长期培肥黑土微生物量碳动态变化及影响因素

以东北典型黑土区长期采用2种不同量有机肥(M2、M4)、化肥(NPK)和不施肥(CK)4种方式培肥土壤为研究对象,对生长季微生物量碳的动态变化进行研究．结果表明,施用有机肥,微生物量碳显著高于施用化肥和不施肥,容量在620mg·kg^-1以上．在各处理中。微生物量碳大小顺序为M4>M2>NPK≥CK．M2、M4微生物量碳最大峰值出现在抽雄吐丝期,NPK最大峰值出现在播种期,CK最大峰值出现在蜡熟期,季节性变化平稳．施肥数量和种类不同所引起的微生物量碳的差异,并未因季节变化及玉米生育时期影响而改变．微生物量碳的动态变化与绝大多数黑土生物、理化特性指标动态变化无显著相关性;与黑土生物、理化特性。植物氮、磷、钾及作物籽粒粗蛋白含量之间存在较好的正相关性．     

长期培肥黑土微生物量磷动态变化及影响因素

长期采用两种不同量有机肥(M2、M4)、化肥(NPK)方式培肥黑土,研究微生物量P在作物生长季动态变化．结果表明。施用有机肥微生物量P显著高于施用化肥(NPK)和不施肥(CK),微生物量P分别为M48．75～47．68mg·kg^-1,M2 3．02～37．16mg·kg^-1,NPK1．59～10．62mg·kg^-1,CK0．76～6．74mg·kg^-1之间,波动性较大．M4、M2处理微生物量P最大值出现在抽雄吐丝期,NPK、CK处理最大值出现在大喇叭口期;施肥数量和种类不同所引起的黑土微生物量P的差异并未因季节变化及玉米生育时期影响而明显改变．微生物量P的动态变化与绝大多数黑土生物、理化特性指标的动态变化没有显著的相关性;微生物量P与黑土生物、理化特性(除全钾外),植物氮、磷、钾含量有极显著的正相关关系,与黑土含水量呈显著正相关关系．     

Microbiological indicators of soil quality and degradation following conversion of native forests to continuous croplands

Deforestation resulting from forest conversion to agricultural land use is an important issue worldwide. This phenomenon is known to influence the activity and size of soil microbial community due to changes in environmental conditions with subsequent losses of soil organic matter (SOM) and soil quality degradation. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between soil organic carbon (SOC) losses and enzyme activities following land use conversion from native forests to continuous croplands. The amount of soil microbial biomass carbon (SMBC) and the activity of five soil enzymes (i.e., urease, invertase, alkaline phosphatase, acid phosphatase and arylsulfatase) were measured in croplands derived from forests and adjacent natural forests all on similar soil type at Gorgan site located in Northeast Iran. The content of SMBC decreased (47–83%) with deforestation at both soil sampling depths (0–20 and 20–40 cm). With the exception of phosphatases, the absolute activities of soil enzymes (activity on a soil mass basis) tended to decrease significantly (15–35%) with continuous cultivation. However, the specific enzyme activities expressed either per unit of SOC or SMBC tended to increase (about 1.5–5.5 times) with conversion of forestlands to croplands. The significant positive correlation between enzyme activity per SMBC and C turnover rate may imply that a faster C cycle and loss due to deforestation is related to a greater enzymatic activity by a smaller size of microbial biomass in cropland soils. In brief, the specific activities of soil enzymes could be used to reveal SOM losses and soil degradation in natural forest ecosystems, and to identify changes in soil quality and fertility following deforestation. Changes or improvements in soil management such as cessation of cultivation or implementing agricultural practices that stop or minimize soil disturbance are most likely needed to stop further soil degradation, restore soil quality and rebuild SOC stocks to offset CO₂ emissions in these ecosystems.     

