耕作方式对潮土土壤团聚体微生物群落结构的影响

为探究不同耕作方式对潮土土壤团聚体微生物群落结构和多样性的影响,采用磷脂脂肪酸(PLFA)法测定了土壤团聚体中微生物群落。试验设置4个耕作处理,分别为旋耕+秸秆还田(RT)、深耕+秸秆还田(DP)、深松+秸秆还田(SS)和免耕+秸秆还田(NT)。结果表明:与RT相比,DP处理显著提高了原状土壤和>5 mm粒级土壤团聚体中真菌PLFAs量和真菌/细菌,为真菌的繁殖提供了有利条件,有助于土壤有机质的贮存,提高了土壤生态系统的缓冲能力;提高了5～2 mm粒级土壤团聚体中细菌PLFAs量,降低了土壤革兰氏阳性菌/革兰氏阴性菌,改善了土壤营养状况;提高了<0.25 mm粒级土壤团聚体中微生物丰富度指数。总的来说,深耕+秸秆还田(DP)对土壤团聚体细菌和真菌生物量有一定的提高作用,并且在一定程度上改善了土壤团聚体微生物群落结构,有利于增加土壤固碳能力和保持土壤微生物多样性。冗余分析结果表明,土壤团聚体总PLFAs量、细菌、革兰氏阴性菌和放线菌PLFAs量与土壤有机碳相关性较强,革兰氏阳性菌PLFAs量与总氮相关性较强。各处理较大粒级土壤团聚体微生物群落主要受碳氮比、含水量、pH值和团聚体质量分数的影响,较小粒级土壤团聚体微生物群落则主要受土壤有机碳和总氮的影响。     

萘对川西亚高山森林土壤微生物量、丰度和磷脂脂肪酸的影响

萘作为土壤动物化学抑制剂已在土壤动物生态功能的研究中广泛使用,但其非目标效应使其应用仍存在很大的不确定性。为了解在亚高山森林土壤应用萘抑制土壤动物群落的非目标效应,以川西亚高山森林土壤为研究对象,采用微缩实验研究了土壤微生物生物量、丰度和磷脂脂肪酸对萘胁迫的短期响应。结果表明,萘处理和对照的土壤微生物生物量碳(MBC)、真菌丰度以及细菌、真菌、革兰氏阳性菌(G~+)和革兰氏阴性菌(G~-)PLFAs含量在整个培养期间表现为降低的变化趋势,二者的土壤微生物生物量碳和G~+PLFAs含量以培养52d最低,细菌、真菌和G~-PLFAs含量以培养的45d最低。萘处理和对照的微生物生物量氮(MBN)含量表现出先升高后降低的动态,微生物生物量碳氮比(MBC/MBN)则表现为相反趋势。对照的真菌/细菌PLFAs比值呈现先升高后降低的动态,以培养的17d最高,但萘处理的真菌/细菌PLFAs比值无明显变化规律;萘处理的G~+/G~-PLFAs比值表现为降低的变化趋势,对照的G~+/G~-PLFAs比值表现为先降低后升高的趋势。萘处理仅显著影响了G~+/G~-PLFAs比值,但萘处理和采样时间的交互作用显著影响MBC/MBN、细菌丰度、真菌/细菌丰度比以及细菌、真菌的PLFAs含量、真菌/细菌PLFAs比值、G~+/G~-PLFAs比值。萘作为土壤动物抑制剂对川西亚高山森林土壤微生物群落的非目标效应具有时间变异性。     

