植物篱对紫色土区坡耕地水土流失及土壤肥力的影响

植物篱的水土保持效果已得到广泛的认可,并在世界很多地方推广应用,然而,到目前为止,植物篱对坡耕地土壤肥力的影响规律研究却很少。利用长期定位小区试验,研究了植物篱对坡耕地土壤肥力的影响规律,旨在弄清植物篱提高土壤肥力的作用与效果,不断完善植物篱技术。研究发现,坡耕地在建立植物篱后,土壤粘粒在篱前富积,篱下加剧侵蚀,粘粒的富积与侵蚀沿等高线成水平带状分布;土壤有机质、N、P等主要营养元素出现与土壤颗粒相同的分布规律;对K来说,其分布不受植物篱的影响,表现出较为均一分布的特点。从土壤养分的绝对数量来看,P呈高度富积,而有机质和K则是高度耗竭。因此,坡耕地施肥时可以适当减少P的施用量,增加有机物和K的施用量。针对植物篱带对坡耕地肥力影响的特点,即篱前肥力升高,篱下肥力下降,在坡耕地管理上应特别加强篱下土壤带的培肥,以提高坡面整体生产能力。     

紫色土坡耕地土壤属性差异对耕层土壤质量的影响

坡耕地是一个区域最易发生水土流失的土地利用类型,其严重的水土流失、面源污染和耕层退化现象直接威胁着坡耕地持续利用以及当地粮食安全、生态安全;耕层土壤质量对自然因素和人为耕作活动的影响较为敏感。以南方3个地点紫色土坡耕地耕层土壤质量为研究对象,从土壤属性角度,对比分析了重庆合川、江西兴国、云南楚雄不同耕层垂直深度土壤养分特征、土壤物理性质、土壤水库特征、耕作性能差异性及其形成原因。结果表明:(1)坡耕地耕层土壤有机质表现为云南楚雄(28.80g/kg)江西兴国(9.03 g/kg)重庆合川(8.80 g/kg);除全钾含量外,土壤全量养分和速效养分的含量表现为云南楚雄江西兴国重庆合川;坡耕地耕层速效养分垂直分布变化规律基本一致,主要表现为土壤速效养分主要在0—20 cm土层富集,而20—40 cm和40—60 cm土层无显著差异。(2)不同地点紫色土坡耕地耕层土壤物理性质差异明显,以重庆合川坡耕地土壤物理质量最差,表现为土壤砂粒含量60%、土壤容重最大(1.43 g/cm3)、土壤总孔隙度(45.97%)和毛管孔隙度(34.36%)最小;从坡耕地耕层土壤物理性质垂直变化特征看,耕作层(0—20 cm)优于心土层(20—40 cm)和底土层(40—60 cm)。(3)紫色土坡耕地耕层土壤初始入渗率以江西兴国坡耕地耕层最大(0.32 mm/min),而以重庆合川坡耕地耕层最小(0.19 mm/min);土壤稳定入渗率和平均入渗率均表现为云南楚雄重庆合川江西兴国;坡耕地耕层土壤最大有效库容以云南楚雄最好(873.311 t/hm~2),说明云南楚雄紫色土坡耕地耕层土壤具有较好的抵御季节性干旱能力;不同地点坡耕地耕层土壤总库容、死库容、兴利库容、滞洪库容、最大有效库容在垂直方向变化表现为耕作层(0—20 cm)大于心土层(20—40 cm)和底土层(40—60 cm)。(4)不同地点紫色土坡耕地耕层土壤抗剪强度和贯入阻力均呈现出相同变化规律,土壤抗剪强度表现为重庆合川(15.39 kg/cm~2)云南楚雄(14.74 kg/cm~2)江西兴国(10.66 kg/cm~2),而土壤贯入阻力值为重庆合川(424.83 k Pa)云南楚雄(252.50 k Pa)江西兴国(188.87 k Pa),这种土壤力学性能的变化说明重庆合川紫色土坡耕地耕层土壤具有较好抵抗剪切破坏的能力和较大耕作阻力。上述研究结果可为不同地点紫色土坡耕地耕层土壤质量诊断、坡耕地合理耕层评价提供理论依据和数据支持。     

Synthesis and physico-chemical properties of peptides in soil humic substances.

