土壤水势对水曲柳幼苗水分生态的影响

采用根区渗灌控水技术,将土壤水势长期控制在0～-20kPa(W1)、-20～-40kPa(W2)、-40～-60kPa(W3)、-60～-80kPa(W4)、-80～-160kPa(W5)范围内,系统地研究了不同土壤水势条件下水曲柳幼苗的蒸腾过程、吸水过程、根叶水势13动态过程及SPAC体系的水流阻力,结果表明,在亚饱和土壤水分状态下(W1),细根水势最高,水分由土壤进入细根的阻力最小,根系吸水速率最高,从而支持了13间强烈的蒸腾作用．在田间持水量土壤水分状态下(W2),细根吸水阻力成倍增加,吸水速率和蒸腾速率显著下降,但尚未改变蒸腾作用13动态过程的单峰模式．当土壤水分在田间持水量状态以下(W3-W5)时,随着土壤水势递降,细根吸水阻力急剧增加至几倍乃至几十倍,根系吸水速率过低,吸水与蒸腾矛盾加剧,叶水势降至很低,气孔关闭,蒸腾作用受到严重抑制,呈现明显的午休低谷．在实验范围内(0～-160kPa),土壤水分对水曲柳幼苗是非等效的,当土壤水分在田间持水量状态以下(<-40kPa)时,水曲柳全光苗发生显著的水分胁迫。     

Decoupling the influence of leaf and root hydraulic conductances on stomatal conductance and its sensitivity to vapour pressure deficit as soil dries in a drained loblolly pine plantation

The study examined the relationships between whole tree hydraulic conductance ( K _tree) and the conductance in roots ( K _root) and leaves ( K _leaf) in loblolly pine trees. In addition, the role of seasonal variations in K _root and K _leaf in mediating stomatal control of transpiration and its response to vapour pressure deficit ( D ) as soil-dried was studied. Compared to trunk and branches, roots and leaves had the highest loss of conductivity and contributed to more than 75% of the total tree hydraulic resistance. Drought altered the partitioning of the resistance between roots and leaves. As soil moisture dropped below 50%, relative extractable water (REW), K _root declined faster than K _leaf. Although K _tree depended on soil moisture, its dynamics was tempered by the elongation of current-year needles that significantly increased K _leaf when REW was below 50%. After accounting for the effect of D on g _s, the seasonal decline in K _tree caused a 35% decrease in g _s and in its sensitivity to D , responses that were mainly driven by K _leaf under high REW and by K _root under low REW. We conclude that not only water stress but also leaf phenology affects the coordination between K _tree and g _s and the acclimation of trees to changing environmental conditions.     

六盘山南侧华北落叶松人工林蒸腾对土壤水分和潜在蒸散的响应

量化林分蒸腾对大气蒸发需求和土壤供水变化的响应能更好预测林分水分利用和水分循环特征并深化对林水关系的认识。本研究以六盘山南侧的香水河小流域的华北落叶松人工林为研究对象,采用热扩散探针法监测树干液流,同步测定环境因子,分析林分蒸腾对潜在蒸散和土壤体积含水率变化的响应关系。结果表明: 林分蒸腾对土壤体积含水率变化响应的曲线在不同潜在蒸散水平下基本相似,即随土壤体积含水率增大,林分蒸腾先快速后缓慢增大,达到阈值后趋于平稳,该过程可用饱和指数增长函数得到较好的拟合;但土壤水分阈值存在差异,且阈值随潜在蒸散的升高而增大。林分日蒸腾量随潜在蒸散增加的变化遵循抛物线曲线,也存在阈值效应。采用连乘方式耦合了生长季中期林分蒸腾响应土壤体积含水率和潜在蒸散的关系,形成了同时考虑土壤供水能力和大气蒸发潜力影响的林分蒸腾模型,该模型能很好地估测蒸腾的日变化,可为人工林水分调控管理提供指导。     

