基于RUSLE的蔗区小流域土壤侵蚀特征研究

[目的] 探讨广西壮族自治区典型赤红壤集约化蔗区小流域的土壤侵蚀状况,以及土壤侵蚀强度与不同坡度、土地利用类型的关系,为广西集约化蔗区小流域防治土壤侵蚀提供科学参考。[方法] 在GIS空间分析技术支持下,利用修正的通用土壤流失方程（revised universal soil loss equation,RUSLE）对其进行定量估算。[结果] ①那辣小流域坡度在0°~35°之间,坡耕地（甘蔗）、林地（桉树）分别占土地利用总面积的82.85%,10.99%,道路和沟渠共占6.16%。2020年流域平均土壤侵蚀速率为22.97 t/（hm²·a）,属轻度侵蚀水平,是水利部规定的南方红壤丘陵区土壤允许流失量5 t/（hm²·a）的4.6倍;②流域土壤侵蚀主要发生在5°~25°的坡度范围内,是预防和治理水土流失的重点区域;③不同土地利用类型中,平均侵蚀速率最大的是林地（桉树）,为53.59 t/（hm²·a）,分别是坡耕地（甘蔗）、道路、沟渠的2.84,2.12,27.91倍。[结论] 应用RUSLE模型通过借助软件输入相关参数和处理数据,即可估算出蔗区土壤侵蚀及不同坡度、土地利用类型的土壤侵蚀强度分布特征,应合理规划并利用管理好流域的坡耕地（甘蔗）、林地（桉树）、道路等土地利用类型,采取具有针对性的、有效的水土保持措施。     

基于RUSLE模型的2000-2010年长江三峡库区土壤侵蚀评价

[目的]探究三峡库区土壤侵蚀程度,为区域土壤侵蚀合理化治理提供依据。[方法]采用RUSLE模型,结合多源数据（MODIS-NDVI,DEM,土地利用等）,定量评价长江三峡库区2000-2010年的土壤侵蚀时空分布。[结果]①三峡库区除西部地区外,其它地区土壤侵蚀情况严重;2000-2010年,长江沿岸以剧烈侵蚀和极强度侵蚀为主;②三峡库区土壤侵蚀状况在2000-2010年间得到一定程度的改善,强度以上土壤侵蚀面积由2000年的1.71×10⁶ hm²下降为2010年的6.82×10⁵ hm²;库区内平均侵蚀模数由2000年的36.75 t/（hm²·a）下降为2010年的22.79 t/（hm²·a）;③三峡库区经过多年侵蚀治理,强度、极强度、剧烈侵蚀面积逐渐减少的同时,轻度、中度土壤侵蚀面积在逐渐增加。[结论]研究区需要进一步加强对轻度、中度土壤侵蚀的治理。     

基于USLE的广东省山区土壤侵蚀量估算及特征分析

基于通用土壤流失方程(universal soil loss equation,USLE)、遥感和ArcGIS空间分析技术,通过合理选择USLE模型中各土壤侵蚀因子的计算方法,对广东省山区土壤侵蚀量进行了估算,并对山区土壤侵蚀随土地利用类型、土壤类型、坡度及海拔高度的分布特征进行了分析。结果表明,广东省山区2000年土壤侵蚀总量为1.23×10⁸ t,年均侵蚀模数为1 080t/(km²·a),侵蚀强度为轻度。不同土地利用类型中,旱地的侵蚀强度最高,达2 055t/(km²·a),林地和草地的侵蚀模数较小,分别为908和932t/(km²·a)。不同坡度等级的土壤侵蚀特征表现为坡度越陡,侵蚀强度越大。不同海拔高度的侵蚀特征表现为在0~1 600m高度,侵蚀强度随海拔高度的升高而增大;海拔高于1 600m时,侵蚀强度随海拔高度的升高而下降。     

