾能力,其中,长期单施化学钾肥土壤中有效钾含量为195.60mg.kg-1,单施有机肥处理为460.14mg.kg-1,而化学钾肥与有机肥配施后增长为621.06mg.kg-1;土壤供钾强度和钾素有效率在施用有机肥后也大幅度提高。     

氮、磷、钾肥和土壤水分对烟草烤后叶中类胡萝卜素含量的影响

在每盆施用0-8g纯氮、0—12gP2O5、0—12g K2O的肥料范围内,随着氮、磷、钾肥用量的增加,烤后烟叶中类胡萝卜素含量增加。每盆施钾量超过12gK2O时,再施钾肥对增加烤后烟叶中类胡萝卜素含量的效果不显著。随着土壤相对含水量的提高,类胡萝卜素总量表现为先增加后减少的趋势。70％左右的土壤相对含水量的烟叶中类胡萝卜素含量最高。     

不同培肥茶园土壤微生物量碳氮及相关参数的变化与敏感性分析

通过闽东地区茶园培肥长期定位试验,研究了不同培肥模式下土壤微生物量碳、氮,微生物量碳占溶解有机碳的比值和微生物熵的动态变化及其与其他土壤参数、茶叶理化性状的相关性。试验设6个处理:全量化肥(C),半量化肥+半量有机肥((CO)1/2),全量有机肥(O),全量化肥+豆科绿肥(CL),半量化肥+半量有机肥+豆科绿肥((CO)1/2L)和不施肥(CK)。研究结果显示:(CO)1/2L、CL和O等处理下土壤微生物量碳含量分别比CK增加了1.87、1.26、1.49倍,微生物量氮增加了2.18、1.32、1.70倍,而处理C的土壤微生物量碳、氮分别减少了0.46、0.59倍;微生物量碳占溶解有机碳的比值大小顺序为O>(CO)1/2L>CL>(CO)1/2>CK>C。可见,该区处理O和(CO)1/2L的培肥效果较佳。相关分析发现,微生物量碳及其占溶解有机碳的比值分别和土壤脲酶、有机质、全氮、全磷、水解氮、有效磷、速效钾、含水量、阳离子交换量等均呈显著正相关(P<0.05),表明它们与土壤肥力关系密切,可作为评价茶园土肥力变化的敏感指标。     

控释肥施用对土壤N2O排放的影响——以华北平原冬小麦/夏玉米轮作系统为例

控释肥作为一种能够提高肥料利用率、保障作物产量和节约劳动力的新型肥料已经在作物生产中得到广泛应用,而控释肥对土壤N_2O排放影响结果的差异使其成为当前科学评估控释肥施用环境效应的焦点问题之一。因此,旨在探讨不同种类控释肥及氮素水平施用对华北平原冬小麦/夏玉米轮作系统土壤N_2O排放的影响,为科学评价控释肥施用的环境效应及其推广应用提供科学依据。本研究监测采用静态暗箱—气相色谱法对不同控释肥施用下土壤N_2O排放、环境因素以及产量进行了周年监测,探讨了不同处理(对照处理(CK)、控释肥处理1(CRF1)、优化控释肥处理1(80%CRF1)、优化控释肥处理2(80%CRF2)和控释肥处理3(CRF3+尿素))下土壤N_2O排放特征及土壤温湿度对其的影响。结果表明:控释肥施用下冬小麦/夏玉米轮作系统中土壤N_2O排放峰高值主要出现在基肥施用并伴随灌溉(或降雨)后,一般持续时间约为7—10 d,小麦返青期灌溉以及玉米后期降雨会引起微弱的N_2O排放峰。不同处理土壤N_2O排放通量变化范围为~(-2)35.61—2625.01μg N_2O m~(-2)h~(-1),平均排放通量为23.88—51.39μg N_2O m~(-2)h~(-1),与CRFI相比,80%CRF1和80%CRF2处理能够减小施肥期的N_2O排放峰值,但不改变轮作周期土壤N_2O排放季节变化规律。CK处理和CRF3+尿素处理土壤N_2O排放通量与5 cm深度土壤温度之间表现出显著的正相关性(r~2=0.38,P0.01;r~2=0.30,P0.05);CRF1处理和80%CRF1处理在冬小麦生长季及整个轮作周期内与土壤孔隙含水率(WFPS)表现为显著的正相关关系(冬小麦生长季分别为r~2=0.50,P0.01;r~2=0.39,P0.05;整个轮作周期分别为r~2=0.39,P0.05;r~2=0.43,P0.05)。80%CRF2处理N_2O年排放总量最高,为(2.89±0.24)kg N/hm~2。相同控释肥种类条件下,80%CRF1处理比CRF1处理减少了14.23%,但并未达到显著水平;相同施氮量水平下,CRF1处理与(CRF3+尿素)处理之间N_2O年排放总量差异不显著,而80%CRF1处理比80%CRF2处理N_2O年排放总量减少16.16%,并达到显著水平(P0.05)。本研究不同处理之间N_2O直接排放系数在0.29%—0.42%之间,均明显低于IPCC 1.0%的默认值。各控释肥处理产量与当地农民常规施肥量条件下产量没有显著性差异。因此在华北地区冬小麦/夏玉米轮作系统中应用控释肥技术可以在保证产量的前提下有效减少土壤N_2O排放,并且仍存在一定的减排空间。     

