减氮配施有机肥对滴灌棉田土壤生物学性状与团聚体特性的影响

本文通过新疆绿洲棉田连续4年定位施肥试验,研究了不同处理[对照CK、常规化肥CF、减氮配施普通有机肥OF(80%CF+OF和60%CF+OF)、减氮配施生物有机肥BF(80%CF+BF和60%CF+BF)]对土壤生物学性状和团聚体特性的影响,探讨了土壤生物学性状与有机碳及团聚体之间的关系.结果表明:与单施化肥(CF)相比,配施生物有机肥的80%CF+BF和60%CF+BF处理均可显著提高土壤脲酶、碱性磷酸酶、蔗糖酶、β-葡萄糖苷酶、多酚氧化酶和芳基硫酸酯酶活性,其增幅分别为55.6%～84.0%、53.1%～74.0%、15.1%～38.0%、38.2%～68.0%、29.6%～52.0%和35.4%～58.9%,高量配施有机肥效果优于低量配施.各施肥处理明显提高了土壤基础呼吸,具体表现为BF>OF>CF>CK.与CF相比,60%CF+BF处理的土壤有机碳、微生物生物量碳分别增加22.3%和43.5%,但微生物生物量碳氮比显著下降.>0.25 mm的水稳性团聚体在配施普通有机肥的80%CF+OF、60%CF+OF处理比对照(CK)分别增加7.1%和8.0%.80%CF+BF处理较80%CF+OF处理机械稳定性团聚体的几何平均直径(GMD)增加了9.2%.冗余(RDA)分析和聚类分析均表明,减氮增碳可明显调控滴灌棉田土壤生物活性与团聚体结构.连续4年化肥减量配施有机肥或生物有机肥,提高了土壤有机碳含量,并对团聚体稳定性和生物学性状有协同改善效应,是维持与提升绿洲滴灌棉田土壤肥力的有效途径.     

Plant growth stimulation of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by inoculation of salinity tolerant Azotobacter strains

Five salinity tolerant Azotobacter strains i.e., ST3, ST6, ST9, ST17 and ST24 were obtained from saline soils. These Azotobacter strains were used as inoculant for wheat variety WH157 in earthen pots containing saline soil under pot house conditions, using three fertilizer treatment doses i.e., control (no fertilizer, no inoculation), 90 Kg N ha⁻¹ and 120 Kg N ha⁻¹. Inoculation with salinity tolerant Azotobacter strains caused significant increase in total nitrogen, biomass and grain yield of wheat. Maximum increase in plant growth parameters were obtained after inoculation with Azotobacter strain ST24 at fertilization dose of 120 kg N ha⁻¹ and its inoculation resulted in attaining 89.9 cms plant height, 6.1 g seed yield, 12.0 g shoot dry weight and 0.7 % total nitrogen. The survival of Azotobacter strain ST24 in the soil was also highest in all the treatments at 30, 60 and 90 days after sowing (DAS). However, the population of Azotobacter decreased on 90 DAS as compared to counts observed at 60 DAS at all the fertilization treatments.     

Influence of long-term different fertilization on soil weed seed bank diversity of a paddy soil under rice/rape rotation

A long-term fertilized paddy field under rice/rape rotation in the Taihu Lake Region was selected to investigate the dynamics of soil weed seed diversity. Four fertilizer treatments were performed, including non-fertilizer (NF), chemical fertilizer only (CF), chemical fertilizer combined with pig manure (CMF) and chemical fertilizer plus crop stalk (CSF). We recorded the seed numbers and crop yields, estimated the weed seed bank density and identified the kinds of weed seeds in the topsoil (0–15 cm) in the study area using a stereomicroscope. Based on the records, we analyzed the effect of long-term fertilization on soil weed seed bank diversity and the relationship between weed seed diversity and crop yields. Comparing the four treatments, it was found that in the cultivating seasons of both rice and rape, the density of soil weed seed bank was the lowest with the treatment of chemical fertilizer plus crop stalk. Whereas, the total number of species and the weed seed bank diversity was the highest. Furthermore, the crop yields were at maximum and kept constant with this treatment. There was a definite correlation between fertilizer treatment and soil weed seed bank diversity and crop yields. It was concluded that balancing the fertilizer management was helpful in maintaining soil weed seed bank diversity, increasing crop yields and alleviating crop yield fluctuation. Therefore, among the four fertilizer treatments, chemical fertilizer plus rice crop stalk treatment was the best one to stimulate the productivity of agricultural ecosystems and simultaneously protect biodiversity. __________ Translated from Biodiversity Science, 2006, 14(6): 461–469 [译自:生物多样性]     

