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水稻栽后植株氮素积累特征及其与根系生长的关系 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
以冈优22、Ⅱ优162和K优047为材料,通过大田试验研究了不同种植方式下水稻秧苗栽后根系和地上部氮素积累的动态特征及其与根重的关系。结果表明,栽后40.d内,地上部及根系氮素积累量呈指数模型增加。茎鞘、发根节和叶片氮含量与根重呈极显著正相关;根系氮含量与根重呈显著负相关;各器官氮积累动态与根重均呈极显著的正相关关系。全生育期植株氮积累量拟合Logistic曲线较好,决定系数在0.988以上,氮素积累量与根重呈显著的正相关关系,生育期越靠前,相关系数值越大。3种种植方式中,自移栽至孕穗期氮积累量以常耕插秧最高,常耕抛秧其次,免耕高留茬抛秧较低;孕穗后免耕高留茬抛秧各器官氮含量最高,氮积累量也逐渐超过常耕抛秧。3个杂交稻组合中,前期以冈优22的氮积累量最高,后期Ⅱ优162增加速率较快,K优047在整个生育期中均最低。 相似文献
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Thirty-five Azospirillum strains (13 strains from plant roots and 22 strains from soils) were isolated from Ishigaki island, Japan, which has a subtropical
climate. These strains were different from each other according to polymerase-chain-reaction band patterns obtained by using
a random primer (OPT-08). Two Azospirillum strains (AZ43 and AZ92-2) were also examined for use in further experiments. Inoculation of lowland rice with these strains
enhanced early growth of rice to various degrees. Inoculation of strains VIII.P1-2, AZ92-2, V.S2-2, and V.P5 in sterilized
soil yielded higher shoot dry weights than the application of 90 μg N g–1 soil without inoculation. Only inoculation with strains AZ92-2 and VIII.P1-2 caused higher N uptake than the application
of 90 μg N g–1 soil. Three strains were selected for the next experiment based on the results of their effect on the early growth of rice.
An investigation was conducted to determine the ability of two indigenous Azospirillum strains (V.S2-2 and VIII.P1-2) and one stock strain (AZ92-2) to promote growth and nutrient-uptake of lowland rice in unsterilized
soil under several levels of N application (0, 80, 160, and 240 mg N pot–1). Inoculation with these strains without N application increased shoot dry weight by 12–15% compared to the uninoculated
treatment. Inoculation with Azospirillum V.S2-2 together with the application of 160 mg N pot–1 resulted in a shoot dry weight as high as that obtained in the treatment with 240 mg N pot–1 without inoculation. Thus, in this former case, the amount of N applied could be reduced by 80 mg pot–1 due to the effect of the microbial inoculum without a significant change in the high, targeted, yield. 相似文献
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《Soil Science and Plant Nutrition》2012,58(5):451-459
ABSTRACTExcessive input of nitrogen fertilizer causes nitrogen pollution in aquatic environments. Utilizing microbial inoculants seems to be effective in decreasing the extent of nitrogen fertilizer application. Genome sequencing analysis of Azoarcus sp. strain KH32C, which was isolated from a paddy-upland rotation paddy field in Japan, showed that the strain may interact with plants. In this study, we examined the effect of inoculation of rice seeds with strain KH32C as a bacterial inoculant in paddy fields without nitrogen fertilization. Rice of three cultivars inoculated with strain KH32C were cultivated in paddy fields with different soil carbon and nitrogen levels. We investigated the growth rate of rice plants and the elemental composition of brown rice. In addition, the bacterial community structures in the rice root-associated soil were examined using molecular genetic analysis. KH32C inoculation resulted in an increase in the rice plant growth rate in the early growth phase with cultivar Nipponbare. Elemental composition analysis showed that the zinc concentration in brown rice of Nipponbare was increased by KH32C inoculation. KH32C inoculation affected the bacterial community in Nipponbare root-associated soil. The community of potential plant growth-promoting bacteria, the majority of which were in the class Alphaproteobacteria, had relatively high abundance in the early growth stage after KH32C inoculation. Our results indicated that strain KH32C can be utilized as a bacterial inoculant with the effect of promoting rice growth and enhancing the zinc content of rice grains in low nitrogen input paddy fields. 相似文献