真菌和细菌生物量在土壤团聚体中的分布和耕作响应

首次报道亚热带紫色水稻土中土壤真菌和细菌生物量在不同粒径水稳性团聚体中的分布及耕作的影响.实验样品采自16 年的国家紫色土长期定位试验站的垄作免耕(Combining Ridge and No-tillage, NT)、冬水稻田(Flooded Paddy Field, FPF)和常规平作(Conventional Tillage, CT)土壤.表层土样(0～20cm)通过湿筛法分别得到>4.76 mm、2.0～4.76 mm、1.0～2.0 mm、0.25～1.0 mm、0.053～0.25 mm、<0.053mm粒径的土壤团聚体.采用麦角固醇和胞壁酸标记法测定各级团聚体中真菌和细菌的生物量.结果显示在垄作免耕、冬水稻田、常规平作土样中,真菌生物量与细菌生物量在<0.053 mm的粘粒中含量最低;在0.053～0.25 mm的土壤微团聚体中最高;在大于0.25 mm的大团聚体中真菌和细菌生物量随粒径的增大而增多,但细菌和真菌生物量在不同耕作方式的土样中的变化模式有一定的差异.3种耕作方式相比较,垄作免耕的土壤真菌和细菌的生物量在3种耕作方式中最高,冬水稻田次之,常规平作最低.真菌生物量与细菌生物量的比率分布模式在不同耕作方式的土样中差异较大,垄作免耕的真菌生物量与细菌生物量的比率在3种耕作方式中最高,冬水稻田次之,常规平作最低,但除了在0.25～1.0 mm、2.0～4.76 mm的团聚体之间有明显差异外(P＜0.05),其余粒径之间均无明显差异(P＞0.05).这表明土壤真菌生物量和细菌生物量在亚热带紫色水稻土水稳定性团聚体中的分布模式与团聚体的粒径和耕作方式有关,3种耕作方式中垄作免耕对真菌和细菌生物量分布的响应最为明显.     

桂西北喀斯特典型土壤有机碳矿化过程中微生物活性的变化

为了研究喀斯特地区典型土壤有机碳积累与转化过程,采取野外取样分析与室内培养相结合的方法,以红壤为对照,采集2种喀斯特典型土壤(即棕色石灰土和黑色石灰土),设置不添加外源物质(CK)、添加14C标记的稻草(T1)、添加碳酸钙粉末(T2)和同时添加14C标记的稻草与碳酸钙粉末(T3)4个处理,进行室内培养试验,以土壤微生物指标(微生物生物量碳、基础呼吸、微生物碳熵和代谢熵)指示土壤有机碳积累与转化过程。结果表明,土壤有机碳矿化过程中,土壤呼吸的累积量依次为黑色石灰土>棕色石灰土>红壤(P<0.05)。微生物碳熵随土壤有机碳矿化变化依次为黑色石灰土>棕色石灰土>红壤(P<0.05)。同时添加外源稻草和钙对提高土壤微生物碳稳定性的效果最强。桂西北喀斯特地区土壤微生物指标的变化因土壤类型不同而存在差异。利用微生物指标来衡量土壤有机碳稳定性较为可靠。     

好气与淹水条件下水稻土各粒级团聚体有机碳矿化量

采用室内恒温培养法观测了好气和淹水处理下水稻土不同粒级团聚体中有机碳矿化的动态变化.结果表明：两种处理下,各粒级团聚体中有机碳矿化量都表现为培养前期快速下降,培养后期保持相对稳定的趋势.不同粒级团聚体之间有机碳矿化速率存在明显差异,在整个培养过程中,均以1～2 mm粒级团聚体最高,以＜0.053 mm粒级团聚体最低.统计分析表明,不同粒级团聚体中有机碳矿化量变化与有机碳和微生物生物量碳含量呈显著线性相关.好气和淹水处理下对土壤总有机碳累计矿化量贡献最大的是0.25～1 mm粒级团聚体,分别达41.77%和34.11%;好气处理下贡献最小的是0.053 mm粒级团聚体,淹水处理下贡献最小的是1~2 mm粒级团聚体,分别仅为7.8%和6.6%.     

稻草覆盖和香根草篱对红壤水稳性团聚体组成及有机碳含量的影响

基于植物篱和秸秆覆盖控制红壤坡耕地水土流失的长期定位试验,研究香根草篱(H)、稻草覆盖(M)、香根草篱+稻草覆盖(HM)水保措施下红壤水稳性团聚体组成及有机碳分布特征。结果表明:与常规等高农作模式(CK)相比,草篱、稻草覆盖、草篱+稻草覆盖模式下土壤总有机碳含量提高0.07—2.42 g/kg。草篱对土壤团聚体组成及其结合有机碳的影响在篱内效果显著,随着与草篱距离增大影响减弱。草篱和稻草覆盖对土壤团聚体组成和结合有机碳含量的影响不同,草篱主要增加2 mm水稳性团聚体含量及其结合有机碳含量,稻草覆盖增加0.25 mm水稳性团聚体含量及其结合有机碳含量。综合来看,草篱和稻草覆盖相结合对改善坡面土壤结构作用稳定。土壤有机碳含量较高时,土壤总有机碳含量与粒径2mm的大团聚体有机碳含量呈显著正相关(r=0.659);随着有机碳含量降低,土壤总有机碳含量与土壤0.25—0.053 mm和0.053 mm微小团聚体碳含量相关性逐渐增大。     