Soil humic substances (HS) are heterologous, polydispersive, and multi-functional organometallic macromolecules ubiquitous in soils and sediments. They are key players in the maintenance of the belowground ecosystems and in the bioavailability of both organic and inorganic contaminants. It is widely assumed that the peptidic substructures of HS are readily degraded and therefore do not contribute significantly to interactions with contaminants such as toxic metals. To investigate the turnover of humified peptides, laboratory soil aging experiments were conducted with 13C-glucose or 15N-nitrate for 8.5 months. Evidence for random-coil peptidic structures in the labeled HS was obtained from 2-D nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (pyro-GC-MS), and circular dichroism data. Interaction of metals with the peptidic carbonyls of labeled HS was rationalized from the solid-state NMR data. Detailed 13C and 15N labeling patterns of amino acid residues in the acid hydrolysates of HS acquired from NMR and GC-MS revealed two pools of peptides, i.e. one extant (unlabeled) and the other, newly humified with little isotopic scrambling (fully labeled). The persistence of pre-existing peptidic structures indicates their resistance to degradation while the presence of fully labeled peptidic amino acids suggests wholesale incorporation of newly synthesized peptides into HS. These findings are contrary to the general notion that humified peptides are readily degraded.     

The architecture of Picea sitchensis structural root systems on horizontal and sloping terrain

The coarse root systems of 24 Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) trees, from a 40-year-old plantation in west Scotland, were extracted, digitised in three dimensions, and root topology was recorded. Roots were from trees grown on a steep (ca. 30°) north-facing slope, and from an adjacent horizontal area with similar gleyed mineral soil. The prevailing wind was across-slope from the west. Analysis of below-ground parts of the trees in comparison with those above-ground revealed a positive linear relationship between coarse root volume and stem volume. Most non-directional characteristics of the root systems were similar between trees on the slope and on flat terrain. Allocation of root mass around trees was examined in relation to the slope and the prevailing wind direction. Trees on the horizontal area had more root mass in leeward sectors than other sectors, but trees on the slopes had more root mass in the windward sectors than other sectors. Centres of mass of the root systems from the horizontal part of the site were not significantly clustered in any direction, but root systems of trees on the slope had centres of mass significantly clustered across the slope in the windward direction. For trees on the slope, the mean direction of the largest sector without structural roots was 4° from north, i.e. downslope. The results are discussed in relation to soil characteristics and the biomechanical behaviour of trees on slopes.     

岩层倾向对南方喀斯特地区坡耕地土壤理化性质的影响

岩层倾向与不同坡向组合形成了顺向坡和逆向坡的地貌差异,进而影响了土壤中非生物资源的分布。喀斯特地区由于特殊的地质构造,顺向坡和逆向坡分布普遍。以重庆市酉阳县泔溪镇喀斯特槽谷坡耕地为研究区域,研究岩层倾向对喀斯特地区坡耕地土壤理化性质的影响。研究结果表明,顺向坡表层和下层土壤的自然含水量、饱和含水量、总孔隙度、毛管孔隙度均显著高于逆向坡相应层位,非毛管孔隙度、容重显著低于逆向坡相应层位。顺向坡土壤的sa(SiO_2/Al_2O_3)、saf(SiO_2/(Al_2O_3+Fe_2O_3))值显著高于逆向坡,顺向坡淋溶发育程度高于逆向坡。顺向坡土壤表层和下层的有机质、速效钾及碱解氮含量均显著高于逆向坡表层和下层相应含量,而pH值和有效磷含量是逆向坡含量较高。顺向坡下层土壤pH值和水分含量低于表层,而逆向坡下层土壤pH值和水分含量高于表层。综上结果表明,当岩层倾向与坡向相同时,更有利于水分的入渗和保持,促进土壤的淋溶与发育。     

黑河流域山区牧坡草地土壤呼吸的时间变化及水热因子影响

采用LI600-09土壤呼吸室和LI-600便携式光合作用测量系统,在生长季节对黑河流域山区牧坡草地土壤呼吸速率进行了连续观测,研究不同环境条件下土壤CO₂释放速率及其对气候和土地利用变化的反馈作用.结果表明,牧坡草地土壤呼吸速率的日变化规律为夜间土壤呼吸速率较低,最低值在5～10月份,分别出现在7:00、6:30、5:30、5:00、6:00和7:00,此后开始升高,达到最大值的时间分别为15:00、14:30、14:30、13:30、14:00和15:00,在16:00～18:30又逐渐下降,整个过程呈单峰曲线;土壤呼吸速率日均值介于0.31～6.98μmol·m^-2·s^-1.土壤呼吸速率7、8月份最高,5月与9月份次之,月与10月份基本一致,整个过程的变化趋势呈单峰曲线形式.土壤呼吸速率与温度呈显著指数关系,与土壤含水量呈显著乘幂关系.     

