Modifying And Evaluating a P Index For Denmark

The European Union recently adopted the Water Framework Directive aiming at protecting and enhancing the status of aquatic ecosystems. The Water Framework Directive mandates EU member states to develop river basin management plans for each river basin. Consequently, water district managers need tools for identifying critical source areas within a catchment in order to target cost-effective remedial measures. The P Index could be well suited for screening large areas because of its low demand for input data and manpower compared to mechanistic, process based models. The P Index needs to be modified to local or regional conditions in order to incorporate all potential P loss pathways. In Denmark tile drains and leaching are considered major P loss pathways. We modified the Pennsylvania P Index to reflect Danish conditions. The Pennsylvania P Index and the modified Danish P Index were applied on a 1000 km² catchment. In order to test the P Indices we examined their capability to correctly rank measured annual diffuse total P losses from twelve sub-catchments within the 1000 km² catchment. Both P Indices, calculated on a sub-catchment basis, correlated with total P losses. The Danish P Index, however, performed distinctly better than the Pennsylvania P Index and explained 85% of the variation in measured diffuse total P losses.     

Source areas of phosphorus transfer in an agricultural catchment,south-eastern Norway

Abstract

The strategy to mitigate phosphorus (P) losses in areas of arable cropping in Norway has focused on measures to reduce erosion. Risk assessment of erosion has formed the basis for implementation of the measures. The soil P content has increased during recent decades, motivating an evaluation of its effect on P transfer in the landscape. The present study describes the spatial variability of runoff P concentrations from an agricultural dominated catchment (4.5 km²), representative for agriculture in south-eastern Norway. The concentrations of suspended sediments (SS), total P (TP) and dissolved reactive P (DRP) in runoff from 22 subcatchments (0.3–263 ha) during one year (monthly and during runoff-events) were evaluated. Contributions from point sources were 38 kg TP yr^?1 compared to a total P loss of 685 kg yr^?1 from the whole catchment. During low flow, mean diffuse TP concentration in runoff from subcatchments varied from 28 to 382 µg l^?1. The mean low flow TP concentration was 39 µg l^?1 from the housing area (only diffuse runoff) and 33 µg l^?1 from the forested area. During high flow the highest diffuse TP concentration was measured in an area with high erosion risk and high soil P status. At the subcatchment level the transfer of SS varied from 25 to 175% of the whole catchment SS transfer. Correspondingly for TP, the transfer varied from 50 to 260% of the whole catchment TP transfer. For each of five agricultural subcatchments the slope of the relationship between TP and SS concentrations reflected the mean soil P status of the subcatchment. Erosion risk estimates were closely related to the SS concentration (R²=0.83). The study illustrates that soil P status in addition to soil erosion is an important factor for P transfer.     

Review of the Annual Phosphorus Loss Estimator tool – a new model for estimating phosphorus losses at the field scale

Models that estimate P‐loss from agricultural land to surface waters are important tools used by soil scientists, catchment scientists and land managers, to help identify high‐risk areas and determine measures that can reduce such losses. A widely used method for predicting P‐loss from agricultural land is the ‘Phosphorus Index’ (PI) tool, developed by Lemunyon and Gilbert [Journal of Production Agriculture (1993), 6 , 483–486], which requires relatively basic input data and provides a qualitative estimate of the risk of P‐loss from agricultural fields. The PI delivers a single numerical score, typically expressed as a risk factor ranging from ‘low’ to ‘very high’. Across the USA, state‐wide adaptations to the original PI resulted in widely differing indices. In an attempt to reduce these interstate discrepancies, the US Department for Agriculture developed the Annual Phosphorus Loss Estimator (APLE; Vadas et al., Journal of Environmental Quality (2009), 38 , 1645–1653) tool to provide a more transparent and quantitative (rather than qualitative) output for both particulate and dissolved P fractions. This short review compares the latest incarnation of the PI in the APLE tool with other P management indices and explores the various features and opportunities included in the model's inbuilt equations.     

