Comparison of Copper,Manganese, and Zinc Extraction with Mehlich 1, Mehlich 3, and DTPA Solutions for Soils of the Brazilian Coastal Tablelands

Deficiency of micronutrients is increasing in crop plants in recent years in Oxisols and Ultisols in the tropics. The predominant soils in the coastal tablelands of Brazil are Ultisols and Oxisols, with low cation exchange capacity and kaolinitic clay mineralogy. Soil copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), and zinc (Zn) extracted by the Mehlich 1 solution, currently used in the regional soil-testing laboratories, were compared with those extracted by the Mehlich 3 and diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) solutions in a greenhouse experiment with 10 soil samples (0–20 cm deep) collected from representative Ultisols and Oxisols from various locations in the region. Corn was grown as a test crop, and its dry matter and micronutrient uptake was measured at 30 days of growth. Soil Cu, Mn, and Zn extracted with the three solutions were significantly correlated (0.65–0.95 range for r values), with the Mehlich 3 solution extracting greater quantities than the Mehlich 1 and DTPA solutions. Zinc and Cu taken up by corn plants were significantly related to their soil-extractable levels measured at harvest with all three of the solutions, except for Zn DTPA. However, similar relations between plant uptake and soil extractable Mn were poor, except for DTPA extracting solution.     

Yield,Quality Components,and Nitrogen Levels of Silage Corn Fertilized with Urea and Zeolite

The zeolite and urea mixture may be use to improve nitrogen (N)–use efficiency of silage corn. The objective of this study was to evaluate dry-matter yield and nutritional levels of N of silage corn fertilized with urea and zeolite mixture. The experimental design was a 2 × 4 × 4 factorial randomized block design with three replications. Treatments included two types of stilbite zeolite (natural and concentrated), four levels of nitrogen (0, 50, 100, and 200 kg ha^?1), and four ratios of zeolite (25%, 50%, and 100% of N level). Treatments were applied 60 days after planting with the topdressing fertilization. The use of concentrated (650 g kg^?1 of stilbite) or natural (470 g kg^?1 of stilbite) zeolite with urea increased silage corn dry-matter production and leaf N concentrations.     

Effect of Mn on growth,modulation, and nitrogen fixation by soybeans grown in the greenhouse

Abstract

Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr. cv Bragg) plants were grown in the greenhouse using a low‐Mn Leefield sand amended with 0, 2.5, 5, 20 and 50 yg Mn/g. The plants were inoculated and were primarily dependent on symbiotically fixed N. Measurements of DTPA‐extractable soil Mn, soil pH, leaf tissue Mn, top weight, top N content, and nodule weight, volume and number were made at 27, 42, 56, 63 and 69 days after planting. The DTPA extrac‐tant was a good predictor of leaf tissue Mn giving a highly significant (P = 0.01) overall correlation coefficient of 0.704 for this comparison. Because of an unexpected decline in soil pH from 6.8 to 6.0 and an associated increase in DTPA‐extractable Mn from 0.14 to 0.24 yg/g during preparation and handling prior to the first harvest time, Mn in the leaf tissue of the controls was never less than 21 yg/g. Since this concentration of Mn is above the deficient level, no significant responses in top growth, nitrogen fixation or nodule measurements were obtained from the addition of low rates of Mn. The highest Mn rate was only mildly toxic in terms of top growth and top N content, producing leaf tissue having Mn concentrations ranging from 171 to 180 yg/g at the last three harvest periods.     

