蚓粪和益生菌互作对土壤性状及番茄产量和品质的影响

本试验研究了两株益生细菌(巨大芽孢杆菌BM和解淀粉芽孢杆菌BA)与化肥和蚓粪配施对土壤性状、番茄产量和品质的影响．结果表明:与化肥相比,在等养分条件下蚓粪能够提高番茄产量、果实可溶性糖和蛋白质含量,并提高土壤pH和速效磷含量．与单施蚓粪相比,益生菌与蚓粪配施不仅能提高番茄产量、果实可溶性糖、蛋白质、维生素C含量和糖酸比,降低有机酸和硝态氮含量,而且增加了土壤pH和硝态氮含量,降低了土壤电导率;益生菌与化肥配施的效果不如益生菌与蚓粪配施．BA和BM与化肥或蚓粪配施时,番茄品质无显著差异,但BA配施蚓粪处理的番茄产量显著高于BM配施蚓粪处理;BM与化肥配施处理显著提高了土壤速效磷含量,而BA与蚓粪配施处理则显著提高了土壤速效钾含量．本研究表明,益生菌和蚓粪可替代化肥用于番茄生产和土壤肥力改良.     

番茄根内促生放线菌的分离鉴定及其促生效果

【背景】植物体内普遍存在一定数量的内生放线菌,对植物的生长发育具有促生作用。【目的】从番茄根内分离、筛选并鉴定出能够有效促进植物生长发育的内生放线菌,为生物菌肥的开发奠定基础。【方法】采用组织研磨培养法和放线菌分离培养基对番茄根内放线菌进行分离,利用Salkowski比色法、钼锑抗比色法和CAS平板检测法进一步筛选出具有较强促生特性的菌株,通过番茄和黄瓜苗期盆栽试验验证其促生效果。结合形态、生理生化以及16S r RNA基因序列相似性和系统发育分析,对菌株进行鉴定。【结果】分离筛选出一株吲哚乙酸(Indole-3-acetic acid,IAA)产量达25.56 mg/L的内生放线菌NEAU-D1,能够产生铁载体并且对多种难溶性磷酸盐具有良好溶解效果,通过16S r RNA基因序列分析,该菌株属链霉菌属。番茄和黄瓜苗期盆栽试验结果表明,接种该菌株的番茄幼苗其根长、株高、植株鲜重和干重较对照分别显著增加了9%、23%、47%和92%,而接种该菌株的黄瓜幼苗根长、株高、植株鲜重和干重较对照分别显著增加了43%、47%、134%和58%。【结论】链霉菌NEAU-D1可以作为潜在的促生菌资源用于设施蔬菜多功能生物菌肥的研发。     

Novel plant-microbe rhizosphere interaction involving Streptomyces lydicus WYEC108 and the pea plant (Pisum sativum)

A previously undescribed plant-microbe interaction between a root-colonizing Streptomyces species, S. lydicus WYEC108, and the legume Pisum sativum is described. The interaction is potentially of great importance to the health and growth in nature of this nodulating legume. The root-colonizing soil actinomycete S. lydicus WYEC108 influences pea root nodulation by increasing root nodulation frequency, possibly at the level of infection by Rhizobium spp. S. lydicus also colonizes and then sporulates within the surface cell layers of the nodules. Colonization leads to an increase in the average size of the nodules that form and improves the vigor of bacteroids within the nodules by enhancing nodular assimilation of iron and possibly other soil nutrients. Bacteroid accumulation of the carbon storage polymer, poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate, is reduced in colonized nodules. Root nodules of peas taken from agricultural fields in the Palouse hills of northern Idaho were also found to be colonized by actinomycete hyphae. We hypothesize that root and nodule colonization is one of several mechanisms by which Streptomyces acts as a naturally occurring plant growth-promoting bacterium in pea and possibly other leguminous plants.     

