Origin of red clay layers interbedded with basalts of the Golan Heights

Red clay layers interbedded with basalt flows of Pleistocene age in the Golan Heights have been described and sampled for analyses. Data for these layers have been compared with those for modern soils of the locality. Because the layers have pedogenic features and most also contain quartz of assumed aeolian origin, they are considered to by paleosols even though they are low in organic matter. Smectite is the dominant clay mineral in the paleosols, as it is in modern soils of the area. At the same time, minerals characteristic of hydrothermal activities are absent. Low proportions of kaolinite as compared to those of modern soils are attributed to weathering under a drier climate in the Middle Pleistocene (approximately 0.7–1.6 m.y. B.P.) than that of the present. The paleosols are dense, have strong columnar structure and have well expressed mangans. These features, as well as the dehydration of iron oxides, are attributed to contacts with molten rock that become the basalt flows.     

Land evaluation of basaltic terrain under semi-arid to mediterranean conditions in the Golan Heights

Abstract. Soils derived from basalt bordering the northern Jordan Valley have developed under semi-arid to humid Mediterranean conditions and belong to two major soil orders: Vertisols in the drier south and Alfisols (Brown and Red Mediterranean soils) in the more humid north. Major limitations on land use of the vertisols are low hydraulic conductivity, slow infiltration and strong susceptibility to erosion by water. Crops growing on basalt-derived soil also suffer from phosphorus deficiency, though the soils contain much inorganic phosphorus. The natural vegetation is mainly herbaceous and grows well even under intensive and continuous grazing. The land is best used for pasture wherever limitations restrict other uses.     

Crystalline silica minerals in air-borne pyroclastic materials

Quartz is the most abundant, essential constituent of common volcanic rocks whereas tridymite and cristobalite occur in siliceous volcanic rocks. The mineralogy these minerals has been well established (DEER et at., 1963).     

Soil evolution on the low terraces of Lake Nero

The soil evolution in the depression of Lake Nero was driven by climate changes in the Holocene and by the history of the relief’s development in this region. In the Alleröd period, dark-colored soils were formed; in the Late Dryas period, they were cryoturbated and covered by colluvial deposits from the adjacent slopes. These specific paleosols are found on relatively high ancient surfaces. In the Early and Middle Holocene (10000–3700 BP), dark-colored horizons of soils with high stability of the organic matter were formed. The properties of humus in these soils are close to the properties of humus in forest-steppe soils. In the past 3500–3700 years, under conditions of some cooling and humidization of the climate with the development of taiga pedogenesis, these soils have evolved into soddy-podzolic soils. Their dark-colored horizons have degraded, though their lower parts are partly preserved in many places as the second humus horizons, the most distinctive feature of the soil polygenesis in the studied region. The soils of the low terrace (100–103 m a.s.l.) are younger than the soils of the higher and more ancient surfaces. Their evolution followed the same stages, though the Alleröd paleosols have not been found on this surface. In the coastal zone, at the heights below 97 m a.s.l., the soil formation began later, about 7000 years ago. Afterwards, the soils of this surface were subjected to the influence of fluctuations in the lake’s level. During the regression phase (7000–3500 BP), which corresponded to the dark-colored pedogenesis, these soils and the habitation deposits of the Bronze Age were formed on the dried bottom of the lake below its modern lake level of 93.2 m a.s.l. In the Late Holocene, these soils in the coastal zone were subjected to waterlogging rather than to podzolization due to the rise in the lake’s level; they have evolved into the soddy gley soils.     

Soil formation on acid and basic volcanic ashes of different ages in Kamchatka

The use of tephrochronological data on the ages of volcanic eruptions and the corresponding ash layers buried in the profiles of forest soils in Kamchatka makes it possible to distinguish between two groups of volcanic soils related to different stages of the volcanic activity. In the Holocene, the southern group of volcanoes was characterized by the ejection of acid pyroclasts typical of the mature stage of volcanism (the stage of caldera formation). The northern group of volcanoes ejected basic pyroclasts typical of the early (basaltic) stage of volcanism. Thus, the effect of the full cycle of volcanism on the soil formation can be traced in the soil profiles. It is shown that soil formation in volcanic areas depends on the frequency and intensity of ash falls and on the composition of the pyroclastic material.     

