利用地统计学技术预测流域尺度土壤团聚体稳定性及团聚体结合有机碳含量空间分布

The association of organic carbon with secondary particles (aggregates) results in its storage and retention in soil. A study was carried out at a catchment covering about 92 km2 to predict spatial variability of soil water-stable aggregates (WSA), mean weight diameter (MWD) of aggregates and organic carbon (OC) content in macro- (> 2 mm), meso- (1-2 mm), and micro-aggregate (< 1 mm) fractions, using geostatistical methods. One hundred and eleven soil samples were collected at the 0-10 cm depth and fractionated into macro-, meso-, and micro-aggregates by wet sieving. The OC content was determined for each fraction. A greater percentage of water-stable aggregates was found for micro-aggregates, followed by meso-aggregates. Aggregate OC content was greatest in meso-aggregates (9 g kg?1), followed by micro-aggregates (7 g kg?1), while the least OC content was found in macro-aggregates (3 g kg?1). Although a significant e?ect (P = 0.000) of aggregate size on aggregate OC content was found, however, our findings did not support the model of aggregate hierarchy. Land use had a significant e?ect (P = 0.073) on aggregate OC content. The coe?cients of variation (CVs) for OC contents associated with each aggregate fraction indicated macro-aggregates as the most variable (CV = 71%). Among the aggregate fractions, the micro-aggregate fraction had a lower CV value of 27%. The mean content of WSA ranged from 15% for macro-aggregates to 84% for micro-aggregates. Geostatistical analysis showed that the measured soil variables exhibited di?erences in their spatial patterns in both magnitude and space at each aggregate size fraction. The relative nugget variance for most aggregate-associated properties was lower than 45%. The range value for the variogram of water-stable aggregates was almost similar (about 3 km) for the three studied aggregate size classes. The range value for the variogram of aggregate-associated OC contents ranged from about 3 km for macro-aggregates to about 6.5 km for meso-aggregates. Kriged maps of predicted WSA, OC and MWD for the three studied aggregate size fractions showed clear spatial patterns. However, a close spatial similarity (co-regionalization) was observed between WSA and MWD.     

Carbon and nitrogen distribution in water-stable aggregates under two tillage techniques in Fluvisols of Owerri area, southeastern Nigeria