5种笛鲷属鱼类的遗传多样性及分子标记

运用RAPD及SSR技术对笛鲷属的画眉笛鲷(Lutjanus vitta)、金带笛鲷 (L. fulvus)、金焰笛鲷 (L. fulviflamma)、千年笛鲷(L. sebae)和星点笛鲷(L. stellatus)等5种鱼的遗传多样性及其分子标记进行了研究。RAPD研究结果表明, 5种鱼的平均多态性位点比率(P)依次为89.30%、86.70%、92.11%、86.47%和86.00%; 种内两个体间平均遗传距离(D)分别为0.3431，0.2130，0.3121, 0.1825和0.1775；平均遗传多样性指数(Hi)分别为0.1634、0.1095、0.1353、 0.1022和0.1024。引物OPA8和OPP10的扩增产物中得到9个RAPD标记，分别为OPA8-413bp、OPA8-140bp、OPP10-418bp、OPA8-697bp、OPP10-526bp、OPA8-361bp、OPP10-449bp、OPA8-311bp和OPP10-599b，可鉴别5种鱼。SSR研究结果显示, 5种鱼的有效等位基因数依次为1.9610、3.3793、3.2957、1.7893和3.6591；群体的杂合度(H)分别为0.332、0.462、0.593、0.367和0.676；多态信息含量(PIC)分别为0.302、0.438、0.554、0.332和0.641。 在11个微卫星位点上得到6个微卫星标记，分别为13 Prs229-115 bp、4 Lca43-212 bp、4 Lca43-240 bp、13 Prs229-288 bp、19 Prs275-156bp和7Lca91-118 bp可用于鉴别5种鱼。     

Effects of Cadmium on the Content,Accumulation, and Translocation of Nutrients in Bean Plant Cultivated in Nutritive Solution

The effects of increasing dosages of cadmium (Cd) on the content, accumulation, and translocation of macronutrients and micronutrients in different parts of bean plant (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are reported. Plants were cultivated in Clark's nutritive solution and submitted to 0 to 0.5 mg L^?1 of Cd. Experiments were built using an entirely randomized, statistical arrangement, and measurements were performed after 60 days of exposure to Cd. Inclusion of Cd in solution decreases the contents of nutrients in bean plants, except phosphorus (P) and zinc (Zn) in fruits, sulfur (S) in root, and copper (Cu) in fruits and root. Also, accumulation of nutrients in all parts of plant was reduced, as was the the translocation index for the following nutrients: potassium, calcium, and S in fruits and Cu in shoots. Overall, this work can serve as a template study to evaluate the effects of cadmium on bean plant nutrition.     

盐胁迫下宁夏枸杞盐分与甜菜碱累积及其与光合作用的关系

试验研究盐胁迫下宁夏枸杞盐分与甜菜碱及光合作用的动态变化结果表明,9～12g/kg NaCl胁迫下枸杞叶片由下向上逐渐发黄脱落,生长严重受抑,0.8～6g/kg NaCl胁迫下枸杞下部叶片仅个别出现发黄萎蔫现象,生长未严重受抑,随盐处理浓度增加和胁迫时间的延长,枸杞叶片中Na~ 、Cl~-含量呈持续增加趋势。而0.8～9g/kgNaCl胁迫下甜菜碱呈增加趋势,12g/kg NaCl胁迫下甜菜碱呈先升后降趋势。由于Na~ 、Cl~-大量积累,枸杞叶片光合作用总体呈下降趋势,0.8～6g/kg NaCl胁迫下光合速率下降主要受气孔限制,而PSⅡ光化学活性却保持较强稳定性。但>6g/kg NaCl胁迫下光合速率下降是因Na~ 、Cl~-大量积累对光合酶产生直接的毒害作用,使非气孔限制因素成为主要限制因子,同时PSⅡ光化学活性受到损伤。枸杞叶片对Na~ 、Cl~-的积累呈现先快后慢趋势,而甜菜碱则随胁迫时间的延长大量积累,枸杞叶片内甜菜碱大量积累是宁夏枸杞抗盐的重要生理原因之一。     

Effects of Lead on the Content,Accumulation, and Translocation of Nutrients in Bean Plant Cultivated in Nutritive Solution

Increasing contents of lead (Pb; from 0 to 10 mg L^?1) as contaminant were added in Clark's nutritive solution to evaluate the effects on content, accumulation, and translocation of macronutrients [phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and sulfur (S)] and micronutrients [copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), and iron (Fe)] in different parts of the bean plant (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Experiments were built using an entirely randomized statistical arrangement and measurements were performed after 60 days of exposure to Pb. The contents of almost all nutrients decreased when Pb was added, except for P in root, Mg in fruits, and S in root and fruits. Reduction in accumulation of all nutrients in the three parts of plants was determined, and an increase in the translocation index was observed for the following nutrients: Mg and Zn in fruits and S in fruits and leaves. For the remaining nutrients, the translocation index diminished.     