雷州半岛玄武岩发育土壤的表面电荷性质与土壤发育程度的关系

<正>热带、亚热带地区的可变电荷土壤由于遭受强烈的风化和淋溶作用并富含铁铝氧化物,其表面化学性质与温带地区的恒电荷土壤显著不同。其中最重要的差别在于这类土壤的表面电荷随着pH等环境条件的改变而变化[1]。过去对我国南方可变电荷土壤的表面电化学性质已开展了比较多的研     

基于土壤物理基本参数的土壤导热率模型

土壤物理基本参数是影响土壤导热率的重要因素,为了获取土壤的颗粒组成、有机质含量与土壤导热率计算模型中参数之间的关系,该文分析了陕西省9个地区的土壤质地对土壤导热率的影响,对不同土壤导热率估算模型的准确性进行评价,并在C?té-Konrad模型和Lu-Ren模型的基础上,建立了基于土壤物理基本参数的改进模型,结果表明:改进的C?té-Konrad模型与改进的Lu-Ren模型可以用来拟合不同质地的土壤导热率,且具有较好的拟合精度,决定系数R2均在0.92以上,相对误差(relative error,Re)均低于9.6%;对于砂粒含量或粉粒含量较高的土壤导热率,改进的C?té-Konrad模型模拟结果的均方根误差(root-mean-square error,RMSE)≤0.1183、R2≥0.9259以及Re≤9.55%,均优于C?té-Konrad模型、Lu-Ren模型和改进Lu-Ren模型;对于砂粒和粉粒含量均较低的土壤导热率,改进Lu-Ren模型模拟结果的RMSE≤0.0815、R2≥0.9326,Re≤8.21%,均明显优于其他3种模型。两种改进的模型分别建立了模型参数与颗粒组成、有机质含量之间的关系,能够更加详细描述土壤物理基本参数与导热率之间的关系,并且针对不同的土壤质地,选取合适的改进模型能够更加准确地计算土壤导热率。     

Soil solarization with biodegradable materials and its impact on soil microbial communities

The application of soil solarization (SS), one of the most promising techniques for the control of soilborne pathogens, is seriously limited by the drawback regarding the disposal of the used plastic materials. A possible solution to this problem is the use of biodegradable plastics. The aim of this study was to make comparisons between the impact of SS performed with biodegradable materials and that of SS with plastic films and other pest management techniques (i.e. organic matter amendment, calcium cyanamide and Dazomet fungicide application) on crop productivity, soilborne disease incidence, weed suppression, and soil chemical (total N, NH₄-N, nitrate, available phosphorus, organic matter, hydrolysis of fluorescein diacetate) and microbial (cultivable Pseudomonas, DGGE fingerprinting of bacterial 16S- and fungal 28S rRNA gene fragments from total soil community DNA) parameters. We carried out field experiments in two types of soil with different textures (clay and sand) artificially inoculated with Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici (vs. tomato) and Sclerotinia minor (vs. lettuce).The temperature of soils covered with solarizing materials was always higher than that of bare soils, but plastic cover was more effective and consistent in rising soil temperature compared to biodegradable materials. Plant growth promotion by SS was limited, especially compared to Dazomet and organic matter applications, and a positive effect was observed only for lettuce in the clay soil. Differently, both plastic and biodegradable solarizing materials were effective in reducing lettuce drop caused by S. minor. Weed development was significantly suppressed by Dazomet application and SS with plastic film, while control with biodegradable materials was limited. SS had a variable and limited effect on chemical and microbial parameters, with a general tendency to reduce richness of bacteria and fungi. Dazomet caused the most pronounced reduction of the microbial community diversity in both soil types and a significant stimulation of the fluorescent Pseudomonas group. Organic amendment significantly enhanced the organic matter content, the hydrolysis of fluorescein diacetate and the Pseudomonas population. Among all measured soil parameters, the size of the fluorescent Pseudomonas population emerged as the most important factor affecting crop productivity.The results of this experimentation show the potential of using biodegradable solarizing materials in place of plastic films, but also indicate the need for improving their properties to obtain performances comparable to those of other pest management techniques.     