Wood Chip-Polyacrylamide Medium for Biocontrol Bacteria Decreases Verticillium dahliae Infection on Potato

The lack of consistent success of biological control of soilborne plant pathogens may be due to the introduction of the organism into a foreign environment. We hypothesized that wood chip-polyacrylamide (PAM) cores surrounding host plant roots could alter the soil environment to favour growth of introduced biocontrol microorganisms, thereby reducing Verticillium dahliae infection of potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) in a greenhouse. A 7cm diameter ×15cm deep hole (core) was drilled in the center of a 20 ×30cm deep pot (1.9 kg) containing soil infested with V. dahliae inoculum. Cores were then filled with wood chip-PAM-biocontrol organism mixtures. Soils that had Streptomyces lydicus inoculated into wood chip-PAM cores had lower levels of V. dahliae symptoms ( V vis ) and V. dahliae isolations ( V iso ) than all other treatments in three soils. V vis and V iso on plants growing in soils amended with S. lydicus or Pseudomona corrugata inoculated into the soil itself (without wood chip-PAM cores) did not differ from soils that were unamended with these biocontrol organisms. V. dahliae biomass was lower in wood chip-PAM cores inoculated with S. lydicus than control or wood chip-PAM cores without biocontrol bacteria. Soils with wood chip-PAM cores inoculated with S. lydicus or P. corrugata generally had higher microbial biomass/ V. dahliae biomass (MB/VB) ratios than control soils, or soils with S. lydicus or P. corrugata inoculated into the soil. Wood chipPAM cores alone and wood chip-PAM cores inoculated with S. lydicus had higher MB/VB ratios than wood chip-PAM cores inoculated with P. corrugata . V vis and V iso were curvilinearly correlated with the MB/VB ratios in negative relationships, respectively (r 2 = 0.68, r 2 = 0.68). As the MB/VB ratio increased, V vis and V iso decreased. Although field studies and economic evaluations are necessary, amending soil with wood chips-PAM and a biocontrol bacterium may be a valuable method to increase the effectiveness of biocontrol organisms.     

1株土壤放线菌的分类鉴定及其抗菌活性的研究

对从土壤微生物中筛选到的放线菌菌株1356进行分类学和抗菌活性的研究。采用多相分类法,对菌株的形态特征、培养特征、生理生化特性及16 SrRNA基因序列进行了研究。结果表明:该菌株的形态特征、培养特征、生理生化特性为链霉菌属的特征;16S rDNA序列分析及系统进化树分析表明其序列与灰色产色链霉菌的同源性最高;该菌株的发酵产物对番茄叶霉、白色念珠菌、小麦根腐菌等17种真菌均有不同程度的抑制作用。放线菌1356菌株具有广谱抗真菌活性而对细菌无作用;初步确定其为链霉菌属灰色产色链霉菌的一个亚种。     

Use of randomly amplified polymorphic DNA as a means of developing genus- and strain-specific Streptomyces DNA probes

We have analyzed 20 randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) primers against 36 Streptomyces strains, including 17 taxonomically undefined strains, 25 nonstreptomycete actinomycetes, and 12 outgroups consisting of gram-positive and -negative species. Most of the primers were useful in identifying unique DNA polymorphisms of all strains tested. We have used RAPD techniques to develop a genus-specific probe, one not necessarily targeting the ribosomal gene, for Streptomyces, and a strain-specific probe for the biological control agent Streptomyces lydicus WYEC108. In the course of these investigations, small-scale DNA isolations were also developed for efficiently isolating actinomycete DNA. Various modifications of isolation procedures for soil DNA were compared, and the reliability and specificity of the RAPD methodology were tested by specifically detecting the S. lydicus WYEC108 in DNA isolated from soil.     

Characterization of nickel-resistant bacteria isolated from serpentine soil

In the present study, heterotrophic nickel-resistant bacteria were isolated and characterized from three different serpentine outcrops in central Italy populated by the nickel-hyperaccumulating plant Alyssum bertolonii . Bacteria were isolated from the rhizosphere of the plant and from soil portions at various distances from the plant. The proportion of nickel-resistant cfu was higher in proximity to the plant than in free soil. A total of 138 isolates was collected and grouped into 47 different operational taxonomic units (OTUs) by means of amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) and into 25 heavy-metal resistant phenotypes. The phylogenetic position of strains belonging to 20 OTUs, representing more than the 70% of the total isolates, was determined by 16S rDNA sequencing. These analyses showed that the most represented genera in all three different outcrops were Pseudomonas and Streptomyces . Pseudomonas strains were found to be predominant in the plant rhizosphere, whereas Streptomyces strains were mainly present in the soil.     

