The effect of grassland renovation on soil mineral nitrogen and on nitrate leaching during winter

Renovation of grassland may increase the mineralization of organic material and leads to a high amount of mineral N in soil which can be leached in the winter period. Soil mineral N (SMN) in autumn and calculated nitrate leaching during winter were measured after the renewal of 8 y–old cut grassland on a sandy soil in NW Germany in 1999 to 2002. Several factors, which may influence the intensity of N mineralization, were investigated in the 2 years following renewal: the season of renovation (spring or late summer/early autumn), the technique (rotary cultivator or direct drilling), and the amount of N fertilization (0 or 320 kg N ha^–1 y^–1 in the 7 years before the renovation). Calculated nitrate‐N leaching losses during winter were significantly higher following renewal in early autumn (36–64 kg N ha^–1) compared to renewal in spring (1–7 kg N ha^–1). This effect was only significant in the first, not in the second winter after renovation. The renovation technique had a significant effect on the nitrate‐N leaching losses only in the first year after the renovation. Direct drilling led to higher leaching losses (35 kg N ha^–1) than the use of a rotary cultivator (30 kg N ha^–1) in the same year. Calculated nitrate losses (on average over 60 kg N ha^–1) were highest after renewal of N‐fertilized grassland in late summer/early autumn. To minimize N leaching losses, it would be more effective to plan grassland renewal in spring rather than in late summer/autumn. Another, however, less effective option is to reduce N fertilization before a renovation in autumn.     

Ergebnisse von Simulationsrechnungen mit einem Bodenstickstoffmodell zur Düngung und zum Zwischenfruchtbau in Trinkwasserschutzgebieten

Results of computer simulations on fertilization and catch cropping problems in water protection areas by means of a soil nitrogen model A simple model of the nitrogen turnover in soil is presented. The model was validated by field experiment time series. The simulation results showed that dividing of the mineral nitrogen fertilization during spring for root crops or maize as well as shortening the first spring nitrogen fertilization for winter cereals diminished the leaching of nitrate only in extremely wet springs on sandy soils. The great importance of winter catch cropping in a cereal-root crop or a cereal-maize rotation on all soils and the necessity to avoid liquid manuring during late summer and early autumn, especially on sandy soils without catch cropping, are demonstrated. The results underline the predominant influence of the weather conditions on nitrate leaching.     

Nitrataustrag aus einer ländlichen Siedlungsfläche in Nordwestdeutschland

Nitrate leaching from urban soils in a rural community in northwestern Germany The extent of nitrate leaching from urban soils in rural communities so far has hardly been studied. Therefore the nitrate leaching in the community of Schwaförden near Nienburg in Lower Saxony was estimated during one winter period. The small town of Schwaförden covers about 7.5% of the 950 ha large catchment area of a waterwork with serious nitrate problems. To estimate soil nitrate leaching, both soil use and degree of surface sealing in Schwaförden were determined and classified. In each class a number of representative sites were sampled seven times for mineral soil nitrogen in the course of one winter period. The leaching of soil nitrate for each site was estimated with the use of a mixing-cell solute transport model. Nitrogen mineralization as well as atmospheric nitrogen deposition were taken into consideration. It was found that home gardens, although covering only 3.5 % of the total Schwaförden area, combined for 27% of the total amount of leached nitrate within the community. Heavy fertilization and large compost applications appear to be responsible for the high amounts of nitrate leached from such gardens. Hence, to protect groundwater against too much urban nitrate leaching, it may be necessary to evaluate the total home garden area in catchment areas of waterworks and eventually to restrict it.     

An empirical model for estimating nitrate leaching as affected by crop type and the long-term N fertilizer rate