Influence of long-term different fertilization on soil weed seed bank diversity of a paddy soil under rice/rape rotation

A long-term fertilized paddy field under rice/ rape rotation in the Taihu Lake Region was selected to investigate the dynamics of soil weed seed diversity.Four fertilizer treatments were performed,including non-fert-ilizer (NF),chemical fertilizer only (CF),chemical fert-ilizer combined with pig manure (CMF) and chemical fertilizer plus crop stalk (CSF).We recorded the seed numbers and crop yields,estimated the weed seed bank density and identified the kinds of weed seeds in the top-soil (0-15 cm) in the study area using a stereomicroscope.Based on the records,we analyzed the effect of long-term fertilization on soil weed seed bank diversity and the rela-tionship between weed seed diversity and crop yields.Comparing the four treatments,it was found that in the cultivating seasons of both rice and rape,the density of soil weed seed bank was the lowest with the treatment of chemical fertilizer plus crop stalk.Whereas,the total num-ber of species and the weed seed bank diversity was the highest.Furthermore,the crop yields were at maximum and kept constant with this treatment.There was a def-inite correlation between fertilizer treatment and soil weed seed bank diversity and crop yields.It was concluded that balancing the fertilizer management was helpful in main-taining soil weed seed bank diversity,increasing crop yields and alleviating crop yield fluctuation.Therefore,among the four fertilizer treatments,chemical fertilizer plus rice crop stalk treatment was the best one to stimulate the productivity of agricultural ecosystems and simulta-neously protect biodiversity.     

品种、种子大小和施肥对冬小麦生物学特性的影响

试验设不同年代冬小麦品种、粒重、播种方式和施肥等4个因子,品种选用白芒麦（20世纪60年代）、咸农39（20世纪70-80年代）、小偃6号（20世纪90年代后期）、远丰998（近期）等不同年代的4个冬小麦品种,粒重分为2种截然不同重量的大粒和小粒,播种方式设小粒单播、大粒单播以及大小粒等比例混播等3种播种方式,施肥设不施肥（CK）、施氮（N）、施磷（P）和同时施氮磷（NP）等4种方式,共48个处理。以土垫旱耕人为土为供试土样,进行盆栽试验,研究不同品种、种子大小和施肥对冬小麦生物学特性的影响。结果表明,不同品种间、大小粒播种间、不同施肥间植株株高均存在极显著差异（p〈0.01）,且这些因子间存在显著的交互作用（p〈0.05）。品种间,苗期和越冬前以近期品种远丰998植株最高,灌浆期以早期品种白芒麦植株最高。株高稳定后以早期品种高,反映了育种的演变趋势。大小粒播种间,苗期和越冬前大粒株高均显著高于小粒株高,但灌浆期大小粒播种间株高差异基本消失,说明大粒种子植株在苗期生长具有一定优势。不同施肥处理间株高差异在苗期与越冬前表现一致,单施P和NP配施植株较高;灌浆期以NP配施植株株高明显高于其它施肥处理。不同品种、大小粒播种方式和施肥显著影响冬小麦分蘖和单株叶面积。白芒麦、咸农39和小偃6号的分蘖数基本一致,变化在4.37个/株-4.74个/株之间,远丰998最少,仅为2.95个/株;NP配施和施P能够显著增加分蘖数,其分蘖数几乎是不施肥（CK）和单施N的2倍;各品种大粒种子植株分蘖数均多于小粒种子植株。远丰998绿叶面积最大（45.72cm^2/单茎）,白芒麦最低（仅为26.97cm^2/单茎）;NP配施单株绿叶面积明显大于其它施肥处理。除远丰998大粒种子植株绿叶面积（50.42cm^2/单茎）显著大于小粒种子（41.01cm^2/单茎）外,其余品种大、小粒种子植株绿叶面积相当。就施肥处理而言,施肥对近期品种小粒种子株高、分蘖数和叶面积的促进作用相对较大,而对远期品种小粒种子植株的影响相对较小。     

Efficacy of New Inexpensive Cyanobacterial Biofertilizer Including its Shelf-life