杨树人工林根际古菌群落随细根生长的演变

研究细根不同生长时期根际土壤古菌群落组成结构差异,对深入了解林木细根与土壤微生物互作关系具有重要理论意义.依据细根表面颜色,采集杨树一级细根不同生长时期(白色新生根、黄色成熟根、褐色衰老根)根际土壤并提取微生物总DNA,采用特异性引物对古菌16S rDNA V4-V5区进行扩增,利用Illumina MiSeq平台进行古菌高通量测序分析.结果表明: 新生根和衰老根根际土壤古菌群落操作分类单元(OTU)丰富度相似,而成熟根根际土壤古菌群落OTU数量较少.新生根和成熟根根际土壤共同含有134个OTU;成熟根和衰老根根际土壤共同含有87个OTU,新生根和衰老根根际土壤共同拥有90个OTU.α多样性分析表明,成熟根根际土壤古菌群落Chao1指数和ACE指数显著低于新生根和衰老根根际土壤,而衰老根根际土壤古菌群落Simpson指数和Shannon指数显著低于新生根和成熟根根际土壤.PERMANOVA分析表明,新生根和衰老根根际土壤古菌群落组成有显著差异.物种注释显示,杨树根际土壤共包含12个古菌属,其中新生根5个、成熟根10个、衰老根6个.β多样性指数表明,杨树根际土壤古菌群落相似度随着细根的生长逐渐下降,不同生长阶段细根根际土壤的古菌群落结构有较大差异.其中,占绝对优势的古菌为氨氧化古菌Candidatus_Nitrososphaera,其相对丰度超过70%.且随细根生长发育,该类古菌在根际土壤中的丰度呈现上升趋势,表明其可能与细根的生长发育关系密切.     

Effects of mycorrhizae and chitin-hydrolysing microbes on Vicia faba

The effect of Streptomyces albovinaceus (S-22) and Bacillus sp. (B1) on the growth response, nodulation, nutrition and nitrogenase activities of faba bean (Vicia faba) varieties infected with Glomus mosseae under pot conditions in sterile soil amended with chitin was studied. The growth, nodulation, nutrients content and nitrogenase activity of mycorrhiza-treated plants of Giza-667 were significantly increased compared to untreated ones. Such increases were related to the increase in mycorrhizal root infection. Amendment of soil with chitin alone reduced the growth, nodulation, total nitrogen contents and nitrogenase activities of mycorrhiza-treated faba bean plants (Giza-667) compared to untreated plants. Inoculation of plants with S. albovinaceus or Bacillus sp. significantly increased the level of mycorrhizal roots infection, but addition of chitin to the soil in combination with Bacillus sp. reduced the mycorrhizal infection of faba bean roots. Highest phosphorus contents of faba bean Giza-667 were recorded after G. mosseae inoculation in the presence of all treatments. Similar results were observed for the other varieties. The microbial populations were significantly increased in rhizospheres amended with chitin. Such increases were not in response to the mycorrhizal inoculation. Generally, the microflora of faba bean rhizospheres was increased after treatment with G. mosseae in the absence of chitin amendment alone compared with non-mycorrhizal rhizospheres.     

