泾河泾阳段高河漫滩沉积元素与化合物指示的洪水事件

根据泾阳泾河高漫滩沉积剖面中128个样品的元素、化合物含量与粒度分析,研究了泾阳泾河高漫滩剖面沉积特征与洪水变化.结果表明,元素Ma,Ni,Cu,Zn,Ga,Pb,Ba,Rb,V和化合物Al2O3,Fe2O3,K2O含量在剖面各层中变化明显,分辨率高,能够清晰地指示洪水以及降水量的变化.JYa剖面分为18个沉积层,指示了18次大小不同的洪水和18个降水较多的年份.沉积物粒度细,元素Mn,Ni,Cu,Zn,Ga,Pb,Rb,V和化合物Al2O3Fe2O2,K2O含量高,元素Ba含量低,指示沉积时洪水强度小,洪水水位低,降雨量少.沉积物粒度粗,元素Mn,Ni,Cu,Zn,Ga,Pb,Rb,V和化合物Al2O3,Fe2O3,K2O含量低;元素Ba含量高,指示沉积时洪水强度大,洪水水位高,降雨量多.在这18次洪水事件中,在同一次洪水沉积层内形成了两个以上薄层的元素和化合物含量、粒度成分的微小变化,指示多数期次的洪水发生时期常有两个以上洪峰出现.泾阳泾河高漫滩第14,12,13,8,5,1层洪水沉积反映了泾河泾阳段全流域性的年降水量增加,且年降水量至少达到约800 mm.     

澧阳平原末次冰期-早全新世气候环境演变研究

通过对澧阳平原野外考察、典型剖面YC自然沉积剖面的系统采样、室内地球化学元素Li、Rb、Sr、Ba和Li/Ba、Rb/Sr比值的分析,以及沉积物年代样品的OSL和AMS14C年代测定,探讨了长江中游地区澧阳平原末次冰期-早全新世的气候环境变化过程。结果表明,MIS3阶段晚期(31.80~23.80 ka BP)暖湿期记录明显,对应的沉积物含大量黑色铁锰膜和铁锰结核,地球化学元素Li含量、Rb含量、Rb/Sr比值、Li/Ba比值出现峰值,而Sr含量、Ba含量出现低谷,表明此时期冬季风减弱,夏季风增强,降水量增大,温度上升,风化作用显著增强。澧阳平原YC剖面很好的记录了56.00~6.96 ka BP的气候环境演变过程,大致经历了冷干期(56.00~31.80 ka BP)、相对暖湿期(31.80~23.80 ka BP)、冷湿期(23.80~10.60 ka BP)、暖湿期(10.60~6.96 ka BP)4个气候变化阶段。     

环境条件变化对滇池沉积物磷释放的影响

在实验室控制条件下,以滇池表层新鲜沉积物和湖水为材料,研究了氧化还原状况、水体扰动、pH值等环境因子对沉积物P释放的影响。结果表明,与好氧条件相比,厌氧状态大大促进沉积物中P的释放,最大释放量为3.96mg。随着湖水pH值的升高,沉积物的释P量明显增加,碱性条件下P释放量是中性条件的几百倍。水体扰动对沉积物P释放的影响不大。不同环境因子相比,湖水在碱性条件下(pH10.5)P的释放速率最大,高达68.04mg/(m2·d),厌氧条件次之,变化在7.73~8.91mg/(m2·d),对照和扰动条件下P释放速率很低。湖水pH值增加和氧化还原电位降低是滇池沉积物释P的主要机制。     

泾河下游全新世古洪水滞流沉积物研究

通过对泾河流域广泛的野外考察,在泾河下游高陵县段发现了典型的全新世古洪水滞流沉积剖面,系统地进行采集样品和粒度成分、磁化率、烧失量、吸湿水含量等多指标分析。从沉积学角度将古洪水滞流沉积物与全新世风成黄土和土壤进行对比,证明了该剖面所夹古洪水滞流沉积物的性质为细砂质粉砂,属于河流洪水悬移质泥砂沉积物。根据地层结构及与流域内其它剖面的对比,结合OSL测年数据,确定泾河在全新世中期4200~4000 a B.P.发生了第1期古洪水事件,在全新世晚期3200~2800 a B.P.发生了第2期洪水事件。这些古洪水事件都发生在全球性气候突变转折时期,表明在这些时期气候极端恶化,变率增大,洪水和干旱事件皆有发生。该研究对于泾河防洪减灾、水资源开发利用,对于揭示水文系统对于全球变化的响应规律,具有重要的科学意义。     

