Ca/Fe强化生物炭催化秸秆热解挥发分蒸汽重整产氢

该文以生物质基焦炭作为催化剂,对生物质热解挥发分的水蒸气催化重整问题进行探讨。为加强生物质炭的催化能力,以Fe_2O_3和CaO作为助剂,对比分析了生物质炭、炭-Fe和炭-Ca对热解挥发分的水蒸气催化重整作用。试验结果表明,随着温度的升高3种催化剂均能促进玉米秸秆颗粒热解挥发分中H_2气体体积分数的增加。在800℃时,生物质炭、炭-Fe和炭-Ca挥发分中H_2体积分数分别为34.53%、50.89%和41.54%,与无催化剂相比分别增加了7.30%、23.66%和14.31%,其中炭-Fe对于促进H_2的生成效果最明显。炭-Ca催化剂的加入有助于提升热解气的热值,在800℃时热值达到14.22 MJ/m~3。     

热解温度对花生壳生物质炭吸附去除水中4-硝基酚的影响

为提升农业废弃物的资源化再利用价值,以花生壳为原料,在不同热解温度(400、500、600℃)下限氧制备花生壳生物质炭(BC400、BC500、BC600),考察其对水中4-硝基酚的吸附效果。生物质炭表面灰分通过酸洗法去除,采用批量吸附试验的方法分析生物质炭对PNP吸附特性的影响,并结合元素分析、扫描电镜及红外光谱图方法,探讨热解温度对生物质炭吸附水中PNP特性的影响。结果表明,生物质炭总产量随温度升高而降低,其含碳量随温度升高逐渐增加;生物质炭中含氧官能团随温度的升高而减少,芳香性增强,有利于对有机物的吸附。吸附等温线符合Freundlich模型,线性拟合很好,R2在0.954～0.991之间;对比伪二级动力学模型、Elovich模型、颗粒内扩散模型可知,吸附过程与伪二级吸附动力学模型拟合效果最佳, R2在0.981～0.999之间,平衡吸附量随热解温度升高而增大,BC600BC500BC400,BC600的吸附容量为34.48 mg/g,是BC400的2.25倍。以NaOH为解吸剂,当NaOH质量浓度为1.0 mg/L时对4-硝基酚的解吸效率最高,为68.21%,可见生物质炭的再生利用具有一定的可行性。因此,高温制备的花生壳生物质炭可作为去除4-硝基酚的良好功能材料。     

添加H2O2改性和HNO3/H2SO4改性生物质炭对一种酸性水稻土吸附Cd (Ⅱ)的影响

选择稻草、玉米秸秆和油菜秸秆作为制备生物质炭的原料，分别用H2O2和HNO3/H2SO4对生物质炭进行改性处理，以未改性的生物质炭和HCl处理的生物质炭作为对照。按土重3%的比例向采自安徽郎溪的酸性水稻土中添加上述生物质炭，在经历一个干湿交替周期后，进行Cd(Ⅱ)吸附/解吸实验，研究添加生物质炭对水稻土吸附Cd(Ⅱ)的影响及其机制。结果表明，两种改性方法均有效增加了生物质炭表面的质子结合位点数，且HNO3/H2SO4改性对生物质炭表面羧基官能团的扩增效果更显著。官能团的增加使得添加了HNO3/H2SO4改性生物质炭的水稻土对Cd(Ⅱ)的专性吸附能力显著增强。因此，添加HNO3/H2SO4改性生物质炭可以作为酸性水稻土吸附固定重金属Cd的一种新型方法。     

铝改性秸秆生物质炭去除水体中的大肠杆菌

用一次平衡实验和柱淋溶实验研究了秸秆生物质炭和铝改性秸秆生物质炭对水中大肠杆菌的吸附量和去除率。结果表明,未改性秸秆生物质炭对大肠杆菌的吸附量很低,铝改性秸秆生物质炭对大肠杆菌有很高的吸附容量和去除率,0.6 mol/L Al(Ⅲ)改性生物质炭对大肠杆菌的去除效果优于0.3 mol/L Al(Ⅲ)改性生物质炭。当大肠杆菌浓度低于0.63 mg/ml时,铝改性大豆秸秆炭对大肠杆菌的去除率达100%,铝改性花生秸秆炭和铝改性稻草炭对大肠杆菌的去除率在96%和90%以上。0.5 mg/ml的大肠杆菌悬液通过装有2 g铝改性稻草炭的淋溶柱,每次收集10 ml淋出液,共收集152次,大部分淋出液中大肠杆菌浓度小于0.02 mg/ml,大肠杆菌去除率在95%以上。因此,铝改性生物质炭可用于水体中大肠杆菌的去除。     