利迪链霉菌M01对番茄生长、青枯病发病率及根际细菌群落组成的影响

【背景】利迪链霉菌(Streptomyces lydicus)对多种作物均有较好的促生效果,且对病原真菌具有广谱抑制作用,但该菌对细菌性青枯病的防控研究较少。【目的】探究利迪链霉菌M01能否促进番茄生长并抑制番茄青枯病,以及M01对番茄生长的影响是否通过影响根际细菌群落结构实现。【方法】采用温室盆栽试验和扩增子高通量测序技术研究M01对番茄生长、青枯病发病率及根际细菌群落组成的影响。【结果】施用利迪链霉菌M01的番茄植株鲜重、干重、株高、用土壤与作物分析开发(soil and plant analyzer develotrnent, SPAD)方法测量的叶绿素浓度、根系活力和植株P含量比对照分别提高了22.7%、12.5%、16.0%、28.1%、18.4%和17.9%,其中对株高、SPAD值和植株磷含量影响显著(P<0.05)。M01处理延缓了番茄青枯病的发病时间,接种9周后发病率比对照降低了41.8%。此外,M01对番茄根际细菌群落无显著影响(门水平群落组成,P=0.4;属水平群落组成,P=0.4)。【结论】利迪链霉菌M01可促进番茄植株生长并抑制番茄青枯病,利迪链霉菌M01对番茄生长的影响并非通过调控根际细菌群落实现。     

Characterization of streptomyces lydicus WYEC108 as a potential biocontrol agent against fungal root and seed rots.

The actinomycete Streptomyces lydicus WYEC108 showed strong in vitro antagonism against various fungal plant pathogens in plate assays by producing extracellular antifungal metabolites. When Pythium ultimum or Rhizoctonia solani was grown in liquid medium with S. lydicus WYEC108, inhibition of growth of the fungi was observed. When WYEC108 spores or mycelia were used to coat pea seeds, the seeds were protected from invasion by P. ultimum in an oospore-enriched soil. While 100% of uncoated control seeds were infected by P. ultimum within 48 h after planting, less than 40% of coated seeds were infected. When the coated seeds were planted in soil 24 h prior to introduction of the pathogen, 96 h later, less than 30% of the germinating seeds were infected. Plant growth chamber studies were also carried out to test for plant growth effects and for suppression by S. lydicus WYEC108 of Pythium seed rot and root rot. When WYEC108 was applied as a spore-peat moss-sand formulation (10(8) CFU/g) to P. ultimum-infested sterile or nonsterile soil planted with pea and cotton seeds, significant increases in average plant stand, plant length, and plant weight were observed in both cases compared with untreated control plants grown in similar soils. WYEC108 hyphae colonized and were able to migrate downward with the root as it elongated. Over a period of 30 days, the population of WYEC108 colonized emerging roots of germinating seeds and remained stable (10(5) CFU/g) in the rhizosphere, whereas the nonrhizosphere population of WYEC108 declined at least 100-fold (from 10(5) to 10(3) or fewer CFU/g). The stability of the WYEC108 population incubated at 25 degrees C in the formulation, in sterile soil, and in nonsterile soil was also evaluated. In all three environments, the population of WYEC108 maintained its size for 90 days or more. When pea, cotton, and sweet corn seeds were placed into sterile and nonsterile soils containing 10(6) or more CFU of WYEC108 per g, it colonized the emerging roots. After a 1-week growing period, WYEC108 populations of 10(5) CFU/g (wet weight) of root were found on pea roots in the amended sterile soil environment versus 10(4) CFU/g in amended nonsterile soil. To further study the in vitro interaction between the streptomycete and P. ultimum, mycelia of WYEC108 were mixed with oospores of P. ultimum in agar, which was then used as a film to coat slide coverslips.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)     

Isolation and characterization of endophytic Streptomyces strains from surface-sterilized tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) roots

AIMS: To isolate endophytic Streptomyces strains from tomato and examine their antimicrobial activity. METHODS: Endophytic Streptomyces strains were isolated using surface-sterilization methods and identified by morphological characteristics. Antimicrobial activities were measured by the agar plate sensitivity method. Antifungal activity in vivo was measured by seedling mortality in infested soils. RESULTS: Twenty-one per cent of endophytic streptomycete isolates produced antibacterial metabolites and 41% produced antifungal metabolites in S medium. Sixty-five per cent of the most frequently isolated strains inhibited the growth of Rhizoctonia solani by the antibiosis assay but only 32% produced metabolites active against R. solani in S medium. Growth promotion and enhanced disease resistance of seedlings inoculated with Streptomyces sp. strain S30 were observed in tomato but not in cucumber seedlings. CONCLUSIONS: Endophytic Streptomyces spp. strains were successfully isolated using stringent methods and strain S30 promoted growth and enhanced resistance to R. solani in tomato seedlings. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Endophytic streptomycetes showing antifungal activity in vitro and in vivo may indicate the potential for their use as biocontrol agents particularly of R. solani disease of tomato seedlings.     

