Effect of organic nitrogen fertilizers on microbial populations associated with bermudagrass putting greens

 Four natural organic fertilizers, alone or in combination with the synthetic organic fertilizer isobutylidene diurea (IBDU), were compared with IBDU alone for their effect on soil/root microbial populations associated with bermudagrass grown on a golf course putting green in southern Florida, USA. Populations of total fungi, total bacteria, fluorescent pseudomonads, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, actinomycetes and heat-tolerant bacteria were monitored every 3 months during the 2-year study. On only one sampling date and for only one bacterial population (S. maltophilia) was a significant difference in microbial populations obtained among the fertilizer treatments. However, the S. maltophilia populations associated with the natural organic fertilizer treatments were not significantly different from the synthetic organic IBDU fertilizer treatment. Received: 4 April 1997     

Fumigation effects on bacterial populations in new golf course bermudagrass putting greens

Golf course putting greens in the United States are normally built with a root-zone mix composed of >80% sand and a peat source. Populations of seven aerobic bacterial groups, commonly associated with soil or plant roots, were monitored during the building, planting and establishment of miniature bermudagrass putting greens, with a different set of greens built in each of 2 years. At each phase of construction, including pre- and post-fumigation, the following bacterial groups were enumerated: fluorescent pseudomonads, Gram-positives, Gram-negatives, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, actinomycetes, heat-tolerant and total aerobic. The fumigants methyl bromide, dazomet and metam sodium were used at either normal or 10× field rates. In both years, by 50–70 days after fumigation, which included 4 weeks after planting, the size of the populations for all of the bacterial groups were either greater than or similar to the size of the populations prior to fumigation. The sand source, peat source, and fumigant source and amount did not have any long-term detrimental effects on size of the populations of any of the bacterial groups evaluated.     

Effects of subsurface aeration and trinexapac-ethyl application on soil microbial communities in a creeping bentgrass putting green

The sensitivity of creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris Huds.) to the extreme heat found in the southeastern United States has led to the development of new greens-management methods. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of subsurface aeration and growth regulator applications on soil microbial communities and mycorrhizal colonization rates in a creeping bentgrass putting green. Two cultivars (Crenshaw and Penncross), a growth regulator (trinexapac-ethyl), and subsurface aeration were evaluated in cool and warm seasons. Total bacterial counts were higher in whole (unsieved) soils than in sieved soils, indicating a richer rhizosphere soil environment. Mycorrhizal infection rates were higher in trinexapac-ethyl (TE) treated plants. High levels of hyphal colonization and relatively low arbuscule and vesicle occurrence were observed. Principal components analysis of whole-soil fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) profiles indicated that warm-season microbial populations in whole and sieved soils had similar constituents, but the populations differed in the cool season. FAME profiles did not indicate that subsurface aeration and TE application affected soil microbial community structure. This is the first reported study investigating the influences of subsurface aeration and TE application on soil microorganisms in a turfgrass putting green soil.     

Nitrogen form and the seasonal root and shoot response of creeping bentgrass

Abstract

The form of nitrogen can affect root and shoot growth of plants. This study was conducted to determine the effects of ammonium and nitrate nitrogen on root length and number and shoot color and quality of creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris Huds. ‘Penncross'). The study was conducted in the University of Georgia rhizotron facility. Turf was grown in an 80/20 sand/peat rooting medium and maintained under putting green conditions for 12 months. Two forms of nitrogen, ammonium and nitrate, utilizing the nitrogen sources of urea and calcium nitrate, respectively, were applied in the following ammonium: nitrate ratios: 100: 0, 75: 25, 50: 50, 25: 75, and 0: 100. A modified Hoagland's solution provided all other macronutrients and micronutrients. Root length, root number, shoot color, and shoot quality data were collected weekly for 12 months. The 100% nitrate treatment resulted in 30% more roots during the fall compared to the 100% ammonium treatment The 100% ammonium treatment had 26% greater root length in the spring compared to the two highest nitrate treatments. The 50: 50 treatment produced greater root length during the spring and summer compared to the high nitrate treatments (0: 100 and 25: 75) and at least 30% greater root number during the summer compared to all treatments. All treatments resulted in a decrease in root length for the summer compared to the spring. The 50: 50 treatment provided higher ratings for shoot color for each season and higher quality ratings for the winter and spring. A fertilizer program that contains a portion of its nitrogen as nitrate would be more beneficial certain times of the year than one containing ammonium or nitrate alone.     

