干旱区咸水滴灌土壤盐分的分布与积累特征

通过三年咸水灌溉田间试验,探讨了新疆干旱区膜下滴灌条件下,咸水灌溉后土壤中盐分的分布及积累特征。研究结果表明:膜下滴灌棉田持续利用咸水进行灌溉,土壤中盐分逐年增加,积盐程度随灌溉水盐度的增加而加重。地表滴灌土壤盐分的表聚明显;而地下滴灌在滴灌管上部土层盐分含量较高。与地表滴灌相比,地下滴灌的盐分会被淋洗到更深的土层。两种滴灌方式下,0￣100cm土壤平均盐度均逐年增加,且积累程度随灌溉水盐度增加而加重。在干旱区连续进行咸水灌溉,盐分的累积效应非常明显,如果不采取必要的洗盐措施,土壤中盐分最终会累积到危害作物生长的程度。     

灌溉水盐分及灌水量对土壤水盐分布与春玉米生长的影响

在大田试验的基础上探明灌溉水盐分以及灌水量对土壤水盐分布的影响规律以及对春玉米生长的影响。以河套灌区春玉米为研究对象,设置2种灌溉水含盐量（1.1,5.0 g/L）与3种灌水量（210,255,300 mm）进行大田试验。结果表明,至成熟期,5.0 g/L微咸水灌溉处理0—100 cm土层土壤平均含水量及电导率相比1.1 g/L地下水灌溉处理显著增加;地下水灌溉处理中,随着灌水量的增加,生育期内土壤平均含水量下降趋势减小,土壤盐分淋洗作用更加明显;微咸水灌溉处理中,剖面土壤在灌水量少时出现盐分表聚现象,随着灌水量的增加,表层土壤盐分呈下降趋势,深层土壤由于盐分的积累呈增加趋势;在灌水后表层的土壤含水量变化明显且出现返盐现象,微咸水灌溉处理中土壤水分水平运移及深层土壤盐分累积更明显;在地下水和微咸水灌溉处理中,灌水量的增加能够显著提高玉米产量,但255,300 mm灌水量处理间差异不显著,微咸水灌溉条件下春玉米的产量较地下水灌溉条件下显著降低。综上所述,在地下水和微咸水灌溉条件下,255 mm灌水量既能适合春玉米生长,又能保证产量,可作为较好的灌溉定额选择,能够同时满足保障灌区作物生产和节约淡水资源的要求。     

海冰水膜下滴灌对棉花产量和水分利用效率的影响

在河北省黄骅中捷农场进行矿化度为3 g/L的海冰水膜下灌溉试验,研究不同灌溉处理对土壤水分含量、盐分积累、棉花生长发育、产量及水分利用效率的影响.结果表明,与井水灌溉相比,海冰水灌溉可以增加土体的中下层土壤含水量.海冰水灌溉会引起土壤表层盐分含量的增加,但经过雨季水分的淋洗作用,盐分会得到很大程度的淋溶,因此,在棉花生长后期2种不同灌溉水源处理,土壤各层次盐分含量无显著差异,井水灌溉棉花产量略高于海冰水灌溉,但二者之间产量及产量构成指标差异不显著.海冰水膜下滴灌与漫灌相比,可以显著提高棉花产量和灌溉水利用效率,其中产量提高22%.研究结果表明,矿化度为3 g/L的海冰水可以用于棉田灌溉,结合膜下滴灌技术可以有效提高灌溉水的利用效率.     

