长期不同施肥措施对双季稻田土壤活性有机碳组分和水解酶活性的影响

施肥是改善土壤质量、提高土壤肥力和影响土壤微生物多样性的关键措施。为了探明南方双季稻区长期不同施肥处理下稻田土壤活性有机碳组分和水解酶活性的变化特征,本研究以34年大田定位试验为平台,设置化肥(MF)、秸秆还田+化肥(RF)、30%有机肥+70%化肥(OM)3个处理,并以无肥处理为对照(CK),分析了长期不同施肥处理下双季稻田土壤有机碳含量、活性有机碳组分、有机碳水解酶活性及其相关性。结果表明: MF、RF和OM处理增加了稻田土壤有机碳含量,分别比CK增加4.5%、22.4%和53.5%。与MF和CK处理相比,RF和OM处理均有利于增加土壤各活性有机碳组分[累积碳矿化(Cmin)、高锰酸钾可氧化碳(KMnO₄-C)、颗粒有机碳(POC)、溶解性有机碳(DOC)、轻组有机碳(LFOC)和微生物生物量碳(MBC)]和各活性有机碳组分占总有机碳的比例。OM处理土壤Cmin、KMnO₄-C、POC、DOC、LFOC和MBC含量分别比CK增加3.5、3.1、3.7、1.9、1.2和1.9倍;RF和OM处理土壤各活性有机碳组分占总有机碳的比例均显著高于CK。各施肥处理土壤水解酶活性(α-葡萄糖苷酶、β-葡萄糖苷酶、木糖苷酶、纤维二糖水解酶和N-乙酰-β-氨基葡萄糖苷酶)的大小顺序均为: OM>RF>MF>CK,其中OM处理的各土壤水解酶活性分别比CK增加111.8%、14.1%、127.3%、285.6%和91.4%。RF和OM处理有利于增加土壤过氧化物酶活性,MF处理有利于增加土壤多酚氧化酶活性。土壤水解酶与土壤有机碳含量及其活性有机碳组分均呈显著正相关。综上,有机肥和秸秆还田与化肥配合施用是提高南方双季稻田土壤活性有机碳组分和水解酶活性的有效措施。     

长期不同施肥模式对南方双季稻田生态系统净碳汇效应和经济收益的影响

施肥措施与稻田生态系统净碳汇效应、经济收益的关系密切。本研究以长期(35年)定位施肥试验田为平台,分析了单独施用化肥(MF)、秸秆还田+化肥(RF)、30%有机肥+70%化肥(OM)和无肥对照(CK)4种不同施肥模式对我国南方双季稻田耕层土壤固碳速率、碳密度、年碳汇平衡和经济收益的影响。研究表明: 不同施肥处理双季稻田耕层土壤碳库变化范围为216.02～866.74 kg·hm^-2·a^-1,OM处理土壤碳年变化量显著高于MF、RF和CK处理;双季稻田土壤固碳速率为51.5～650.7 kg·hm^-2·a^-1,表土碳密度为55.64～78.42 t·hm^-2,各施肥处理高低顺序均为OM>RF>MF>CK。各施肥处理双季稻田生态系统水稻的碳吸收为4.42～9.32 t C·hm^-2·a^-1,其高低顺序为OM>RF>MF>CK;与MF处理相比,OM和RF处理稻田土壤净碳汇量分别提高了27.6%和13.6%。各施肥处理双季稻田生态系统的碳成本物质投入变化范围为1.49～2.17 t C·hm^-2·a^-1,年经济收益变化范围为1.30×10³～7.83×10³元·hm^-2·a^-1,其高低顺序为RF>OM>MF>CK;OM、RF和MF处理双季稻田生态系统经济效益的净收益均显著高于CK处理。总之,长期施用有机肥、秸秆还田配施化肥措施均有利于增加双季稻田土壤固碳速率、碳汇效应和经济收益,是提高南方双季稻田土壤有机碳贮量的施肥模式。     

