Subsoiling and Ridge Tillage Alleviate the High Temperature Stress in Spring Maize in the North China Plain

High temperature stress（HTS） on spring maize（Zea mays L.） during the filling stage is the key factor that limits the yield increase in the North China Plain（NCP）.Subsoiling（SS） and ridge tillage（R） were introduced to enhance the ability of spring maize to resist HTS during the filling stage.The field experiments were conducted during the 2011 and 2012 maize growing seasons at Wuqiao County,Hebei Province,China.Compared with rotary tillage（RT）,the net photosynthetic rate,stomatal conductance,transpiration rate,and chlorophyll relative content（SPAD） of maize leaves was increased by 40.0,42.6,12.8,and 29.7% under SS,and increased by 20.4,20.0,5.4,and 14.2% under R,repectively.However,the treatments reduce the intercellular CO 2 concentration under HTS.The SS and R treatments increased the relative water content（RWC） by 11.9 and 6.2%,and the water use efficiency（WUE） by 24.3 and 14.3%,respectively,compared with RT.The SS treatment increased the root length density and soil moisture in the 0-80 cm soil profile,whereas the R treatment increased the root length density and soil moisture in the 0-40 cm soil profile compared with the RT treatment.Compared with 2011,the number of days with temperatures 33°C was more 2 d and the mean day temperature was higher 0.9°C than that in 2012,whereas the plant yield decreased by 2.5,8.5 and 10.9%,the net photosynthetic rate reduced by 7.5,10.5 and 18.0%,the RWC reduced by 3.9,5.6 and 6.2%,and the WUE at leaf level reduced by 1.8,5.2 and 13.1% in the SS,R and RT treatments,respectively.Both the root length density and the soil moisture also decreased at different levels.The yield,photosynthetic rate,plant water status,root length density,and soil moisture under the SS and R treatments declined less than that under the RT treatment.The results indicated that SS and R can enhance the HTS resistance of spring maize during the filling stage,and led to higher yield by directly improving soil moisture and root growth and indirectly improving plant water status,photosynthesis and grain filling.The study can provide a theoretical basis for improving yield of maize by adjusting soil tillage in the NCP.     

Effects of tillage systems on soil characteristics, glomalin and mycorrhizal propagules in a Chilean Ultisol

Tillage affects the soil physical and chemical environment in which soil microorganisms live, thereby affecting their number, diversity and activity. However, soil disturbance generally has the greatest impact on biological properties, including both free and symbiotic fungal populations. Interest in more ecologically sustainable agricultural systems is rising with increasing recognition that agricultural intensification can adversely affect environmental quality. This paper discusses the effect of tillage system on some soil characteristics, such as pH, C, N and S levels, total and Olsen-P contents including some P forms associated with organic matter, glomalin contents and arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) parameters, such as root colonization, spore number and total and active hyphal length. Measurements were in the sixth year of an on-going tillage-rotation experiment conducted on an Ultisol under no-till (NT), reduced tillage (RT) and conventional tillage with stubble mixed into the soil (CTS) or stubble burnt (CTB). Soil was sampled at two dates; after wheat (Triticum aestivum) harvest (autumn) and 6 months after subsequent grassland seeding (spring). Higher C, N, S, total P and fulvic acid-P concentrations and pH occurred under NT and RT than under CTS and CTB after wheat harvest. However, results at the second sampling were not consistent. AM spore number and active hyphal length were highest under NT having the greatest incidence on AM root colonization and P concentration in shoots of the pasture. Glomalin concentration was higher under NT and RT than under CTS and CTB but no differences in calculated glomalin to total C (ca. 5%) were found. It is concluded that a less disruptive effect of NT influences positively all soil characteristics and also increases P acquisition by the following crop in the rotation system.     

Characteristics of soils derived from tephra and pyroclastic flow deposits from Taal volcano,the Philippines

The various morphological, physico-chemical and mineralogical properties of soils derived from tephra and pyroclastic flow deposits of the Taal volcano were characterized and evaluated.

1. As compared with the pumiceous sandy soils of Mt. Pinatubo, soils of the Taal volcano showed generally a finer texture (silty clay to clay) with the exception of the base surge materials consisting of loam.

2. Parent ashes ranged from basaltic-andesite to basalt, as compared with andesitic to dacite for Mt. Pinatubo. Lithologic nature as well as the age of the tephra seemed to account for the advanced degree of weathering and resultant high clay content in the Taal soil.

3. Clay consisted predominantly of crystalline silicate mineral dominated by halloysite. Dominance of crystalline clay could be due to the ustic moisture conditions with a long dry period. In common with Mt. Pinatubo soils, soils of the flood plains were dominated by 2 : 1 clay minerals.

4. Based on the data on andic soil properties the soils studied could not be classified as Andisols. Basically, the typical andic soil properties did not develop under a ustic soil moisture regime which contributed to the clay mineral composition. Two of the pedons examined in this study were classified as Andic Eutropepts while on the pedons studied had been classified as Ustarent.     