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The yield response of a wheat (Kirik) and a barley (Tokak 157/37) cultivar to inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense Sp246 and Bacillus sp. OSU‐142 was studied in relation to three levels of N fertilization (0, 40, and 80 kg ha–1) under field conditions in Erzurum, Turkey, in 1999 and 2000. Seed inoculation with A. brasilense Sp246 significantly affected yield and yield components, both in wheat and barley. On average of years and N doses, inoculation with A. brasilense Sp246 increased spike number per m2, grain number per spike, grain yield, and crude protein content by 7.2, 5.9, 14.7, and 4.1 % in wheat and by 6.6, 8.1, 17.5, and 5.1 % in barley, respectively, as compared to control. Inoculation with Bacillus sp. OSU‐142 significantly increased kernel number per spike in wheat, but no significant effect was determined in the other characteristics. Grain yields and yield components were also higher at all levels of nitrogen fertilizer in the inoculated plots as compared to the control. However, these increases diminished at high fertilizer levels. These results suggest that application of the growth promoting bacteria A. brasilense Sp246 may have the potential to be used as a biofertilizer for spring wheat and barley cultivation in organic and low‐N input agriculture. 相似文献
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对大田栽培条件下人工模拟的UV-B辐射滤减环境对晚稻品种“协优432”的叶绿素含量、株高、内源激素吲哚乙酸(IAA)、脱落酸(ABA)、赤霉素(GA3)、玉米素(Zeatin)含量的影响研究结果表明,在正常日光处理组与UV-A滤光组之间叶绿素a含量变化显著;正常日光处理组与UV-A滤光组、UV-A UV-B滤光组之间株高无明显变化。UV-A UV-B滤光组IAA、GA3、Zeatin含量分别比正常日光处理组降低了40.42%、48.60%、36.21%;分别比UV-A滤光处理组降低了36.52%、70.94%、54.54%。单因素方差分析及多重比较结果显示,UV-A UV-B滤光组与正常日光处理组之间IAA、GA3含量差异显著;UV-A UV-B滤光组与UV-A滤光处理组之间GA3、Zeatin含量差异显著。UV-A UV-B滤光组ABA含量比正常日光处理组降低了29.74%,比UV-A滤光处理组降低了5.19%,经单因素方差分析后发现差异不显著。 相似文献
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Tadakatsu Yoneyama Junko Terakado-Tonooka Kiwamu Minamisawa 《Soil Science and Plant Nutrition》2013,59(6):578-590
N2 fixation systems in the nonleguminous crops and bacteria associations have been intensively studied over the last 50 years. Their structure and regulation have been investigated to explore the enhancement of N acquisition in these ecosystems leading to crop-growth with minimum chemical fertilizers. Several lines of important evidence have been accumulated indicating that the magnitudes of associative (nonsymbiotic) N2 fixation in sugarcane (Saccharum spp.), sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.), and paddy rice (Oryza sativa L.) are agronomically significant. In these three crops, unique bacterial N2-fixation systems may function in addition to the low-level activity (due to the competition in carbon/energy use) of the commonly occurring rhizosphere-associated system by free-living bacteria such as Beijerinckia, Azotobacter, and Klebsiella. Active expressions of the dinitrogenase reductase-encoded gene (nifH) phylogenetically similar to those of Bradyrhizobium spp. and Azorhizobium sp. were abundantly found in the N2-fixing sugarcane stems, sweet potato stems, and storage tubers. These rhizobia micro-aerobically fix N2 in the carbon compounds-rich apoplasts. Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus and Herbaspirillum spp. were previously isolated from inside the sugarcane stems, as the candidates of endophytic N2 fixers. However, the current molecular and physiological investigations suggest that their major role is production of phytohormonal substances. In paddy rice fields, methane is produced from organic compounds in anoxia and oxidized by contacting with oxygen gas. An active N2-fixation by methane-oxidizing methanotrophs such as Methylosinus sp. takes place in the root tissues (aerenchyma) and also in the surface soil. This methanotrophic N2-fixation supports the sustainability of soil fertility although the N2-fixation and soil fertility are affected by chemical fertilizers. Finally, we discuss the ecological implications of the newly identified rhizobia and methanotroph systems in the N nutrition in nonlegumes and N reservation in field environments. 相似文献