长期施肥对小麦-玉米作物系统土壤颗粒有机碳和氮的影响

通过对华北平原小麦-玉米轮作农田生态系统18年田间施肥试验,研究了长期不同施肥处理对耕层(0～20 cm)土壤颗粒有机碳和氮及矿质结合有机碳和氮的影响.施肥处理包括化肥NPK不同组合（NPK、NP、NK、PK）、全部施用有机肥(OM)、一半有机肥+化肥NPK(1/2OMN)及不施肥(CK)共7个处理.结果表明：各施肥处理均能在不同程度上增加土壤颗粒有机碳和氮及矿质结合有机碳和氮含量,提高土壤颗粒有机碳和氮分配比例及颗粒有机质C/N.施肥处理颗粒有机碳和氮储量较不施肥处理分别增加11.7%～196.8%和13.0%～152.2%,土壤颗粒有机碳对总有机碳储量增加的贡献率为31.5%～67.3%,土壤颗粒有机氮对全氮储量增加的贡献率为14.3%～100.0%;矿质结合有机碳和氮储量较不施肥处理分别增加2.0%～75.0%和0.0%～69.8%.各处理颗粒有机碳和氮及矿质结合有机碳和氮储量均以OM处理最高,且有机肥与化肥NPK配施高于单施化肥各处理,而化肥处理中NPK均衡施用效果最好.说明施用有机肥、有机肥与化肥NPK配施及化肥NPK均衡施用是增加土壤颗粒有机碳和氮及矿质结合有机碳和氮的关键.     

不同冬季覆盖作物对双季稻田土壤有机碳的影响

以冬闲-双季稻种植模式为对照(CK),分析了黑麦草-双季稻(Ry)、紫云英-双季稻(Mv)、马铃薯-双季稻(Po)和油菜-双季稻(Ra)5种不同种植模式下冬季覆盖作物秸秆还田后对0～5、5～10、10～20 cm土壤有机碳、活性有机碳、碳库管理指数和有机碳储量的影响.结果表明:与CK处理相比,黑麦草、紫云英、马铃薯和油菜秸秆还田处理均提高了稻田0～5、5～10、10～20 cm土壤总有机碳和活性有机碳含量,其中Po处理最高.冬季覆盖作物秸秆还田均提高了稻田不同层次土壤的碳库活度、碳库活度指数、碳库指数和土壤碳库管理指数,其大小顺序均表现为Po>Mv>Ry>Ra>CK.不同冬季覆盖作物秸秆还田处理与CK处理相比均有利于提高稻田不同层次土壤有机碳储量,其中以紫云英秸秆还田的效果最好,黑麦草和马铃薯次之;各处理稻田土壤有机碳储量均随土壤深度的增加而递增.     

长期不同施肥模式对双季稻田土壤酸解有机氮组分的影响

为明确南方双季稻区长期不同施肥模式对稻田不同耕层(0～10和10～20 cm)土壤酸解有机氮组分及其含量的影响,本研究以长期(36年)定位施肥试验田为平台,系统分析了单独施用化肥(CF)、秸秆还田+化肥(RF)、30%有机肥+70%化肥(OM)和不施肥对照(CK)下双季稻田0～10和10～20 cm土壤酸解有机氮及其组分氨基酸氮、氨基糖氮、铵态氮和酸解未知氮含量的变化特征及其与土壤全氮、有机碳含量的关系。结果表明: 与CK相比,OM和RF处理均显著增加了双季稻田0～10和10～20 cm土壤全氮、碱解氮和有机碳含量。OM、RF和CF处理双季稻田0～10和10～20 cm土壤酸解有机氮含量均显著高于CK,分别比CK增加10.7%～42.6%和12.2%～51.5%。与CF和CK相比,OM和RF处理显著提高了双季稻田0～10和10～20 cm土壤氨基酸氮、铵态氮、酸解未知氮和氨基糖氮含量。不同施肥处理稻田0～10和10～20 cm土壤酸解有机氮和非酸解性氮含量大小顺序均表现为OM>RF>CF>CK。各施肥处理稻田0～10 cm土壤氨基酸氮、铵态氮、氨基糖氮和非酸解性氮含量均高于10～20 cm土壤。土壤酸解有机氮含量与土壤全氮、有机碳含量均存在极显著的正相关关系。综上,RF和OM处理有利于增加双季稻田0～10和10～20 cm土壤有机氮含量,增强稻田土壤供氮能力,提高土壤肥力。     

