苏打盐碱化土壤pH与团聚体中球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白含量的关系

球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白(Glomalin-related soil protein,GRSP)在土壤团聚体形成中起重要作用,与土壤团聚体稳定性正相关。土壤盐碱化破坏土壤结构,降低土壤中GRSP含量,但影响多大尺寸团聚体GRSP含量并不清楚。本文采集45个松嫩盐碱化草地土壤样品,通过干筛法分离出直径0.25、0.25~1和1~2 mm 3种不同粒级团聚体,采用Bradford法测定土壤中GRSP含量,并测定土壤盐碱化指标,经Pearson相关分析和前向选择变量多元线性回归分析,结果显示:土壤pH显著影响各粒级团聚体总球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白(T-GRSP)含量和难提取球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白(DE-GRSP)含量,二者存在显著负相关关系,特别是0.25~1 mm粒级团聚体DE-GRSP含量与土壤pH存在极显著负相关关系,可解释22.3%的DE-GRSP含量变化。土壤pH、电导率、碱解氮和有效磷对各粒级团聚体易提取球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白(EE-GRSP)影响不显著。结果表明土壤苏打盐碱化影响0.25~1 mm团粒结构中较稳定的DE-GRSP含量,可能对土壤团聚体胶联和土壤碳存储产生负影响。     

不同施肥处理对球囊霉素土壤蛋白含量的影响

球囊霉素是丛枝菌根真菌分泌的一种疏水性蛋白,通过研究不同施肥处理对棕壤中Bradford反应性球囊霉素土壤蛋白(GRSP)含量的影响以及GRSP与土壤有机碳之间的关系表明:不同施肥处理显著影响土壤中GRSP的含量,无机肥、有机肥以及有机-无机肥配施均显著增加农田土壤总GRSP(T-GRSP)和易提取GRSP(EE-GRSP)的含量,以有机-无机肥配施效果最好。与CK和单施NPK处理比较,有机肥施用提高土壤T-GRSP在土壤有机质(SOM)中的比例,表明有机肥促进GRSP在土壤有机质中的累积,提高GRSP对土壤有机质的贡献。同时,不同施肥处理GRSP含量与土壤有机碳(SOC)含量呈极显著相关关系。     

玉米间作马铃薯对根际土壤酶活性及团聚体稳定性的影响

[目的]阐明影响水稳性团聚体稳定性的主要因素,为云南省红壤坡耕地综合治理提供科技支撑。[方法]设置玉米单作、马铃薯单作、玉米与马铃薯间作3个处理,分析了间作对作物根际土壤养分含量、酶活性、球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白(GRSP)含量、团聚体组成和稳定性的影响,以及对作物的农艺性状及产量的影响。[结果](1)相比于单作,玉米与马铃薯间作不仅能使马铃薯根际土壤中的有机质、速效磷含量分别显著增加了13.53%,46.53%(p<0.05),而且能使两种作物根际土壤的总球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白(T-GRSP)和易提取球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白(EE-GRSP)含量均有增加趋势,其中玉米的差异性达显著水平(p<0.05)。(2)相比于单作,玉米与马铃薯间作可以显著增加两种作物根际土壤的脲酶、酸性磷酸酶和过氧化氢酶活性,以及>0.25 mm水稳性团聚体含量(R_0.25)和平均质量直径(MWD)值(p<0.05),玉米的增幅为17.63%～41.29%,马铃薯的增幅为10.81%～34.79%。(3)相比于单作,玉米与马铃薯间作均可显著增加两种作物的地上部和根系的干重(p...     