Effects of iron,calcium, and organic matter on phosphorus behavior in fluvo-aquic soil: farmland investigation and aging experiments

Purpose

Excessive fertilization has led to a high risk of phosphorus (P) leaching and related problems in the North China Plain, where the most typical cropland soil is fluvo-aquic soil. The main factors controlling environmental P behavior and the acting time sequence of these factors in soil after long-term P fertilizer application have not been well recognized. A clear understanding is essential for effective P management.

Materials and methods

Effects of Fe minerals, calcium carbonate, and organic matter (OM) on P immobilization in fluvo-aquic soil were studied systematically through farmland investigation and aging experiments.

Results and discussion

Phosphorus associated with Ca was the primary fraction in fluvo-aquic soil. Even though there was no significant correlation between the total contents of P and Ca in soils, formation of P-Ca phases facilitated by Ca²⁺ in soil solution was a mechanism of P retention when soil received excess P fertilizer. Positive correlations between the contents of P and Fe and total organic carbon (TOC) indicate that Fe minerals and OM have significant effects on P immobilization. Through the aging experiments, P was found to primarily adsorb on goethite and gradually forms Ca-P compounds. Organic fertilizer caused P release and inhibition of P adsorption in the initial stages; however, OM derived from organic fertilizer might facilitate P immobilization in the long term through the formation of a P-Ca-OM complex.

Conclusions

Although superfluous application of P fertilizers leads to the gradual formation of Ca-P in fluvo-aquic soils, there is still a risk of P loss because P is not immediately adsorbed by Fe minerals. Moreover, application of organic fertilizers increases the risk of P loss. These results provide an important scientific basis for initiating P management policies for fluvo-aquic soils.

     

太湖地区种植结构及农田氮磷流失负荷变化

太湖地区是我国农业最发达区域,近年来随着经济利益的驱动,太湖地区稻田改为果园、菜地、茶园现象突出,该地区种植结构的变化趋势和分布特征以及种植结构改变前后的氮(N)、磷(P)肥投入量、径流流失负荷量尚缺乏研究。本研究基于农业统计年鉴和文献调研数据,通过2002—2017年太湖地区主要城市(常州、无锡、苏州、湖州)果菜茶和水稻种植面积、N和P养分投入量、农田N和P流失负荷研究分析,为该地区农业面源污染防治和治理提供科学依据。得出如下结论:2002—2017年太湖地区果菜茶种植面积显著增加,尤其是果园(增加2.852×104hm2)和茶园(增加1.892×104hm2),而稻田种植面积下降显著(下降1.985×105hm2);2002—2010年间种植结构变化速率远高于2010—2017年,且果菜茶种植面积增加主要集中在武进、南浔、宜兴、苏州市区、长兴等临湖地区。2002—2017年太湖地区N、P肥投入量分别降低25.26%和9.59%, N流失量显著下降34.66%, P流失量仅下降1.84%。现今太湖地区稻田、果园、菜园和茶园的N流失负荷分别为10 200t、670 t和10 100 t、250 t, P流失负荷估算量分别为290 t、400 t、3 000 t和50 t。随着种植结构的改变,太湖地区稻田种植体系已不是农田N、P流失的最大来源,果菜茶来源的N、P流失总和已排在第一位,成为了目前农田N、P流失的优先控制对象。建议下一阶段太湖地区农业面源污染防治应侧重于优化果菜茶与水稻种植结构,同时强化P污染防治技术研究,最终实现太湖地区种植业的清洁可持续发展。     

A simplified risk assessment for losses of dissolved reactive phosphorus through drainage pipes from agricultural soils