Garden-waste-vermicompost leachate alleviates salinity stress in tomato seedlings by mobilizing salt tolerance mechanisms

The incidence of salinity-induced plant stress as a result of natural and anthropogenic factors in arid and semi-arid agricultural lands is great. In South Africa alone, 9 % of irrigated agricultural land is salt-affected. Commercial fertilizers used for improving soil nutrient levels are costly and affect the quality, lifespan and sustainability of soil and water resources. Organic farming practices are based on cost-effective and environmentally-aware management systems. Vermicompost leachate (VCL) is a vermicompost-derived liquid product that has become recognised as a suitable soil amendment product. Commercial tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill var. Heinz-1370) seedlings were subjected to sodium chloride (NaCl) concentrations of 0, 25, 50 and 100 mM and were treated with 1:10 (v/v) WizzardWorms VCL prepared in Hoagland’s nutrient solution under greenhouse conditions. Morphological characters of VCL-treated tomato seedlings showed improved root growth and stimulated overall aboveground growth with significantly higher numbers of leaves, greater stem thickness and increased leaf area, even at a high NaCl-tested concentration (100 mM). The accumulation of compatible solutes such as proline and total soluble sugars indicate an induced salt tolerance or adaptive mechanism in VCL-treated tomato seedlings. The current investigation demonstrates the potential of an organic liquid to maximise tomato productivity by improving seedling growth performance under salt stress conditions.     

Effects of application of Rhodopseudomonas sp. on seed germination and growth of tomato under axenic conditions

Purple nonsulfur bacteria were isolated from river sediments and their growth promoting capabilities on tomato were examined. Isolated strains KL9 and BL6 were identified as Rhodopseudomonas spp. by 16S rDNA sequence analysis. Rhodopseudomonas strain KL9 maximally produced 5.56 mM/ min/mg protein and 67.2 microM/min/mg protein of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA), respectively, which may be one of the mechanisms of plant growth enhancement. The germination percentage of tomato seed, total length, and dry mass of germinated tomato seedling increased by 30.2%, 71.1%, and 270.8%, respectively, compared with those of the uninoculated control 7 days after inoculation of strain KL9. The lengths of the root and shoot of germinated seedling treated with 3 mM tryptophan, a precursor of IAA, increased by 104.4% and 156.5%, respectively, 7 days after inoculation of strain KL9. Rhodopseudomonas KL9 increased 123.5% and 54% of the root and shoot lengths of germinated seedling, respectively, treated with 15 mM glycine and succinate, precursors of ALA. This plant growth promoting capability of purple nonsulfur bacteria may be a candidate for a biofertilizer in agriculture.     