AM真菌对桑树根围土壤团聚体的影响机制

为揭示丛枝菌根 (Arbuscular mycorrhizal，AM)真菌对植桑土壤的影响及机制，采用盆栽试验研究接种摩西管柄囊霉 (Funneliformis mosseae，Fm)和根内根生囊霉 (Rhizophagus intraradices，Ri)对土壤有机碳(Soil organic carbon, SOC)、球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白 (Glomalin related soil protein, GRSP)及团聚体组成与稳定性的影响。结果表明：⑴ 接种Ri显著增加土壤大团聚体百分比，并提高平均质量直径 (Mean weight diameter, MWD)和几何平均直径 (Geometric mean diameter, GMD)、显著降低团聚体破坏率 (Percentage of aggregate destruction, PAD)。⑵ 接种Fm和Ri均显著增加微团聚体SOC含量，接种Fm显著降低大团聚体总GRSP含量，而接种Ri却显著增加大团聚体和微团聚体总GRSP含量及易提取GRSP含量。⑶ 接种AM真菌对整体SOC的效应为负，土壤总GRSP对SOC占比在25.5%~76.5%之间，土壤易提取GRSP对SOC占比在4.87%~5.93%之间，且Ri的接种效应高于Fm。⑷ 总GRSP、易提取GRSP和SOC对团聚体组成表现均为正向显著影响，其中易提取GRSP是主要驱动因子，而总GRSP是土壤团聚体稳定性的主要影响因子。综上，AM真菌作用下桑树根围土壤团聚体得以改善并趋于稳定，Ri的接种效应明显大于Fm；土壤团聚体的形成主要依赖易提取GRSP，而其稳定性主要受总GRSP影响。     

人工和天然油松林表层土壤不同粒径团聚体有机碳及其组分分布特征

在全球天然林面积持续下降而人工林面积不断增加的背景下,人工林是否能达到天然林的土壤固碳能力尚不清楚。以黄土高原子午岭林区的成熟人工和天然油松林为研究对象,比较分析了不同密度人工林和天然林0—20 cm土层的土壤团聚体组成、不同粒径团聚体土壤有机碳(SOC)、不同活性SOC及球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白(GRSP)的分布特征和相关性。结果表明：(1)人工林表层土壤全土的总SOC含量及其高活性、低活性、非活性SOC组分的含量均显著低于天然林,其中总SOC含量和非活性SOC含量随林分密度增加而增加,低活性SOC含量反之。(2)人工林表层土壤各粒径团聚体的总SOC含量及其组分含量均显著低于天然林。人工林大团聚体的重量百分含量、总SOC含量及非活性SOC含量随林分密度的增加而增加,但均显著低于天然林。(3)人工林表层土壤的SOC含量随林分密度增加而增加,其峰值17.95 g/kg,为天然林SOC含量的65.5%,其中大团聚体的数量及其SOC含量和稳定性的显著降低是导致两者差异的主要原因。活性SOC百分含量与总SOC含量的增加呈负相关关系,GRSP随林分密度增加而增加,但低于天然林,且通过提高大团聚体数量...     

氮添加对白羊草土壤球囊霉素含量特征的影响

球囊霉素或球囊霉素类相关蛋白(glomalin-related soil protein,GRSP)是丛枝菌根真菌(AMF)分泌的一种疏水性蛋白。为研究氮沉降对土壤GRSP的影响,选取了黄土高原典型地带性植物白羊草(Bothriochloa ischaemum)为研究对象,采用小车模拟小区试验,通过氮添加来模拟氮沉降,共设置3个氮添加浓度N_1(2.5g/m~2)、N_2(5g/m~2)和N_3(10g/m~2),以裸地(LD)和不添加氮处理CK(0g/m~2)为对照。结果表明:不同浓度氮添加后,土壤中总球囊霉素(Total glomalin,T-GRSP)含量呈现先增加后降低的趋势,但变化未达到显著水平,而易提取球囊霉素(Easily extractable glomalin,EE-GRSP)的含量变化在N_3时显著降低(p0.05)。冗余分析表明SOC,C/N、地下地上生物量是影响土壤GRSP的主要因素。研究从土壤GRSP角度分析了氮添加对土壤活性物质的影响,有利于揭示未来全球氮沉降背景下土壤质量的变化,加深对土壤生态变化过程的认识。     