Organic matter influences soil structure and compactibility by binding soil mineral particles, reducing aggregate wettability, and influencing the mechanical strength of soil aggregates, which is the measure of coherence of inter-particle bonds. This work was carried out to examine how differences in water-stable aggregates influence the distribution of soil organic carbon and soil organic nitrogen under two tillage techniques [minimum tillage (only planting holes were opened) and conventional tillage (raised beds, 30 cm high, prepared manually with traditional hoes)] in soils of a Fluvisol in Owerri, southeastern Nigeria. Three pedons were dug and studied for each of the tillage technique along a soil sequence. Soil organic carbon and soil organic nitrogen distribution in whole soil and in water-stable aggregates under minimum tillage and conventional tillage were determined for the soils. Soil organic carbon contents in water-stable aggregates (WSA) of the pedons varied according to method of tillage. The highest mean values of soil organic carbon were obtained from minimum tillage and in water-stable aggregates 4.75–2.00 mm (16.03 Mg C ha⁻¹), 1.00–0.50 mm (14.06 Mg C ha⁻¹) and water-stable aggregates 2.00–1.00 mm (13.99 Mg C ha⁻¹) whereas under conventional tillage, water-stable aggregates 1.00–0.50 mm with soil organic carbon of 24.6 Mg C ha⁻¹ had the highest soil organic carbon content. Soil organic carbon correlated significantly with mean weight diameter (r = 0.48; P = 0.05; n = 15), water-stable aggregates 4.75–2.00 mm (r = 0.73; P = 0.05; n = 15), water-stable aggregates 2.00–1.00 mm (r = 0.55; P = 0.05, n = 15), water-stable aggregates 1.00–0.50 mm (r = 0.44; P = 0.05; n = 15) whereas no relationship was found between soil organic carbon and water-stable aggregates 0.50–0.25 mm (r = 0.15; P = 0.05; n = 15) and water-stable aggregates <0.25 mm (r = 0.17; P = 0.05; n = 15) in soils under minimum tillage. There was a significant correlation (r = 0.45–0.58; P = 0.05; n = 14) between all water-stable aggregates classes studied and soil organic carbon in soils under conventional tillage. Mean values of soil organic nitrogen were higher in soils under minimum tillage with 4.75–2.00 mm and 2.00–1.00 mm aggregate classes having 1.64 Mg N ha⁻¹ and 1.57 Mg N ha⁻¹ soil organic nitrogen when compared to 1.01 Mg N ha⁻¹ and 1.00 Mg N ha⁻¹ in conventionally tilled soils of the same aggregate classes, respectively. Larger water-stable aggregate classes (4.75–2.00; 2.00–1.00) had slightly more soil organic nitrogen (22–26%) than smaller aggregate classes (1.00–0.50; 0.50–0.25; >0.25) with 14–24% soil organic nitrogen in minimum tilled soils. In soils under conventional tillage, 1.00–0.50 mm, 0.50–0.25 mm and <0.25 mm aggregate classes contributed more soil organic nitrogen (19.66–22.40%) to the soil whereas larger water-stable aggregate classes contributed 19.22% soil organic nitrogen. The proportion of soil organic carbon and total nitrogen retained in soils with higher percentage of water-stable aggregates are less likely to be lost through soil and wind erosion. The higher values of SOC in the whole soil and WSA classes less than 2.00 mm are indications of positive influence of SOC on the stability of these peds.     

Foraging by deep-burrowing earthworms degrades surface soil structure of a fluventic Hapludoll in Ohio

The presence of deep-burrowing earthworms can affect soil structure and infiltration, therefore influencing agricultural productivity. We investigated the effects of deep-burrowing earthworm species on soil structure at the surface of chisel-plowed or ridge-tilled cropping systems in Pike County, OH, planted to corn (Zea mays L.). Earthworm populations were experimentally manipulated in field enclosures by adding predominantly deep-burrowing Lumbricus terrestris L., or leaving enclosures unmodified in each tillage system. In 1995, after 2 years of bi-annual additions, we measured surface residue cover, dry sieved aggregates (DSA)- and water-stable aggregates (WSA), and carbon and nitrogen concentration of aggregates by size class, in each treatment combination. Also, in 1998, we used tension infiltrometry to examine crusting effects at the soil surface among earthworm treatments in the chisel-plow treatment. Earthworm additions yielded increased density and biomass of L. terrestris than ambient controls, and to a greater extent in the ridged corn–soybean (Glycine max L. Mess.)–wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) (CSW) than corn–soybean (CS) rotation. Percentage residue cover in CS cropping decreased with earthworm additions. Earthworm additions decreased the geometric mean weight diameter (GMWD) of DSA and WSA in chisel-plow treatment compared to no additions. Earthworm additions influenced carbon-to-nitrogen (C/N) ratios for smaller DSA and WSA. Water-stable aggregate C/N decreased with size class. The overall effect of earthworm additions was an increase in deep-burrowing earthworms, a decrease in surface residue cover, and more pronounced crusting, which decreased mesopore conductivity.     

