Phosphorus Forms and Availability Assessed by 31P‐NMR in Successively Cropped Soil

Abstract

Soils under no‐tillage gradually increase in organic matter and phosphorus (P) content from the top layer. Because of lack of knowledge about the organic phosphorus fraction contribution to plant nutrition, this research was conducted to estimate the availability of phosphorus fractions to plants. Soil samples of a very clayey Rhodic Hapludox that received 0, 156 and 312 kg P ha^?1 were submitted to 15 successive crops in pots without replacing P extracted by plants. ³¹P nuclear magnetic resonance analysis was performed to detect P fractions before cultivation and after the sixth, ninth and fifteenth crops. Inorganic phosphorus was the unique P fraction acting as P source to plants in soils with previous P addition. Contribution of organic P was observed only when inorganic P content was extremely low, with plants showing severe P stress. Contribution of organic P was not enough to supply the required P for normal plant growth.     

有机肥产业化与我国农业的持续发展

农业的持续发展必须建立在土地肥力持续发展的基础上。长期单施偏施化肥和有机肥投入的减少,是造成土壤肥力下降、环境污染和农产品品质降低的重要原因。有机肥的产业化利用是解决环境污染问题,促进有机肥增施、提高农产品品质的新路子,也是农业持续发展的需要。本文提出了实施有机肥产业化的建议,以促进中国农业的持续发展。     

假地豆响应缺磷胁迫的代谢衍生物分析

为探究假地豆（Desmodium heterocarpon）对缺磷胁迫的生理和代谢响应,本研究通过水培试验,分析了正常供磷（+P处理）和缺磷（-P处理）对假地豆生长及代谢物积累的影响。结果表明：缺磷胁迫降低了假地豆地上部干重和磷含量,但促进了根系生长。随后,代谢组共检测到假地豆叶片和根系的267个代谢物,可被分为12类。其中,叶片和根系的缺磷胁迫差异累积代谢物（DAMs）均为79个。缺磷处理导致假地豆叶片和根系的原花青素、槲皮素及其衍生物的积累显著增加,而2'-脱氧腺苷5'-单磷酸（dAMP）的积累显著减少。此外,缺磷处理使根系的8个有机酸和4个糖及醇类的积累显著增加。综上,假地豆通过促进根系生长和调整代谢物积累来提高对缺磷胁迫的适应性。本研究将为进一步解析假地豆适应缺磷胁迫的机理提供理论参考。     

环青海湖地区两种引种禾本科牧草根际真菌群落对有机肥的响应

本研究以环青海湖地区引进的两种禾本科牧草'川草2号’老芒麦(Elymus sibiricus 'Chuancao No.2’)和'阿坝’垂穗披碱草(Elymus nutans 'Aba’)为研究对象,通过田间试验,采用ITS rDNA Illumina高通量测序技术和分子生态网络的方法,分析施用有机肥后两种牧草生长及根际真菌群落结构变化。结果显示,与对照相比,有机肥显著增加两种牧草的地上及地下生物量,降低牧草茎叶比(P<0.05);有机肥处理改变了土壤理化性质,提高全氮(TN)和有机碳(SOC)含量(P<0.05),降低土壤pH。土壤真菌群落结构表明：有机肥降低老芒麦根际主要优势菌和次要优势菌的相对丰度;提高披碱草根际赤霉菌(Gibberella)、内生真菌属(Preussia)相对丰度。RDA结构显示pH和SOC是驱动微生物变化的主要环境因子(P<0.01),有机肥添加重新构建了土壤真菌群落间的网络关系。高寒地区短期施加有机肥明显促进牧草生长,提高土壤肥力,改变微生物群落结构。     

Leaf-litter decomposition of 15 tree species in a lowland tropical rain forest in Sarawak: dynamics of carbon,nutrients, and organic constituents

The effects of tree species on the dynamics of nutrient transformations during leaf-litter decomposition are not well understood in tropical rain forests. To examine differences in the dynamics of C, nutrients, and organic constituents during decomposition among tree species, the leaf-litter decomposition of 15 trees was assessed using a litter-bag method in a lowland tropical rain forest in Sarawak. The dynamics of C was parallel to that of weight loss. The dynamics of nutrients were grouped into three patterns. The dynamics of K was characterized by a high leaching loss in the initial stages, and that of Ca and Mg generally showed a gradual decrease over the course of decomposition. The dynamics of N and P showed highly different patterns with the weight loss, and was characterized by relatively higher remaining mass at the end of the experiment. The variations or exceptions of nutrient dynamics among tree species were considered to be related to the initial concentration of each nutrient. For the dynamics of organic constituents, water-soluble carbohydrates disappeared quickly at the initial stages, and acid-soluble carbohydrates were the second fastest decomposing fraction; the decomposition of acid-insoluble residue (AIS) was the slowest. The release of limiting nutrients (N and P) generally followed the disappearance of AIS, but was independent of the disappearance of AIS when the initial concentrations of these nutrients were very low.     

