施用南荻生物炭对不同类型土壤氨挥发的影响

在洞庭湖区农田施用秸秆生物炭不仅能实现秸秆资源化利用,还可降低环境污染压力。本研究于2020年采用水稻盆栽试验,研究了不同南荻秸秆生物炭施用量对土壤氨挥发速率、累积氨挥发量、表面水pH值和NH₄⁺-N浓度的影响。供试土壤为第四纪红土发育的红黄泥和花岗岩发育的麻砂泥水稻土,设置6个南荻秸秆生物炭添加处理,即分别以土柱0～20 cm土壤重量的0%、1%、2%、4%、6%和8%比例添加生物炭,每盆施用复合肥200 kg N·hm^-2。结果表明: 施用生物炭导致两种土壤之间或不同生物炭处理之间的氨挥发速率和累积量均存在显著差异。麻砂泥施用生物炭处理在施肥后第2天出现氨挥发峰值,且较不施生物炭处理峰值降低了23.6%～53.4%;红黄泥氨挥发峰值出现在施肥后第7～13天,且其峰值随着生物炭添加量的增加而升高。整体上,麻砂泥土壤的氨挥发速率均高于红黄泥。麻砂泥土壤＜4%生物炭添加量能抑制土壤氨挥发速率及累积量,其中以2%处理降幅最大(46.9%),但生物炭添加对水稻生长前期表面水pH值的影响不显著;红黄泥土壤随着南荻生物炭用量的增加,表面水中pH值和NH₄⁺-N浓度增加,导致氨挥发速率及累积量增幅达1.3～10.5倍。回归分析显示,生物炭添加量是影响两种土壤氨挥发的关键因素。Elo-vich方程能较好地拟合两种土壤的氨挥发累积量随时间的变化动态,各施炭处理的相关系数均达极显著水平。总体上,对于偏中性的麻砂泥土壤,施用一定量的南荻生物炭对氨排放有一定的抑制作用,而对于酸性的红黄泥土壤,增施南荻生物炭会通过提高表面水的pH值和NH₄⁺-N浓度促进氨挥发,因此针对不同类型土壤施用南荻秸秆生物炭应注意选择适宜用量,以降低氮素损失。     

辽河下游平原不同水分条件下稻田氨挥发

应用通气密闭室法,研究了辽河下游平原不同水分条件下潮棕壤稻田生态系统施用氮肥后的NH3挥发.结果表明稻田施用氮肥后有明显NH3挥发损失,整个生长期间总挥发量为11.64～34.01 kg N·hm-2,占施氮量的4.66%～11.66%;不同施肥时期的损失量为分蘖期＞孕穗期＞移栽前,挥发高峰出现在施氮肥后的2～4 d内.稻田水分状况对NH3挥发损失具有重要影响,田面积水条件下NH3挥发总量和肥料氮损失率都较大,且不同施氮水平间差异显著(P＜0.05),挥发量随施氮量的增加而增加;田面不积水条件下NH3挥发量相对较小.氮肥用量、田面水NH4 浓度和pH是影响NH3挥发的重要因素;氮肥用量为180 kg N·hm-2时,不同磷水平对NH3挥发的影响不显著.     

Model of ammonia volatilization from calcareous soils

A quantitative model of ammonia volatilization from the calcareous soil uppermost 1-cm layer was developed and tested. The model accounts for the following processes: ammonium-ammonia equilibration in the soil solution, cation exchange between calcium and ammonium which results in ammonium distribution between soil liquid and solid phases, nitrification of dissolved ammonium, distribution of ammonia between liquid and gaseous phases and diffusion of gaseous ammonia in the soil air. The combined effect of various characteristics such as soil pH, cation exchange capacity, water capacity and nitrification rate on ammonia losses from various soil types have been studied. The model was validated against experimental results of ammonia losses from different soils for its use as a predicting tool. The model shows that most of ammonia losses can be explained by the interactive effect of high soil pH and low cation exchange capacity. Computations show increased ammonia volatilization with decreasing soil water capacity. Increasing fertilizer application rate has a small effect on percentage of ammonia losses. Increased nitrification rate and shorter “lag” period of nitrification reduce ammonia losses considerably. Good agreement was obtained between model calculations and experimental results of ammonia volatilization from 13 soils.     