施肥对蔬菜产量的影响——以寿光市设施蔬菜为例

以寿光市具有代表性的51个设施大棚为研究对象,通过问卷调查的方法分析了化肥施用对蔬菜产量的影响、有机肥施用与增产的关系、施肥量的影响因素和演变规律等.结果表明: 寿光市设施大棚周年投入肥料养分平均为N 3338 kg·hm^-2、P₂O₅ 1710 kg·hm^-2、K₂O 3446 kg·hm^-2,是当地小麦 玉米轮作种植模式的6~14倍,其中,化肥投入的氮、磷、钾量分别约占总量的35%、49%和42%.化肥投入的氮、磷、钾量对蔬菜产量没有显著影响,有机肥投入对蔬菜表现出明显的增产效果.随大棚棚龄的增加,化肥氮、磷、钾的投入量没有显著的变化,有机肥投入量明显降低.蔬菜种植种类、模式和大棚棚龄的差异是导致大棚养分投入量差异大的原因之一.近十几年来,寿光市设施大棚蔬菜有机肥养分投入量明显增加,化肥氮和磷的投入量呈现下降趋势,化肥钾的投入量增加显著,氮、磷、钾养分投入比例日趋合理.     

不同施肥措施对黄河上游灌区油葵田土壤N2O排放的影响

农田土壤已成为大气氧化亚氮(N2O)最大的人为释放源,为了解长期有机肥与无机肥配施对后茬作物土壤N2O排放的影响,本研究基于宁夏河套地区典型冬小麦-油葵复种农田生态系统,利用静态箱-气相色谱法对后茬作物(油葵)种植期内土壤N2O通量特征进行了测定.结果表明:前茬施肥对后茬油葵土壤N2O排放具有显著的刺激效应,N300-OM(210kg N·hm-2无机肥、90 kg N·hm-2有机肥)、N240-OM1/2(195 kg N·hm-2无机肥、45 kg N·hm-2有机肥)、N300(300 kg N·hm-2无机肥)和N240(240 kg N·hm-2无机肥)处理下土壤N2O生长季平均通量为(34.16!9.72)、(39.69!10.70)、(27.75!9.57)和(26.31!8.52)μg·m-2·h-1,分别是对照样地的4.09、4.75、3.32、3.15倍.施肥处理下油葵生长季内N2O总累积排放量高达1242.5~796.7 g·hm-2,是对照组的4.67~2.99倍;在整个生长季,有机肥与无机肥配施处理N2O排放速率都维持在较高水平,各月累积排放量间无显著差异;而单施化肥处理N2O排放速率逐渐下降,生长季初期为主要排放阶段,7月累积排放量占总排放量的41.3%~41.8%;不同施肥方式下,有机肥与无机肥配施处理N2O总累积排放量显著高于单施化肥,但相同施肥方式下高氮量处理与减氮优化处理(N300-OM与N240-OM1/2,N300与N240)间差异不显著.受干旱影响,土壤水分是控制油葵田土壤N2O排放的主要环境因素.有机肥与无机肥配施处理下N2O排放速率与NH4+-N含量呈显著正相关,而所有处理下N2O排放速率与土壤NO3--N含量均不相关,表明添加有机肥会持续改善土壤NH4+-N供给进而增加N2O排放.     