Abstract

Soil tests with extractions are commonly used for risk assessments of phosphorus (P) leaching. Procedures for routine analysis of crop-available soil P by extraction with acid ammonium lactate (P-AL) have been used for nearly 50 years in Sweden, Norway and several East European countries. Aluminium and iron (Al-AL and Fe-AL) were determined in the same extract for 40 well known clayey, loamy or sandy soils from the Swedish long-term studies. Average outcome was 16.8 and 6.0% for the two elements related to extraction with chelating ammonium oxalate (Al-AO and Fe-AO) and concentrations had a correlation coefficient of 0.947 and 0.891, respectively, when the two extraction agents were compared. On average, P-AL determination using inductive coupled plasma (ICP) resulted in 19% higher soil P concentrations compared to analysis using a colorimetric method based on non-calcareous and calcareous soils from the southern counties in the Swedish soil survey, represented mainly by sandy loam soils. Degree of P saturation on a molar basis in the AL extract (DPS-AL) was determined for 22 Nordic observation fields with drained clayey, loamy and sandy soils. Results were used together with long-term flow-weighed concentration of dissolved reactive P (DRP) concentration in drainage water. These parameters were correlated (r=0.918, p=0.000) and could be fitted to a linear regression model (R²=84.3). In addition, two fields with unusually high DPS-AL values could clearly be identified as those with lowest P sorption index and highest DRP concentrations in drainage water. This demonstrates DPS-AL to have the potential as an environmental risk indicator for Swedish acid soils. A set of 230 non-calcareous soils in the southern counties of Sweden from the Swedish soil survey indicated that 3% of the soils had a high DPS-AL in the topsoil or subsoil, from which high DPS leaching probably occurs.     

Risk control effectiveness of phosphorus-containing passivators on Cd-contaminated agricultural soils to be strictly controlled

Purpose

Phosphorus (P)-containing passivators have a stabilizing effect on cadmium (Cd)-contaminated agricultural soils to be safely used, offering good potential for risk control of Cd-contaminated agricultural soils to be strictly controlled. In this study, an incubation experiment was conducted to evaluate the risk control effects of using hydroxyapatite (HAP) and monocalcium phosphate (MCP) on Cd-contaminated agricultural soils to be strictly controlled.

Materials and methods

Samples of topsoil were collected (0–20 cm) from agricultural land near a lead–zinc mine in Southwestern China containing 32.07 mg kg^?1 Cd with a pH of 7.28. The amounts of passivators added were equal to approximately 3% of the soil by weight. The soil Cd content, physicochemical properties, enzyme activity, and microbial community were analyzed.

Results

The results showed that the application of HAP and MCP decreased the activity and mobility of Cd in soils to be strictly controlled. HAP was more effective in decreasing the exchangeable Cd (Cd_Ex) than MCP (rate of decrease was 48.1% for HAP and 24.4% for MCP). According to the results of the geometric mean (GMean) and the integrated total enzyme activity (TEI) index, the total soil enzyme activity of the HAP treatment was higher than that of CK and MCP treatment. HAP and MCP significantly decreased the Chao and Shannon bacterial community indices and the Shannon index of the soil fungal community. HAP increased Actinobacteria abundance, which is beneficial to soil fertility enhancement and plant growth, and MCP increased Rhizobiales abundance, which promotes soil P cycling and plant growth. Primary driving factors for the changes in bacterial and fungal community composition in the stabilized soils were CEC and Cd_Ex for bacteria and Cd bound to carbonates (Cd_Car) and residual Cd (Cd_Res) for fungi.

Conclusions

HAP is more suitable for risk control of Cd-contaminated agricultural soils to be strictly controlled than MCP from the perspective of soil Cd activity and mobility, soil enzyme activity, and diversity and composition of the soil microbial community.

     

The quantitative changes of nutrients in two contrasting soils amended with sewage sludge compost evaluated by various statistical tools

Introduction: The application of organic fertilisers to replenish soil organic matter and improve soil fertility and productivity has become common agricultural practice.

Aim of the study: This research deals with the effects of soil amendment with sewage sludge compost (SSC) on organic carbon, nitrogen total, nitrogen mineral and available P, K, S and Mg mineralisation in two contrasting soils. The various statistical tools used in this study have allowed us to present another conceptualisation of nutrient increments or losses as an effect of SSC applied. In order to distinguish groups of nutrients which are similar, a cluster analysis was used. A two-way analysis of variance was applied to compare the increments of the content of nutrients in the soils.

Material and Methods: A 3-year pot experiment was conducted, employing a randomised, factorial design with two soils (light and medium) and one amendment treatment as a compost at a rate equivalent to 6 Mg ha^?1. The following parameters of chemical soil properties were determined: contents of organic carbon (Corg), total nitrogen (Ntot), amounts of available P, K, Mg, S and mineral nitrogen (Nmin).

