VNIR Soil Spectroscopy for Field Soil Analysis

The advent of affordable, ground-based, global positioning information (GPS)–enabled sensor technologies provides a new method to rapidly acquire georeferenced soil datasets in situ for high-resolution soil attribute mapping. Our research deployed vehicle-mounted electromagnetic sensor survey equipment to map and quantify soil variability (?50 ha per day) using apparent electrical conductivity as an indirect measure of soil texture and moisture differences. A portable visible–near infrared (VNIR) spectrometer (350–2500 nm) was then used in the field to acquire hyperspectral data from the side of soil cores to a specified depth at optimized sampling locations. The sampling locations were derived by statistical analysis of the electromagnetic survey dataset, to proportionally sample the full range of spatial variability. The VNIR spectra were used to predict soil organic carbon (prediction model using field-moist spectra: R² = 0.39; RPD = 1.28; and air-dry spectra: R² = 0.80; RPD = 2.25). These point values were combined with the electromagnetic survey data to produce a soil organic carbon map, using a random forest data mining approach (validation model: R² = 0.52; RMSE = 3.21 Mg C/ha to 30 cm soil depth; prediction model: R² = 0.92; RMSE = 1.53 Mg C/ha to 30 cm soil depth). This spatial modeling method, using high-resolution sensor data, enables prediction of soil carbon stocks, and their spatial variability, at a resolution previously impractical using a solely laboratory-based approach.     

不同改良剂对融雪剂盐害土壤的修复效果

[目的]探究不同改良剂对融雪剂盐害土壤的修复效果及其对矮牵牛生长的影响,为改良剂的大田推广提供理论依据。[方法]采用香菇菌糠、平菇菌糠和脱硫石膏3种改良剂,通过土柱室内模拟试验,对改良后土壤的pH值,土壤电导率(EC),K+,Na+,Cl-、容重和孔隙度进行测定。[结果]改良处理后,pH值均有不同程度的降低;香菇菌糠施用量为24g/kg时,降低土壤EC值效果最显著;平菇菌糠改良可以有效提高土壤中K+离子含量;对于降低土壤中Na+离子含量而言,表现为:平菇菌糠香菇菌糠脱硫石膏;香菇菌糠处理(24g/kg)对于降低土壤中Cl-离子含量、土壤容重和提高孔隙度等方面效果最显著,土壤容重比CK减少了57.3%,孔隙度增加了24.6%,使矮牵牛单株鲜重较CK增加了244.64%。[结论]当香菇菌糠施用量达到24g/kg时,改良融雪剂盐害土壤的效果最显著。     

Soil Health and Soil Fertility Assessment by the Haney Soil Health Test in an Agricultural Soil in West Tennessee

The Haney Soil Health Test (HSHT) is a recent approach to quantify soil health by focusing mostly on soil biology. It uses a new extractant (H3A) for the extraction of plant available nutrients, a new method of soil respiration measurement (24-hr CO₂ burst) using Solvita® gel system, and a new approach in determining bioavailable carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) namely water extractable organic C (WEOC) and water extractable organic N (WEON). A soil health score is calculated by combining Solvita® respiration, WEOC, and WEON data. The objective of this study was to test the feasibility of HSHT to detect the management-induced changes in soil nutrient levels and soil health in the production systems of west Tennessee. We tested soils collected from a cover crop field trial established in 2013 on a no-till corn (Zea mays L.) – soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] rotation. Compared to Mehlich-1 and Mehlich-3, H3A extracted the lowest amount of soil extractable phosphorus, potassium, calcium and magnesium. Neither the soil health score nor its component parameters showed significant differences between cover crop treatments and the control. In addition, the Solvita® CO₂ data did not provide a reliable estimation of potentially mineralizable N. Overall, the HSHT did not detect differences in soil health due to cover cropping in west Tennessee. We conclude that HSHT, though a promising concept due to its focus on linking soil biology with soil fertility and soil health, may need extensive field evaluation and refinement in contrasting soils and climates across the US.     

