五氯酚在酸性土壤表面的吸附-解吸特征研究

本实验研究五氯酚在江西红壤和南京黄棕壤表面的吸附-解吸特征,结果表明:Freundlich和Langmuir等温吸附方程均能较好地描述PCP在两种土壤表面的吸附,且黄棕壤表面的最大吸附量大于红壤。用动力学方程对PCP在红壤中的吸附过程进行拟合,Elovich方程、双常数方程和一级动力学方程均得到较好的结果,其相关系数(R2)在0.96 ~ 0.99之间,达到极显著水平。Elovich方程反映出PCP在土壤表面吸附的能量非均质分布;而抛物线扩散方程不能描述PCP的吸附过程,其相关系数0.46 ~ 0.48。PCP在土壤中的解吸率与有机质含量和pH值相关,随有机质含量增加,PCP解吸率降低,即黄棕壤表土<黄棕壤底土,红壤表土<红壤底土;随模拟酸雨的pH值降低,土壤因对PCP的吸附能力增加,其解吸率降低。     

有机质含量对棕壤表面电荷及NH4+的吸附解吸特性的影响

对棕壤在去除有机质前后表面电荷及NH4 的吸附解吸特性进行测定,结果表明:(1)去除有机质后,土壤胶体表面正电荷量增加,可变负电荷量减少,永久负电荷量增加。这可能是由于有机质带有大量的可变负电荷,掩蔽了一部分永久负电荷点位,同时中和了一部分土壤表面正电荷所致。(2)土壤对NH4 的吸附量和解吸量的变化与土壤表面电荷数量的变化呈现良好的一致性,有机质可以增加土壤对NH4 的吸附量,并降低其对NH4 的吸附结合能。土壤去除有机质后,其对NH4 的最大吸附量下降,吸附结合能增加,解吸率降低。     

广西富硒土壤中氧化铁对Se（Ⅳ）吸附解吸的影响机制

为探究游离氧化铁对富硒土壤吸附解吸Se(Ⅳ)的影响机理,以广西富硒赤红壤、红壤为研究对象,通过等温吸附解吸实验,比较去除游离氧化铁前后土壤对Se(Ⅳ)的吸附解吸特征,同时运用Zeta电位、扫描电镜-能谱分析和傅里叶红外光谱技术分析其机理。结果表明：Langmuir和Freundlich等温吸附方程均能较好地拟合供试土壤吸附Se(Ⅳ)过程,相关系数在0.920～0.995之间。供试土壤最大吸附量由高到低依次为：赤红壤(1 399 mg·kg^–1)、红壤(1 336 mg·kg^–1)、去氧化铁赤红壤(444 mg·kg^–1)、去氧化铁红壤(352 mg·kg^–1)。去除游离氧化铁后,红壤、赤红壤的Zeta电位分别由–24.42、–18.06 mV变为–33.06和–26.43 mV,且比表面积减小。红壤、赤红壤及其去氧化铁土对Se(Ⅳ)的解吸率在2%～7%之间,去氧化铁土的解吸率高于红壤、赤红壤。红外光谱分峰拟合分析可知,土壤主要通过-OH、Fe-O、C=O等含氧基团与硒发生反应,土壤去除氧化铁后,Fe...     

有机质含量对棕壤表面电荷及NH4^＋的吸附解吸特性的影响

对棕壤在去除有机质前后表面电荷及NH4^＋的吸附解吸特性进行测定，结果表明：（1）去除有机质后，土壤胶体表面正电荷量增加，可变负电荷量减少，永久负电荷量增加。这可能是由于有机质带有大量的可变负电荷，掩蔽了一部分永久负电荷点位，同时中和了一部分土壤表面正电荷所致。（2）土壤对NH4^＋的吸附量和解吸量的变化与土壤表面电荷数量的变化呈现皇好的一致性，有机质可以增加土壤对NH4^＋的吸附量，并降低其对NH4^＋的吸附结合能。土壤去除有机质后，其对NH4^＋的最大吸附量下降，吸附结合能增加，解吸率降低。     