Results: The SSC showed a similar influence on the fertility of both soils. It was affirmed that application of SSC results in a statistically significant increase in the contents of soil organic carbon. The amounts of total and mineral N, as well as available P and S were subjected to different patterns of quantity changes expressed by both increase and loss. Moreover, a statistically significant loss of available K amounts was observed in both soils.

Conclusions: The findings of the study indicated that mature SSC becomes a long lasting fertiliser, slowly subjected to decomposition processes. Therefore, it may influence small increases in nutrient amounts in soils, in relation to the contents obtained for the control soil.     

Temporal trends in phosphorus concentrations and losses from agricultural catchments in the Nordic and Baltic countries

This paper in a uniform manner examines temporal trends in phosphorus (P) concentrations and losses from small and well-monitored agricultural catchments in the Nordic and Baltic countries. Thirty-four catchments (range 0.1–33 km²) in Norway (8), Denmark (5), Sweden (8), Finland (4), Estonia (3), Latvia (3) and Lithuania (3) were selected for the study. The time series ranged from 10 (2002–2011) to 21 years (1989–2009). The monthly P concentration and loss time series were tested for significant monotone trends (p < 0.05; two-sided test) using the partial Mann–Kendall test with stream discharge as an explanatory variable. The results show a large variation in concentrations and losses of total phosphorus (TP) among the 34 studied catchments, where the long-term mean annual losses varied from 0.09 to 7.5 kg TP ha^?1. In addition, a large interannual variability in losses within catchments was found with up to a factor of 23 between years within the same catchment. Six catchments showed downward temporal trends in the TP loss time series. One upward trend in TP losses was detected in a catchment in south-west Sweden. Eight downward trends were detected in the TP concentration time series. Overall, our results show (1) a huge variability in mean P losses and concentrations among catchments, (2) a huge temporal variability in losses within catchments and (3) few detectable changes in P losses and concentrations over the study period. The results showcase the need for implementation of mitigation strategies towards reduced P losses from agricultural landscapes in the Nordic/Baltic Sea region in order to improve P water quality and ecology in surface waters.     

Effects of Source and Amount of Phosphorus on Sorption Kinetics in the Topsoil of a Highly Weathered Soil

Abstract

Soil chemical and physical reactions involving phosphorus (P) must be understood to predict the risk of P being transported from agricultural land to streams and lakes. The kinetics of P sorption by an Ultisols from West Virginia, USA, receiving P from fertilizers were compared to soils amended with turkey litter. Addition of 6.6 and 13.2 Mg turkey litter ha^?1 increased Bray 1P levels to about the same level as adding 53 and 115 kg P ha^?1, respectively. Phosphorus binding capacity decreased to a greater extent when P was added as fertilizer as compared to turkey litter. For example, P binding maximum was 360 mg P kg^?1 dry soil when soil was amended with 6.6 Mg turkey litter ha^?1 as compared to 260 mg P kg^?1 dry soil when amended with 53 kg P ha^?1. This study demonstrates that the decrease in P‐binding capacity with increasing soil P is less when P is added as turkey litter.     

Spatial,seasonal and ecological risk assessment of organohalogenated contaminants in sediments of Swartkops and Sundays Estuaries,Eastern Cape province,South Africa

Purpose

Run-off from industrial and agricultural activities has continued to be a major source of organohalogenated contaminants (OHCs) in the environment. Swartkops (SWE) and Sundays Estuaries (SDE) located in the city of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, were selected for this study because of their proximity to industrial and agricultural activities.

Materials and methods

In this study, we determined the levels, seasonal occurrence as well as the ecological risk monitoring of 18 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), 17 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and six polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the sediments of SWE and SDE using a gas chromatograph coupled with a micro electron capture detector.