Row Distance and Tree Heights in Apple Trees

Abstract

The apple cultivars ‘Discovery’, ‘Jonagold’ and ‘Mutsu’ were planted in 1980 at row distances of 3 and 4.5 m. Tree heights of 1.5, 2 and 2.5 m were established at 3 m row distance, and 2.25, 2.75 and 3.25 m at 4.5 m row distance. The tree heights were effective from 1985–86; yield and fruit development were followed during 1982–90. Yield per tree, tree size and fruitfulness were larger at the wider row distance, especially for ‘Mutsu’. Thus, in ‘Mutsu’, yield per hectare at 4.5 m equalled that at 3 m, contrary to ‘Discovery’ and ‘Jonagold’, where yield per hectare was higher at 3 m. Also, dry matter contents and colour development (‘Jonagold’) were improved by 4.5 m row distance in several cases. Reduced tree heights decreased yields and colour development (‘Jonagold’), but with minor reductions at tree heights of 2.0–2.5 m during the first 7–8 years. A tree height of 1.5 m, at 3 m row distance, responded negatively, especially for ‘Discovery’ and ‘Jonagold’.     

红壤旱地长期试验肥力演变及玉米效应研究

采用长期定位试验研究方法,探讨高原旱地红壤施N、NP、NM、NPM和NPK对红壤肥力演变、养分供给能力及玉米的效应。结果表明,N处理8年玉米绝收;NP处理前期比施N增产,长期施用不稳产,至23年绝收;NPM处理玉米产量由试验前10年的4628 kg/hm2,增加到后10年的6875 kg/hm2,增产2247 kg/hm2;在NP基础上施K2O 112.5 kg/hm2的NP+K处理,比施NP增产2264 kg/hm2。说明配施增产效果明显,但长期只施NP会导致其它元素失衡不能稳产。有机肥和NP配施,显著增加土壤有机质含量,红壤28年不施有机肥,有机质含量不下降,年施有机肥30000 kg/hm2,不施化学钾肥,也能维持钾素平衡。长期不施化学钾或有机肥导致钾素枯竭。红壤磷素自然供给能力极低,仅为3.6～15.7%,施磷显著增加速效磷含量,施磷或有机肥提高磷素自然供给能力。NP处理11年不施钾,钾素自然供给能力由35%～68%降低为11.09%～23.2%。     

Characteristics of Regolith developed on basalt in Pahang,Malaysia

Abstract

The characteristics and degree of weathering in a deep regolith developed on basalt were investigated. A representative 15m deep regolith of soil‐saprolite‐rock sequence, located in Pahang state, Malaysia, was selected. The intensity of weathering in this deep regolith was assessed by various weathering indices as well as changes in the physicochemical properties and clay mineralogy of the regolith. The values of all weathering indices and other assessments gave strong evidences of intense weathering during saprolite formation. The low CËC and base cation values even in the saprolite layers were accounted By the extreme depletion of major elements such as potassium (K), sodium (Na), calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg), and significant enrichment of aluminum (Al), iron (Fe), titanium (Ti), copper (Cu), and niobium (Nb) occurred during saprolitization. The extreme weathering pattern of basalt differed from those described in granite and metamorphic rocks found in Peninsular Malaysia.     

