酸法破壁条件对法夫酵母虾青素提取效果的影响

为了评价酸法破壁在法夫酵母虾青素提取中的应用价值,从酸的种类、酸的浓度、液料比、破壁温度及时间等方面研究了条件因子对破壁后法夫酵母虾青素提取的影响并对破壁条件进行了优化。试验结果表明：乳酸比盐酸和醋酸更适合用于法夫酵母的破壁处理;酸的浓度、破壁温度等因素对虾青素的提取得率影响较大,而酸处理时间和液料比对虾青素的提取得率影响不大。用正交试验方法得到优化的乳酸破壁法夫酵母的条件为：乳酸浓度6 mol/L、破壁温度30℃、破壁时间5 min、酸加量15 mL/g(干菌体),优化后虾青素的提取得率为1374.7 μg/g(干菌体),总类胡萝卜素的提取得率为1709.9 μg/g(干菌体),提取物中虾青素占总类胡萝卜素80.4%。优化的破壁条件温和,不会引起残留毒性,能获得良好的虾青素提取效果,具有较好的工业应用前景。     

法夫酵母虾青素提取工艺的优化研究

从破壁方法、浸提溶剂及提取条件等方面对法夫酵母虾青素提取工艺进行了优化研究。用单因子试验对破壁方法及浸提溶剂进行选择，结果表明二甲亚砜(DMSO)法是法夫酵母破壁提取虾青素的最佳方法，丙酮是理想的提取溶剂。用析因试验对破壁提取的条件进行了分析研究，结果表明破壁的温度、破壁的时间、浸提溶剂的添加量及浸提温度等都会对法夫酵母破壁提取虾青素产生显著影响，但以破壁的温度及丙酮的添加量影响最大。通过最速上升和中心组合设计试验，优化得到适宜的提取条件为：二甲亚砜加量25 mL/g(以干菌体计，下同)、破壁温度75.6℃、破壁时间20 min、丙酮添加量77.4 mL/g、浸提温度为40℃，优化后提取液中虾青素的浓度为3.145 μg/mL，比未优化时增加了27.02%。     

利用农业废弃物碳源的红法夫酵母生产虾青素研究进展

利用红法夫酵母产虾青素工艺具有绿色、安全、低成本等优点,但培养红法夫酵母的培养基(尤其是碳源)成本是制约该工艺实现大规模生产的主要因素之一。传统的利用纯糖如葡萄糖、蔗糖、木糖等作为红法夫酵母生产虾青素的碳源,效果虽好,但因其价格较高,仅适用于实验室研究和小型发酵生产,不适于大规模工业化生产。如何寻找来源广、价廉且发酵效果好的碳源,降低虾青素的生产成本是发展虾青素产业亟待解决的课题。利用廉价且来源广泛的原料如水果类原料、糖质原料、甘油及废弃木质纤维素类原料等作为碳源能有效降低成本。但这些原料都存在一些问题,比如水果类原料存在季节性及地域性限制,糖蜜类原料供应稳定性方面存在问题,甘油类原料杂质多且存在食品安全隐患,木质纤维素类原料来源广泛、价格低廉,不存在占用耕地等问题,是最有希望用于规模化低成本发酵生产虾青素的原料,但其利用存在一些技术瓶颈。该文介绍了目前利用红法夫酵母生产虾青素的基本情况,并系统地对国内外不同碳源条件下利用红法夫酵母生产虾青素的研究状况进行了综述、比较及分析。最后,对利用红法夫酵母生产虾青素在碳源方面的未来发展趋势及重点研究方向进行了展望。     

番茄SlPSY1基因转录调控因子筛选及互作验证

番茄八氢番茄红素合成酶(SlPSY1)作为类胡萝卜素生物合成途径的关键限速酶,直接影响果实中类胡萝卜素的积累。为探究SlPSY1基因的转录调控机制,通过克隆SlPSY1基因启动子序列,构建pSlPSY1pro-AbAi诱饵载体,并将诱饵载体转化至酵母细胞中获得诱饵酵母菌株。利用番茄混合组织酵母杂交cDNA文库进行酵母单杂交筛库试验,筛选得到AP2/ERF家族转录因子SlJERF1和10个未知功能蛋白。后续克隆SlJERF1基因序列,构建pGADT7-SlJERF1重组载体,通过酵母单杂交点对点对SlJERF1进行分子验证,结果显示在金担子素(AbA)浓度为150 ng·mL^-1的条件下,对照组酵母不能正常生长,而试验组酵母能正常生长,表明SlJERF1与SlPSY1基因启动子存在互作。这一结果为进一步拓展类胡萝卜素合成调控网络提供了重要的理论依据。     

马铃薯茎叶挥发性成分的两种提取方法比较

应用水蒸气蒸馏-溶剂萃取法和微波辅助-溶剂萃取法提取了成熟期马铃薯茎叶挥发性成分。用乙醚为萃取溶剂的水蒸气蒸馏法提取时,以0.533%（m/m）得油率获得精油;以正己烷为溶剂的微波辅助萃取法的最适提取条件为：温度60℃,时间9 min,液料比10︰1（V/m）,在此条件下的得油率为0.528%（m/m）。用GC-MS分析检测出水蒸气蒸馏法获得的精油含有81个成分,解析鉴定出占精油相对含量79.386%的43种物质,醇类化合物（24.789%）为主要成分;微波法获得的精油检测出78个成分,解析鉴定出占总精油82.226%的36种成分,酯类化合物（44.482%）为主要成分。2种提取方法获得的精油成分有很大的差别。     