Results and discussion

HCHs, BDE-17, tri- and tetra-CBs dominated the OHC profiles in sediments of both estuaries. The respective concentration ranges of OCPs, PCBs and PBDEs in SDE sediment were 0.06–0.93 μg g^?1 dw, 0.08–1.71 μg g^?1 dw and 0.08–32.41 ng g^?1 dw while that of SWE in that order were 0.10–4.70 μg g^?1 dw, 0.07–3.80 μg g^?1 dw and 0.11–130.21 ng g^?1 dw. The high concentrations of OHCs in SWE may be due to the high usage of its surrounding area for industrial activities. The concentrations of all OHCs with exception of PCBs were higher in spring for both estuaries probably due to the heavy rain experienced during spring season. Cluster analysis and spatial distribution of OHCs indicated that samples around the Motherwell Canal in the SWE were more polluted. Total organic carbon (TOC) was strongly correlated with most OHCs in SWE revealing that TOC controls the sorption of OHCs in this estuary. Risk analysis showed that most sampling points had PCBs and HCHs concentration greater than their respective sediment quality guideline (SQGL) indicating a high risk to benthic species in SDE and SWE.

Conclusions

Samples collected from the SWE were more polluted than those collected from the SDE probably due to the extensive use of the catchment of SWE for industrial activities. In comparison with SQGL, most sampling points had PCBs and HCHs concentrations greater than their respective ERL and TEL values, indicating the potential risk to biota in SDE and SWE. Thus, an urgent need to manage and mitigate the OHCs concentrations in these estuaries is recommended.

     

Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry reveals phosphorus addition alleviates microbial nutrient limitation and promotes soil carbon sequestration in agricultural ecosystems

Purpose

Variation in soil microbial metabolism remains highly uncertain in predicting soil carbon (C) sequestration, and is particularly and poorly understood in agroecosystem with high soil phosphorus (P) variability.

Materials and methods

This study quantified metabolic limitation of microbes and their association with carbon use efficiency (CUE) via extracellular enzymatic stoichiometry and biogeochemical equilibrium models in field experiment employing five inorganic P gradients (0, 75, 150, 225, and 300 kg P ha^?1) in farmland used to grow peas.

Results and discussion

Results showed P fertilization significantly increased soil Olsen-P and NO₃^?-N contents, and enzyme activities (β-1,4-glucosidase and β-D-cellobiosidase) were significantly affected by P fertilization. It indicated that P fertilization significantly decreased microbial P limitation due to the increase of soil available P. Interestingly, P application also significantly decreased microbial nitrogen (N) limitation, a phenomenon primarily attributable to increasing NO₃^?-N content via increasing biological N fixation within the pea field. Furthermore, P fertilization increased microbial CUE because the reduction in microbial N and P limitation leads to higher C allocation to microbial growth. Partial least squares path modeling (PLS-PM) further revealed that the reduction of microbial metabolic limitation is conducive to soil C sequestration.

Conclusions

Our study revealed that P application in agroecosystem can alleviate not only microbial P limitation but also N limitation, which further reduces soil C loss via increasing microbial CUE. This study provides important insight into better understanding the mechanisms whereby fertilization mediates soil C cycling driven by microbial metabolism in agricultural ecosystems.

     

Potential nitrogen and phosphorus leaching from soils fertilized with meat and bone meal

Abstract

The nitrogen and phosphorus contents of meat and bone meal (MBM) make it a potentially valuable nutrient source in agriculture. Its narrow N:P ratio, however, makes it a potential environmental risk if it is not utilized with caution. A column-leaching experiment was conducted to assess potential nitrogen and phosphorus leaching from bare soils fertilized with MBM. This should give an idea of the efficacy of autumn or early spring MBM application on land devoid of vegetation cover. Earlier greenhouse and field experiments have indicated that nitrogen mineralization after MBM application takes place relatively rapidly. The column experiment conducted here has indicated that spring application of MBM prior to planting can result in the loss of mineral nitrogen, reducing the total amount of N available to the crop. A higher initial loss (up to 47 mg l^?1) of ammonium was found for the MBM treated soils, but this declined to less than 0.1 mg l^?1 by the end of the experiment, 11 weeks later. Nitrate loss was highest at the onset of the experiment for the soils that received mineral N fertilizer. With time, however, the largest nitrate losses were associated with the MBM-treated soils. Nitrate leaching continued to well beyond the end of the experiment. The effect will most certainly be exacerbated when the crop N (rather than crop P) requirement forms the basis for MBM application. The amount of P leached as ortho-P is probably small but may also represent an environmental risk if N remains to be the basis of MBM application. Based on the results presented here and considering the dangers of elevated nutrient losses, autumn and early spring MBM application may not be recommended.     