河北省主要苹果产区土壤养分状况与演变

通过对河北省主要果园产区的土壤养分测定、定位监测等方法,研究了河北省土壤养分现状与动态变化及其养分在0～60 cm土壤剖面的分布特点,旨在为苹果的科学施肥提供理论依据。主要结果:河北省主要苹果园0～20 cm土壤全氮、有机质、有效磷、速效钾、有效铁、有效锌平均含量分别为1.16 g/kg、17.99 g/kg、118.26 mg/kg、329.70 mg/kg,15.33 mg/kg、3.69 mg/kg,同比于第二次土壤普查时期,各养分含量分别增加了0.43g/kg、6.49 g/kg、111.96 mg/kg、201.50 mg/kg、7.13 mg/kg、3.16 mg/kg。有机质及养分含量分布:基于第二次土壤普查分级标准,土壤有机质在10.00～20.00 g/kg的果园占60.3%,处于较低水平;全氮在1.00～1.50 g/kg果园占44.5%,处于中等水平;有效磷40.00 mg/kg、速效钾200.00 mg/kg分别占78.5%、61.8%,均处于较高水平。随着果园种植时间的增加,果园土壤养分含量均呈直线增加趋势,有效磷和速效钾积累速率显著高于全氮、有机质、有效铁、有效锌的增加速率。土壤养分空间分布特点:土壤养分以0～20 cm积累为主,定位实验31年的果园中20～40和40～60 cm土层土壤有机质、有效磷、速效钾分别相当于0～20 cm的50.8%、59.8%、74.0%和42.3%、27.0%、55.9%。在种植年限为30～40年的果园中,土壤p H明显降低,其0～20、20～40、40～60 cm土层土壤p H值较小于10年果园分别下降1.09、0.41、0.27个单位。主要结论:苹果园土壤有效磷、速效钾积累与树龄呈直线相关,且土壤有效磷、速效钾增幅显著高于土壤有机质、有效铁、有效锌的增幅,是导致土壤养分失衡的主要原因;建议增施有机肥、配合适量铁肥和锌肥平衡果园土壤养分以逐渐提高果园土壤供肥生产能力。     

Soil evolution and climate dynamics in dry steppes of the Privolzhskaya Upland during the last 3500 years

The investigation of paleosols of different ages buried under archaeological monuments of the Bronze (16th?C15th centuries BC), Early Iron (2nd?C3rd centuries AD), and Medieval (14th century AD) ages demonstrated that the evolution of chestnut soils and solonetzes in the dry steppes of the southern part of the Privolzhskaya Upland during the past 3500 years manifested itself at the level of the genus and species characteristics of the soils, such as the degree of the solonetzicity, the humus content, and the content and composition of the soluble salts. The revealed regularities of the variations of the morphological, chemical, and microbiological soil properties in time allowed reconstructing the secular dynamics of the climatic humidity in the region. It was found that the humidization of the climate with a decrease in the degree of the climatic continentality took place in the middle of the second millennium BC. The Late Sarmatian Time (2nd?C3rd centuries AD) was characterized by arid climatic conditions, whereas the Golden Horde time (13th?C14th centuries AD) was marked by the general humidization of the climate. A gradual aridization of the climate began in the second half of the 14th century and continued in the 15th century AD.     

1988—2017年中国基本农田保护研究动态演化分析

为全面探讨基本农田领域研究态势,该研究采用CiteSpace软件对近30年（1988-2017年）发表的基本农田主题研究领域1 338篇文献进行了可视化分析,研究结果表明基本农田主题研究集中分布在保护、评价、划定和建设4个聚类组团。其中,基本农田保护领域重点突出了对基本农田数量、质量和生态环境的保护研究态势,基本农田评价领域强调结合现代信息技术的基本农田评价体系和评价方法模型的构建,基本农田划定研究重点分析了基本农田保护区和永久基本农田划定的理论和实践发展态势,基本农田建设领域重点研究了不同尺度下高标准基本农田建设时序、分区、标准和模式。近30年基本农田主题领域研究态势表明,基本农田内涵、评价和划定理论和方法在不断丰富和完善,基本农田研究已成为耕地保护领域关注的热点,最后建议加强该领域多学科协同研究和相关基金项目支持。     