热裂解温度对生物质炭吸附解吸Cd~(2+)行为的影响

以玉米秸秆、水稻秸秆、稻壳为原料分别在350℃、450℃、550℃、650℃热裂解温度下制备玉米秸秆炭(MSB)、水稻秸秆炭(RSB)和稻壳炭(RHB),比较不同热裂解温度下三种生物质炭对溶液中重金属离子Cd~(2+)的吸附解吸特性。利用准一级、准二级和颗粒内扩散模型对吸附过程进行拟合,结果表明三种生物质炭对Cd~(2+)的吸附满足颗粒内扩散方程。随着热裂解温度的升高,同一种原料制备的生物质炭达到吸附平衡的时间缩短。Langmuir方程和Freundlich方程拟合结果显示,三种生物质炭对溶液中Cd~(2+)的吸附更符合Langmuir方程。单位数量的RSB在一定浓度Cd~(2+)溶液中对Cd~(2+)的吸附量显著高于MSB和RHB。三种生物质炭对Cd~(2+)的吸附量随制备生物质炭的热裂解温度的升高而降低。三种生物质炭中玉米秸秆炭的解吸率最小。因此评价生物质炭对溶液中重金属的去除效果需要考虑原料、热裂解温度等多种因素的影响。     

生物质炭对有机污染物的吸附及机理研究进展

生物质炭是一种利用废弃生物质材料在缺氧或厌氧环境中热化学转换制备的多孔级富碳固体材料。因其吸附能力强,制备原料来源广泛,生产成本低且环境友好等优点受到学术界越来越多的关注。探究生物质炭对有机污染物的吸附机理和规律,对于评估其环境行为和应用价值至关重要。着重综述了目前研究报道的生物质炭吸附有机污染物的吸附机理,包括分配作用、表面吸附作用和孔隙截留等。一般低温生物质炭对非极性有机物的吸附机制以分配作用为主,这种非竞争性吸附机理可以解释高浓度有机污染物在生物质炭上的吸附过程。表面吸附是一种非线性竞争性吸附作用,是有机污染物在生物质炭表面有效吸附位点上形成静电作用或通过氢键、离子建、π-π相互作用等结合的过程。孔隙截留是另一种生物质炭固定有机污染物的微观机制,有机污染物在孔隙内部的分配和吸附也是生物质炭吸附能力的重要体现。而在实际复杂的污染环境中,各类生物质炭对有机污染物的吸附过程需要多种机制共同解释。此外,本文对吸附机制的影响因素进行了分析和总结,生物质炭自身理化特性决定了其应用价值,生物质炭的性质与有机污染物的极性、芳香性和分子大小等相匹配才能更好地实现吸附固定,不同的吸附环境如吸附介质、p H和共存离子等也会对吸附机制和吸附效果产生影响。最后,文章进一步探讨了生物质炭吸附有机污染相关研究未来应着重解决的问题,以及生物质炭在有机污染土壤修复中的应用前景。     

制炭温度对玉米和小麦生物质炭理化性质的影响

通过缓慢高温裂解方式生产不同温度的小麦和玉米生物质炭,并对其性质进行分析.结果显示,生物质炭性质受裂解温度和生物质种类的影响而表现出差异.当裂解温度从300℃升高到500℃时,小麦生物质炭产率从44.3％降低到38.4％,其生物质炭碳含量从617.9 g/kg升高到674.0 g/kg;玉米生物质炭产率从42.8％(300℃)降低到29.7％(500℃),其生物质炭碳含量从574.8 g/kg(300℃)升高到651.1 g/kg(500℃).生物质炭pH、灰分含量、全磷含量等也随制炭温度升高而升高,小麦生物质炭pH从7.59(300℃)上升到10.51(500℃),灰分含量从186.1 g/kg(300℃)升高到268.2 g/kg(500℃),全磷含量从0.70 g/kg(300℃)升高到1.10 g/kg(500℃);玉米生物质炭pH从9.35(300℃)升高到10.12(500℃),全磷含量从2.34 g/kg(300℃)升高到4.37 g/kg(500℃).说明制炭温度和生物质种类对生物质炭理化性质具有决定性作用.     

小麦玉米轮作条件下不同生物质炭对土壤腐殖物质的影响

生物质炭是有效的土壤固碳材料.通过1年的田间试验探究了小麦玉米轮作施用花生壳生物质炭和木材生物质炭后盐化潮土腐殖物质(HS)含量及化学结构的变化.试验设置不施肥(CK)、常规单施化肥(T1)、花生壳生物质炭(T2)、木材生物质炭(T3)4个处理.结果表明,与CK和T1处理相比,小麦季和玉米季生物质炭处理的土壤有机碳(s...     