Season mediates herbivore effects on litter and soil microbial abundance and activity in a semi-arid woodland

Herbivores can directly impact ecosystem function by altering litter quality of an ecosystem or indirectly by shifting the composition of microbial communities that mediate nutrient processes. We examined the effects of tree susceptibility and resistance to herbivory on litter microarthropod and soil microbial communities to test the general hypothesis that herbivore driven changes in litter inputs and soil microclimate will feedback to the microbial community. Our study population consisted of individual piñon pine trees that were either susceptible or resistant to the stem-boring moth (Dioryctria albovittella) and susceptible piñon pine trees from which the moth herbivores have been manually removed since 1982. Moth herbivory increased piñon litter nitrogen concentrations (16%) and decreased canopy precipitation interception (28%), both potentially significant factors influencing litter and soil microbial communities. Our research resulted in three major findings: (1) In spite of an apparent increase in litter quality, herbivory did not change litter microarthropod abundance or species richness. (2) However, susceptibility to herbivores strongly influenced bulk soil microbial communities (i.e., 52% greater abundance beneath herbivore-resistant and herbivore-removal trees than susceptible trees) and alkaline phosphatase activity (i.e., 412% increase beneath susceptible trees relative to other groups). (3) Season had a strong influence on microbial communities (i.e., microbial biomass and alkaline phosphatase activity increased after the summer rains), and their response to herbivore inputs, in this semi-arid ecosystem. Thus, during the dry season plant resistance and susceptibility to a common insect herbivore had little or no observable effects on the belowground organisms and processes we studied, but after the rains, some pronounced effects emerged.     

The effects of different urban land use patterns on soil microbial biomass nitrogen and enzyme activities in urban area of Beijing, China

Soil microbes are affected by various abiotic and biotic factors in urban ecosystem due to land use change. The effects of different land use patterns on soil microbial properties and soil quality are, however, largely unknown. This study compared soil nutrient status, microbial biomass nitrogen and enzyme activities under five different land use patterns—nature forest, park, farmland, street green, and roadside tree sites at various soil depths in Beijing, China. The results showed that soil properties were significantly affected by urban land use patterns and soil depths in the urban environment. Compared to forest sites, soil nutrients were markedly decreased in other land use patterns, except the highest soil organic matter content in roadside tree sites in 0–10 cm soil layer. Soil microbial biomass nitrogen showed the order as follows: nature forest > park > farmland > street green > roadside tree in 0–10 cm soil layer, and it decreased along with the soil depth gradient. Furthermore, urease activity was highest in nature forest and lowest in street green and roadside tree soils in each depth, while the activity of protease ranged between 0.84 and 3.94 mg g^?1 with the peak appeared in roadside tree at 30–40 cm soil layers. Nitrate reductase activity was also extremely higher in street green than other land use patterns. Correlation analyses suggested that change of soil microbial biomass and enzyme activity in different land use patterns were mainly controlled by nutrient availability and soil fertility in urban soils.     

Plant and soil microbial responses to defoliation in temperate semi-natural grassland

There is much interest in understanding the nature of feedback mechanisms between plants and soil organisms in grazed ecosystems. In this study, we examine the effects of different intensities of defoliation on the growth of three dominant grass species, and observe how these plant responses relate to the biomass and activity of the microbial community in the root zone. Our data show that grassland plants with varying tolerances to grazing have markedly different growth responses to defoliation, and that these responses vary with the intensity of cutting. Defoliation of grasses which are tolerant to grazing, namely Festuca rubra and Cynosurus cristatus, leads to a reduction in root mass and an increase in the allocation of resources to shoots. In contrast, defoliation of a grass with low tolerance to grazing, Anthoxanthum odoratum, had little effect on root mass, but increased the relative allocation of resources below-ground. In all plant species, defoliation led to an increase in soil microbial biomass and C use efficiency in the root zone. This response was greatest in the root zone of A. odoratum and is likely to be related to changes in root exudation pattern following defoliation. The significance of these changes in relation to soil nutrient dynamics and plant nutrient uptake during regrowth require further exploration. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

A substrate-induced growth-response method for estimating the biomass of microbial functional groups in soil and aquatic systems

