草坪植物对生活垃圾堆肥基质的生理生态响应

以生活垃圾堆肥和土壤(对照)为基质,采用不同播种方式进行草坪建植,研究了堆肥基质对草坪植物光合特性和保护酶系统的影响.结果表明:堆肥能明显地提高草坪植物的净光合速率,第一峰值出现在9:00,在单播方式下,堆肥基质黑麦草、高羊茅分别比各自对照高出12.7%、11.4%;黑麦草与早熟禾混播、高羊茅与早熟禾混播分别比对照高出33.0%、29.6%.堆肥基质黑麦草单播、黑麦草与早熟禾混播表现出比对照较低的日平均蒸腾速率和较高的水分利用效率;而高羊茅单播、高羊茅与早熟禾混播,则呈现比对照较高的日平均蒸腾速率和相似的水分利用效率.以垃圾堆肥为草坪基质,黑麦草表现出高光合、低蒸腾的节水对策;而高羊茅则表现出高光合、高蒸腾的代谢特点.另外,堆肥基质也显著地提高了草坪植物叶片叶绿素含量,单播黑麦草和高羊茅叶片的叶绿素含量显著高于对照(P<0.05).堆肥基质还能显著增强草坪植物叶片POD、SOD和CAT活性,与对照相比差异均达到显著(P<0.05)或极显著水平(P<0.01),表明堆肥基质中草坪植物的抗逆境能力显著增强.     

生活垃圾堆肥淋洗液培植无土草皮的生态特征

以生活垃圾堆肥淋洗液培植无土草皮,结果表明,垃圾堆肥淋洗液中有机质、全氮、有效磷及其它营养元素含量显著高于对照土壤淋洗液,能够充分满足草坪植物生长需要。高浓度淋洗液使黑麦草和高羊茅种子萌发高峰期推迟出现,但不影响发芽率,到萌发第11天,种子发芽率分别达到94％和92％以上。对黑麦草而言,80％的淋洗液可显著提高植株高度、地上生物量和叶绿素含量;对高羊茅,60％的淋洗液则为最佳浓度。当淋洗液培植的无土草皮进行田间铺坪90d时,黑麦草和高羊茅草皮地上生物量分别达到5．38g／块和7．89g／块,并显著高于对照草皮（P〈0．05）,而地下生物量和根长差异不显著。垃圾堆肥淋洗液改变了黑麦草和高羊茅植株地上／地下生物量的分配格局,使其根冠比降低,其分别为4．60和3．71,并明显低于对照。从坪用性状上看,铺坪后垃圾堆肥淋洗液培养的草皮叶色深绿,质地柔软光滑,明显优于土壤淋洗液培养的对照草皮。     

淋洗后生活垃圾堆肥建植高羊茅草坪生理生态响应

以不同淋洗方式处理后的生活垃圾堆肥为基质进行草坪植物培植,研究了高羊茅的生理生态响应。结果表明,淋洗处理堆肥中高羊茅的发芽率及株高等生长指标均优于未淋洗的原堆肥对照组,其中水肥淋洗比例为1∶1的处理中,高羊茅的最大发芽率比对照提高89.6%。通过对超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化物酶（POD）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）3种保护酶的活性及脯氨酸和丙二醛（MDA）含量等指标的测定可以看出,经淋洗处理后的堆肥基质对草坪植物的胁迫程度均小于原堆肥,更有利于草坪植物的正常生长。综合高羊茅生长指标及生理指标来考虑,堆肥处理的最佳淋洗比例为水∶堆肥的质量比为2∶1。     

生活垃圾堆肥与园土基质草皮建植体系的生长参数比较

对生活垃圾堆肥为基质无土草皮与园土基质草皮的相关生长参数进行了比较,结果表明,同种草坪植物垃圾堆肥基质与园土基质草皮相比,除早熟禾和匍茎剪股颖的须根数及高羊茅和黑麦草的单株地上净光合量外,其他生长指标差异不大(P>0.05),草皮绿度差异也不大.抗拉强度主要取决于草皮铺网的自身特性,各草皮抗拉强度约为10kg.4种草坪植物草皮根系与基质、铺网的固着状态相对优劣次序为:高羊茅>黑麦草>早熟禾>本特.草皮铺坪应用结果表明,2种基质草皮间存在着草种与基质、铺网的生态协同性差异.从草皮铺坪应用指标看,铺坪后草坪植物生长状况与草皮培植时生长状况密切相关,一般培植时生长状况好,则铺坪时生长状况也好.垃圾堆肥草皮铺坪后,具有较好的色泽效应,其他应用性能也较为理想.综合性能分析,以生活垃圾堆肥为基质的无土草皮性能符合草皮培植技术性能要求,有些性能还明显优于园土基质草皮.     