Abstract. An empirical model was developed for prediction of annual average nitrate leaching as affected by the long-term rate of N fertilization and crop type. The effect of N fertilization was estimated from annual values of nitrate leaching obtained from two Danish investigations of drainage from pipe drains with four rates of N fertilization on a loamy sand and sandy clay loam from 1973-89. The effect of crop at normal N fertilization was estimated from 147 observations of annual nitrate leaching obtained from field measurements. The nitrate leaching model consists of a relative N fertilization submodel and an absolute submodel for specific combinations of crop, soil and drainage at the normal rate of N fertilization. The relative submodel is Y/Y _lN= exp[0.7l(N/ N₁– I)], where Y is the nitrate leaching (kg N/ha per year) at fertilization rate N , and Y _IN and N₁ are the corresponding values at the normal rate of N fertilization. The relative submodel is valid for cereals, root crops and grass leys fertilized with mineral fertilizer at N/N ₁ < 1.5, and on the prerequisite that the fertilization rate N has been constant for some years. To illustrate the use of the relative leaching submodel, estimated values of Y _IN corrected to mean annual drainage for 1970 to 1990 in Denmark for spring cereals and grass on sandy and loamy soils are given as input to the relative leaching submodel. The model can be used for sandy to loamy soils to estimate the mean nitrate leaching over a number of years.     

Management effects on forms of phosphorus in soil and leaching losses

We should know the effects of soil use and management on the contents and forms of soil phosphorus (P) and the resulting potential for leaching losses of P to prevent eutrophication of surface water. We determined P test values, amounts of sequentially extracted forms of P, P sorption capacities and degrees of P saturation in 20 differently treated soils and compared these data with leaching losses in lysimeters. One-way analyses of variance indicated that most fractions of P were significantly influenced by soil texture, land use (grassland, arable or fallow or reafforestation), mineral fertilization and intensity of soil management. Generally, sandy soils under grass and given large amounts of P fertilizer contained the most labile P and showed the largest P test values. Fallow and reafforestation led to smallest labile P fractions and relative increases of P extractable by H₂SO₄ and residual P. Arable soils with organic and mineral P fertilization given to crop rotations had the largest amounts of total P, labile P fractions and P test values. The mean annual concentrations of P in the lysimeter leachates varied from 0 to 0.81 mg l^–1 (mean 0.16 mg l^–1) and the corresponding leaching losses of P from < 0.01 to 3.2 kg ha^–1 year^–1 (mean 0.3 kg P ha^–1 year^–1). These two sets of data were correlated and a significant exponential function (R² = 0.676) described this relation. Different soil textures, land uses and management practices resulted in similar values for P leaching losses as those for the amounts of labile P fractions. Surprisingly, larger rates of mineral P fertilizer did not necessarily result in greater leaching losses. The contents of P extracted by NaHCO₃ and acid oxalate and the degrees of P saturation were positively correlated with the concentrations of P in leachates and leaching losses. As the P sorption capacity and degree of P saturation predicted leaching losses of P better than did routinely determined soil P tests, they possibly can be developed as novel P tests that meet the requirements of plant nutrition and of water protection.     

Do Compost and Vermicompost Improve Macronutrient Retention and Plant Growth in Degraded Tropical Soils?

Soil degradation and water pollution are widespread land degradation problems in Southeast Asia. Policy makers are currently faced with the challenge of designing and implementing strategies to maintain soil fertility and avoid off-site effects. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of organic substrate amendments on soil properties, nutrient leaching and the growth of Ipomea aquatica in an acidic degraded soil from northern Vietnam. Plants were grown in an Acrisol in buckets under natural weather conditions for two months. The same amount of nutrients was applied either in a purely synthetic form (mineral fertilizers) or as two alternative organic substrates (three month old compost or vermicompost from buffalo dung) plus additional amounts of synthetic mineral nutrients to ensure the same quantity of NPK. The influence of these respective substrates on the soil's physical and chemical properties as well as plant growth was examined. Both compost and vermicompost led to an improvement in soil properties with an increase in the pH, soil organic matter and nutrient content, compared to soil fertilized with synthetic mineral products. The highest plant productivity was obtained with vermicompost and synthetic fertilizers, with no significant difference between these two treatments. Chemical fertilization, however, is the least effective practice based on the amount of nutrients leached from the soil (about 38% of N and 22% of K, compared to less than 10 and 5% of N and K with organic amendments). P leaching was not influenced by the fertilizer treatments. In conclusion, vermicompost does appear to be a relevant alternative to chemical fertilizers because it leads to similar enhancements in plant growth, at the same time as increasing soil quality and decreasing nutrient leaching.     