五节芒定居对尾矿砂微生物群落结构的影响

根据五节芒(Miscanthus floridulus)定居盖度(0、17%、41%、71%和89%),选择了5个尾矿砂研究样地,并分析了尾矿砂微生物群落结构动态及其与土壤理化特性、重金属含量和植物生物量的关系.结果表明:随着五节芒在尾矿砂上的定居,除pH以外,尾矿砂的有机碳、总氮、总磷、NH4+、-N、NO3--N、速效磷的含量、团聚体稳定性和最大持水量均显著性提高,而土壤重金属总量与DTPA可提取量均显著性下降.主分量分析表明,随着五节芒定居,尾矿砂微生物群落总体结构发生了显著变化,其中革兰氏阳性细菌、革兰氏阴性细菌、真菌、放线菌、菌根菌(16:1ω5c和20:3ω3)、藻类脂肪酸含量以及微生物群落多样性(香农-维纳指数)均显著提高,并且与一些土壤理化特性,如NO3--N、速效磷、团聚体稳定性、土壤全氮和五节芒地上、地下生物量存在着显著或极显著正相关关系.仅有革兰氏阴性细菌和菌根菌脂肪酸含量分别与DTPA-铜呈显著负相关.     

淹水培养条件下土壤微生物生物量碳、氮和可溶性有机碳、氮的动态

以洞庭湖区2个典型水稻土(红黄泥和紫潮泥)为对象,研究了25 ℃、淹水培养条件下稻草-硫铵配施和单施硫铵处理土壤微生物生物量碳、氮(SMBC、SMBN)和可溶性有机碳、氮(SDOC、SDON)的动态变化.结果表明,SMBC、SMBN和SDOC、SDON在培养前期达到峰值,之后降低,并趋于稳定.添加底物后,2种土壤不同处理土壤微生物生物量碳与有机碳(SMBC/TC)和土壤微生物生物量氮与全氮(SMBN/TN)的平均值都在2%～3%之间变化;可溶性碳与全碳(SDOC/TC)的平均值为1%左右,可溶性氮与全氮(SDON/TN)平均值为5%～6%.2种土壤中SMBC峰值单施硫铵处理最大,但与稻草-硫铵配施处理差异均不显著;SMBN、SDOC和SDON峰值稻草-硫铵配施最大.稻草-硫铵配施与单施硫铵处理中,低肥力红黄泥的SMBN、SDOC和SDON峰值差异显著;而高肥力紫潮泥SMBN和SDOC峰值差异不显著.前7 d,SMBC/SMBN＜10;14 d后,同一时刻单施硫铵处理SMBC/SMBN＞稻草-硫铵配施.不同处理的SDOC/SDON 3 d时最大,28 d时最小.     

秸秆还田配施中微量元素对农田土壤有机碳固持的影响

为研究秸秆还田配施中量元素(S)和微量元素(Fe和Zn)对粮田土壤有机碳固持的影响,进行了为期52 d的室内玉米秸秆腐解培养试验. 结果表明:秸秆腐解过程中分别添加S、Fe和Zn元素,均提高了微生物生物量碳(MBC)及土壤CO₂-C矿化速率,52 d腐解培养结束后,CO₂-C的累积矿化量显著提高,但土壤有机碳含量并未显著降低;3种元素中,添加Fe或Zn的处理提高了土壤惰性碳库、惰性碳库比例及土壤有机碳表观平衡,有利于土壤有机碳固持,而添加S的处理却降低了惰性有机碳比例及土壤有机碳表观平衡,不利于有机碳固持. 因此,在施N、P肥基础上,秸秆还田添加S、Fe或Zn均能促进土壤有机碳的矿化进程,但添加Fe或Zn可使更多有机碳固持于土壤中,添加S不利于土壤有机碳的固持.     