森林土壤有机氮的X光吸收近边结构光谱技术测定

本研究通过采用氮的K边X光吸收近边结构(XANES)技术来了解森林土壤有机氮,以此深入研究土壤中有机氮种类与其转化的定量关系。土壤样品采自台湾中部的云杉、铁杉林与草地。结果表明,氮的 XANES 可以揭示样品中不同的氮的种类。在土壤腐植质、可溶性氮及本体土壤中胺态及吡咯氮占了主要的比率。然而不同处理及植被下的土壤样品氮的种类分布是不同的。云杉与铁杉土壤可溶性有机氮在402.3 eV 能量处有显著的差异。在A层土壤中,吡啶类氮含量要显著高于O层土壤,说明氮在不同土层中的转化率存在极大的差异,这种变化对于氮在森林土壤中的循环将起重要作用。图3表1参8。     

园林有机废物合成栽培基质的应用前景

介绍园林有机废物变栽培基质的原因、过程，产品应用实例，表明园林有机废物变栽培基质是节约型园林绿化发展的新途径，具有较好的社会效益和生态效益。     

Transverse swelling behavior of hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) revealed by the replica method

Transverse swelling and its anisotropy in hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) in several kinds of organic liquids and in water were investigated by means the replica method. There was more cross-sectional swelling of cell walls and cell wall thickness in earlywood than in latewood. Marked swelling toward cell lumens was observed in wood swollen in liquids that had higher swelling potentials than water. This suggests that the swelling of cell walls in these liquids is much greater than the external swelling. Feret's diameters of the cell lumens were reduced by swelling in all the observed cases except in the tangential direction of earlywood, suggesting that cell walls swell to a much less extent in width than in thickness. Deformation of cell shapes caused by the tensile force from the latewood were observed in the earlywood and in the transitional region from earlywood to latewood. When swollen in water, transverse swelling anisotropy caused only by the swelling in cell wall thickness were calculated to be 1.2 for the whole region over an annual ring and 1.4 for the earlywood. These values could not account for the external swelling anisotropy of 2.1. Considering obvious deformations of cell shapes in the earlywood and in the transitional region, we conclude that the interaction between earlywood and latewood is one of the prime factors contributing to the transverse swelling anisotropy of coniferous wood.Part of this report was presented at the 48th Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society, Nagoya, April 1998     

Variations in soil chemical properties and microbial biomass in artificial gaps in silver fir stands

Changes in soil chemical and microbiological parameters in small (185 m²) and medium (410 m²) gaps, created in mature silver fir (Abies alba Mill) stands (mean height 30 m) in the Calabrian Apennines (Southern Italy), were studied over 2 years. Medium gaps had high soil temperature and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) transmittance and low soil moisture. Within small gaps we detected a greater amount of organic matter, with respect to under canopy cover sites and medium gaps. Moreover, a different trend of the organic matter between small and medium gaps was observed. In the medium gaps, with respect to under canopy cover sites and small gaps, we found a relatively low content of organic matter, associated to a lower amount of humic acid, which suggested that the organic substrate undergoes a mineralization rather than a humification process. An opposite trend was observed in small gaps, where the increase of organic matter content, associated to an increase of humic acid and microbial biomass, suggested a better humification process. Moreover, in small gaps the highest level of urease and the greatest fluorescein diacetate (FDA) hydrolysis were observed. The different trend of organic matter observed in small and medium gaps may be related to changes in the environmental conditions. PAR transmittance, significantly higher in medium gaps, contributed to increase soil temperature and decrease soil moisture, affecting soil microbial populations and organic matter trend. These results suggest that the creation of small gaps represents the silvicultural practice with minor environmental impact.     

Leaf-litter decomposition of 15 tree species in a lowland tropical rain forest in Sarawak: decomposition rates and initial litter chemistry

In a lowland tropical rain forest in Sarawak, leaf-litter decomposition and the initial litter chemistry of 15 tree species were studied. During 13 months of field experiment, weight loss of litter samples was between 44% and 91%, and calculated decomposition rate constants (k) ranged from 0.38 to 2.36 year⁻¹. The initial litter chemistry also varied widely (coefficients of variation: 19%–74%) and showed low N and P concentrations and high acid-insoluble residue (AIS) concentration. For nutrient-related litter chemistry, correlations with the decomposition rate were significant only for P concentration, C/P ratio, and AIS/P ratio (r _s = 0.59, −0.62, and −0.68, n = 15, P < 0.05, respectively). For organic constituents, correlations were significant for concentrations of AIS and total carbohydrates, and AIS/acid-soluble carbohydrate ratio (r _s = −0.81, 0.51, and −0.76, n = 15, P < 0.05, respectively). These results suggested that the relatively slow mean rate of decomposition (k = 1.10) was presumably due to the low litter quality (low P concentration and high AIS concentration), and that P might influence the decomposition rate; but organic constituents, especially the concentration of AIS, were more important components of initial litter chemistry than nutrient concentrations.