基因组学在作物抗逆性研究中的新进展

自然环境中各种生物和非生物胁迫是影响作物产量的巨大威胁。随着现代分子生物学的发展,从分子水平研究作物抵御逆境的机理已成为生态农业研究的一个重要任务,分子遗传学与生态学的整合诞生了生态基因组学即用基因组学的技术和手段研究生态学领域的问题。基因组学按其研究内容分为功能基因组学、结构基因组学和比较基因组学,本文从这3方面分别阐述了作物抵抗生物胁迫和非生物胁迫的生态基因组学研究进展,总结了基因组学在植物抗逆性研究中的一些新技术和新手段,特别是基于近几年发展起来的二代深度测序所带来的一系列高通量的检测方法与结果。①功能基因组学包含转录组学、表观遗传学、蛋白组学、相互作用组学、代谢组学和表型组学,本文侧重从植物抗逆的功能基因表达水平上的研究展开,重点探讨了转录组学和表观遗传学在植物抗逆研究的新进展,介绍了一些转录组学和表观遗传学研究技术,如基因芯片技术、RNA测序技术、SAGE、cDNA-AFLP、SSH、亚硫酸盐法、ChIP-Chip、ChIP-seq等;例举了一些转录因子基因家族在植物抗逆反应中的作用,总结其作用共性,结果表明不少抗逆基因受到胁迫后基因转录激活上有一定相关性,大多受激素信号转导途径所调控,很多抗逆途径最终都涉及到ABA信号传导通路并与衰老相关;植物的抗逆性受多个信号通路调控,对同一逆境响应常常需要不同的转录因子共同参与,而同一转录因子也有可能参与2个以上的不同抗逆反应;表观遗传学则指在不改变基因序列前提下,对DNA甲基化修饰、组蛋白翻译后修饰及小RNA介导的信号传导等,有证据表明其存在遗传印记作用。②结构基因组学主要利用QTL定位和DNA测序技术,确定植物基因组的遗传图谱和物理图谱,二代深度测序平台的建立使许多植物的全基因组测序成为可能。迄今为止,已有超过40种植物完成全基因组测序,越来越多的植物全基因组计划正在实施中或预计实施。③比较基因组学是基于功能基因组学和结构基因组学进而比较不同物种或不同群体间的基因组差异和相关性的研究,可分析逆境响应相关基因在进化过程中及在地理位置分布中的作用和意义,也同时为QTL定位及功能基因组学研究提供丰富信息。此外,还简要介绍并列举了一些网络共享作物抗逆的生物信息资源数据库。虽然基因组学在如何正确处理海量数据等问题上还存在瓶颈,但它提供的大量作物抗逆方面的基因组信息已为植物抗逆研究提供了众多线索与依据,为今后改良作物抗逆性的遗传育种工作带来了新启示。     

长期施磷稻田土壤磷素累积及其潜在环境风险

应用常规化学分析法和数学统计方法,基于太湖地区13年的长期定位试验,研究长期不同施磷水平下[0(不施磷)、30 kg.hm 2.a 1(低磷)、60 kg.hm 2.a 1(适磷)、90 kg.hm 2.a 1(高磷)]稻麦轮作系统稻田土壤磷素累积规律及磷素流失引发的环境风险。在本试验区土壤环境条件下,可能发生稻田磷素淋溶及径流的土壤耕层(0~15 cm)Olsen-P临界值分别为26.0 mg.kg 1和24.8 mg.kg 1。连续13年适磷、高磷施肥,土壤耕层Olsen-P含量分别达到26.9 mg.kg 1和33.2 mg.kg 1,均高于临界值浓度,且已导致稻田田面水与30 cm渗漏水中总磷浓度显著升高,大大提高了稻田磷素淋溶及径流的风险。低磷施肥土壤Olsen-P长期稳定在(10.1±2.0)mg.kg 1水平,并且每年的稻麦产量与高磷、适磷处理相比并无显著差异,而长期低磷施肥土壤磷的流失风险也较小。因此,在太湖地区稻麦轮作体系下,磷肥不宜以常规适磷水平长期施用,建议以低磷水平(30 kg.hm 2.a 1)长期施用或以适磷水平(60 kg.hm 2.a 1)间歇式施用。     