土壤水势对水曲柳幼苗水分生态的影响

采用根区渗灌控水技术,将土壤水势长期控制在0～-20kPa(W₁)、-20～-40kPa(W₂)、-40～-60kPa(W₃)、-60～-80kPa(W₄)、-80～-160kPa(W₅)范围内,系统地研究了不同土壤水势条件下水曲柳幼苗的蒸腾过程、吸水过程、根叶水势日动态过程及SPAC体系的水流阻力.结果表明,在亚饱和土壤水分状态下(W₁),细根水势最高,水分由土壤进入细根的阻力最小,根系吸水速率最高,从而支持了日间强烈的蒸腾作用.在田间持水量土壤水分状态下(W₂),细根吸水阻力成倍增加,吸水速率和蒸腾速率显著下降,但尚未改变蒸腾作用日动态过程的单峰模式.当土壤水分在田间持水量状态以下(W₃～W₅)时,随着土壤水势递降,细根吸水阻力急剧增加至几倍乃至几十倍,根系吸水速率过低,吸水与蒸腾矛盾加剧,叶水势降至很低,气孔关闭,蒸腾作用受到严重抑制,呈现明显的午休低谷.在实验范围内(0～-160kPa),土壤水分对水曲柳幼苗是非等效的,当土壤水分在田间持水量状态以下(<-40kPa)时,水曲柳全光苗发生显著的水分胁迫.     

沙丘多枝柽柳灌丛根层土壤含水量变化特征与根系水力提升证据

分析干旱区深根型荒漠植物的根层土壤水分是揭示荒漠植物与土壤水分关系机理的重要方面。在黑河中游一片风沙侵蚀区域的多枝柽柳(Tamarix ramosissima)人工林地中, 对表层0.3 m到3 m深的土壤不同深度的含水量进行了连续的动态观测。结果显示, 多枝柽柳根系层土壤含水量可以分为明显不同的3层: 浅层(0.2-1.7 m深)相对湿润层、中间(1.7-2.7 m深)相对干层和深层(2.7 m以下)有效含水层。在多枝柽柳生长盛期, 浅层相对湿润层土壤含水量呈现明显的昼夜变化特征, 同时, 在晚上植物根系与浅层土壤之间存在正水势梯度, 这说明存在根系水力提升现象。水力提升是干旱气候下根层浅层土壤含水量保持相对湿润的主要原因, 并因此维系浅层根系的发育, 也为多枝柽柳具备的防风固沙功能提供了可能的解释。据初步估算, 多枝柽柳根系水力提升占每天耗水量的5%-8%, 耗水的主要水分来源仍然是充足的土壤深层有效含水层。     

Elevated [CO2] alleviates the impacts of water deficit on xylem anatomy and hydraulic properties of maize stems

Plants can modify xylem anatomy and hydraulic properties to adjust to water status. Elevated [CO₂] can increase plant water potential via reduced stomatal conductance and water loss. This raises the question of whether elevated [CO₂], which thus improves plant water status, will reduce the impacts of soil water deficit on xylem anatomy and hydraulic properties of plants. To analyse the impacts of water and [CO₂] on maize stem xylem anatomy and hydraulic properties, we exposed potted maize plants to varying [CO₂] levels (400, 700, 900, and 1,200 ppm) and water levels (full irrigation and deficit irrigation). Results showed that at current [CO₂], vessel diameter, vessel roundness, stem cross-section area, specific hydraulic conductivity, and vulnerability to embolism decreased under deficit irrigation; yet, these impacts of deficit irrigation were reduced at elevated [CO₂]. Across all treatments, midday stem water potential was tightly correlated with xylem traits and displayed similar responses. A distinct trade-off between efficiency and safety in stem xylem water transportation in response to water deficit was observed at current [CO₂] but not observed at elevated [CO₂]. The results of this study enhance our knowledge of plant hydraulic acclimation under future climate environments and provide insights into trade-offs in xylem structure and function.     