微咸水滴灌条件下沙穴种植的土壤水盐二维空间分布规律

河套灌区重度盐碱土具有结构性差、导水率低的特点,且该地区淡水资源短缺,为提高土壤水入渗性能,合理开发利用微咸水资源,可在滴头下方设置沙穴并利用微咸水灌溉。为探明不同矿化度微咸水滴灌的沙穴种植条件下二维土壤水盐分布规律,采用室内50 cm×50 cm二维土槽模拟试验,设置蒸馏水(0 g/L),2.0,3.0,4.0 g/L 4种不同矿化度处理,试验历时100 h。结果表明:在深度5 cm距滴头两侧15~20 cm及滴头下方25 cm的盐碱土处,土壤含水量较高,沙土土壤含水率随着矿化度的增加而增加,盐碱土土壤含水率随着矿化度的增加呈现先增加后降低的趋势,采用3.0 g/L灌溉水滴灌时,盐碱土含水率最大(变异系数为7.64%),说明利用3.0 g/L微咸水灌溉可有效提高沙穴种植条件下土壤含水率;入渗100 h后盐分主要聚集在滴头下方25~30 cm处,沙穴结构试验中,灌溉水矿化度为4.0 g/L的情况下土壤平均电导率最大(变异系数为50.59%),水平方向盐分淋洗效果优于垂直方向,且灌溉水矿化度越低,淋洗效果越显著,蒸馏水处理脱盐率为13.99%,灌溉水矿化度为2.0,3.0,4.0 g/L时积盐率分别为7.93%,14.57%,30.05%,脱盐半径随矿化度的增大而减小,3.0 g/L与2.0 g/L积盐量差异不显著(P=0.460>0.05),与4.0 g/L处理下积盐量差异显著(P=0.024<0.05)。结合土壤水盐空间分布规律,利用3.0 g/L微咸水可提高盐碱土土壤含水率,控制沙穴种植结构土壤积盐量,提高根系层土壤保水性。     

河套灌区不同覆膜方式膜下滴灌土壤盐分运移研究

随着灌溉面积的增加和引黄水量的减少,河套灌区土壤盐渍化和水资源紧缺的问题日益突出,为保持农田水土环境的良性发展,以内蒙古河套灌区曙光试验站为研究对象,开展不同覆膜方式膜下滴灌土壤水盐运移规律研究。试验设置全膜覆盖(PQ)和半膜覆盖(PB)2个处理,采用5TE土壤水盐监测探头测定剖面土壤含水率和电导率。结果表明:膜下滴灌过程中剖面土壤盐分发生再分布,滴头下方30cm附近形成主要脱盐区,盐分逐渐向湿润区外缘积聚。半膜覆盖处理土壤盐分在膜间表层聚集,全膜覆盖处理保水抑蒸效果明显,起到了较好的压盐效果。表层土壤电导率值具有距滴头水平位移50cm20cm0cm的特点,膜间电导率值波动较大。不同水平位置处土壤电导率曲线变化规律相同,随土层深度增加振幅变小。全生育期内0—70cm深度土层不同覆盖方式均起到了一定的脱盐效果,半膜覆盖2个生长季内盐分变化(SA)分别为4.71mg/hm~2和9.24mg/hm~2,全膜覆盖处理SA分别为12.22mg/hm~2和21.55mg/hm~2。全膜覆盖处理可以有效抑制土壤水分蒸发,减弱盐分随水向上运动趋势,创造适宜作物生长的淡盐环境。可为河套灌区膜下滴灌种植模式下田间水盐管理提供理论依据。     

基于SaltMod模型的河套灌区解放闸灌域土壤盐分综合调控措施

为了探究河套灌区解放闸灌域土壤盐分的综合调控措施,以河套灌区解放闸灌域为例,基于SaltMod模型研究了灌溉水矿化度、咸淡水混合比例、排水沟深度以及渠道衬砌水平对作物根层土壤盐分的影响。结果表明:根层土壤盐分随着灌溉水矿化度的增大而增加,1.0 g/L的地表微咸水较适合本研究区灌溉;淡水(黄河水)和地下微咸水(矿化度为2.2 g/L)混合灌溉比为1∶1时,既增加了地下微咸水的利用且地下水埋深下降到2 m左右的相对稳定平衡状态;当排水深度在1.5~2.0 m,渠系利用系数达到0.7时,根层盐分显著降低,适当提高排水深度和渠系水利用系数可以有效减少高矿化度灌溉水对土壤盐分累积的影响。研究结果为河套灌区解放闸灌域制定合理的土壤盐分综合调控措施提供了科学的理论依据。     

