填闲作物腐解过程及其对后茬冬小麦产量的影响

研究了渭北旱塬地区不同填闲作物（长武怀豆（S）、黑麦草（R）及两者1∶1混合（M））翻压和氮肥水平（0、60、120 kg N·hm^-2）双因素处理下，填闲作物的腐解规律、碳氮释放动态及对后茬冬小麦产量的影响，并对腐解速率与Olsen模型进行了拟合。结果表明：各填闲作物翻压后腐解规律及碳氮释放特征均表现为“前期快-中期慢-后期加快”，填闲作物腐解规律符合Olsen模型，在第276天各处理累积腐解率均达70%以上。在第0~35天，同一施氮处理下，累积腐解率和腐解速率均表现为S>M>R（P<0.05）；第35天，S、M和R各处理干物质累积腐解率分别达到61.9%、55.5%和47.5%；在0~35 d，施氮对S、M的腐解影响不显著，对R影响显著，35 d后氮肥效应逐渐减弱；填闲作物的腐解同时伴随其碳、氮的快速释放，在第21天，S、M和R碳氮残留率分别达到40%、50%和60%左右。平均来看，S的碳氮释放速率显著高于R，与M无显著差异。与裸地对照相比，翻压填闲作物能够显著提高后茬冬小麦产量，其籽粒产量增加10%~35% （P<0.05），其中翻压长武怀豆低氮处理和混合翻压低氮处理效果最佳。     

Transpiration efficiency of Amaranth (Amaranthus sp.) in response to drought stress

Drought is a major abiotic stress responsible for severe crop losses worldwide. Development of new crop varieties with increased drought tolerance is one way to increase crop productivity. The aim of this study was to characterise the diversity of nine accessions belonging to Amaranthus tricolor and A. cruentus, in response to drought stress using a dry-down protocol to characterise the transpiration efficiency (TE). Plants were subjected to either a gradual dry down or well-watered conditions. Results showed that TE was significantly higher (P < 0.01) in water-deficient (WD) plants compared to water-sufficient (WS) plants, 2.40 g kg^?1–7.13 g kg^?1 and 2.19 g kg^?1–4.84 g kg^?1, respectively. There was no significant difference in the fraction of transpirable soil water (FTSW) threshold decline between the amaranth genotypes. TE was highly correlated with yield under both WS (r = 0.89, P < 0.001) and WD conditions (r = 0.662, P < 0.001), and negatively correlated with root-to-shoot ratio under both WS (r = ?0.488, P < 0.05) and WD conditions (r = ?0.460, P < 0.05). Significant genotypic differences were seen for growth rate and stress susceptibility index (SSI). The result obtained in this investigation underline the need to identify genotypic variation in water use efficiency in amaranth.

Abbreviations: FTSW: Fraction of transpirable soil water; NTR: normalised transpiration rate; SSI: Stress susceptibility index; TE: transpiration efficiency; WHC: water holding capacity; WD: water-deficient; WS: water-sufficient.     

Robotic weeders can improve weed control options for specialty crops

Specialty crop herbicides are not a priority for the agrochemical industry, and many of these crops do not have access to effective herbicides. High‐value fruit and vegetable crops represent small markets and high potential liability in the case of herbicide‐induced crop damage. Meanwhile, conventional and organic specialty crop producers are experiencing labor shortages and higher manual weeding costs. Robotic weeders are promising new weed control tools for specialty crops, because they are cheaper to develop and, with fewer environmental and human health risks, are less regulated than herbicides. Now is the time for greater investment in robotic weeders as new herbicides are expensive to develop and few in number, organic crops need better weed control technology and governments are demanding reduced use of pesticides. Public funding of fundamental research on robotic weeder technology can help improve weed and crop recognition, weed control actuators, and expansion of weed science curricula to train students in this technology. Robotic weeders can expand the array of tools available to specialty crop growers. However, the development of robotic weeders will require a broader recognition that these tools are a viable path to create new weed control tools for specialty crops. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry     

