High frequency of virus-infected bacterial cells in a sheep grazed pasture soil in New Zealand

Viruses cause significant mortality of microbes in aquatic environments and thus play a major role in biogeochemical cycling. While viruses are known to be present in soil, the rate of infection of bacteria, and therefore the potential for mortality and lysis, are unknown. In this study we measured the frequency of viral infected of bacterial cells in soils from a New Zealand sheep grazed pasture under ambient or elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide levels at the New Zealand Free Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment facility (NZ-FACE). Averaged across the CO₂ treatments, the frequency of visibly infected cells (FVIC) was 23%. This is far greater than the reported FVIC values for marine or fresh water environments. The average FVIC of soils under ambient and elevated atmospheric CO₂ conditions was 28% and 18% respectively. These results are discussed in relation to nutrient cycling in grazed pastures.     

Seasonal variations in the abundance of virus-like particles and bacteria in the floodwater of a Japanese paddy field

Abstract

Viruses are the most abundant biological entities in marine and freshwater environments. Many studies have shown the ecological importance of viruses in the primary production and microbial food web in aquatic environments. However, no studies have examined viral abundance in the floodwater of paddy fields. The present study surveyed the abundance of virus-like particles (VLPs) and bacteria in the floodwater of a Japanese paddy field under a long-term fertilizer trial since 1925 during the rice cultivation period. Virus-like particles and bacterial abundances in the floodwater ranged from 5.6 × 10⁶ to 1.2 × 10⁹ VLPs mL^?1 and from 9.2 × 10⁵ to 4.3 × 10⁸ cells mL^?1 with mean abundances of 1.5 × 10⁸ VLPs mL^?1 and 5.1 × 10⁷ cells mL^?1, respectively, and increased with an increase in the turbidity of the floodwater with suspended particles. The magnitude of seasonal variation was more than 50-fold for VLP abundance and 100-fold for bacterial abundance. The virus-to-bacterium ratios fluctuated over the rice cultivation period, ranging from 0.11 to 72 and their increase correlated with the decrease in bacterial abundance. Our results suggest that viral abundance in the floodwater of paddy fields is larger than in natural marine and freshwater environments.     

不同肥料/改良剂对冷泥田水稻生长、养分吸收及土壤性质的影响

【目的】西南地区冷泥田的水稻生长不良可归因于多种障碍因子,包括土壤物理、化学和生物因子。本文针对冷泥田影响水稻生长的土壤化学障碍因子,研究了不同肥料或改良剂对冷泥田水稻生长、养分吸收和土壤性质的影响,旨在为这类土壤的培肥、改良利用和水稻高产提供科学依据和实用技术。【方法】试验地点选在四川省东南地区冷泥田集中的泸县,试验历时2年。试验设无肥对照(CK)、全量化肥(NPK)、NPK+泥炭(NPK+Pe)、NPK+商品有机肥(NPK+COF)、NPK+鸡粪(NPK+CM)、NPK+硅肥(NPK+Si)、NPK+石灰(NPK+L)、NPK+硅钙肥(NPK+Si Ca),NPK+锌肥(NPK+Zn)9个处理。在水稻收获前采集代表性植株样,调查水稻农艺性状,分析水稻对氮、磷和钾的吸收量;水稻收获后采集土壤样品,测定不同处理的土壤p H、全氮、有效磷、速效钾、有机质、还原性物质总量、活性还原物质以及亚铁和亚锰含量。【结果】结果表明,在所有处理中,NPK+L和NPK+Si Ca处理可改善水稻的产量构成因子,稻谷产量比NPK处理显著提高15.40%和10.64%;而其他处理的增产效果则均不显著。NPK+L和NPK+Si Ca处理的土壤p H明显高于其他处理,土壤还原性物质总量和活性还原物质(含Fe2+和Mn2+)含量显著降低;NPK+L和NPK+Si Ca处理可增加土壤养分的有效性,促进水稻对氮、磷、钾养分的吸收,改善土壤的化学性质。同时,土壤分析结果表明,该试验土壤的有效钙和有效硅均缺乏,而NPK+L和NPK+Si Ca处理增加了土壤的有效钙和有效硅,对提高水稻产量有重要贡献。有机肥对土壤相关性质的影响与石灰和硅钙肥相反,特别是鸡粪。施用锌肥对水稻有一定的增产效果,但差异不显著。水稻收获后土壤中氮、磷、钾养分残留量与施肥量和水稻吸收携出量密切相关。【结论】对长期淹水地势低洼的酸性冷泥田来说,石灰和硅钙肥是比较理想的土壤改良剂,能同时起到改善土壤性质和提高作物产量的效果;而有机肥,特别是未腐熟的有机肥或有机物料,则不宜在冷泥田中施用或大量施用。     