土地利用变化对泥沙连通性及泥沙输移的影响——以重庆市涪陵页岩气开采区为例

[目的] 探究人类活动强烈干扰区景观格局变化对泥沙传输过程的影响,为控制土壤流失为目标的土地利用优化提供科学参考。[方法] 运用土壤侵蚀方程、泥沙连通指数等方法分析了页岩气开采区重庆市涪陵区城东片区页岩气开采前后（2010—2019年）土地利用格局的变化,及其泥沙连通性和泥沙输移的响应。[结果] ①研究区2010—2019年,耕地减少,建设用地及林草用地增加。②因土地利用格局变化导致的土壤侵蚀变化微弱,整个研究区土壤侵蚀量减小,从2010年的3.12减小到2019年2.78 t/（hm²·a）,整个区域的侵蚀策源地是旱耕地。③2010—2019年,整个研究区的连通性指数（IC）呈现减小趋势,从-0.46减小到-0.65,整个区域泥沙输移比减小,泥沙流失量由0.83 t/（hm²·a）减少到0.62 t/（hm²·a）。[结论] 土地利用变化除影响土壤侵蚀量外,还影响了泥沙连通性进而减小了土壤流失量。重庆市页岩气开采未造成区域土壤流失发生明显增大,阻断旱耕地的泥沙连通性仍是控制区域土壤流失的有效途径。     

南方稻区绿肥生态服务功能及生态价值评估研究

为探究我国南方稻区绿肥种植的生态服务价值,本文以我国南方稻区农田引入绿肥紫云英为例,界定了稻田种植紫云英的生态服务功能,并运用实际市场法、替代市场法和虚拟市场法等研究方法,构建了绿肥生态价值评估的理论模型,核算了绿肥的生态服务价值,得到了以下研究结论：1）南方稻区绿肥生态服务功能主要涉及调节和支持两类,调节服务包括气体调节、水分涵养和土壤保持3种功能,支持服务则包括土壤有机质累积和土壤营养物质循环两种功能;对应地,南方稻区农田轮作冬绿肥紫云英的生态价值也被界定为以上5种。2）南方稻区冬闲田种植紫云英在一个轮作周期中能够产生1.125万元·hm^-2的生态价值,其中,气体调节价值最大,为0.380万元·hm^-2,其次是土壤有机质累积价值,为0.279万元·hm^-2,营养物质循环价值和土壤保持价值分别为0.204万元·hm^-2和0.214万元·hm^-2,土壤水分涵养价值最小,为0.048万元·hm^-2。3）南方稻区绿肥种植投入成本为0.173万元·hm^-2,绿肥种植所产生的生态价值是种植投入成本的6.5倍。研究表明农田冬种绿肥紫云英的生态服务价值是客观存在的。该研究为南方稻区绿肥引入冬闲田后生态价值的评估提供了较为科学的研究方法和基础参数,同时,也为未来政府制定绿肥种植的生态补偿机制提供了理论依据。     

基于GIS的福建省水土保持功能重要性评价

[目的] 对福建省水土保持功能重要性进行评价，为该省生态保护红线划定提供科学参考。[方法] 基于GIS技术，利用降水、土壤、数字高程和植被指数等数据，采用修正通用水土流失方程（RUSLE），估算福建省土壤保持量，并对其分级。[结果] 全省土壤保持总量为2.65×10⁹ t/a，平均土壤保持模数为20 789.82 t/（km²·a）。水土保持功能极其重要区、高度重要区、中等重要区、较为重要区和一般重要区面积分别为3 192.54，8 205.54，15 547.71，21 519.81，74 000.20 km²，分别占全省面积的2.61%，6.70%，12.70%，17.57%和60.42%。[结论] 福建省水土保持功能极其重要区、高度重要区和中等重要区主要分布在闽西和闽中2大山带及其周边丘陵山地区。     