基于离散元法的茶园仿生铲减阻性能研究

针对茶园土壤板结较为严重、行距小、耕作阻力大且易使耕作机构发生缠绕等问题,提出了一种基于离散元法的仿生铲,并对其进行减阻性能研究。使用离散元仿真与试验结合的方法对茶园板结土壤的物理参数进行测量。以鼹鼠爪趾为原型,结合其挖掘动作,设计出基于四杆机构的耕作机构,并使用离散元的方法研究鼹鼠爪趾的趾尖、趾廓及两者复合的仿生特征的减阻效果。离散元仿真结果表明,在各个耕作条件下,趾尖仿生特征的平均扭矩减小比例和功耗减少比例分别为1.72%~5.04%和1.58%~4.84%,趾廓仿生特征的平均扭矩减小比例和功耗减少比例分别为34.06%~39.29%和29.02%~34.73%,复合仿生特征的平均扭矩减小比例和功耗减少比例分别为36.61%~42.06%和30.84%~38.15%,说明趾尖和趾廓两个仿生特征的减阻效果在一定程度上可以叠加,复合后的仿生特征有更好的减阻效果。     

对吉林省旱作农业保护性耕作的探讨

针对吉林省旱作农业耕作现状存在的主要问题,提出了适应和符合吉林省旱作农业特征的保护性耕作技术,并分析了目前吉林省旱作农业耕作发展的合理方向,以确保和促进吉林省农业的可持续发展.     

长期少免耕对中国东北玉米农田土壤呼吸及碳氮变化的影响

在黑土区37年不同耕作模式定位试验田,采用原位法比较常规旋耕灭荏起垄(CT)、旋耕留高茬行间深松-少耕(RT)、免耕(NT)和深翻(PT)4种耕作模式土壤呼吸速率及其与土壤温度和湿度的关系,测定土壤总碳氮、无机氮,微生物碳氮的变化.结果表明,玉米生育期间土壤呼吸呈单峰变化,开花期达最大值,生长季平均呼吸速率依次为RT>...     

固定道保护性耕作的试验研究

通过压实试验,分析了无压实以及小型拖拉机、中型拖拉机和联合收获机压实等处理方式的土壤容重、入渗率和耕作阻力。在此基础上,进行了两年的固定道耕作试验,结果表明,机具随机进地行走会造成对土壤的严重压实,降低土壤水分入渗,增加作业能耗,而固定道能够改善土壤结构,提高土壤蓄水能力,减轻地表径流,提高土壤作业适时性和准确性,在目前固定道占地20%的情况下,总产量没有减少     

水土保持耕作对夏种大豆光合、蒸腾及水分利用效率的影响

在甘肃黄土旱塬区,以夏种大豆为试验材料,对不同水土保持耕作方式下夏种大豆光合生理生态特征及水分利用效率进行了试验研究.结果表明,在生育期内,夏种大豆净光合速率呈下降的趋势,峰值出现在生长早期,可能主要受当地日照时数及有效辐射特点的影响.覆盖麦草耕作能有效减少土壤蒸发、增加耕层土壤含水量,显著提高夏种大豆叶片的净光合速率(P<0.01)及水分利用效率,净光合速率与水分利用效率呈正相关.水土保持耕作措施可使农田的光、温和水资源得到科学有效地利用.     

济宁市任城区小麦/玉米两熟区万亩保护性耕作研究示范模式研究

[目的]解决济宁市小麦/玉米两熟区传统耕作方式生产成本高,对土壤结构破坏大,土壤的生产能力降低的难题。[方法]多次试验示范和总结。[结果]构建农机农艺技术流程为"小麦联合收获(秸秆粉碎覆盖)→玉米直播→喷除草剂→田间管理(灌溉、灭虫等)→玉米收获并秸秆还田覆盖→深松(3~5年深松一次)→小麦免耕施肥播种→田间管理(灌溉、除草、灭虫等)"的适合该区保护性耕作的技术模式,通过万亩试验示范验证,该保护性耕作技术模式在确保粮食稳产增产的前提下,能够较大幅度降低生产成本。[结论]该研究可为济宁市保护性耕作技术的大面积推广奠定基础,应加快推进全市农业进入保护性耕作的新阶段。     

河西绿洲灌区留茬覆盖免耕保护性耕作的增产节水效应

试验设20 cm留茬压倒(NPS20),40 cm留茬压倒(NPS40),40 cm立秆(NS40),20 cm立秆(NS20),6 750kg/hm2覆盖(NSB40),3 750 kg/hm2覆盖(NSB20)和传统耕作(CT)7个处理,在节水1 950 m3/hm2的条件下,研究了不同的秸秆覆盖量、留茬高度和秸秆处理对小麦产量、水分利用效率(WUE)和不同时期土壤水分的影响。结果表明,留茬覆盖免耕保护性耕作提高了春小麦的产量,NPS20,NPS40,NS40,NS20,NSB40和NSB20较CT分别增产53.08%,46.59%,40.81%,19.93%,17.33%和4.34%;留茬覆盖免耕保护性耕作提高了春小麦的水分利用效率(WUE)(NPS20,NS40,NPS40,NS20,NSB40,NSB20分别较CT提高58.02%,43.40%,47.27%,23.78%,20.69%,8.56%),但增加了小麦生育期土壤水分支出;不同处理在不同时期对土壤水分的影响不同。