Summary Four cyanobacterial inoculants all significantly increased grain and straw yield of rice either alone or in combination with chemical fertilizer. A saving of 25 kg N ha⁻¹ can be attained through cyanobacterial fertilization. Tobacco waste-based cyanobacterial biofertilizer was best in performance. Cyanobacterial acetylene reducing activity in vivo varied from 144 to 255 μmol C₂H₄ m⁻² h⁻¹ in different treatments, being highest for tobacco-based cyanobacterial biofertilizer integrated with 50% chemical N. The nutrient balance for total N, available N, total P and available P was found positive in biofertilizer- and chemical fertilizer-treated plots. The total and available K showed negative balance in all the treatments. The shelf-life of cyanobacterial biofertilizer can be augmented by selecting translucent packing material, dry mixing and paddy straw as a carrier. Dry mixing and a mixing ratio of 50:50 (carrier:cyanobacteria) gave better inoculum loading and shelf-life. Decrease in cyanobacterial population was least in dried cyanobacterial flacks, indicating a possibility of developing cyanobacterial biofertilizer without carrier mixing at the time of production.     

Influence of plant growth regulators on flowering,fruiting, seed oil content,and oil quality of Jatropha curcas

Field experiments were conducted to determine the effects that plant growth regulators (PGRs) have on seed production of Jatropha curcas when they are used for chemical pruning. In the subsequent year, following a single foliar application of PGRs, flowering, fruit set, fruit characteristics, seed total oil content and oil free fatty acid (FFA) content were evaluated. The number of flowers per plant, number of fruits per bunch, fruit- and seed characteristics and seed oil content were significantly affected by the different treatments. However, there were no variations in the degree of fruit set or oil FFA content. A single foliar application of N⁶-benzyladenine produced more flowers per plant, more fruits per bunch, heavier and bigger fruits and seeds with more oil compared to manual pruning. Treatment with 2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid yielded more flowers per plant and heavier fruits with a higher oil content than the control and manually pruned plants. Treatment with 2,3:4,6-di-O-isopropylidene-2-keto-l-gulonic acid yielded similar results. More fruits per bunch and more seeds per fruit were also produced. Maleic hydrazide treatment yielded more flowers per plant, heavier and bigger fruits with more, heavier, oil rich seeds compared to the control and manual pruning. This study indicates that foliar application of PGRs as chemical pruners in J. curcas may have a sequential effect in boosting seed production, seed oil content and improves fruit quality.     

Effect of substituting nitrogen fertilizer with nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria on yield in a double-rice cropping system in southern China

The efficient use of nitrogen fertilizer to increase rice production is essential for food security in China. However, the high-input of chemical nitrogen fertilizer has also resulted in soil N losses and environmental pollution. Here we investigated the possibility of using biofertilizer to reduce nitrogen fertilizer use via partial substitution of chemical nitrogen fertilizer (NF) with nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria (NFC) in red soil. The effects of 100% NF (N10C0) and different substitution rates of NF with NFC (70%, 50%, 30%, and 0% NF plus 30%, 50%, 70%, and 100% N obtained through NFC, labeled as N7C3, N5C5, N3C7, and N0C10, respectively) on rice yield and soil properties were assessed in a double-rice system in greenhouse (six treatments) and field experiments (four treatments) from 2018 to 2019. The N10C0 and N7C3 treatments had no significant effect on grain and straw yields and the nutrient uptake in the greenhouse experiment. The higher substitution treatments could not sustain stable rice yields and the nutrient uptake in either greenhouse or field experiments, which indicated that 30% substitution was appropriate to sustain rice yields. For rice growth traits, higher substitution rates (70–100%) significantly decreased the number of tillers/plant and panicles/plant. In general, soil TN and TP contents in the 0–15 cm layer increased with increasing substitution rate during the early and late rice seasons. Compared to the N7C3 and N5C5 treatments, there were no significant differences in NH₄⁺-N and NO₃^?-N contents under the N10C0 treatment. Compared to the application of NF as the sole nitrogen source, 30% substitution with NFC could result in monetary savings of approximately 5.77 US$ ha^?1. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that substituting NF with an appropriate amount of NFC is beneficial for improving the productivity and sustainability of paddy fields under the double-rice cropping system.