Unique viral capsid assembly protein gene (g20) of cyanophages in the floodwater of a Japanese paddy field

In order to evaluate the genetic diversity of cyanophage communities of rice fields, viral capsid assembly protein gene (g20) was amplified with primers CPS1 and CPS8. The DNA was extracted three times from viral concentrates obtained from floodwater samples collected in each of four different plots (no fertilizer; P and K chemical fertilizers; N, P, and K chemical fertilizers; and chemical fertilizers with compost). Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) gave different g20 clones. The sequencing of DGGE bands revealed that the g20 genes of the floodwater were divergent and that the majority of clones formed several unique groups. However, they were more closely related to g20 sequences from freshwaters than to those from marine waters, suggesting that g20 genes in terrestrial aquatic environments are different from those in marine environments.     

长期施肥对黄棕壤性水稻土氨氧化细菌多样性的影响

以湖北省农科院长期施肥试验站的黄棕壤性水稻土为研究对象,采用PCR-DGGE方法,研究了氮肥（N）、氮磷（NP）、氮磷钾（NPK）、有机肥（M）、有机肥+氮磷钾（MNPK） 长期施用对土壤氨氧化细菌遗传多样性的影响。结果表明,与长期不施肥处理（CK）相比,长期施肥提高了黄棕壤性水稻土有机质、全氮、微生物量碳氮（SMB-C、SMB-N）含量,并改变了氨氧化细菌的群落结构。其中有机肥与化肥长期配施下氨氧化细菌的多样性高于化肥处理。氨氧化细菌聚类分析表明,稻麦收获后土壤氨氧化细菌DGGE图谱分别聚为一个族群;同一作物收获后,M和MNPK聚为一类,N、NP、NPK和CK聚为一类,后者内部分类在两季作物间有差别。DGGE指纹图谱条带序列分析表明,供试土壤的优势氨氧化细菌为-变形菌纲的亚硝化单胞菌和亚硝化螺旋菌。     

Phylogenetic study on a bacterial community in the floodwater of a Japanese paddy field estimated by sequencing 16S rDNA fragments after denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis

Phylogenetic positions of characteristic bands of 16S rDNA that were obtained from the floodwater of a Japanese paddy field by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis in a previous work (Biol Fertil Soils 36:306–312, 2002) were determined to identify dominant bacterial members in the floodwater. Sequences of DGGE bands were affiliated with the Cytophaga–Flavobacterium–Bacteroides group, β-Proteobacteria, and Actinobacteria and showed phylogenetically close relationships with species inhabiting other aquatic environments, although most of their closest relatives were uncultured bacterial clones.     

Comparison of bacterial community structures at main habitats in paddy field ecosystem based on DGGE analysis

Bacterial communities at different habitats in a Japanese paddy field ecosystem were compared to understand the bacterial world in the ecosystem as a whole by analyzing data of the denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) band patterns and the sequenced DGGE bands. The habitats were floodwater, percolating water, microcrustacean inhabiting in floodwater, plow layer soil, rice roots, rice straw and rice straw compost incorporated in soil, rice straw placed on the soil surface, plant residues in paddy fields, and rice straw under composting process. Phylotype (band) richness, diversity, evenness, and stability of the bacterial communities at the respective habitats were evaluated based on the DGGE profile data. Phylotype richness was greater near plant residues, rice straw buried in soil and rice straw placed on soil surface, while it was smaller at microcrustacean and rice straw compost buried in soil. The samples from plow layer soil and rice straw compost buried in soil showed considerably higher index values for diversity, evenness, and stability, while those from rice straw placed on soil surface and microcrustacean had lower values of the indices than other habitats. Sequences of totally 250 DGGE bands were assigned to phyla or classes. Distribution of bacterial members to phylogenetic taxa was different among the respective habitats. Inhabitants in plow layer soil were most widely distributed among the groups (nine phyla: Proteobacteria, Chloroflexi, Chlorobi, Verrucomicrobia, Acidobacteria, Nitrospira, candidate division OP10, Cyanobacteria, and Actinobacteria), while those in floodwater and microcrustacean were restricted to only three phyla (Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Actinobacteria). Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes were found at all the habitats and the habitats except for plow layer soil, respectively, whereas abundant members belonged to Chloroflexi and Actinobacteria in plow layer soil. “Comprehensive mapping” of DGGE fragments was conducted by principal component analysis based on evolutionary distances of the fragments to 202 reference bacterial strains to overview phylogenetic relationships of bacterial members among the respective habitats. The score plots with the first and second principal components distinctly characterized bacterial members at the respective habitats, and the similarity between the respective communities was clearly demonstrated. Overall, bacterial communities at the respective habitats were distinct and different in the diversity and stability to each other, which may have contributed to the diversity of overall bacterial communities in the paddy field ecosystem.     