Plant density,distribution, and fertilizer effects on yield and quality of irrigated corn silage

Abstract

Grain deficits frequently occur in the Southeastern Atlantic Coastal Plain because erratic rainfall patterns and soil properties often limit corn (Zea mays L.) yields, however, harvesting corn for silage may enable farmers to produce a second grain crop during the same calendar year. Effects of row spacing, plant population, and fertilizer program on yield, quality, and mineral concentrations of corn silage grown with irrigation on Typic Paleudult soils were therefore investigated. Two plant population treatments which averaged 7.0 and 10.1 plants m^‐2 were evaluated with two fertilizer programs that differed in N, N and K, and N, P, and K in 1980, 1981, and 1982, respectively. Each plant density by fertilizer combination was evaluated in single rows spaced 96 cm apart and in twin rows which approximately doubled the intrarow plant spacing. Plot size for the 2×2×2 factorial experiment ranged from 30 to 44 m². Yield, quality, and mineral concentrations of corn silage grown in single rows spaced 96 or 75 cm apart and twin rows were also evaluated in large (185 m²) plots under center pivot irrigation during 1981 and 1982.

Dry matter yields of 22 to 26 Mg ha^‐1 were achieved with plant densities of 6.7 to 13.5 plants m^‐2 at both experimental sites. Highest silage yields were produced with stand densities of 9 m or more planted in single 75 cm or twin rows, but yield differences were statistically significant at P(0.05) in only two of five site years. Increasing total N‐P‐K application beyond 200–30–167 kg ha”; increased crude protein slightly in 1980 and significantly in 1981 and 1982. Concentrations of Mn and Zn in silage were increased by higher fertilization, presumably because nitrification reduced surface soil pH and increased their availability. Dry matter yield, fiber, energy, and other mineral nutrients were not significantly influenced by fertilizer program. These experiments identified management practices for the Atlantic Coastal Plain which resulted in corn silage yields equal to those produced in the cooler mountain region of Georgia and that exceeded current average production in South Carolina by approximately 40% without reducing apparent feed quality.     

Effect of nickel and grafting combination on yield,fruit quality,antioxidative enzyme activities,lipid peroxidation,and mineral composition of tomato

Soil contamination by heavy metals negatively affects crop productivity, besides representing serious threat to human health. Grafting tomato onto appropriate rootstocks may raise Ni tolerance through limiting heavy metal uptake by roots and/or its translocation to the shoot and by detoxification. A greenhouse experiment was conducted to determine the influence of long‐term Ni exposure (0, 25, or 50 µM) on crop productivity, fruit quality, leaf chlorophyll content, fluorescence, electrolyte leakage, catalase (CAT), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), and guaiacol peroxidase (GPX) activities in leaf, proline content, membrane lipid peroxidation, and mineral composition of tomato plants cv. Ikram, either self‐grafted or grafted onto three rootstocks: Black Beauty, Unifort, and Maxifort. Significant reduction in yield was observed in response to an increase in Ni concentration with more detrimental effects at 50 µM Ni. The fruit dry matter and total soluble solids content increased under severe Ni stress. The depression of crop performance under Ni toxicity was attributed to a decrease in leaf pigments (SPAD index), efficiency of PSII, macro‐ and microelements, and increase in lipid peroxidation and membrane damage. Plants grafted onto tomato rootstocks Maxifort and Unifort exhibited higher chlorophyll content, photochemical activity of PSII, antioxidant activity of APX and GPX, lower accumulation of MDA, and a better nutritional status (higher Ca and Fe, and lower Ni) in the leaf tissues in comparison with self‐grafted plants and those grafted onto Black Beauty. Plants grafted onto tomato rootstocks Unifort and especially Maxifort could minimize the nickel toxicity by improving nutritional status and detoxification processes.     