全新世时期古水土流失与古人类活动相互影响分析

对全新世古水土流失与古人类活动相互影响的研究方法进行了讨论和实践。借鉴第四纪环境学的研究手段 ,利用古人类活动区域周围的河流、湖泊沉积物及坡脚堆积物 ,可以获得古水土流失的信息 :在一定条件下 ,沉积物中孢粉数量的减少或草本植被的相对增加、磁化率的增大、迁移能力较弱的元素及化合物在沉积物中的富集 ,或沉积物分选差、粒度增大等 ,都可能指示着古水土流失的发生。通过对辽西大凌河剖面的孢粉分析 ,指出红山文化遗址堆积较薄且分布稀疏 ,可能与古水土流失加剧有关     

毛乌素沙地湖滨带沉积物碳氮磷生态化学计量学特征

为了阐明毛乌素沙地湖滨带沉积物生态化学计量学特征及其指示意义,对不同类型区湖滨带沉积物有机碳、全氮和全磷含量进行了测定与分析。结果表明:不同类型区湖滨带沉积物有机碳和全氮含量变化趋势一致,表现为距离湖泊中心位置愈远其含量愈低;湖滨带沉积物有机碳、全氮、全磷含量剖面分布具有一定层次性,表现为0—10cm10—20cm20—40cm,湖滨带沉积物全磷的变化相对滞后于有机碳和全氮,其水平分布特征与有机碳和全氮不同,剖面分布相似;土壤含水率和土壤容重是影响沉积物养分分布的关键因子,同时也是影响C/P和N/P变化的主要因素;生态化学计量学特征分析表明,除相对远离湖泊中心的类型区C/N和C/P与土壤碳储量的变化趋势一致外,靠近湖泊中心的类型区碳与养分比值未表现出对土壤碳储量良好的指示作用。     

湖泊沉积记录的近500年来浑善达克沙地气候环境变化

 为摸清浑善达克沙地近500年来气候环境变化规律,以沙地内湖泊沉积为研究对象,根据浑善达克沙地内白银库伦诺尔湖泊沉积物粒度、地球化学元素、有机质和CaCO3等环境变化代用指标的分析结果,结合210Pb和137Cs测年资料,恢复了包括小冰期和20世纪初升温期等气候事件在内的浑善达克沙地近500年来气候环境变化规律。A.D.1500～1600,浑善达克沙地气候较干旱寒冷,植被生长受到抑制;A.D.1600～1760,气温升高,降水增加,湖泊水位上升,为温和湿润—温和偏干气候,植被盖度增加;A.D.1760～1900,气候较温和湿润,后期气候干旱寒冷;A.D.1900,小冰期结束,气温回升,降水增加,但近现代以来,气候逐渐呈干旱化趋势。     

达里诺尔湖磷赋存特征及底泥释放影响因素

[目的]揭示封闭性内陆湖磷组成特点及底泥释放影响因素,为控制达里湖磷元素污染提供理论支持。[方法]对达里诺尔湖水体总磷(TP)、溶解性总磷(DTP)、溶解性无机磷(DIP),沉积物形态磷进行监测,并利用因子分析的方法对影响沉积物底泥释放的因素分类讨论。[结果]达里湖上覆水总磷(TP)均值2.00±0.02mg/L,间隙水TP均值2.50±0.02mg/L,沉积物TP在206.09~940.49mg/kg之间。沉积物中无机磷(IP)占TP的47.9%,是沉积物主要的磷形态之一。钙磷(Ca-P)是IP中含量最多的形态磷(217.76±47.01mg/kg),其次为铁铝结合态磷(Fe/Al-P,62.73±28.34mg/kg)和交换态磷(Ex-P,36.50±19.13mg/kg),有机磷(OP,200.28±135.13mg/kg)含量占TP的41.8%;通过因子分析法将影响底泥释放的因素分为三类:沉积物TP,Ca-P,Fe/Al-P和生物有效性磷含量归为沉积物磷因子;水体pH,DO,Eh值以及间隙水磷含量归为界面影响因子;湖水水深归为湖泊自身特征因子。[结论]达里湖存在沉积物磷底泥释放的风险,根据因子分析的结果可知,影响沉积物底泥释放的因素分为沉积物磷、水—沉积物界面理化指标和湖水水深3大类。     