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。     

Bacterial and fungal taxon changes in soil microbial community composition induced by short-term biochar amendment in red oxidized loam soil

To take full advantage of biochar as a soil amendment, the objective of this study was to investigate the effects of biochar addition on soil bacterial and fungal diversity and community composition. Incubation experiments with a forest soil (a red oxidized loam soil) with and without biochar amendment were conducted for 96 days. The culture-independent molecular method was utilized to analyze soil bacterial and fungal species after the incubation experiments. Results showed that bacteria and fungi responded differently to the biochar addition during the short-term soil incubation. Twenty four and 18 bacterial genara were observed in the biochar amended and unamended soils, respectively, whereas 11 and 8 fungal genera were observed in the biochar amended and unamended soils, respectively. Microbial taxa analysis indicated that the biochar amendment resulted in significant shifts in both bacterial and fungal taxa during the incubation period. The shift for bacteria occurred at the genus and phylum levels, while for fungi only at the genus level. Specific taxa, such as Actinobacteria of bacteria and Trichoderma and Paecilomyces of fungi, were enriched in the biochar amended soil. The results reveal a pronounced impact of biochar on soil microbial community composition and an enrichment of key bacterial and fungal taxa in the soil during the short time period.     

秸秆预处理对土壤微生物量及呼吸活性的影响

冬小麦秸秆经8．0g·L^-1H2O2(pH11．0)溶液、12．5g·L^-1 NaOH溶液或H2SO4溶液浸泡8h并80℃烘干后,与无机N一起加入土壤,进行室内25℃恒温培养试验,在不同时间测定土壤微生物量C、N和CO2释放速率。结果表明,培养前期,秸秆预处理使土壤微生物量C数量增加了1．0～1．4倍,但降低了土壤微生物的呼吸活性;培养后期,NaOH和H2SO4处理使土壤微生物量C分别下降了28％和42％,但增加了土壤微生物的呼吸活性;H2O2处理则使土壤微生物量N增加90％;土壤微生物区系中的真菌比例在不同时刻有所增加,表明将秸秆预处理后施入土壤,将对土壤中微生物数量和呼吸活性产生一定影响。     

Dynamics in microbial immobilization and transformations of phosphorus in highly weathered subtropical soil following organic amendments

To improve knowledge on the role of microbial processes in phosphorus (P) transformations in highly weathered subtropical soil, dynamics in microbial biomass C (B_C) and P (B_P), and Olsen-P in a subtropical Ultisol following amendments with glucose at 2 g C kg⁻¹ soil (G2) and rice straw at 2 and 4 g C kg⁻¹ soil (RS2 and RS4) was studied during a 43-day incubation period at 25°C and 45% of soil water-holding capacity. By 3 days, the amount of soil B_C had increased about 3.2, 1.7, and 2.6 times for G2, RS2, and RS4, respectively. The amount of soil B_C significantly decreased between 3 and 7 days for G2 and 3 and 14 days for RS4, and thereafter remained almost steady throughout the 43-day incubation period, at levels about 1.6–2.4 times larger than for the control (no organic amendment; CK). The amount of soil B_P for G2 and RS4 almost doubled by 3 or 7 days, then remained relatively steady, and for RS2, maintained relatively constant (6.7–8.2 mg kg⁻¹ soil) throughout 43-day incubation period, whereas it declined by about 50% for CK. A significant decrease (3.5 mg kg⁻¹ soil) in Olsen-P occurred in G2 by 3 days; indicating a close response of available P to microbial immobilization. Also, the amounts of Al- and Fe-bound P in G2 and Fe-bound-P in RS4 decreased significantly, as determined at 43 days. In conclusion, organic amendment enhances microbial immobilization and transformations of P, but the turnover of B_P behaves in different patterns as B_C in highly weathered subtropical soil.     