城市垃圾堆肥对高羊茅生长及土壤性质的影响

采用盆栽实验方法,比较了在每盆施用130 g垃圾堆肥(T1)或1.5 g化肥(T2)以及130 g垃圾堆肥与1.5 g 化肥混合施用(T3)条件下高羊茅(Festuca arundinacea L)生长及土壤性质的变化.结果表明:T1和T3处理组的土壤容重显著低于对照(不施肥)和T2处理组,土壤中的阳离子代换量及有机质、碱解氮、速效磷和速效钾含量显著高于对照及T2处理组,且T3处理组的增加幅度更大;T1和T3处理组土壤中Pb、As、Cu、Cr和Cd含量均高于对照和T2处理组,且T1处理组土壤中Pb、As、Cu和Cd含量均显著高于仍处理组,但均小于土壤环境质量一级标准,不会造成土壤环境污染.T1和T3处理组高羊茅种子萌发率均明显低于T2处理组和对照,但随萌发时间的延长逐渐提高,表明垃圾堆肥对高羊茅种子萌发的抑制作用是暂时性的.施肥处理对高羊茅生长均有明显的促进作用;T1、T2和T3处理组高羊茅的株高、地上部分和根于质量、叶片N含量和叶绿素含量总体上均显著高于对照;其中T1处理组在栽培前期高羊茅的株高、地上部分干质量和叶片N含量低于T2处理组,但在后期显著高于T2处理组;而T3处理组高羊茅的各项指标总体上均最高.结果显示:使用垃圾堆肥能明显改善土壤性质、增加土壤肥力;垃圾堆肥具有缓释效应,能改善高羊茅的生长状况、提高草坪质量,与化肥混合施用效果更佳.     

微生物菌剂对草坪植物高羊茅生长与土壤酶活性的影响

从生活垃圾堆肥中分离出放线菌、枯草芽孢杆菌和苏云金芽孢杆菌,通过形态学和染色鉴定,分别以微生物单菌剂施入到草坪土壤基质中,研究了几种微生物菌剂对高羊茅生长与土壤酶活性的影响。结果表明:3种微生物菌剂处理可以显著提高高羊茅株高、生物量和叶绿素含量(P0.01或P0.05),促进了高羊茅的生长。同时,施加不同的微生物菌剂对于土壤蔗糖酶、脲酶、过氧化氢酶、多酚氧化酶和过氧化物酶活性均有显著的增强作用,其中放线菌处理土壤脲酶和多酚氧化酶分别是对照的8.38倍和20.6倍。因此,从堆肥中得到的3种微生物菌剂均可有效提高土壤酶活性,改善植物根际微生态环境,提高了土壤肥力和养分的利用率,促进了草坪植物生长,改善草坪质量。该研究可为微生物菌剂在草坪建植体系中的应用提供依据。     

生活垃圾堆肥基质草坪建植体系接种草坪土壤线虫多样性特征

通过城市生活垃圾堆肥基质草坪建植体系接种草坪土壤线虫,研究了线虫数量、科属分类、营养类群等线虫多样性变化.结果表明,接种草坪土壤线虫 4 个月后,垃圾堆肥基质中共鉴定出线虫4科7属,包括植物寄生性线虫、食真菌线虫和食细菌线虫3个营养类群;垃圾堆肥基质草坪建植体系中线虫总数明显少于土壤基质.在接种草坪线虫的土壤基质草坪建植体系中,植物寄生线虫为优势营养类群,盘旋线虫属仍为优势属,相对多度达到83.3%,显著高于本底土壤45.1%.在接种草坪土壤线虫的垃圾堆肥基质草坪建植体系中,土壤本底中处于优势属的植物寄生类线虫如盘旋线虫属和螺旋线虫属基本消失了,表明垃圾堆肥基质对植物寄生类群的生长与繁殖表现出明显的抑制作用,优势属也发生了很大变化,食细菌类群的头叶属和丽突属成为优势属,相对多度分别为67.0%和14.0%.因此,从草坪土壤线虫危害角度来说,以垃圾堆肥作为草坪基质将会为草坪植物生长创造良好的基质环境.     