黄土丘陵区不同坡向土壤球囊霉素类相关土壤蛋白的分布特征

为研究坡向对土壤球囊霉素相关蛋白(GRSP)的影响,选取了3个弃耕年限相同、立地条件相似,仅坡向不同的天然草地为试验地,坡向分别为阳坡(S15°W)、半阳坡(N75°W)、阴坡(N57°E)。首先对3个坡向的典型植物群落进行了植被调查,然后采集了优势物种的根际土与非根际土并进行测定。结果表明:不同坡向土壤GRSP含量整体表现为阳坡半阳坡阴坡,其中阴坡土壤T-GRSP含量较阳坡、半阳坡显著减少;不同物种对土壤GRSP含量无显著差异;T-GRSP呈现较强的根际效应,EE-GRSP则较弱。研究表明GRSP与坡向呈负相关,与物种和根际作用正相关,根际作用强于物种。     

荒漠地区土地开垦对土壤团聚体稳定性及碳固定的影响

[目的]研究土地开垦前后土地利用方式对该地区土壤团聚体稳定性及有机碳的响应机制,为艾比湖湿地保护区的荒地开垦和植被恢复及农业生产提供科学理论依据。[方法]选取新疆艾比湖流域未开垦的天然林地(CK)和开垦后人工种植的枸杞地、葡萄地、棉花地、苜蓿地共5种不同土地利用类型下,探究荒漠生态系统土地开垦后的土壤结构和有机碳含量的变化规律。[结果]荒漠地区土地开垦对土壤团聚体稳定性及碳固定有显著的影响。土地开垦后,人工种植地块大团聚体(>0.25 mm)含量和团聚体稳定性均显著高于CK,其中棉花地力稳性大团聚体含量最高(>87%);枸杞地水稳性大团聚体含量最高(>79.7%),不同人工耕作模式均增加了大团聚体含量。0—30 cm土层人工种植地块不同团聚体粒级有机碳含量分别为5.91～15.46,5.50～10.70,8.12～16.11,6.90～13.67 g/kg,均显著高于CK(3.91～8.73 g/kg),主要分布在0.25～0.5 mm粒级,各人工土地利用方式下土壤团聚体有机碳含量均显著增加,且枸杞地有机碳含量增加最显著。[结论]该区域土地开垦后种植枸杞的耕作模式更有...     

长期不同氮肥施用量对潮土团聚体分布和真菌群落组成的影响

不同氮肥施用量显著改变团聚体分布、真菌群落组成及生物胶结物质的产生，但它们之间是否存在相关性尚不清楚。以中国科学院封丘农业生态实验站长期定位试验（2005—2020年）为研究平台，其包含5个施氮水平：0（F0）、150 kg?hm-2（F1）、190 kg?hm-2（F2）、230 kg?hm-2（F3）和270 kg?hm-2（F4），研究了不同施氮量对土壤团聚体组成（>2 000 μm、2 000～250 μm、250～53 μm和<53 μm）的影响，以及团聚体组成与生物胶结物质（球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白（GRSP）及微生物生物量碳（MBC））和土壤真菌之间的相关关系。结果表明，土壤团聚体分布和真菌群落组成分为显著不同的3组，分别为F0、F1和F2以及F3和F4，其中，（1）F1和F2处理团聚体平均重量直径（MWD）最高，同时大于2 000 μm团聚体的质量比例显著增加，并与拟棘壳孢属（Pyrenochaetopsis）富集有关；（2）F1和F2、F3和F4处理均表现为2 000～250 μm团聚体的质量比例增加，而小于53 μm粉黏粒质量比例显著降低，2 000～250 μm团聚体的质量比例增加主要与易提取球囊霉素和总球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白比值（EE-GRSP/T-GRSP）以及易提取球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白（EE-GRSP）显著正相关，而与亚隔孢壳属（Didymella）和被孢霉属（Mortierella）相对丰度显著负相关；小于53 μm粉黏粒质量比例显著降低主要与被孢霉属（Mortierella）、白腐菌属（Phlebia）、黑孢壳属（Melanospora）、Fusicolla、柄孢壳属（Podospora）和亚隔孢壳属（Didymella）相对丰度显著正相关，而与EE-GRSP和/或支顶孢属（Acremonium）、柱霉属（Scytalidium）、外瓶霉属（Exophiala）、EE-GRSP/T-GRSP、MBC显著负相关。因此，土壤团聚体稳定性的变异程度受氮肥施用水平影响。本研究条件下，150 kg?hm-2和190 kg?hm-2施氮水平下的团聚体稳定性超过230 kg?hm-2和270 kg?hm-2施氮水平，与不同施氮量下真菌群落组成及其胶结物质变化显著相关。     