有机肥施用对土壤环境潜在风险研究进展

施用有机肥是培肥地力、改良土壤的重要方式, 有机肥在提高土壤供肥能力和作物产量、改良作物根际生态环境、改善作物的营养品质及抑制病虫害发生等方面具有重要作用, 但施用有机肥也会带来一定的土壤环境风险。对规模化养殖来源为主的有机肥施用带来的土壤环境的风险进行了综述。未腐熟的有机肥施入农田易出现烧苗、病虫害等问题, 对农田作物环境造成不利的影响; 规模化养殖场畜禽粪便生产的有机肥存在重金属、抗生素和激素残留的现象, 施入农田具有一定的重金属和有机污染物污染的风险; 此外, 有机肥的不合理的施用还存在农田氮磷流失, 可能会对水体造成富营养化的风险。通过分析有机肥对土壤肥力及环境风险的影响, 为农业生产中有机肥的合理施用提供借鉴, 在降低环境风险的同时达到培肥土壤与提高作物产量和品质的目的。     

Soil pollution through industrial effluent and its management

During the survey of sewer water/industrial effluent composition, we identified a site at Sonepat that had turned barren due to excessive irrigation with cycle industry effluent. To study the ameliorative effect of farmyard manure, the bulk surface soil sample was brought from the site. Soil was amended with five levels of farmyard manure (0, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0% on a soil weight basis), and carrot, fenugreek, spinach, and wheat crops were grown as test crops in a screen house. The deleterious effect of excessive heavy metals, particularly Ni, on the yield of all the crops was reduced with the application of 2% farmyard manure. The Ni content was highest in carrot, followed by spinach, fenugreek, and wheat. With the application of 2% farmyard manure, Ni content was reduced from 434 to 267 mg/kg in carrot, 167 to 100 mg/kg in fenugreek, 300 to 166 mg/kg in spinach, and 65 to 42 mg/kg in wheat grain.     

Poultry Manure as an Organic Fertilizer with or without Biochar Amendment: Influence on Growth and Heavy Metal Accumulation in Lettuce and Spinach and Soil Nutrients

This pot-based study investigated the influence of poultry manure and 1:1 mixture of poultry manure + biochar (produced from farmyard manure [FYM] or wood), on the biomass production and concentration of heavy metals in leaves of lettuce and spinach. The concentration of mineral nitrogen (N) and soluble inorganic phosphorus (P) of soils cultivated with these vegetables was also investigated. The application of poultry manure or FYM biochar in soil as 10% (equivalent to 60 t ha^–1 , an estimated 1726.8 kg ha^–1 N in poultry manure and 1353.9 kg ha^–1 N in FYM) and 15% amendment (equivalent to 90 t ha^–1 , an estimated 2590.2 kg ha^–1 N in poultry manure and 2030.8 kg ha^–1 N in FYM) significantly decreased biomass production of lettuce as compared to control (no fertilizer added) treatment. However, mixture of poultry manure with wood-derived biochar at both application rates (i.e., 10% and 15%) and with FYM biochar at lower application rate (i.e., 10%) caused 2–3-fold increase in aboveground plant biomass and 2–14-fold increase in root biomass (p < 0.05). Furthermore, as compared to control treatment, a significant ~2–3-fold increase in aboveground plant biomass was also observed in response to mixture of poultry manure with wood-derived and FYM derived biochars at 10% amendment rates. As compared to control treatment, concentration of mineral N and soluble inorganic P were higher in soils of all other treatments. In spinach, amendment of poultry manure or its co-amendment with biochar of FYM significantly increased aboveground plant biomass at 7% (equivalent to 42 t ha^–1 ) as compared to 3% and 5% amendment rates (equivalent to 18 and 30 t ha^–1 respectively). The concentration of soil mineral N and soil soluble mineral P was not different between treatments. In lettuce, wood-derived biochar did not reduce concentration of heavy metals (i.e., manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), iron, (Fe), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co) than FYM-derived biochar while in spinach, as compared to poultry manure, co-amendment of poultry manure with wood-derived biochar reduced concentration of heavy metals, indicating differential responses of crops to organic amendments.     