     

Management of Warm- and Cool-Season Grasses for Biomass on Marginal Lands: II. Composition and Nutrient Balance

Organic fertilizers can improve soil health while providing nutrients for perennial grass growth for bioenergy feedstock, particularly under marginal soil conditions. The impact of organic fertilizer application on perennial grass composition needs clarification. Our objective was to evaluate feedstock composition, and N, P, and K dynamics of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), tall fescue [Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.)], and reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) provided with either inorganic or organic fertilizer sources. Grasses were established on a sandy soil and a clay soil at the Cornell University Willsboro Research Farm in Willsboro, NY. The experiment was a split-split plot randomization of a randomized block design with six replicates. Sites were whole plots, grass species were subplots, and fertility treatments were sub-subplots. Six treatments were (1) 168 kg ha^?1 of N fertilizer for cool-season grasses; 84 kg ha^?1 for switchgrass, (2) 56 kg ha^?1 of 0-46-0 P fertilizer plus N (#1), (3) 112 kg ha^?1 of 0-0-60 K fertilizer plus N (#1), (4) 89.6 Mg dairy manure ha^?1, (5) 44.8 Mg dairy manure compost ha^?1, and (6) a control without fertilizer. Organic fertilizers produced a net positive P and K balance, while other treatments had negative balances. Organic fertilizer treatments resulted in lower lignin and gross energy values, and higher total ash and Cl, compared to inorganic fertilizer treatments. Switchgrass biomass had higher fiber and gross energy, lower total ash, and much lower Cl content under organic fertilizer applications than cool-season grasses, making switchgrass a more desirable feedstock regardless of conversion process.     

Prof. Dr. H. C. Władysław Węgorek 16 February 1918-16 July 2001

Abstract

In 2004, two field trials with cotton were conducted at two locations in Tajikistan to estimate the effectiveness of FZB 24® Bacillus subtilis (ABiTEP GmbH Berlin) as a biofertilizer for increasing the cotton yield in comparison to the utilization of the conventional fertilizer containing nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K), with an application rate per ha 180 kg N, 120 kg P, 60 kg K. The following treatments of cotton cultivated as test variants each on 1 ha field under the same conditions were carried out and the effect on the plant growth, the development of number of bolls/plant and mainly the cotton fibre yield were calculated: (i) Seed treatment with water and only crop application of the NPK fertilizer; (ii) Only seed treatment with spore suspension of FZB 24 WG Bacillus subtilis, without application of the NPK fertilizer; (iii) Seed treatment with spore suspension of FZB 24 WG Bacillus subtilis plus crop application of the NPK fertilizer; and (iv) Only seed treatment with the comparable plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria product Extrasol 55 (ARRIAM St Petersburg), without application of the fertilizer. Comparing cotton growth and yield of the variants in both field tests, there appeared a remarkable yield and growth increase (up to 30%) by the use of FZB 24 alone compared to the application of the NPK fertilizer. The additional application of the NPK fertilizer (Variant: FZB 24 + NPK) could not enlarge this plant productivity-promoting effect. Apparently under the test conditions the increase of the root system in size and capacity as well as the additional enzymatic mobilizing of organic bound phosphorus for the plant as activities from the Bacillus subtilis introduction was more important for the plant system than the limited direct input with N, P and K. The plant treatment alone with Extrasol 55 resulted in similar promotion of cotton growth and yield as FZB 24 when compared with the NPK plant fertilizing, showing that the activity of FZB 24 was not very specific. However the cotton field tests generally demonstrate for FZB 24 Bacillus subtilis a high ability to improve plant growth and yield based on increasing the capacity of roots to mobilize and take up nutrients and substances for overall reproductive plant fitness. The use and value for part-substitutions of some environmentally problematical mineral fertilizers in other and intensive plant production systems is discussed.     

Effects of smoke,heat and charred wood on the germination of dormant soil‐stored seeds from a Eucalyptus baxteri heathy‐woodland in Victoria,SE Australia