林草植被恢复类型对黄土团聚体稳定性和入渗特性的影响

[目的]对比不同林草植被恢复类型下黄土团聚体稳定性和入渗特性的差异,为黄土高原地区生态恢复模式的合理优化提供理论支持。[方法]以黄土区撂荒地(C₁,对照)、苜蓿地(C₂)、天然草地(C₃)、油松+侧柏混交林(L₁)、刺槐+侧柏混交林(L₂)为对象,采用萨维诺夫法和单环双水头法分别测定了水稳性团聚体组成状况、饱和导水率(K_s)。以平均质量直径(MWD)、几何直径(GMD)、颗粒分形维数(D)、破坏率(PAD)、>0.25 mm水稳性团聚体占比(M_w)和饱和导水率为评价指标,分析了不同林草植被恢复类型的土壤团聚体稳定性和入渗特性差异及其影响因素。[结果](1)0—30 cm土层范围内,C₁的GMD和MWD最低,林草植被恢复类型的GMD,MWD表现为L₁和C₃>L₂和C₂,而PAD和D则相反。(2)0—10 cm土层,L...     

南京典型利用方式土壤中球囊霉素含量及剖面分布特征

采用Brad-ford染色法研究了南京市5种典型利用方式土壤不同土层中(0~10、10~20、20~40 cm)球囊霉素的含量。结果表明:土壤中总球囊霉素含量为1.96~3.12 mg/g,占土壤有机碳的12.5%~29.0%,所占比例随土壤有机碳含量的增加而降低。林地和草地土壤中球囊霉素和有机碳的含量均高于3种耕作土壤(水稻田、茶园土和菜园土)。随着土层深度(0~40 cm)的增加,5种不同利用方式土壤中总球囊霉素和有机碳的含量均减小;与其他土层相比,0~10 cm土层总球囊霉素和有机碳含量均最大。耕作土壤中易提取球囊霉素更易于向总球囊霉素转化。发现5种土地利用方式下土壤中总球囊霉素含量与土壤有机碳含量极显著正相关,与土壤p H显著负相关;易提取球囊霉素与土壤有机碳含量极显著负相关。总球囊霉素和易提取球囊霉素可作为评价土壤丛枝菌根真菌活性和土壤质量的重要指标。     

Decreased glomalin-related soil protein with nitrogen deposition in a 3-year-old Cunninghamia lanceolata plantation

Purpose

Glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) is an essential component of soil organic C for maintaining soil quality and structure and plays a critical role in soil carbon (C) sequestration. However, how GRSP changes under nitrogen (N) deposition remains poorly understood.

Materials and methods

We assessed total GRSP (T-GRSP) and easily extractable GRSP (EE-GRSP) under a control (no N input), low N addition (LN, 40 kg N ha^?1 year^?1), and high N addition (HN, 80 kg N ha^?1 year^?1) treatments in 2015 and 2016 in a Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) plantation in the subtropical China. We also analyzed soil properties contents and explored the stoichiometric ratios of soil organic C (SOC), total N (TN), and total phosphorus (TP) with GRSPs.

Results

Compared to the control, both T-GRSP and EE-GRSP were significantly reduced under the HN treatment, but had no significant difference under the LN treatment. The ratio of T-GRSP and EE-GRSP was reduced by the N addition. Soil organic C (SOC) and dissolved organic C (DOC) were significantly affected by N addition treatments. The ratios of GRSP-C to SOC and of EEGRSP-C to SOC ranged from 6.29 to 16.07% and 1.34 to 3.52%, respectively. T-GRSP and EE-GRSP were positively correlated with SOC/TN ratio, but negatively correlated with soil TN/TP and SOC/TP ratios.