生活垃圾堆肥草坪中蚯蚓对植物生长和抗氧化酶系的影响

通过在添加蚯蚓的生活垃圾堆肥基质上培植黑麦草、高羊茅和早熟禾,测定了草坪植物生物量、丙二醛（MDA）含量、超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化物酶（POD）和过氧化氢酶（CAT）活性,研究了蚯蚓活动对3种草坪植物生长和抗氧化酶系的影响。结果表明：蚯蚓活动使黑麦草、高羊茅的地上牛物量分别增加了3．53倍和12．17倍,地下生物量分别增加127．45％和148．94％,而早熟禾地上生物量减少42．37％。放入蚯蚓后,黑麦草和高羊茅的MDA含量分别减少了51．30％和87．52％,早熟禾增加了16．74倍。黑麦草、高羊茅和早熟禾的SOD和POD活性在放入蚯蚓后,分别有所下降,SOD活性分别下降了64．93％,13．38％和83．56％,POD活性分别下降41．15％,54．41％和34．09％。黑麦草CAT活性提高了5．61％,而高羊茅和早熟禾分别下降11．73％和33．23％。可见,生活垃圾堆肥草坪中蚯蚓活动对植物生长及抗氧化酶系的影响因植物种类而异。     

城市垃圾堆肥及其复合肥对黑麦草草坪质量的影响

为加速城市生活垃圾堆肥农业资源化利用研究,避免重金属等有害物质进入食物链,利用盆栽试验,研究了垃圾堆肥及以其为原料研制而成的3种复合肥的不同施肥水平对土壤肥力,黑麦草生长及草坪质量的影响,以选取最佳的适合黑麦草生长的垃圾肥料及其施用量。共设空白、堆肥、化肥、复合肥1、复合肥2、复合肥3等6个处理,每个处理又分为高、中、低3种施肥水平,测试草坪生物指标的质量状况和土壤肥力。结果表明:与化肥比较,垃圾复合肥可以显著提高土壤有机质、全氮、碱解氮、全磷的含量。垃圾复合肥明显促进了黑麦草的茎与根系的生长,提高了生物量,改善了叶片的色泽和整齐度,提高了草坪的密度和质量;促进了黑麦草对氮的吸收,尤其是生长后期,叶片中氮和叶绿素的含量明显高于化肥与空白处理,且差异显著。草坪质量综合评价以垃圾复合肥1的中量施肥处理为最好,黑麦草分蘖最高,地上生物量适度;除复合肥的高量施肥处理外,复合肥1的中量施肥处理茎叶中氮素和叶绿素含量最高,草坪品质最高。     

以生活垃圾堆肥为基质的废弃物铺网草皮建植研究

以生活垃圾堆肥为基质,5种生活废弃物为铺网,对高羊茅、草地早熟禾及本特3种草坪植物的草皮培植与铺坪应用进行了研究.结果表明:(1)在草皮培植中,同种草坪植物在不同铺网草皮中的生长效应差异较大,其中早熟禾在草席与塑料纱网草皮中的综合性能表现较好;本特和高羊茅在竹席和草席中的表现较好.(2)草皮的刈割再生生长能力总体上与草皮培植时的生长状况密切相关,草种与基质、铺网间的协同性存在差异,生长协同性较好的草皮组合为早熟禾的草席草皮、本特的草席与塑料纱网草皮以及高羊茅的草席、纤维网袋与塑料纱网草皮.(3)5种生活废弃物铺网中,塑料薄膜在草皮培植中与各草种间的协同性均最差,其铺网草皮在铺坪应用中的再生生长能力也较差,可见塑料薄膜不适宜作为草皮铺网.     