Tillage effects on soil aggregation,organic carbon fractions and grain yield in Eum‐Orthic Anthrosol of a winter wheat–maize double‐cropping system,Northwest China

Conservation tillage has been applied in vast semi‐arid regions of the Guanzhong Plain, Northwest China. The tillage effects on soil aggregation, organic carbon (OC) stabilization and grain yield on this plain have not been fully elucidated. A 9‐year field experiment was established from 2002 on a silty clay loam soil (Eum‐Orthic Anthrosol) growing winter wheat–maize in a double‐cropping system. Six conservation tillage treatments were applied by different combinations of rotary tillage (RT), subsoiling (SS) and no‐till (NT), with or without finely chopped straw retention. Conventional tillage (CT) acted as the control. Results showed that in the surface (0–10 cm) soil, the proportion of water‐stable aggregates (WSA) <0.05 mm was 18% less while that for WSA >2 mm was 98% more under NT treatments compared with CT. Additionally, the oxidizable OC content in WSA 0.25–2 mm was 27% greater under NT treatments compared with CT. The OC stocks increased under SS by 17%, RT by 16% and NT by 15% relative to CT. Grain yield (wheat + maize) showed similar increasing trends in all the tillage treatments compared with CT. Both OC stocks and grain yield were larger in treatments with than without straw retentions. These results indicate that NT is beneficial for OC accumulation in WSA but is limited in its ability to improve soil structure in this region. SS plus straw retention (fine‐chopped or as a mulch) is an effective practice to improve soil structural stability, OC accumulation and soil productivity of Eum‐Orthic Anthrosols in Northwest China.     

Aggregate-associated soil organic carbon and total nitrogen following amendment of puddled and sawah-managed rice soils in southeastern Nigeria

Puddling during sawah rice cultivation destabilizes the soil structure. The re-formation of soil water-stable aggregates (WSA) following puddling and amendments, and their associated organic carbon (SOC) and total N were studied at Akaeze and Ikwo in south-eastern Nigeria. The amendments, which were randomized in triplicate, include control, NPK fertilizer, poultry dropping, rice husk powder and rice husk ashes (RHA). Soil samples from 0 to 15 cm depth were taken from the field after 2 years of cultivation. Most of the SOC were found in the very fine aggregates. There was no consistent trend in the treatment effects. However, the NPK-amended soils showed the lowest values of WSA > 2 mm in both locations, whereas the poultry dropping-amended soils showed the least and the highest mean-weight diameter (MWD) values at Akaeze and Ikwo, respectively. The SOC of the whole soil in Akaeze correlated positively with MWD (r = 0.92*). Irrespective of location, SOC in soils and WSA > 2.00 mm correlated positively with MWD (r = 0.56*; 0.65*, respectively) while SOC in WSA 0.50–0.25 mm accounted for low MWD values. More carbon was sequestered at Akaeze than at Ikwo, with the RHA-amended soils being the highest at both locations.     

Long-term tillage effects on the distribution patterns of microbial biomass and activities within soil aggregates

The effects of tillage on the interaction between soil structure and microbial biomass vary spatially and temporally for different soil types and cropping systems. We assessed the relationship between soil structure induced by tillage and soil microbial activity at the level of soil aggregates. To this aim, organic C (OC), microbial biomass C (MBC) and soil respiration were measured in water-stable aggregates (WSA) of different sizes from a subtropical rice soil under two tillage systems: conventional tillage (CT) and a combination of ridge with no-tillage (RNT). Soil (0–20 cm) was fractionated into six different aggregate sizes (> 4.76, 4.76–2.0, 2.0–1.0, 1.0–0.25, 0.25–0.053, and < 0.053 mm in diameter). Soil OC, MBC, respiration rate, and metabolic quotient were heterogeneously distributed among soil aggregates while the patterns of aggregate-size distribution were similar among properties, regardless of tillage system. The content of OC within WSA followed the sequence: medium-aggregates (1.0–0.25 mm and 1.0–2.0 mm) > macro-aggregates (4.76–2.0 mm) > micro-aggregates (0.25–0.053 mm) > large aggregates (> 4.76 mm) > silt + clay fractions (< 0.053 mm). The highest levels of MBC were associated with the 1.0–2.0 mm aggregate size class. Significant differences in respiration rates were also observed among different sizes of WSA, and the highest respiration rate was associated with 1.0–2.0 mm aggregates. The C_mic/C_org was greatest for the large-macroaggregates regardless of tillage regimes. This ratio decreased with aggregate size to 1.0–0.25 mm. Soil metabolic quotient (qCO₂) ranged from 3.6 to 17.7 mg CO₂ g^− 1 MBC h^− 1. The distribution pattern of soil microbial biomass and activity was governed by aggregate size, whereas the tillage effect was not significant at the aggregate scale. Tillage regimes that contribute to greater aggregation, such as RNT, also improved soil microbial activity. Soil OC, MBC and respiration rate were at their highest levels for 1.0–2.0 mm aggregates, suggesting a higher biological activity at this aggregate size for the present ecosystem.     