Role of Organic Amendments to Mitigate Cd Toxicity and Its Assimilation in <i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.

In soil biota, higher and enduring concentration of heavy metals like cadmium (Cd) is hazardous and associated with great loss in growth, yield, and quality parameters of most of the crop plants. Recently, in-situ applications of eco-friendly stabilizing agents in the form of organic modifications have been utilized to mitigate the adverse effects of Cd-toxicity. This controlled experiment was laid down to appraise the imprints of various applied organic amendments namely poultry manure (PM), farmyard manure (FYM), and sugarcane press mud (PS) to immobilize Cd in polluted soil. Moreover, phytoavailability of Cd in wheat was also accessed under an alkaline environment. Results revealed that the addition of FYM (5–10 ton ha^-1 ) in Cd-contaminated soil significantly increased germination rate, leaf chlorophyll content, plant height, spike length, biological and grain yield amongst all applied organic amendments. Moreover, the addition of FYM (5–10 ton ha^-1 ) also reduced the phytoavailability of Cd by 73–85% in the roots, 57–83% in the shoots, and 81–90% in grains of wheat crop. Thus, it is affirmed that incorporation of FYM (5–10 ton ha^-1 ) performed better to enhance wheat growth and yield by remediating Cd. Thus, the application of FYM (5–10 ton ha^-1 ) reduced the toxicity induced by Cd to plants by declining its uptake and translocation as compared to all other applied organic amendments to immobilize Cd under sandy alkaline polluted soil.     

Effect of long-term application of manure and fertilizer on biological and biochemical activities in soil during crop development stages

A field experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of six long-term (34-year) fertilizer and farmyard manure (FYM) treatments (Control, N, NP, NPK, NPK+S, NPK+FYM) and three physiological stages of wheat growth on the microbial biomass carbon (MBC), nitrogen (MBN) and dehydrogenase, mineralizable N and phosphatase activities in soil. It was found that a balanced application of NPK+FYM gave the highest values for the measured parameters and lowest at the control. Values were generally highest at tillering, followed by the flowering and dough stages. A significant positive interaction between fertilizer treatments and physiological stages of wheat growth was observed, being highest at maximum tillering due to application of NPK+FYM. Stepwise regressions have revealed that grain yield of wheat was significantly associated with mineralizable N at tillering (R(2)=0.80), MBC at flowering (R(2)=0.90) and alkaline phosphatase activity (R(2)=0.70) at dough stages of wheat growth.     

Effect of inorganic fertilizer and farmyard manure on soil physical properties, root distribution, and water-use efficiency of soybean in Vertisols of central India

A field experiment was conducted on a Vertisol for three consecutive years (1998-2000) to study the effects of combined use of inorganic fertilizer (NPK) and organic manure (farmyard manure) on soil physical properties, water-use efficiency, root growth and yield of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] in a soybean-mustard cropping system. Application of 10 Mg farmyard manure and recommended NPK (NPK+FYM) to soybean for three consecutive years improved the organic carbon content of the surface (0-15 cm) soil from an initial value of 4.4 g kg(-1) to 6.2 g kg(-1) and also increased seed yield and water-use efficiency by 103% and 76%, respectively, over the control. The surface (0-15 cm) soil of the plots receiving both farmyard manure and recommended NPK had larger mean weight diameter (0.50 mm) and a higher percentage of water stable aggregates (55%) than both the inorganically fertilized (NPK) (0.44 mm and 49%) and unfertilized control plots (0.41 mm and 45.4%). The saturated hydraulic conductivity (13.32 x 10(-6) m s(-1)) of the NPK+FYM treatment of the 0-7.5 cm depth was also significantly greater than that of the NPK (10.53 x 10(-6) m s(-1)) and control (8.61 x 10(-6) m s(-1)) treatments. The lowest bulk density (1.18 Mg m(-3)) in the 0-7.5 cm layer was recorded in NPK+FYM whereas it was highest in the control plots (1.30 Mg m(-3)). However, at sub-surface (22.5-30 cm) layer, fertilizer and manure application had little effect on bulk density and saturated hydraulic conductivity. Root length density (RLD) up to the 30 cm depth was highest in the NPK+FYM plots and it was 31.9% and 70.5% more than NPK and control plots. The RLD showed a significant and negative correlation (r=-0.88( * *)) with the penetration resistance.     

