浙江慈溪不同利用年限水稻土肥力特征的比较

温室盆栽条件下比较了浙江慈溪不同利用年限水稻土（50至2000年）水稻生长与谷物产量的差异,以及无施肥条件下种植水稻对水稻土微生物生物量与转化酶、脲酶活性的影响。结果发现,利用年限较长水稻土上种植的水稻植株相对较高（p 0.10）,水稻秸秆、根系及谷粒的生物量均随水稻土利用年限延长而显著增加（p 0.05）;N、P、K等营养元素在植株不同部位的分异状况不同,其中秸秆的全P和全K含量均随水稻土利用年限延长而显著升高（p 0.05）,而米粒的全N含量也趋于升高（p 0.10）。温室盆栽试验之后,水稻土的微生物生物量及酶活性与利用年限之间的关系规律和种植水稻之前基本一致,且整体上又趋于下降,即无施肥条件下种植水稻转化利用了土壤部分微生物生物量,并减弱了与碳氮转化相关酶的活性,对保持水稻土的营养水平造成不利影响。结果表明,水稻土的肥力质量历经两千年的长期稻作长盛不衰、粮食生产能力不减反增,而且是在作物有效养分可循环利用（如秸秆还田或外施肥料）的前提下实现持续利用的。     

A rapid chloroform-fumigation extraction method for measuring soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen in flooded rice soils

 A chloroform-fumigation extraction method with fumigation at atmospheric pressure (CFAP, without vacuum) was developed for measuring microbial biomass C (C_BIO) and N (N_BIO) in water-saturated rice soils. The method was tested in a series of laboratory experiments and compared with the standard chloroform-fumigation extraction (CFE, with vacuum). For both methods, there was little interference from living rice roots or changing soil water content (0.44–0.55 kg kg^–1 wet soil). A comparison of the two techniques showed a highly significant correlation for both C_BIO and N_BIO (P<0.001) suggesting that the simple and rapid CFAP is a reliable alternative to the CFE. It appeared, however, that a small and relatively constant fraction of well-protected microbial biomass may only be lysed during fumigation under vacuum. Determinations of microbial C and N were highly reproducible for both methods, but neither fumigation technique generated N_BIO values which were positively correlated with C_BIO. The range of observed microbial C:N ratios of 4–15 was unexpectedly wide for anaerobic soil conditions. Evidence that this was related to inconsistencies in the release, degradation, and extractability of N_BIO rather than C_BIO came from the observation that increasing the fumigation time from 4 h to 48 h significantly increased N_BIO but not C_BIO. The release pattern of C_BIO indicated that the standard fumigation time of 24 h is applicable to water-saturated rice soils. To correct for the incomplete recovery of C_BIO, we suggest applying the k _C factor of 2.64, commonly used for aerobic soils (Vance et al. 1987), but caution is required when correcting N_BIO data. Until differences in fumigation efficiencies among CFE and CFAP are confirmed for a wider range of rice soils, we suggest applying the same correction factor for both methods. Received: 1 June 1999     

旱地土壤微生物磷测定方法研究

介绍了国外关于土壤微生物磷测定方法的研究进展 ,讨论了常用的几种方法所存在的问题 ,介绍了主要操作过程要求。对我国 5种主要母质类型的土壤 (pH 3 .3～ 7.4,1molL- 1KCl)的对比研究表明 ,我国土壤采用氯仿熏蒸、0 .5molL- 1NaHCO3在 1∶2 0土水比提取测定无机磷 (Pi)、并以同时测得的培养土壤微生物的磷的回收率作为计算常数得到的结果最佳。测定的大多数南方土壤的微生物磷占土壤全磷的比例小于 1 .5 % ,微生物碳磷比值大于 3 0∶1 ,反映南方土壤磷的生物活性较低 ,土壤微生物对磷的作物供应调节能力不强。     