Alleviation of Drought Stress in Turfgrass by the Combined Application of Nano-compost and Microbes from Compost

Drought stress is a key environmental factor limiting the growth and productivity of plants. Turfgrasses are often affected by drought in north China due to water shortage. In the present study, the impact of nanosized compost either alone or in combination with drought tolerant isolates from compost on turfgrass response to drought was investigated. Municipal solid waste (MSW) compost was processed into nanosized particles and added in turfgrass soil. Microorganisms in the MSW compost were screened for drought stress tolerance using increasing concentrations of polyethylene glycol (PEG 6000). Festuca arundinacea Schreb. plants were inoculated with this mixture and exposed to drought stress by reducing the amount of water added at vegetative growth stage. The drought-tolerant isolates from compost were identified as Bacillus cereus, Lysinibacillus sp. and Rhodotorula glutinis. Our results revealed that nanocompost and microbial inoculation minimized the drought stress-imposed effects significantly increasing shoot biomass, root biomass, and chlorophyll content. Similarly, nanocompost-treated and inoculated seedlings showed higher levels of antioxidant enzymes and lower MDA content compared to nontreated control under drought stress. The combination of nano-sized compost and microbial inoculation were more efficient than nanocompost alone in terms of influencing growth and physiological status of the seedlings under drought stress. Our data suggest that nanocompost combined with drought-tolerant isolates may enhance drought tolerance in turfgrass by promoting plant growth and increasing the capacity to eliminate toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS).     

Soil enzyme activities and organic matter composition in a turfgrass chronosequence

Highly managed turfgrass systems accumulate considerable soil organic C, which supports a diverse and robust soil microbial community. Degradation of this soil organic C is mediated by a suite of soil enzymes. The relationship between these enzyme activities and the quality of soil organic C is central to understanding the dynamics of soil organic matter. We examined the activities of several soil enzymes involved in microbial C acquisition, including β-glucosidase, N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase, cellulase, chitinase, and phenol oxidase, and characterized the chemical composition of soil organic matter using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) in a turfgrass chronosequence (1–95 years old) and adjacent native pines. Non-metric multidimensional scaling analysis showed that the chemical composition of soil organic matter varied with turf age and land use (turf versus pines). Using the polysaccharide peak (1,060 cm⁻¹) as a reference, both aliphatic (2,930 cm⁻¹) and carboxylic (1,650 and 1,380 cm⁻¹) compounds increased with turf age, indicating that soil organic matter became more recalcitrant. Soil enzyme activities per unit soil mass increased with turf age and were correlated to soil C content. Most soil enzyme activities in native pines were similar to those in young turf, but the cellulase activity was similar to or greater than the activity in old turfgrass systems. On a soil C basis, however, the activities of N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase and cellulase decreased with turf age; this reduction was correlated to the relative changes in the chemical composition of soil organic matter. We observed that the chemical composition of soil organic matter was significantly correlated with the enzyme activity profile when expressed per unit microbial biomass C, but not per unit soil organic C. Our results suggest that chemical composition of soil organic matter changes with turf age and this change partially determines the relative abundance of C-degrading soil enzymes, likely through the influence on microbial community composition.     

Utilisation of plant cell-wall polysaccharides and organic phosphorus substrates by isolates of Aspergillus and Penicillium isolated from soil

The ability of seventy isolates (comprising 43 species) of Aspergillus and Penicillium, from soil and compost, to grow on sources of carbon and phosphate from plant remains was examined. Only two isolates from compost actively degraded crystalline cellulose, though most others grew on carboxymethyl cellulose. Most isolates produced biomass on cellobiose, and all on glucose, pectin and xylan. All fungi grew on phytic acid and most on DNA. If these data indicate utilisation of carbon and organic phosphorus in nature, then isolates of Trichocomaceae from soil have limited access to cellulose and considerably greater reliance on pectin and hemicellulose. The fungi may also gain their phosphorus from organic sources. The variation within species may indicate the existence of ecotypes.     

Municipal solid waste (MSW) vermicomposting with an epigeic earthworm, Perionyx ceylanensis Mich

Municipal solid waste (MSW) was vermicomposted in combination with cowdung (CD) using Perionyx ceylanensis for 50 days. The decomposition rate of 55-78% was observed in different vermibed substrates, the highest being CD followed by 10:1 ratio of CD + MSW. The C/N ratio was reduced from 41.8 to 17.6 and 38.8 to 15.4 in MSW + CD (10:1) and CD, respectively. The difference in the final C/N ratio between MSW + CD (10:1) and CD vermicompost was not significant (p < 0.05). The important nutrients, NPK showed significantly (p < 0.05) higher contents in vermicomposts than worm-unworked composts. The degradation rate of cellulose and lignin was 37% and 12%, respectively, in 10:1 vermibed mix with P. ceylanensis. The bacterial, fungal and actinomycetes population in vermicompost was significantly higher than in the compost. The biomass, number and cocoons of P. ceylanensis collected after 50 days showed increase with the increase of CD incorporation in MSW.     