制备方法对生物质炭外源磷吸附解吸的影响

探讨了制备温度、洗涤处理及颗粒粒径大小对芦苇秸秆生物质炭的外源磷吸附和解吸性能的影响。结果表明:600℃和350℃制备的生物质炭对磷的等温吸附曲线分别与Langmir和Fredulich方程有更高的拟合度,600℃制备的生物质炭对磷最大吸附量(1040.3～2194.6 mg kg-1)显著高于350℃制备的生物质炭(424.4～945.4 mg kg-1),但磷的解吸率(0.41～4.95%)显著低于350℃制备的生物质炭(6.66～13.89%);洗涤处理降低了生物质炭吸附磷的性能,且600℃制备的生物质炭降低幅度更大,但均提高生物质炭磷的平均解吸率;随着颗粒粒径减小,生物质炭吸附磷的性能有增强趋势。研究发现制备温度为600℃、未洗涤处理且颗粒粒径大于60目的生物质炭对磷吸附性能最好。     

木屑生物质炭对水中阿特拉津、多菌灵和啶虫脒复合农药的吸附性能研究

选取木屑为原材料,在500、700℃下制备生物质炭(标记为MX500和MX700),试验考察了溶液初始pH和生物质炭投加量对其吸附性能的影响,并利用吸附动力学、吸附等温线以及傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)等手段,研究了木屑生物质炭对水溶液中3种不同类型的典型常用农药阿特拉津(ATR)、多菌灵(CAR)和啶虫脒(ACE)的吸附特性及吸附机理。结果表明：热解温度700℃,pH 3.0,生物质炭投加量为2.0 g/L时,木屑生物质炭对3种农药的联合吸附效果最好。MX700对ATR、CAR和ACE的最大吸附量分别为40.2、50.4和44.9μg/g,约为MX500的1.4倍～2.2倍。吸附动力学和吸附等温线结果显示,准二级动力学方程、颗粒内扩散方程和Langmuir方程能较好地拟合吸附过程。FTIR结果显示,木屑生物质炭主要通过酚羟基和羧基等含氧官能团以及芳香环结构去除水中ATR、CAR和ACE。木屑生物质炭对农药的吸附机理包括静电作用力、氢键作用力及π–π键相互作用力。在100μg/L浓度下,木屑生物质炭对ATR、CAR和ACE复合农药的吸附效果和机理与农药单体类似。综上,木屑生物质炭作为...     

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.     

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.     

Genetic similarities among Spanisch populations of Agropyron, Elymus and Thinopyrum, using PCR-based markers

Arbitrary oligonucleotides were used as primers to amplifygenomic DNA of 48 wild Spanish populations of Agropyroncristatum, Elymus hispanicus,E. caninus,E. repens,Thinopyrum curvifolium, Th.junceum and Th.intermedium. Genetic diversity was analysedusing nineteen primers. The number of amplified products ranged from8 to 18 per primer and a total of 240 markers were scored. Differentlevels of intraspecific genetic diversity were found, the allogamousspecies E. repens andTh. intermedium being themost variable. Jaccard's similarity coefficients for internalmeasure within and between populations were used to produce a clusterdiagram. The results demonstrate differences in the degree ofsimilarity between taxonomic units. Interpopulational variability andinterspecific genomic relationships of these species arediscussed.     

Mycorrhizae,biocides, and biocontrol. 4. Response of a mixed culture of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and host plant to three fungicides

The effects of three commonly used fungicides on the colonization and sporulation by a mixture of three arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi consisting of Glomus etunicatum (Becker & Gerd.), Glomus mosseae (Nicol. & Gerd.) Gerd. & Trappe, and Gigaspora rosea (Nicol. & Schenck) in symbiosis with pea plants and the resulting response of the host-plant were examined. Benomyl, PCNB, and captan were applied as soil drenches at a rate of 20 mg active ingredient kg^-1 soil 2 weeks after transplanting pea seedlings in a silty clay-loam soil containing the mixed inocula of AM fungi (AM plants). Effects of fungicides were compared to untreated plants that were inoculated with fungi (AM control). The effect of mycorrhizal inoculation on plant growth was also examined by including nonmycorrhizal, non-fungicide-treated plants (non-AM control). Fungicides or inoculation with AM fungi had only a small effect on the final shoot weights of pea plants, but had greater effects on root length and seed yield. AM control plants had higher seed yields and lower root lengths than the corresponding non-AM plants, and the fungicide-treated AM plants had intermediate yields and root lengths. Seed N and P contents were likewise highest in AM control plants, lowest in non-AM plants, and intermediate in fungicide-treated AM plants. All three fungicides depressed the proportion (%) of root length colonized by AM fungi, but these differences did not translate to reductions in the total root length that was colonized, since roots were longer in the fungicide-treated AM plants. Pea plants apparently compensated for the reduction in AM-fungal metabolism due to fungicides by increasing root growth. Fungicides affected the population of the three fungi as determined by sporulation at the final harvest. Captan significantly reduced the number, relative abundance, and relative volume of G. rosea spores in the final population relative to the controls. The relative volume of G. etunicatum spores was greater in all the fungicide-treated soils, while G. mosseae relative volumes were only greater in the captan-treated soil. These findings show that fungicides can alter the species composition of an AM-fungal community. The results also show that AM fungi can increase seed yield without enhancing the vegetative shoot growth of host plants.