山地农业与水土保持相关产业的地位和配置

对全新世古水土流失与古人类活动相互影响的研究方法进行了讨论和实践。借鉴第四纪环境学的研究手段，利用古人类活动区域周围的河流、湖泊沉积物及坡脚堆积物，可以获得古水土流失的信息：在一定条件下，沉积物中孢粉数量的减少或草本植被的相对增加、磁化率的增大、迁移能力较弱的元素及化合物在沉积物中的富集，或沉积物分选差、粒度增大等，都可能指示着古水土流失的发生。通过对辽西大凌河剖面的孢粉分析，指出红山文化遗址堆积较薄且分布稀疏,可能与古水土流失加剧有关。     

近120年来高陵渭河河漫滩沉积物磁化率指示的气候变化

根据史料记载以及高陵渭河河漫滩沉积物共110个样品磁化率、粒度成分的测定分析,研究了近120年来,该地区沉积物在0～4.0 m深度上磁化率变化特征。结果显示,高陵渭河河漫滩磁化率随深度具有高低变化节律,整个剖面分6个阶段,第1,3,5阶段频率磁化率值高,第2,4,6阶段频率磁化率值低;沉积物磁化率与粒度成分有较好的相关性,表现为频率磁化率值低,沉积物粒度成分细,反之则反。磁化率反映了沉积时期水动力强弱变化,第1,3,5阶段对应洪水规模大的时期,指示沉积时水位高,水量大;第2,4,6阶段对应洪水规模小的时期,指示沉积时水位低,水量小。洪水规模的变化间接反映了该地区近120年来气候的波动变化特征。     

低氮和干旱胁迫对富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的影响

【目的】以富士（Fuji）、 秦冠（Qinguan）嫁接在平邑甜茶（Malus hupehensis Rehd.）上的当年生盆栽苗为试验材料,采用砂培方法,研究了缺氮胁迫和干旱对富士和秦冠生长情况、 光合参数、 植株各部位氮磷钾含量及氮素利用效率的影响,分析比较了低氮干旱条件下富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的差异,以期为果树生产高效肥水利用提供理论指导。【方法】试验共设四个处理: 正常氮正常水（ZZ）、 低氮正常水（DZ）、 正常氮干旱（ZG）、 低氮干旱（DG）。氮素和水分均设置两个水平,分别为正常氮（6 mmol/L NO-3-N）、 低氮（0.3 mmol/LNO-3-N）、 正常供水（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的80%~85%）、 干旱处理（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的60%~65%）。【结果】富士和秦冠的生物量（茎和叶）、 株高茎粗等生长指标以及光合速率、 气孔导度、 蒸腾速率均为正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）,并且相对应处理下秦冠的以上指标均高于富士;正常供水下,缺氮处理使富士、 秦冠的根冠比比正常氮处理均有所增加,富士提高了2.05%,秦冠提高了22.40%。富士和秦冠的氮、 磷、 钾含量均表现出正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）; 氮、 钾元素含量在植株各部位的分布顺序依次是叶＞根＞茎,磷元素则是根＞叶＞茎;光合氮素利用效率（PNUE）和氮素利用效率表现为秦冠处理之间差异极显著,富士处理之间差异不显著;秦冠的PNUE和NUE明显高于富士,在低氮正常水（DZ）处理下,秦冠氮肥利用率比富士高42.07%,在低氮干旱（DG）处理下高64.14%;低氮胁迫下富士和秦冠的NUE显著提高,并且秦冠提高的幅度高于富士。【结论】施用氮肥能够显著提高富士与秦冠的干物质量,同等水肥条件下,秦冠生长优于富士;水分亏缺会减少叶片对氮的吸收,干旱条件下适度增施氮肥,可提高果树的抗旱能力;低氮干旱胁迫下秦冠的生长指标、 光合指标及氮素利用效率指标均优于富士,表现出较强的抗低氮干旱胁迫的能力。     