根区施肥条件下氮肥品种及施氮量对玉米苗期 根系特征及生长的影响

根区施肥条件下根系周围养分浓度升高,根系对养分的吸收利用进一步提高,而苗期玉米根系较脆弱,因此,探索苗期玉米根系对根区施氮的响应有利于玉米高产高效,研究根区施氮下玉米苗期根系特征及分布可深化根区施肥理论,同时为玉米精准施肥提供理论依据。采用盆栽试验,以不施氮为对照（CK）,设置2个氮肥品种[尿素（UR）和控释尿素（CRUR）],模拟4个施氮水平（N 90、135、180和225 kg/hm2）,以不施氮肥为对照（CK）,研究根区施肥条件下氮肥品种及施氮量对玉米苗期根系形态及分布的影响。结果表明：移栽后10 d,各处理间无显著差异。移栽25 d后,根区施尿素处理的根系指标随着施氮量的增加先升高后降低;而根区施控释尿素处理相应的根系指标随着施氮量的增加而增加或保持稳定。UR135和CRUR225处理根系特征较高,与CK相比提高了根系生物量（25.41%和64.37%）、总根长（40.14%和53.45%）、总根表面积（30.50%和32.52%）、总根体积（55.94%和46.72%）、平均直径（20.01%和23.18%）和根系活力（49.44%和50.64%）等,而UR225则均降低。...     

局部水分胁迫对玉米根系生长的影响

采用分根法进行玉米水培试验, 研究局部水分胁迫对玉米根系生长的影响。设4个水分胁迫水平: CK, 0.2 MPa, 0.4 MPa, 0.6 MPa, 在整个根系经受一定的水分胁迫之后对部分根系复水处理, 测定局部供应后 0 h、6 h、12 h、1 d、3 d、5 d、7 d、9 d等不同时期各部分根系的面积、长度及干重。结果表明, 各胁迫程度均表现为, 与对照相比, 复水侧根区的根系面积、根长与根干重出现了明显增长, 且始终显著大于持续胁迫侧根区, 且随处理时间延长更加明显。不同胁迫程度下复水侧玉米根系的增长幅度不同。水分胁迫预处理后, 0.2 MPa水平下, 复水侧根区根系的面积、长度与干重以及整个根区总根长、总面积均可以达到甚至高于对照水平, 其他处理均显著低于对照。轻度胁迫后复水的根区根系产生明显的补偿效应。适度胁迫后复水有利于作物根系总面积增长, 但对总根长、根干重无显著影响。根系补偿效应与胁迫强度及复水的时间有关。     

Root growth and nutrient element status of creeping bentgrass cultivars differing in heat tolerance as influenced by supraoptimal shoot and root temperatures