华北半湿润地区微咸水滴灌番茄耗水量和土壤盐分变化

该文利用3 a试验资料研究了华北半湿润地区滴灌条件下,不同盐分浓度微咸水和土壤基质势对番茄耗水量、水分利用效率和土壤盐分的影响。研究发现总体上番茄整个生育期累计耗水量随着灌溉水盐分浓度的增大而降低,随着土壤基质势控制的降低而降低;而水分利用效率随着灌溉水盐分浓度的增大略微有增大的趋势,随着土壤基质势控制的降低明显升高;3 a微咸水灌溉后,整个土体0～90 cm深度土壤盐分没有明显增加。     

棉花膜下滴灌盐分动态及平衡研究

在南疆气候条件下．研究了膜下滴灌盐分动态变化及平衡．结果表明：在南疆，棉花苗期时，土壤盐分开始分区，盐分在膜间0～40cm强烈聚集，膜下盐分变化不大，而且在覆膜的作用下发生侧向运移，移向膜间，加剧了膜间的盐分累积；棉花生育期结束后．土壤0～60cm盐分都有增加．在膜间0～20cm盐分强烈累积；灌水量为345mm的处理盐分增加明显，积盐率高达．94．5％，其增加的盐分主要来自下边界土壤水分上行所带来的盐分，占盐分增加量的57％．而灌水量505mm处理增加的盐分主要来自灌溉水所携带的盐分，占81％．若不考虑灌溉水的矿化度，膜下滴灌土壤盐分的积盐率只有13．8％。     

滴灌条件下盐分对棉花养分及盐离子吸收的影响

在温室条件下,通过盆栽试验研究了滴灌条件下不同土壤盐度对棉花养分、盐离子吸收的影响。结果表明,棉花干物质生产受土壤盐分影响显著,高盐度条件下棉花生育进程滞后,生殖生长与营养生长不协调,造成脱落率增加,经济产量下降。土壤盐度显著影响棉花对N、P和K养分的吸收和分配;N、P和K的积累总量以及在籽棉和铃壳中的吸收量随土壤盐度增加显著降低,而茎秆和叶片受影响较小。棉花植株体内的盐分离子（Ca2+、Na+与Cl-）含量随土壤盐度的增加显著增加;吸收的盐分离子主要积累在茎叶,尤其以叶片中的盐分离子含量为最高,而籽棉的盐分离子含量较少。     

膜下滴灌对风沙土盐分变化和棉花产量的影响

通过大田试验研究了北疆地区膜下滴灌对风沙土盐分变化和棉花产量的影响.结果表明:棉花全生育期膜下滴灌处理0-100 cm土层平均含盐量以滴头处最低.棉花窄行间次之,膜间最高.随着滴灌定额的增加,0-100 cm土层土壤盐分含量下降,且各部位土壤含盐量差异变小.滴灌量2 850 m3/hm2的处理膜内滴头处土壤脱盐明显,但棉花窄行间、膜间明显聚盐,平均积盐率12.90%;滴灌量3 900 m3/hm2的处理膜内滴头下、棉花窄行间脱盐效果好于膜间,平均脱盐率11.88%;滴灌量4 950 m3/hm2的处理不同部位土壤盐分淋洗效果均较好,平均脱盐率34.03%;灌水量4 950 m3/hm2的沟灌处理棉花行间的土壤盐分含量高于沟底,平均积盐率为25.68%.膜下滴灌各处理棉花产量比沟灌分别增加13.63%,37.65%和22.66%,水分利用效率分别增加89.18%,71.63%和23.05%.     