Influence of nutrient versus water supply on hydraulic architecture and water balance in Pinus taeda

We investigated the hydraulic consequences of a major decrease in root‐to‐leaf area ratio (A_R:A_L) caused by nutrient amendments to 15‐year‐old Pinus taeda L. stands on sandy soil. In theory, such a reduction in A_R:A_L should compromise the trees’ ability to extract water from drying sand. Under equally high soil moisture, canopy stomatal conductance (G_S) of fertilized trees (F) was 50% that of irrigated/fertilized trees (IF), irrigated trees (I), and untreated control trees (C). As predicted from theory, F trees also decreased their stomatal sensitivity to vapour pressure deficit by 50%. The lower G_S in F was associated with 50% reduction in leaf‐specific hydraulic conductance (K_L) compared with other treatments. The lower K_L in F was in turn a result of a higher leaf area per sapwood area and a lower specific conductivity (conducting efficiency) of the plant and its root xylem. The root xylem of F trees was also 50% more resistant to cavitation than the other treatments. A transport model predicted that the lower A_R:A_L in IF trees resulted in a considerably restricted ability to extract water during drought. However, this deficiency was not exposed because irrigation minimized drought. In contrast, the lower A_R:A_L in F trees caused only a limited restriction in water extraction during drought owing to the more cavitation resistant root xylem in this treatment. In both fertilized treatments, approximate safety margins from predicted hydraulic failure were minimal suggesting increased vulnerability to drought‐induced dieback compared with non‐fertilized trees. However, IF trees are likely to be so affected even under a mild drought if irrigation is withheld.     

The influence of shade and clouds on soil water potential: The buffered behavior of hydraulic lift

In the sagebrush/bunchgrass steppe of the North American Great Basin soil water potential has been shown to exhibit diel fluctuations with water potential increasing during the night as a result of water loss from roots in relatively dry soil layers. We hypothesized that environmental conditions promoting low transpiration rates (shading, cloudiness) would cause a net increase in soil water potential as a result of reduced soil water depletion during the day and continuing water efflux from roots during the night. We examined the response of soil water potential to artificial shading in sagebrush/bunchgrass plantings and used a simple model to predict how soil water potential should respond to reduced transpiration. Field measurements of soil water potential indicated that shading reduced daytime soil water depletion, but that the magnitude of the soil water potential increase during the night was related to the magnitude of the soil water potential decline during the preceding day. As a result, shading had little net effect on soil water potential. This behavior was consistent with model results and appears to result from the fact that soil water depletion during the day is largely responsible for creating the water potential gradients that drive nocturnal recharge of the shallow soil layers. The overall effect of such behavior is to buffer the seasonal course of soil water depletion in the rooting zone against day-to-day fluctuations in evapotranspiration. Despite the buffered behavior of soil water potential change, reduced evapotranspiration during light summer rains, and resulting soil water redistribution in the rooting zone, may enhance plant water status to a greater extent that would be expected on the basis of the rainfall received.     

降水、土壤水分和结皮对人工梭梭(Haloxylonammodendron)林的影响

通过对石羊河下游沙井子地区不同立地类型、不同林龄人工梭梭林的大范围调查和定位观测研究，分析了主要生态因子降水、土壤水分和结皮对人工梭梭种群及其群落的影响。结果表明，梭梭对降水下限要求不严，但对降水上限有较为严格的要求，180mm降水量是建立人工梭梭林的上限；石羊河流域现存人工梭梭林基本依靠降水生存，但非连续同向的年际降水波动变化，对人工梭梭种群无明显影响，却显著影响梭梭林中草本植物物种组成、种群数量和生物产量。土壤水分是影响人工梭梭林最关键、最直接的生态因子，风沙土土壤含水率低于0．824％，梭梭死亡，介于0．824％-1．30％之间，处于退化状态，高于1．30％，生长正常；土壤水分限制梭梭生长，而梭梭生长又会进一步加剧土壤水分下降，梭梭造林8a后土壤含水率降低到1．30％，14a后降至土壤调萎系数之下，30a后又恢复到1．30％并保持稳定，残存梭梭种群生长趋于正常。结皮在起到固沙和保护梭梭免遭风蚀的同时，明显限制水分下渗并引起土壤干旱，加速了人工梭梭林的退化，破坏结皮后土壤含水率逐渐增加；同时，结皮还改变了1年生植物的种类组成及其数量。     

Effects of precipitation, soil water content and soil crust on artificial Haloxylon ammodendron forest