Einfluß von Düngemaßnahmen auf die Stickstoffauswaschung bei mehrjährigem Silomaisanbau

Influence of fertilization on nitrogen leaching after cultivation of maize for silage over four successive seasons In a field trial, nitrogen leaching from soil was determined between February 1983 and May 1986 by analyzing soil water from 50, 80 and 110 cm below the soil surface every 14 days. On a Stagno-gleyic Luvisol, maize after maize was cultivated over four successive seasons. Nitrogen was applied either minerally in spring according to N_min or as a semiliquid cattle manure. The time of application (autumn and/or spring), application rate and use of nitrification inhibitor dicyandiamide (DCD) were varied. Under very low N-fertilization (underground fertilization only), nitrate nitrogen losses by leaching dropped from 100 kg N/ha in the first year to 33 kg N/ha in the 3^rd. Nitrogen leaching from the various treatment plots depended on the maize growth and rainfall conditions. Because of an intensive and long lasting seepage of gravitational water, nitrogen leaching from the root zone ranged from 113 to 208 kg N/ha during the fall and winter seasons of 1983/84 and 1984/85. Under the more balanced infiltration conditions of the leaching period 1985/86, and after a high yield of maize in 1985, losses due to leaching were reduced to values between 69 to 108 kg N/ha. Under these experimental conditions (deliberately high quantities of semiliquid cattle manure; DCD-application in autumn) no reduction in nitrogen losses could be proved due to the addition of dicyandiamide.     

Lysimeterstudie zum Einfluss von Düngung und Bewirtschaftung auf die Ertragsbildung,den Wasserhaushalt und die Nährstoffauswaschung im Trockengebiet der Uckermark

Lysimeter study about the effect of fertilization and management on yield, water balance, and solute leaching in the dry region of the Uckermark Results are presented of a lysimeter study on the effects of fertilization and management on yield, seepage rate, and solute leaching in the dry region of the Uckermark (Northeast Germany) from 1992 to 1999. The crop rotation included sugar beet, summer barley, pea, and winter wheat with fertilization of 280 and 400 kg N ha^—1 within the crop rotation. Additionally to the mineral fertilization, sugar beet was fertilized with the sugar beet leaf or slurry. The average annual seepage rate was 13.7 mm, the nitrogen leaching was 4.3 kg N ha^—1, and the phosphorus leaching was 0.008 kg P ha^—1. Differences between the treatments were negligible and insignificant. The amount of the precipitation from April to September had a significant influence on yields. Furthermore, results of water use efficiency and the effect of different nitrogen rates on yields are presented.     

有机无机肥配施模式对氮素淋失的影响

为了探索农田氮素淋失低风险的有机无机肥配施模式,该研究收集了331个有效农田有机肥化肥配施数据对,分析了施肥总量、施肥结构（有机肥替代比）、施肥时间（基追施）、有机肥种类等因素对氮素淋失的总体影响。结果表明：与单施化肥相比,有机肥配施化肥中氮素总量较低时（N<200 kg/hm2）,农田总氮（Total Nitrogen,TN）、硝态氮（NO3--N）淋失分别减少36.77%、65.05%;有机肥替代比高于70%,虽然可减少TN淋失（39.64%）,但增加了溶解性有机氮（DON）淋失的风险（15.78%）,尤其是动物型有机肥替代化肥使DON淋失增加26.31%;氮肥基施可显著降低TN、NO3--N淋失（43.58%、70.51%,P<0.05）。碱性旱地土壤上有机肥配施化肥可有效抑制TN、NO3--N淋失,但增加了26.63%～42.95%的DON淋失。旱地氮素淋失以NO3--N为主,且淋失系数高于水田,提高有机肥替代比可以大幅降低旱地氮素淋失,但增强了DON淋失。因子重要性分析表明：有机肥替代比对TN淋失影响占主导作用,而施氮水平对NO3--N、DON淋失影响更为重要。因此,低施氮量、高替代比动物型有机肥可有效减少碱性旱地土壤氮素淋失,为有机肥配施化肥的农田应用提供依据。     

长期施肥对砂姜黑土可溶性碳淋溶的影响

研究施肥对砂姜黑土可溶性碳淋溶的影响,对有机肥的可持续利用有重要意义.该研究依托33 a的长期试验,分析常规施肥(MF)、化肥+低量小麦秸秆(MFL)、化肥+高量小麦秸秆(MFH)、化肥+猪粪(MFP)和化肥+牛粪(MFC)等施肥方式对土壤剖面(0～60 cm)理化性质、微生物性状、可溶性有机碳(Dissolved O...     