Conclusion

Our results indicated that the GRSP reductions under N deposition in soil are mediated by soil C, N, and P stoichiometry, and particularly, the reduction of EE-GRSP by DOC. This study improved our mechanistic understanding of dynamics of GRSPs under increasing N enrichment in subtropical plantation ecosystems.

     

Glomalin-related soil protein and water relations in mycorrhizal citrus (Citrus tangerina) during soil water deficit

Glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP), a glycoprotein of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) secreted into soil, governs the aggregate stability, but the role of GRSP in soil and plant water is sparsely studied. The 24-week-old red tangerine (Citrus tangerina) inoculated with Glomus etunicatum and G. mosseae were subjected to a soil drying for 12 days as soil water deficit (SWD). Length of SWD significantly reduced mycorrhizal colonization, soil hyphal length, and leaf and soil water potential (Ψ), but increased total GRSP (T-GRSP), easily extractable GRSP (EE-GRSP), and proportion of water-stable aggregates (WSAs) in >0.25 mm size, irrespective of AMF source. The AMF-inoculated seedlings showed significantly higher T-GRSP, EE-GRSP, and leaf/soil Ψ than non-AMF seedlings during SWD. A significantly positive correlation was observed for mycorrhizal colonization versus leaf or soil Ψ, and hyphal length versus leaf Ψ, suggesting that root intra- and extra-radical hyphae participated in water transport. Interestingly, in GRSP fractions, only T-GRSP was significantly positively correlated with 0.25–1 and >0.25 mm WSA and negatively with leaf and soil Ψ. These results revealed a strong glue function of T-GRSP (not EE-GRSP and hyphae) to alter the proportional distribution of WSA size, thereby aiding toward prevention of soil water loss for improving soil–plant water relations.     

Glomalin-related soil protein responses to elevated CO2 and nitrogen addition in a subtropical forest: Potential consequences for soil carbon accumulation

According to the economy theory, plants should preferentially allocate photosynthate to acquire below-ground resources under elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide (eCO₂) but decrease below-ground C allocation when nitrogen (N) is sufficient for plant growth. Arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) represent a critical mechanism of below-ground nutrient acquisition for plants. The dynamics of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) could therefore reflect the response of plant C allocation under eCO₂ and N addition. We examined the responses of glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) to eCO₂ (approximately 700 μmol mol⁻¹ CO₂) and/or N addition (100 kg N ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹ as NH₄NO₃) in a modeled subtropical forest to better understand its potential influence on soil C storage. We hypothesized that GRSP would increase under eCO₂ and decrease under N addition. Furthermore, the positive effects of eCO₂ on GRSP would be offset by extra N addition, and GRSP would remain unchanged under combined eCO₂ and N addition. Our results showed that the mean concentrations of easily extractable GRSP (EE-GRSP) and total GRSP (T-GRSP) were 0.35 ± 0.05 and 0.72 ± 0.13 mg C cm⁻³, respectively, which accounted for 2.76 ± 0.53% and 5.67 ± 0.92% of soil organic carbon (SOC) in the 0–10 cm soil layer. Elevated CO₂ significantly increased T-GRSP by 35.02% but decreased EE-GRSP by 5.09% in the top 10 cm soil layer. The opposite responses of T-GRSP and EE-GRSP to eCO₂ might result from an unchanged photosynthate investment to AMF with possible changes in their decomposition rates. The effect of N on GRSP was contrary to our hypothesis, i.e., there was a 1.72%–48.49% increase in T-GRSP and a slightly increase in EE-GRSP. Both EE-GRSP and T-GRSP concentrations increased under the combination of eCO₂ and N addition, which was inconsistent with our hypothesis. The significant increase of EE-GRSP under the combination of eCO₂ and N addition was partly caused by more rapid plant growth and reduced microbial diversity, and the marginal increase of T-GRSP indicated that the interaction between eCO₂ and N addition offset their independent effects. In addition, the relatively higher accumulation ratios of GRSP (22.6 ± 13.6%) compared with SOC (15.9 ± 9.4%) indicated that more rapid GRSP deposition in the soil might accelerate SOC accumulation under eCO₂ and N addition. Our results will improve the understanding of the functioning of GRSP in soil C sequestration under global environmental change scenarios.     