名山河流域黄壤组分对微团聚体吸附解吸镉的影响

选取名山河流域4种土地利用方式（林地、水田、茶园、旱地）的黄壤为研究对象,采用平衡液等温吸附法和NH4OAC、EDTA溶液解吸法,研究土壤组分（有机质、游离氧化铁）对微团聚体吸附解吸Cd2＋的影响。结果表明：去除土壤组分前后,原土及各粒径微团聚体对Cd2＋的吸附量均随Cd2＋初始浓度增大而增大,吸附量均按以下次序递减：（〈0.002mm）〉2～0.25mm〉原土〉0.053～0.002mm〉0.25～0.053mm,与有机质、游离氧化铁、CEC呈极显著正相关。吸附减少量大小关系为：去除有机质〉去除游离氧化铁,有机质的贡献率大于游离氧化铁。Freundlich方程拟合效果最佳,达到极显著水平,分布系数Kd值与Cd2＋初始浓度呈曲线负相关。NH4OAC解吸率随原吸附Cd2＋初始浓度增大而增大,以最大解吸率计,递减规律为：0.25～0.053mm〉0.053～0.002mm〉原土〉2～0.25mm〉（〈0.002mm）;EDTA解吸率随原吸附Cd2＋初始浓度增大而减小,递减规律与NH4OAC解吸率相反。去除土壤组分后,NH4OAC解吸率上升,EDTA解吸率下降,茶园与旱地黄壤非解吸率减小,林地与水田黄壤非解吸率增大。去除土壤组分后,非专性吸附与吸附总量呈极显著正相关,专性吸附与吸附总量呈极显著负相关。     

名山县蒙山茶园土壤各粒级组分对K~+吸附-解吸特征的影响

以名山县蒙山茶园紫色土为对象,用物理方法将蒙山茶园紫色土分成粒径大小不同的土壤组分(≤0.002mm,0.02～0.002mm,0.2～0.02mm,2～0.2mm),分别通过动力学和热力学方法研究它们对K+的吸附-解吸行为。结果表明:紫色土不同粒级组分对K+的吸附量表现为小于0.002mm>0.02～0.002mm>原土>0.2～0.02mm>2～0.2mm,而解吸量则呈相反的规律。用Elovich方程、双常数方程、抛物线扩散方程及一级扩散方程分别对K+的吸附-解吸动力学数据进行拟合,并用Langmuir、Freundlich和Temkin热力学方程对等温吸附过程进行拟合。原土及各粒级组分K+的吸附量均随K+初始浓度的增大而增大,但各粒级组分吸附量大小关系各不相同,K+均向最小粒径富集。运用动力学方法,原土和各粒径组分对K+的吸附特性均用Elovich吸附方程拟合最佳,原土和各粒级组分对K+的解吸特性均用Elovich解吸方程拟合效果最佳。运用热力学方法,原土和土壤各粒级组分以及分别去除有机质和游离氧化铁后对K+的吸附特性均用Freundlich吸附方程拟合效果最佳,原土和土壤各粒级组分以及分别去除有机质和游离氧化铁后对K+的解吸特性均用Freundlich吸附方程拟合效果最佳。     

有机质对广西酸性富硒土中Se(Ⅳ)吸附解吸特性的影响

为探究有机质在酸性富硒土吸附Se(Ⅳ)过程中的作用，以广西典型富硒区的赤红壤为材料，研究了酸性富硒土去除有机质后，土壤硒的赋存形态、土壤对Se(Ⅳ)的吸附解吸特征及吸附前后土壤基团的变化。结果表明：(1)去除有机质后，土壤中有机结合态硒大幅度减少，铁锰结合态硒成为土壤硒的主要赋存形态。(2)吸附试验表明，土壤对Se(Ⅳ)吸附过程以多分子层的不均质表面吸附为主，吸附过程受控于化学反应与化学吸附；去除有机质后，土壤对Se(Ⅳ)吸附量和吸附强度均显著下降。(3)解吸试验表明，吸附以难解吸的专性吸附为主；去除有机质后，解吸量与解吸率下降，固液分配系数K_d值下降。(4)傅里叶变换红外光谱表明，土壤吸附Se(Ⅳ)与静电引力、络合反应和配位体交换有关；去除有机质减少了有机官能团的数量，导致吸附量减少。综上，有机质的存在，提升了酸性富硒土对Se(Ⅳ)的吸附容量和吸附强度，是造成酸性富硒土硒有效性较低的重要因素。     

黄棕壤中活性有机碳对Cu吸附的影响

通过盐酸酸化法来去除4种不同利用方式黄棕壤的活性有机碳（AOC）,得到相对稳定的有机碳土壤,用于研究去除活性有机碳前后对Cu2＋吸附行为的影响。结果表明,黄棕壤去除有机碳前后,对Cu2＋吸附量与平衡液浓度的关系符合Langmuir方程和Freundlich方程,其拟合都呈现极显著相关（P〈0.01）,去除AOC后,黄棕壤各层次对Cu2＋的最大吸附量明显降低,是原土Cu2＋最大吸附量的10%～30%。盐酸酸化法对4种不同利用方式的黄棕壤有机碳的去除率为30%～75%,对Cu2＋吸附的减少率为54%～86%。去除活性有机碳前后,有机碳含量与对Cu2＋的吸附量都呈显著线性相关。土壤有机碳的去除率与对Cu2＋吸附的减少率间相关性达到极显著水平。     

