补料发酵法生产玫瑰醋工艺优化及风味分析

为了提高传统玫瑰醋的生产效率,以装料量为500 kg的陶缸作发酵容器,在自然发酵条件下,分别在1.5、2.5、3.5 g/100 mL的初始酸度进行补料,补料体积比(原醋液:黄酒醪)设置为2:1和1:1两种情况,完成玫瑰醋补料发酵工艺的研究。结果表明:在初始酸度2.5 g/100 mL时补加等体积酒醪,发酵过程酸度最高上升到(5.59±0.27)g/100 mL(对照组为(5.19±0.23)g/100 mL),醋酸发酵周期从90 d缩短至78 d;非挥发性有机酸积累量达(27.15±1.11)mg/mL(对照组为(24.57±0.69)mg/mL),样品酸甜适口,酸味柔和;补料成品色率达到1.8×105(对照组色率为1.9×105),色泽接近传统玫瑰醋。该工艺的完成对玫瑰醋生产企业扩大产量、提高效率有积极意义。     

滴灌和施用秸秆降低日光温室番茄地氮素淋溶损失

以一年两季设施番茄为对象,利用渗漏池收集渗漏液,研究了设施菜地不同灌溉模式(滴灌、漫灌)和施用有机物料(单施鸡粪M、鸡粪配施玉米秸秆M+C、鸡粪配施小麦秸秆M+W)对土壤矿质态氮、可溶性有机氮淋溶损失的影响。结果表明,日光温室栽培条件下,氮素的淋溶损失主要发生于秋冬季,滴灌和漫灌模式下,该季可溶性总氮淋失量占全年淋失量的56.8%和71.1%。漫灌模式下,冬春季和秋冬季可溶性总氮淋失量分别为114.3和281.1kg/hm~2,占单季氮投入量的12.5%和29.3%。与漫灌相比,滴灌使全年番茄产量和氮素吸收量分别显著提高15.6%和21.4%,氮素利用率(氮素吸收量/氮素投入量)显著提高47.5%,同时使全年矿质态氮(铵态氮+硝态氮)和可溶性有机氮淋失量分别降低68.6和47.4 kg/hm~2,降幅分别为33.1%和39.6%。与单施鸡粪相比,鸡粪配施秸秆(玉米或小麦)对番茄产量无影响,但显著降低灌溉水渗漏量和氮素淋溶损失量,使全年灌溉水渗漏损失量平均降低24.3%,全年矿质态氮和可溶性有机氮淋失量分别平均降低26.6%和33.7%。综上,可溶性有机氮在氮素淋溶损失中不可忽视,滴灌模式通过降低渗漏液中氮的浓度,配施秸秆通过减少灌溉水的渗漏损失,进而降低可溶性氮的淋溶损失。     

基于不同林分类型下土壤碳氮储量垂直分布

以辽东大伙房水库周边防护林典型林分针阔混交林(落叶松-油松-刺槐混交林)、油松林、落叶松林、刺槐林为研究对象,对其土壤养分含量进行测定,研究了不同林分土壤剖面上有机碳、全氮、有机碳储量的分布规律。结果表明:随着土层深度的增大,4种林分的土壤有机碳、全氮含量均逐渐降低;4种林分土壤剖面有机碳含量大小顺序为落叶松林(24.16g/kg)刺槐林(23.07g/kg)针阔混交林(16.06g/kg)油松林(15.76g/kg);全氮含量大小顺序为刺槐林(5.23g/kg)落叶松林(4.57g/kg)油松林(3.45g/kg)针阔混交林(2.42g/kg);C/N平均值大小顺序为落叶松林(7.36)针阔混交林(6.51)油松林(4.67)刺槐林(4.57);4个林分0-40cm土层的有机碳储量大小为落叶松林(112.94t/hm~2)刺槐林(107.40t/hm~2)针阔混交林(105.42t/hm~2)油松林(89.89t/hm~2);4种林分土壤pH无明显差别,各土层土壤pH随土层深度增加而增大;4种林分土壤容重由高到低顺序依次为针阔混交林(1.73g/cm~3)油松(1.65g/cm~3)落叶松(1.64g/cm~3)刺槐(1.56g/cm~3)。4个林分土壤有机碳含量与土壤全氮含量互相间均存在极显著正相关关系,土壤有机碳、全氮含量与C/N之间则没有明显相关关系;在针阔混交林中,土壤容重、土壤全氮含量和土壤pH与土壤有机碳之间存在线性数量关系,而其他纯林则没有这种关系。     