长期施肥红壤性稻田和旱地土壤有机碳积累差异

  【目的】  提高土壤有机碳水平对提升农田生产力有重要意义。基于长期定位施肥试验,比较施肥影响下相同成土母质发育的红壤性稻田和旱地土壤的总有机碳 (TOC) 及其组分的积累差异,以深入理解红壤有机碳的固持及稳定机制。  【方法】  稻田和旱地长期施肥试验分别始于1981和1986年,包含CK (不施肥对照)、NPK (施氮磷钾化肥) 和NPKM (有机无机肥配施) 3个处理,在2017年晚稻和晚玉米收获后,采集两个试验上述处理的耕层 (0—20 cm) 土样,通过硫酸水解法分离土壤活性与惰性有机碳,测定并计算土壤中TOC及其组分的含量及储量,并利用Jenny模型拟合试验期间耕层土壤TOC含量的变化动态,估算土壤固碳潜力。  【结果】  与CK相比,长期施肥可提高稻田和旱地土壤各有机碳组分的含量,且NPKM处理的效果优于NPK处理。相比于稻田土壤,施肥对旱地土壤各有机碳组分含量的提升更加明显。NPK和NPKM处理下,旱地土壤活性有机碳组分Ⅰ、活性有机碳组分Ⅱ、惰性有机碳含量的增幅分别是稻田土壤的2.7、2.7、5.8倍和2.0、1.4和2.5倍。不论施肥与否,稻田土壤TOC的固存量和固存潜力均显著高于旱地土壤。施肥促进土壤固碳,在稻田和旱地土壤上,NPKM处理的TOC固存量分别是NPK处理的1.7和25.5倍,TOC固存潜力则分别是NPK处理的1.4和5.8倍。长期不同施肥均显著提高稻田和旱地土壤年均碳投入量,线性拟合方程表明,随碳投入量增加,土壤活性有机碳储量的累积对稻田、旱地土壤TOC储量累积的贡献率分别达64.7%、44.6%。不同处理间稻田与旱地土壤活性有机碳 (包括活性有机碳组分Ⅰ与活性有机碳组分Ⅱ) 含量的差异可解释其TOC含量差异的52.9%～60.0%。  【结论】  与施氮磷钾化肥相比,有机无机肥配施可更好的促进土壤固碳,且在旱地土壤上的促进作用比在稻田土壤上更为明显。与稻田土壤相比,旱地土壤各有机碳组分含量的变化对长期施肥的响应更敏感,且在施氮磷钾化肥条件下表现更为明显。红壤性稻田和旱地土壤TOC积累的主要贡献组分分别为活性有机碳和惰性有机碳。红壤植稻虽有利于有机碳固持,但红壤性稻田土壤的活性碳占比较高,可能易因不当管理而发生损失。     

Properties of Microbial Biomass in Acid Soils and Their Turnover

The soil microbial biomass is important such as pool of plant nutrients and is also driving force of the cycling of C, N, P and S in soil. However, the microbial biomass in acid soil has not been fully investigated due to the limitation of methods, i.e. chloroform-fumigation incubation or substrate-induced respiration because of decreased basal mineralization in chloroform-fumigated soil under acid conditions. This paper reviews improvement and application of these methods and vertical distribution of microbial biomass in two kinds of acid soils; namely, Andisols as dominant upland soils in Japan and tropical peat soils as potentially important lowland soils for agriculture, and also discuss on C and N turnover of microbial biomass in Andisols. Microbial succession in acid soil has also not been investigated so much, but, some studies in another important acid soil, i.e. acid sulfate soil, were also reviewed briefly.     