Container and Installation Time Effects on Soil Moisture,Temperature, and Inorganic Nitrogen Retention for an in situ Nitrogen Mineralization Method

Mineralization contributes significantly to agronomic nitrogen (N) budgets and is difficult to accurately predict. Models for predicting N‐mineralization contributions are needed, and development of these models will require field‐based data. In situ mineralization methods are intended to quantify N mineralization under ambient environmental conditions. This study was conducted to compare soil moisture and temperature in intact soil cores contained in cylinders to those in adjacent bulk soil, compare the effect of two resin‐bag techniques on water content of soil within cylinders, and assess the effect of installation duration on inorganic N retention by resins. The study was conducted at a dryland conventionally tilled corn (Zea mays L.) site and an irrigated no‐tillage corn site in eastern Nebraska. Soil in cylinders was slightly wetter (<0.05 g g^?1) and warmer (<1 °C) than adjacent soil. Soil water content was <80% water‐filled pore space (WFPS) at all sampling times and differed little between the two resin‐bag techniques. Greater soil water content and temperature conditions (though small) observed during most of the study period likely enhanced N mineralization within the cylinder compared to N mineralization in adjacent bulk soil, but the magnitude is likely much less than core‐to‐core variation normally observed in a field. Installing cylinders for more than 60 days resulted in loss of inorganic N from resins. Care is needed during installation to ensure that compaction of soil below the cylinder does not impede water movement through the intact soil core. The in situ method utilizing intact soil cores and resin bags replaced at 28‐ to 40‐day intervals is a viable method for measuring N mineralization.     

Growth and phosphorus uptake of maize cultivated alone,in mixed culture with other crops or after incorporation of their residues

Intercropping or rotating of P‐efficient crop species which mobilize sparingly soluble P by their root exudates can have beneficial effects on growth and P uptake of P‐inefficient species. We aimed at studying the effect of intercropping or incorporating of crop residues of P‐efficient crops on the components of maize P‐uptake, i.e. the root‐system size and P influx (P‐uptake rate per unit root length). This was studied in 3 pot experiments in a low‐P sandy soil. In the first experiment, maize was intercropped with white lupine, sugar beet or oilseed rape, and with groundnut in the second experiment. In the third experiment, maize was grown after incorporating the crop residues of white lupine, sugar beet or oilseed rape. Maize growth and yield was strongly inhibited when intercropped with white lupine, sugar beet or oilseed rape, probably because of competition for nutrients. But with groundnut as the accompanying species, maize yield was increased by a factor of 3, mainly because of an enhanced P influx. Crop residues of oilseed rape and sugar beet increased the yield of maize by factors 2 and 1.6, respectively, because of a 3 and 2 times higher P uptake as compared to maize grown after maize without incorporation of crop residue. The reason for the higher maize P‐uptake after oilseed rape was an 11 times higher P influx as compared to maize without crop residues, and after sugar beet residues because of an enhanced root growth and a 4 times higher P influx. Lupine residues did not improve maize growth, mainly because of a low P influx, which was even less than that of maize grown without crop residues. The soil solution P concentration and calcium acetate lactate‐extractable P (CAL P) measured in this study did not reflect the P availability as indicated by the plants (P uptake, P influx). This indicates that other mechanisms such as P mobilization in the rhizosphere by root exudates or cell‐wall components were responsible for the increased P availability. These mechanisms need further investigation.     

Cation exchange capacity of roots: Titration,sum of exchangeable cations,copper adsorption

The cation exchange capacity of roots (CECR) has been measured according to three different methods : titration of H‐roots with NaOH in the presence of CaCl₂, MgCl₂, or NaCl 0.1 N, saturation of roots with mixed Ca‐Mg‐Na solutions of eight different compositions and extraction of the adsorbed cations with copper, saturation of roots with Cu‐ions and extraction with HC1. Two types of roots were studied : roots of ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lm.) and roots of clover (Trifolium pratense L.)

The very good coincidence of the results from the three methods tends to prove the reliability of the experimental procedures. The simplicity and the reproducibility of the Cu‐method renders it recommendable in view of possible standardization of the methods in the future.     