Tubular and spheroidal halloysite in pyroclastic deposits in the area of the Roccamonfina volcano (Southern Italy)

Halloysite-bearing weathered pyroclastic deposits of the Roccamonfina volcanic area (Southern Italy), consisting generally of light grey clay masses richer in slightly weathered pumice grains, mottled patches of whitish clayey material and yellowish-brown veins along vertical root channels, were characterised by chemical analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), optical (OM), scanning (SEM) and transmission (TEM) microscopy, electron diffraction (ED) and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDXRA). Both tubular and spheroidal forms of halloysite were observed, different parts of the deposits being characterised by a particular morphology. No consistent differences in terms of the chemical and mineralogical composition of the deposit materials were found. However, the chemical composition of the different particle-size clay fractions indicated that less silica, with concomitant relative enrichment in aluminium, and loss of bases characterised the <0.5 μm compared with the 0.5–2.0 μm fraction reflecting their differences in the content of primary minerals. The amounts of Fe, Al and Si extracted by dithionite–citrate–bicarbonate (DCB) and oxalate reagents suggested the presence of short-range-order aluminosilicates but this could not be proved by other physical techniques. X-ray analysis revealed the presence of hydrated (1 nm) and dehydrated (0.7 nm) halloysite, mica, sanidine and plagioclase minerals. TEM/EDXRA analysis of the <0.5 μm clay fraction revealed an amorphous Si-rich phase in the sample containing spheroidal halloysite. The differential X-ray diffraction analysis (DXRD) from untreated and DCB treated yellowish-brown material along with the electron diffraction (ED) of the <0.5 μm clay fraction showed the presence of goethite and ferrihydrite. The various weathered pyroclastic materials showed a major difference in terms of their physical characteristics, particularly in terms of their compactness and porosity/permeability as revealed by microscopic and sub microscopic observations. It is suggested that the different morphological forms of halloysite may result from conditions of growth in the different microenvironments related to variability in physical conditions.     

延安地区农业面临的问题与增产技术研究

1999年8月朱总理为了落实江总书记“再造一个山川秀美的西北地区”和“把黄河的事情办好”的重要指示,视察黄土高原地区农业建设,从根治黄土高原的大局出发,强调采取“退耕还林（草）,封山绿化,个体承包,以粮代赈”的措施,动员广大人民群众,大搞植树种草,改善生态环境,为根治黄河奠基。面对总理的指示精神,退耕还林还草之后的农业如何发展?在人均0.07～0.13hm²基本农田结构如何调整?农林牧关系如何协调?带着这些问题,我们通过在延安70个农户中进行调查,指出了农业发展中存在的主要问题和面临的挑战,总结出效果明显的农业技术,供决策部门参考。     

Soil microbial activity measured by microcalorimetry in response to long-term fertilization regimes and available phosphorous on heat evolution

Microcalorimetric technique was used to investigate the effects of balanced versus nutrient-deficiency fertilization on soil microbial activity in a long-term (19-year) fertilizer experiment. The number of microorganisms in soils was measured by viable cell count, and the power-time curves were recorded for soil samples supplemented with glucose and ammonium sulphate, also with or without sodium dihydrogen phosphate for P-deficiency fertilization. Both the bacterial and the fungal populations were significantly higher (P < 0.05) under balanced fertilization than under nutrient-deficiency fertilization. The microbial activity presented by heat dissipation per cell unit indicated that microorganisms under balanced fertilizer treatments had more efficient metabolism, while decreased microbial activity under nutrient-deficiency treatments was firstly due to soil available P, followed by N and K (P < 0.05). In addition, microbial growth in soils under P-deficiency fertilization was stimulated by adding available P, while the lower growth rate, less peak heat, and longer peak time all indicated the low activity of soil microorganisms. We emphasize the importance of balanced fertilization, as well as the role of available P, in maintaining and promoting soil microbial activity.