退化花岗岩植被恢复对团聚体及其有机碳的影响

研究退化红壤不同治理措施对土壤水稳性团聚体及其有机碳的影响。结果表明,恢复林地提高了0-20cm、20-40cm土层>0.25mm水稳性团聚体(WSA)含量和平均重量直径(MWD),显著提高土壤水稳性。表土中,大体上侵蚀林地WSA含量及其有机碳含量随粒径减小而增大,恢复林地随粒径增大而增大,并向>5mm、5～2mm两粒径富集,且侵蚀地、不同年代治理的林地、次生林间差异达显著水平(P<0.05);底土中,次生林、黑荆治理的林地WSA分布及有机碳含量变化与其表层的变化趋势相似,其他林地大体上向5～2mm、1～0.5mm两粒径富集。WSA含量及密度具有表聚性,且主要取决于治理年限、治理措施。     

The effect of crop-pasture rotations on the C,N and S contents of soil aggregates and structural stability in a volcanic soil of south-central Chile

Abstract

The effects of six crop-pasture rotations were evaluated on properties of soil aggregates in a volcanic soil (Humic Haploxerand) of south-central Chile. Rotations that included intensive cropping without pastures, and crops with short- or long-term pastures were maintained for 12 years after which soil samples were taken at 0–5 and 5–10 cm depths for analysis of the C, N and S contents in the different grades of water-stable aggregates. The mean weight diameter of the aggregates was also determined as an indicator of structural stability. The results showed that the rotations which included long-term pastures of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) or white clover (Trifolium repens L.) had higher contents of C, N and S in soil and there was a higher concentration of these elements in macro-aggregates (>0.5 mm) than in micro-aggregates (<0.5 mm). Additionally, the rotations with pastures also produced greater structural stability of the soil aggregates. Consequently, crop rotations that included pastures, particularly those of longer duration, improved the soil and were therefore a more sustainable use of the soil resource compared to the more intensive rotations. Additionally, there was evidence of hierarchical organization of the soil structure, which is a previously non-described feature of volcanic soils.     

秸秆还田对麦粱两熟农田土壤团聚体特征的短期效应

冬小麦—夏高粱种植系统作为一种新型农业两熟制系统,是山西省杂粮可持续发展的一项有效措施。为阐明该种植系统农田土壤团聚体粒级分布及稳定性对秸秆还田量的短期响应,试验基于麦粱种植系统,分析了不还田（CK）、半量还田（HR）和全量还田（WR）对土壤团聚体粒级分布特征和稳定指数的影响。结果表明:秸秆还田后,能够显著降低0—30 cm土层 > 10 mm和 < 0.25 mm粒级机械稳定性团聚体含量,增加0.25～2 mm各亚粒级水稳性大团聚体含量,同时显著降低了土壤团聚体破坏率和不稳定团粒指数（p < 0.05）;全量秸秆还田后较半量秸秆还田对农田土壤团聚体特征改善效果更为明显,但对10—20,20—30 cm土层改善效果逐渐减弱;全量还田相比半量还田,土壤机械稳定性团聚体平均重量直径、几何平均直径和大团聚体（> 0.25 mm）含量分别显著降低了12.2%,23.0%和5.3%,并显著提升了水稳性团聚体几何平均直径和大团聚体（> 0.25 mm）含量,降低了水稳性团聚体分形维数（p < 0.05）。此外,土壤团聚体稳定性与有机碳含量、孔隙度、含水量和作物产量呈显著正相关（p < 0.05）。综合表明,全量还田在短期年限内能够显著提高土壤团聚体稳定性,是改善晋中区麦粱两熟农田土壤团粒结构和增加作物产量的有效措施。     

