长江三角洲地区典型土壤对铅的吸附及其与有机质、pH和温度的关系

采用批平衡方法实验研究了长江三角洲地区4种典型土壤对Pb的吸附、解吸行为及有机质和温度对Pb吸附的影响,并运用热力学参数K°、ΔG°、ΔH°和ΔS°解释了土壤Pb的吸附机理。结果表明,在本实验条件下,Pb在土壤上的吸附过程表现出明显的非线性,符合Freundlich模型。土壤Pb吸附Kf值大小为:滩潮土(石质淡色潮湿雏形土)(3816dm3kg-1)>乌黄土(底潜铁聚水耕人为土)(1984dm3kg-1)>青紫泥(普通潜育水耕人为土)(1030dm3kg-1)>黄泥砂土(铁聚潜育水耕人为土)(348dm3kg-1)。去除有机质后的土壤对Pb的吸附量降低,解吸率升高。吸附反应热力学表明,K°和ΔS°随温度升高而增大,ΔG°随温度升高而降低。ΔG°为负值,表明Pb吸附反应为自发反应,ΔH°为正值表明土壤Pb吸附为吸热反应。乌黄土、青紫泥和滩潮土对铅吸附的主要作用力为化学键力,黄泥砂土为范德华力和偶极间力。Pb在土壤上的解吸过程存在明显的滞后现象。pH、碳酸钙含量和平衡浓度越高,滞后系数越大,这可能与在高pH和高碳酸钙含量时,Pb与土壤形成难解吸内圈配位物有关。     

新型碱性肥料治酸改土降镉的效果和机理

通过大田试验和模拟实验,研究碱性肥料治酸改土的效果、土壤pH对Cd吸附解吸热力学性能的影响,为碱性肥料治理土壤酸化和降低土壤Cd污染提供理论依据。结果表明:碱性肥料能明显提高大田土壤pH、显著降低土壤有效镉含量,明显遏制土壤酸化和土壤镉污染。施用碱性肥料是提高土壤pH和降低土壤有效镉含量的有效措施。当土壤Cd含量小于等于60mg·L^-1时,pH从5增加到9时几乎不影响Cd的吸附强度(在15.77 mg·kg^-1/(mg·L^-1)～16.67 mg·kg^-1/(mg·L^-1)之间);而当Cd含量大于60 mg·L^-1,Cd的吸附强度随pH的升高而明显增大,但吸附率随浓度的增大而减少。土壤Cd含量相等时,pH越高土壤Cd的吸附量及吸附率越大。土壤Cd的等温吸附曲线适于用Freundlich方程拟合和定量描述。土壤吸附Cd是自发反应过程,表现为Cd的吸附自由能(ΔG°)为负。同一pH下,ΔG°随着土壤Cd含量的增大而增大;ΔG°随着土壤溶液pH的升高而减小。碱性...     

海泡石对典型水稻土镉吸附能力的影响

通过吸附解吸实验研究了添加海泡石后典型水稻土对Cd的吸附解吸特性及其对吸附溶液pH值变化的响应。结果表明,Freundlich方程可以较好地拟合红黄泥、黄泥田和红沙泥3种典型水稻土对Cd的等温吸附过程（R2〉0.962）。在溶液初始Cd浓度相同的情况下,添加海泡石可使3种水稻土对Cd的吸附量增加20%以上,增强土壤对Cd的吸附强度,有效降低吸附Cd的解吸率,其效果随海泡石添加量的增大而增强。3种水稻土吸附Cd的解吸率均高于70%,而且都随吸附量的增加而上升。溶液的pH值是影响土壤吸附Cd的一个重要因素,在低pH值的条件下（pH〈4）,随着溶液pH值的降低,土壤对Cd的吸附量迅速降低,当溶液pH值高于5时,pH值的变化对吸附量的影响较小。在溶液初始pH值2-8范围内,添加海泡石均能有效提高3种水稻土对Cd的吸附能力。     

金霉素在不同耕作土壤中的吸附－解吸行为

用批平衡吸附试验研究了金霉素在河南封丘潮土、南京黄棕壤、常熟水稻土和江西鹰潭红壤4种土壤中的吸附行为。结果表明,金霉素的土壤吸附-解吸行为均可用Freundlich模型和Langmuir模型进行良好的线性拟合。其Kf值差异较大,分别为潮土1135Lkg-1,黄棕壤1250Lkg-1,水稻土2618Lkg-1和红壤4315Lkg-1,显示金霉素在4种土壤中的吸附行为存在较大的差异。此外,金霉素在4种土壤上的解吸过程存在明显的滞后现象。研究还表明4种土壤中金霉素的吸附参数Kf值与土壤pH呈显著负相关。     