Arbuscular mycorrhizal-like fungi and glomalin-related soil protein drive the distributions of carbon and nitrogen in a large scale

Purpose

Arbuscular mycorrhizal-like fungi (AM-like fungi) are crucial for ecosystem functioning and soil organic matter (SOM) is an indicator of soil quality. However, the spatial distribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal-like fungi, glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) and SOM in a large scale is still unclear. The objectives of this study were to investigate the spatial distribution of SOM, arbuscular mycorrhizal-like fungi and GRSP, and reveal the potential relationship among them in a large scale across China.

Materials and methods

Soil samples (different in vegetation type, climate, and soil variables) were collected from 26 sites in a large scale across China. The soil properties including pH, total carbon (TC), total nitrogen (TN), and SOM were determined. Quantitative PCR amplification of the 18S rRNA gene was conducted to evaluate the abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal-like fungi. The contents of easily extractable GRSP (EE-GRSP), difficultly extractable GRSP (DE-GRSP), and total GRSP (T-GRSP) were measured.

Results and discussion

Arbuscular mycorrhizal-like fungi abundance was significantly affected by the vegetation type and dramatically correlated with the soil TN and mean annual precipitation (MAP). EE-GRSP and DE-GRSP were more associated with the TC and TN content, respectively. The abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal-like fungi significantly but weakly correlated with the T-GRSP and EE-GRSP. The SOM content positively correlated with the DE-GRSP and T-GRSP. Those results suggested that the arbuscular mycorrhizal-like fungi are a larger contributor to regulating the content of GRSP, which is an important indicator of the soil organic carbon pool.

Conclusions

Our results indicated that arbuscular mycorrhizal-like fungi abundance has a greater contribution to driving the distribution of soil C and N in a large scale by affecting the content of glomalin-related soil protein.

     

Decomposition and the contribution of glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) in heavy metal sequestration: Field experiment

Glomalin is a metal-sorbing glycoprotein excreted by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). One method of estimating glomalin in soils is as glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP). In this study the role of GRSP in sequestering Pb and Cd was investigated in an in situ field experiment. The effect of metal sequestration on the subsequent decomposition of GRSP was also investigated. GRSP was determined using the Bradford method as total glomalin-related soil protein (T-GRSP) and as easily extractable glomalin-related soil protein (EE-GRSP). After 140 days, GRSP bound Pb accounted for 0.21–1.78% of the total Pb, and GRSP bound Cd accounted for 0.38–0.98% of the total Cd content in the soil. However when compared on a soil organic matter (SOM) basis, only 4% of the Pb or Cd was bound to the GRSP fraction of the SOM compared with 40–54% of the Pb or Cd bound to the humin and fulvic acids in the SOM fraction. In soils contaminated with the highest levels of Pb and Cd, the T-GRSP (EE-GRSP) decomposition after 140 days was reduced by 8.0 (6.6)% and 7.0 (7.5)%, respectively, when compared with the controls. In the high Pb or Cd treatment groups we found that the fraction of metal bound to GRSP increased even though the total GRSP content declined over time. The mass ratio between Pb and GRSP-carbon changed from 2.3 to 271.4 mg (100 g)⁻¹ in all Pb levels soil, while with the high-Cd treatment group the mass ratio between Cd and GRSP-carbon (0.36 mg (100 g)⁻¹) was higher than the mass ratio seen with Cd-bound humic acid fractions. Our in situ field study shows that while GRSP does bind Pb and Cd, in the soils we investigated, the levels are insignificant compared to soil organic matter such as humic and fulvic acids.     

