Seasonal Variation of Trace Elements in a Semiarid Veld Pasture

Abstract

A two‐seasonal study was conducted to determine the trace mineral status of goats' grazing forages and soils in southern Punjab, Pakistan. Soil and forage samples were collected fortnightly for two seasons. Sampling period effects were found in soil copper, zinc, and selenium, and all forage minerals except selenium were affected by sampling times. Seasonal effects were observed in iron, manganese, and selenium for soils and in copper, iron, zinc, manganese, and selenium for forages. All soil mineral levels except cobalt and selenium were found to be above critical levels and likely to be adequate for normal growth of plants growing therein, whereas soil cobalt and selenium were severely deficient during both seasons. The levels of iron, zinc, cobalt, and selenium in soil were higher and copper and manganese were lower during winter than during summer. Forages contained marginal to deficient levels of cobalt during the winter, copper and selenium during the summer, and moderately deficient levels of iron and severely deficient levels of zinc, manganese, and cobalt during the summer. Forage copper, iron, zinc, manganese, and selenium during winter were found to be adequate for the requirements of ruminants. Consequently grazing animals at this location need continued mineral supplementation of these elements to prevent deficiency diseases and to support optimum animal productivity.     

Genotypic differences in concentrations of iron,manganese, copper,and zinc in polished rice grains

Identification of genotypic differences in micronutrient concentrations of staple food crops is essential if plant breeding strategies are to improve human mineral nutrition. The concentrations of zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), and manganese (Mn) in polished grains of 285 rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes and the relationship between concentrations of the four micronutrient elements and concentrations of protein and lysine were examined. Significant differences (P<.01) were found in the concentrations of Zn, Fe, Cu, and Mn in polished rice with a fairly normal distribution among rice genotypes. On average, Cu and Zn concentrations of Indica rice were about 2‐fold higher than Japonica rice, while Fe concentrations of Japonica rice were slightly higher than Indica rice. Among Indica rice genotypes, red rice contained higher Zn than white rice. Protein and lysine concentrations differed considerably among the genotypes, but no close relationship between the micronutrients and protein or lysine concentrations was observed among genotypes. Sixteen genotypes with significantly higher grain Zn, Fe, Cu, and Mn concentrations were identified.     

不同肥料处理对有机黄芪养分吸收与分配的影响

黄芪是我国大宗中药材的典型代表,目前对于有机黄芪养分需求及施肥管理措施研究较少,且符合有机种植的有机肥、矿物肥、微生物肥配施鲜有报道。本文通过田间试验研究了不施肥(CK)、化肥(C)、有机肥(O)、有机肥+矿物肥(OM)、有机肥+矿物肥+微生物肥(OMD)等5个肥料处理对有机黄芪各器官中氮、磷、钾、钙、镁、铁、锰、铜、锌等9种矿质养分元素吸收、积累、分配的影响。结果表明:在黄芪生长期内,黄芪各器官中9种矿质元素的含量动态因肥料处理不同而存在差异。黄芪根系各元素积累规律均呈现逐渐增加的趋势,茎叶中各元素呈现先升高后降低的积累动态趋势。5种肥料对比分析发现,单施化肥能促进黄芪茎叶对养分的吸收。而有机肥+矿物肥+微生物肥(OMD)能显著促进黄芪根系对氮、钾、铁、锰、铜、锌的吸收和积累,促进茎叶对磷的吸收和积累;与其他处理相比促进了9种养分向茎叶的分配,为黄芪地上部生长提供更多营养。总体而言,有机肥+矿物肥+微生物肥(OMD处理)能有效促进黄芪对多种矿质养分元素的积累与分配,这可能是该处理下有机黄芪高产优质的生理基础。     

中国稻田土壤有效态中量和微量元素含量分布特征

基于全国282个水稻土监测点,分析土壤有效态中、微量元素含量及区域特征(东北、长三角、长江中游、西南、华南),结合丰缺标准,揭示中、微量元素丰缺程度。结果表明:东北水稻土交换性镁和有效硼含量高于其他地区,有效锌含量最低;长三角有效锰含量最高、有效硫含量最低;长江中游有效铜含量最高,有效态铁、锰和钼含量最低;西南交换性钙含量高于其他地区,有效铜含量则低于其他地区;华南有效态铁、钼含量均高于其他地区,而交换性钙、镁含量低于其他地区。中国水稻土交换性钙、镁及有效铁、锰、铜含量整体丰富;长三角和华南缺硫水稻土比例分别为42.2%和41.8%;东北、长三角、长江中游、西南和华南缺锌水稻土比例分别为75.0%、52.3%、31.9%、53.2%和10.4%,缺硼分别为38.5%、65.2%、92.2%、88.6%和78.3%,缺钼28.6%、60.4%、82.6%、42.0%和33.4%。可见,东北和长三角水稻土以缺锌为主;长江中游以缺硼、钼为主;西南以缺硼为主;华南以缺硼为主。研究可为全国和区域尺度水稻土中微量元素的管理和合理施用提供依据。     

土壤通气性对甘薯养分吸收、~(14)C同化物分配及产量的影响

选用鲁薯 7号和徐薯 1 8为材料 ,研究了土壤通气性对甘薯无机养分吸收、14 C 同化物分配和块根产量的影响。结果表明 :改善土壤的通气性可以增加叶片中钾、钙、锰、硼和锌的含量 ,增加块根中钾和钙的含量 ,减少块根中锰、硼和锌的含量 ,促进14 C 同化物由叶片向块根的运转和分配 ,提高块根中淀粉含量 ,极显著地提高了块根的产量。本文讨论了矿质元素在促进14 C 同化物由叶片向块根运输中的作用     