黑土、潮土和红壤可溶性有机质的光谱特征及结构差异

为探究不同类型土壤可溶性有机质(DOM)含量和结构的差异性,选取黑土、潮土和红壤3种土壤的表层土壤(0~20 cm)为研究对象,提取其中的DOM,应用紫外–可见光谱、荧光光谱等技术,分析土壤中DOM的数量和光谱特征。结果显示:3种不同类型土壤中可溶性有机碳(DOC)含量及其与土壤有机碳(SOC)的比值(SOC/DOC)大小为:红壤>黑土>潮土(P<0.05);A254值大小为黑土>潮土>红壤,但SUVA254值大小为:潮土>黑土>红壤(P<0.05),表明潮土DOM的芳香化程度最高,但芳香性结构物质含量低于黑土DOM,红壤DOM的芳香性结构物质含量和芳香性构化程度均低于黑土和潮土DOM;荧光发射光谱腐殖化指数(HIXem)和荧光效率(Feff)值大小为:红壤>黑土>潮土(P<0.05),说明红壤DOM的腐殖化程度和π电子共轭基团含量比潮土和黑土DOM高;荧光指数(FI)大小为:红壤>潮土>黑土(P<0.05),表明红壤DOM比潮土和黑土DOM含有更多的微生物源组分;荧光同步光谱显示,黑土和潮土DOM以类蛋白质基团为主,红壤DOM以木质素类基团为主;在土壤有机质含量、黏粒含量和黏土矿物种类不同的情况下,土壤对DOM的吸附能力不同,使土壤DOM的提取比例也存在显著差异。     

盐碱地土壤微生物生态特性研究进展

盐碱土遍布于全球100多国家,面积高达1×109 hm^2,作为重要的后备土地资源,将其合理的开发利用是目前的热点问题。盐碱土壤中蕴藏着丰富的微生物资源,微生物对土壤物质组分、理化性质和微环境表现出高度的响应特性,通过对土壤微生物进行系统、深入研究有助于揭示盐碱土的生物过程机制。本文回顾了国内外关于盐碱土特定环境中的微生物进展,从土壤微生物多样性分布格局、土壤改良过程中微生物群落变化、功能性微生物土壤修复机制及资源利用等角度进行综述,以期为盐碱土微生物生态功能研究提供借鉴。     

土地利用类型对侵蚀黄壤腐殖质及土壤酶的影响

[目的]研究土壤侵蚀条件下,土地利用类型对黄壤不同土层深度的腐殖质(胡敏酸、富里酸和胡敏素)和4种重要土壤酶的影响,为保持土壤肥力提供科学依据。[方法]采用锯齿形布点法,采集土壤表层至30cm深度的3个土层土壤样品,用3次4分法淘汰多余样品,再测定相应指标。[结果](1)保持土壤肥力最好的是灌丛和园地,耕地最容易受侵蚀;土壤肥力高低与胡敏素的含量有直接关系。(2)土壤侵蚀导致水分和氮元素流失会影响胡敏酸的含量;林地、园地和耕地土壤表层的富里酸易流失,而草地仅对于土壤表层肥力保持有作用。(3)耕作对土壤表层的脲酶、碱性磷酸酶和过氧化氢酶活性的不利影响较大;土壤侵蚀导致的土壤pH值改变对土壤酶的影响也很明显。(4)相关性分析表明腐殖质各组分含量与4种土壤酶都有着密切的联系且互相影响。[结论]黄壤受侵蚀下,土地利用类型对腐殖质及土壤酶有明显不同的影响。     

The Weathering of Mineral Soil by Natural Soil Solutions

Chemical weathering is an important neutralisation process and sourceof cations in forest soil. The presence of dissolved organic matter in the soil solution can have a considerable influence on weathering release. The aim of this study is to compare the weathering potentialof natural soil solutions, collected from Norway spruce, Scots pine and birch sites, to release Al, Ca, Mg, K, Na, and Si from the fine fraction in the C horizon of a podzol. Residual organic matter in the mineral soil was removed with H₂O₂. The <0.06 mm fraction of the mineral soil was suspended in soil solution, collected from the three sites, for 11 days with continuous agitation. Ultrapure water was used as a control. The pH of the suspensions was maintained at 5.4 by bubbling with CO₂. The initial mean DOC concentrations in the soil solutions were 65, 56 and 40 mg L^-1 for the spruce, pine and birch sites, respectively. The presence of DOM in the soil solution did not significantly enhance the capacity to weather mineral soil material, and no systematic differences were found between the three sites. However, Al release from the mineral soil was slightly higher in the soil solutions containing DOM compared to the control solution with no DOM. The proportions of DOM fractions capable of enhancing weathering were comparable with those reported in earlier studies. The weathering of metals was found to be primarily due to pH-driven processes. The lack of considerable weathering enhancement by DOM could be due to the fact that the cation-binding sites of the organic ligands were already saturated by e.g. Al and Fe in the soil solution derived from these podzolic, Al- and Fe-rich soils.     