亚热带典型地貌下旱地和水田可溶性有机物化学组成特征

阐明亚热带典型地貌下旱地与水田土壤可溶性有机物(DOM)化学组成差异可为农田土壤DOM稳定性评价提供理论依据。研究采用XAD-8树脂分组和热裂解气质联用仪(Py-GCMS)技术,分析比较休闲期、耕作期亚热带喀斯特山区、丘陵区及平原湖区旱地和水田土壤DOM化学组成特征。结果表明:休闲期,亲、疏水性可溶性有机碳(DOC)含量以水田(10.2、33.4 mg/kg)显著高于旱地(4.15、12.8 mg/kg),耕作期无显著性差异。与休闲期相比,耕作期水田亲、疏水性DOC含量均显著降低,而旱地亲、疏水性组分DOC含量在两个时期间保持相对稳定。休闲期旱地和水田土壤DOM中有机酸相对比例分别为31.9%、35.6%,耕作期显著降至17.9%、20.0%(P0.05)。脂类相对比例趋势与有机酸相反,旱地和水田土壤DOM中脂类相对比例在休闲期分别为55.0%、49.5%,耕作期显著增至70.1%、62.9%(P0.05)。Adonis分析表明,亲、疏水性DOC含量在旱地和水田、休闲期和耕作期差异显著(P0.05);DOM化学组成在不同时期(休闲期和耕作期)及地貌(喀斯特山区和丘陵区、丘陵区和平原湖区)差异显著(P0.05)。Random Forest分析表明,有机酸和脂类参与微生物代谢过程,在休闲期和耕作期差异显著(P0.05);芳香化合物作为DOM稳定性组分,在不同地貌区差异较大(P0.05)。总体上,田间条件下水田DOC比旱地DOC对时期响应更敏感,且土壤DOM中微生物代谢相关组分(有机酸、脂类)和稳定性组分(芳香族化合物)在不同时期及地貌区的差异性不同,这对评价旱地和水田土壤DOM稳定性及土壤有机碳积累具有一定的参考意义。     

Arylsulfatase activity of microbial biomass in soils as affected by cropping systems

 The impacts of crop rotations and N fertilization on different pools of arylsulfatase activity (total, intracellular, and extracellular) were studied in soils of two long-term field experiments in Iowa to assess the contibution of the microbial biomass to the activity of this enzyme. Surface-soil samples were taken in 1996 and 1997 in corn, soybeans, oats, or meadow (alfalfa) plots that received 0 or 180 kg N ha^–1 before corn, and an annual application of 20 kg P ha^–1 and 56 kg K ha^–1. The arylsulfatase activity in the soils was assayed at optimal pH (acetate buffer, pH 5.8) before and after chloroform fumigation; microbial biomass C (C_mic) and N (N_mic) were determined by chloroform-fumigation methods. All pools of arylsulfatase activity in soils were significantly affected by crop rotation and plant cover at sampling time, but not by N fertilization. Generally, the highest total, intracellular, and extracellular arylsulfatase activities were obtained in soils under cereal-meadow rotations, taken under oats or meadow, and the lowest under continuous cropping systems.Total, intracellular, and extracellular arylsulfatase activities were significantly correlated with C_mic (r>0.41, P<0.01) and N_mic (r>0.38, P<0.01) in soils. The averages of specific activity values, i.e., of arylsulfatase activity of the microbial biomass, expressed per milligram C_mic, ranged from 315 to 407 μg p-nitrophenol h^–1. The total arylsulfatase activity was significantly correlated with the intracellular activity, with r values >0.79 (P<0.001). In general, about 45% of the total arylsulfatase activity was extracellular, and 55% was associated with the microbial biomass in soils, indicating the importance of the microflora as an enzyme source in soils. Received: 23 April 1998     