Responses of subshrub sagebrush rangeland in North-Western China to changes in livestock numbers and rainfall over 10 years (2004–2013)

Seriphidium transiliense, or subshrub sagebrush, is one of the most important forage resources for livestock in many arid lands, but such resources have been threatened by overgrazing for a long time. A 2013 vegetation survey of an original sagebrush rangeland (2400?ha) in the Tianshan Mountains revealed that nearly half of the area once under sagebrush has been replaced by annual species. This is due to the continual and rapid increase in livestock numbers over the past 30?years. Three smaller sites with different grazing scenarios: no grazing (Site N), a decline (Site 1), and an increase (Site 2) in livestock numbers, were selected to monitor recent changes (from 2004 to 2013) in vegetation biomass and the degree of dominance by sagebrush. Supplanting happened at Site 2 but little occurred at Site 1. There were significant differences between Site 2 and Site 1 in standing biomass in Spring and Summer, but no significant differences in Summer between Site 1 and Site N. The supplanting of sagebrush marks the completion of a dynamic process – in which rainfall plays a crucial role – of damage to sagebrush from heavy grazing in drought years and its rehabilitation by light grazing in some good years. Plant biomass loss was greatest when the land was first subjected to heavy grazing. Sagebrush tends to exist as a sole-dominant species rather than a companion species in sagebrush communities. This suggests that sagebrush continued to survive in pockets where grazing pressure had declined.     

Impact of newly introduced perennial bioenergy crops on soil quality parameters at three different locations in W‐Germany

The land areas used for bioenergy crop cultivation are increasing across Europe. For several years now, various perennial crops have been cultivated, including Miscanthus , switchgrass and reed canary grass, and the newly introduced cup plant, giant knotweed, tall wheatgrass, virginia mallow, and wild plant mixtures. We investigated the impact that many of these perennial bioenergy crops (PECs) have on the soil organic C and N pools, microbial properties, and earthworm activity at three different study sites in W‐Germany with varying soil conditions after an experimental period of five years. Silage maize (Zea maize ) in rotation with green rye (Cecale cereale ) or Triticale was used for comparison (= annual energy crops; AEC). The overall intention of this study was to gain insights into the future trends of soil quality with changes in land‐use towards bioenergy production. Our results emphasized that in general, soil quality was improved through the cultivation of perennials. For example, after five years of investigation, the mean soil organic carbon contents increased, on average, by 1–2% at two of the three study sites, the soil microbial biomass increased from 13% (virginia mallow) to 27% (tall wheatgrass) (p < 0.05) compared to AEC treatment and the mean earthworm activity (cast production) was significantly improved in PECs compared to AEC. These trends were mainly found in silty to loamy soils, but the results were slightly different in sandy soils and dry climate conditions. We suggest that this might be traced back to unfavourable growing conditions for perennial crops during the first years of establishment. To our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive field investigation of the impact of these newly introduced perennial crops on soil quality indicators that considers various site‐ and soil‐specific growth conditions.     

基于GIS与RS技术的赤水河流域生态风险评价——以仁怀市为例

为揭示赤水河流域土地利用/覆被变化对区域生态风险的影响以及空间分布,以赤水河流域中游城市仁怀市作为研究区,采用GIS与RS技术与生态风险指数(ERI)模型,开展基于土地利用/覆被变化的生态风险评价研究,探讨了土地利用变化背景下仁怀市生态风险变化特征以及演变机理,并提出了政策保障措施。结果表明,(1)2000—2014年,区域内有林地、疏林地、水域、园地、建设用地面积增加,而耕地、灌木林地、草地面积减少;(2)仁怀市土地生态风险在空间上呈现较强的区域差异性,基本呈现由西南向东北转移的态势,中部地区生态风险高,建成区以及工业聚集区及其周边高,距离高生态风险区越远,生态风险等级越低;(3)整个研究区主要以中等及较高生态风险等级为主,2000年占整个研究区比例的50%以上,2014年达到65%以上。综上可知,仁怀市生态压力正在逐渐加大;政府在发展过程中应当避免由于高生态风险区域向外延伸,造成区域总体生态风险强度加大和面积增加。应当积极开展区域生态治理与恢复,强化土地利用科学规划。     