半干旱地区矿区生态系统土壤保持功能评价——以神府—东胜矿区为例

[目的] 评价2000—2020年神府—东胜矿区生态系统土壤保持功能变化情况,探讨矿区生态系统功能现状和存在问题,总结半干旱地区生产建设项目集中区生态功能提升途径,为半干旱地区生产建设项目区生态和经济协调发展提供借鉴。[方法] 采用中国土壤流失方程(CSLE)和风力侵蚀模型,基于栅格像元计算不同时期(2000,2010和2020年)神府—东胜矿区土壤保持量,评价不同土地利用类型、不同植被覆盖度、不同矿井土壤保持量的时空变化。[结果] ①神府—东胜矿区潜在土壤侵蚀量为3.76×10⁶ t/a,矿区生态系统土壤保持量由2000年的2.30×10⁶ t增长到2010年的3.17×10⁶ t,矿区生态系统减少风蚀量作用显著增加。②2000—2020年,矿区耕地、沙地和裸土地面积持续减少,园林草地面积持续增加。园林草地土壤保持量由1.18×10⁶ t/a增加到2.78×10⁶ t/a。③矿区植被由低覆盖度向中高覆盖度转变。2020年,中覆盖度和中高覆盖度林地土壤保持量占矿区生态系统土壤保持总量的67.12%。④治理程度不同的矿井土壤保持量均明显提高。[结论] 2000—2020年,神府—东胜矿区土壤保持功能显著提升。半干旱地区生产建设项目可以通过实施有效的生态措施,改善生产、生活环境,探索生态经济实现路径,实现经济发展和生态改善双赢。     

基于RUSLE模型的云南省土壤侵蚀和养分流失特征分析

准确评估区域土壤侵蚀和养分流失空间分布特征,是开展区域水土保持规划和生态治理的基础。基于GIS空间分析技术和RUSLE模型,对云南省土壤侵蚀和养分流失特征进行定量化分析。结果表明：云南省土壤侵蚀面积为1 835.91×10⁴ hm²,占总面积的48.07%,平均侵蚀模数为15.65 t/（hm²·a）,土壤侵蚀以微度侵蚀、轻度侵蚀为主,但极强烈侵蚀、剧烈侵蚀是区域侵蚀产沙的主要来源。滇西南区土壤侵蚀强度较大,而滇西北区土壤侵蚀强度较小。区域土壤侵蚀主要发生在夏季,旱地是区域侵蚀产沙的主要策源地。流失土层厚度集中分布在0~2 mm/a,平均土层流失厚度为1.19 mm/a。土壤有机质（SOM）、全氮（TN）、速效钾（AK）、有效磷（AP）的平均流失模数分别为820.00,55.19,3.32,0.32 kg/（hm²·a）,4种养分流失量空间分布均存在一定的聚集特征,总体表现为滇西区等西部区域大于东部区域。研究结果可为云南省水土保持规划和水土流失生态环境建设提供科学依据。     

高寒山区冰川河流悬移泥沙的输移特征

[目的] 分析不同区域冰川河流的水沙关系、输沙量及其对气候变化的响应,并对泥沙侵蚀强度进行评估,为高寒山区冰川河流的水沙动态研究提供理论基础。[方法] 选取绒布河和科其喀尔河作为研究对象,在消融期间（2018年5—10月）对冰川河进行野外观测和水样采集。考虑气温和降水的影响,采用水文模型法对绒布河径流量进行模拟,结合水沙关系曲线、泥沙滞后环及回归模型对冰川河流的悬移泥沙输移及其影响因素进行分析。[结果] 气温是影响高寒山区冰川河流悬移泥沙运输的主要因素;绒布河和科其喀尔河消融期的径流模数约7.36×10⁵,6.82×10⁵ m³/（km²·a）,输沙模数分别为200 t/（km²·a）和890 t/（km²·a）。[结论] 绒布冰川对气候变化更加敏感,消融强度大,泥沙主要来源于融水与降水对河道底部与坡面的侵蚀,但是可侵蚀沉积物和水力条件不足,造成该地区输沙模数低于其他冰川;科其喀尔河地处西北干旱区,泥沙输移量主要是由泥沙来源决定的,随着气温的升高,大量冰碛物被输送到下游,侵蚀强度明显高于其他大多数冰川。     