长期施肥对黄土旱塬农田土壤有机磷组分及小麦产量的影响

研究长期施肥对黄土旱塬农田土壤有机磷组分及小麦产量的影响,可为提高磷素转化利用率及合理利用肥料提供理论支持。本研究依托长武旱塬农田生态系统长期(1984—2016年)定位试验站,选取不施肥(CK)、单施氮肥(N)、单施磷肥(P)、施氮磷肥(NP)、单施有机肥(M)、氮肥配施有机肥(MN)、磷肥配施有机肥(MP)、氮磷肥配施有机肥(MNP)8个处理,研究其对土壤有机磷组分、小麦产量和土壤性质的影响。结果表明: 长期施肥后土壤有机磷含量为244.7～429.1 mg·kg^-1,除N处理外,其余各处理有机磷含量比CK均显著增加了15.4%～47.9%。长期施用磷肥改变了黄土旱塬农田表层土壤(0～20 cm)各有机磷组分含量,MP、MNP处理显著提高了活性有机磷及中活性有机磷含量;N、P和NP处理显著降低了中稳性有机磷含量;N、P、NP、MN、MP、MNP处理均显著提高了高稳性有机磷含量。各处理土壤有机磷组分与总有机磷含量比值为:中活性有机磷>高稳性有机磷>活性有机磷>中稳性有机磷。长期施肥后,与CK相比,氮、磷肥配施,尤其是与有机肥配施,显著增加了小麦生物产量和籽粒产量。土壤指标中,有机质、速效磷和无机磷与小麦产量呈显著正相关。MP、M处理可以显著提高黄土旱塬黑垆土中的速效磷、总磷、总无机磷、活性有机磷和中活性有机磷含量,表明有机肥与磷肥配施可以提高该地区更容易被作物吸收的磷组分。总之,氮磷肥配施并配施有机肥可以提高该地区磷供给,对小麦增产有促进作用,对提高黄土旱塬地区土壤质量有重要意义。     

Effects of Ruta graveolens leaves on soil characteristics and on seed germination and early seedling growth of four crop species

Effects of rue (Ruta graveolens) leaves on soil characteristics and on germination and seedling growth of four crop species (radish, zucchini, cauliflower and tomato) were investigated. Soil not previously associated with rue was mulched and amended with its fresh leaves. The objectives of the present study were to determine: (i) the changes in soil chemical characteristics after addition of rue leaves, (ii) the growth responses in soils treated with R. graveolens leaves, and (iii) whether the soil chemistry changes affect plant growth. Results indicate that soil incorporated with rue leaves had higher values of water‐soluble phenolics, electrical conductivity and nitrate, and lower pH values compared to untreated soil. Seed germination of radish and tomato was suppressed in covered and amended soils compared to control soil. Seedling development for all the species was suppressed in incorporated and amended soil, compared to the rue‐free soil. Correlations between soil chemical characteristics, germination and seedling growth of plants are also discussed.     

温度和施磷对石灰性潮土小麦苗期生长及磷形态的影响

以石灰性潮土为对象,通过盆栽试验研究温度和磷肥对小麦苗期生长和土壤无机磷形态转化的影响.结果表明: 温度和磷肥是影响小麦生长的重要因子,但二者交互作用影响不显著.温度对小麦生长的影响大于施用磷肥,15 ℃是小麦苗期的适宜生长温度.与不施磷肥(-P)处理相比,5 ℃下,施磷肥(＋P)处理显著促进了小麦生长,小麦地上部、根部生物量分别提高18.2%、33.3%,地上部、根部磷素积累量分别提高30.6%、13.3%,根冠比、株高、分蘖、根系活力分别提高3.5%、10.0%、10.5%、70.3%;15 ℃下,施用磷肥对小麦生物量、分蘖影响不显著,但小麦地上部、根部磷素积累量分别提高32.3%、23.8%,根冠比、株高、根系活力分别提高15.6%、2.5%、32.8%;25 ℃下施用磷肥对小麦生长没有促进作用. 3种温度下,施磷能显著增加各处理土壤有效磷(Olsen-P)、二钙磷(Ca₂-P)、八钙磷(Ca₈-P)、铝磷(Al-P)和铁磷(Fe-P)含量.-P和+P处理下,温度对Ca₂-P含量影响不显著,对Olsen-P、Ca₈-P、Fe-P、Al-P含量影响显著.Ca₈-P、Fe-P含量表现为5 ℃>15 ℃>25 ℃;Al-P含量表现为25 ℃>15 ℃>5 ℃.小麦苗期可以吸收利用根际土壤Ca₂-P、Ca₈-P、Al-P、Fe-P,而Al-P、Fe-P对小麦的有效性明显低于Ca₂-P、Ca₈-P.各处理pH、闭蓄态磷(O-P)和十钙磷(Ca₁₀-P)差异不显著.总之,温度主要通过影响小麦生长来影响磷素吸收,低温下施用磷肥能显著促进小麦生长,高温能加速石灰性土壤有效磷的固定,施磷能缓解这一过程.     