中国北方主要农区农田氮磷淋溶特征与时空规律

中国北方黑土区、潮土区和褐土区是我国农业主产区,大水大肥问题尤为突出,氮磷淋溶是全国典型的地下水污染来源。然而,中国北方主要农区农田氮磷淋溶特征和时空规律尚不清楚。本文利用田间原位监测和文献荟萃分析方法,系统分析了中国北方主要农区285个监测点年的4种主要种植模式(春玉米、冬小麦-夏玉米、露地蔬菜、保护地蔬菜)农田氮磷淋溶特征与时空规律。研究结果表明,中国北方4个主要种植模式的平均氮和磷淋溶强度分别为:保护地蔬菜117.5 kg(N)·hm~(-2)和0.74 kg(P)·hm~(-2),露地蔬菜51.7kg(N)·hm~(-2)和0.10kg(P)·hm~(-2),冬小麦-夏玉米轮作49.9kg(N)·hm~(-2)和0.07kg(P)·hm~(-2),春玉米30.7kg(N)·hm~(-2)和0.09kg(N)·hm~(-2)。与粮田相比,蔬菜田的高水肥投入决定了其较高的氮磷淋溶量。受土壤质地以及区域间水肥管理差异的影响,同一种植模式下,总氮淋溶强度为黑土区褐土区潮土区。农田氮磷淋溶年际间变化主要受降雨强度的影响,总氮淋溶量与降雨强度呈正线性相关关系,尤其前一年无淋溶事件发生背景下,下一年的淋溶量会急剧增加。空间尺度上,潮土区和褐土区是氮素淋溶的主要风险区。值得注意的是一些蔬菜种植面积尤其是保护地蔬菜种植面积占比较大的省份表现出较高的氮磷淋溶风险。综上,北方主要农区农田氮磷淋溶风险以氮为主,磷的淋溶风险也不容忽视。潮土区和褐土区是氮素淋溶的主要风险区。区域尺度上,氮磷淋溶主要来自粮田,但菜田面积越大,氮磷淋溶风险越高。     

Influence of Soil Properties and Manure Sources on Phosphorus in Runoff during Simulated Rainfall

Runoff from agricultural fields amended with animal manure or fertilizer is a source of phosphorus (P) pollution to surface waters, which can have harmful effects such as eutrophication. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the impact of soil P status and the P composition of manure sources on P in runoff and characterize the effects of manure sources on mass loss of dissolved reactive P, total dissolved P, and total P in runoff. Soil boxes set at 5% slopes received 7.5 cm h^?1 of simulated rainfall for 30 min. Study soils included a Kenansville loamy sand (loamy siliceous subactive thermic Arenic Hapludults, a Coastal Plain soil) and a Davidson silt loam (kaolinitic thermic Rhodic Kandiudults, a Piedmont soil). Soil test P concentrations ranged from 16 to 283 mg P kg^?1. Sources of P included broiler litter, breeder manure, and breeder manure treated with three rates of aluminum sulfate (Al₂(SO₄)₃) 0, 3.9, and 7.8 kg m^?2, di-ammonium phosphate (DAP), and an un-amended control. All manure sources were surface applied at 66 kg P ha^?1 without incorporation. Water extractable P represented an average of 10 ± 6% total P in manure. Runoff samples were taken over a 30-min period. Piedmont soil contained greater amounts of clay, aluminum (Al), and iron (Fe) concentrations, and higher P sorption capacities that produced significantly lower dissolved reactive P, total dissolved P, and total P losses than the Coastal Plain soil. Runoff P loss did not differ significantly for low and high STP Coastal Plain soils. Water extractable P in manures accounted for all dissolved reactive P lost in runoff with dissolved reactive P correlating strongly with water extractable P concentration (r² = 0.9961). Overall, manures containing the highest water extractable P concentrations contributed to the largest amounts of dissolved reactive P in runoff. Manure treated with 3.9 and 7.8 kg m^?2 of Al₂(SO₄)₃ (alum) decreased dissolved reactive P in runoff by 29%. While this soil box runoff study represents a worst-case scenario for P loss, highly significant effects of soil properties and manure sources were obtained. Management based on these results should help ameliorate harmful effects of P in runoff.     