Pasture Vegetation Elemental Analysis by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a new technique for the analysis of plant material. This study investigates the application of LIBS to pasture-based plant samples. The LIBS measurements were obtained from pelletized pasture samples (100 samples) that had been also analyzed by inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) following microwave digestion for calibration and comparison purposes. Comparisons for elements sodium (Na), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), boron (B), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S) showed that LIBS could be used for almost all the standard profile total elements with concentrations down to low mg/kg levels (observed error of Na: 0.024 percent, K: 0.18 percent, Mg: 0.016 percent, Ca: 0.073 percent, P: 0.017 percent, Mn: 31 mg/kg, Fe: 150 mg/kg, Zn: 6.6 mg/kg, and B: 1.1 mg/kg). Elemental analysis at less than mg/kg levels was not possible using LIBS. The elements S and Cu were particularly difficult to analyze with reliability using LIBS at the concentration levels found in the plant samples. Replacing microwave digestion and subsequent ICP analysis with a direct analysis of dried plant samples using LIBS has the potential to improve the productivity and reduce the cost of testing.     

Faculty positions:Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Assessing the effectiveness of conservation measures: Resolving the “wicked” problem of the Steller sea lion

“Wicked” problems are those that are complex and that change when solutions are applied. Many conflicts in conservation fall into this category. The study approached the problem of how to constrain the apparent wickedness of a problem in the conservation management of a species by using simple empirical indicators to carry out iterative assessment of the risk to a population and to document how this risk evolves in relation to the addition of new data and the implementation of management actions. Effects of high levels of uncertainty within data and also concerning population structure were examined through stochastic simulation and by exploration of scenarios. Historical trends in the example used, the Steller sea lion, showed rapid declines in abundance in some regions during the 1980s. The current total population is 130,000-150,000 Steller sea lions through Alaska and British Columbia and this number has been stable since about 1990 in spite of regional differences in population dynamics. Regional differences in the sequence of changes in the number of pups and non-pups, suggested that an internal re-distribution of juveniles could have happened between 1980 and 1990. Current productivity also appears close to the long-term mean. Stochastic population projection using various scenarios showed that, based upon this history, the risk of extinction for the population has declined and is below reasonable thresholds for considering the population to be endangered. The trends in risk suggest that management actions taken since 1990 have probably been effective. Consequently, the conservation management objectives for the Steller sea lion are probably being met. The approach provides a mechanism, based upon experience and scenario analysis, for exploring future policy options and may help to constrain the debate amongst stakeholders about the cost-benefit trade-offs associated with different options.     

Soil-profile distribution of primary and secondary plant-available nutrients under conventional and no tillage

Nutrient distributions under no tillage (NT) compared with conventional disk-and-bed tillage (CT) management in the warm, humid region of the southeastern USA need to be assessed so that future placement, quantity, and type of fertilizers can be altered, if necessary, to efficiently match crop demands. We determined soil-profile distributions of pH, N, P, S, K, Ca, Mg, Na, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu to a depth of 0.9 m at the end of 8.5 years of continuous CT and NT management on a Weswood silty clay loam (fine, mixed, thermic Fluventic Ustochrept) in southcentral Texas. Most dramatic changes occurred within the 0–0.05 m depth, where soil under NT had lower pH, Fe, and Cu than under CT, but greater P, K, Zn, and Mn. Greater P and K under NT than under CT also occurred below the till-zone (0.15–0.3 m). At a depth of 0–0.3 m, soil under NT contained greater amounts of extractable P, K, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu than under CT. Nitrogen fertilization had little effect on nutrient distributions, except resulting in greater extractable K at 0–0.05 m and greater nitrate at 0–0.15 m. Few changes in soil-profile distributions were observed for extractable S, Ca, Mg, and Na. Long-term continuous use of NT on this fine-textured, high-fertility (except for N) soil had no apparent adverse effects on nutrient distributions relative to CT, but enhanced conservation and availability of P, K, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu near the soil surface where crop roots proliferate.     