水旱轮作条件下免耕土壤微生物特性研究

通过野外调查和室内分析,研究了水旱轮作条件下,不同免耕年限土壤微生物数量和生物量的变化特点及其影响因素。结果发现:（1）旱作和水作后,免耕土壤细菌数量显著低于常规耕作。随着免耕年限延长,旱作后土壤细菌数量呈先降低再增加的趋势,免耕5～6 a时最低;而水作后,不同免耕年限间无显著差异。（2）旱作后,免耕土壤真菌和放线菌数量显著高于常规耕作,而水作后,真菌和放线菌数量较常规耕作显著降低。随着免耕年限的延长,旱作后土壤真菌数量呈先降低再增加的趋势,免耕7～8 a时最低;土壤放线菌数量在免耕5～6 a后趋于稳定。水作后,土壤真菌和放线菌数量呈显著负相关。（3）旱作和水作后,免耕土壤微生物量碳和氮显著高于常规耕作,两者呈极显著正相关,变化趋势一致。随着免耕年限延长,旱作后,土壤微生物量碳、氮呈逐渐降低的趋势;水作后,土壤微生物量碳、氮呈先增加再降低的趋势。     

Specific assemblages of major capsid genes (g23) of T4-type bacteriophages isolated from upland black soils in Northeast China

We surveyed the major capsid genes (g23) of T4-type bacteriophages using the primers MZIA1bis and MZIA6 and DNA extracted from seven upland black soils in Northeast China. In total, 99 different g23 clones were obtained. Approximately half of the clones fell into paddy groups, whereas the rest belonged to one of several groups containing only clones from upland black soils or remained ungrouped, suggesting that the T4-type phage communities in the upland black soil were relatively similar to those in paddy field soils but that specific communities exclusively inhabit the upland black soil. UniFrac analysis of all of the g23 clones obtained from various environments indicated that the T4-type phage communities varied among marine, lake, paddy field soil and upland soil environments and that the T4-type phage communities in upland black soils varied by sampling location.     

Changes in nutrient content,enzymatic activities and microbial properties of lateritic soil due to application of different vermicomposts: a comparative study of ergosterol and chitin to determine fungal biomass in soil

In this experiment, vermicomposts, prepared from five different waste materials, were applied to acid lateritic soil under field conditions and soil samples were collected after 90 days to study the effect of vermicomposts on different chemical and biochemical. Results suggest that vermicompost prepared from paddy straw is most effective to improve nutrient content, enzymatic activities and microbial properties of lateritic soil. Vermicompost application significantly (P ≤ 0.05) increased the concentration of organic C, mineralizable N, available P and exchangeable K in soil. Amylase, protease, urease and acid phosphatase activities were also significantly (P ≤ 0.05) higher in vermicompost treated soils compared with the control. Both basal and substrate‐induced microbial respiration, microbial biomass C and N and fungal population in lateritic soil were increased due to vermicompost application. Ergosterol and chitin content were significantly (P ≤ 0.05) higher in vermicompost treated soils over the control. Application of vermicompost increased the proportion of fungal biomass in total soil microorganisms.     

土壤对磷的吸持特性及其与土壤供磷指标之间的关系

本试验测定了浙江省几种代表性土壤对磷的等温吸持特性。实测值与Frundlich、Langmuir、两项式Langmuir和Temkin方程都很符合,相关系数变化范围在0.919-0.999之间,都达到极显著水平。其中以简单Langmuir等温式与本实验资料最为吻合。从Langmuir方程得到的土壤吸持特性值(k×q_m)被认为与土壤供磷特性有关。几种供试样品的(k×q_m)值是:针铁矿21100>黄筋泥4218>黄筋泥田991>青紫泥798>粉泥田660>高岭石485>老黄筋泥田423>泥质田298。根据土壤吸持特性值以田菁进行盆栽试验来估算作物磷肥需要量,结果表明,供磷强度0.3ppm P基本能满足田菁早期生长的需要。为使不同土壤达到相同的供磷强度,(k×q_m)值大的土壤要求更高的有效磷值。供试土壤的几种磷素指标:E值、Bray1-P值和(NaOH-Na₂C₂O₄)法值对(k×q_m)值的变化比较敏感,而EDTA-P和Olsen-P指标对(k×q_m)值的变化较为迟钝。     