关中平原麦玉轮作体系作物秸秆不同还田模式下土壤有机碳和无机碳库变化特征

为探究不同秸秆还田模式对土壤碳库的影响,以陕西关中平原连续11年麦玉秸秆还田定位试验为基础,选择5种还田模式,即秸秆均不还田(CK)、小麦高留茬-玉米秸秆粉碎还田(WH-MC)、小麦玉米秸秆均粉碎还田(WC-MC)、小麦高留茬-玉米秸秆不还田(WH-MN)和小麦秸秆粉碎还田-玉米秸秆不还田(WC-MN),测定不同模式土壤有机碳(SOC)、活性碳组分和无机碳(SIC)在0～40 cm土层的分布。结果表明: 与CK相比,WH-MC和WC-MC的SOC储量分别增加28.1%和22.2%,SIC储量分别增加20.4%和17.3%;与试验初始土壤碳储量相比,各还田模式SOC固持量变化为-0.84～6.55 t·hm^-2,SIC固持量为-0.26～8.61 t·hm^-2;土壤总固碳效率为7.5%,维持土壤初始碳储量水平的最小碳投入量为4.65 t·hm^-2·a^-1;与CK相比,WH-MC和WC-MC显著提升0～20 cm土层活性碳组分含量。主成分分析表明,不同还田模式下土壤碳库变化主要受秸秆投入量的影响。来源于灌溉水和植物残体的Ca²⁺、Mg²⁺与SOC矿化产生的CO₂可共沉淀形成CaCO₃,可能是本研究SIC增加的主要机制。从提高土壤碳固持角度来看,小麦高留茬-玉米秸秆粉碎还田模式为最佳还田模式。     

秸秆还田条件下盐渍土团聚体中有机碳化学结构特征

为揭示秸秆还田后盐渍土团聚体中有机碳分布规律和化学结构特征,本研究以苏打碱化潮土为对象,于2020年设置0(CK)、2100(ST₁)、4200(ST₂)、6300(ST₃)、8400(ST₄)和10500 kg·hm^-2(全量还田,ST₅)6个不同秸秆还田用量处理,通过物理分组方法并结合红外光谱技术,测定土壤各粒级团聚体及内部不同组分有机碳含量和红外光谱特征。结果表明: 1)随着秸秆还田量增加,土壤及各级团聚体有机碳含量均呈增加趋势。2)不同秸秆还田处理均显著提高了53～250 μm团聚体轻组有机碳(LOC)含量;与CK相比,ST₃、ST₄处理显著提高250～2000 μm团聚体中矿物结合有机碳(MOC)和53～250 μm团聚体中细颗粒有机碳(fPOC)含量;团聚体内部不同组分有机碳含量由高到低均表现为: LOC>MOC>POC;250～2000 μm团聚体内部fPOC含量高于粗颗粒有机碳(cPOC)含量。3)主成分分析结果显示,秸秆还田对团聚体不同组分有机碳化学结构的影响较小,有机碳化学结构差异主要受粒级的影响。4)>250 μm粒级团聚体有机碳主要来源于芳香碳和多糖,53～250 μm粒级团聚体有机碳主要来源于单糖和多糖等碳水化合物,<53 μm黏粒有机碳主要来源于脂肪碳、烷基碳、芳香碳和酚醇化合物;不同粒级团聚体内部LOC主要来源于脂肪碳、芳香碳、酚醇化合物,颗粒有机碳(POC)主要来源于碳水化合物,MOC主要来源于烷基碳。综上,秸秆还田短期内能够提高土壤团聚体有机碳含量,但对团聚体有机碳化学结构无显著影响,且不同团聚体内部相同粒级组分有机碳化学结构相似,随着粒径减小,有机碳含量增加,化学结构趋于稳定。因此,秸秆还田短期内可促进盐渍土团聚体对有机碳的固定,但不改变有机碳化学结构特征,同时,土壤有机碳在团聚体中的存在位置和受保护程度是影响有机碳化学结构的主要因素。     