This study was designed to determine and compare root growth and nutritional responses of creeping bentgrass cultivars that differ in heat tolerance to differential, supraoptimal, shoot and root temperatures. Shoots and roots of ‘Penncross’ (heat sensitive) and ‘L‐93’ (heat tolerant) were exposed to four air/soil temperature regimes (20/20°C‐control, 20/35°C, 35/20°C, and 35/35°C) in water baths and growth chambers. Exposing roots to supraoptimal root temperature (35°C) while maintaining shoots at normal temperature (20°C) or particularly at 35°C reduced root fresh weight, root number, and contents of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) in shoots and roots and accelerated root death for both cultivars. High root temperature had greater detrimental effects on root growth and nutrient element accumulation than high shoot temperature for both cultivars. A low root temperature at supraoptimal shoot temperature improved root growth, reduced root mortality; and increased N, P, and K contents in shoots and roots. Among the three nutrient elements, K was the most sensitive to changes in root temperature. L‐93 generally maintained higher fresh weight and number of roots and higher N, P, and K contents in shoots and roots, particularly K in roots, under high root (20/35°C) or shoot/root (35/35°C) temperatures. The results indicated that root growth and nutrient element accumulation, particularly of K, played an important role in creeping bentgrass tolerance to heat stress imposed on shoots by high air temperature or to roots by high soil temperatures. The enhanced root growth and nutrient element relations with a low root temperature at supraoptimal ambient temperatures could lead to the improved shoot growth in cool‐season grasses observed under these conditions.     

The influence of nitrogen fertilisation on bacterial activity in the rhizosphere of barley

The effect of nitrogen addition on the activity of rhizosphere bacteria was studied using barley seedlings. Three different nitrogen sources were added to the soil (nitrate, ammonium and ammonium+nitrate) at four different concentrations (0, 100, 300 and 500 mg N kg⁻¹ soil) and the plants were allowed to grow for 6 weeks. The bacterial activity was estimated by measuring thymidine and leucine incorporation into bacteria extracted using homogenisation-centrifugation. Bulk soil bacterial activity was low compared with that of rhizosphere bacteria. Nitrogen addition did not affect the activity of the bulk soil bacteria, indicating that the activity was not nitrogen limited. The thymidine and leucine incorporation rates of rhizosphere bacteria decreased when ammonium or ammonium+nitrate was applied compared with the non-amended controls. No effect on bacterial activity was found following nitrate addition. There was a significant positive correlation between rhizosphere bacterial activity and rhizosphere pH. Shoot length following ammonium treatment was significant lower than in the non-amended control, while nitrate and ammonium+nitrate addition had no effect. This indicates that the varying effects due to nitrogen sources on rhizosphere bacterial activity were not due to effects on plant growth.     

Influence of humic acid on water retention and nutrient acquisition in simulated golf putting greens

Humic substances are frequently applied to creeping bentgrass ( Agrostis palustris Huds.) on golf putting greens to improve turf health and are marketed to enhance nutrient acquisition and possibly aid in retaining water in drought prone environments, but information on the role of humic substances in increasing soil water retention is limited. Additionally, it is difficult to separate the beneficial effects of nutrients and other ingredients added to commercial humic formulations from the effects of the pure humic substance. In our study, pure humic acid, tannic and citric acids were added to simulated creeping bentgrass putting greens. The organic acids were applied at normalized carbon rates of 250 mg C per litre by watering solutions through an automated irrigation system. Volumetric water content (VWC) and irrigation frequency, shoot and root growth, and tissue nutrient concentration of the turf were measured. None of the organic acid treatments improved water retention in the simulated greens. The humic acid-treated greens required more frequent irrigation than the untreated greens indicating that they were drying out more quickly. In addition, the addition of humic acid did not result in an increased tissue concentration of nutrients in the creeping bentgrass, top growth or dry shoot mass compared with the other treatments. However, creeping bentgrass root length was greater in the greens treated with humic acid compared with the untreated control.     