宁夏南部旱区坡地不同粮草带比间作种植模式比较

在宁夏南部旱区15°坡耕地上,于2007年5月至2008年10月连续2a研究了7种不同粮草带状间作(谷子和糜子间作苜蓿)模式与粮食单作(对照处理)模式下的作物产量、形态指标、水分利用效率及水土流失特征。结果表明,同粮食单作相比,4∶4、4∶6、6∶4、6∶6、6∶8、8∶6和8∶8等7个粮(谷子或糜子)草(苜蓿)条带间作种植模式的作物生育后期单株叶面积和单株质量明显增加,作物水分利用效率提高0.99-1.57kg/m3,产量增加3.02%-15.72%,地表径流减少6.86%-58.42%,泥沙流失量减少56.09%-100%。不同粮草带比间作种植模式比较,带距越窄,粮食增产效果和整体水土流失防治效果越佳。尤其是4∶4、4∶6和6∶43种带比间作种植模式的综合效果较好。     

施氮对荒漠化草原土壤理化性质及酶活性的影响

以腾格里沙漠东南缘的荒漠化草原为对象,设置添加0、1.75、3.5、7和14 g N·m^-2·a^-1 5个氮素水平,研究了施氮对该地区土壤理化性质和土壤酶活性的影响.结果表明: 施氮导致表层(0～10 cm)和下层(10～20 cm)土壤中总氮、NO₃^--N、NH₄⁺-N和有效氮的累积,土壤pH下降,对土壤有一定的酸化作用.施氮明显抑制了土壤酶活性,且不同酶活性在氮素投加水平、土层深度和年际间有所差异.土壤酶活性与土壤氮素水平、土壤pH及土壤水分之间存在显著相关关系.     

坡耕地紫色土养分空间变异对土壤侵蚀的响应

坡耕地土壤侵蚀导致土壤质量降低,并因此造成对作物产量的不利影响。利用土壤侵蚀测定的^137Cs示踪技术,结合土壤理化分析,研究了川中丘陵区紫色土坡耕地土壤侵蚀所引起的土壤再分配对养分空间变异性的影响。结果表明,川中丘陵区坡耕地土壤侵蚀是水蚀和耕作侵蚀共同作用的结果,强烈的耕作导致坡上部发生最为严重的土壤侵蚀。土壤侵蚀对土壤特性的空间变异性产生深刻影响,坡上部土壤有机质和养分贫瘠,而在坡下部相对富集;土壤有机质、全N、碱解N、有效P、K以及土壤粘粒含量在不同坡位之间出现显著差异。反映净余土壤再分配速率的^137Cs面积浓度与这些土壤理化特性均有密切的相关性。因此,^137Cs面积浓度可以作为表征侵蚀坡地土壤综合质量的指标。     

间作豆科作物对山药田土壤化学和生物学性质的影响

采用田间小区试验方法,探讨了山药与苜蓿和三叶草两种豆科绿肥作物间作对土壤化学性质和生物学性质以及土壤综合肥力的影响.结果表明: 与山药单作相比,间作苜蓿和三叶草提高了0～20 cm和20～40 cm土层硝态氮、速效磷和速效钾含量,降低了山药根茎膨大初期和膨大盛期土壤pH和电导率.间作有助于提高山药整个生育期0～20 cm和20～40 cm土层土壤脲酶、碱性磷酸酶和过氧化氢酶活性以及土壤呼吸,但对蔗糖酶和脱氢酶活性影响不明显.采用隶属函数模型和主成分分析相结合的方法对间作山药收获期的土壤肥力进行综合分析,结果表明,间作两种豆科作物均具有显著提高山药田0～20 cm和20～40 cm土层土壤综合肥力的效果.通过间作豆科绿肥作物增加山药田的生物多样性是培肥山药田土壤、改善山药田土壤生态环境、缓解连作障碍的有效途径.     