黄淮海地区潮土对磷的吸附和解吸特性

对黄淮海地区潮土进行的磷吸附试验结果表明,土壤粘粒含量和CaCO₃含量是影响潮土吸附磷能力的主要因素;潮土对磷的吸附随质地而异,其顺序是淤土 > 二合土 > 砂土。潮土的吸附特性与Langmuir等温吸附方程式相当吻合。潮土磷的解吸量与磷的吸附量有一定的关系。一般情况下,吸附的磷越多,解吸的磷也越多,但是解吸磷占吸附磷的百分率不一定越高。磷的解吸量的相对大小也是与土壤吸磷特性密切相关的。     

有机酸对土壤中镉的解吸及影响因素

研究了酒石酸和柠檬酸对两种不同处理土壤 (镉质土和污染土 )中Cd的解吸行为 ,探讨了介质pH值、支持电解质等对其解吸镉质土和污染土中Cd的影响。结果表明 ,随有机酸浓度升高 ,柠檬酸和酒石酸对镉质土和污染土中Cd的解吸率呈先降低后升高变化 ,出现一波谷 ,波谷位置与有机酸和土壤类型有关。当解吸液起始pH值由 2升至 8时 ,柠檬酸对镉质土和污染土中Cd的解吸率呈降低—升高—降低的变化 ,先后出现一波谷和一波峰 ,且柠檬酸浓度高时变化趋势尤为明显 ;而酒石酸对镉质土和污染土中Cd的解吸率则一直降低。解吸液中支持电解质浓度提高 ,酒石酸对镉质土和污染土中Cd的解吸率增大 ,且以KCl为支持电解质时的解吸率要高于KNO3。     

诺氟沙星的土壤吸附热力学与动力学研究

采用批平衡吸附试验研究了诺氟沙星在河南封丘潮土、江西鹰潭红壤、苏南常熟水稻土和南京黄棕壤等4种土壤中的吸附热力学和动力学行为。结果表明,诺氟沙星在4种供试土壤的Fruendlich吸附参数值Kf随温度升高(15℃、25℃和35℃)而减小;在低土壤溶液pH下诺氟沙星的吸附焓变值△H°较大,而高pH下则较小。用氢氧化钠或盐酸溶液分别调节红壤pH从5.20到8.00,水稻土pH从6.14至8.20,黄棕壤pH从7.78至5.80和潮土pH从8.08至5.90,其△H°与pH之间的关系同样呈现如上关系。这证实4种土壤对诺氟沙星的吸附作用力差异较大。低pH(5.20~6.14)下,诺氟沙星在土壤中的吸附以离子交换和氢键等为主;而高pH(7.78~8.20)下,则以相对较弱的范德华力、疏水作用等为主。诺氟沙星的土壤吸附过程迅速达到平衡,其反应动力学用Elovich方程和双常数方程拟合结果最好。     

不同pH下黄棕壤镉的吸附-解吸特征

对黄棕壤在pH2 7不同浓度下Cd2 的吸附与解吸进行了测定。结果表明,Cd2 吸附量随平衡液中Cd2 浓度增加而增大,两者关系较好地符合Langmuir吸附方程。根据吸附等温线参数与pH的相关方程,得到镉吸附等温线的pH依存模式,如Langmuir方程为:C/X=69 334e-1 7183pH (5 5793pH-3 0383)·C。式中,X为土壤Cd2 吸附量(mg/kg),C为平衡液中Cd2 之浓度(mg/L)。解吸Cd2 的数量随pH升高和吸附Cd2 的数量增加而增加,但解吸Cd2 占吸附Cd2 的比例随pH升高而降低,在pH3 7下,黄棕壤解吸Cd2 的比例为42%～95%,平均为75%,说明黄棕壤Cd2 以非专性吸附为主,吸附Cd2 的有效性高。     