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免耕抛秧条件下不同氮肥用量对水稻生长和产量的影响 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
根据水稻免耕抛秧氮肥施用和吸收利用的特点,2007年在岑溪市筋竹镇进行了早晚两造水稻免耕抛秧不同氮肥施用量对比试验,以探索免耕抛秧栽培的最佳施氮量水平。结果表明:施N 150.0 kg/hm2处理的禾苗长势较好,且病虫害较轻,无效分蘖少,每穗实粒数和结实率以及产量均较高,是水稻免耕抛秧栽培的最佳施氮量。 相似文献
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Summary A nitrate-respiring strain, a denitrifying strain, and a non-nitrogen-fixing strain of Azospirillum brasilense were compared for their effect on the growth of pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum), wheat (Triticum aestivum) and maize (Zea mays) under temperate conditions in nitrogen-limited pot cultures. Increases in yield of Z. mays shoots occurred with all three strains when inoculation coincided with the addition of low levels of combined nitrogen. The inoculation of A. brasilense did not show any effect on the yield of P. americanum and T. aestivum. Increased numbers of A. brasilense became associated with Z. mays roots following the addition of low levels of combined nitrogen. Low and very variable rates of acetylene reduction activity were observed from excised roots of inoculated Z. mays plants without preincubation. Results indicate that inoculation of cereals with A. brasilense under temperate conditions has only a limited effect on plant growth. 相似文献
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Abstract Quantitative characterization of crusts is necessary to evaluate the crusting susceptibility of soils, to reveal the soil properties affecting soil crust development and, thus, to predict the occurrence of crusting. For the quantification of the morphological characteristics of soil surface crusts, the authors applied an image analyzing method to quantify the state of pores, in terms of apparent porosity, using vertical thin sections of the surface crust formed under simulated rainfall. 相似文献
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Background
The tolerance of plants against abiotic stresses can be greatly influenced by their interaction with microbes. In lowland rice (Oryza sativa) production, the iron toxicity of the soils constitutes a major constraint. Although there are tolerant cultivars, the mechanisms underlying the tolerance against excess iron are not fully understood. Even less is known about the role of microbes in the response to iron toxicity.Aim
In the study presented here, the effects of different Bacillus isolates on the accumulation and distribution of iron within the shoots of different rice cultivars grown under iron toxicity were analyzed.Methods
Three lowland rice cultivars with contrasting tolerance to iron toxicity (IR31785-58-1-2-3-3, Sahel 108, Suakoko 8) were inoculated with three Bacillus isolates (two B. pumilus and one B. megaterium) and, after 1 week, exposed to excess iron (1,000 ppm) for 8 days. Tolerance was evaluated by leaf symptom scoring.Results
Bacterial inoculation mitigated leaf symptoms in the sensitive cultivar IR31785-58-1-2-3-3 despite no significant differences in shoot iron concentration between inoculated and noninoculated plants. In the tolerant excluder cultivar, Suakoko 8, leaf symptoms were exacerbated when inoculated with B. pumilus Ni9MO12. While the total shoot Fe concentration was not affected in this bacteria × cultivar combination, the distribution of iron within the shoot was clearly disturbed. Tolerance to iron toxicity of the tolerant includer cultivar, Sahel 108, was not affected by Bacillus inoculation.Conclusion
In conclusion, our results show that Bacillus inoculation can affect the tolerance of lowland rice to iron toxicity and that the effects strongly depend on the bacteria × cultivar combination. 相似文献11.