Soil Solarization: Effects on Soil Microbiological Parameters

Soil solarization, obtained by covering soil with plastic films, is a useful practice able to reduce soil pathogen populations. Light plastic films (LPFs) are nowadays widely used especially in open and greenhouse vegetable crop cultivations in Southern Italy, as they are able to raise soil temperature more than 20°C above air temperature. The solarization treatment with LPFs is characterized by a low cost and low environmental impact.

The wide use of these technique causes a concern about the side effect of solarization on soil microbial populations, which are affected the same as plant pathogens by soil heating. As scientific literature pays scant attention to the effect of soil heating on soil microbial parameters, this paper studied the effects of solarization on soil microbial biomass, soil respiration, and soil enzymatic activity in the presence of organic amendments and the soil fumigant dazomet.

Solarization appears to be an effective practice able to control nematodes, even though it may cause serious stress on the soil microbial biomass. In addition, it was demonstrated that the organic amendments exert a protective role keeping soil microbial biomass and enzymatic activities protected from the detrimental effect of heating.     

Effect of Soil Sample Size on Saturated Soil Hydraulic Conductivity

Saturated hydraulic conductivity (K_sat) is regarded as a key soil physical variable to determine soil infiltration rate, percolation depth and other hydrological processes. The purpose of this study was to determine the best soil sampling’s ring size for measuring K_sat. For this purpose, 25 rings with five different diameters (2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 inch) and with the same depth of 20 cm (five replicates) were hammered in close vicinity to each other into the ground of undisturbed loess deposits of a small farm to measure K_sat and bulk density. Hydraulic conductivity was measured at three constant loads of 22, 27 and 32 cm. The results showed that the ring with the internal diameter of 6 inches had the minimum variation coefficient and maximum K_sat for all the three hydraulic heads. In addition, the bulk density of this ring size was less than the other rings.     

Soil Properties Influence Distribution of Extractable Boron in Soil Profile

Depth distribution of boron (B) extractable by hot calcium chloride (HCC), potassium dihydrogen phosphate (PDP), and tartaric acid (TA) in some typical B‐deficient Inceptisols, Entisols, and Alfisols in relation to soil properties was studied. The magnitude of B extraction followed the order HCC > PDP > TA for Inceptisols, TA > HCC > PDP for Entisols, and PDP > HCC > TA for Alfisols and showed a decrease along soil depth. The low pH of TA and effective desorption of B by phosphate of PDP are attributed to their higher efficiency in extracting B in Entisols and Alfisols, respectively. A decrease in organic carbon (C), clay, and amorphous iron oxide content was responsible for the observed decrease in extractable B along depth of soil profile. The HCC showed more efficiency than PDP and TA for extracting B in soils high in organic C. Multiple regression equations explained only 21, 57, and 59% of the variability in PDP‐, HCC‐, and TA‐extractable B content in soils by the soil properties analyzed, of which organic C and clay were the most important. There were dynamic equilibria among the amount of B extracted by the extractants, indicating B extraction by them from more or less similar pools in the soils.     

基于RUSLE模型的安徽省土壤侵蚀及其养分流失评估

基于修正的通用土壤流失方程(RUSLE)和GIS空间分析技术,定量分析了安徽省土壤侵蚀及其养分流失的空间分布特征,探讨了土壤侵蚀强度与海拔、坡度等地形因子的关系。结果表明:2010年安徽省土壤侵蚀总量为3 454×104 t a-1,土壤侵蚀模数平均值为256.9 t km-2 a-1。全省以微度土壤侵蚀为主,侵蚀强度由北向南逐渐加剧。淮北与沿淮平原、江淮丘陵岗地以微度土壤侵蚀为主,皖南丘陵山区和皖西大别山区以强度侵蚀为主。海拔200~500 m和坡度15°~25°的区域土壤侵蚀量最大。不同土壤侵蚀强度在各高程、坡度带的面积分布比例规律相似,随着海拔和坡度的增加,土壤侵蚀强度逐渐加剧。微度侵蚀的面积比例逐渐减小,其他侵蚀强度的面积比例逐渐增加。全省因土壤侵蚀引起的土壤有机碳(SOC)、全氮(TN)、全磷(TP)和全钾(TK)等养分流失总量为106.6×104 t a-1,其中SOC、TN、TP和TK的平均流失量分别为3.57、0.37、0.10和3.90 t km-2 a-1。土壤养分流失量总体上由北向南逐渐增多,淮北与沿淮平原四种养分平均流失量和流失总量最小,皖南丘陵山区平均流失量和流失总量最大。     