不同pH下两种可变电荷土壤中Cu(II)、Pb(II)和Cd(II)吸附与解吸的比较研究

对两种可变电荷土壤的研宄表明,土壤对Cu(Ⅱ)、Pb(Ⅱ)和Cd(Ⅱ)的吸附量均随pH的增加而增加,但Cu(Ⅱ)与Pb(Ⅱ)吸附量之间的差值随pH增加而减小,Cu(Ⅱ)和Pb(Ⅱ)与Cd(Ⅱ)吸附量之间的差值随pH增大呈增大趋势.土壤吸附的Cd(Ⅱ)的解吸量随吸附平衡液pH的增加而增加;但Cu(Ⅱ)和Pb(Ⅱ)的解吸量先随pH增加而增加,在某一pH时达最大,随后再逐渐减小.3种重金属离子在可变电荷土壤中吸附和解吸行为的不同特征是pH导致的土壤表面电荷的变化和离子水解程度的变化共同作用的结果.本文的研究结果对可变电荷土壤中重金属的控制和污染土壤的修复具有一定的指导意义.     

低分子有机酸对土壤中重金属的解吸及影响因素

研究了柠檬酸、草酸、酒石酸和苹果酸对矿区土壤中重金属Pb、Cd、Cu和Zn的解吸行为,并探讨了介质pH值对其解吸土中重金属的影响。振荡解吸试验结果表明四种低分子有机酸对供试污染土壤中Pb、Cd、Cu和Zn都具有一定的解吸能力。由于土壤中重金属有效态含量较低,各重金属的解吸率都不高。在对Pb和Cd的解吸中,各低分子有机酸能力大小顺序为柠檬酸>酒石酸≈苹果酸>草酸;Cu的解吸顺序为柠檬酸>草酸>酒石酸≈苹果酸;Zn的解吸顺序为酒石酸>柠檬酸≈苹果酸>草酸。低分子有机酸随浓度的增加,其解吸能力提高。低分子有机酸对重金属的解吸量随pH值的降低而增加。     

“绿色革命”以来大气CO2浓度升高对C3作物营养品质的影响

自20世纪60年代"绿色革命"以来,育种技术和农耕技术的发展促进了农作物产量的大幅提升,然而作物的营养品质出现下降趋势。在相似的遗传背景下,大气CO_2浓度升高会使单位体积农作物产品的营养元素含量下降,因此"绿色革命"至今,农作物产品的营养元素下降可能受大气CO_2浓度升高影响。通过植物生长箱模拟"绿色革命"初期和目前的大气CO_2浓度水平(310μmol/mol和400μmol/mol),针对主要C_3作物水稻、小麦和大豆,研究"绿色革命"以来大气CO_2浓度升高对其籽粒的C、N、Fe、Zn元素含量的影响,结果表明:CO_2浓度升高对3种作物籽粒的C元素含量几乎没有影响,变化幅度在±1.5%之间;籽粒的N、Fe、Zn元素含量普遍呈现下降趋势,但均未达到显著水平。     

Potential of wild species for genetic enhancement of some semi-arid food crops

Discovery and incorporation of genes from wild species provide means to sustain crop improvement, particularly when levels of resistance in the cultigens are low and virulent strains of pests and pathogens overcome the host plant resistance. The extent of utilization and the potential of the wild genepool for genetic enhancement were reviewed in five important food crops viz. sorghum, pearl millet, chickpea, pigeonpea and groundnut grown in the semi-arid tropics. Introgression from compatible wild germplasm in the primary gene pool resulted in transfer of new cytoplasmic male sterility systems in pearl millet and pigeonpea, development of high protein, cleistogamous flower and dwarf pigeonpea lines and foliar disease resistant groundnut cultivars. Utilization of wild species in secondary and tertiary gene pools has been generally limited due to sterility, restricted recombination or cross incompatibility. Nevertheless, these species are extremely important as they contain high levels of resistance to several important biotic and abiotic stresses. Several of them, like those belonging to the Parasorghum section and the rhizomatous Arachis species are sources of multiple resistances and hold great promise to sustain crop productivity.     