The effects of dry heat, wet heat, charred wood and smoke on the germination of dormant soil‐stored seeds from a Eucalyptus woodland in western Victoria were tested by using a glasshouse seed‐bank germination experiment. Seedling density, species richness and species composition were compared between replicated treated and control samples. A total of 5922 seedlings, comprising 59 plant species, was recorded from the soil samples over a period of 150 days. While a few species dominated (including Centrolepis strigosa, Wahlenbergia gracilenta and Ixodia achillaeoides), 26 species were represented by fewer than five seedlings and 18 species were restricted to single treatment types. With the exception of charred wood, all treatments led to a significant increase in seed germination relative to the control. The highest number of germinants was obtained for the smoke treatment, with a mean (± SE) of 12 547 ± 449 seedlings m^–2. Heat treatments yielded intermediate densities, with means (± SE) varying between 7445 ± 234 and 9133 ± 445 seedlings m^–2. In comparison with the estimates of seed‐bank sizes from other fire‐prone ecosystems, these densities are high. Species richness differed significantly among treatments. Highest mean richness was recorded in the smoke treatment and lowest for the control and charred wood treatments. There were significant differences in seed‐bank species composition between treatment types based on analysis of similarity (Anosim) using Bray–Curtis similarity. While heat was a specific requirement for triggering germination in hard‐seeded species (e.g. Fabaceae), smoke was the most effective trigger for species from a broad range of other families. The potentially confounding effect of physical and chemical mechanisms of germination stimulation in heated bulk soil samples is raised as an issue requiring further investigation in relation to the role of smoke as a germination trigger.     

炭基肥对植烟黄壤细菌、真菌群落结构和多样性的影响

【目的】探究施用炭基肥对植烟黄壤质量影响的微生物学机制,为应用炭基肥培育植烟黄壤肥力提供科学依据。【方法】2016年,以烤烟品种云烟87和贵州黄壤为供试材料,通过大田试验,设置不施肥(NF)、常规肥(CF,条施有机肥和烤烟专用基肥,穴施烤烟专用追肥)和炭基肥(BF,条施炭基有机肥和炭基复混肥,穴施烤烟专用追肥) 3个处理,2年后采集样品,采用Illumina Miseq高通量测序技术,剖析土壤细菌、真菌群落结构和多样性的响应差异,揭示影响微生物的主要土壤因子。【结果】与NF处理和CF处理比较,BF处理烤烟产量提高,土壤碱解氮和有效磷含量显著提高。BF处理土壤细菌OTUs数量最大(1592),显著大于其余两处理;土壤细菌丰富度和多样性指数最高。BF处理土壤真菌OTUs数量最小(280);土壤真菌丰富度和多样性指数最低。BF处理土壤细菌群落物种最多样,属于25个门,CF处理属于23个门,NF处理仅属于22个门。细菌门水平,BF处理拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)相对丰度(1.50%)提高,Latescibacteria相对丰度(0.11%)降低;与NF处理比较,拟杆菌门、Latesc...     

有机肥替代化学氮肥对橡胶幼苗生长和土壤环境的影响

研究有机肥替代化学氮肥对橡胶幼苗生长和土壤环境的影响对橡胶的培育移植和土壤环境的改善具有重要意义.本研究以热研'7-33-97'品系橡胶幼苗为材料,以等氮(每株幼苗4.63 g全氮)替换的方式设置不施肥(CK)、单施化肥(N)、有机肥替代50％化肥(M+N)、有机肥替代100％化肥(M)4个施肥处理,分析了有机肥替代化...     

Integrated effects of organic,inorganic and biological amendments on methane emission,soil quality and rice productivity in irrigated paddy ecosystem of Bangladesh: field study of two consecutive rice growing seasons

Aims

Effects of different soil amendments were investigated on methane (CH₄) emission, soil quality parameters and rice productivity in irrigated paddy field of Bangladesh.

Methods

The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with five treatments and three replications. The experimental treatments were urea (220 kg ha^?1) + rice straw compost (2 t ha^?1) as a control, urea (170 kg ha^?1) + rice straw compost (2 t ha^?1) + silicate fertilizer, urea (170 kg ha^?1) + sesbania biomass (2 t ha^?1 ) + silicate fertilizer, urea (170 kg ha^?1) + azolla biomass (2 t ha^?1) + cyanobacterial mixture 15 kg ha^?1 silicate fertilizer, urea (170 kg ha^?1) + cattle manure compost (2 t ha^?1) + silicate fertilizer.