Abstract A substrate-induced growth-response (SIGR) method is presented for estimating the biomass or density of microorganisms capable of carrying out specific metabolic functions in natural and human-made systems. The biomass of active organisms can be estimated based on the concentration of substrate needed to induce the growth of the standing population. Curves of substrate mineralization or depletion are used as indirect indicators of growth. Estimates of population size are obtained by using non-linear regression techniques to fit simple models, that contain biologically relevant parameters, to the substrate mineralization curves. In the present study, the SIGR method was used to estimate the numbers of organisms capable of mineralizing 2,4-dinitrophenol in soil and in a model waste-treatment system. The SIGR approach was tested by comparison of model estimates to estimates for the same parameters obtained by independent means.     

保护性耕作对土壤微生物量及活性的影响

研究保护性耕作对土壤微生物特性的影响对于土壤管理具有重要意义。试验研究了保护性耕作对麦田土壤微生物量碳、活跃微生物量、土壤呼吸、呼吸商的影响。前3项采用的方法分别是:基质诱导呼吸法、呼吸曲线数学分析法和CO2释放量法。结果表明,保护性耕作土壤微生物量碳0～10cm土层大于10～20cm土层,而常规耕作两土层间无明显差异。秸秆还田在播种前、越冬期和起身期能显著提高土壤微生物量碳,而开花期和收获期则降低土壤微生物量碳。少耕还田10～20cm土层微生物具有较强的养分调控作用。保护性耕作利于0～10cm土层活跃微生物量的提高。秸秆还田和保护性耕作在耕作作业初期(越冬期和起身期)能增强土壤呼吸速率;在耕作作业后期(开花期和收获期)能显著降低土壤呼吸速率。免耕秸秆覆盖在10～20cm土层呼吸商较高,而常规耕作无秸秆还田在0～10cm土层呼吸商较高。土壤微生物量碳和呼吸商是衡量土壤微生物特性的重要指标。     

玉米根茬留田对土壤微生物量碳和酶活性动态变化特征的影响

通过田间试验分析了玉米根茬留田对土壤生物活性动态变化的影响,结果表明,玉米根茬留田对提高土壤微生物量碳含量和土壤脲酶、磷酸酶、纤维素酶以及转化酶活性效果显著。动态变化特征表明,各处理的土壤微生物量碳和4种酶活性均在播种后60d左右出现高峰。此时正值作物生育旺盛时期,利于作物生长发育,说明玉米根茬留田配施化肥的培肥土壤效果显著,而且可以保持玉米持续高产稳产。     

Response of compost maturity and microbial community composition to pentachlorophenol (PCP)-contaminated soil during composting

Two composting piles were prepared by adding to a mixture of rice straw, vegetables and bran: (i) raw soil free from pentachlorophenol (PCP) contamination (pile A) and (ii) PCP-contaminated soil (pile B). It was shown by the results that compost maturity characterized by water soluble carbon (WSC), TOC/TN ratio, germination index (GI) and dehydrogenase activity (DA) was significantly affected by PCP exposure, which resulted in an inferior degree of maturity for pile B. DGGE analysis revealed an inhibited effect of PCP on compost microbial abundance. The bacteria community shifts were mainly consistent with composting factors such as temperature, pH, moisture content and substrates. By contrast, the fungal communities were more sensitive to PCP contamination due to the significant correlation between fungal community shifts and PCP removal. Therefore, the different microbial community compositions for properly evaluating the degree of maturity and PCP contamination were suggested.     