Based on the large-scale survey and positioning observation of Haloxylon ammodendron forest with various ages growing under different site conditions in Shajingzi region at the downstream of Shiyang river, this paper studied the effects of ecological factors such as precipitation, soil water content and soil crust on the artificial H. ammodendron population and communities. Results show that H. ammodendron is restricted by the maximum threshold of precipitation, 180 mm, rather than by the minimum threshold of precipitation. Soil water content is the essential ecological factor affecting artificial H. ammodendron forest. H. ammodendron dies when water content in aeolian sandy soil is less than 0.824%, degenerates when water content is between 0.824% and 1.30%, and grows normally when water content is above 1.30%. The growth of H. ammodendron, restricted by soil water content, aggravates the loss of soil water. Soil water content reduced to 1.3% 8 years after afforestation of H. ammodendron, reduced to less than the wilting coefficient 14 years later, but increased to 1.30% 30 years later when the remaining H. ammodendron population grew normally. Soil crust restricts rainwater infiltration, which will result in soil drought and accelerate degeneration of artificial H. ammodendron forest. Soil water content will increase gradually with undermined soil crust. Compared with bare mobile sand dunes, soil crust has significantly changed the composition and quantity of species in H. ammodendron forest.     

The role of soil hydraulic conductivity on the spatial and temporal variation of root water uptake in drip-irrigated corn

A multiplexed TDR system and a heat-pulse system for stem sap flow measurements were used to determine the spatial and temporal pattern of root water uptake in field-grown corn. The TDR probes, 0.15 and 0.30 m in length, were buried vertically in the soil profile to a depth of 0.95 m below the soil surface and heat-pulse sensors were installed on the plant base. Nocturnal readings from TDR probes were used successfully to differentiate the two components of moisture change: root uptake and net drainage. The instantaneous rate of water extraction by the plant measured by the heat-pulse system agreed well with the integrated rate of root water uptake measured frequently (at half-hour or hourly intervals) by the TDR probes. This agreement enabled further exploration into the cause of the evolution of the spatial and temporal patterns of root water uptake during a drying cycle. The results indicated that right after irrigation in the well-watered soil profile, it is the spatial distribution of the roots that mainly determines the typical pattern of root extraction, in addition to the fact that the roots near the plant base are more effective than those farther away. The higher density and effectiveness of the roots near the plant base dry the soil rapidly so that soil hydraulic conductivity soon becomes a limiting factor for water uptake. Further analysis revealed that a decrease in root uptake occurs near the plant base under a given atmospheric demand when the relative bulk soil hydraulic conductivity decreases to 0.002K _r. This suggests that low conductivity (high resistance) in the soil near the plant base is the initial cause for downward and lateral shifting of the root uptake pattern. Note that this critical value of hydraulic conductivity is not universal since it depends on the soil type and atmospheric water demand during the period under observation. Therefore, prior to the application of moisture content or suction head as measures of water availability or to control irrigation scheduling, it is suggested that these parameters be calibrated by the soil K() or K() curves, respectively, for the expected atmospheric water demand for the specific crop and growing period.     

异株荨麻（Urtica dioica）生长及光合特性对不同土壤水分含量的响应

异株荨麻是我国一种重要中药植物,如何对其进行人工定向培植具有重要意义。以异株荨麻扦插苗为实验材料,采用盆栽水分梯度法,按土壤相对含水量93．58％、80．74％、67．90％、55．06％和42．22％分为对照组CK,实验处理组T1,T2,T3和T4五个处理组,通过观测不同水分条件下,异株荨麻生长量、生物量变化和光合特征变化,试图探讨异株荨麻的水分适应性,寻找出适合其生长的水分范围及对生物量分配的影响,为北方地区种植栽培此类植物提供科学依据。结果发现：随土壤水分含量的降低,异株荨麻生长量和生物量积累呈先上升后下降趋势,在土壤相对含水量80．74％生长达到高峰,土壤相对含水量67．90％～80．74％为异株荨麻生长的适宜范围。净光合速率、蒸腾速率、气孔导度、气孔限制值及叶绿体色素含量的变化趋势与之相近似。在上述水分范围以外其光合功能下降、同化作用减弱,使异株荨麻生长衰退和干物质积累的减少。此外,土壤水分直接调控光合产物在地上和地下的分配以及植株个体形状,生产实践中,通过控水可以达到控制株形和根冠比的作用,用以诱导植株朝种植的预期方向生长,以达到获取植株不同部位产量的实际应用需求。     