施肥措施对复垦土壤团聚体碳氮含量和作物产量的影响

研究复垦后不同施肥措施下有机碳（OC）和全氮（TN）在水稳性团聚体及粉黏粒组分中的分布特征,以期深入理解不同施肥措施下土壤有机碳的固持机制。以生土和连续6年不同施肥措施的复垦土壤为研究对象,采集0～20 cm耕层土壤样品,利用湿筛法进行土壤粒径分组,分析大粒径大团聚体（> 2 mm）、小粒径大团聚体（0.25～2 mm）、微团聚体（0.053～0.25 mm）和粉黏粒组分（< 0.053 mm）中OC和TN含量,判断各粒径团聚体及粉黏粒组分中有机碳储量的驱动因素,探究团聚体及粉黏粒组分中有机碳含量与作物产量之间的关系。试验设不施肥（CK）、施氮磷钾化肥（NPK）、单施有机肥（M）和有机无机肥配施（MNPK）4个处理。结果表明：1）整个试验周期（2008-2013年）,同CK相比, NPK、M以及MNPK处理均显著提高了玉米籽粒产量,且以MNPK处理的效果最显著,分别提高了79.49%、116.07%和113.85%。     

稻壳及稻壳生物炭对土壤团聚体稳定性及有机碳分布的影响

【目的】长期种植雷竹(Phyllostachys praecox)会导致土壤酸化加剧,土壤结构破坏。我们比较了施用不同量稻壳和稻壳生物炭对土壤理化性状和团聚体组成的影响,以寻求实现雷竹的可持续生产的有效措施。【方法】采用盆栽方法进行雷竹幼苗试验,供试土壤长期种植雷竹,pH为5.3。设置分别施用稻壳、稻壳生物炭10 t/hm² (10H、10B)和30 t/hm² (30H、30B)处理,以不施稻壳和稻壳生物炭的处理为对照(CK)。雷竹幼苗生长262天后,采集土样测定土壤基本理化性质,采用湿筛法筛分不同粒级土壤团聚体,测定各粒级团聚体中有机碳和全氮含量。【结果】30H和30B处理均显著降低了<0.053 mm粒级团聚体含量,显著提高了水稳性团聚体的平均重量直径(MWD)、几何平均直径(GMD)以及>0.25 mm粒级团聚体(R0.25)含量;10H和10B处理对水稳性团聚体的MWD、GMD以及R0.25含量均无显著影响。30B处理显著增加了>2 mm、0.25～2 mm、0.053～0.25 mm粒级团聚体中有机碳含量,其中增...     

Characteristics of Organic Carbon Changes in Brown Earth under 37-year Long-Term Fertilization

To investigate the impacts of different fertilization on characteristics of organic carbon (OC) changes in brown earth (Hapli-Udic Cambisol), an experiment was conducted with long-term located fertilization experiment from 1979–2015. The experiment field divided into chemical fertilization group, low levels of organic manure group and high levels of organic manure group. The results showed that: the OC was mainly stored in >1.0 mm size aggregates. As the organic fertilizers application grew, the mass percentage of the water-stable aggregates (WSA) for >1.0 mm aggregates significantly increased by 2.3–30.1 times and when the organic and inorganic fertilizers were combined to be applied, the mass percentage of >2.0 mm aggregates and carbon preservation capacity (CPC) increased significantly. Over 37 years of fertilization, the organic carbon concentration, stock and rate of change in brown soil presented the following rank: high-levels of organic manures group > low-levels of organic manures group> chemical fertilization group. Based on the experimental data over the last 37 years, we examined the relationship between total carbon input and the change of organic carbon stock, and constructed a curve: y = 0.153x–0.129.     

