黄土高原干旱半干旱区生物结皮覆盖土壤水汽吸附与凝结特征

生物结皮是一种广泛分布于干旱半干旱地区土壤表层的特殊复合体,为揭示其对土壤水汽吸附与凝结过程的影响,该研究通过室内定量水汽吸附试验和野外对水汽凝结的连续观测,对黄土高原典型生物结皮(藻结皮、藻藓混生结皮、藓结皮)与裸沙的水汽吸附和凝结特征进行对比研究。结果表明:生物结皮的覆盖显著提升了表层土壤的水汽吸附能力,其平均水汽吸附量比裸沙高66.7%。不同类型生物结皮水汽吸附能力差异显著,表现为藓结皮最高,混生结皮次之,而藻结皮最低。GAB(Guggenheim-Anderson-de Boer)吸附模型能较好的描述生物结皮土壤水汽吸附与解吸附过程,模拟结果决定系数R20.99、均方根误差RMSE0.001 2 g/g及平均相对偏差百分比E16.0%;此外,生物结皮加剧了土壤水汽吸附与解吸附曲线之间的滞后效应,其滞后指数平均是裸沙的2.0～2.9倍。水汽凝结结果显示,水汽凝结过程均受气温与相对湿度等气象因子制约,且生物结皮覆盖下表层土壤的水汽凝结和蒸发过程相较于裸沙更为迅速。同时,生物结皮的日均水汽凝结量是裸沙的1.6～1.8倍。综上,干旱和半干旱地区生物结皮覆盖显著提高了表层土壤的水汽吸附能力、并增加了水汽凝结量,对区域表层土壤的水分运动过程产生了重要影响。     

三峡库区消落带土壤中施用磷肥对环境激素铅吸附-解吸的影响

采用室内模拟施肥、恒温振荡平衡法研究了磷肥种类、磷肥浓度、铅离子浓度、离子强度和酸度影响三峡库区消落带土壤对铅离子的吸附量和解吸量。结果表明：（1）磷肥种类与铅离子的吸附量和解吸量显著相关,施用Ca（H2PO4）2使铅离子的吸附量和解吸量相对较小;（2）土壤铅离子的吸附量和解吸量与施用磷肥浓度呈显著相关,建议选用磷酸二氢钙、磷酸二氢铵、磷酸二氢钾3种磷肥,施用量在3.4066～8.5164kg P2O5·666.6m-2之间较为合适;（3）铅离子浓度极显著地影响土壤吸附和解吸铅离子,随着铅离子浓度的增加,吸附量和解吸量都呈逐渐增加的趋势;（4）离子强度和酸度都极显著地影响土壤吸附和解吸铅离子,建议选用磷酸二氢钙盐、钾盐和铵盐作为磷肥,可以减小土壤铅离子的环境风险。     

酸雨和有机配体EDTA对稀土在土壤中吸附和解吸的影响

研究了在模拟酸雨和有机配体EDTA的影响下，红壤对稀土元素Ce,La,Nd,Pr的吸附和解吸。结果表明，稀土元素在红壤中的吸附等温线符合Langmuir等温吸附式。采用酸雨－EDTA溶液作解吸剂时，争吸量随着吸附量的上升而升高。在低吸附量区域，EDTA的络合效应明显；在高吸附量区域，解吸溶液中H^ 的解吸作用明显。稀土的解吸曲线特征方程随着稀土与EDTA络合条件稳定常数的下降和解吸溶液的pH降低，由二次项函数式向幂函数式转化。     

邻苯二胺对铜在红壤和砂姜黑土中吸附和解吸的影响

研究了铜在红壤和砂姜黑土中的吸附和解吸过程以及有机污染物邻苯二胺对铜在两种土壤中吸附和解吸行为的影响。结果表明 ,砂姜黑土较红壤对铜具有更高的吸附量 ,同时 ,被吸附的铜离子从土壤中的脱附百分数也是砂姜黑土大于红壤 ,吸附在砂姜黑土中的铜较红壤更易被 1molL- 1 MgCl2 所置换。pH 3 .5～ 7.5范围内 ,土壤对铜的吸附量均随溶液pH的升高而升高 ,呈现S形。邻苯二胺增加了红壤对铜的吸附量 ,同时也增加了铜的脱附百分数。而邻苯二胺虽未改变砂姜黑土对铜的吸附量 ,但却显著改变了铜的脱附百分数。文中对邻苯二胺与铜的交互作用过程及其机理进行了推测     

四川盆地丘陵区农田土壤对磷的吸附与解吸特征

研究了四川盆地丘陵区典型水田和旱地土壤对磷的吸附与解吸特征,并讨论了吸附-解吸参数与土壤基本理化性质的关系。结果表明,不同pH的农田土壤对磷的吸附和解吸均存在显著差异,土壤对磷的吸持能力表现为中性土壤〉酸性土壤〉石灰性土壤,中性有利于土壤吸附磷;水稻土对磷的最大吸附容量（Qm）和最大缓冲容量（MBC）高于紫色土,而临界平衡磷浓度（EPC0）和解吸率（b）低于紫色土。农田土壤对磷的吸附与解吸参数还受土壤理化性质的影响,Qm和MBC与有机质含量、无定形铁（Fe-ox）含量呈极显著正相关（P〈0.01,n=6）;吸附常数（K）与有机磷含量呈显著负相关（P〈0.05,n=6）;EPC0与土壤pH、CaCO3含量呈显著负相关,与有机磷含量呈显著正相关（P〈0.05,n=6）;b与Fe-ox含量呈显著负相关（P〈0.05,n=6）。     