Agriculturally relevant microbial community structure in long-term fertilized paddy soils as revealed by phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) and pyrosequencing analyses

Evidence linking the direct impact of fertilization on diversity, function and phylogeny of N-fixing and P-solubilizing bacteria in rice ecosystem is lacking. This study using phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) and 454 pyrosequencing analyses was conducted in long-term fertilized (NP, NK, PK, NPK, compost, NPK + compost) paddy field soil, the objective being to examine the community structure of the functionally important beneficial soil microbial communities. Maximum total PLFAs were observed in organic fertilizer treatments, viz. compost (881.5 ± 11.1 nmol g^?1) and NPK + compost (866.5 ± 10.8 nmol g^?1). Pyrosequencing revealed that the overall bacterial and eukaryal compositions at phyla level were not significant for all treatments, while the distribution of each phyla differed. Specifically, the major classified bacterial phyla for all treatments were Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Cyanobacteria and Firmicutes. Supported by the high throughput sequencing approach we hereby propose that the mechanism of N and P cycling under long-term balanced fertilization in a rice ecosystem is largely governed by microbes, notably by the free living N-fixing and/or P solubilizing heterocystous and/or non-heterocystous cyanobacteria, autotrophic bacteria and heterotrophic bacteria. The current study thus proposes that balanced fertilizers may be used without detrimental effects on rice soils in the long-term.     

The distribution characteristics of the major capsid gene (g23) of T4-type phages in paddy floodwater in Northeast China

Our previous study revealed the high diversity of the major capsid gene (g23) of T4-type phages that existed in the paddy field soils in Northeast China. In this study, the phylogeny and genetic diversity of the g23 gene in the paddy floodwater samples collected from five sampling sites at three sampling times during the rice (Oryza sativa L.) growth season in Northeast China are reported. In total, 104 different g23 clones were isolated, among which 50% of the clones exhibited the highest identities with the clones retrieved in paddy soils and upland black soils. The remaining clones had the highest identities with lake origins. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that 43% of the g23 clones grouped into three novel subgroups which included the clones unique to paddy floodwater, and no g23 sequences obtained in paddy floodwater fell into the paddy soil groups II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and NPC-A. UniFrac analysis of g23 clone assemblages demonstrated that T4-type phage communities in paddy floodwater were changed spatially and temporally, and the communities were different from those in paddy soils. Further comparison of the g23 clone assemblages from different environments demonstrated that T4-type phages were biogeographically distributed, and the distribution was both affected by geographical separation and ecological processes across the biomes.     

Comparison of g23 gene sequence diversity between Novosphingobium and Sphingomonas phages and phage communities in the floodwater of a Japanese paddy field

Our previous study indicated that the diversity of the major capsid gene (g23) of T4-type bacteriophages (phages) of Novosphingobium and Sphingomonas strains isolated from the floodwater of a Japanese paddy field is comparable to those of the clones obtained from other Japanese paddy fields. For more strict comparison of the diversity, this study examined g23 sequences between Novosphingobium and Sphingomonas phages and phage communities in the identical floodwater of a Japanese paddy field. The clones were obtained by applying g23-specific primers to DNA extracted from the floodwaters. Many 23 clones in the floodwater were grouped into the same clusters of Paddy Groups I-VI with g23 genes of Novosphingobium/Sphingomonas phages with some clones belonging to an additional cluster. In addition, the remaining clones belonged to the clusters of marine clones and T4-type enterophages. These findings indicate that the g23 genes in the floodwater are more diversified than those of Novosphingobium/Sphingomonas phages including g23 genes closely related to the genes of enterophages and marine origins.     