Long-term effects of lantana (Lantana spp. L.) residue additions on soil physical properties under rice–wheat cropping: I. Soil consistency, surface cracking and clod formation

Poor soil tilth is a major constraint in realizing optimum yield potential of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in rice (Oryza sativa L.)–wheat cropping system. The effect of long-term additions of lantana (Lantana spp. L.) biomass, a wild sage, on physical properties of a silty clay loam soil under rice–wheat cropping was studied in north-west India. Lantana was added to soil 10–15 d before puddling at 10, 20 and 30 Mg ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹ (fresh weight). At the end of 10th rice crop, liquid limit, plastic limit, shrinkage limit and plasticity index of soil increased significantly with lantana additions. The friability range of lantana-treated soil decreased from 8.9 to 7.8–8.2% gravimetric-moisture content, but soil became friable at relatively higher moisture content. Soil cracking changed from wide, deep cracks in hexagonal pattern to a close-spaced network of fine cracks. The cracks of sizes <5 mm increased, 10–20 mm and wider decreased, while 5–10 mm remained almost unchanged with lantana additions. The volume density of cracks decreased by 36–76% and surface area density by 19–37% compared with control. The clods of sizes <2 cm diameter increased, while 2–4 cm and 4–6 cm diameter decreased with lantana additions. The MWD of clods varied between 2.15 and 2.34 cm in lantana-treated soil as against 2.83 cm in the control. The bulk density and breaking strength of soil clods were lower in lantana-treated soil by 4–9% and 29–42% than in the control. About 23–47% less energy was required to prepare seed-bed in lantana-treated than in the control soil.     

Effects of combined organic manure and mineral fertilization on soil aggregation and aggregate-associated organic carbon in two agricultural soils

Abstract

The effect of organic manure and inorganic fertilizer on soil aggregate size distribution and stability, and associated carbon (C) within aggregates varies greatly in previous studies because of the differences in soil conditions, cropping systems, and management practices. This study was conducted as two field fertilization experiments, with different cropping systems, under a subtropical climate in China. The two field experiment sites were located in Jinhua (established in April 2011) in the Jinqu basin in Zhejiang province and Jintan (established in October 2010) in the low-middle Yangtze River plain in Jiangsu province. Both experiments consisted of four treatments, including unfertilized (CK), mineral fertilizer nitrogen (N)–phosphorus (P)–potassium (K) (NPK), NPK plus straw (NPK?+?SR), and NPK plus cattle manure (NPK?+?FYM) or half NPK plus cattle manure (1/2NPK?+?FYM). Water stable aggregate size classes (>5, 2–5, 1–2, 0.5–1, 0.25–0.5, and <0.25?mm) and associated soil organic C (SOC) at 0–15?cm depth were measured. The mean weight diameter (MWD), geometric mean diameter (GMD), and water stable aggregates (WSA)?>?0.25?mm were also determined. The results showed that aggregate-size distribution varied with soil types. Combined application of NPK and organic matter (straw residue or cattle manure), unlike the CK and NPK treatments, significantly increased the WSA >0.25?mm, MWD, and GMD, while obviously reducing the proportion of <0.25?mm aggregates. However, no differences in WSA >0.25?mm, MWD, GMD, and associated C were observed between CK and NPK at both sites. The addition of FYM to the NPK treatment yielded the highest SOC contents in bulk soil, and showed significantly higher associations of C within all size aggregates at both sites. In contrast, NPK?+?SR significantly increased SOC within aggregate classes (2–5?mm, 0.5–1?mm, 0.25–0.5?mm, and <0.25?mm) at Jinhua and (>5?mm and 1–2?mm) at Jintan compared to the CK and NPK treatments. Overall, the combined application of FYM and mineral NPK was the best sustainable management practice for the improvement of aggregate stability and SOC sequestration.     