土壤Cr(VI)在非线性Langmuir吸附条件下的径流流失试验与模拟

针对重金属铬(Cr)污染严重的现象,基于简单的二层非完全混合模型,将降雨时农田土壤与积水整个系统分为混合区及混合区以下两个部分,根据水量平衡原理和溶质质量守恒定律,研究土壤在非线性Langmuir吸附条件下,吸附性溶质Cr(VI)的径流流失规律。试验模拟的田间地表径流是由降雨引起的,根据降雨期间土壤与雨水相互作用情况,将降雨过程分为4个阶段分别求解进行研究。利用室内模拟降雨-径流试验所得数据进行模拟计算,并通过敏感性分析和模型参数对径流流失量的影响分析,阐明模型参数对土壤中吸附性溶质径流流失规律的影响。研究结果表明:此二层非完全混合模型能预测土壤在非线性Langmuir吸附条件下,吸附性溶质Cr(VI)的径流流失规律。该模型对入渗水溶质与土壤混合层溶质之间的非完全混合系数γ非常敏感,对土壤混合层溶质与地表积水-径流水溶质之间的非完全混合系数α不敏感,对Langmuir吸附方程中的参数B、C也不敏感。其中γ和α对模拟径流流失过程的影响主要作用于降雨前期,而Langmuir吸附方程中的参数B对模拟过程的影响作用于降雨前期,C也主要作用于降雨前期,但对后期的影响比其他参数更大。试验数据显示地表径流中溶质含量很低,说明该次试验中混合层溶质进入地表积水-径流层量很少,而模拟α值很小,与实际情况吻合,同时也说明,土壤中流失的污染物重金属Cr(VI)大多存在于地下排水中。     

土壤Cr(Ⅵ)在非线性Langmuir吸附条件下的径流流失试验与模拟

针对重金属铬(Cr)污染严重的现象,基于简单的二层非完全混合模型,将降雨时农田土壤与积水整个系统分为混合区及混合区以下两个部分,根据水量平衡原理和溶质质量守恒定律,研究土壤在非线性Langmuir吸附条件下,吸附性溶质Cr(VI)的径流流失规律。试验模拟的田间地表径流是由降雨引起的,根据降雨期间土壤与雨水相互作用情况,将降雨过程分为4个阶段分别求解进行研究。利用室内模拟降雨-径流试验所得数据进行模拟计算,并通过敏感性分析和模型参数对径流流失量的影响分析,阐明模型参数对土壤中吸附性溶质径流流失规律的影响。研究结果表明:此二层非完全混合模型能预测土壤在非线性Langmuir吸附条件下,吸附性溶质Cr(VI)的径流流失规律。该模型对入渗水溶质与土壤混合层溶质之间的非完全混合系数γ非常敏感,对土壤混合层溶质与地表积水-径流水溶质之间的非完全混合系数α不敏感,对Langmuir吸附方程中的参数B、C也不敏感。其中γ和α对模拟径流流失过程的影响主要作用于降雨前期,而Langmuir吸附方程中的参数B对模拟过程的影响作用于降雨前期,C也主要作用于降雨前期,但对后期的影响比其他参数更大。试验数据显示地表径流中溶质含量很低,说明该次试验中混合层溶质进入地表积水-径流层量很少,而模拟α值很小,与实际情况吻合,同时也说明,土壤中流失的污染物重金属Cr(VI)大多存在于地下排水中。     

干湿交替过程中水稻土铁形态和磷吸附解吸的变化

采用室内培养试验 ,经过连续 3次淹水 落干处理 ,研究了干湿交替过程中土壤中氧化铁形态的变化以及对土壤磷吸附和解吸的影响。结果表明 ,淹水使土壤中结晶态氧化铁含量明显减少 ,无定形氧化铁和土壤对磷的吸附量急剧增加 ,磷解吸下降 ;落干则使之发生相反的变化。土壤中的无定形氧化铁含量与土壤对磷的吸附之间存在着密切的相关关系。因此 ,淹水 落干过程中无定形氧化铁的变化是影响水稻田磷有效性的一个主导因子。     

肉大鸡颗粒饲料的吸湿解吸平衡模型

为了研究成品饲料的吸湿解吸平衡规律，用GAB模型及其含温度变量的改良模型（mGAB, modified GAB）拟合静态法获得的肉大鸡颗粒料在15、25、35和45℃环境下，在11%至97%平衡相对湿度（即水活度0.11～0.97）范围内的吸湿平衡以及11%～75%（即水活度0.11～0.75）范围内的解吸平衡，得到优异的拟合精度。结果表明：随温度上升，饲料的平衡含水率下降，吸湿和解吸之间存在明显的滞后现象。用BET解吸模型计算的15～45℃范围内单层含水率为6.34%～5.39%（干基），并且随温度升高线性下降。以水活度0.65为安全贮存的临界点，对应于吸湿和解吸过程， 用改良GAB模型估计4个温度点的安全水分（干基）分别为13.09%和14.71%、12.92%和14.33%、12.74%和14.00%、12.56%和13.66%。研究结果为饲料的贮存和冷却过程规律研究提供了参考。     

向海沼泽湿地土壤碱解氮含量的季节变化特征研究

对比分析向海沼泽封闭性湿地和开放性湿地土壤中碱解氮含量的季节变化特征结果表明,2个典型区湿地表层土壤中碱解氮含量呈不规则“N”形变化曲线,其他土壤层次变化则相对和缓,但植物枯死期各层均表现出碱解氮含量增加趋势;各层土壤碱解氮季节动态变化过程均可采用三次多项式拟合模拟,且模拟效果均较好。     

“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.