不同包膜控释尿素对农田土壤氨挥发的影响

为了探索包膜控释尿素土壤氨挥发损失规律特征和提高肥料氮素利用率,采用小麦玉米轮作田间试验,通过与普通尿素进行对比,运用土壤氨挥发原位测定方法——通气法系统研究了硫包膜和树脂包膜控释尿素的施用对小麦玉米轮作农田土壤氨挥发的影响.研究结果表明:在两种施氮量水平下(210 kg/hm2和300 kg/hm2),与普通尿素相比,硫包膜和树脂包膜控释尿素在小麦基肥期、小麦追肥期和玉米施肥期的施用均减少了土壤氨挥发的累积损失量,分别达35.1％-54.3％、59.6％-75.2％、65.6％-98.1％;有效降低了土壤氨挥发通量峰值且延迟其出现时间3-8 d,并能延缓土壤氨挥发主要阶段的时间分别为4-12 d、5-12 d.在小麦玉米轮作周年中,控释尿素土壤氨挥发累积损失量为28.39-43.35 kg/hm2,土壤氨挥发损失率为4.48％-5.63％,控释尿素时段土壤氨挥发通量比普通尿素降低了51.0％-70.8％;且树脂包膜控释尿素的施用降低小麦玉米轮作农田土壤氨挥发的效果优于硫包膜控释尿素.     

氮添加对沙质草地氨挥发及硝态氮淋溶的影响

采用密闭室法和离子交换树脂袋法,研究了科尔沁沙质草地不同处理(水添加、氮添加、水氮添加)氧挥发的损失量和硝态氮的淋溶量.结果表明:氮添加处理和水氮添加处理显著促进了氨挥发(P＜0.05),最大氨挥发速率显著高于对照;氮添加处理和水氮添加处理的氨挥发累积量为111.80和148.64 mg·m-2,分别占氮添加量的1.1％和1.5％;水氮同时添加条件下,氨挥发累计量显著高于氨添加处理(P＜0.05),水添加处理和对照相比没有显著差异(P＞0.05);水氮添加处理显著增加了土壤深度20 cm处的硝态氮淋溶量(P＜0.05),氮添加处理和水氮添加处理的硝态氮淋溶量分别是对照的1.96和4.22倍,然而在土壤深度40 cm处各处理硝态氮淋溶量差异不显著(P＞0.05);可见,氮添加和水氮添加均促进了土壤的氧挥发,对硝态氮的淋溶没有显著影响.     

The volatilization of ammonia from cattle urine applied to soils as influenced by soil properties

The amounts of ammonia volatilized, following the application of cattle urine to 22 soils, were measured in the laboratory during an incubation period of 10 days. The urine contained 12.0 g N dm^-3 and was applied to small columns of soil at a rate equivalent to 26.5 g N m^-2. The soils were from fields of both grassland and arable cultivation and varied widely in properties. Ammonia volatilization ranged from 6.8 to 41.3% of the total urinary N, with a mean value of 26.4%. The soil property most closely related to the extent of volatilization was cation exchange capacity (CEC), and this was so whether all 22 soils were considered together or whether the 14 grassland and 8 arable soils were considered separately. In general, the higher the CEC the less the amount of ammonia volatilized. However, for a given value of CEC, volatilization tended to be greater from a grassland than from an arable soil. The pH of a soil/urine mixture measured after 24 hours was also quite closely correlated with the amount of ammonia volatilized, but the initial pH and titratable acidity of the soil were poorly correlated with ammonia volatilization. ei]H Marschner ei]H Lambers     

三江平原典型小叶章湿地土壤氨挥发特征及影响因素

采用通气法对三江平原典型草甸小叶章湿地和沼泽化草甸小叶章湿地土壤的氨挥发进行了原位测定,并对其主要影响因素进行了分析。结果表明,二者的氨挥发速率在生长季内的变化趋势基本一致,7月中旬前出现两次挥发高峰和一次低值,之后整体呈严格单调下降趋势,后者的氨挥发速率较高,平均为前者的1.35±0.53倍;二者累计氨挥发量的变化趋势也基本一致,7月中旬前增加迅速,且值比较接近;之后增加缓慢,但其值发生明显分异,表现为后者大于前者;生长季内,典型草甸小叶章湿地土壤的氨挥发总量为6.35 kg N.hm-2,而沼泽化草甸小叶章湿地则为6.87 kg N.hm-2,二者之比为1∶1.08;氮素物质基础不是影响二者氨挥发过程的重要限制因素,大气温度及其所引起的其它温度波动是影响氨挥发速率变化的重要因素;降水及土壤水分波动与散失是引起氨挥发速率局部波动的重要原因;土壤pH和质地是导致氨挥发速率普遍较低的根本原因;而各种因素综合作用的结果则是引起二者氨挥发速率和氨挥发量变化及差异的主要原因。     