分根区交替灌溉对马铃薯水氮利用效率的影响（简报）

分根区交替灌溉已被证实是一种有效节水灌溉技术同时保持作物产量,但有关分根区交替灌溉提高作物氮素利用效率、降低对水土环境的影响机理还不是很清楚。为了探明地下滴灌条件下充分灌溉及分根区交替灌溉（APRI）对马铃薯水氮利用效率的影响,通过田间小区试验,对各处理马铃薯全生育期灌水量、植株体氮素残留、土壤氮素残留及水氮利用效率进行了比较分析。研究结果表明：收获后,APRI处理（E、I、K）与充分灌水处理产量（F、J、L）差异不大,但APRI处理灌溉水利用效率显著高于充分灌水处理（p=0.05）;充分灌水处理不同土层（0～ 30 cm和30～60 cm）土壤中残留硝态氮、矿物质氮较APRI处理高;APRI处理（I、K）作物氮利用效率及农田氮利用效率显著高于充分灌水处理（J、L）（p=0.05）。因此,APRI处理不仅能够显著提高作物的水分利用效率,而且还能显著提高土壤矿质氮的活性,有利于作物对土壤氮素的吸收利用。     

Impact of artificial root exudates on the bacterial community structure in bulk soil and maize rhizosphere

Bacterial densities, metabolic signatures and genetic structures were evaluated to measure the impact of soil enrichment of soluble organic carbon on the bacterial community structures. The exudates chosen were detected in natural maize exudates (glucose, fructose, saccharose, citric acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, alanine, serine and glutamic acid) and were used at a rate of 100 μg C g⁻¹ day⁻¹ for 14 days. Moreover two synthetic solutions with distinct carbon/nitrogen ratios (20.5 and 40.1), obtained by varying carboxylic and amino acids concentrations, were compared in order to evaluate the potential role of organic N availability. The in vitro experiment consisted of applying exudate solutions to bulk soil. In the case of the control, only distilled water was added. Both solutions significantly increased bacterial densities and modified the oxidation pattern of Biolog® GN2 plates with no effect of the C/N ratio on these two parameters. Genetic structure, measured by means of ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis (RISA), was also consistently modified by the organic amendments. N availability levels led to distinct genetic structures. In a second experiment, one of the previous exudate solutions (C/N 20.5) was applied to 15-day-old maize plants to determine the structural influence of exudates on the rhizosphere microbial community (in situ experiment). Bacterial densities were significantly increased, but to a lesser extent than had been found in the in vitro experiment. Metabolic potentials and RISA profiles were also significantly modified by the organic enrichment.     

施氮和间作花生对木薯根际土壤细菌群落结构的影响

在等量施肥条件下,木薯间作一季花生,是否具有间作优势,间作模式中木薯根际土壤细菌群落结构如何变化,相关研究报道较少。以木薯品种"华南205"、花生品种"粤油200"为试验材料,设计施氮、不施氮2个处理和等量施肥条件下的3种种植模式(木薯单作、花生单作、木薯间作花生),采用高通量测序技术,研究施氮和间作花生对木薯根际土壤细菌群落结构的影响。结果表明,在等量施肥条件下,木薯-花生间作的土地当量比大于1,表现出间作优势。施氮和间作花生对木薯根际土壤细菌的多样性无显著影响。4个优势细菌门类依次为绿弯菌门、变形菌门、放线菌门和酸杆菌门。不同处理间的菌门Saccharibacteria的差异极显著,施氮显著降低了疣微菌门的相对丰度。木薯根际土壤细菌的属数量共464个。相对丰度排名前30的菌属中,不同处理间菌属Acidobacteriaceae__Subgroup_1_和Sphingomonas的差异达显著或极显著水平,施氮显著降低了菌属Subgroup_7的相对丰度,显著提高了菌属Acidothermus的相对丰度。主成分分析表明,施氮对细菌群落组成的影响大于种植模式;冗余分析得出,有机质、pH值显著影响细菌属水平群落组成。     

不同施氮量对水稻氮素吸收与分配的影响

运用15N示踪法研究了不同施氮量对两个品种水稻（4007和武运粳15）干物质积累量与其对15N吸收及分配的影响。结果表明,当施氮量超过N 150 kg/hm2时, 两个品种水稻子粒产量均不再显著增加。4007在4个施氮量下(N 100,150,200和 250 kg/hm2)分别比无氮区增产22.3%,36.9%,43.2%和38.1%;武运粳15分别增产10.6%,18.8%,27.1%和21.5%。同一施氮量下,4007子粒中15N累积量显著高于武运粳15,但茎叶和根中没有差异。增加施氮量降低了15N在水稻子粒中的分配比例,但提高了茎叶中15N的分配比例。15N在根中的分配比例不受施氮量和品种的影响。研究结果还表明,同一施氮量下,4007对肥料氮的总体利用率要比武运粳15高3～6个百分点。     