Responses of photosynthesis,chlorophyll fluorescence,and grain yield of maize to controlled‐release urea and irrigation after anthesis

Controlled‐release urea (CRU) is a new type of urea, which may increase crop nitrogen (N)‐use efficiency compared with conventional urea (CU), but the conditions where it outperforms urea are not well defined. A field experiment assessing responses of plant growth and grain yield of maize to CRU and irrigation was conducted on a typical agricultural farm in Shandong, China. Five treatments of the two types of urea (75, 150 kg N ha^–1, 0 kg N ha^–1) were applied as basal fertilizer when sowing maize, and two water treatments (W₀ and W₁) were used 23 d after anthesis. Net photosynthetic rate (P_N) and chlorophyll concentration as well as leaf‐area index (LAI) increased significantly by both CRU and CU application, with the increases being larger in CRU‐treated plants than in CU‐treated plants at grain filling and maturing stages. CRU significantly enhanced the maximum photochemical efficiency (F_v / F_m), PSII coefficient of photochemical fluorescence quenching (q_P), and actual quantum yield of PSII electron transformation (Φ_PSII) but decreased the nonphotochemical quenching (NPQ). Cob‐leaf N concentration of CRU‐treated plants was significantly higher than that of CU‐treated plants under no irrigation, but not in the irrigation treatment 30 d after anthesis. Significant positive correlations were found between cob‐leaf N concentration and P_N both with and without irrigation. Grain yield of maize was significantly higher in the CRU treatment than in the CU treatment under both irrigation conditions. In conclusion, CRU as a basal application appeared to increase the N‐use efficiency for maize relative to CU especially by maintaining N supply after anthesis.     

有机无机肥配施和根瘤菌接种对拉巴豆生长、品质及养分吸收的影响

选取优良高产豆科牧草拉巴豆为供试材料,研究了接种根瘤菌和有机无机肥配施对拉巴豆结瘤、 生长、 饲料品质、 养分吸收及土壤酶活性的影响。结果表明,F0.5M0.5（50%有机肥+50%无机肥）和F0.75M0.25（25%有机肥+75%无机肥）处理的拉巴豆生长最好,F（纯施化肥）和F0.25M0.75（75%有机肥+25%无机肥）处理次之,M（纯施有机肥）处理较差,CK（不施肥）最差,F0.5M0.5和F0.75M0.25处理比F分别增产19.46%和16.49%。F和CK结瘤数最少,瘤重也最低,但根瘤数量和重量随有机肥施用的比例增加而提高。在施用有机肥的4个处理中,拉巴豆净光合速率相似,介于14.39~15.32 CO2 mol/(m2s)之间,显著高于F和CK处理。此外,施用有机肥显著改善拉巴豆饲用品质,尤以F0.5M0.5和F0.75M0.25处理最显著,并提高过氧化氢酶、 蔗糖酶、 脲酶活性。相关分析表明,拉巴豆根瘤重与地上部生物量、 氮、 磷、 钾吸收量呈显著正相关,相关系数依次为0.6758、 0.7269、 0.9759、 0.9488（n=36）,说明根瘤形成改善了拉巴豆的氮、 磷、 钾营养,促进了生长,提高了品质。在重庆市的拉巴豆栽培实践中,提倡接种根瘤菌和有机无机肥适量配施很有必要。     

温度对西洋参生长发育和产量品质的影响

通过环境温度对西洋参生育期及产量品质的影响研究得出：西洋参植株生长最适宜温度为１４～１８℃,参根生长最适宜温度为１２．４～１３．２℃。秦岭山区,生长季平均温度在１７．５℃以上的地区有利于开花、结果,但参根生长欠佳,宜作西洋参种子生产基地;在１２．４～１６．０℃地区,气候冷凉,有利于参根生长,适宜作商品参基地。种植坡向,在低海拔地区宜种在北坡、东北、西北坡向,忌种植于南坡及川道;在高海拔地区,各坡向和川道均宜种植。     

Alterations in yield,physicochemical components and mineral composition of onion following organic manure and inorganic nitrogen application

Onion is the one of the most important vegetable crops grown extensively throughout the world; hence, understanding the response of the crop to the form and amount of N provided is of immense importance. In a field experiment, poultry and cattle manure (at 10?t/ha) were compared with four inorganic nitrogen (N) application levels (0, 60, 90 and 120?kg?N/ha), and six combinations of manure and N applications were investigated. Plant growth and total yield (kg/ha) significantly increased, when N application increased from 0 to 120?kg/ha, with or without added poultry manure. Plant height, leaf number and neck thickness were significantly reduced at 0?kg/ha?N plus cattle manure. The bulb ascorbic acid concentration significantly increased with the use of poultry manure (15.94?mg/100?g) and cattle manure (15.94?mg/100?g), compared with 120?kg/ha inorganic N (11.42?mg/100?g). No significant effects were observed on total phenolics and total soluble solids of onion bulbs following the different fertiliser treatments. Cattle manure increased P and K concentrations, whilst poultry manure significantly increased Zn and Fe concentrations in onion bulbs. Onion bulb Ca and Mg concentrations were lower when cattle manure (0.19% and 0.12%) was used than when other organic or inorganic fertilisers were used. Therefore, organic manure increases the concentrations of certain minerals in onions, compared with inorganic N application, without negatively affecting bulb size.     