Response of changes in soil nutrients to soil erosion on a purple soil of cultivated sloping land

Severe soil erosion of cultivated sloping land in hilly areas of Sichuan, China, has resulted in deterioration of soil quality, and therefore has an adverse impact on crop production. A hillslope of 110 m in length was selected with a slope steepness of 10.12% where the soils were classified as Regosols. Soil samples for determining ¹³⁷Cs, soil organic matter (SOM), total N, P, K, available N, P, K and particle size fraction were collected at 10 m intervals along a transect of the hillslope. Loss of soil nutrients owing to soil erosion was studied by using ¹³⁷Cs technique, and the relationships between ¹³⁷Cs-derived soil redistribution rates and soil nutrients were established over the cultivated sloping land in hilly areas of Sichuan, China (30o26′N, 104o28′E). The values of SOM, total N, available N, P, K and the soil particle fractions of size < 0.002 mm were smaller at upper and middle slope positions where ¹³⁷Cs inventories were lower (i.e., soil erosion rates were higher) than at downslope positions where ¹³⁷Cs inventories were higher (i.e., soil erosion rates were lower). The lowest ¹³⁷Cs inventories were found at the hilltop, showing that besides erosion owing to water flow, tillage also contributed to soil losses, and intensive tillage was mostly responsible for severe erosion at upper slope positions. There were significant differences in SOM, total N, available N, P, K and the soil particle fractions of size < 0.002 mm between different slope segments, and these properties were significantly correlated with slope length. These soil properties were also significantly correlated with ¹³⁷Cs inventories, indicating that both ¹³⁷Cs and nutrient concentrations varied with topographical changes. The variation in soil properties was strongly influenced by erosion-induced soil redistribution, and therefore ¹³⁷Cs inventories mirroring soil redistribution rates would be considered as an integrated indicator of soil quality.     

Root effects on soil water and hydraulic properties

Plants can affect soil moisture and the soil hydraulic properties both directly by root water uptake and indirectly by modifying the soil structure. Furthermore, water in plant roots is mostly neglected when studying soil hydraulic properties. In this contribution, we analyze effects of the moisture content inside roots as compared to bulk soil moisture contents and speculate on implications of non-capillary-bound root water for determination of soil moisture and calibration of soil hydraulic properties. In a field crop of maize (Zea mays) of 75 cm row spacing, we sampled the total soil volumes of 0.7 m × 0.4 m and 0.3 m deep plots at the time of tasseling. For each of the 84 soil cubes of 10 cm edge length, root mass and length as well as moisture content and soil bulk density were determined. Roots were separated in 3 size classes for which a mean root porosity of 0.82 was obtained from the relation between root dry mass density and root bulk density using pycnometers. The spatially distributed fractions of root water contents were compared with those of the water in capillary pores of the soil matrix. Water inside roots was mostly below 2–5% of total soil water content; however, locally near the plant rows it was up to 20%. The results suggest that soil moisture in roots should be separately considered. Upon drying, the relation between the soil and root water may change towards water remaining in roots. Relations depend especially on soil water retention properties, growth stages, and root distributions. Gravimetric soil water content measurement could be misleading and TDR probes providing an integrated signal are difficult to interpret. Root effects should be more intensively studied for improved field soil water balance calculations. Presented at the International Conference on Bioclimatology and Natural Hazards, Pol’ana nad Detvou, Slovakia, 17–20 September 2007.     

Response of rhizosphere microbial diversity and soil physico-chemical properties in a rotation of cucumber with Volvariella volvacea

Crop rotation can significantly increase yield by improving soil conditions through reducing soil pathogens and increasing the microbial diversity near the root system of the plant. Cucumber is widely consumed across the world, and monoculture of cucumber under greenhouse conditions is often threatened by Fusarium wilt, which is caused by fungi belonging to the genus Fusarium. In Jiangsu province of China, rotating cucumber crops with Volvariella volvacea is used as a way to control Fusarium wilt. Here, we tested how rotating cucumber with V. volvacea influences soil physico-chemical and biological properties. We found that rotating with V. volvacea improved bacterial diversity near the cucumber root system. We also found an increase in nitrogen-fixing bacteria that have been used for biological control of plant pathogens, and a decrease in Fusarium species. In the treated soil, we found increased activity of the soil enzymes catalase, dehydrogenase, polyphenol oxidase and alkaline phosphatase by 2–22%, 14–29%, 16–58% and 9–64%, respectively. Lastly, the total and available nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium content significantly increased one to three weeks after V. volvacea residual substrate was mixed into the soil, up to 39%, 24%, 17%, 28%, 18% and 70, but declined slowly afterwards. These results suggested that rotating cucumber with V. volvacea could aid in resetting the structure of the microbial community of the cucumber root system. Increase in beneficial microbes and improved soil conditions are likely to contribute to improved yield of this commercially important crop.     