丹江上游商洛市畜禽粪便排放量与耕地污染负荷分析

南水北调中线上游水源地保护与水质持续安全一直是研究的重点之一。商洛市辖商州区、丹凤县和商南县被规划为丹江流域上游“水源地安全保护区”。掌握该地区畜牧养殖业发展情况、估算畜禽粪便的排放量、分析该地区常用耕地对畜禽粪便及其污染物的消纳能力、评估畜禽粪便可能造成的污染风险等是科学管控畜牧养殖业和有效实施水源地保护的基础性研究。目前,该地区尚无这些方面具体的成果和资料。本研究采用畜禽粪便排泄系数方法,估算了丹江上游流域自上游至下游的商洛市辖商州区、丹凤县、商南县2014—2016年各类畜禽粪便排放量,依据3区县的常年耕地面积分析了畜禽粪便猪粪当量耕地负荷,确定了当前商洛地区畜禽粪便猪粪当量最大适宜耕地负荷标准,并评估了3区县畜禽粪便耕地负荷的污染风险。结果表明：1）商州区、丹凤县和商南县年度平均畜禽粪便排放量猪粪当量分别为5.732×10⁵ t·a^-1、9.321×10⁵ t·a^-1和1.274×10⁶ t·a^-1;其中猪与禽的粪便占到总粪便排放量的68.06%。2）3区县畜禽粪便排放量猪粪当量耕地负荷依次为27.04 t·hm^-2·a^-1、76.72 t·hm^-2·a^-1和90.10 t·hm^-2·a^-1。3）商洛市畜禽粪便排放量猪粪当量最大适宜耕地负荷标准为61.22 t·hm^-2·a^-1。4）3区县畜禽粪便耕地负荷的污染风险警报级别分别是：商州区为Ⅱ级,稍有污染风险;丹凤县和商南县均为Ⅳ级,有较严重的污染风险。5）商州区、丹凤县和商南县的总氮平均耕地负荷分别为159 kg·hm^-2·a^-1、450 kg·hm^-2·a^-1和530 kg·hm^-2·a^-1,总磷平均耕地负荷分别是51 kg·hm^-2·a^-1、179kg·hm^-2·a^-1和199 kg·hm^-2·a^-1,生化需氧量平均耕地负荷分别为716 kg·hm^-2·a^-1、2 275 kg·hm^-2·a^-1和2 595kg·hm^-2·a^-1,化学需氧量平均耕地负荷分别为768 kg·hm^-2·a^-1、2 345 kg·hm^-2·a^-1和2 667 kg·hm^-2·a^-1,NH₃-N平均耕地负荷分别为65 kg·hm^-2·a^-1、201 kg·hm^-2·a^-1和232 kg·hm^-2·a^-1。总之,商洛市商州区、丹凤县和商南县的畜禽养殖总量大,养殖结构不合理;商洛市常用耕地面积相对较少,畜禽粪便的耕地负荷及其污染物负荷均较大,且形成自上游到下游急剧增加的态势;商洛市超量污染物排放会造成氮素和磷素等成分的淋溶和流失,对于南水北调水源地的水质安全构成较大的潜在威胁。     

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.     

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.     

“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.     

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.     

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     

Effect of some fungicide seed treatments on the survival of Bradyrhizobium japonicum and on the nodulation and yield of soybean [Glycine max. (L) Merr.]

Several commercial fungicide seed treatments were evaluated for their possible effect on the survival of Bradyrhizobium japonicum on seeds and on the nodulation and yield of soybeans in a greenhouse and a field experiment. quinolate Pro (carbendazim and oxine copper), Vitavax 200FF (carboxin and thiram), and Monceren (pencycuron) had a small effect or no effect on the survival of B. japonicum and on the nodulation and yield of soybeans. They can thus be considered compatible with soybean seed inoculation. Germipro UFB (carbendazim and iprodione), Apron 35J (metalaxyl), and Tachigaren (hymexazol) decreased B. japonicum survival and the nodulation and yield of soybeans and thus cannot be considered compatible with soybean seed inoculation.     