低氮和干旱胁迫对富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的影响

【目的】以富士（Fuji）、 秦冠（Qinguan）嫁接在平邑甜茶（Malus hupehensis Rehd.）上的当年生盆栽苗为试验材料,采用砂培方法,研究了缺氮胁迫和干旱对富士和秦冠生长情况、 光合参数、 植株各部位氮磷钾含量及氮素利用效率的影响,分析比较了低氮干旱条件下富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的差异,以期为果树生产高效肥水利用提供理论指导。【方法】试验共设四个处理: 正常氮正常水（ZZ）、 低氮正常水（DZ）、 正常氮干旱（ZG）、 低氮干旱（DG）。氮素和水分均设置两个水平,分别为正常氮（6 mmol/L NO-3-N）、 低氮（0.3 mmol/LNO-3-N）、 正常供水（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的80%~85%）、 干旱处理（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的60%~65%）。【结果】富士和秦冠的生物量（茎和叶）、 株高茎粗等生长指标以及光合速率、 气孔导度、 蒸腾速率均为正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）,并且相对应处理下秦冠的以上指标均高于富士;正常供水下,缺氮处理使富士、 秦冠的根冠比比正常氮处理均有所增加,富士提高了2.05%,秦冠提高了22.40%。富士和秦冠的氮、 磷、 钾含量均表现出正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）; 氮、 钾元素含量在植株各部位的分布顺序依次是叶＞根＞茎,磷元素则是根＞叶＞茎;光合氮素利用效率（PNUE）和氮素利用效率表现为秦冠处理之间差异极显著,富士处理之间差异不显著;秦冠的PNUE和NUE明显高于富士,在低氮正常水（DZ）处理下,秦冠氮肥利用率比富士高42.07%,在低氮干旱（DG）处理下高64.14%;低氮胁迫下富士和秦冠的NUE显著提高,并且秦冠提高的幅度高于富士。【结论】施用氮肥能够显著提高富士与秦冠的干物质量,同等水肥条件下,秦冠生长优于富士;水分亏缺会减少叶片对氮的吸收,干旱条件下适度增施氮肥,可提高果树的抗旱能力;低氮干旱胁迫下秦冠的生长指标、 光合指标及氮素利用效率指标均优于富士,表现出较强的抗低氮干旱胁迫的能力。     

Pasture Vegetation Elemental Analysis by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a new technique for the analysis of plant material. This study investigates the application of LIBS to pasture-based plant samples. The LIBS measurements were obtained from pelletized pasture samples (100 samples) that had been also analyzed by inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) following microwave digestion for calibration and comparison purposes. Comparisons for elements sodium (Na), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), boron (B), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S) showed that LIBS could be used for almost all the standard profile total elements with concentrations down to low mg/kg levels (observed error of Na: 0.024 percent, K: 0.18 percent, Mg: 0.016 percent, Ca: 0.073 percent, P: 0.017 percent, Mn: 31 mg/kg, Fe: 150 mg/kg, Zn: 6.6 mg/kg, and B: 1.1 mg/kg). Elemental analysis at less than mg/kg levels was not possible using LIBS. The elements S and Cu were particularly difficult to analyze with reliability using LIBS at the concentration levels found in the plant samples. Replacing microwave digestion and subsequent ICP analysis with a direct analysis of dried plant samples using LIBS has the potential to improve the productivity and reduce the cost of testing.     

Faculty positions:Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Macroinvertebrates in North American tallgrass prairie soils: effects of fire, mowing, and fertilization on density and biomass

The responses of tallgrass prairie plant communities and ecosystem processes to fire and grazing are well characterized. However, responses of invertebrate consumer groups, and particularly soil-dwelling organisms, to these disturbances are not well known. At Konza Prairie Biological Station, we sampled soil macroinvertebrates in 1994 and 1999 as part of a long-term experiment designed to examine the effects and interactions of annual fire, mowing, and fertilization (N and P) on prairie soil communities and processes. For nearly all taxa, in both years, responses were characterized by significant treatment interactions, but some general patterns were evident. Introduced European earthworms (Aporrectodea spp. and Octolasion spp.) were most abundant in plots where fire was excluded, and the proportion of the total earthworm community consisting of introduced earthworms was greater in unburned, unmowed, and fertilized plots. Nymphs of two Cicada genera were collected (Cicadetta spp. and Tibicen spp.). Cicadetta nymphs were more abundant in burned plots, but mowing reduced their abundance. Tibicen nymphs were collected almost exclusively from unburned plots. Treatment effects on herbivorous beetle larvae (Scarabaeidae, Elateridae, and Curculionidae) were variable, but nutrient additions (N or P) usually resulted in greater densities, whereas mowing usually resulted in lower densities. Our results suggest that departures from historical disturbance regimes (i.e. frequent fire and grazing) may render soils more susceptible to increased numbers of European earthworms, and that interactions between fire, aboveground biomass removal, and vegetation responses affect the structure and composition of invertebrate communities in tallgrass prairie soils.     