Properties of Microbial Biomass in Acid Soils and Their Turnover

The soil microbial biomass is important such as pool of plant nutrients and is also driving force of the cycling of C, N, P and S in soil. However, the microbial biomass in acid soil has not been fully investigated due to the limitation of methods, i.e. chloroform-fumigation incubation or substrate-induced respiration because of decreased basal mineralization in chloroform-fumigated soil under acid conditions. This paper reviews improvement and application of these methods and vertical distribution of microbial biomass in two kinds of acid soils; namely, Andisols as dominant upland soils in Japan and tropical peat soils as potentially important lowland soils for agriculture, and also discuss on C and N turnover of microbial biomass in Andisols. Microbial succession in acid soil has also not been investigated so much, but, some studies in another important acid soil, i.e. acid sulfate soil, were also reviewed briefly.     

Estimation of microbial biomass potassium in paddy field soil

Abstract

Potassium (K) in microbial cells, microbial biomass K, in soil has been recently recognized as a K pool for plant growth. We determined soil microbial biomass K in paddy fields to reveal its importance as a K pool in paddy field soil for the first time. Microbial biomass K ranged from 5 to 21 mg K kg^?1 in the soil samples periodically collected from a paddy field and the value corresponded to 41% of the exchangeable K on average. Both microbial biomass K and exchangeable K increased conspicuously due to the long-term application of livestock manure compost or rice straw compost. Biomass K was higher than exchangeable K under K-deficient conditions in the long-term experimental plots without K application. The present study revealed that the microbial biomass contained considerable amounts of K in paddy field soil, indicating the need for evaluation of the microbial biomass K as a source and a stock of K in soil that has been overlooked.     

Microwave irradiation of soil for routine measurement of microbial biomass carbon

 Microwave irradiation was evaluated as a non-toxic alternate to chloroform fumigation for routine measurement of soil microbial biomass C. Microwave energy was applied to moist soil to disrupt microbial cells. The flush of C released was then measured after extraction or incubation. Microwave irradiation at 800 J g^–1 soil was optimal because this level resulted in an almost instantaneous rise in soil temperature (≥80  °C), an abrupt reduction in microbial activity, maximal release of biomass C, and minimal solubilization of humic substances. Both incubation-CO₂ titration and extraction-colorimetry methods were used on separate 20-g subsamples to compare the labile C in the microwave-treated and untreated soil samples. The incubation-titration method was also used to measure C in chloroform-fumigated soil samples. Averaged across soils, the chloroform fumigation yielded 123.3±5.1 mg CO₂-C kg^–1. Microwave irradiation yielded 93.6±3.9 mg CO₂-C kg^–1 soil determined by incubation and 52.4±2.4 mg C kg^–1 soil determined by extraction, accounting for 76% and 42% of the net flush of C measured by the chloroform fumigation. Microwave-stimulated net flushes of C were correlated closely (r ²=0.974 for incubation or 0.908 for extraction) with microbial biomass C measured by the chloroform fumigation. Little correlation was found with the total soil organic C (r ²=0.241 for incubation or for 0.166 extraction). Mean efficiency factors for incubation (K _MI) or extraction (K _ME) were used to calculate microbial biomass C from net flushes of C between microwaved and unmicrowaved soils. Values of K _MI and K _ME were not affected by soil pH, bulk density or clay contents. Extraction of microwaved soil by 0.5M K₂SO₄ proved to be a simple, fast, precise, reliable, and safe method to measure soil microbial biomass C. Received: 12 September 1997     