不同施肥方式对土壤氨挥发和氧化亚氮排放的影响

采用密闭室间歇通气法和静态箱法对不同施肥方式(撒施后翻耕、条施后覆土、撒施后灌水)下的土壤氨挥发和氧化亚氮排放进行了研究.结果表明:不同施肥方式显著影响了土壤中的氨挥发和氧化亚氮排放.撒施后灌水处理明显促进了氨挥发,其最大氨挥发速率明显高于其它处理,氨挥发累计达2.465 kg N·hm-2.不同施肥方式下氧化亚氮排放通量存在显著差异(P《0.05),且峰值出现时间也不同.施肥后第2天,撒施后灌水处理达到峰值,为193.66 μg·m-2·h-1,而条施后覆土处理在施肥后第5天才出现峰值,为51.13 μg·m-2·h-1,且其排放峰值在3种施肥方式中最低.撒施后灌水处理的氧化亚氮累积净排放量达121.55 g N·hm-2,显著大于撒施后翻耕和条施后覆土处理.撒施后翻耕和条施后覆土处理能有效抑制氨挥发和氧化亚氮排放损失,是较为合理的施肥方式.     

生物炭对农田土壤氨挥发的影响机制研究进展

降低土壤氨挥发量是农田生态系统中减少土壤氮素损失、提高氮肥利用率的关键途径之一。生物炭具有独特的理化性质,施入土壤后可改变土壤理化性状,影响土壤氮素循环,并对农田土壤中氨挥发产生重要的影响。本文首先介绍了稻田和旱田两种土地利用方式下农田氨挥发过程及其影响因素(气候条件、土壤环境、施肥管理等);其次,重点综述了生物炭对农田生态系统氨挥发影响的研究进展,并从物理吸附机制、气液平衡机制、生物化学过程调节机制等方面探讨了生物炭介入下农田土壤氨挥发的响应机制,认为土壤氨挥发减排的响应主要是基于生物炭表面含氧官能团对土壤NH₄⁺和NH₃的吸附作用及促进土壤硝化作用;而生物炭增加土壤氨挥发排放主要与生物炭提高土壤pH值和透气性、增强土壤有机氮矿化微生物活性有关。最后,对生物炭减少土壤氨挥发、提高氮肥利用率的研究方向进行了展望。     

Laboratory measurements and simulations of ammonia volatilization from urea applied to calcareous Chinese loess soils

Ammonia volatilization is the major pathway for mineral nitrogen loss in the calcareous soils of the Chinese loess plateau, with maximum losses reaching 50% of the fertilizer-N applied. A volatilization-diffusion experiment was carried out in the laboratory using a forced-draft system and soil columns of 15.5 cm depth. Urea was surface applied at rates of 210 kg N ha^-1 to a soil with 10% CaCO₃ and a pH of 7.7. The amount of ammonia volatilized as well as the concentration profiles of ammoniacal-nitrogen and soil pH in the upper 50 mm of the soil columns after 4, 7 and 10 days were measured and subsequently modelled. The mechanistic model of Rachhpal-Singh and Nye, originally developed for neutral, non-calcareous soils, was modified to include the pH-buffering action of the soil carbonates. Model parameters were independently determined or taken from the literature. Measured and predicted cumulative NH₃ losses agreed very well in the first 10 days following fertilizer application. However, in contrast to the simulations, NH₃-volatilization was still proceeding in the experiment even after 13 days, with cumulative losses reaching 60% of the applied N. In addition to the high initial soil pH, the low bulk density and high volumetric air content of the soil columns used for the experiment proved decisive for the high rates of ammonia volatilization, provoking a strong increase in the amount of ammoniacal-N diffusing towards the soil surface as gaseous NH₃. The simulations showed that due to the high soil pH, the buffering action of the soil carbonates played a comparatively smaller role.     