Methodological aspects of microcalorimetry used to assess the dynamics of microbial activity during composting

Isothermal microcalorimetry is a sensitive non-invasive analytical tool that can become useful in research on compost and other biosolids. The aim of the present study was to address several methodological aspects that are critical to the use of microcalorimetry to assess the dynamics of microbial activity in such systems. The results show that: (1) The calorimetric baseline is strongly influenced by the run temperature in the range relevant to composting systems (20–60 °C), and is also affected by addition of the water that is required to maintain or optimize microbial activity, presumably because some water evaporates through ampoule gaskets. (2) Amending mature compost with readily available substrates requires additional careful baseline treatment. (3) Sample heterogeneity can be successfully minimized by passing through a 2-mm sieve. Additional size separation can be useful to enable focusing on the more active fractions. (4) Oxygen depletion is a key feature in batch calorimetric analysis; for samples of highly active composts or manure, the total amount of heat released relative to the oxygen available in the ampoule may indicate the co-existence of anaerobic and aerobic metabolic pathways. Finally, practical recommendations for microcalorimetry analyses of pre-mature and mature composts are outlined.     

不同秸秆还田和耕作方式对夏玉米农田土壤呼吸及微生物活性的影响

采用基质诱导呼吸法和CO2释放量法,研究了冬小麦季长期不同耕作方式(常规翻耕、免耕和深松)和秸秆处理(秸秆还田和无秸秆还田)对夏玉米田土壤呼吸及微生物活性的影响.结果表明:秸秆还田和保护性耕作主要在O～ 10 cm土层起作用.秸秆还田能明显提高土壤微生物生物量碳和微生物活性,降低呼吸熵,在苗期和开花期提高土壤呼吸,而在灌浆期、腊熟期和收获期降低土壤呼吸;在相同秸秆处理条件下,深松和免耕比常规翻耕能显著降低土壤呼吸和呼吸熵,提高微生物生物量碳和微生物活性.整个生育期,秸秆还田结合保护性耕作能显著提高微生物生物量碳和微生物活性,降低呼吸熵,与常规翻耕无秸秆还田相比,深松秸秆还田和免耕秸秆还田0～10 cm土层微生物生物量碳平均提高了95.8％和74.3％,微生物活性提高了97.1％和74.2％.     

免耕与留茬对土壤微生物量C、N及酶活性的影响

2005～2008年在内蒙古呼和浩特市清水河县进行定位试验,设免耕留低茬(NL)、免耕留高茬覆盖(NHS)和传统耕翻(T)3种耕作处理方式.结果表明:(1)免耕留高茬覆盖及免耕留低茬长期实施,能显著提高表层土壤有机质、全氮、全钾、碱解氮、速效磷和速效钾含量,且免耕留高茬覆盖处理比传统耕翻分别提高了11%、41%、22%、15%、29%、27%、13%;在测定各个时期内,土壤各营养指标含量整体趋势为NHS＞NL＞T.(2)免耕留高茬覆盖及免耕留低茬耕作方式有利于提高土壤微生物量C、N含量,在各测定时期均以免耕留高茬覆盖处理的土壤微生物量C、N含量最高,传统耕翻最低.与传统耕翻相比,免耕留高茬覆盖处理土壤微生物量C、N含量分别平均提高了69%、43%;测定各个时期,不同处理土壤生物量C、N含量均以7月份含量最高、5月份次之、10月份最低.(3)免耕留高茬覆盖及免耕留低茬处理土壤碱性磷酸酶、蔗糖酶、过氧化氢酶活性和脲酶活性高于传统耕翻,整个测定期内免耕留高茬覆盖处理4种酶平均活性,分别较传统耕翻增加了57%、82%、93%和25%;春季土壤酶活性开始增强,在7月份蔗糖酶、过氧化氢酶和脲酶活性达到最大值,而碱性磷酸酶的峰值出现在6月份.土壤微生物量C、N及土壤酶活性是评价土壤质量的重要因子.     