旱作条件下保护性耕作对土壤结构和容重影响试验研究

【目的】明确外源有机物和耕作方式及其交互作用对土壤容重、团聚体表征物理指标变化的影响。【方法】依托半湿润偏旱区国家农业环境晋中长期耕作试验观测平台,设置免耕(NT)、深松(SU)、旋耕(RT)、翻耕(CT)以及耕作与秸秆耦合作用下免耕+秸秆覆盖还田(NTS)、深松+秸秆还田(SUS)、旋耕+秸秆还田(RTS)、翻耕+秸秆还田(CTS)共8种处理,连续5年进行玉米连作田间试验,通过测定和比较土壤水稳性团聚体(WSA)和容重,探讨了耕作方式及其与秸秆还田措施配合的培肥改良土壤效果。【结果】(1)与CT相比,NT和SU土壤水稳性团聚体的平均重量直径(MWD)、几何平均直径(GMD)、> 0.25 mm团聚体含量(R_0.25)分别得到了显著提升(31.94%,36.61%;23.29%,26.09%;14.42%,12.63%)。(2) 0～40 cm土层的容重,RTS最小,SU次之。相比CT,NT、SU、RT在土层垂直方向上,随着土层深度的增加,对土壤容重影响效果均在逐步减弱。秸秆和耕作的耦合作用,对容重的影响呈随机分布。0～10 cm表层,相比CTS,NTS、R...     

麦茬复种饲料油菜对耕层土壤团聚体的影响

通过田间小区试验，研究了不同油菜种植密度与施氮肥对麦茬复种饲料油菜耕层（0～20cm）土壤颗粒组成、水稳性团聚体、微团聚体、粘粒分散率和团聚度的影响。试验结果表明，麦茬复种油菜能提高耕层土壤水稳性团聚体，改善土壤颗粒组成状况；与对照（CK）相比，耕层土壤粘粒分散率呈显著或极显著性降低，〈0．001mm的土壤团聚体破坏率和特征微团聚体比例（〈0．01mm／〉0．01mm）显著降低，而土壤团聚度在油菜苗期为降低趋势，收获期呈显著或极显著性增加，〉0．25mm的土壤团聚体百分含量除收获期的水稳性团聚体外均呈不显著性降低。复种油菜对土壤水稳性团聚体改善贡献高于土壤微团聚体。种植密度和施肥处理均能不同程度地影响和改变耕层土壤水稳性团聚体、微团聚体和粘粒分散率的含量，处理间规律性不强，差异性并不十分显著。说明麦茬复种饲料油菜对农田土壤肥力的改善和提高具有积极作用。     

Arbuscular mycorrhizas improve plant growth and soil structure in trifoliate orange under salt stress

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) as a biostimulant enhance salt tolerance in plants, while the informations regarding AMF-induced changes in soil structure are only available to a limited degree. In this study, trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata) seedlings were inoculated with Diversispora versiformis under 100 mM NaCl for 85 days. The salt stress considerably inhibited mycorrhizal colonization by 26%, compared with non-salt stress. Mycorrhizal inoculation significantly increased plant height, stem diameter, leaf number, shoot biomass, and root biomass, length, surface area, and volume in comparison to non-mycorrhizal inoculation under salt stress or non-salt stress. Mycorrhization induced significantly higher production of easily extractable glomalin-related soil protein (EE-GRSP), and total glomalin-related soil protein (T-GRSP), higher percentage of water-stable aggregates (WSAs) in 0.25–0.50, 0.50–1.00, and 1.00–2.00 mm size, and lower in 2.00–4.00 mm size, regardless of non-salt stress or salt stress. Mycorrhizal soils represented higher aggregate stability (in terms of mean weight diameter) under salt and non-salt stress, which was related with root colonization, root surface area, root volume, EE-GRSP, and T-GRSP. The better soil structure by mycorrhization provided higher leaf water potential under salt stress. It suggests that mycorrhizas had a positive contribution to improve plant growth and soil structure, thereby enhancing salt tolerance.     