The Interactive Effect of Selenium and Farmyard Manure on Soil Microbial Activities,Yield and Selenium Accumulation by Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Grains

This study assessed the interactive effect of selenium (Se) and farmyard manure (FYM) on soil microbial activities, growth, yield, and Se accumulation by wheat grains. Preliminarily, the effect of Se (0–250 µg kg^?1 soil) and FYM (0–12.5 g kg^?1 soil) was assessed on soil microflora. Selenium exhibited an adverse impact on soil microflora; respiration was decreased at?≥?10 µg kg^?1 soil while dehydrogenase and urease activities were decreased at?≥?125 µg kg^?1 soil. At 250 µg Se kg^?1 soil, respiration, dehydrogenase and urease activities were decreased by 81, 40 and 35%, respectively, on unamended soil, and by 9, 47 and 22%, respectively, on FYM-amended soil. The subsequent plant experiments were conducted with same Se and FYM rates; one was harvested 42 days after sowing and other at crop maturity. The application of 125 µg Se kg^?1 and 12.5 g FYM kg^?1 soil improved seedling biomass by 12.6 and 22%, respectively, while their combined use lacked synergistic effect. Similarly, at maturity Se and FYM increased grain yield while their combined effect was not synergistic. The Se-induced suppression in microbial activities was not related to yield which was improved (11% at the highest rate in unamended soil) by Se application. Selenium application increased grain Se content in a rate-dependent manner, it increased from 0 to 1025 µg kg^?1 by applying 250 µg Se kg^?1 soil. Moreover, FYM application decreased Se accumulation in grains. It is concluded that FYM application increased soil microbial activities and yield but reduced grain Se accumulation in wheat on Se-applied soil.

     

Long-Term Effect of Manure and Fertilizer on Soil Organic Carbon Pools in Dryland Farming in Northwest China

An understanding of the dynamics of soil organic carbon (SOC) as affected by farming practices is imperative for maintaining soil productivity and mitigating global warming. The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of long-term fertilization on SOC and SOC fractions for the whole soil profile (0–100 cm) in northwest China. The study was initiated in 1979 in Gansu, China and included six treatments: unfertilized control (CK), nitrogen fertilizer (N), nitrogen and phosphorus (P) fertilizers (NP), straw plus N and P fertilizers (NP+S), farmyard manure (FYM), and farmyard manure plus N and P fertilizers (NP+FYM). Results showed that SOC concentration in the 0–20 cm soil layer increased with time except in the CK and N treatments. Long-term fertilization significantly influenced SOC concentrations and storage to 60 cm depth. Below 60 cm, SOC concentrations and storages were statistically not significant between all treatments. The concentration of SOC at different depths in 0–60 cm soil profile was higher under NP+FYM follow by under NP+S, compared to under CK. The SOC storage in 0–60 cm in NP+FYM, NP+S, FYM and NP treatments were increased by 41.3%, 32.9%, 28.1% and 17.9%, respectively, as compared to the CK treatment. Organic manure plus inorganic fertilizer application also increased labile soil organic carbon pools in 0–60 cm depth. The average concentration of particulate organic carbon (POC), dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and microbial biomass carbon (MBC) in organic manure plus inorganic fertilizer treatments (NP+S and NP+FYM) in 0–60 cm depth were increased by 64.9–91.9%, 42.5–56.9%, and 74.7–99.4%, respectively, over the CK treatment. The POC, MBC and DOC concentrations increased linearly with increasing SOC content. These results indicate that long-term additions of organic manure have the most beneficial effects in building carbon pools among the investigated types of fertilization.     