抗菌肽模式肽PGYa的分子设计、克隆及在毕赤酵母中的分泌表达

在α-螺旋抗菌肽序列比较和两亲性分析的基础上,提取序列模板,计算机辅助（螺旋轮法）设计出新型抗菌肽模式肽PGYa(Peptide以Gly开头,以Tyr-NH2结尾),然后选用毕赤酵母偏爱密码子,设计合成了PGYa基因（rPCR法）。所合成的基因全长为94bp,并在其N端引入kex2裂解位点,以保证表达抗菌肽具有天然N端。基因克隆入pPICZα-A质粒,构建分泌型酵母表达载体pPICZα-A-PGYa。在AOX1 (醇氧化酶)启动子调控下,PGYa蛋白获得分泌表达,其表达量达到132 mg/L。初步抑菌（E.coli DH5α）活性显示：PGYa有较好的抗菌活性。     

杏仁种皮酚类物质的低共熔溶剂提取及其抗氧化能力

为了探讨低共熔溶剂（Deep Eutectic Solvents, DESs）对杏仁种皮酚类物质的提取率及其提取物抗氧化能力,以4种传统溶剂和5种低共熔溶剂为提取溶剂,比较评价了低共熔溶剂对杏仁种皮酚类物质的提取效果,并采用DPPH、ABTS自由基清除法和氧自由基吸收能力（Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity, ORAC）分析杏仁种皮低共熔溶剂提取物的抗氧化能力。结果表明,低共熔溶剂对杏仁种皮酚类物质的提取效果更佳,其中氯化胆碱-草酸（DESs2）和氯化胆碱-苹果酸（DESs3）两组低共熔溶剂对杏仁种皮酚类的提取率分别为酸化甲醇的2.18和1.84倍;与酸化甲醇的杏仁种皮提取物相比,DESs2和DESs3杏仁种皮提取物的DPPH自由基清除能力分别提高了26.89%和73.13%,ABTS自由基清除能力分别提高了33.18%和114.81%,氧自由基吸收能力分别提高了14.92和17.73 μmol/g。HPLC结果表明传统溶剂的杏仁种皮提取液中酚类物质组成较复杂,而氯化胆碱-草酸（DESs2）、氯化胆碱-苹果酸（DESs3）和氯化胆碱-苹果酸-脯氨酸（DESs5）的杏仁种皮提取液中酚类物质组成较为单一,说明低共熔溶剂在提取酚类物质时具有很强的专一性。     

酵母双杂交技术在植物与病原物识别及信号传导研究中的应用

酵母双杂交系统是在生物体外研究蛋白质与蛋白质互作的方法，本文综述了酵母双杂交系统在植物与病原物识别及抗病信号传导研究中的应用，包括：（1）酵母双杂交技术的基本原理；（2）植物与病原物的专一性识别；（3）植物抗病信号传导元件的鉴定。     

提取方法对核桃青皮多酚提取效果的影响

为研究不同提取方法对核桃青皮多酚提取效果的影响,以乙醇为提取溶剂,分别采用溶剂提取法、微波辅助提取法、超声波辅助提取法、六偏磷酸钠（SHMP）辅助提取法提取核桃青皮多酚。研究结果表明：在试验条件下不同提取方法对核桃青皮的影响效果不同,其中SHMP辅助微波提取法效果最好,得率为4.01?mg/g,高于对照溶剂提取法的73.4%。因此,SHMP辅助微波提取方法是一种新型高效的核桃青皮多酚提取方法。     

臭氧结合拮抗酵母对草莓采后灰霉病的控制

为了寻找一种能够代替化学杀菌剂控制草莓采后病害的方法,试验研究了臭氧与罗伦隐球酵母（Cryptococcus laurentii (Ku?erath) Skinner）结合使用对草莓采后灰霉病的控制效果的影响。研究表明,臭氧处理能显著降低草莓采后灰霉病发病率、抑制草莓水果伤口处致病菌数目和抑制霉菌孢子的萌发。经过2 d的贮藏,臭氧处理与罗伦隐球酵母结合使用草莓灰霉病的发病率为29.63%,显著低于对照处理（70.37%）,同时也低于臭氧处理及罗伦隐球酵母单独处理的发病率（分别为48.15%和44.44%）。在20℃和4℃下培养,罗伦隐球酵母在水果伤口处能迅速地增长,并持续保持较高水平。臭氧处理与罗伦隐球酵母结合处理能诱导草莓果实的多酚氧化酶（PPO）、过氧化物酶（POD）、苯丙氨酸解氨酶（PAL）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）和b-1,3-葡聚糖酶（GLU）活性的提高,同时可以抑制脂氧合酶（LOX）活性的增加。     

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.     

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.     

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,     

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.