几种侵蚀红壤中有机质和团聚体的关系

以3种侵蚀红壤（轻度、中度、严重）为供试材料,利用干湿筛法获得其不同粒径的水稳性团聚体（〉4 mm,2～4 mm,1～2 mm,0.5～1 mm,0.25～0.5 mm）,分析团聚体中有机质的分布。结果显示,随着侵蚀程度的增强,〉0.25mm水稳性团聚体的含量逐渐下降,而团聚体的分散度却依次升高;无论何种侵蚀程度,湿筛后团聚体的组成均以小粒径团聚体（〈0.25 mm）占优势。轻度和中度侵蚀的红壤,其有机质含量随着团聚体粒径的增大而增大,严重侵蚀的则相反;侵蚀红壤有机质含量和〉0.25 mm水稳定性团聚体呈显著正相关,3种侵蚀红壤团聚体对土壤有机质的贡献为轻度侵蚀〉中度侵蚀〉严重侵蚀。     

A new approach to determining water stable aggregation

Abstract

A new method is introduced to measure water stability of soil aggregates. The wrist‐action shaker is a simple, inexpensive tool that provides highly accurate data for the assessment of soil erodibility. Three soils from Hawaii (two Oxisols and one Vertisol) with different mineralogies, management histories, and potassium (K)‐factors were examined in this study. Six indices of water stable aggregation were determined after rapid immersion of air‐dry aggregates, followed by gentle wet‐sieving. Single‐sieve indices of percent water stable aggregates (WSA) < 0.063 mm, > 0.25 mm, and > 1.00 mm, were highly correlated. Additionally, these indices were highly correlated with three multiple sieve indices, namely geometric mean aggregate diameter (GMAD), arithmetic mean aggregate mass diameter (MAMD), and the coarse‐to‐fine index (CFI = % WSA > 1.00 mm / % WSA < 0.063 mm). Analysis of WSA data indicated that the relative soil erodibility ranking, from high to low, would be: Lualualei Vertisol > Molokai Oxisol > Kaneloa Oxisol. Discriminant analysis using GMAD and % WSA > 1.00 mm correctly classified 55 of 56 soil samples into their respective soil series.     

Effects of freeze–thaw on aggregate stability and the organic carbon and nitrogen enrichment ratios in aggregate fractions

Soil samples from the Hexi Corridor located in the arid regions of Northwestern China were collected from a site that had received fertilizer applications for 23 years. Effects of freeze–thaw on aggregate stability and the organic carbon (OC) and nitrogen (N) enrichment ratios in water stable aggregate (WSA) fractions were investigated. In treatments combining the application of N fertilizer with green manure (GN) or straw (SN), the percentage of >0.25 mm WSA fraction was not significantly different from the control soil that received no fertilizer or organic amendment. After a freeze–thaw cycle, the percentages of the >0.25 mm WSA fraction in the GN and SN treatments showed no change, but the size of this fraction in the other treatments decreased. In addition, the organic carbon (OC) and N enrichment ratios in the >0.25 mm WSA fraction in GN and SN treatments increased after a freeze–thaw cycle. However, in this size fraction, the OC and N enrichment ratios decreased in other treatments. Both the changes of the percentages of the >0.25 mm WSA fraction and the OC and N enrichment ratios in this fraction under freeze–thaw in the GN and SN treatments exhibited the most significant increases compared with other treatments (P < 0.05). The results indicated that the GN and SN treatments could prevent the damaging effects of freeze–thaw on aggregate stability and protect soil from erosion.