Macroinvertebrates in North American tallgrass prairie soils: effects of fire, mowing, and fertilization on density and biomass

The responses of tallgrass prairie plant communities and ecosystem processes to fire and grazing are well characterized. However, responses of invertebrate consumer groups, and particularly soil-dwelling organisms, to these disturbances are not well known. At Konza Prairie Biological Station, we sampled soil macroinvertebrates in 1994 and 1999 as part of a long-term experiment designed to examine the effects and interactions of annual fire, mowing, and fertilization (N and P) on prairie soil communities and processes. For nearly all taxa, in both years, responses were characterized by significant treatment interactions, but some general patterns were evident. Introduced European earthworms (Aporrectodea spp. and Octolasion spp.) were most abundant in plots where fire was excluded, and the proportion of the total earthworm community consisting of introduced earthworms was greater in unburned, unmowed, and fertilized plots. Nymphs of two Cicada genera were collected (Cicadetta spp. and Tibicen spp.). Cicadetta nymphs were more abundant in burned plots, but mowing reduced their abundance. Tibicen nymphs were collected almost exclusively from unburned plots. Treatment effects on herbivorous beetle larvae (Scarabaeidae, Elateridae, and Curculionidae) were variable, but nutrient additions (N or P) usually resulted in greater densities, whereas mowing usually resulted in lower densities. Our results suggest that departures from historical disturbance regimes (i.e. frequent fire and grazing) may render soils more susceptible to increased numbers of European earthworms, and that interactions between fire, aboveground biomass removal, and vegetation responses affect the structure and composition of invertebrate communities in tallgrass prairie soils.     

Variation in quality parameters between and within 14 Nordic tree fruit and berry species

Abstract

A 3-year study was carried out to investigate quality parameters in 14 tree fruit and berry species grown in southern Norway. The species were blueberry, apple, aronia, sour cherry, sweet cherry, red raspberry, strawberry, blackcurrant, gooseberry, red currant and elderberry, harvested along with wild bilberry, cloudberry and lingonberry. Significant differences between species were identified for all quality parameters. The coefficient of variation between species was lowest for pH (12.5%), dry matter (18.9%) and soluble solids (25.3%), followed by titratable acids (59.3%), total phenolics (83.8%), antioxidant capacity FRAP (85.7%) and antiradical power by the DPPH-assay (97.8%), total monomeric anthocyanins (132%) and ascorbic acid (137%). Average coefficient of variation within species were lower and ranged from 4 (pH) to 62% (ascorbic acid). Only the FRAP values were significantly affected by harvesting year with lower levels in 2004 than in 2005 and 2006. There were significant interactions between species and harvesting year for dry matter, soluble solids, pH, ascorbic acid and FRAP. The results indicate generic ranges in composition within species independent upon growing location and climate, and the composition of the tree fruits and berries is not likely to deviate from these ranges. It is concluded that desirable composition of tree fruits and berries and their products should primarily be achieved by selection among species rather than searching fors broadened variation within individual species.     

Enhanced establishment and growth of giant cardon cactus in an eroded field in the Sonoran Desert using native legume trees as nurse plants aided by plant growth-promoting microorganisms and compost

To evaluate the feasibility of long-term desert reforestation technology of mixed vegetation, cardon cactus (Pachycereus pringlei) seedlings from indoor and outdoor nurseries were planted in the field adjacent to one seedling of potential legume nurse trees: mesquite amargo (Prosopis articulata), yellow palo verde (Parkinsonia microphylla), and blue palo verde (Parkinsonia florida). Some of the planting holes were also supplemented with common dairy compost. Additionally, the combinations of legume tree–cactus were inoculated with either a consortium of desert arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB; the diazotroph Azospirillum brasilense Cd, and the phosphate solubilizer Paenibacillus sp.), or a mixture of all. The field experiments were evaluated periodically during 30 months for survival and growth. Cardons reared in an outdoor screen house survived better in the field than those reared in a controlled growth chamber and hardened later outdoors. Association with any legume nurse tree increased survival and enhanced growth of untreated cardons. For cardons growing alone, application of either compost, AM fungi, and all the treatments combined increased survival. For these plants, no treatment affected plant growth during the first 3 months after transplanting. Later, all treatments, except for AM fungi, enhanced plant growth. However, only 2 years after transplanting the enhanced growth effect of AM fungi was also significant. In the presence of the legume nurse trees, transient positive effects on cardon growth were recorded. General evaluation after 30 months of cultivation showed that the treatments positively affected cardon growth when growing alone or in combination only with mesquite amargo but not with the other two legume trees. This study proposes that young legume trees have the capacity to enhance survival and growth of cardon cactus, depending on the legume cactus combination. Additional treatments such as compost or PGPB can either amplify the effect or else attenuate it.     