有机物料还田对双季稻田土壤有机碳及其活性组分的影响

有机物料还田是提升农田土壤有机碳、培肥土壤的重要措施。为探讨不同有机物料的还田效果,采用室外培养方法,研究了在等碳输入条件下,施用水稻秸秆、紫云英、生物有机肥、猪粪和水稻秸秆生物炭对洞庭湖双季稻区潮土有机碳和活性有机碳组分含量的影响。结果表明: 经过180 d的培养试验,与不施用有机物料相比,施用有机物料提高了土壤活性有机碳含量。生物有机肥、猪粪和水稻秸秆生物炭处理分别使土壤有机碳含量显著提升了26.1%、9.7%和30.7%,水稻秸秆和紫云英对土壤有机碳含量的提升效应在试验期间并不显著。水稻秸秆和紫云英还田更有利于土壤可溶性有机碳和微生物生物量碳的积累,猪粪更有利于土壤可溶性有机碳的积累,生物有机肥更有利于土壤微生物生物量碳和易氧化有机碳的积累,水稻秸秆生物炭则更有利于土壤微生物生物量碳和轻组有机碳的积累。与水稻秸秆还田相比,紫云英、生物有机肥、猪粪和水稻秸秆生物炭还田使土壤碳库管理指数分别提高了31.8%、111.6%、62.2%和50.7%。从土壤固碳和土壤碳库管理指数来看,生物有机肥、猪粪和水稻秸秆生物炭的还田效果优于水稻秸秆和紫云英还田。     

不同供氮水平对施用玉米秸秆后黑土氨基糖转化的影响

采用室内恒温(25 ℃)培养方法,设置4个氮素添加水平(0、60.3、167.2、701.9 mg N·kg^-1,依次标记为N₀、N_low、N_mid、N_hig),培养38周,研究不同无机氮素添加水平对施入玉米秸秆黑土的氨基糖转化的影响.结果表明：与对照样品相比,添加秸秆可显著促进氨基糖的微生物合成与积累,且在培养前期氨基糖的总量随着无机氮素添加水平的增加而增加,N_mid和N_hig处理氨基糖积累量显著高于N_low和N₀处理;随着培养时间的延长氨基糖总量有所下降,N_low和N₀处理的下降幅度高于N_mid和N_hig处理.不同无机氮素供应水平对各氨基单糖的影响也有所不同,以胞壁酸为代表的细菌细胞壁物质比真菌细胞壁残留物如氨基葡萄糖更易受到土壤碳氮供给的影响,但真菌细胞壁物质对土壤有机质的截获和稳定作用大于细菌.说明对于C/N较大的玉米秸秆,土壤中无机氮素的供给对氨基糖在土壤中的积累转化有明显影响,氮素缺乏会抑制微生物生长,使氨基糖的合成作用减弱,在微生物体中截获的氮源减少,不利于土壤氮素的积累.     

低磷石灰性土壤施磷和小麦秸秆后土壤微生物量磷的变化

通过室内培养试验,向低磷的石灰性土壤加入磷(0、25、50、100 mg P·kg^-1,KH₂PO₄)和小麦秸秆(5 g C·kg^-1),25 ℃下培养90 d,研究在施肥和秸秆还田条件下土壤微生物量磷及微生物含磷量的变化特点,及其与土壤有效磷之间的关系.结果表明：土壤微生物量磷、微生物含磷量随加入无机磷量的提高而增加,最高分别为71.37和105.34 mg·kg^-1;除非加入足够的无机磷(如100 mg·kg^-1),否则同时加入秸秆会降低土壤微生物量磷和微生物含磷量,这种效果在培养初期更加明显.土壤微生物量磷和微生物含磷量与土壤有效磷之间存在显著的正相关关系（相关系数R²分别为0.26和0.40,n=49）.加入的无机磷可迅速转化为微生物量磷,表观贡献率最高可达71%,秸秆的加入可使表观贡献率进一步提高.     

Monitoring of changes in physical and microbiological properties of a Chernozem amended with different organic substrates