Quality assessment of three warm-season turfgrasses growing in different substrate depths on shallow green roof systems

In an effort to increase the accessibility and functionality of shallow green roof systems, the ability of warm-season grasses to provide acceptable growth needs to be further investigated. In the current study, which was conducted during 2011 and 2012, three warm-season grasses (hybrid bermudagrass, Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. x C. transvaalensis Burtt-Davy ‘MiniVerde’; seashore paspalum, Paspalum vaginatum Swartz ‘Platinum TE’ and zoysiagrass, Zoysia japonica Steud. ‘Zenith’) were established in outdoor lysimeters. The lysimeters were equipped with all necessary green roof layers placed below a coarse-textured substrate that comprised pumice, thermally treated attapulgite clay, peat, compost and zeolite. Half of the lysimeters had a substrate depth of 15 cm, while the other half had a substrate depth of 7.5 cm. Irrigation was applied at crop evapotranspiration (ET_c). Measurements included determination of substrate moisture content, green turf cover (GTC) and leaf stomatal resistance. Significant differences were observed in the values of GTC among the three turfgrass species and the two substrate depths. Zoysiagrass exhibited the best adaptation at the lower depths of shallow green roof systems. At 15 cm substrate depth, zoysiagrass managed to sustain green coverage for the two study periods. In addition, it was the only turfgrass species that managed to perform well at the substrate depth of 7.5 cm. Seashore paspalum exhibited limited green cover at both substrate depths, while hybrid bermudagrass could provide acceptable green coverage only at 15 cm substrate depth.     

色素作物——侧金盏花大田栽培技术

随着我国经济的飞速发展和人民生活水平的日益提高,人们追求绿色环保已成为时尚从侧金盏花中提取的虾青素是纯天然绿色食品,应用广泛,市场缺口极大。为侧金盏花事业壮大发展,提出与之相配套的大田栽培技术。     

秸秆带状覆盖对旱地冬小麦土壤温度及产量的影响

为探明秸秆带状覆盖对西北半干旱雨养农业区冬小麦土壤温度和产量的影响，以露地不覆盖为对照（CK），设置秸秆带状覆盖4行（SM₁）、秸秆带状覆盖5行（SM₂）、黑膜覆盖（PM₁）和白膜覆盖（PM₂）共5个处理，利用大田试验研究了不同覆盖处理冬小麦土壤温度及产量相关指标的异同。结果表明，与CK相比，秸秆覆盖处理（SM₁、SM₂）显著降低了冬小麦全生育期0~25 cm土层温度，返青期和灌浆期降温幅度最大，平均降温2.0 ℃；越冬期降温幅度最小，平均降温0.1 ℃；上层土壤(0~10 cm)的降温幅度大于下层土壤(15~25 cm)，SM₁降温效应大于SM₂。地膜覆盖在不同生育时期存在增温和降温的双重效应，成熟期增温幅度最大，较CK增加2.4 ℃；灌浆期5 cm土层降温幅度最大，降低1.8 ℃；无论增温还是降温，PM₁效应均高于PM₂。覆盖处理一天中，表层土壤温度以中午14:00变化最大，晚19:00次之，早7:00变化最小，且中午14:00均表现为降温效应；秸秆覆盖降温效应(4.9 ℃)大于地膜覆盖(0.8 ℃)。覆盖降低土壤有效积温，地膜覆盖有效积温显著高于秸秆覆盖。秸秆覆盖平均增产9.6%，SM₂增产率高于SM₁；地膜覆盖显著增产（20.8%），PM₂增产率高于PM₁。产量三要素中，穗粒数受温度影响最大，与各生育时期0~25 cm土层土壤温度、阶段土壤有效积温均呈显著或极显著正相关。综合考虑土壤温度、土壤有效积温、产量、千粒重和穗数等，SM₂处理更有利于旱地冬小麦产量的形成。