不同施肥处理下水稻根际和非根际土壤中氨基糖积累特征

以水稻长期定位施肥试验土壤为研究对象,选取不施肥(CK)、化肥(NPK)、秸秆还田+化肥(NPKS)、30%有机肥+70%化肥(LOM)和60%有机肥+40%化肥(HOM)5种处理,分析水稻分蘖旺期根际土和非根际土中氨基糖积累特征.结果表明: 与CK和NPK处理相比,长期施用有机物料(NPKS、LOM、HOM)显著增加了水稻根际土和非根际土中有机碳、总氨基糖及其氨基单糖(胞壁酸、氨基葡萄糖和氨基半乳糖)含量.不同施肥处理下3种氨基单糖的积累规律不同,说明不同微生物对施肥处理的响应趋势和强度有所不同.受稻田翻耕等均匀化土壤的农事操作影响,各处理总氨基糖含量在根际土与非根际土间无显著差异.氨基糖碳对土壤有机碳积累的贡献范围为24.0～28.3 mg·g^-1,且以NPKS处理最高,HOM和CK处理最低.真菌氨基葡萄糖/胞壁酸比值范围为24.4～36.6,说明该试验点所有处理的根际土与非根际土中有机质的降解与转化过程以真菌为主导,且与NPK和CK相比,NPKS处理的真菌参与度提高,而施用HOM处理的细菌参与度提高.     

白土活性有机碳组分对不同施肥措施的响应

通过4年大田定位试验,研究不同施肥措施(单施化肥,化肥+畜禽粪肥,化肥+秸秆还田,化肥+绿肥)对白土区稻田土壤总有机碳、水溶性有机碳、易氧化有机碳和颗粒有机碳等活性有机碳组分的影响。结果表明:相对于单施化肥,增施有机肥能显著提高总有机碳和各组分活性有机碳含量,其中秸秆还田处理的总有机碳、易氧化有机碳和颗粒有机碳含量均最高,增加幅度分别为19.6%、67.4%和15.7%;增施畜禽粪肥处理的水溶性有机碳含量最高,增幅为60.9%;不同施肥措施对易氧化有机碳占总有机碳比例的影响高于水溶性有机碳和颗粒有机碳;秸秆还田等有机培肥措施显著提高土壤碳库指数,较对照提高17.6%~85.2%。相关性分析表明:总有机碳、碳库管理指数与各组分活性有机碳间均表现出显著或极显著正相关,相关系数分别为0.691~0.824和0.593~0.803;不同有机碳组分和碳库管理指数与碱解氮和速效钾之间呈显著或极显著相关,与速效磷间仅水溶性有机碳表现出极显著正相关,相关系数为0.816。可见,白土稻田上增施有机肥能不同程度地提高总有机碳、活性有机碳含量和碳库管理指数,相对于易氧化有机碳和颗粒有机碳,水溶性有机碳对白土稻田施肥措施的反应更为敏感。     