Identification of soil quality indicators for assessing the effect of different tillage practices through a soil quality index in a semi-arid environment

Tillage is known to potentially affect soil quality in various ways. In this study, a soil quality index (SQI) was developed by quantifying several soil attributes either sensitive or insensitive to physical disturbance, using factor analysis as a dimension reduction technique, in order to discriminate different tillage systems. Soil properties including physical (MWD), chemical (pH, organic C, total N, available P and POM contents) and microbial (MBC, MBN, PCM, PNM and three enzymes) parameters were measured to establish a minimum data set (MDS) for the assessment of overall SQI. The soil attributes were determined on samples (0–20 cm depth) collected under moldboard (MP) and disk (DP) plows as conventional tillage (CT), and rotary (RP) and chisel (CP) plows as reduced tillage (RT) systems with a similar plant C input rate and cover crop over a period of six years (2005–2011) in a semi-arid calcareous soil (Calcixerepts) from Central Iran. Results indicated a clear difference in soil quality among the tillage systems with a significant increase of SQI under RT over time, particularly under CP practices. Although RT improved most soil microbial attributes, not all attributes contributed to SQI because of their close interrelationship. The final SQI consisted only of geometric mean of microbial activity (GMA, the square root of the product of PCM and PNM) and geometric mean of enzyme activity (GME, the cube root of the product of enzyme activities). Soil GME and GMA were found to be as key indicators contributing 55% and 36% to SQI, respectively. Therefore, the GME and GMA were the most important indicators effectively discriminating tillage systems, and could be used to monitor the enhancement of soil quality under RT in this semiarid environment. The influence of tillage year on SQI was greater than that of tillage practices. In conclusion, RT systems were characterized by a higher value of SQI, suggesting a good recovery of soil capacity and functions after abandoning CT in the studied area. Smallholder farmers should therefore be aware of the potential for high soil quality in future as a result of continuing RT systems, especially with surface tillage using CP practices.     

长期培肥黑土脲酶活性动态变化及其影响因素

以东北典型黑土区长期(自1980年)不同培肥试验地土壤为研究对象,采用两种不同量有机肥、化肥和不施肥4个处理,对土壤脲酶在作物生长季的动态变化进行研究。结果表明,施用有机肥,生长季黑土脲酶活性明显高于施用化肥和不施肥,其生长季脲酶保护容量在160mg·kg^-1·h^-1以上,季节性变化平稳。保持土壤脲酶免遭变性、免遭分解作用显著．脲酶活性的动态变化与绝大多数土壤生物、理化特性指标的动态变化没有明显的相关性;与土壤生物、理化特性,植物N、P、K有极显著的正相关关系;与土壤含水量、籽粒粗蛋白含量呈显著正相关关系。     

长期施肥对玉米生育期土壤微生物量碳氮及酶活性的影响

以小麦-玉米轮作长期肥料定位试验为平台,探讨不同养分管理对玉米生育期塿土微生物量碳、氮和酶活性动态变化的影响。试验包括6个处理,分别为不施肥(CK)、单施氮肥(N)、氮磷配合(NP)、氮磷钾配合(NPK)、NPK+秸秆(SNPK)以及有机肥+NPK(MNPK)。结果表明玉米生育期土壤微生物量碳、氮变化显著。不同施肥管理下土壤微生物量碳、氮的高低显著性分别为MNPK>SNPK、NP、NPK>N、CK。玉米生育期内土壤酶活性也变化显著,蔗糖酶、脲酶和纤维素酶在玉米抽雄期达到活性高峰,而磷酸酶在玉米拔节期出现活性高峰。不同施肥管理对土壤酶活性的影响总体表现为MNPK处理最高,其次为SNPK处理,再次为NPK和NP处理,N和CK处理最低。不同施肥处理间土壤微生物量碳、氮以及酶活性与土壤有机碳、全氮、速效磷水平密切相关。塿土长期施用氮磷或氮磷钾化肥可以提高土壤微生物量碳、氮以及酶活性。一季作物秸秆还田配合氮磷钾化肥与氮磷钾相比有提高土壤微生物量碳、氮以及酶活性的趋势。在等氮量下,有机肥配合化肥与其他施肥模式相比,均显著提升土壤化学肥力因素、微生物量碳氮和酶活性。因此,塿土上建议进行有机无机肥配合以提高土壤肥力,保持土壤生物健康。     