原状土就地培养取样法定位研究田间土壤氮动态变化

本文介绍了原状土就地培养取样技术的原理及方法应用,并对森林破坏后的次生演替、人工林种植和农业耕作等不同方式下氮素营养在时间进程及空间结构上的动态变化过程进行定位监测研究。结果表明,原状土就地培养取样法结构简单,方便易行,对土壤几乎没有扰动,也没有区域土壤类型的限制,弥补了其他方法的不足和研究的单一性,可定量化监测不同利用类型土壤氮库动态变化中的氮释放与固定、吸收和淋失等氮素营养随时间和季节变化的整个过程以及人为活动干扰后土壤氮营养的空间变异,为田间条件下土壤氮库动态变化定位研究的有效方法。     

The Impact of Fertilization Methods on the Nutrient Balance and Changes of Soil Chemical Features in Crop Rotation

The effect of various fertilization methods on the simplified nutrients balance and changes of soil chemical features in crop rotation was estimated on the basis of 7-year (1994-2000) studies carried out on loess-based, sedimentary-gley, light-clay soil. Different fertilization methods were used: A - mineral fertilization; B - mineral and manure fertilization; C - straw, green manure and mineral fertilization; D - ecological compost and biodynamic preparation fertilization. Particular fertilization methods caused a significant differentiation of the nutrients balance. A positive phosphorus balance was found out in all the fertilization systems. It has been observed that the nitrogen and potassium carry-in with fertilizers was higher than the carry-out with crops in system B and C. A favorable calcium balance was achieved in systems C and D while a favorable magnesium balance - only in the ecologically fertilized systems (D). The changes of soil chemical features were only insignificantly dependent on the nutrient balance. After seven years of research, the contents of humus, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium and calcium increased while the soil reaction decreased in the soil of all the fertilized systems except the ecologically fertilized system.     

Nitrogen Fertilizer Replacement Value of Concentrated Liquid Fraction of Separated Pig Slurry Applied to Grassland

Seven grassland experiments on sandy and clay soils were performed during a period of 4 years to estimate the nitrogen (N) fertilizer replacement value (NFRV) of concentrated liquid fractions of separated pig slurry (mineral concentrate: MC). The risk of nitrate leaching when applying MC was compared to when applying mineral fertilizers. Grassland yields in 2009–2012 fertilized with MC were compared with grassland fertilized with two mineral fertilizers: granulated calcium ammonium nitrate and liquid ammonium nitrate (LAN). The mineral fertilizers comprised 50% nitrate-N and 50% ammonium-N, and MC comprised 95–100% ammonium-N. Treatment application rates included zero N and three incremental rates of N fertilization. The liquid fertilizers were shallow injected (0–5 cm). The NFRV of MCs was 75% on sandy and 58% on clay soil with granulated ammonium nitrate as reference, and 89% on sandy and 92% on clay soil with LAN as reference. Risk of nitrate leaching after application of MC, measured in residual soil mineral N post-growing season and N in the upper groundwater in the following spring, was equal to that for mineral fertilizers.     

华北平原农田裂缝对硝态氮淋溶的影响

土壤干缩开裂是常见的自然现象。目前关于土壤干缩开裂的研究主要集中于裂缝的最终形态特征,并且以室内试验为主。本研究通过室外大田试验,结合动态计算机图像分析及水氮运移模拟软件WHCNS,研究土壤干缩开裂的动力学过程、特征及其对农田水氮运移的影响。利用原位熔化石蜡浇筑得到了裂缝三维结构形态,借助三维激光扫描仪量化裂缝的几何特征,发现每平米裂缝平均长度为4.58m,裂缝上表面平均宽度为5.72 mm,平均深度为9.06 cm。基于三维扫描仪提取得到的裂缝几何参数,通过WHCNS仿真模拟,发现相较于无裂隙情况,裂隙的存在分别增加了传统施肥和优化施肥情况下97.40%和256.43%的硝态氮淋失量;与优化施肥模式相比,传统施肥模式更容易造成硝态氮的淋失风险。在模拟灌溉模式对硝态氮淋洗情况的影响时,其差异不明显;强降雨的设置同样增加了硝态氮的淋失风险,导致硝态氮的年均淋洗量增加83.61%。裂缝的存在严重影响农田作物对肥料的吸收和利用,通过优化施肥量、更改灌溉模式以及避免强降雨前施肥都可以减少肥料的损失。     