不同施肥模式下夏玉米田间土壤氨挥发规律

利用通气法田间原位试验,研究了不同施肥模式对夏玉米田间土壤氨挥发的影响.结果表明:单施化肥与秸秆还田配施化肥处理的田间氨挥发速率日变化与白天田间土壤表层温度(简称地温)变化表现基本一致,呈现由低到高的"单峰"趋势.夏玉米田间氨挥发损失的高峰期主要发生在白天11:00～13:00.但持续时间较短,单施化肥与秸秆还田配施化肥处理均在氮肥施入当天田间氨挥发速率达最高值,此后迅速降低,氨挥发损失主要集中于前7d,累计氨挥发量占总量的88.57%～96.72%.与单施化肥相比,秸秆还田配施化肥可显著减少氨挥发损失4.06～8.25 kg · hm-2,氨挥发损失率降低0.37%～1.17%.夏玉米大喇叭口期后对氮素需求较多,较高的田间土壤持水量均可以削弱氨挥发损失.确定适宜的秸秆与氮肥配比量,适量增加大喇叭口期的氮肥追施量配合及时浇水,是提高氮肥利用效率的有效途径之一.     

新疆灰漠土区不同肥料配比土壤氨挥发原位监测

在17a的新疆国家灰漠土土壤肥力与肥料效益长期定位试验区,采用通气法对春小麦种植体系8种处理,即(1)对照(种植、不施肥,CK)、(2)施氮肥(N)、(3)施氮磷肥(NP)、(4)施氮钾肥(NK)、(5)施氮磷钾肥(NPK)、(6)施氮磷钾肥+有机肥增量(NPKM1)、(7)施氮磷钾化肥+有机肥常量(NPKM2)、(8)施氮磷钾化肥+秸秆还田(NPKS)的氨挥发损失与不同肥料配比、长期不同施肥土壤特性变化之间关系进行研究.结果表明:(1)在当地春小麦种植典型施肥模式,即"基肥撒施后机械翻耕,追肥撒施后灌水"下,在施氮量为84.97～241.5 kg · hm-2的条件下,不同处理基肥氨挥发累积量为0.194～2.236 kg N · hm-2之间;追肥氨挥发累积量在0.078～0.210 kg N · hm-2之间,远低于基肥氨挥发量;基肥和追肥氨挥发损失氮素之和占总施氮量的0.39%～1.23%.(2)相同施氮量241.5 kg · hm-2的N、NP、NK、NPK 4个处理,氨挥发累积量分别为1.017、0.944、1.988、2.437 kg N · hm-2,氨挥发量与不同处理土壤速效钾含量相关性达显著水平(r=0.951, P<0.05,n=4).(3)施氮量分别为151.8、84.9、216.7 kg · hm-2有机肥处理NPKM1、NPKM2、NPKS的氨挥发累积量分别为1.404、1.041、1.583 kg N · hm-2,氨挥发量与氮肥使用量呈显著正相关(r=0.581,P<0.05,n=18).以上结果表明,氨挥发不是新疆灰漠土长期定位试验春小麦体系氮肥损失的主要途径;不同肥料配比和长期不同肥料配比造成土壤特性的变化是7种施氮肥处理氨挥发差异的主要原因.     

长期秸秆黑炭施加对石灰性潮土肥力、固碳及氨挥发的影响

通过5年10季的小麦/谷子轮作盆栽试验,持续观测了每季0、2.25和22.5 t·hm^-2黑炭施用下作物生长和土壤性质变化及氨挥发数量.结果表明:相同NPK肥施用下,与不施黑炭处理相比,黑炭处理能促进作物生长,提高土壤养分供应.22.5 t·hm^-2黑炭处理下5年作物累积籽粒和秸秆产量分别增加24.1%和74.1%;相应地上部N、P和K累计吸收量分别增加93.5%、71.2%和46.3%;轮作结束后土壤有效P、K含量及阳离子交换量分别提高262%、274%和58.3%,有机碳提高843%,C/N增至25,容重降低46.6%,土壤pH值则无明显变化.2.25和22.5 t·hm^-2黑炭处理的黑炭表观分解率为每年3.5%~5.7%.高量黑炭施用可导致氨挥发数量增加,22.5 t·hm^-2黑炭处理下10季氨挥发总量增加102%.     