不同浸提剂处理森林土壤溶解性有机碳含量比较

为了解亚热带森林土壤溶解性有机碳(DOC)的特征规律,采用培养离心的方法获取土壤溶液测得DOC含量,对比传统水溶性有机碳(WSOC)提取法间的差异。选取湖南大山冲森林公园保存完好的3种亚热带典型次生林地,按10cm一层采集剖面土壤,采用不同方法提取测定土壤DOC和WSOC含量,分析与土壤理化指标的相关性及方法间的显著性关系。结果表明:①典型森林土壤DOC或WSOC含量随土壤剖面深度的增加,呈显著下降趋势。培养离心提取测得的土壤DOC含量明显较低,仅0.82～9.52 mg/kg,超纯水浸提的风干土WSOC含量达10.56～249.19 mg/kg,而0.5 mol/L K_2SO_4提取的鲜土WSOC含量达155.70～576.94 mg/kg,0.5mol/L K_2SO_4浸提的干土WSOC含量最高,达158.94～797.56 mg/kg,含量表现为:DOC干土超纯水浸提WSOC鲜土K_2SO_4浸提WSOC干土K_2SO_4浸提WSOC;②3种次生林土壤DOC或WSOC含量存在显著差异,不同方法测定的含量均表现为针叶林常绿阔叶林落叶林;③培养离心法测得土壤DOC含量与其他测定方法间存在极显著正相关(P0.01),并且土壤DOC和WSOC均与土壤pH、总有机碳、胡敏酸、富啡酸、全氮、全磷、速效态氮以及微生物生物量碳氮达到极显著相关(P0.01),与土壤含水率和容重显著相关(P0.05)。培养离心法测得土壤DOC含量远低于水溶液提取WSOC含量,该方法下的测得值更接近于原位土壤溶解性有机碳实际值。     

Impact of black carbon addition to soil on the determination of soil microbial biomass by fumigation extraction

The efficiency of the fumigation extraction method on the determination of soil microbial biomass carbon and ninhydrin-N was tested in three different soils (UK grassland, UK arable, Chinese arable) amended with black carbon (biochar or activated charcoal). Addition of activated charcoal to soil resulted in a significant decrease in K₂SO₄ extractable carbon and ninhydrin-N in all three soils, whereas the addition of biochar generally did not. A lower concentration of the extraction reagent (0.05 M vs. 0.5 M K₂SO₄) resulted in a significantly lower extraction efficiency in the grassland soil. The extraction efficiency of organic carbon was more affected by black carbon than that of ninhydrin-N, which resulted in a decreased biomass C/ninhydrin-N ratio. The impact of black carbon on the extraction efficiency of soil microbial biomass depended on the type of black carbon, on the concentration of the extraction medium and on soil type.     

施肥对喀斯特地区植草土壤活性有机碳组分和牧草固碳的影响

通过盆栽试验,研究施肥对喀斯特地区植草土壤不同活性有机碳组分和牧草固碳的影响。试验处理包括CK（不施肥）、 N1 （N 150 mg/kg）、 N2 （N 250 mg/kg）、 N1P1 （P2O5100 mg/kg）、 N2P2 （P2O5150 mg/kg）、 N1P1K1 （K2O 70 mg/kg）、 N1P1K2 （K2O 105 mg/kg）和N2P2K1和N2P2K2。结果表明,与对照（不施肥）相比,施肥处理增加植草土壤有机碳、 微生物量碳和易氧化碳,有机碳日矿化量和累积矿化量以及牧草固碳量。其中N1P1K1处理土壤有机碳和易氧化碳最高,N1P1处理土壤微生物量碳最高,N2P2K1处理土壤可溶性碳最高,N2P2K2处理牧草地上部及根系固碳量、 有机碳日矿化量和累积矿化量均最高。综上,低量氮磷钾肥配施有利于土壤活性有机碳的积累,高量氮磷钾平衡配施牧草固碳效果最佳。     

长期施肥对红壤性水稻土微生物生物量与活性的影响

土壤微生物及其活性是指示土壤增肥过程和土壤环境变化的灵敏指标.本文研究了红壤荒地开垦为水田后不同施肥制度定位施肥 16 年后水稻土的微生物生物量与活性特征,结果表明:经 16 年水稻耕植,不同施肥措施下土壤的微生物生物量和活性还处于较低水平.施肥制度显著影响了水稻土的微生物生物量 C 和基质诱导呼吸,但对基础呼吸的影响还不明显.只施用 N、K 肥对提高土壤微生物生物量和活性没有显著效果,在不施肥或施用化肥的基础上配合有机循环可以显著提高土壤微生物的生物量、代谢活性和微生物呼吸的温度敏感性,N、P、K 肥配合有机循环的施肥制度对提高土壤微生物生物量和代谢活性的作用最好.     