Nematicidal Effects of Silver Nanoparticles on Root-knot Nematode in Bermudagrass

Certain nematodes are common soilborne organisms found in turfgrass in the United States that cause significant economic damage to golf course turf. One of the most prevalent plant-parasitic nematodes infesting turfgrass are root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.). Chemical treatment options for root-knot nematodes in turfgrass are limited, and there is a need for new nematicidal active ingredients to address this problem. In this study, we evaluated the use of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) as a potential nematicide in laboratory and field experiments. AgNP was synthesized by a redox reaction of silver nitrate with sodium borohydride using 0.2% starch as a stabilizer. When J2 of M. incognita were exposed to AgNP in water at 30 to 150 μg/ml, >99% nematodes became inactive in 6 hr. When turfgrass and soil composite samples infested with M. graminis were treated with 150 μg/ml AgNP, J2 were reduced in the soil samples by 92% and 82% after 4- and 2-d exposures, respectively, in the treated compared to the nontreated soil samples. Field trials evaluating AgNP were conducted on a bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon × C. transvaalensis) putting green infested with M. graminis. Biweekly application of 90.4 mg/m² of AgNP improved turfgrass quality in one year and reduced gall formation in the roots in two years without phytotoxicity. The AgNP application did not significantly reduce the number of M. graminis J2 in plots during the growing season. The laboratory assays attested to the nematicidal effect of AgNP, and the field evaluation demonstrated its benefits for mitigating damage caused by root-knot nematode in bermudagrass.     

Field Efficacy of Furfural as a Nematicide on Turf

A commercial formulation of furfural was recently launched in the United States as a turfgrass nematicide. Three field trials evaluated efficacy of this commercial formulation on dwarf bermudagrass putting greens infested primarily with Belonolaimus longicaudatus, Meloidogyne graminis, or both these nematodes, and in some cases with Mesocriconema ornatum or Helicotylenchus pseudorobustus. In all these trials, furfural improved turf health but did not reduce population densities of B. longicaudatus, M. graminis, or the other plant-parasitic nematodes present. In two additional field trials, efficacy of furfural at increasing depths in the soil profile (0 to 5 cm, 5 to 10 cm, and 10 to 15 cm) against B. longicaudatus on bermudagrass was evaluated. Reduction in population density of B. longicaudatus was observed in furfural-treated plots for depths below 5 cm on several dates during both trials. However, no differences in population densities of B. longicaudatus were observed between the furfural-treated plots and the untreated control for soil depth of 0 to 5 cm during either trial. These results indicate that furfural applications can improve health of nematode-infested turf and can reduce population density of plant-parasitic nematodes in turf systems. Although the degree to which turf improvement is directly caused by nematicidal effects is still unclear, furfural does appear to be a useful nematode management tool for turf.     

纳米铁联合氧化石墨烯对垃圾堆肥基质高羊茅生理生态的影响

通过室内盆栽试验,在生活垃圾堆肥中按质量比添加1%氧化石墨烯(GO)和不同比例的纳米铁(nZVI,1%、3%、5%),研究了GO和nZVI对高羊茅生长和生理特性的影响。结果表明:单独添加GO及共同添加GO和nZVI促进了高羊茅种子萌发,发芽率和发芽指数均在GO+5%nZVI处理达到最大。除1%nZVI处理外,其他添加剂处理显著提高了高羊茅地上生物量和叶绿素含量,在GO+5%nZVI处理达到最大,较对照分别提高25%和31%。添加3%、5%nZVI显著提高了超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和过氧化物酶(POD)活性,且随nZVI添加比例的增加而升高。与对照相比,单独添加nZVI以及联合GO处理过氧化氢酶(CAT)与丙二醛(MDA)含量显著降低,随nZVI添加比例的增加而减少,分别在GO+5%nZVI和GO+3%nZVI处理中达到最低,较对照分别降低52%和48%。高羊茅地上部重金属含量随nZVI添加比例的增加而降低,在共同添加GO和nZVI的处理中效果显著,均显著低于对照。可见,nZVI和GO两种材料对堆肥重金属具有固定作用,减少了植物对重金属的吸收,促进了草坪植物的生长。