Chemical Fractionation of Trace Elements in Biosolid‐Amended Soils and Correlation with Trace Elements in Crop Tissue

Abstract

A previous study indicated that agricultural biosolid applications increased the concentration of EPA₃₀₅₀‐digestible trace elements in soils on Pennsylvania production farms but could not indicate potential trace‐element environmental availability. This study was conducted to determine if biosolid application had altered the distribution of trace‐elements among operationally defined soil fractions and the relationship of trace element concentrations in soil and crop tissues. Biosolid‐amended and unamended soils from production farms in Pennsylvania were extracted using a modified Bureau Communautaire de Référence (BCR) sequential fractionation technique and analyzed for chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn). Trace‐element concentrations in crop tissues (soybean silage, sudangrass, corn grain, alfalfa hay, and orchardgrass hay) from the same farms were also determined. Fractionation results indicated that the proportion of Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn that is potentially bioavailable is quite small in unamended soils. Biosolid applications significantly (P≤0.1) increased concentrations of Cu in all soil fractions (average increase over unamended soil=1.14, 8.27, 6.04, and 5.84 mg kg^?1 for the exchangeable, reducible, oxidizable, and residual fractions, respectively), Ni (0.41, 1.65 mg kg^?1 for the reducible and residual fractions, respectively), Pb (5.12 and 1.49 mg kg^?1 for the reducible and residual fractions, respectively), and Zn (8.28, 7.12, 4.44, and 8.98 mg kg^?1 for the exchangeable, reducible, oxidizable, and residual fractions, respectively) but did not significantly increase Cr in any soil fraction. Concentrations of Cu in all soil fractions were significantly (P≤0.01) correlated with concentrations of Cu in orchardgrass tissue (r=0.70, 0.66, 0.76, and 0.69 for the exchangeable, reducible, oxidizable, and residual soil fractions, respectively). Concentrations of exchangeable and reducible Zn were significantly correlated with Zn in sudangrass tissue (r=0.81 and 0.67), and reducible Zn was significantly correlated with Zn concentrations in orchardgrass tissue (r=0.65). Application of biosolids had little effect on bioavailability of Cr, Ni, or Pb, whereas higher loadings of Cu and Zn led to a shift toward the more labile soil fractions. Loadings of Cu and Zn were much smaller than cumulative loadings permitted under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Part 503 regulations. Chemical soil fractionation was able to detect increases in labile soil Cu and Zn that relate to increased phytoavailability.     

An Assessment of the Ca:Al Ratios of Selected Pennsylvania Forest Soils

The Ca:Al status of selected Pennsylvania forest soils was assessed based on data compiled from various soil chemistry evaluations done between 1991–94. A total of 116 horizons (76 mineral, 40 organic) from 39 different soil profiles representing 18 different soil series were evaluated. Ca and Al were determined by extraction with 0.01M SrCl₂. Non-linear regression analysis (logarithmic curve) showed a significant (p < 0.01) negative relationship between extractable Ca and Al across all horizons (R² = 0.64). An acid soil infertility and aluminum stress risk assessment was conducted using the method suggested by Cronan and Grigal (1995). None of the soil organic horizons were found to be at risk; however, nearly 42% of the AE/E horizons were classified at a 50% or greater risk of producing aluminum stress to trees. The B horizons had the highest risk levels, with 91.2% classified at a 50% or greater risk level. The Ca:Al ratios of most of the mineral soil horizons included in this evaluation were low enough to present considerable risk of aluminum stress to trees growing on the sites from which these soils were collected. The application of Ca:Al ratio as a diagnostic tool in declining and nondeclining sugar maple stands in northcentral Pennsylvania generally produced consistent results for soil and roots but not for organic soil horizons and foliage of declining sugar maples.