不同林龄杉木人工林土壤团聚体及其有机碳变化特征

土壤团聚体作为土壤结构性状的重要指标,对土壤孔隙、持水、保水等状况都有重要影响;土壤团聚体有机碳除了反映土壤固碳状况外,还与团聚体的稳定性能密切相关,研究森林土壤团聚体及其有机碳状况,旨在为合理利用土壤、提高人工林水源涵养功能提供依据。为此,以福建省洋口国有林场不同林龄杉木人工林(幼龄林、中龄林、成熟林)土壤为研究对象,通过野外调查、采样和室内分析,研究不同林龄杉木人工林土壤团聚体及其有机碳变化特征。结果表明:不同林龄杉木人工林对土壤团聚体及其有机碳具有重要影响,成熟林土壤大团聚体含量、团聚体平均重量直径(MWD)、团聚体有机碳含量及贡献率均分别大于幼龄林、中龄林;不同林龄的土壤水稳性团聚体均以大团聚体(粒径0.25 mm)为主,占59.57%～80.97%,粒径0.053 mm的仅占0.80%;土壤团聚体有机碳贡献率也以大团聚为主,其中以2～0.25 mm粒级贡献率最高,达58.43%;另外,土壤有机碳含量与团聚体MWD呈显著正相关,且具有明显的垂直变化特征,即随土层加深而下降。因此,土壤有机碳对团聚体稳定性具有积极作用,不同林龄土壤团聚体稳定性及有机碳变化规律为成熟林幼龄林中龄林。     

有机肥配施保水剂对紫色土水分入渗及氮素淋溶的影响

以有机肥、保水剂(聚丙烯酰胺PAM、高分子吸水树脂SAP和沃特)为供试材料,通过室内土柱模拟试验,研究有机肥配施保水剂对紫色黏土水分入渗及氮素淋溶的影响。结果表明:有机肥配施保水剂可有效增加土壤的保水保肥能力,是控制土壤水分和养分淋失的有效措施。单施有机肥和有机肥配施保水剂均降低了湿润锋运移深度和入渗速率。与对照相比,单施有机肥和有机肥配施保水剂处理的湿润锋运移深度降低了33.33%～46.49%,入渗速率降低了22.73%～31.82%,累计淋溶液体积降低了1.25%～6.78%。施用有机肥有一定增肥保肥能力,但随淋洗次数增加保肥能力逐渐降低,与对照相比,在持续淋溶条件下单施有机肥的硝态氮和全氮累计损失率分别升高了12.00%,17.51%。有机肥配施保水剂可有效减少氮素淋失量,降低氮素淋失率,提高土壤保肥能力。与施用有机肥相比,有机肥配施保水剂硝态氮损失率降低了35.49%～78.46%,全氮损失率降低了35.53%～71.85%,其中有机肥配施PAM处理保水保肥效果最好。     

Contamination history of suspended river sediments accumulated in oxbow lakes over the last 25 years

Background, aims, and scope  Embankment of meandering river systems in many industrial areas results in the formation of artificial oxbow lakes that may act as perennial or intermittent traps for river sediments. Their deposits can be dated using a combination of historical and stratigraphic data, providing a good means to study historical records of contamination transported by rivers. Contamination history over the last few decades is of special significance for Central and Eastern Europe as it can reflect high pollutant levels in the second half of the twentieth century and the subsequent improvement after the fall of the Iron Curtain. The purpose of this study was to investigate recent sediments of an oxbow lake of the Morava River, Czech Republic, their stratigraphic records, sediment architecture, and history of contamination. Materials and methods  Seven ground-penetrating radar (GPR) profiles and three sediment cores up to 4 m deep were studied. The stratigraphy of the cores was inferred from visible-light spectrophotometry, X-ray radiography, grain size analysis, and semiquantitative modal analysis of sandy fractions. The sediments were dated using the ¹³⁷Cs mass activity and combinations of stratigraphic and historical data. The cores were sampled for concentrations of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants. Wet sampled, lyophilized, and sieved sediments were extracted and analyzed for heavy metals by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) of aqua regia leachate and for persistent organic pollutants by gas chromatography (GC-ECD and GC-MS). Results  Three distinct sedimentary sequences (S1, S2, and S3) were identified. The basal sequence S1 represents river channel sediments deposited before the formation of the oxbow lake, most likely before the 1930s. The boundary between the S1 and S2 sequence correlates with the level of sediment dredging from 1981 evidenced from historical data. The overlying sequences S2 and S3 represent a postdredging sediment wedge, which progrades into the lake. ¹³⁷Cs dating revealed a distinct Chernobyl 1986 peak at ∼150 cm depth inferring sedimentation rates up to 7.7 cm/year. Sediment contamination abruptly increased from the pre-1930s deposits to the post-1981 deposits. The concentration levels increased two to five times for Pb, As, Zn, and Cu, about 10 to 15 times for Cr, Sb, and Hg, up to 34 times for Cd, and 25 to 67 times for DDTs, PCBs, and PAHs. The concentrations of most contaminants remained approximately constant until the late 1980s when they started to decrease slowly. The decreasing trends were most prominent for heavy metals and anthracene, less prominent for DDTs, and almost absent for PCBs and most PAHs. Discussion  Different temporal and spatial patterns for various contaminants make it possible to distinguish between anthropogenic point sources from local industry (anthracene, Cr, Cd), possible diffuse sources (most PAHs), and geological background (V, Co, Ni, and Mo). The observed recent trends in heavy metal and persistent organic pollutant contamination are generally consistent with data from other Central European rivers. The roughly balanced contamination levels in sediments from the lake and the adjacent river channel suggest that the oxbow lake deposits reflect immediate levels of the contamination bound to suspended particulate matter passing through the river. Conclusions  The investigated oxbow lake accumulated suspended sediment from Morava River, developing a thick sedimentary body. The sediments offer a good time framework to study historical contamination of the river on a decade time scale. Continuous contamination trends can be traced back to the early 1980s. The results show that stratigraphic analysis of cores has a good potential for identification of uninterrupted historical trends and unconformities, e.g., due to dredging. Recommendations and perspectives  Oxbow lakes may provide an alternative to floodplains and reservoir deposits when studying river contamination history. High sedimentation rates of up to 7.7 cm/year offer a very good stratigraphic resolution, making it possible to study contamination patterns on annual or even seasonal time scales. On the other hand, oxbow lakes may represent long-term contamination stores, which are unlikely to be redistributed by river erosion and, hence, may possess significant environmental risks for the farther future.     