Estimation of the Influence of Soil Moisture on Soil Colour

Soil colour was expressed in terms of chromaticity coordinates instead of traditional Munsell notations which facilitated correlation with the moisture content of soils. Spectral reflectance of twenty-one soil samples was measured in the visible region from saturation to air-dryness from which the colour coordinates for each soil at various moisture levels were calculated. The data were transformed to metric lightness, metric chroma and Munsell values using the tables of Wyszecki and Stiles (1982). All the colour coordinates, metric lightness, metric chroma and Munsell value were negatively correlated with the moisture content. For dark soils, the rate of change of colour parameters with moisture is less compared to red and light coloured alluvial soils. An interesting feature of the study is that all the colour parameters converged to a characteric value for a group of soils at zero moisture level (intercept), which will be useful to assess the moisture status of a soil in that group from the regression equations, if the colour of soil is estimated in terms of spectral parameters.     

废黄河沙土区土壤侵蚀量分析

废黄河沙土区是水土流失比较严重地区,通过对废黄河上、中、下游3个典型地带径流小区2006年观测资料的统计分析,获得废黄河沙土区不同下垫面坡面条件下的土壤侵蚀状况.结果分析表明,一般农地土壤年侵蚀量在1191～2714 t/k㎡之间;林地在550～1157 t/k㎡;沟坡在7779～8658 t/k㎡(坡度17°～22°).其中,农地受人工扰动后的土壤年侵蚀量约为未扰动农地侵蚀量的2～4倍.     

几种土壤生物因子对土壤养分的影响

试验研究了在果树—牧草间作模式下土壤中纤维分解菌、硅酸盐细菌以及蔗糖酶、脲酶、过氧化氢酶、纤维分解酶、多酚氧化酶对土壤中N、P、K全量养分、速效养分和有机质的影响,并通过通径分析发现:脲酶、硅酸盐细菌、纤维分解酶是促进有机质积累的主要生物因素,蔗糖酶是影响N、P、K速效养分的最主要因子,过氧化氢酶、多酚氧化酶、纤维分解菌只是选择性地对有机质的积存和N、P、K速效养分的形成起作用。     

Soil and Foliar Mercury Emission as a Function of Soil Concentration

The goal of this study was to investigate net mercury flux associated with seedlings of two species (Populus tremuloides and Pinus ponderosa) grown in three soil exposure concentrations (0.010 ± 0.001, 6.15 ± 0.86, and 25.56 ± 2.10 µg Hg g^-1) and to determine if mercury flux from vegetation was directly correlated with mercury concentration in the soil. Net mercury flux was measured using a gas exchange system. Mercury emission from foliage was not influenced by mercury concentration in the soil. Experiments were also done to assess the significance of mercury emission from vegetation relative to that occurring from associated soils. Mean soil mercury emissions were 1 to 3 orders of magnitude higher than that from plants grown in similar soil mercury concentrations. Light and the addition of water were found to significantly increase mercury emission from soils, and the magnitude of the flux response to watering was correlated with soil mercury concentration.     

不同土地利用方式对土壤养分及肥力的影响

以山东省临沂市四种典型土地利用方式为例,分析不同土地利用方式对土壤养分及肥力的影响.结果表明:不同土地利用方式对有机质(OM)含量具有显著影响,而对pH、全磷(TP)、全氮(TN)、全钾(TK)和土壤颗粒组成无显著影响.不同土地利用方式土壤OM含量由高到低顺序为:水田>未利用地>林地>旱地;TN含量由高到低顺序为:未利用地>林地>水田>旱地;TP含量由高到低顺序为:未利用地>旱地>林地>水田;TK含量由高到低顺序为:林地>水田>旱地>未利用地.相关分析表明,旱地各养分之间的相关系数要大于水田、林地和未利用地,不同土地利用方式对TP和TN之间的相关系数无影响.主成分分析表明,旱地、水田、林地和未利用地综合肥力指标F值大小顺序为:水田(0.86)>林地(0.78)>旱地(0.51)>未利用地(0.43).     

Soil Sample Depth in Pasture Soils for Environmental Soil Phosphorus Testing

Phosphorus (P) in runoff from agricultural land is a major contributor to eutrophication of surface waters. This study investigated the relationship between dissolved P in surface runoff and soil-test P measured at different sample depths (0–2 and 0–10 cm). Soil at these depths was collected from 136 sites in southeast New South Wales, Australia, under pastoral agriculture, covering a wide range of soil types and land-use intensity, from native pasture to intensive dairying. Bicarbonate-extractable soil P concentrations at these two depths were curvilinearly related over a very wide range of P (r² = 0.91). Small-plot rainfall simulations were conducted at 14 of these locations, for which the relationship between the sampling depths was even closer (r² = 0.95). After dividing the soils into two groups based on parent material (basalt and nonbasalt), linear relationships were found between extractable soil P and runoff dissolved reactive P, with more of the variance being accounted for with the sedimentary soils (r² = 0.89, 0–10 cm; 0.91, 0–2 cm) compared with basalt soils (r² = 0.63; 0–10 cm; 0.57, 0–2 cm). The results suggest that agronomic soil P testing in pastoral soils (typically 0–10 cm depth) is sufficient for estimating the potential for losses of P in runoff and that there is no need to collect shallow soil samples especially for this purpose.     