控释尿素条施深度对鲜食玉米田间氨挥发和氮肥利用率的影响

为提高鲜食玉米一次性施肥的氮肥利用率并降低氮肥的环境影响,通过田间试验,以不施氮处理为对照(CK),研究了控释尿素不同条施深度(0、5、10、15、20 cm)对鲜食玉米田间土壤氨挥发特征、鲜穗产量和氮肥利用率的影响. 结果表明: 玉米种植带和宽行非施肥带的土壤氨挥发主要发生在施肥后的前2周,而窄行施肥带的土壤氨挥发在施肥后持续约1个月. 与CK相比,控释尿素表施(0 cm)处理不仅大幅度地提高了窄行施肥带的氨挥发损失量,同时也显著增加了玉米种植带和宽行非施肥带的氨挥发损失量. 不同深度施肥处理全生育期土壤氨挥发损失总量差异较大,为3.1～25.5 kg N·hm^-2,占施氮量的1.7%～14.2%.其中控释尿素条施10、15和20 cm深度处理的全生育期土壤氨挥发损失总量相差不大,分别较表施(0 cm)和浅施(5 cm)处理显著降低了85.9%～87.8%和67.0%～71.6%. 在一定范围内增加控释尿素条施深度有利于提高鲜穗产量、植株氮积累量以及氮肥偏生产力、氮肥农学利用率和氮肥表观利用率,各指标均以15 cm深度处理最高. 综上所述,控释尿素合理深施可以显著降低氨挥发损失,提高鲜穗产量和氮肥利用效率,本研究条件下控释尿素的最适宜施用深度为15 cm.     

日光温室番茄-西瓜轮作系统不同水氮处理氨挥发特征

为探究黄土高原地区日光温室果蔬栽培中氨挥发特征,在陕西省杨凌区选择当地典型的日光温室,设置4个不同的水氮处理,采用密闭式间歇抽气法监测番茄-西瓜轮作季的氨挥发特征.结果表明: 日光温室栽培土壤氮素转化快,施氮处理施肥后第1～2天氨挥发出现峰值,氨挥发峰值为0.26～2.02 kg N·hm^-2·d^-1,7 d左右各处理氨挥发通量相近;施氮处理间氨累积排放量无显著差异;相同施氮量条件下,降低灌溉量氨累积排放量两季平均增加了46.7%;不同种植季氨平均排放通量和累积排放量均表现为西瓜季高于番茄季,西瓜季高温促进了氨排放;土壤铵态氮含量、土壤孔隙含水量、0～5 cm地温和温室气温均对氨排放通量有极显著影响,而土壤pH值与氨挥发通量呈显著负相关关系.不同种植季氨挥发通量和累积排放量存在差异,降低施氮量可减少氨排放,相同施氮量条件下降低灌溉量增加了氨排放.     

不同施肥与灌水量对槟榔土壤氨挥发的影响

利用通气法田间原位试验,研究了不同施肥模式、灌溉量对槟榔土壤氨挥发速率和挥发量的影响。结果表明：槟榔恢复期和出花期追肥灌水后,不同施肥处理均在第3天出现氨挥发速率峰值（0.50-3.42 kg.hm-2.d-1）,而后迅速下降并进入低挥发阶段。出花期氨挥发速率峰值（1.50-4.42 kg.hm-2.d-1）比恢复期氨挥发速率峰值明显高。灌水量小(300 m3. hm-2)的氨挥发率和总量比灌水量大(600 m3. hm-2)的明显减小。在同一氮水平下,有机质含量较低的氨挥发率较高。在同一有机质含量条件,氨挥发率随着N肥含量增加而升高。与单施N肥处理相比,有机肥与N肥配施可明显减少氨挥发速率和总量,可减少氮损失。     

Net changes of soil C stocks in two grassland soils 26 months after simulated pasture renovation including biochar addition

The use of deep‐rooting pasture species as a management practice can increase the allocation of plant carbon (C) below ground and enhance C storage. A 2‐year lysimeter trial was set up to compare changes in C stocks of soils under either deep‐ or shallow‐rooting pastures and investigate whether biochar addition below the top 10 cm could promote root growth at depth. For this i) soil ploughing at cultivation was simulated in a silt loam soil and in a sandy soil by inverting the 0 to 10 and 10‐ to 20‐cm‐depth soil layers, and a distinctive biochar (selected for each soil to overcome soil‐specific plant growth limitations) was mixed at 10 Mg ha^?1 in the buried layer, where appropriate and ii) three pasture types with contrasting root systems were grown. In the silt loam, soil inversion resulted in a general loss of C (2.0–8.1 Mg ha^?1), particularly in the buried horizon, under shallow‐rooting pastures only. The addition of a C‐rich biochar (equivalent to 7.6 Mg C ha^?1) to this soil resulted in a net C gain (21–40% over the non‐biochar treatment, P < 0.10) in the buried layer under all pastures; this overcame the loss of C in this horizon under shallow‐rooting pastures. In the sandy soil, all pastures were able to maintain soil C stocks at 10–20 cm depth over time, with minor gains of C (1.6–5.1 Mg ha^?1) for the profile. In this soil, the exposure of a skeletal‐ and nutrient‐depleted soil layer at the surface may have fostered root growth at depth. The addition of a nutrient‐rich biochar (equivalent to 3.6 Mg C ha^?1) to this soil had no apparent effect on C stocks. More research is needed to understand the mechanisms through which soil C stocks at depth are preserved.     