酸化沸石对尿素氮淋失和玉米籽粒氮素利用的影响

在尿素减量施用条件下,探究添加酸化沸石(SF)对氮素淋失及籽粒氮肥利用率的影响。通过等温吸附试验,结合土柱淋溶和玉米盆栽试验,研究酸化沸石对NH_4⁺—N和NO_3^-—N的吸附性能,以及不同施氮梯度下,酸化沸石对氮素淋失和氮肥利用率的影响,试验分别设置农民习惯施肥(CN)、氮肥减量15%(CN1)、氮肥减量30%(CN2)3个施氮梯度并分别添加土重0.2%的酸化沸石(CN+SF、CN1+SF、CN2+SF)。结果表明,酸化沸石对NH_4⁺—N和NO_3^-—N的最大吸附量分别为25.44,31.59 mg/g,吸附过程可用Langmuir模型较好拟合。在减氮15%和30%时,添加酸化沸石,使NH_4⁺—N累计淋失量较CN1、CN2分别降低7.10%,8.76%。在减氮30%时,酸化沸石可有效降低NO_3^-—N累计淋失量,较CN2处理减少15.90%。酸化沸石可有效提高土壤氮素含量和玉米籽粒氮肥利用率,添加酸化沸石(CN+SF、CN1+SF、CN2+SF)较单施尿素(CN、CN1、CN2)籽粒氮肥利用率分别提高10.37%,20.79%,47.14%。综上,酸化沸石在减施尿素条件下可有效降低土壤氮素淋失,提高玉米籽粒氮肥利用率,具有一定的农艺价值。     

亚热带花岗岩地区土壤矿物风化过程中盐基离子的释放特征

矿物风化过程中盐基离子释放遵从一定的化学计量关系,这种化学计量关系一般只能通过模拟实验来获取。本研究采用pH 7.0的EDTA-乙酸铵溶液将土壤中的交换性盐基离子完全洗脱出来,然后用Batch方法模拟不同pH溶液淋溶洗脱盐基和未洗脱盐基土壤,旨在消除土壤中交换性盐基离子的影响后更为准确地判断土壤矿物风化的盐基离子释放特征。结果表明:未洗脱盐基土壤的淋出液pH由3.73±0.14逐渐上升到4.23±0.06,主要原因是淋溶液中有高浓度的NH_4~+;洗脱盐基土壤矿物风化后淋出液pH从7.39±0.02逐渐下降到5.39±0.17,主要是由于土壤中可风化矿物减少。土壤交换性盐基离子会改变盐基离子释放特征、释放总量:未洗脱盐基土壤经酸雨淋溶后,各盐基离子释放均呈现急速下降后逐渐平缓的趋势,洗脱盐基土壤矿物风化后,K~+及盐基离子释放总量呈波动上升趋势,且盐基离子释放总量比未洗脱盐基土壤低。土壤交换性盐基离子的存在还会改变淋出液中的盐基离子化学计量关系:未洗脱盐基土壤的K~+︰Ca~(2+)︰Mg~(2+)︰Na+化学计量关系为11︰13︰4︰1(当量比),而洗脱盐基土壤为7︰2︰2︰1。K~+是盐基离子中风化释放量最多的,大部分K~+来自于土壤中云母的风化。因此,只有利用洗脱盐基土壤的盐基离子释放量才能准确计算矿物风化速率并获得准确的化学计量关系。土壤矿物风化作用随着淋溶液酸度增大而增强,但模拟一年降雨量的情况下,p H 3.5、4.5和5.5三种不同p H溶液对矿物风化后盐基离子的释放在实验期间没有显著性影响,较长时间后的差异性有待观察。本研究表明,可以通过预洗脱盐基土壤然后模拟酸雨淋溶的方法,观察矿物风化特征,特别是盐基离子释放的化学计量特征。     