Freeze-dried soil extraction method for the measurement of microbial biomass C

A new method for the measurement of microbial biomass C by direct extraction of freeze-dried soil with either 0.5M K₂SO₄ or 0.5M NaHCO₃ was evaluated. The underlying principle of the method is that rehydrating a freeze-dried soil releases cytoplasmic organic compounds from desiccated and disrupted microbial cells. Nineteen soils under various management regimes were sampled to test the proposed method, in which each soil sample was split into two subsamples. One subsample was kept in the field-moist condition at 4°C. The other subsample was brought to 100% water-holding capacity and frozen at –20°C for 24h. The frozen soil was then freezedried. Both subsamples were extracted with 0.5M K₂SO₄ or 0.5M NaHCO₃ at a soil-to-extractant ratio of 1-to-4 (w/v) and organic C determined in the extract (C_{K2 SO4} or C_NaHCO3). The net freeze-dry stimulated increase in extracted C was correlated (r ²=0.98 for C_{K2 SO4} or 0.93 for <$>\rm C_{NaHCO_3})<$> more closely with microbial biomass C (C_MB) measured as net evolution of CO₂–C by chloroform fumigation incubation (CFI) than with total C (r ²=0.42 for C_{K2 SO4} or 0.47 for C_NaHCO3). Based on linear regression equations, extraction efficiency coefficients (K _EC) were used to calculate C_MB from C_{K2 SO4} or C_NaHCO3 as follows: C_MB=C_{K2 SO4}/0.152±0.004 C_MB=C_NaHCO3/0.257±0.01 The relationship between the C_MB and the flushes of C extracted after rehydration of freeze-dried soil showed that the K _EC values were more consistent for C_{K2 SO4} than C_NaHCO3. The freeze-dried soil extraction was a fast, precise, reliable and safe method for measuring microbial biomass C in soil. Received: 27 May 1996     

Long-term fertilizer management in NERICA cultivated upland affects on soil bio-chemical properties

ABSTRACT

This study aims to characterize soil chemical properties and microbial biomass, greenhouse gas production, and organic matter dynamics in upland rice field as affected by the long-term fertilizer managements in Uganda. Soil total C (TC) and N (TN) contents were in the relatively smaller range under different fertilizer treatments, even after 20 crop seasons. However, available phosphate contents showed positive correlation with average yield of upland rice. Incubation experiments were conducted under aerobic or under flooding conditions to measure CO₂, methane, and nitrous oxide productions. After the incubation, soil samples were extracted to quantify nitrification rate for aerobic condition and ammonification rate for flooding condition. Soil microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and nitrogen were measured. Stable isotope ratio of ¹³C and ¹⁵N were also determined for the soil samples. CO₂ production potential under aerobic condition was higher than the flooding condition. The qCO₂ (CO₂/MBC) in the treatment applied with compost tended to be higher than the other treatments. Positive correlation between nitrous oxide production and nitrification was found. The delta ¹³C values of the soil samples indicated that the effect of C4 plants before rice cultivation still remained, while the contribution of biological N₂ fixation was little according to delta ¹⁵N values. These results indicate that soil microbial biomass in upland rice field of the long-term fertilizer experiment in Uganda was characterized with higher qCO₂. Greenhouse gas production was affected by fertilizer management, while soil organic C before the long-term experiment still remained in the experiment.