A New Simple Method for the Evaluation of Mineral Elements in Different Oilseeds

A method for the analysis of seven mineral contents—that is, potassium (K), calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), and copper (Cu)—was investigated in some oilseeds like flax, sesame, pumpkin, quinoa, and yellow mustard. X-ray Spectral Analysis method with Spectrometer EDX-900HS was used for the analytical concentrations of the macro and micro elements of the oilseeds. A relatively high level of Zn content was found in sesame and pumpkin seeds, while the highest level of Fe content was found in mustard seeds. Regarding the macro elements (K, Ca, and P) content, the highest levels of concentration were found in flax and mustard seeds. The highest values of Cu were obtained in sesame seeds while those of Mn were in pumpkin and brown flax seeds. The results showed that the method is a reliable and simple analytical procedure to characterize mineral elements in oilseeds with a very high analytical performance.     

The extractable trace element content of acid soils and the influence of pH,organic matter and clay content

Abstract

The analysis of extractable trace elements was carried out on 434 soils using 0.1 N HC1 as the extractant for copper, manganese, iron, zinc and cobalt, 0.2 M ammonium oxalate at pH 3.0 for molybdenum and boiling water for boron. Results indicated that on the average from about 1 to 20 percent of the total element content of the soil uas extractable, the percentage varying with the element. Comparing the amount of extractable elements in the 0–15 cm and 15–30 cm layers indicated that only manganese, zinc and boron were significantly different.

Correlation studies showed that the pH significantly influenced the quantity of manganese, iron, zinc and boron extracted, while organic matter influenced copper, manganese, zinc, cobalt and boron and clay content the copper, manganese, iron, zinc, cobalt and boron.     

Calcium, iron, and zinc uptake from digests of infant formulas by Caco-2 cells.

Our aim was to estimate the bioavailability of calcium, iron, and zinc from infant formulas using a model that includes in vitro digestion and a Caco-2 cell culture to estimate the uptake. The cell culture conditions were selected, and uptake assays were carried out first with calcium, iron, and zinc standard solutions, and then with the soluble fraction of enzymatic digests of an adapted milk-based and a soy-based infant formula. It was not possible to measure the uptake of calcium, iron, and zinc from standard solutions added to the cell cultures in amounts similar to those present in infant formula digests with our method. The fact that it was, however, possible in the case of enzymatic digests suggests the presence of components in the digests that enhance mineral uptake. When mineral uptakes were expressed as percentages of the mineral present, statistically significant differences were found in the case of calcium between the uptake from the milk- and the soy-based formulas. For iron and zinc no such differences were observed.     

Influence of Silicon on Sunflower Cultivars under Drought Stress,II: Essential and Nonessential Element Uptake determined by Polarized Energy Dispersive X‐ray Fluorescence

Abstract: There is no information regarding genotypic variation in essential and nonessential nutrient accumulation of sunflower grown under drought stress with the presence or absence of supplemental silicon (Si) despite the role of this element in improving growth of some cultivars under drought conditions. Accumulation of elements in sunflower cultivars might be important for the genetic improvement of the crop's response to drought. An experiment under controlled conditions was carried out to study the genotypic response of 12 sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) cultivars to drought and Si and the relationship to the uptake of elements [phosphorus (P), potassium (K), sulfur (S), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), chloride (Cl), molybdenum (Mo), Si, sodium (Na), vanadium (V), aluminum (Al), strontium (Sr), rubidium (Rb), titanium (Ti), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), bromine (Br), and barium (Ba)]. This was determined by polarized energy‐dispersive X‐ray fluorescence (PEDXRF). It was observed that uptake of nutrient and nonessential elements by sunflower cultivars were differentiated in response to applied Si and drought stress. Drought stress decreased mineral uptake of all the cultivars, and generally, application of Si under drought stress significantly improved Si, K, S, Mg, Fe, Cu, Mn, Na, Cl, V, Al, Sr, Rb, Ti, Cr, and Ba uptake whereas Zn, Mo, Ni, and Br uptake were not affected.     

Selenium effects and quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping for mineral nutrient efficiency traits in wheat at the seedling stage

A nutrient solution culture experiment was conducted in the greenhouse to investigate the effects of selenium (Se) on biomass and the mineral nutrient efficiency of macroelements phosphorus, potassium, calcium and magnesium (P, K, Ca and Mg) and microelements iron, manganese, copper and zinc (Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn) in wheat at the seedling stage using a set of recombinant inbred lines (RILs). Quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis was also performed for all 60 traits. The results showed that 0.1 μmol/L Se can significantly affect the phenotypic traits relation to biomass and nutrient efficiency and the corresponding QTLs. A total of 260 QTLs were located on 19 chromosomes, and 96.54% of these QTLs were only detected in one treatment. A total of 23 important QTL clusters and 31 cooperative uptake and utilization (CUU) loci that colocalized with QTLs for nutrient uptake and/or utilization of at least two elements were also identified. These CUU loci involved 190 out of the 248 QTLs (76.66%) for nutrient efficiency traits, indicating that CUU-QTLs were common for macroelements (P, K, Ca and Mg) and microelements (Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn). Additionally, these loci may be hot spots for genetic control of mineral nutrient efficiency traits.