Nitrogen retention and plant uptake on a highly weathered central Amazonian Ferralsol amended with compost and charcoal

Leaching losses of N are a major limitation of crop production on permeable soils and under heavy rainfalls as in the humid tropics. We established a field trial in the central Amazon (near Manaus, Brazil) in order to study the influence of charcoal and compost on the retention of N. Fifteen months after organic‐matter admixing (0–0.1 m soil depth), we added ¹⁵N‐labeled (NH₄)₂SO₄ (27.5 kg N ha^–1 at 10 atom% excess). The tracer was measured in top soil (0–0.1 m) and plant samples taken at two successive sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) harvests. The N recovery in biomass was significantly higher when the soil contained compost (14.7% of applied N) in comparison to only mineral‐fertilized plots (5.7%) due to significantly higher crop production during the first growth period. After the second harvest, the retention in soil was significantly higher in the charcoal‐amended plots (15.6%) in comparison to only mineral‐fertilized plots (9.7%) due to higher retention in soil. The total N recovery in soil, crop residues, and grains was significantly (p < 0.05) higher on compost (16.5%), charcoal (18.1%), and charcoal‐plus‐compost treatments (17.4%) in comparison to only mineral‐fertilized plots (10.9%). Organic amendments increased the retention of applied fertilizer N. One process in this retention was found to be the recycling of N taken up by the crop. The relevance of immobilization, reduced N leaching, and gaseous losses as well as other potential processes for increasing N retention should be unraveled in future studies.     

Trends in grain yields and soil organic C in a long‐term fertilization experiment in the China Loess Plateau

Changes in grain yields and soil organic carbon (SOC) from a 26 y dryland fertilization trial in Pingliang, Gansu, China, were recorded. Cumulative C inputs from straw and root and manure for fertilizer treatments were estimated. Mean wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yields for the 18 y ranged from 1.72 t ha^–1 for the unfertilized plots (CK) to 4.65 t ha^–1 for the plots that received manure (M) annually with inorganic N and P fertilizers (MNP). Corn (Zea mays L.) yields for the 6 y averaged 2.43 and 5.35 t ha^–1 in the same treatments. Yields declined with year except in the CK for wheat. Wheat yields for N only declined with time by 117.8 kg ha^–1 y^–1 that was the highest decrease among all treatments, and that for NP declined by 84.7 kg ha^–1 y^–1, similar to the declines of 77.4 kg ha^–1 y^–1 for the treatment receiving straw and N annually and P every second year (SNP). Likewise, the corn yields declined highly for all treatments, and the declined amounts ranged from 108 to 258 kg ha^–1 y^–1 which was much higher than in wheat. These declined yields were mostly linked to both gradual dry weather and nutrients depletion of the soil. The N only resulted in both P and K deficiency in the soil, and soil N and K negative balances in the NP and MNP were obvious. Soil organic carbon (SOC) in the 0–20 cm soil layer increased with time except in the CK and N treatments, in which SOC remained almost stable. In the MNP and M treatments, 24.7% and 24.0% of the amount of cumulative C input from organic sources remained in the soil as SOC, but 13.7% of the C input from straw and root in the SNP, suggesting manure is more effective in building soil C than straw. Across the 26 y cropping and fertilization, annual soil‐C sequestration rates ranged from 0.014 t C ha^–1 y^–1 for the CK to 0.372 t C ha^–1 y^–1 for the MNP. We found a strong linear relationship (R² = 0.74, p = 0.025) between SOC sequestration and cumulative C input, with C conversion–to–SOC rate of 16.9%, suggesting these dryland soils have not reached an upper limit of C sequestration.     

An integrative approach of organic matter stabilization in temperate soils: Linking chemistry,physics, and biology

With this topical issue, we present the work of the Priority Program 1090 of the German Research Foundation (“Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG”): “Soils as a source and sink for CO₂ – mechanisms and regulation of organic matter stabilisation in soils”. This introduction gives an overview on the sites investigated and the major research approaches, including a glossary of major terms used in the field of soil organic matter research. We point out the advantages of integration of data from a broad field of different soil‐science disciplines and the progress achieved by application and combination of new analytical methods describing the quality and turnover of soil organic matter.