稻草还田方式对双季水稻产量和土壤碳库管理指数的影响

采用田间定位试验,设置不施肥(CK)、单施化肥(NPK)、稻草切碎全量还田+化肥(SNPK)和稻草全部烧灰还田+化肥(SINPK)4个处理,研究不同稻草还田方式对双季稻产量和土壤碳素形态、碳库管理指数的影响.结果表明:2010—2011年两年四季的水稻平均产量SNPK与SINPK处理基本持平,但均显著高于NPK处理,增幅为5.7%～7.3%.与NPK和SINPK相比,SNPK能显著提高早稻产量,增幅在3.8%～8.8%.与单施化肥和稻草烧灰还田相比,SNPK提高了土壤不同形态碳素含量和碳库管理指数,总有机碳、活性碳、矿化碳和碳库管理指数分别提高了1.8%～2.0%、5.9%～6.5%、16.0%～41.6%和7.3%～7.8%.土壤碳库管理指数与早、晚稻产量呈显著抛物线关系,相关系数分别为0.999和0.980.SNPK能显著提高翌年早稻产量及土壤不同形态碳素含量和碳库管理指数.     

Effect of Different Fertilizer Application on the Soil Fertility of Paddy Soils in Red Soil Region of Southern China

Appropriate fertilizer application is an important management practice to improve soil fertility and quality in the red soil regions of China. In the present study, we examined the effects of five fertilization treatments [these were: no fertilizer (CK), rice straw return (SR), chemical fertilizer (NPK), organic manure (OM) and green manure (GM)] on soil pH, soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), C/N ratio and available nutrients (AN, AP and AK) contents in the plowed layer (0–20 cm) of paddy soil from 1998 to 2009 in Jiangxi Province, southern China. Results showed that the soil pH was the lowest with an average of 5.33 units in CK and was significantly higher in NPK (5.89 units) and OM (5.63 units) treatments (P<0.05). The application of fertilizers have remarkably improved SOC and TN values compared with the CK, Specifically, the OM treatment resulted in the highest SOC and TN concentrations (72.5% and 51.2% higher than CK) and NPK treatment increased the SOC and TN contents by 22.0% and 17.8% compared with CK. The average amounts of C/N ratio ranged from 9.66 to 10.98 in different treatments, and reached the highest in OM treatment (P<0.05). During the experimental period, the average AN and AP contents were highest in OM treatment (about 1.6 and 29.6 times of that in the CK, respectively) and second highest in NPK treatment (about 1.2 and 20.3 times of that in the CK). Unlike AN and AP, the highest value of AK content was observed in NPK treatments with 38.10 mg·kg⁻¹. Thus, these indicated that organic manure should be recommended to improve soil fertility in this region and K fertilizer should be simultaneously applied considering the soil K contents. Considering the long-term fertilizer efficiency, our results also suggest that annual straw returning application could improve soil fertility in this trial region.     

Long-term manuring and fertilization effects on soil organic carbon pools under a wheat–maize cropping system in North China Plain

The effects of organic manure and chemical fertilizer on total soil organic carbon (C _T), water-soluble organic C (C _WS), microbial biomass C (C _MB), labile C (C _L), C mineralization, C storage and sequestration, and the role of carbon management index (CMI) in soil quality evaluation were studied under a wheat–maize cropping system in a long-term experiment, which was established in 1989 in the North China Plain. The experiment included seven treatments: (1) OM: application of organic manure; (2) 1/2OMN: application of half organic manure plus chemical fertilizer NPK; (3) NPK: balanced application of chemical fertilizer NPK; (4) NP: application of chemical fertilizer NP; (5) PK: application of chemical fertilizer PK; (6) NK: application of chemical fertilizer NK; and (7) CK: unfertilized control. Application of organic manure (OM and 1/2OMN) was more effective for increasing C _T, C _WS, C _MB, C _L, C mineralization, and CMI, as compared with application of chemical fertilizer alone. For the chemical fertilizer treatments, balanced application of NPK (treatment 3) showed higher C _T, C _WS, C _MB, C _L, C mineralization, and CMI than the unbalanced use of fertilizers (treatments 4, 5, and 6). The C storage in the OM and 1/2OMN treatments were increased by 58.0% and 26.6%, respectively, over the NPK treatment, which had 5.9–25.4% more C storage than unbalanced use of fertilizers. The contents of C _WS, C _MB, and C _L in organic manure treatments (treatments 1 and 2) were increased by 139.7–260.5%, 136.7–225.7%, and 150.0–240.5%, respectively, as compared to the CK treatment. The CMI was found to be a useful index to assess the changes of soil quality induced by soil management practices due to its significant correlation with soil bulk density and C fractions. The OM and 1/2OMN treatments were not a feasible option for farmers, but a feasible option for sequestering soil carbon, especially for the OM treatment. The NPK treatment was important for increasing crop yields, organic material inputs, and soil C fractions, so it could increase the sustainability of cropping system in the North China Plain.     