Variation in quality parameters between and within 14 Nordic tree fruit and berry species

Abstract

A 3-year study was carried out to investigate quality parameters in 14 tree fruit and berry species grown in southern Norway. The species were blueberry, apple, aronia, sour cherry, sweet cherry, red raspberry, strawberry, blackcurrant, gooseberry, red currant and elderberry, harvested along with wild bilberry, cloudberry and lingonberry. Significant differences between species were identified for all quality parameters. The coefficient of variation between species was lowest for pH (12.5%), dry matter (18.9%) and soluble solids (25.3%), followed by titratable acids (59.3%), total phenolics (83.8%), antioxidant capacity FRAP (85.7%) and antiradical power by the DPPH-assay (97.8%), total monomeric anthocyanins (132%) and ascorbic acid (137%). Average coefficient of variation within species were lower and ranged from 4 (pH) to 62% (ascorbic acid). Only the FRAP values were significantly affected by harvesting year with lower levels in 2004 than in 2005 and 2006. There were significant interactions between species and harvesting year for dry matter, soluble solids, pH, ascorbic acid and FRAP. The results indicate generic ranges in composition within species independent upon growing location and climate, and the composition of the tree fruits and berries is not likely to deviate from these ranges. It is concluded that desirable composition of tree fruits and berries and their products should primarily be achieved by selection among species rather than searching fors broadened variation within individual species.     

Potassium Fixation and Release Characteristics in Rhizosphere and Nonrhizosphere Soils for a Rapeseed–Rice Cropping Sequence

Potassium (K) fixation and release in soil are important factors in the long-term sustainability of a cropping system. Changes in K concentration and characteristics of K fixation and release in rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils in the rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)–rice (Oryza sativa L.) rotation were investigated using a rhizobox system. The concentrations of different forms of K in both rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils decreased with plants compared to without plants, regardless of K fertilizer application. Potassium uptake by crops mainly came from the rhizosphere soil. In the treatment without K fertilizer (–K), the main form of K supplied by the soil to the crops was 1.0 mol L^?1 nitric acid (HNO₃) nonextractable K, followed by nonexchangeable K, and then exchangeable K. In the treatment with K fertilizer (+K), the main K forms supplied by the soil to the crops were exchangeable K and nonexchangeable K. The amount and rate of K fixation after one cycle of the rapeseed–rice rotation was greater in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The amount and rate of K fixation of soil in the +K treatment were significantly less than in the –K treatment. The cumulative amounts of K released with 1.0 mol L^?1 ammonium acetate (NH₄OAc) and 1.0 mol L^?1 HNO₃ extraction increased with the increasing numbers of extractions, but the K-releasing power of soil by successive extraction decreased gradually and finally became almost constant. The release of K was less in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The release of K in the +K treatment was similar to that in the –K treatment in rhizosphere soil, but the K release in nonrhizosphere soil was greater with the +K than the –K treatment. Overall, the information obtained in this study will be helpful in formulating more precise K fertilizer recommendations for certain soils.     

Electron donor and pH relationships for biologically enhanced dissolution of chlorinated solvent DNAPL in groundwater