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     

Collection and preliminary evaluation of native turfgrass accessions in Italy

Despite a raising interest on turfs in Italy, all theavailable varieties of this kind in the Country are of foreign origin, and areoften poorly adapted to the prevailing climatic conditions. This prompted tobegin a collection activity of indigenous turfgrass species, with the ultimategoal of identifying promising materials for future breeding based on localgenetic resources. The collection was carried out in three areas of Italy, viz.the northern Po Plain, the coastal region of Liguria, and the island of Sardiniathat are characterised, respectively, by subcontinental, warm temperate, andtypical Mediterranean climate. Altogether, 141 sites were visited, yielding 226accessions belonging to eight species of potential interest for turfs:Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis,Festuca rubra, Festuca arundinacea,Lolium perenne, Agrostis stolonifera,Agrostis tenuis, and Cynodon dactylon,this last being a warm-season grass. Poa pratensis andCynodon dactylon were mostly collected in northern Italyand Sardinia, respectively, whereas Festuca arundinacea andLolium perenne were rather ubiquitous. The collection sitesranged from 0 to 1040 m asl, but sites over 750 m wereonly visited in the inner part of Sardinia. All the accessions, collected aswhole plants, were transplanted at Lodi, northern Italy, where they are beingevaluated. Their preliminary evaluation for traits of importance for turf use,such as sward colour and overall quality, highlighted the great variation andthe occurrence of interesting accessions in all species. Other characters wererecorded, bearing specific importance in individual species, and in all casespromising accessions were identified. The germplasm of Festucarubra, Festuca arundinacea, and Loliumperenne proved highly infected by endophytic (symbiotic) fungi of thegenus Neotyphodium.     

Leaf position and genotype differences for mineral element concentrations in sorghum grown on tropical acid soil 1

Mineral element deficiencies and toxicities are common problems associated with sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] production on acid soils. To better understand some of the mineral element problems and the analysis of plant tissue of sorghum plants grown on acid soils, four sorghum genotypes were grown on an acid Oxisol at Carimagua, Colombia limed with dolomite at 2 and 6 Mg ha^‐1.

Samples for mineral element analyses were obtained from leaves at different positions on the four genotypes. Concentrations of P and Mg were highest in the flag leaf (Leaf No. 1) and decreased as the position on the plant declined from the top of the plant for plants grown at 2 Mg lime ha^‐1. Similar decreases in P, Mg, K, and Zn concentrations occurred in plants grown with 6 Mg lime ha^‐1. Concentrations of Ca, S, Si, Mn, Fe, Cu, and Al increased as leaf position declined from the flag leaf for plants grown at 2 and 6 Mg lime ha^‐1. The higher lime supply enhanced Ca and reduced Mn and Fe concentrations in leaves. Differences in mineral element concentrations for the four genotypes used were fairly extensive. The elements to show the greatest range among genotypes were Al and Si and the elements to show the least range among genotypes were P, K, and S. Care should be used in collecting leaf samples for plant analysis and genotypic differences for accumulation of mineral elements should be considered in interpretation of results.     

Short-term variation in the concentration of selected ions within individual tropical rainstorms

Rainwater was collected at the campus of the University of Brunei Darussalam in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, using a funnel-in-bottle sampler. Polypropylene bottles were changed at intervals during rainstorm events. The pH and conductivity were determined immediately after collection on aliquots of the sample. Samples were refrigerated at 5°C for subsequent chemical analysis. Analyses for Na, Mg, Ca, Zn and Fe were carried out by means of inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES); Cu and Mn were analysed by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy (GFAAS); K was analysed using flame atomic emission spectroscopy (FAES); and Cl^–, NO₃ ^– and SO₄ ^2– were analysed by ion chromatography (IC). Concentration versus time profiles are reported for three rainstorm events. All ions exhibited a decrease in concentration during the rainstorm. The first sample contained the highest concentration of ions, consistent with a first-flush effect. The contribution of the initial stages of the shower to the total quantity of ion deposited during the entire rainstorm is quite overwhelming; in many cases 20 to 30% of the mass was deposited in less than 5% of rainstorm duration. On the other hand, the pH and conductivity variation during rainstorms did not exhibit a consistent pattern.     

The 5S rRNA gene diversity in the genus <Emphasis Type="Italic">Secale</Emphasis> and determination of its closest haplomes

We analyzed 127 rDNA sequences (5S DNA units) obtained from 23 seed accession samples from more or less 10 taxa in wild and cultivated rye, genus Secale L. The sequences fell into two known groups, here assigned to two unit classes, viz. long R1 and short R1 (designations to reflect on R haplome of rye). The different taxa could not be fully differentiated based on the 5S DNA units. We searched for 5S DNA sequences from known unit classes most closely similar to the long R1 and the short R1. One set with the long R1 unit class contained sequences of the long P1 unit class from Agropyron (P haplome) and from Kengyilia (StYP haplome), long J1 from Thinopyrum (J haplome), whereas the set with the short R1 included the long S1 from Pseudoroegneria (St haplome) and Kengyilia (StYP haplome), the short J1 from Thinopyrum (J haplome) and the short V1 from Dasypyrum (V haplome). Each of the two sets was analyzed separately by maximum likelihood (ML) phylogenetic analysis from which we were able to infer that the 5S DNA units of Secale differentiated in a non-clock fashion and followed the HKY substitution model in the gene tree with the long R1 unit class and the HKY + G in the gene tree with the short R1 unit class. A complementary Bayesian analysis yielded identical tree topologies to the ML ones for each of the two sequence sets. In the tree with the long R1 units the long P1 and long J1 unit classes were closest to the long R1 unit class, whereas in the tree with the short R1 units the long S1 and short J1 unit classes were closest to the short R1 unit class, indicating possibly a close relationship between the St, J and R haplomes.     