化肥优化减施对芹菜产量和品质以及硝酸盐淋溶的影响

采用田间小区试验,研究了化肥优化减施对芹菜产量、品质及硝酸盐淋溶的影响。结果表明,与习惯施肥处理相比,有机无机肥料配施的减量施肥模式能保证芹菜产量稳定,显著提高氮肥利用效率,显著降低了可食部分硝酸盐含量,同时提高了芹菜Vc含量,并能显著降低0～100 cm土层硝态氮积累。在本试验条件下,基于产量、经济效益和环境效益的统一考虑,最优施肥模式为氮肥减量20%配施菌渣处理模式。     

中国农田氮肥面源污染估算方法及其实证：Ⅲ估算模型的实证

在总结农田氮肥淋失的一般性规律基础上,建立了农田氮肥淋失的理论模型,具体建立了以下4类模型并进行了实证：施肥量与地下水硝态氮含量关系模型（直接评价模型）、施肥量与土壤硝态氮淋失量关系模型（间接评价模型）、施肥量与土壤硝态氮淋失浓度关系模型（间接模型）、施肥量与土壤硝态氮残留量关系理论模型（间接评价模型）。研究表明：上述4个理论模型和实际模型的比较说明,虽然氮的淋失总体上与施氮量正相关,但是不同气候区和土壤条件,其开始淋失或积累的施肥量不同,并且随施肥量增加的趋势（快慢）也不同,因此,必须建立适合于不同区域的模型参数才能实现更准确的淋失预测。但是,从宏观上,也可以通过参数的平均而大体地预测氮的淋失等级或趋势。     

Short-term effects of mineral and combined mineral-organic fertilization in soil microbial communities

Fertilization is a widely used practice to maintain soil fertility. To unravel the rapid response patterns of soil microbial under mineral and combined mineral-organic fertilization treatments, 1-year fertilization trial was conducted in an intensive greenhouse on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP). Higher soil nutrient concentrations and lower soil pH were detected in mineral and combined mineral-organic fertilized soils than in unfertilized soils. Both fertilized soils also showed higher bacterial richness and diversity and lower fungal diversity than unfertilized soils. Compared with the soil without fertilizer application, the soil microflora structure was significantly changed by fertilizer application; however, no differences were detected between both fertilized soils. Both short-term fertilizations recruited more abundant Proteobacteria and Ascomycota, and a smaller proportion of Acidobacteriota, Basidiomycota and Mortierellomycota. In addition, available phosphorus (AP), was most closely linked to the variations in the structures of soil bacterial and fungal communities. Our findings highlight the significance of the temporal component for fertilization effects, indicating that 1 year of mineral and combined mineral-organic fertilization only affected the diversity of some bacterial and fungal communities in the soil. Therefore, a moderately longer fertilization year based on this study should be pondered in intensive greenhouse cultivation in the QTP.     

长期不同施肥措施对雨养条件下陇东旱塬土壤氮素的影响

基于1978年开始的陇东旱塬定位试验,分析雨养条件下麦田0~100 cm剖面土壤氮素状况。设计6种试验处理:不施肥、氮肥、氮磷肥、氮磷配施秸秆、有机肥、氮磷配施有机肥。结果表明:有机肥、氮磷配施有机肥处理改善土壤氮素肥力效果优于其他施肥措施,0~40 cm土层全氮、碱解氮、无机氮含量均显著增加,其中0~20 cm土壤全氮较36年前平均提高了26.2%;氮磷配施秸秆处理土壤全氮及碱解氮显著高于对照,全氮与试验前持平或略有提升;氮肥、氮磷肥处理的耕层土壤全氮较试验前分别降低了13.1%和6.4%。氮肥处理深层土壤硝态氮明显较高,其他各施肥处理均能减少硝态氮下移。不同施肥处理改变了土壤的无机氮构成,有机肥与秸秆的作用有较大差异。结果说明不同施肥显著影响农田土壤氮素状况,施用有机肥是培育土壤氮库、而无机氮磷肥配合及有机无机配施是减少NO3--N下移的有效手段。