Biologically enhanced dissolution offers a method to speed removal of chlorinated solvent dense non-aqueous-phase liquid (DNAPL) sources such as tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichoroethene (TCE) from aquifers. Bioremediation is accomplished by adding an electron donor to the source zone where fermentation to intermediates leading to acetic acid and hydrogen results. The hydrogen and possibly acetic acid are used by dehalogenating bacteria to convert PCE and TCE to ethene and hydrochloric acid. Reductive dehalogenation is thus an acid forming process, and sufficient alkalinity must be present to maintain a near neutral pH. The bicarbonate alkalinity required to maintain pH above 6.5 is a function of the electron donor: 800 mg/L of bicarbonate alkalinity is sufficient to achieve about 1.2 mM TCE dechlorination with glucose, 1.7 mM with lactate, and a much higher 3.3 mM with formate. Laboratory studies indicate that in mixed culture, formate can be used as an electron donor for complete conversion to ethene, contrary to pure cultures studies indicating it cannot. Various strategies can be used to add electron donor to an aquifer for DNAPL dehalogenation while minimizing pH problems and excessive electron donor usage, including use of injection-extraction wells, dual recirculation wells, and nested injection-extraction wells.     

Biodiversity and ecogeography of wild Lactuca spp. in some European countries

Staff members of the Department of Botany of Palacký University in Olomouc and Gene Bank Department – Workplace Olomouc, Research Institute of Crop Production in Prague, Czech Republic, conducted an expedition in seven European countries (Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland) in August/September 1999 to collect wild Lactuca spp. germplasm and study its geographic distribution, ecology and biodiversity. During the mission, more than 600 locations were visited resulting in the collection of 602 seed samples (accessions) of wild Lactuca species and 13 seed samples of related genera (Chondrilla and Mycelis). Lactuca serriola f. serriola, L. serriola f. integrifolia, L. saligna and L. viminea subsp. chondrilliflora were prevalent in southern Europe (Italy, France), however, only L. serriola was common in central and western Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland). The greatest diversity of Lactuca species was found in France, where also the most seed samples (165) were collected. The most characteristic habitats with a high density of Lactuca spp. populations were observed along roads and highways, grassy ditches, ruderal communities, and dust-heaps. Natural infections by powdery mildew (Erysiphe cichoracearum) and downy mildew (Bremia lactucae) on some wild Lactuca spp. were observed. Recent observations concerning the geographic distribution, population structure, habitats, and natural occurrence of diseases of Lactuca spp. are discussed. This assemblage of genetic resources of Lactuca spp. can serve as the basis of future studies of species diversification, spatial population structure, plant microevolution, domestication processes, and genetic variability of host-parasite interactions.     

Increase in auxiliary photoprotective photosynthetic pigments in wheat seedlings induced by Azospirillum brasilense

Inoculation of wheat seedlings with the plant growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum brasilense Cd was immobilized in alginate microbeads and, without applying any stress, significantly increased the quantity of several photosynthetic pigments, such as chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and the auxiliary photoprotective pigments violaxanthin, zeaxanthin, antheroxanthin, lutein, neoxanthin, and β-carotene. This resulted in greener plants with no apparent visible stress. After monitoring the quantity of photosynthetic pigments for 4 weeks, we observed that inoculated plants had higher quantities of pigments in shoot and stem. The greatest difference in the quantity of all pigments between inoculated and noninoculated plants occurred in the first week of growth. Regardless of treatment, the quantity of pigments in stems was three to four times less than the quantity of these pigments in shoots. Application of Azospirillum, either as liquid inoculant or as alginate microbeads, did not alter the positive effect of the bacteria on pigment production or the positive response of the plants towards A. brasilense Cd inoculation.     

In-situ enrichment and analysis of atrazine-degrading microbial communities using atrazine-containing porous beads

We examined the community composition of microbes that colonized atrazine-containing beads buried in agricultural soils that differed in atrazine treatment history. Bacterial abundance was 5-40-fold greater in atrazine-fortified beads. In beads containing 20 mg atrazine kg⁻¹ buried in soil with a history of atrazine application (conditioned soil), the abundance of Actinobacteria increased approximately 80-fold whereas in control soil, Actinobacteria were enriched only 10-fold and the gamma-Proteobacteria and Planctomycetes increased by 60- and 25-fold, respectively. The gamma-Proteobacteria were enriched by 120- and 230-fold in beads containing 200 mg atrazine kg⁻¹ in conditioned and control soil, respectively. The results demonstrate that BioSep^® beads are a suitable matrix for recruiting a diverse subset of the bacterial community involved in atrazine degradation.