Protease and deaminase activities in wheat rhizosphere and their relation to bacterial and protozoan populations

Protease and deaminase activities and population dynamics of bacteria and protozoa were measured in the rhizosphere of wheat to study their interactions with the mineralization of nitrogen. The experimental design allowed the separation of roots and soil material by means of a gauze. The most pronounced rhizosphere effect was detected for all the measured variables in the soil closest to the gauze. The number of bacteria was significantly higher in the presence than in the absence of plants up to 4 mm away from the soil-root interface and the closer to this interface the higher the number. Protozoan and bacterial population dynamics were positively correlated; generally, populations of flagellates and amoebae were comparable and their sum accounted for the population of total protozoa. For both enzyme activities the rhizosphere effect extended up to 2 mm away from the soil-root interface. The histidinase activity was of bacterial origin, while it is likely that bacteria, protozoa and root hair all contributed to the overall caseinase activity. Decomposition of root exudates and native organic matter in the rhizosphere, reflected by a growing microbial population, is associated with nitrogen mineralization through increases in caseinhydrolysing and L-histidine-deaminating activities. The adopted soil-plant microcosm is suitable for the study of the rhizosphere effect over time of incubation and distance gradient from the soil-root interface.     

氮肥减施对玉米幼苗根系分泌物影响的根际代谢组学分析

植物根系分泌物的根际代谢组学分析有助于更好地理解土壤根际微域内植物根系与土壤和土壤生物之间化学信号交流的根际过程。本文采用核磁共振氢谱(~1H nuclear magnetic resonance,~1H NMR)技术,对基于不同施氮处理下[常规施氮(180 kg×hm~(-2))、80%常规氮量和55%常规氮量]土壤培养收集的玉米幼苗的根系土壤沥出液(soil leachate,SL)、根鞘土浸提液(rhizosheath soil,RS)和根系水培液(distilled water cultivation,DWC)内的根系分泌物进行检测,并结合多维统计分析对比了不同收集方法以及不同施氮量下玉米幼苗根系分泌物的不同。结果表明:3种不同方法收集的玉米幼苗根系分泌物的核磁共振氢谱谱图轮廓及主要标志物明显不同。其中SL法的谱图峰信号及检测到的根系分泌物数目少,而RS和DWC法的谱图峰信号较多且可检测到玉米幼苗根系分泌物中的糖、有机酸和氨基酸等组分。与常规施氮量比较,在85%施氮量下,玉米幼苗根系分泌物中的α-葡萄糖、苹果酸、亮氨酸、缬氨酸水平显著增加;而当施氮量减少到55%时,玉米幼苗根系分泌物水平不再显著增加并呈现下降趋势。上述根系分泌物的变化可能和玉米根系对土壤氮营养供应水平的适应性调节有关。采用~1H NMR技术,结合RS和DWC收集方法进行根际代谢组学分析,可为根际生态及根际氮素营养研究提供重要理论依据。     

根区饲养蚯蚓对椪柑树体营养和根系生长的影响

以4年生桠柑为试验材料,研究根区饲养蚯蚓对椪柑树体营养和根系生长的影响。试验设4个处理,分别是穴施牛粪、穴施牛粪并接种蚯蚓、根系输液和对照。研究结果表明：穴施牛粪并接种蚯蚓很好地诱导了椪柑根系的生长,其诱导的根量比穴施牛粪和对照的分别高出100．62％和126．27％;穴施牛粪并接种蚯蚓处理的椪柑根系吸收和累积的氮、磷、钾元素分别比对照的高出21．13％、35．44％和76．31％;穴施牛粪并接种蚯蚓明显提高植株叶片的氮、磷、钾营养水平和叶绿素含量,在改善植株矿质营养状况方面优于穴施牛粪处理和根系输液处理。根系输液处理能在短时间内明显增加植株叶片营养含量。     