Karyotypic and genome size variation in Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. (pigeonpea) and some wild relatives

Detailed karyotypes and 4C DNA amounts have been studied in five cultivars of Cajanus cajan and 20 species belonging to Cajanus, Rhynchosia, Dunbaria, Flemingia and Paracalyx. C. cajan shows intraspecific variability and its karyotype is most similar to that of C. cajanifolius (sect. Cajanus) in the morphology and number of satellite chromosomes and the lack of any correlation between chromosome size within the complement and asymmetry. Karyotypes of C. lineatus and C. sericeus belonging to sect. Atylia are similar with respect to maximum r-index and the ratio of longest and shortest chromosomes in their respective complements. C. acutifolius (sect. Frutocosa) is distinct in having a very low ratio (1.44) between the longest and the shortest chromosomes, while in C. albicans, C. goensis, C. scarabaeoides (sect. Cantharospermum) there is no chromosome pair with r-index >2.0. C. mollis and C. volubilis (sect. Volubilis) show similarity with regard to ratio between the longest and the shortest chromosomes and a distinct chromosome pair with an arm ratio of 2.7 and C. platycarpus is distinct (sect. Rhynchosoides) in having the smallest ratio (1.36) between the longest and the shortest chromosomes. 4C DNA amounts in Cajanus and Rhynchosia vary between 3.28 pg to 11.69 pg and 4.92 pg to 11.13 pg respectively, while in Dunbaria, Flemingia and Paracalyx these vary between 4.70 and 7:06 pg. In the genus Cajanus karyotypic features and 4C DNA amounts agree with the sectional classification and bring out a close relationship between C. cajan and C. cajanifolius. This is supported by studies based on seed protein patterns, isozyme analysis, trypsin and chymotrypsin inhibitor patterns, RFLP and RAPD data and crossability relationships. A clear relation between DNA amount and abnormalities effecting the extent of pairing and recombination in interspecific hybrids shows the importance of this study in developing future breeding programme involving C. cajan and its wild relatives that are of potential value.     

Potassium Fixation and Release Characteristics in Rhizosphere and Nonrhizosphere Soils for a Rapeseed–Rice Cropping Sequence

Potassium (K) fixation and release in soil are important factors in the long-term sustainability of a cropping system. Changes in K concentration and characteristics of K fixation and release in rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils in the rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)–rice (Oryza sativa L.) rotation were investigated using a rhizobox system. The concentrations of different forms of K in both rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils decreased with plants compared to without plants, regardless of K fertilizer application. Potassium uptake by crops mainly came from the rhizosphere soil. In the treatment without K fertilizer (–K), the main form of K supplied by the soil to the crops was 1.0 mol L^?1 nitric acid (HNO₃) nonextractable K, followed by nonexchangeable K, and then exchangeable K. In the treatment with K fertilizer (+K), the main K forms supplied by the soil to the crops were exchangeable K and nonexchangeable K. The amount and rate of K fixation after one cycle of the rapeseed–rice rotation was greater in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The amount and rate of K fixation of soil in the +K treatment were significantly less than in the –K treatment. The cumulative amounts of K released with 1.0 mol L^?1 ammonium acetate (NH₄OAc) and 1.0 mol L^?1 HNO₃ extraction increased with the increasing numbers of extractions, but the K-releasing power of soil by successive extraction decreased gradually and finally became almost constant. The release of K was less in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The release of K in the +K treatment was similar to that in the –K treatment in rhizosphere soil, but the K release in nonrhizosphere soil was greater with the +K than the –K treatment. Overall, the information obtained in this study will be helpful in formulating more precise K fertilizer recommendations for certain soils.