不同施肥处理黑土覆膜后秸秆碳氮在团聚体中的固存特征

地膜覆盖是提高作物产量的重要措施,理解覆膜条件下黑土团聚体中外源碳和氮的固存特征,为深刻认识地膜覆盖措施的可持续应用提供理论依据。选取长期定位试验站(29年)不施肥(CK)、单施化肥(NPK)和有机肥配施化肥(MNPK)3个典型施肥处理,表层土壤(0—20 cm)添加¹³C¹⁵N双标记玉米秸秆后设置裸地和覆膜的田间原位微区培养试验,探讨不同施肥处理结合覆膜黑土团聚体中有机碳和全氮对秸秆来源碳和氮的响应。结果表明,与裸地相比,所有处理覆膜后微团聚体(<0.25 mm)中秸秆来源碳和氮的含量平均降低了26.49%和32.05%。覆膜MNPK与裸地处理相比大团聚体(>0.25 mm)中秸秆来源碳和氮的含量显著降低了35.58%和15.97%,但大团聚体中原土壤有机碳的含量提高了9.16%。在CK和NPK处理微团聚体中,秸秆来源碳占该粒级团聚体有机碳的比例表现为覆膜>裸地,而在MNPK处理各粒级团聚体中则表现为裸地>覆膜。无论覆膜与否,秸秆来源碳对团聚体有机碳和秸秆来源氮对团聚体全氮的贡献率受施肥处理的影响表现为CK>N...     

Carbon Sequestration Efficiency of Organic Amendments in a Long-Term Experiment on a Vertisol in Huang-Huai-Hai Plain,China

Soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration is important for improving soil fertility of cropland and for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. The efficiency of SOC sequestration depends on the quantity and quality of the organic matter, soil type, and climate. Little is known about the SOC sequestration efficiency of organic amendments in Vertisols. Thus, we conducted the research based on 29 years (1982–2011) of long-term fertilization experiment with a no fertilizer control and five fertilization regimes: CK (control, no fertilizer), NPK (mineral NPK fertilizers alone), NPK+1/2W (mineral NPK fertilizers combined with half the amount of wheat straw), NPK+W (mineral NPK fertilizers combined with full the amount of wheat straw), NPK+PM (mineral NPK fertilizers combined with pig manure) and NPK+CM (mineral NPK fertilizers combined cattle manure). Total mean annual C inputs were 0.45, 1.55, 2.66, 3.71, 4.68 and 6.56 ton/ha/yr for CK, NPK, NPKW1/2, NPKW, NPKPM and NPKCM, respectively. Mean SOC sequestration rate was 0.20 ton/ha/yr in the NPK treatment, and 0.39, 0.50, 0.51 and 0.97 ton/ha/yr in the NPKW1/2, NPKW, NPKPM, and NPKCM treatments, respectively. A linear relationship was observed between annual C input and SOC sequestration rate (SOCsequestration rate  = 0.16 Cinput –0.10, R = 0.95, P<0.01), suggesting a C sequestration efficiency of 16%. The Vertisol required an annual C input of 0.63 ton/ha/yr to maintain the initial SOC level. Moreover, the C sequestration efficiencies of wheat straw, pig manure and cattle manure were 17%, 11% and 17%, respectively. The results indicate that the Vertisol has a large potential to sequester SOC with a high efficiency, and applying cattle manure or wheat straw is a recommendable SOC sequestration practice in Vertisols.     