Long-term effects of intercropping and bio-litter recycling on soil biological activity and fertility status of sub-tropical soils

On-farm field experiments were carried out at two sites having 38- and 10-year-old orchard cropping systems under sub-tropical climatic regions to evaluate changes in organic carbon accumulation and chemical and microbiological properties of the soils. Under a system of different intercropped fruit trees, the cultivation of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) intercropped with guava (Psidium guajava L.) enhanced the soil microbial activity approximately 2-fold after 38 yrs over 10 yrs of the same intercropped system. Soil organic carbon increased from 3.4 to 7.8 and 2.4 to 6.2 g kg-1 after 38 and 10 yrs, respectively, following the establishment of orchards. The increase was attributed to greater recycling of bio-litters. Levels of dehydrogenase, phosphatase and soil microbial biomass under field conditions generally depended more on the nature of the cropping system than on soil types. Similarly, average carbon inputs of bio-litter to the soil in monocrop (0.98 Mg ha-1 yr-1) was less than intercropped fruit trees (2.07 Mg ha-1 yr-1). The average level of soil microbial biomass carbon was 1158 kg ha-1 (0-0.15 m depth) and the organic carbon turnover rate was 8.5 yr-1 after 38 yrs of intercropped fruit trees, which resulted in a lower ratio (1.81) of carbon inputs to soil microbial biomass carbon.     

Effects of intercropping on field-scale phosphorus acquisition processes in a calcareous soil

Plant and Soil - Calcium uptake by plants and the ratio of calcium to phosphorus (Ca/P) in the uptake have been recently identified as important drivers of P acquisition in neutral to alkaline...     

高原湿地沼泽化草甸土壤真菌与理化性质的关系

以高原湿地纳帕海沼泽化草甸为研究对象, 采用稀释培养结合形态鉴定比较分析0—20 cm、20—40 cm土层的土壤真菌多样性及群落结构组成, 以及土壤理化性质对土壤真菌多样性及群落结构组成的影响。结果表明: 0—20 cm和20—40 cm土层中的真菌数量、Shannon-Wiener多样性指数(H')、均匀度指数(JSW)和丰富度指数(DMA)均表现为0—20 cm土层> 20—40 cm土层; 分别分离得到土壤真菌12属和10属, 其中木霉属、青霉属、腐霉属、曲霉属同为沼泽化草甸两个土层的优势类群, 表现出较高的相似性, 同时20—40 cm未发现枝孢菌属和壳囊孢属, 又表现出一定的差异性。经RDA冗余分析, 土壤有机质、全氮、速效钾、速效磷、pH、容重和自然含水率可能是影响沼泽化草甸土壤真菌群落结构组成的主要因子。     

Ammonification in soil aggregates: Effect of some physical,physico-chemical and chemical properties

Aggregate diameter affected significantly the intensity of ammonification in chernozemic rendzina but not in lessivē soil. In the latter the process was influenced significantly by the number of microorganisms able to grow on asparagine agar. A high correlation, though not significant at the level of 0.05, was found between the ammonification intensity and the content of pores of radius: 3–1.5, 7.5–5.0, 0.5–0.25 and 0.01–0.005 μm in chernozemic rendzina and those measuring 1.5–0.5, 0.025–0.01, 0.01–0.005 and >7.5 μm in lessivē soil aggregates as well as the percentage of soil particles of 100–50 μm in chernozemic rendzina aggregates and the internal surface area and organic C in aggregates of lessivē soil.     

Ureolytic activity,physico-chemical properties of soil and maize yield as affected by slurry

Während eines 3jährigen Kleinfeldversuchs wurde der Einfluß der systematischen Düngung mit Rinder-, Schweine- und Schafgülle auf die Menge der Harnstoffbakterien und auf Ureaseaktivitäten in den mit Mais angebauten Böden untersucht.Der beobachtete stimulierende Einfluß der Gülledüngung auf die Entwicklung der untersuchten Bakterien und die Aktivität des Enzyms war von der Gülleart, ihrer Dosis und von der Applikationsfolge abhängig.Die statistische Analyse der Ergebnisse zeigte eine signifikante Abhängigkeit zwischen der Menge und der Enzymaktivität der Harnstoffbakterien im Boden und dem Maisertrag sowie einiger physikalisch-chemischer Eigenschaften des Bodens.