不同有机肥对土壤镉锌生物有效性的影响

在南方典型稻田设置连续4年施用猪粪、鸡粪、稻草的定位试验,监测施用不同有机肥条件下土壤及水稻植株镉(Cd)、锌(Zn)含量的变化,研究有机肥对土壤Cd、Zn活性及其交互作用的影响.结果表明: 施用有机肥(猪粪、鸡粪、稻草)对土壤全Cd、有效态Cd含量及Cd活性皆无显著影响,但有增加土壤Cd全量的趋势,且显著增加土壤全Zn、有效态Zn含量及Zn活性.施用猪粪、鸡粪、稻草皆可降低稻米Cd含量,降Cd效果为猪粪>鸡粪>稻草,猪粪处理水稻稻米、茎、叶Cd含量分别比对照下降37.5%、44.0%、36.4%;鸡粪处理水稻米、茎、叶Cd含量分别比对照下降22.5%、33.8%、22.7%;而稻草处理水稻米Cd含量比对照下降7.5%,但茎、叶Cd含量比对照分别增加8.2%、22.7%;施用猪粪、鸡粪降低稻米Cd含量主要是降低了水稻植株对土壤Cd的富集,而施用稻草则主要是降低了水稻茎Cd向稻米的转运.施用有机肥还增加了水稻茎Zn含量,施用猪粪、鸡粪、稻草的水稻茎Zn含量比单施化肥分别增加53.4%、41.2%、13.9%,但对水稻稻米、叶Zn含量无显著影响.Zn、Cd在土壤、植株茎中皆表现出显著的拮抗作用,土壤及水稻茎Zn含量的增加显著抑制了水稻米、茎、叶对Cd的吸收积累,且随土壤有效态Zn/Cd含量比值的增加,Zn、Cd竞争土壤吸附不是抑制水稻吸收积累Cd的主控因子,而Zn、Cd竞争吸收才是影响水稻吸收积累Cd的主控因子.     

26年长期施肥对土壤微生物量碳、氮及土壤呼吸的影响

研究长期小麦连作施肥条件下土壤微生物量碳、氮,土壤呼吸的变化及其与土壤养分的相关性。以陕西长武长期定位试验为平台,应用氯仿熏蒸-K2SO4提取法、碱液吸收法和化学分析法分析了长达26a不同施肥处理农田土壤微生物量碳、微生物量氮和土壤呼吸之间的差异及其调控土壤肥力的作用。长期施肥及种植作物,均能提高土壤微生物量碳、氮含量,尤其是施用有机肥,土壤微生物量碳、氮含量高于单施无机肥的处理,土壤呼吸量也提高15.91%—75.73%,而施用无机肥对于土壤呼吸无促进作用。土壤微生物生物量碳氮、土壤呼吸与土壤有机质、全氮呈极显著相关。长期有机无机肥配施可以提高土壤微生物量碳氮、土壤呼吸,氮磷肥与厩肥配施对提高土壤肥力效果最好。微生物量碳氮及土壤呼吸可以反映土壤质量的变化,作为评价土壤肥力的生物学指标。     

土壤微生物生物量在团聚体中的分布以及耕作影响

了解土壤微生物在土壤结构体内部的分布对于预测相关的土壤生物化学过程具有重要意义。由于气候、土壤以及耕作的影响,该领域的研究结果存在很大的空间和时间变异,因此有待进行更多的在不同气候和土壤类型下的研究。首次报道亚热带紫色水稻土中微生物生物量在长期不同耕作方式的土壤中不同水稳性团聚体中的分布特征。结果表明微生物生物量在紫色水稻土水稳定性团聚体中的分布模式决定于土壤结构本身,而耕作方式的影响不显著;微生物生物量碳在不同粒级土壤团聚体中无显著性差异,微生物生物量氮与可溶性有机碳在0．25～0．053mm微团聚体中含量最高;垄作免耕显著提高土壤团聚体中的微生物生物量及可溶性有机碳含量,而对微生物生物量及可溶性有机碳在土壤团聚体中的分布模式无显著影响。