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.     

The effects of mineral fertilizer and organic manure on soil microbial community and diversity

The effects of mineral fertilizer (NPK) and organic manure on phospholipid fatty acid profiles and microbial functional diversity were investigated in a long-term (21-year) fertilizer experiment. The experiment included nine treatments: organic manure (OM), organic manure plus fertilizer NPK (OM + NPK), fertilizer NPK (NPK), fertilizer NP (NP), fertilizer NK (NK), fertilizer N (N), fertilizer P (P), fertilizer K (K), and the control (CK, without fertilization). The original soil was extremely eroded, characterized by low pH and deficiencies of nutrients, particularly N and P. The application of OM and OM + NPK greatly increased crop yields, soil pH, organic C, total N, P and K, available N, P and K content. Crop yields, soil pH, organic C, total N and available N were also clearly increased by the application of mineral NPK fertilizer. The amounts of total PLFAs, bacterial, Gram-negative and actinobacterial PLFAs were highest in the OM + NPK treatment, followed by the OM treatment, whilst least in the N treatment. The amounts of Gram-positive and anaerobic PLFAs were highest in the OM treatment whilst least in the P treatment and the control, respectively. The amounts of aerobic and fungal PLFAs were highest in the NPK treatment whilst least in the N and P treatment, respectively. The average well color development (AWCD) was significantly increased by the application of OM and OM + NPK, and the functional diversity indices including Shannon index (H ^′ ), Simpson index (D) and McIntosh index (U) were also significantly increased by the application of OM and OM + NPK. Principal component analysis (PCA) of PLFA profiles and C source utilization patterns were used to describe changes in microbial biomass and metabolic fingerprints from nine fertilizer treatments. The PLFA profiles from OM, OM + NPK, NP and NPK were significantly different from that of CK, N, P, K and NK, and C source utilization patterns from OM and OM + NPK were clearly different from organic manure deficient treatments (CK, N, P, K, NP, NK 6 and NPK). Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that total N, available P and soil pH significantly affected PLFA profiles and microbial functional diversity. Our results could provide a better understanding of the importance of organic manure plus balanced fertilization with N, P and K in promoting the soil microbial biomass, activity and diversity and thus enhancing crop growth and production.     

The Effects of Manure and Nitrogen Fertilizer Applications on Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in a High-Input Cropping System

With the goal of improving N fertilizer management to maximize soil organic carbon (SOC) storage and minimize N losses in high-intensity cropping system, a 6-years greenhouse vegetable experiment was conducted from 2004 to 2010 in Shouguang, northern China. Treatment tested the effects of organic manure and N fertilizer on SOC, total N (TN) pool and annual apparent N losses. The results demonstrated that SOC and TN concentrations in the 0-10cm soil layer decreased significantly without organic manure and mineral N applications, primarily because of the decomposition of stable C. Increasing C inputs through wheat straw and chicken manure incorporation couldn''t increase SOC pools over the 4 year duration of the experiment. In contrast to the organic manure treatment, the SOC and TN pools were not increased with the combination of organic manure and N fertilizer. However, the soil labile carbon fractions increased significantly when both chicken manure and N fertilizer were applied together. Additionally, lower optimized N fertilizer inputs did not decrease SOC and TN accumulation compared with conventional N applications. Despite the annual apparent N losses for the optimized N treatment were significantly lower than that for the conventional N treatment, the unchanged SOC over the past 6 years might limit N storage in the soil and more surplus N were lost to the environment. Consequently, optimized N fertilizer inputs according to root-zone N management did not influence the accumulation of SOC and TN in soil; but beneficial in reducing apparent N losses. N fertilizer management in a greenhouse cropping system should not only identify how to reduce N fertilizer input but should also be more attentive to improving soil fertility with better management of organic manure.