持续施用缓/控释尿素条件下水田土壤NH3挥发与N2O排放特征

以持续9年施用不同缓／控释尿素的水田棕壤为试验对象,以普通大颗粒尿素为对照,研究了持续施用不同缓／控释尿素条件下水田土壤NH₃挥发与N₂O排放特征.结果表明: 与普通大颗粒尿素(U)相比,除1% 3,4－二甲基吡唑磷酸盐(DMPP)+U处理 NH₃挥发增加了25.8%外,其他缓／控释尿素肥料处理对NH₃有明显的减排效果.树脂包膜尿素(PCU)对NH₃减排效果最明显,为73.4%,硫包膜尿素(SCU)为72.2%,0.5% N-丁基硫代磷酰三胺(NBPT)+1% DMPP+U为71.9%,1% 氢醌(HQ)+3% 双氰胺(DCD)+U为46.9%,0.5% NBPT+U为43.2%,1% HQ+U为40.2%,3% DCD+U为25.5%, 1% DMPP均与施用普通大颗粒尿素差异显著;所有缓／控释尿素处理与对照相比均可显著减少N₂O排放.1% DMPP+U对N₂O减排效果最明显,为74.9%,PCU为62.1%,1% HQ+3% DCD+U为54.7%,0.5% NBPT+1% DMPP+U为42.2%,3% DCD+U为35.9%,1% HQ+U为28.9%,0.5% NBPT+U为17.7%,SCU为14.5%,均与施用普通大颗粒尿素差异显著.比较0.5% NBPT+1% DMPP+U、SCU、PCU对NH₃和N₂O减排的综合效果,3种肥料作用相近,且均明显优于其他处理,但包膜材料的成本较抑制剂高数倍.因此,同时添加脲酶和硝化抑制剂的缓释尿素是减少水田氮素损失及环境污染的首选氮肥.     

科尔沁沙地人工小叶锦鸡儿植被水分入渗动态研究

通过对科尔沁沙地不同年龄人工小叶锦鸡儿固沙植被降雨入渗的研究 ,阐明植被对沙地水分入渗的影响。结果表明 ,在降雨量 4 3 4mm ,降雨强度 3 9mm·h-1时 ,降雨后 12 0h内流动沙丘和 5年生人工小叶锦鸡儿植被的水分入渗深度分别为 180cm和 15 0cm ,15年生人工小叶锦鸡儿植被降雨入渗深度为 10 0cm。流动沙丘降雨后土壤水分变化剧烈 ;有植被沙地降雨后土壤水分变化平缓 ,水分下渗浅 .随着植被年龄的增加 ,浅层土壤截留降雨能力不断加强 ,最终形成不透水土层。降雨后短期内流动沙丘浅层土壤中含水量高 ,后期有植被沙丘深层土壤含水量高     

The influence of rhizosphere in rice crop on resin-extractable phosphate in flooded soils at various levels of phosphate applications

Summary Poor or lack of response of lowland rice to P fertilization is a well-known fact. Several studies were conducted in this direction however, our understanding regarding the underlying mechanism has been far from clear. A remarkable influence of rice plants on P transformation in submerged soil is identified in this experiment which may shed light on this problem. Accordingly, in presence of rice plants P was mobilized during the initial growing period followed by immobilization. The increased microbial activity in presence of physiologically active roots was responsible for P mobilization, while capacity of rice plants to reoxidize the rhizosphere, by secretion of oxygen from roots, during later growing period was responsible for P immobilization.The extent of P mobilization decreased while that of immobilization increased with increasing P levels in different soils. At a given P level the ratio of P mobilization to immobilization was higher in a soil where crop growth was better and P uptake was higher as compared to another soil where crop growth was poor with lower P uptake.Thus, lowland rice plants appear to possess an unique physiological mechanism, to regulate the contrasting changes in P availability in the rhizosphere depending on P requirement by the plants or P availability in soil, which in turn is responsible for the poor or lack of response to P fertilization.The experiment was conducted in a growth chamber. Two soils with widely varying properties were used.