Morphological analysis of viral communities in the floodwater of a Japanese paddy field

Capsid size distributions of viral communities in the floodwater of a Japanese paddy field under a long-term fertilizer trial were surveyed during the rice cultivation period by using transmission electron microscopy. The capsid size distributions were monophasic, and the median values fell within the range of 50-70 nm. The quartile intervals were narrow from either 40-50 nm or 50-60 nm to either 60-70 nm or 70-80 nm for most samples. There was no clear seasonal variation in the capsid size distribution of viral communities. The difference in size distributions among different fertilizer plots was also not found. Viral communities in the floodwater were predominated by isometric icosahedral forms. Viruses with octahedral capsids and elongated ones were rare and sporadic in the floodwater.     

Community structure of the microbiota in the floodwater of a Japanese paddy field estimated by restriction fragment length polymorphism and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis pattern analyses

The polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) patterns of 16S rDNA were studied to elucidate the effects of the type of fertilization and the growth stage of rice plants on the community structure of the microbiota in the floodwater of a Japanese paddy field under a long-term fertilizer trial. From the mid tillering stage, a higher pH and temperature were observed in the plot without fertilization (NoF plot) than in the plots supplied with chemical fertilizers (CF plot) and with compost (CM plot). DNA fragments specific to the respective plots and common to every plot were detected after the digestion of PCR products by restriction enzymes. Cluster analysis separated the RFLP and DGGE patterns of the microbiota in the floodwater into four clusters; the microbiota in (1) the NoF plot, (2) the CF plot, (3) the CM plot, and (4) the CF and CM plots in the early growing stage. The effect of fertilizer application on the community structure was more conspicuous than that of seasonal variation.     

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.     

Stable carbon isotope ratios of water-extractable organic carbon affected by application of rice straw and rice straw compost during a long-term rice experiment in Yamagata,Japan

ABSTRACT

Hot-water- and water-extractable organic matter were obtained from soil samples collected from a rice paddy 31 years after the start of a long-term rice experiment in Yamagata, Japan. Specifically, hot-water-extractable organic carbon and nitrogen (HWEOC and HWEON) were obtained by extraction at 80°C for 16 h, and water-extractable organic carbon and nitrogen (WEOC and WEON) were obtained by extraction at room temperature. The soil samples were collected from surface (0–15 cm) and subsurface (15–25 cm) layers of five plots that had been treated with inorganic fertilizers alone or with inorganic fertilizers plus organic matter, as follows: PK, NPK, NPK plus rice straw (RS), NPK plus rice straw compost (CM1), and NPK plus a high dose of rice straw compost (CM3). The soil/water ratio was 1:10 for both extraction temperatures. We found that the organic carbon and total nitrogen contents of the bulk soils were highly correlated with the extractable organic carbon and nitrogen contents regardless of extraction temperature, and the extractable organic carbon and nitrogen contents were higher in the plots that were treated with inorganic fertilizers plus organic matter than in the PK and NPK plots. The HWEOC and WEOC δ¹³C values ranged from ?28.2% to ?26.4% and were similar to the values for the applied rice straw and rice straw compost. There were no correlations between the HWEOC or WEOC δ¹³C values and the amounts of HWEOC or WEOC. The δ¹³C values of the bulk soils ranged from ?25.7% to ?23.2% and were lower for the RS and CM plots than for the PK and NPK plots. These results indicate that HWEOC and WEOC originated mainly from rice plants and the applied organic matter rather than from the indigenous soil organic matter. The significant positive correlations between the amounts of HWEOC and HWEON and the amount of available nitrogen (P < 0.001) imply that extractable organic matter can be used as an index for soil fertility in this long-term experiment. We concluded that the applied organic matter decomposed more rapidly than the indigenous soil organic matter and affected WEOC δ¹³C values and amounts.     