The water status of the roots of soil-grown maize in relation to the maturity of their xylem

The long delayed maturation of the late metaxylem of maize ( Zea mays ) roots imposes a high-resistance barrier between the immature apices and the negative water potential of the leaves. These apices (20+ cm) bear strongly adhering soil sheaths to within 0.5 to 2 cm of the distal end. It was hypothesized that the sheathed immature apices should show less response to transpiration stress than bare regions. Measurements were made of the relative water content (RWC) of the sheathed and bare zones of the axile roots, both at different ages of the plant, and early and late in the day's transpiration. Sheathed roots maintained a steady RWC of about 83% irrespective of age or transpiration. Bare roots had RWCs of about 63% in the morning, but this fell to 55% in the afternoon. The first-order branches on the bare roots in the morning had still lower values of RWC, near 50%. Plots of RWC against water potential were indistinguishable for the three root types. It is concluded that the immature apices are indeed relatively isolated from the fluctuating tensions in the stem xylem, and that these tensions reduce the water content of bare roots and their branches to low values.     

The effect of nitrogen on plant water relations in tea (Camellia sinensis)

An experiment was carried out to study the effect of nitrogen deficiency on the water relations of tea (Camellia sinensis). The plants were grown in sand and nitrogen deficiency induced by witholding the supply of nitrogen. Nitrogen deficiency increased stomatal resistance and reduced transpiration. The capacity of the stomata to open fully in the morning was not impaired by nitrogen deficiency. Leaf water potential and probably root resistance were not affected by nitrogen deficiency. The sensitivity of transpiration and stomatal resistance to sand water stress was increased by nitrogen deficiency.     

东江流域集水区城市化差异及其对景观格局的影响

基于东江流域1991、1998、2006年TM影像,通过分别代表东江流域上游、中游和下游的3个集水区各地物类型面积和景观指数分析了东江流域城市化程度与进程的差异及其对集水区景观格局的影响.结果表明：东江流域从上游到下游的城市化程度和进程依次增加;城市化对水体和植被的影响较大,城镇用地面积与水体面积呈显著正相关,城镇用地面积总体上与森林面积呈显著负相关,但当城市化发展到相对较高水平时可能促进森林恢复;1991—2006年间,上游的a集水区、中游的b集水区的景观格局均呈复杂化趋势;1991—1998年间,下游的c集水区景观格局呈复杂化,而1998—2006年间,则趋于简单,表明随着城市化的进行,景观格局呈“简单-复杂-简单”的变化趋势.研究东江流域景观格局从上游到下游的规律性变化对于整个流域的协调管理与可持续发展具有一定的指导意义.     

The influence of plant water deficit on photosynthesis and translocation of 14C-labeled assimilates in cacao seedlings

The effect of plant status on net assimilation and translocation of "C-labeled assimilates in cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) was evaluated. As plant water potential (ψ) decreased from −0.5 to −1.0 MPa, neither net assimilation nor the rate of label translocation out of the l4CO,-fed leaf were affected, but as iji fell between −1.0 and −1.5 MPa, net assimilation decreased sharply and label retention increased greatly. Translocation out of source leaves was strongly correlated with net assimilation (r =−0.93). Translocation velocity, assessed by detection of labeled assimilates in sink leaves, was sensitive to plant water deficit, and it declined linearly (r = 0.97) throughout the range of leaf water potentials observed. The results may be explained by reduction in the velocity of assimilate movement within the sieve elements, reduction in supply of labeled assimilates from source leaves, reduction in sink strength or diversion of assimilates to sites of storage or utilization.     