Phosphorus and intraspecific density alter plant responses to arbuscular mycorrhizas

We investigated how phosphorus availability, intraspecific density, and their interaction affect plant responses to arbuscular mycorrhizas. Four facultatively mycotrophic species: chile, cilantro, tomato, and corn were examined separately in pot experiments that employed a tropical phosphorus-immobilizing soil. Each experiment comprised nine soluble phosphorus additions, two levels of intraspecific plant density, and inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi or not. High phosphorus signi- ficantly diminished mycorrhizal colonization of corn, cilantro, and tomato, but not chile, which was highly variably colonized. Corn roots were colonized by other root-inhabiting fungi, and mycorrhizas significantly reduced colonization by these potential root parasites. High phosphorus significantly increased relative growth rates (RGR) of all species, and high density significantly reduced RGR of cilantro, tomato, and corn. Chile showed little growth at any but the highest phosphorus additions, and consequently had no RGR response to density or mycorrhizas. Mycorrhiza inoculation caused transient depression of corn growth during the first month, but mycorrhizas increased corn RGR during the second month of growth. Both RGR and dry weights at harvest, cilantro, tomato, and corn benefited from mycorrhizas at low phosphorus availability, but this benefit diminished or changed to disadvantage as phosphorus availability increased. At low phosphorus availability, high density increased the dry weight of mycorrhizal cilantro and thereby amplified the benefit of mycorrhizas. At high phosphorus availability, increased density diminished the effects of mycorrhizas on dry weight, reducing mycorrhiza benefit to tomato and chile and reducing mycorrhiza detriment to cilantro. This study demonstrates that for three of the four plant species examined, phosphorus availability, intraspecific density, and their interaction significantly modify plant responses to arbuscular mycorrhizas.     

Interactive effects of molybdenum and phosphorus fertilizers on photosynthetic characteristics of seedlings and grain yield of Brassica napus

A pot experiment with acid yellow–brown soil was conducted to investigate the interactive effects of molybdenum (Mo) and phosphorus (P) fertilizers on the photosynthetic characteristics of seedlings and grain yield of Brassica napus which is sensitive to soil P and Mo deficiency. Both Mo and P fertilizers were applied at three levels (0 mg Mo kg^?1, 0.15 mg Mo kg^?1, 0.30 mg Mo kg^?1 soil; 0 mg P kg^?1, 80 mg P kg^?1, 160 mg P kg^?1 soil). The results showed that P fertilizer application increased grain yield, soluble sugar concentrations of seedling leaves, DM and P accumulation of seedling shoots of Brassica napus in the absence or presence of Mo fertilizer. In contrast, Mo fertilizer increased these parameters only in the presence of P fertilizer. Mo accumulation in shoots, chlorophyll concentrations and net photosynthesis rate (P _n) of seedling leaves were increased by both Mo and P fertilizers, particularly with the combination of the two fertilizers. The results also showed that the Mo and P fertilizers increased photosynthetic rate through two different mechanisms, with Mo increasing photosynthetic activity of mesophyll cells, and P increasing stomatal conductance. The results demonstrate that there was a synergetic effect on photosynthesis and grain yield between Mo and P fertilizers and it is conducive for Brassica napus growth to co-apply the two fertilizers.     

水溶性有机物对水田土壤中水溶性氮磷含量及其利用率的影响

采用田间微区试验,研究了施用有机物料对土壤氮磷的变化动态及活性的影响.结果表明,水稻生长过程中土壤溶液中水溶性氮（铵态氮、硝态氮）及磷的含量都随着时间的延长而下降,且氮、磷含量的变化与施入的化学肥料量以及溶液中DOC含量有关;有机物料施用增加了水稻的生物量和对氮、磷的吸收利用;15N示踪显示,与对照的化肥处理相比,施用有机物料处理的微区氮肥利用率及土壤残留率明显增加,同时减少了土壤氮磷的损失.