玉米秸秆源有机物料对黑土养分有效性与酶活性的提升效应

  【目的】  研究以玉米秸秆为主要原料制备的不同类型有机物料对东北黑土土壤肥力和玉米产量的影响,为黑土地保护和秸秆资源高效利用提供理论依据。  【方法】  田间定位试验连续进行了5年。试验设不施肥对照 (CK)、单施化肥 (NPK)、化肥配施秸秆 (NPK+ST)、化肥配施生物炭 (NPK+BR) 以及化肥配施堆肥 (NPK+CP) 5个处理,各有机物料每年均为等碳量投入 (C 3200 kg/hm2)。5年后,采集耕层 (0—20 cm) 和亚耕层 (20—40 cm) 土壤样品,测定土壤有机碳 (SOC)、活性有机碳 (LOC)、速效养分与酶活性,并结合年际间玉米产量变化进行综合评价。  【结果】  与NPK相比,NPK+BR处理显著增加了耕层及亚耕层SOC含量,增幅分别为28.2%和11.2%;NPK+CP和NPK+ST处理增加了耕层SOC含量,增幅分别为15.5%和7.6%,对亚耕层SOC含量影响不显著;配施有机物料处理显著增加了0—40 cm土层LOC含量,且NPK+CP和NPK+ST处理LOC含量在0—20 cm土层显著高于NPK+BR,增幅分别为13.2%和8.7%,各种有机物料处理LOC含量在20—40 cm土层差异不显著;3个配施有机物料处理均显著增加了0—20 cm土层有效磷含量,仅NPK+CP和NPK+BR处理显著提高了20—40 cm土层有效磷含量;配施有机物料处理对0—40 cm土层土壤速效氮和速效钾含量影响均不显著,但配施堆肥处理0—20 cm土层土壤速效氮含量显著高于配施秸秆和生物炭处理。配施有机物料处理比NPK处理显著增加了0—40 cm土层土壤纤维素酶、蔗糖酶和磷酸酶活性。NPK+ST和NPK+BR处理比NPK+CP处理更利于提高耕层纤维素酶活性,NPK+ST处理耕层蔗糖酶活性显著高于NPK+BR和NPK+CP处理;配施有机物料处理亚耕层土壤纤维素酶和蔗糖酶活性差异不显著。NPK+ST和NPK+CP处理较NPK+BR处理显著提高了0—40 cm土层土壤磷酸酶活性。不同处理玉米产量在年际间波动变化,配施有机物料处理玉米产量高于NPK处理,NPK+CP和NPK+ST处理对玉米产量的提升在第一年即有明显效果,而NPK+BR处理对玉米产量的积极效果在4年后才表现出来。各处理平均玉米产量的高低表现为NPK+CP > NPK+ST > NPK+BR > NPK > CK。  【结论】  化肥配施生物炭对0—40 cm土层土壤有机碳的积累作用最突出,而配施秸秆和堆肥更利于提升土壤活性有机碳的含量。配施堆肥0—20 cm土层土壤速效氮含量显著高于配施秸秆和生物炭处理,三者0—20 cm土层土壤有效磷含量无显著差异,但配施堆肥和生物炭20—40 cm土层有效磷含量显著高于配施秸秆处理。配施秸秆或生物炭增强了0—40 cm土层土壤纤维素酶活性,而蔗糖酶和磷酸酶活性以配施秸秆和堆肥处理为最高。随着土壤肥力的提高,配施有机物料处理促进了玉米产量的提升,以配施堆肥处理对玉米平均产量的增加幅度最高。因此,对于基础肥力较高的黑土而言,生物炭还田可实现黑土有机碳的快速提升,而堆肥和秸秆直接还田对玉米产量的促进作用更为明显。     

有机无机肥配施对酸性菜地土壤硝化作用的影响

通过室内培养和田间试验, 研究了有机无机肥配施对酸性菜地土硝化作用的影响。培养试验条件为60%土壤最大持水量和25 ℃。 结果表明,土壤硝化作用模式为指数方程,延滞期10天。与纯化肥处理（NPK）相比,鲜猪粪配施无机肥（FPM+NPK）和猪粪堆肥配施无机肥（CPM+NPK）均能降低土壤硝化势和氨氧化潜势,猪粪堆肥配施无机肥还能增加土壤微生物量碳、 氮。鲜猪粪配施无机肥和猪粪堆肥配施无机肥处理在硝化培养和田间试验期间N2O释放量均没有差异,但硝化培养期间鲜猪粪配施无机肥的N2O释放量显著低于纯化肥处理,田间试验期间猪粪堆肥配施无机肥的N2O释放量显著低于纯化肥处理。培养试验结束后的土壤pH值与土壤硝化势间,以及硝化培养期间N2O累积释放量与土壤硝化势间均存在显著正相关关系。本研究表明, 有机无机肥配施显著影响土壤硝化作用以及硝化培养期间和田间N2O释放。     