水分条件变化对哀牢山亚热带常绿阔叶林林下幼苗死亡率的影响

为探讨环境水分条件变化对亚热带森林林下乔木幼苗动态的影响,以及木材密度和幼苗在干旱中死亡率的关系,研究了哀牢山常绿阔叶林2005—2011年的总体和主要树种幼苗(黄心树、多果新木姜子、多花山矾、鸭公树和大花八角)的死亡率,并分析了幼苗死亡率和旱季幼苗根系所在土层土壤质量含水量、旱季降水量、旱季降水日数以及木材密度的关系。结果表明:1)幼苗死亡率与旱季降水日数、旱季浅层土壤平均质量含水量有显著的负相关关系,和旱季降水量无显著相关性;2)总幼苗及5种乔木幼苗的死亡率均在2010年(西南干旱)达到有观测以来最高,是2009年的2—10倍,其中多花山矾、黄心树幼苗的死亡率最高,大花八角幼苗的死亡率最低;3)在种间,幼苗2010年干旱中的死亡率和木材密度显著正相关,即木材密度较大的物种幼苗死亡率更高。研究表明林下幼苗由于根系较浅,对降雨变化较为敏感,因而受到了这次干旱的较大影响。由于木材密度较低的树种在干旱中有较低的死亡率,干旱频度和强度的增加可能使低木材密度幼苗的丰富度增加,森林的组成也将受到影响。     

红松阔叶混交林林隙土壤水分分布格局的地统计学分析

以小兴安岭原始红松阔叶混交林林隙为研究对象,采用网格法布点,通过对生长季内林隙各样点土壤含水量的连续观测,利用基本统计学和地统计学的方法分析并揭示了林隙土壤含水量的时空分布格局,旨在为红松阔叶混交林的可持续经营提供基础数据和理论参考。结果表明:林隙土壤含水量不仅存在明显的空间异质性,而且空间异质性的强度、尺度和空间结构组成随时间而改变。浅层土壤水分空间异质性大于深层,林隙0—7.6 cm、0—12 cm和0—20 cm土壤含水量大小顺序均为9月>7月>8月>6月。林隙、郁闭林分和空旷地土壤含水量大小顺序均为0—7.6 cm>0—12 cm>0—20 cm。生长季内6月土壤含水量不同空间样点极差最大,各月变异都属于中等变异程度;基台值和变程大小顺序同样为0—7.6 cm>0—12 cm>0—20 cm;林隙月平均土壤含水量斑块连接度高,形状复杂,0—7.6 cm、0—12 cm和0—20 cm平均土壤含水量最大值均分布在林隙中心及其附近,最小值分布位置不固定;生长季内土壤含水量及其变化程度均为空旷地最大,林隙次之,郁闭林分最小。     

The effects of irrigation regimes on the water use,dry matter production and physiological responses of paddy rice

In most cases, rice production is associated with flooding irrigation and the efficiency of irrigated water use (WUEi) is generally lower for production of rice than for other crops. We have examined the effects of various irrigation regimes on water consumption in a well-puddled paddy field, as well as on dry matter production, grain yield and physiological responses of the plants. Four sets of conditions were studied, with two replications, in the well-puddled paddy field: Continuous flooding irrigation treatment (CSF); three intermittent irrigation treatments, designated II-0, II-1 and II-2, in which plants were re-irrigated when the water potential of the soil fell below 0, –10, and –20 kPa at a depth of 5 cm, respectively. Water consumption was lower during II-0 than during CSF because the percolation rate was reduced by the reduction in the hydraulic head of the ponded water. Intermittent irrigation led to the repeated shrinking and swelling of soil during II-1 and II-2 and, therefore, soil cracks developed rapidly. Since they became the major routes of water percolation, these soil cracks increased water consumption during II-1 and II-2 above that during CSF and II-0. There were no significant differences in dry matter production and grain yield between CSF and II-0, but both were significantly greater than in the case of II-1 and II-2. Therefore, WUEi increased in the following order: II-0, CSF, II-2, II-1, although the difference was very small between II-1 and II-2. A lower crop growth rate (CGR) resulted from a decrease in the net assimilation rate (NAR) during II-1 and II-2, and there was also a reduction in the leaf area index (LAI) during II-2. Early senescence with ripening and water stress around midday decreased the rate of photosynthesis in leaves, causing the lower NAR. These physiological responses of the plants were responsible for the reduction on the dry matter production and grain yield in the intermittent irrigation. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.