Macrophomina phaseolina alters the biochemical pathway in Vigna radiata chastened by Zn2+ and FYM to improve plant growth

Mung bean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] is an important cash pulse crop extensively cultivated in the arid region of Pakistan, which encounters intimidating charcoal rot disease caused by Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. The current research was conducted to check the potential of Zn (1.25, 2.44 and 5?mg?kg^?1) and FYM [farmyard manure (1% and 2%)] in mono-, bi- and trilateral interaction in managing disease and improving yield. Suppression of plant immunity by M. phaseolina was indicated by the change in activities of antioxidant enzymes (CAT and SOD) and cell wall strengthening enzymes (POX and PAL) that revealed inability of the protein receptor to identify the pathogen elicitor. FYM improved soil physicochemical properties and beneficial microbes activity, which released antimicrobial protein- and plant defense-stimulating protein and in response to ROS (reactive oxygen species) signaling molecules plant susceptibility was reduced. However, Zn as a co-factor chastened the ROS in stressed cells by upregulation of antioxidant enzymes in favor of the plant. The complex interaction of FYM and Zn potentially hijacked the further multiplication of pathogen. Finally, soil amendment improved biological attributes and grain yield to profitable farming in terms of harvest index percentage and benefit–cost ratio.     

不同农田生态系统土壤碳库管理指数的研究

讨论不同农田生态系统的土壤活性碳库和碳库管理（ＣＰＭＩ）,结果表明,不同农田生态系统的土壤ＣＰＭＩ明显受施肥、气候、土壤利用方式,耕种年限等因素的影响。供试土壤的活性碳含量范围为０．４９～４．９９ｍｇ／ｇ,土壤ＣＰＭＩ为５１．６～１６５。不同施肥地红壤ＣＰＭＩ的影响顺序为绿肥（ＧＭ）〉概肥（ＦＹＭ）〉ＦＹＭ－ＮＰＤ〉参考（ＲＥＦ）〉ＮＰＫ〉对照（ＣＫ）,在水稻土中,共相应的影响顺序为,稻草（ＲＳＣ     

Potassium content in soil,uptake in plants and the potassium balance in three European long-term field experiments

This study quantitatively assesses the fate of K derived from mineral fertilizers and organic manures and the effective K balance in three long-term field experiments at Rothamsted (UK), Bad Lauchstaedt (Germany) and Skierniewice (Poland). Plant availability, uptake and the overall utilization of K over the last 30 years (1965–1996) are discussed and related to soil K Availability Indices determined by the standard methods used in each of the three countries. In addition, to provide a standard comparison of the three sites, Exchangeable K (1 M NH₄OAc) and Non-exchangeable K (K extracted by boiling with 1 M HNO₃) were measured on one recent (1995) set of soil samples. Plant availability and utilization of K was partly related to clay content, but more closely to the cation exchange surfaces associated with both mineral and organic constituents and also, at Rothamsted, to the capacity of clay minerals to fix K. The recovery rate of K from mineral fertilizer by crops did not exceed 62%. Fertilizers were least effective in the most strongly K fixing soil at Rothamsted (44% maximum) and most effective in the soil with the highest cation exchange capacity (CEC) at Bad Lauchstaedt (62%), where the greater quantity of exchange sites appear to be associated with humic material. Recoveries of K from farmyard manure (FYM) varied from 22–117% (values of >100% indicating subsoil uptake or the release of reserves). Deficiencies of N, P and Mg in some treatments decreased the effectiveness of applied K and may have caused increased leaching of K from the plough layer. FYM was generally more effective than mineral fertilizer where mineral N and P were not applied because these nutrients were effectively supplied in the manure. But the effectiveness of mineral K fertilizer decreased when applied in combination with FYM because FYM was the preferred source of K. Where FYM application increased the CEC of soils, this also improved K utilization but only where K was not extensively leached or fixed. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.