Long-term cattle manure application in soil. II. Effect on soil microbial populations and community structure

Studies were conducted to evaluate microbial populations and community structures in soils under different management systems in a long-term continuous winter wheat experiment. These soils had been treated with cattle manure for over a century, and P, NP, NPK, or NPK plus lime for over 70 years. Cattle manure application promoted the growth of bacteria, but not fungi, when compared with the control soil. Application of chemical fertilizers enriched the K-strategist bacterial community, while application of manure enriched both r- and K-strategists. DNA recovered was most abundant in the manure-treated soil. Effects on bacterial species richness and evenness following long-term soil treatments were also demonstrated by analyzing bacterial community DNA using amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis and repetitive extragenic palindromic-polymerase chain reaction fingerprinting. The richness and evenness of the bacterial community were enhanced by manure treatment and treatments that included N and P, which were positively correlated with soil productivity.     

长期施用化肥对红壤性水稻土中微生物生物量、活性及群落结构的影响

利用化肥长期定位试验,研究了施肥对土壤微生物生物量、活性及其群落结构的影响.结果表明:与不施肥相比,长期施用化肥不仅增加了土壤微生物生物量,而且导致了土壤微生物群落结构的分异.其中,有机无机配施处理和2倍NPK配施处理显著提高了土壤有机质含量、全N含量、土壤微生物生物量和土壤微生物活性.NPK均衡施肥处理对土壤有机质、土壤微生物生物量及其活性的影响小于非均衡施肥的处理(NP、NK、N、P、K),适当增施K肥有利于提高土壤微生物中真菌的比例.     

Applications and limitations of tea extract as a virucidal agent to assess the role of phage predation in soils

In marine ecosystems, phage predation (phage-mediated cell lysis) is an important driver of bacterial mortality through host cell death and nutrient cycling through the release of cell contents. Both of these impacts increase marine microbial diversity by increasing interspecific competition. By contrast, very little is known about the role of phage predation in terrestrial ecosystems. A recent field study in Barrow, AK found phage predation to be a key factor controlling terrestrial bacterial population dynamics in Arctic soils. When phage abundance was artificially reduced using a tea extract, antiphage treatment, bacterial abundance, and respiration increased accordingly, suggesting top-down control by phages. The goal of this study was to examine the impact of phage predation in temperate soil ecosystems. Laboratory-scale experiments confirmed the potent antiphage properties of tea extracts. However, field experiments conducted at two discrete sites (upland and wetland) yielded little evidence that top-down control by phage predation was significant in temperate soils.     

有机物料与化肥配施提高黄泥田水稻产量和土壤肥力

农业有机物料具有资源化再利用的特点,与化肥配施既可以保证作物产量,也可以提升地力。为了建立最适宜的南方低产黄泥田培肥模式,该文在浙江金衢盆地开展3年田间试验研究化肥与不同有机物料(菇渣、紫云英、牛粪和秸秆)配施对水稻产量和土壤肥力的影响。结果表明:1)有机物料与化肥配施可以显著提高水稻产量,化肥+菇渣、化肥+紫云英、化肥+牛粪和化肥+秸秆处理下,水稻三年的平均产量分别比单施化肥提高了9.7%、9.5%、12.3%和9.5%;2)有机物料与化肥配合施用,土壤有机质、土壤养分(全氮、有效磷、速效钾和CEC)及土壤容重较单施化肥处理有一定程度的改善,其中,化肥+牛粪效果最明显,有机质质量分数提高了12.5%,土壤有效磷质量分数提高了37.7%,CEC提高了16.1%;3)与单施化肥相比,化肥+菇渣、化肥+牛粪处理下5 mm机械稳定性大团聚体分别提高了10.4%和6.7%,各配施处理均显著降低了团聚体破坏率。总得来讲,连续三年有机物料与化肥配施较单施化肥处理提高了水稻产量、改善了土壤肥力状况、增加了土壤团聚体稳定性,其中又以牛粪与化肥配合施用效果最佳。