Results

The average of two growing seasons CH₄ flux 132 kg ha^?1 was recorded from the conventional urea (220 kg ha^?1) with rice straw compost incorporated field plot followed by 126.7 (4 % reduction), 130.7 (1.5 % reduction), 116 (12 % reduction) and 126 (5 % reduction) kg CH₄ flux ha^?1 respectively, with rice straw compost, sesbania biomass, azolla anabaena and cattle manure compost in combination urea and silicate fertilizer applied plots. Rice grain yield was increased by 15 % and 10 % over the control (4.95 Mg ha^?1) with silicate plus composted cattle manure and silicate plus azolla anabaena, respectively. Soil quality parameters such as soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, microbial biomass carbon, soil redox status and cations exchange capacity were improved with the added organic materials and azolla biofertilizer amendments with silicate slag and optimum urea application (170 kg ha^?1) in paddy field.

Conclusion

Integrated application of silicate fertilizer, well composted organic manures and azolla biofertilizer could be an effective strategy to minimize the use of conventional urea fertilizer, reducing CH₄ emissions, improving soil quality parameters and increasing rice productivity in subtropical countries like Bangladesh.     

不同施肥处理对茶树根际微生物群落结构的影响

为探究不同施肥处理对茶树根际微生物的影响,于2016年1月在苏州某茶园设置3个实验组:CF(传统化肥)、CF+BF (传统化肥+菌肥)、CK (对照),采用荧光定量PCR和扩增子高通量测序分别测定细菌的生物量和物种组成。实验数据表明:茶树根际优势细菌为厚壁菌门、变形菌门、放线菌门、酸杆菌门和拟杆菌门,平均相对丰度分别为33.51%、29.47%、12.18%、7.53%和5.68%;施用传统化肥后土壤中细菌含量显著增加(p<0.05),达(7.37±1.23)×10~9 copies/g;CF+BF组与CK组没有显著差异;施肥组(CF, CF+BF)中细菌的物种数、辛普森多样性、香浓多样性和谱系多样性均显著低于对照组;CF组中芽孢八叠球菌属和CF+BF组中Chitinophagaceae含量显著增加,而两组中Ellin329含量显著低于对照组。本研究揭示了施肥方式与土壤细菌群落结构的关系,为合理施肥提供了理论依据。     

有机物料与锌肥配施对石灰性土壤锌有效性及形态转化的影响

采用尼龙网袋田间填埋培养法探究了外源施锌条件下石灰性土壤Zn有效性及形态转化对不同有机物料(作物秸秆、生物菌肥、黄腐酸和腐熟鸡粪)的响应.结果表明:与对照相比,Zn肥单施和与有机物料配施均显著提高了土壤全Zn含量(7.2%~13.8%)和DTPA-Zn含量(2.1~2.8倍).在施Zn条件下,有机物料对土壤全Zn和DTPA-Zn的贡献量表现为腐熟鸡粪>生物菌肥>玉米秸秆>黄腐酸,但外源锌的DTPA-Zn转化率以添加秸秆和生物菌肥处理最高.与单施Zn肥相比,有机物料与Zn配施处理显著提高了土壤有机质含量,促进了松结有机态Zn的形成,进而提高了土壤Zn转移因子,降低了Zn分配指数.不同物料与Zn肥配施土壤Zn有效性及形态转化之间存在差异,这可能与有机物料自身性质如腐熟度和含Zn量有关.尽管秸秆与Zn配施对DTPA-Zn含量的提升效果不及生物菌肥或腐熟鸡粪与Zn配施,但综合考虑环境和经济效益,其仍是改善缺锌石灰性土壤Zn有效性的最佳选择.     

Growth Promotion of Fluorescent Pseudomonads and Control of Potato Common Scab in Field Soil with Non-antibiotic Actinomycete-biofertilizer

Field studies on the control of potato common scab were done with non-antibiotic Actinomycete biofertilizer, which was manufactured from swine feces with coprophilous actinomycetes and acidified to pH 5.0 with sulfuric acid. The field soil at pH 5.0 was mixed with 0.56 kg of the acidified biofertilizer per subplot (1.0 x 1.2 m) to a depth of the 15 cm. The scab severity, in terms of the percent coverage of the total surface area of potato tubers, was 10.7%, in the control, while the lesions were slight in the biofertilizer subplot, scab severity being only 2.30/0, and the potato production was increased 3 times with the biofertilizer. The viable counts of Streptomyces scabies in the biofertilizer subplot decreased to 1 × 10³ per gram soil from 5 × 10⁵ by 12 weeks, while the inhabitant fluorescent pseudomonads increased to 2.4 × 10⁷ per gram soil from 3 × 10⁴, and the increased fluorescent pseudomonads were antagonistic to the pathogenic strains.     