苏打盐碱化土壤pH与团聚体中球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白含量的关系

球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白(Glomalin-related soil protein,GRSP)在土壤团聚体形成中起重要作用,与土壤团聚体稳定性正相关。土壤盐碱化破坏土壤结构,降低土壤中GRSP含量,但影响多大尺寸团聚体GRSP含量并不清楚。本文采集45个松嫩盐碱化草地土壤样品,通过干筛法分离出直径0.25、0.25~1和1~2 mm 3种不同粒级团聚体,采用Bradford法测定土壤中GRSP含量,并测定土壤盐碱化指标,经Pearson相关分析和前向选择变量多元线性回归分析,结果显示:土壤pH显著影响各粒级团聚体总球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白(T-GRSP)含量和难提取球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白(DE-GRSP)含量,二者存在显著负相关关系,特别是0.25~1 mm粒级团聚体DE-GRSP含量与土壤pH存在极显著负相关关系,可解释22.3%的DE-GRSP含量变化。土壤pH、电导率、碱解氮和有效磷对各粒级团聚体易提取球囊霉素相关土壤蛋白(EE-GRSP)影响不显著。结果表明土壤苏打盐碱化影响0.25~1 mm团粒结构中较稳定的DE-GRSP含量,可能对土壤团聚体胶联和土壤碳存储产生负影响。     

施用土壤改良剂对坡耕地烤烟土壤有机碳及其组分的影响

以云南省玉溪市红塔区坡耕地烤烟土壤为研究对象，选择生物质炭、木质素、聚丙烯酰胺和秸秆4种土壤改良剂，研究施用不同土壤改良剂后土壤各层有机碳及其组分含量的变化特征。结果表明：坡耕地烤烟土壤有机碳及其组分含量不同生育期表现为成熟期<现蕾期<旺长期，不同土层表现为5～10 cm>0～5 cm>10～20 cm，其中以添加高量生物质炭处理(0.6%～47.0%)和高量秸秆处理(1.3%～38.2%)提升效果较为显著；施用4种土壤改良剂在一定程度上均可提高土壤全氮和全磷含量，其中以添加高量秸秆处理最为显著，全氮、全磷含量分别提高15.0%～32.8%、37.6%～40.2%；各处理土壤C︰N在5.07～8.67,C︰P在3.91～6.12,N︰P在0.34～1.00；土壤全氮与全磷、有机碳含量之间分别存在显著(P<0.05)和极显著(P<0.01)正相关关系，有机碳各组分间呈极显著正相关关系(P<0.01)；土层深度、生育期和土壤改良剂种类对土壤有机碳组分的影响均极显著(P<0.01)。添加生物质炭和秸秆对滇中红壤丘陵区植烟土壤有机碳及其各组分含量...     

有机碳土壤改良剂对风沙土改土效应的影响

[目的]合成有机碳土壤改良剂,为河西内陆灌区制种玉米产业可持续发展提供技术支撑。[方法]选择甘肃省张掖市甘州区的风沙土,采用田间试验方法,进行有机碳土壤改良剂对风沙土改土效应研究。[结果]有机碳土壤改良剂施用量与风沙土孔隙度、团聚体、持水量、有机质、速效养分、微生物数量、酶活性和玉米产量呈正相关关系;与体积质量、pH值呈负相关关系。施用有机碳土壤改良剂与传统化肥比较,风沙土体积质量、pH值、Hg,Cd,Cr和Pb分别降低8.46%,4.87%,17.95%,27.78%,15.75%和18.03%;总孔隙度、团聚体、持水量、有机质、碱解氮、速效磷和速效钾分别增加8.15%,23.98%,8.15%,3.16%,0.10%,2.13%和1.18%;真菌、细菌、放线菌、蔗糖酶、脲酶、磷酸酶和玉米施肥利润分别增加59.18%,41.75%,23.28%,57.09%,13.54%,10.71%和2 180.40元/hm2。[结论]施用有机碳土壤改良剂,能有效地改善风沙土理化性质和生物学性质,提高玉米产量。