Absorption of potassium,sodium, calcium,and phosphorus by two date palm cultivars and the effect of Gibberellin treatment

Experiments were conducted to avaluate the K, Na, Ca, and P uptake by seedlings of two date palm (phoenix dactylifera L.) cultivars, Khedhri and Sekkeri as well as the effect of gibberellin (GA₃) treatment, Khedhri cultivar showed a typical hyperbolic curve of absorption of K,N, end low concentration of Ca (up to 5mM) but at higher Ca concentration, there seems to be another phase of absorption. Sekkeri cultivar exhibited similar but lower absorption rate of K and Ca while Na seems to be extruded at lower substrate concentration. The rate of P uptake by Sekkeri was irregular. Applied GA₃ slightly stimulate Na uptake by Sekkeri cultivar but at 10^–4M GA₃ enhancement of both Ca and P accummulation in both cultivars was observed.     

氮磷钾肥对紫云英产量及养分积累的影响

通过田间试验,研究了NPK肥对紫云英生长、产量及养分积累的影响.结果表明,NPK配施能促进紫云英生长,显著提高产量和养分积累量.NPK处理(施N 75 kg/hm2 、P2O5 60 kg/hm2和K2O 60 kg/hm2)的紫云英茎数、株高和每茎复叶数分别是不施肥处理的3.77、1.81和1.60倍,是施PK处理的2.19、1.23和1.16倍,是施NK处理的2.11、1.16和1.11倍,是施NP处理的1.44、1.19和1.16倍.NPK配施的鲜草产量分别比不施肥、PK配施、NK配施及NP配施处理增加26.47、14.22、7.18和10.74 t/hm2.不同施肥处理都能使紫云英的养分积累量显著提高,其中NPK配施处理的紫云英地上部N、P2O5、K2O和C的积累量最大,分别是不施肥处理的3.66、3.27、2.85和2.80倍.试验结果说明,合理施用N、P、K肥能明显促进紫云英的生长,提高产量和养分积累量,有利于提高紫云英种植效益.     

Nutrient Solution and Solution pH Influences on Onion Growth and Mineral Content

The effects of hydroponic nutrient solution composition and pH on growth and mineral content of green onions was evaluated. Three onion varieties [Allium cepa L. (‘Deep Purple’ and ‘Purplette’) and A. fistulosum L. (‘Kinka’)] were propagated in three nutrient solutions (Peter's Hydro-Sol, modified Hoagland's, and half-strength modified Hoagland's) at two pH levels (5.8 and 6.5) in a three-by-two factorial design applied in a randomized block with three replications. Seeds were germinated in Cropking's Oasis Horticubes under greenhouse conditions and irrigated with tap water. Once the seedlings reached the flag stage, the plants were placed into hydroponic units within the greenhouse and grown under ambient conditions. Plants were harvested 30 d after transplanting to the hydroponic units. The results indicated nutrient solution, pH, and variety significantly affected several plant physiological variables. Total biomass and edible biomass production was as high for plants grown in half-strength Hoagland's nutrient solution as for those grown in the other solutions. Total biomass was greatest for plants grown at a solution pH of 6.5. ‘Deep Purple’ produced a significantly greater overall total biomass than did ‘Purplette’ or ‘Kinka.’ Hydro-Sol tended to produce onions with highest mineral content. Due to the fact that biomass production was as great in the half-strength Hoagland's as in the more concentrated solution and that a pH of 6.5 produced greater total biomass, the half-strength Hoagland's solution at pH 6.5 was the preferred nutrient solution evaluated in this research. Selection of an appropriate nutrient solution must consider both edible biomass production and mineral content. In the research reported here, the solution that produced the greatest biomass did not produce plant material with the highest mineral content.