Interactive effect of nitrogen fertilizer and plant density on photosynthetic and agronomical traits of cotton at different growth stages

Individual effects of application of nitrogen (N) and plant densities (PD) were reported in various studies; however an interactive effect of N and PD in cotton was not studied. To explore the benefits of interactive effects of N fertilizer and PD to increase the quality of cotton. This study was carried out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with split plot arrangement. In split plot arrangement, main plot was consisted of N application rate and in sub plots different PD were done. There were two nitrogen levels; low N level (F1) 120 kg ha⁻¹ and high N level (F2) 180 kg ha⁻¹ and three planting densities; 8 plants m⁻² as low density (LD), 10 plants m⁻² as medium density (MD) and 12 plants m⁻² as high density (HD). In this study we observed the interactive effect of N application levels and PD on cotton photosynthetic and agronomic traits of various stages of development. Results showed that cotton growth and N contents was varied among treatments on different development stages. Plant biomass production, photosynthetic rate (Pn), intercellular CO₂ (C_i), water use efficiency (WUE) and N contents were unaffected at the seedling stage by N application rate and PD, however, the highest Pn, C_i and N contents was at squaring stage followed by blooming stage. Higher seed cotton yield and lint yield were obtained F1 with HD, and F2 with MD yielded the highest N contents and cotton yield among treatments. We found that the squaring stage was more critical, followed by the blooming stage when considering N rate and PD.     

Impact of Nitrogen Fertilizer on the Mycorrhizal Inoculating Potential and Fungal Community Structure in Rhizosphere of Medicinal Plant Curcuma longa L.

Reducing chemical fertilizer while remaining high crop yield has become a trend of agricultural practice. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of nitrogen (N) input on the structure of the fungal community and mycorrhizal inoculum potential in rhizosphere of Curcuma longa, aiming to minimize the use of chemicals and optimize the effect of biofertilizer for sustainable turmeric farming. For this, a field study was conducted in two successive years 2015 and 2016 with applications of varrying N fertilizer rates N0 (0 kgN ha^?1 y^?1), N150 (150 kgN ha^?1 y^?1), N350 (350 kgN ha^?1 y^?1), and N500 (500 kgN ha^?1 y^?1) in combination with mycorrhizal biofertilizer on turmeric plants in Hung-Yen. Rhizosphere soils were then analyzed for the abundance of predominant fungal taxon based on amplicon sequencing of rDNA internal transcribed spacer regions. Metagenomic results indicated significant effects of N inputs on rhizosphere fungal communities composition, with dominance of ascomyceteous fungi under optimized N levels, whereas basidiomycetous fungi were more abundant under higher N input. Operational taxonomic units relating to the predominantly abundant genus Glomus were found apparently in higher proportion under optimized N inputs (N150). The results demonstrate an enhanced productivity and icreased mycorrhizal inoculating potential by appropriated N fertilizer application in turmeric rhizosphere.     

Potential of Sonchus Arvensis for the Phytoremediation of Lead-Contaminated Soil

Sonchus arvensis is one of the pioneer plant species that were found in the abandoned Bo Ngam Pb mine in Thailand. S. arvensis was collected from three sites. The highest Pb shoot concentration was 9317 mg kg^?1 and the highest translocation factor (TF) and bioaccumulation factor (BF) values were 2.5 and 6.0, respectively. To investigate Pb uptake capacity of S. arvensis, a hydroponic experiment was performed for 15 d. S. arvensis exposed to 5 mg L^?1 Pb solution had the highest Pb shoot accumulation (849 mg kg^?1). In a pot study, S. arvensis was grown in Pb mine soils amended with organic and inorganic fertilizers for 2 mo. The addition of organic fertilizer to the soil increased plant dry biomass sharply. All treatments with ethylene-diamine-tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) had Pb accumulation in shoots greater than 1000 mg kg^?1 and the highest Pb shoot accumulation was found in S. arvensis grown in soil amended with organic fertilizer and EDTA (1397 mg kg^?1). In a field trial study, S. arvensis was grown at three sites in the mine area for 6 mo. S. arvensis could tolerate a total Pb of 100,000 mg kg^?1 in the soil and accumulated Pb in the shoots up to 3664 mg kg^?1 with high TF (2.19) and BF (2.38) values. These results suggest that S. arvensis is a good candidate for Pb phytoremediation.