Leaf litter selection by detritivore and geophagous earthworms

Summary Litterbag experiments with 10 different kinds of leaf litter showed that detritivore (Lumbricus species) and geophagous (Aporrectodea species) earthworms prefer certain litter types over others, since different numbers of worms were found below the litter after 50–52 days of exposure in a pasture. The detritivores preferred Fraxinus, Tilia, and predecomposed Ulmus and Fagus litter to Fagus litter and paper, while geophages preferred Tilia litter to Alnus and Ulmus litter, so that the two groups of earthworms showed different preferences. The detritivores seemed to be more selective than the geophages. The palatability of the litter was examined in relation to the C: N ratio, the lignin concentration and the initial and final polyphenol concentration. The numbers of detritivores were significantly correlated with the C: N ratio and the final polyphenol concentration, so that selection of litter seems to be related to palatability. The numbers of geophages were not significantly correlated with any of the parameters for palatability. The disappearance of litter after 50–52 days appeared to be due to detritivore activity, since the numbers found below the litter were positively and significantly correlated with the litter disappearance. There was no significant correlation with geophage activity. This indicates that detritivores use litter as food, and therefore influence the composition of the litter layer.     

Nematode succession and microfauna-microorganism interactions during root residue decomposition

The quality of plant material affects the vigor of the decomposition process and composition of the decomposer biota. Root residues from hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth), rye (Secale cereale L.) and vetch+rye, packed in litterbags were placed in pots of soil at 15 C and the content of the bags was analyzed after 2, 4, 8 and 12 weeks. Bacterial biomass did not differ between residues with contrasting composition. Among bacterivores groups of nematodes that require high bacterial production dominated in fast decomposing resources whereas flagellates with smaller requirements prevail in slower decomposing resources. Biomass of bacterial feeding nematodes correlated positively with early phase (0-2 wk) decomposition that increased in the order: rye< vetch+rye<vetch. Bacterial biomass therefore seems to be under top-down (predation) control during early decomposition. In contrast, the fungal biomass differed between resources with highest values for rye. Moreover, this increase in fungal biomass occurred later during succession and was correlated with decomposition activity for rye in that period. Fungal biomass therefore seems to be under bottom-up (resource) control. The composition of the nematode assemblages (composed of 25 taxa) showed a clear relationship to initial plant resource quality as well as decomposition phase. Early successional microbivorous nematodes vary according to resource quality with demanding bacterivores+predators (Neodiplogasteridae) dominating in vetch and less demanding bacterivores (Rhabditidae) and fungivores (Aphelenchus) being equally common in vetch and rye. Later in the succession (2-4 wk) bacterivorous Cephalobidae and fungivorous Aphelenchoides prevailed similarly on the different root materials whereas bacterivorous protozoa and the amoebal fraction thereof dominated in rye. At week 12 no species dominated the nematode assemblages that were similar between the resources. The differences between nematode assemblages among plant resources at 2 week were similar to the results of a field study sampled after 6 weeks with the same soil and plant resources. This lends support to the relevance of the successional patterns observed in this incubation study.     

Cycling of extracellular DNA in the soil environment

Upon entering the soil environment, extracellular DNA is subjected to dynamic biological, physical, and chemical factors that determine its fate. This review concerns the fate of both recombinant and non-recombinant sources of DNA. A schematic of DNA cycling coupled with genetic transformation is presented to understand its behavior in soil. Extracellular DNA may persist through cation bridging onto soil minerals and humic substances, be enzymatically degraded and restricted by DNases of microbial origin, and/or enter the microbial DNA cycle through natural transformation of competent bacteria. Lateral gene transfer may disseminate DNA through the microbial community. An understanding of DNA cycling is fundamental to elucidating the fate of extracellular DNA in the soil environment.