红壤区林下侵蚀劣地土壤碳氮及球囊霉素对接种AM真菌的响应

南方红壤区林下侵蚀劣地近地表植被覆盖度低,导致林下水土流失严重。接种AM真菌能够促进植被生长,改善土壤肥力,进而可以减少土壤侵蚀。以马尾松退化林地为对象,设置引种灌木(S)和引种灌木并接菌(S+AMF)2个处理,研究AM真菌接种对林下侵蚀劣地土壤碳氮及球囊霉素的影响。结果表明:接菌近1年后,菌根侵染率(MCR)在S+AMF处理的坡上部和全坡位上显著S处理(P0.05);SOC、TN、SMBC、EE-GRSP和T-GRSP含量在S+AMF处理的坡下部均显著坡中部(P0.05),而在S处理下各坡位差异均不显著(P0.05);AN、SMBN和pH在各处理不同坡位差异均不显著(P0.05);与未接菌S处理相比,接菌(S+AMF)处理对MCR、SOC、TN、SMBC、SMBN、EE-GRSP、T-GRSP、AN和pH的平均贡献率分别为43.83%±15.10%,5.33%±1.57%,14.69%±7.92%,27.88%±4.89%,39.25%±4.82%,6.90%±2.56%,12.47%±7.95%,-13.18%±6.63%和-0.71%±2.74%。简单相关和逐步回归分析表明,MCR、SOC、TN、SMBC、SMBN和球囊霉素之间呈显著正相关(P0.05),TN、SMBC和MCR解释了SOC 80.5%的变异,SOC、SMBC、SMBN和MCR共同解释了TN 90.4%的变异,而TN、SMBN、pH和MCR解释了AN 48.9%的变异,说明接菌提高了紫穗槐根系的菌根侵染率,从而间接促进了林下土壤碳氮及球囊霉素的增加,为有效改善林下侵蚀劣地土壤质量和促进植被恢复有重要的意义。     

Effects of residue coverage on the characteristics of soil carbon pools in orchards

The effects of organic waste coverage on the quality of soil carbon (C) pools in orchards remain unclear. In this study, we performed a 3-year experiment in an 8-year-old Fuji apple orchard to investigate the effects of inter-row weed growing/inner-row pruning residue coverage (PRC), weed coverage (WC), and inter-row weed growing/inner-row non-coverage (used as a control) on the contents of soil water, available nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, organic C components, glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP), soil microbial biomass C, and the number of microorganisms at different soil depths. PRC increased the percentage of readily oxidizable C (ROC), whereas WC improved the percentage of soil humin (HM). Thus, PRC enhanced SOC activity, whereas WC promoted SOC stability. Moreover, soil water, available nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium contents increased in WC in 0–20-cm soil depths as compared to that in PRC, and the correlation between total GRSP (T-GRSP) and HM (r = 0.92) was higher than that between T-GRSP and ROC (r = 0.79). Therefore, T-GRSP is important in HM formation and maintaining stability of C pools. Overall, these results improve our understanding of the positive effect of organic waste coverage on soil internal C cycling and energy flow within an orchard ecosystem.     

Exogenous easily extractable glomalin-related soil protein improves drought tolerance of trifoliate orange

Mycorrhiza-released glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) influences rhizosphere properties, but it is not clear whether exogenous GRSP enhances drought tolerance of plants. In this work, easily extracted GRSP (EE-GRSP) was isolated from Satsuma mandarin soil, and half-strength EE-GRSP (0.007 mg protein mL^?1) was weekly applied into rhizosphere of potted trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata) exposed to well watered (WW) and drought stress (DS). After four months, EE-GRSP-treated seedlings exhibited significantly higher plant growth (plant height, leaf number and fresh weight) and root growth-related parameters (lateral root numbers and root morphology) than non-EE-GRSP-treated seedlings under both WW and DS conditions. Exogenous EE-GRSP generally significantly increased leaf water potential, net photosynthesis rate, transpiration rate, stomatal conductance and intercellular CO₂ concentration, while dramatically decreased leaf temperature, regardless of soil water status. The seedlings treated with exogenous EE-GRSP observed significantly higher activities of leaf Fe-SOD and root Mn-SOD, Cu/Zn-SOD, and Fe-SOD than untreated control under DS. Leaf abscisic acid, indole-acetic acid and methyl jasmonate concentrations were significantly higher in EE-GRSP-treated seedlings than untreated control under DS. This work firstly reported that exogenous application of EE-GRSP improved drought tolerance of trifoliate orange, thereby, offering a strong possibility in favour of EE-GRSP to be used as a plant growth regulator.