施氮量对间作小麦蚕豆根系分泌大豆异黄酮的影响

通过盆栽和水培试验,采用小麦蚕豆间作、蚕豆单作、小麦单作3种种植方式,研究了不同生育期不同氮水平(低氮、常规氮和高氮)处理下,单、间作小麦和蚕豆根系大豆异黄酮分泌量的变化,为进一步探明间作增产和控病机制提供依据。结果表明,随作物生育期推移,小麦根系分泌大豆异黄酮数量明显减少,蚕豆根系大豆异黄酮的分泌量先增加后减少。随施氮量增加,小麦蚕豆根系大豆异黄酮分泌量均减少,且多达显著水平。与低氮处理相比,常规氮和高氮处理下,单、间作小麦大豆异黄酮分泌量分别显著减少,且多达显著水平。间作可以显著提高作物大豆异黄酮的分泌量,但间作优势仅在低氮和常规氮处理下明显,高氮处理下,单、间作小麦和蚕豆根系分泌大豆异黄酮数量差异不显著,并且这种间作效应会随生育期的推移逐渐消失。总之,间作种植和施氮量均影响作物根系大豆异黄酮分泌量,且低施氮量的影响更明显。     

磷肥减施对玉米根系生长及根际土壤磷组分的影响

【目的】 我国农业过量和不合理施用磷肥现象普遍存在,导致磷资源的浪费,对环境也造成潜在威胁。研究减少磷肥用量对玉米产量、根系形态及根际中磷转化特征的影响,为集约化农业生产体系中磷肥合理施用提供技术基础。 【方法】 在河北省衡水小麦玉米轮作体系下连续三年进行了田间试验,在冬小麦季设置4个P₂O₅用量处理:0、112.5、150.0、187.5 kg/hm2,收获后在原处理小区免耕播种夏玉米。利用WinRHIZO根系分析系统分析获取根长、直径等数据,测定玉米籽粒产量、生物量和地上部磷含量及根际土壤中磷形态等指标。 【结果】 与农民习惯磷肥用量(P₂O₅187.5 kg/hm2)相比,3年磷肥用量减施20%~40%处理(P₂O₅150和112.5 kg/hm2),玉米籽粒产量、根系长度与直径和土壤有效磷含量尚未发生明显变化。但3年不施磷处理,根际土壤有效形态磷含量和玉米籽粒产量开始出现下降趋势。2009年和2010年玉米收获期,不施磷肥处理根际土壤有机磷含量低于非根际土壤。2008年玉米苗期和收获期土壤有机磷分组中,中等活性有机磷含量最高;磷肥减施20%~40%处理苗期根际中中等活性有机磷含量显著低于非根际土壤。土壤无机磷形态分组研究发现:从玉米苗期到收获期,各磷肥处理根际和非根际土壤中Ca₂-P下降明显;而不同磷肥处理间土壤中Ca₁₀-P、Ca₈-P、O-P (闭蓄态磷)、Al-P和Fe-P含量差异不显著。减施磷肥处理2008年玉米苗期根际土壤微生物量P含量较非根际土壤高;与习惯施肥量相比,磷肥减施未明显降低根际土壤微生物量磷。 【结论】 在华北小麦玉米轮作种植体系下,在土壤肥力水平较高地区,连续3年将小麦季磷肥的习惯用量减少20%~40%,对夏玉米产量、根系形态以及根际土壤无机磷、有机磷、微生物量磷含量影响尚不明显,因此,该地区磷肥施用量可从习惯用量的P₂O₅180 kg/hm2减至112.5 kg/hm2。