A soil microcosm study was made to monitor changes in soil physical and microbiological properties of a Chernozem during a period of up to 126 or 252 days following the addition of whey, straw or vegetable oil. In the whey treatment soil maximum water-holding capacity (MWHC) had decreased after seven and 28 days of incubation. At both dates, the differences to the untreated control were significant. Straw was able to increase MWHC of soil during incubation and after 42 and 126 days values differed significantly from those of the control. Compared with the control, whey, oil and straw treatments had higher meanweight diameter of dry aggregates. The differences were significant after seven, 28 and 126 days with whey, after 42, 126 and 252 days with oil, and after 126 days with straw. The sensitivity of dry aggregates to abrasion (SAA), representing a negative index of dry aggregate stability, was lower in the whey treatment than in the control after three and seven days incubation. In the later phase of incubation, whey tended to increase SAA. A trend to increase SAA also was observed with straw and after 126 days a significantly higher SAA for the straw than for the oil treatment was determined. This trend still was to observe after 252 days incubation. An increase in SAA observed for the oil treatment after 42 days was followed by a decrease till the end of incubation. Aggregates of organic treatments were more resistant to the dispersive effect of water than those of the control. Microbial biomass-C contents were high in the whey treatment, ranging between 1931 and 754 g g^–1 soil dry mass during incubation. With whey, fungal contributions to biomass-C increased from 40.5% after three to 76.5% after 126 days incubation. Addition of straw or oil stimulated biomass synthesis less than whey. High fungal contributions to biomass-C, approx. 70%, were sustained by straw during incubation. With oil, fungal contributions were 20.5% after three, 76% after 42 and less than 20% after 126 and 252 days incubation. Fungal contributions to biomass-C correlated positively with SAA. High sensitivity of the fungal biomass to mechanical stress is discussed as a cause for the low dry aggregate stability of soils amended with organic substrates encouraging fungal biomass development.     

淹水培养条件下土壤微生物生物量碳、氮和可溶性有机碳、氦的动态

以洞庭湖区2个典型水稻土（红黄泥和紫潮泥）为对象,研究了25℃、淹水培养条件下稻草-硫铵配施和单施硫铵处理土壤微生物生物量碳、氮（SMBC、SMBN）和可溶性有机碳、氦（SDOC、SDON）的动态变化．结果表明,SMBC、SMBN和SDOC、SDON在培养前期达到峰值,之后降低,并趋于稳定．添加底物后,2种土壤不同处理土壤微生物生物量碳与有机碳（SMBC／TC）和土壤微生物生物量氮与全氮（SMBN／TN）的平均值都在2％-3％之间变化;可溶性碳与全碳（SDOC／TC）的平均值为1％左右,可溶性氮与全氮（SDON／TN）平均值为5％-6％．2种土壤中SMBC峰值单施硫铵处理最大,但与稻草-硫铵配施处理差异均不显著;SMBN、SDOC和SDON峰值稻草-硫铵配施最大．稻草．硫铵配施与单施硫铵处理中,低肥力红黄泥的SMBN、SDOC和SDON峰值差异显著;而高肥力紫潮泥SMBN和SDOC峰值差异不显著．前7d,SMBC／SMBN〈10;14d后,同一时刻单施硫铵处理SMBC／SMBN〉稻草．硫铵配施．不同处理的SDOC!SDON3d时最大．28d时最小．     

生物质调理剂对川西北高寒草地沙化土壤养分和微生物群落特征的影响

将农牧废弃物进行资源化处置制成生物质调理剂,用于沙化土壤改良是目前川西北沙化草地生态治理的有效途径之一.为了阐明不同原料调理剂在川西北高寒沙化草地上的实际应用效果,本研究以不施用调理剂为对照(CK),设置施用量均为12 t·hm-2的菌渣(JZ)、秸秆(JG)和生物炭(SWT)3种调理剂,分析了调理剂施用对土壤养分和微...     

Effects of Zn and P addition on the microbial biomass in a Zn deficient calcareous soil amended with glucose

A 35-day laboratory incubation experiment at 25°C was carried out to investigate the effects of Zn and P addition on microbial biomass C, N, and P in a Zn deficient calcareous soil, sampled at 15–40 cm depth in Central Anatolia, Turkey, amended with glucose. The underlying hypothesis was that P, but also Zn addition leads to a decrease in the microbial biomass C/N ratio. In the glucose-amended soil, the microbial biomass C/N ratio was not affected by the addition of P at day 5. At day 35 in this treatment, the significant P addition × day interaction revealed a significant decrease in the microbial biomass C/N ratio from 11.3 to 8.9. In the glucose-amended soil, Zn addition also had generally significant negative effects on microbial biomass C in comparison with the pure glucose treatment. A similar tendency was observed for microbial biomass N and consequently the microbial biomass C/N ratio remained unaffected. No evidence was found in the present incubation experiment that the microbial community suffered from Zn deficiency.