柠檬酸存在下施硅对土壤磷吸附和解吸特性影响

以棕壤为研究对象,采用室内培养的方法,通过加硅酸钙处理、硅酸钙+1 mmol/L柠檬酸处理和硅酸钙+2 mmol/L柠檬酸处理,研究了柠檬酸存在下施硅对棕壤中磷素吸附和解吸特性的影响,并用Langmuir方程、Freundlieh方程与Temkin方程对其进行拟合分析,其中磷吸附解吸试验采用恒温批处理平衡法.结果表明,Langmuir与Temkin模型对处理后棕壤磷的吸附拟合效果最好.硅酸钙+1 mmol/L柠檬酸处理的棕壤对磷的吸附量最大,为500mg/kg;硅酸钙+2 mmol/L柠檬酸处理的棕壤对磷的解吸量及解吸率最大,最大解吸率可达45.2％.因此,硅酸钙+1 mmol/L柠檬酸处理的棕壤对磷肥的储存能力最强,硅酸钙+2 mmol/L柠檬酸处理的棕壤对磷活化能力最强,即供磷能力最强.     

不同生物质炭对棕壤中磷素吸附解吸的影响

为了减少土壤磷素流失,提高磷肥利用效率,探究不同生物炭对棕壤中磷素吸附解吸行为的影响规律,以水稻秸秆、玉米秸秆和花生壳为原材料,利用限氧升温炭化法制备生物炭,通过批量吸附实验研究了生物炭种类和生物炭添加量对棕壤磷吸附解吸的影响。结果表明：水稻秸秆生物炭在添加量为0.4%时显著提高棕壤对磷的吸附量,花生壳生物炭和玉米秸秆生物炭则显著降低棕壤对磷的吸附量；等温吸附曲线表明,不同生物炭均未改变等温吸附曲线的变化趋势,均可用Langmuir方程和 Freundlich 方程进行描述(R²>0.93),其中 Langmuir 方程拟合效果更好,不同处理对磷的理论吸附量大小顺序为：水稻秸秆生物炭+棕壤>棕壤>花生壳生物炭+棕壤>玉米秸秆生物炭+棕壤；吸附动力学实验表明,不同生物炭均未改变磷吸附动力学曲线的变化趋势,在所有动力学模型中,准二级动力学模型最适合描述土壤对磷的吸附行为(R²>0.99),其次为准一级动力模型(R²>0.99)和Elovich动力学模型(R²>0.88)；三种生物炭均显著促进棕壤对磷的解吸,当生物炭添加量为≥0.2%时,水稻秸秆生物炭、玉米秸秆生物炭和花生壳生物炭,分别可提高棕壤对磷的解析率50%、70%和90%以上。由此可见,不同生物炭可提高棕壤对磷素的供应和利用,水稻秸秆生物炭在减少棕壤磷素流失、保护生态环境方面具有更大的应用价值。     

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,     

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

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

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.     

Properties of anaerobically digested and composted municipal solid waste assessed by linking soil mesofauna dynamics and nitrogen modelling

We have studied the effect of anaerobically digested (ADMSW) and composted municipal solid waste (CMSW) on mineralization and foodweb dynamics to verify the hypothesis that ADMSW would immobilize N right after addition to soil in contrast to addition with CMSW. Another hypothesis was that the mesofauna (enchytraeids and microarthropods) would stimulate N release from the decomposer community. We measured excretion of -N and urea-N from the mesofauna and hypothesized that enchytraeids would release urea. ADMSW and CMSW were amended to pots with sandy loam and barley. The pots were divided into treatments with or without mesofauna. Mesofauna, plant N and biomass, soil N and ergosterol (fungal biomass) were measured over a 113-day period of four equidistant samplings. Soil respiration, N mineralization and N release by the mesofauna were modelled from concurrent studies. ADMSW- and CMSW-treated soils initially (<20 days) immobilized N. The amendments did not increase plant growth substantially, and this was probably due to N-limitation in the early stages of plant growth. Enchytraeid abundance was about three times higher in ADMSW- than CMSW-treated soils, indicating that ADMSW contained more labile compounds, bacteria, and microfauna. The mesofauna did not affect N-content, but the cumulated -N excreted by the mesofauna was estimated to be substantial and about one-fifth of total plant N in ADMSW. An explanation for this discrepancy might be that in the absence of the mesofauna, other members of the detrivore and microbivore community performed the mesofauna’s function. Neither enchytraeids nor microarthropods excreted urea.     

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,     

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,     

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.