Einfluss der düngungsmethoden auf die entwicklung von zuckerrübenkrankheiten

Während neunjähriger (1994-2002) Untersuchungen in der Versuchsanstalt Ba?cyny (Fahlerde, Fall-Gleyboden, ausgebildet aus leichtem Lehmboden) wurde der Befall mit Krankheiten an der Zuckerrübe in Abhängigkeit von der Düngungsmethode bewertet. Folgende Methoden wurden angewendet: A - Mineraldünger, B - Stalldung und Mineraldünger, C - Stroh-, Gründung und Mineraldünger, D - Kompostdünger und Biopräparate (ökologische Düngung). Auf den Objekten A, B, C wurden bei konstanter Phosphor-Kalium-Düngung die Stickstoffgaben von 0 bis 180 kg.ha^?1 differenziert. Auf dem ökologischen Objekt D ohne Mineraldünger wurden statt Stickstoff die Biopräparate P₅₀₀ und P₅₀₁ verabreicht. Der geringste Befall von Krankheiten wurde an der Zuckerrübe auf jenem Objekt festgestellt, das mit Kompost und den Biopräparaten gedüngt worden war. Im Rahmen der konventionellen Düngungsmethoden wurde allgemein die höchste Intensität der Krankheiten an der mit Stroh, Gründung und Mineraldünger gedüngten Zuckerrübe beobachtet. Ausnahmen von dieser Regel bildete das Vorkommen von echtem Mehltau und Keimlingsfäule. Auf den Objekten A, B, C nahm die Intensität der Krankheiten mit der Steigerung der Stickstoffgabe zu. Auch die auf Objekt D verabreichten Biopräparate stimulierten die Entwicklung der Krankheiten. The effect of various fertilization methods on the diseases of sugar beet was estimated on the basis of nine-year studies (1994-2002) conducted in the Experimental Production Farm in Ba?cyny on loess-based, sedimentary-gley, light-clay soil. The following fertilization methods were applied: A - mineral fertilization, B - mineral and manure fertilization, C - straw, green manure and mineral fertilization, D - ecological compost and biodynamic preparations fertilization. In the objects A, B and C fertilized with phosphorus and potassium, various doses of nitrogen ranging from 0 to 180 kg/ha^?1 were used. In the ecological object D, where mineral fertilization was not used, biodynamic preparations P₅₀₀ and P₅₀₁ were applied instead of nitrogen. The lowest ratio of the diseases of sugar beet was observed in the object fertilized with the compost and biodynamic preparations. In view of the conventional fertilization methods, generally the highest incidence of diseases was noted in the sugar beet fertilized with straw, green manure and mineral fertilizers. The exception was the occurrence of powdery mildew and the black leg. In objects A, B and C the incidence of the diseases increased with the increase in nitrogen doses. The applied biodynamical preparations in the object D stimulated the development of diseases too.     

Prospects for control of Pythium damping-off of lettuce with Trichoderma,Gliocladium and Enterobacter spp.

Summary Damping-off of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) caused by Pythium ultimum was studied in pots containing a non-sterile potting mix in the glasshouse. Fifty P. ultimum sporangia g^-1 compost reduced the plant stand to 15% and shoot dry weight to 18%, but this reduction was totally prevented by applying Trichoderma harzianum at 2×10⁵ viable propagules g^-1 potting mix. Gliocladium virens and Enterobacter cloacae also alleviated the damping-off. E. cloacae did not adversely affect the action of the fungal antagonists. The co-existence of the bacterial and fungal antagonists was revealed on the root surface and inner surface of the testa by scanning electron microscopy, indicating the compatibility of the biocontrol agents.