Summary Eight commercial Israeli spring wheat cultivars (six Triticum aestivum and two T. turgidum) grown with 40 and 120 kg N/ha were tested for responses to inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense. At the low level of N fertilization (40 kg/ha), five cultivars showed significant increases in plant dry weight measured at the milky ripe stage; however, by maturation only the cultivar Miriam showed a significant increase in grain yield. Two cultivars, which had shown a positive inoculation effect at the earlier stages, had a significant decrease in grain yield. No significant effect of inoculation was found at the high N level. To confirm those results, four wheat (T. aestivum) cultivars were tested separately over 4 years in 4 different locations under varying N levels. Only Miriam showed a consistently positive effect of Azospirillum inoculation on grain yield. Inoculation increased the number of roots per plant on Miriam compared with uninoculated plants. This effect was found at all N levels. Nutrient (N, P and K) accumulation and number of fertile tillers per unit area were also enhanced by Azospirillum, but these parameters were greatly affected by the level of applied N. It is suggested that the positive response of the spring wheat cultivar Miriam to Azospirillum inoculation is due to its capacity to escape water stresses at the end of the growth season. 相似文献
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Some of the measures suggested for amelioration of drought effects include application of N fertilizer and plant growth regulators (PGRs). Since N2-fixing bacteria produce plant growth substances (PGRs), the effect of foliar application of an active strain of Klebsiella sp. (KUPOS) on IR-50 rice was examined using three foliar sprays applied at 10-day intervals. Irrigation once every 3 days was essential for plant growth. Application of KUPOS and 40 kg N ha-1 improved grain yield of acutely water stressed plants from 330 kg ha-1 to more than 1300 kg ha-1 along with an improvement in several growth variables and yield determinants. Indole acetic acid, kinetin and GA3, in a mixture of 10-4
M of each, were less effective than KUPOS in alleviating stress effects. The adverse effects of water stress on respiration and photosynthesis as indicated by CO2 exchange were also alleviated by these treatments. While uptake of K, Mg, Ca, Fe and Mo was increased, Na content decreased, accompanied by an increase in proline content. The order of effectiveness of the treatments was 40 kg N ha-1 >KUPOS>PGRs. 相似文献
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减氮控磷稳钾施肥对水稻产量及养分积累的影响 总被引:26,自引:8,他引:18
氮、 磷用量偏大,钾肥用量不足不仅影响水稻的正常生长发育,而且导致养分利用率偏低。本文通过田间试验,研究减量施用氮、 磷肥,稳定钾肥投入对水稻产量、 养分积累量和肥料利用率的影响。试验设14个处理,每个处理重复2次。结果表明,氮钾、 磷钾、 氮磷钾配施处理的水稻秸秆生物量和籽粒产量均显著高于不施肥处理(P0.05); 减氮控磷稳钾处理(N 225 kg/hm2、 P2O5 60 kg/hm2、 K2O 90 kg/hm2)与常规施肥处理相比(N 300 kg/hm2、 P2O5 150 kg/hm2、 K2O 60 kg/hm2)能显著增加水稻秸秆生物量(P0.05),明显提高千粒重和籽粒产量; 试验还得出,减氮控磷稳钾处理分蘖期地上部氮、 钾含量和秸秆氮、 钾含量显著高于常规施肥处理(P0.05); 收获期地上部氮、 钾的积累量和氮、 磷的表观利用率显著大于常规施肥处理(P0.05)。适当减少氮、 磷用量, 增加钾肥用量能改善氮、 钾营养状况,促进地上部干物质的积累,提高籽粒产量和氮、 磷表观利用率。N 196.2 kg/hm2、 P2O5 46.5 kg/hm2、 K2O 90 kg/hm2的配施方案具有实际推广应用价值。 相似文献
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Saurabh Kumar Deep Chandra Suyal Mamta Bhoriyal Reeta Goel 《Journal of plant nutrition》2018,41(8):1035-1046
Western Indian Himalaya is very rich in biodiversity. Being a cold climatic region, it possesses various psychrotolerant and psychrophilic microorganisms. Psychrotolerant bacterium Dyadobacter sp. was isolated from this region and studied for its plant growth promoting potential against four legumes and finger millet. This bacterium was able to grow at nitrogen (N) deficient medium at both 10°C and 28°C and gave positive nifH amplification that confirms the psychrotolerant and diazotrophic nature of this bacterium. Pot trial-based study showed that this bacterium was able to promote plant growth by fixing atmospheric nitrogen (N2) and making it available to plants. Agronomical parameters, leaf nitrate reductase activity, and total chlorophyll content were recorded at 30, 45, 60, and 90 days after sowing and found to be increased over their respective controls. The 16S rDNA and nifH genes were quantified by q-PCR to study the dynamics of total bacterial and diazotrophic abundance due to inoculation of Dyadobacter sp. in soil. Soil chemical properties related to soil fertility were also studied at different time intervals after sowing. We found positive correlation among soil pH, soil nifH gene abundance, soil nitrate concentration, and plant leaf nitrate reductase activity. PCR-DGGE was performed to study persistence of Dyadobacter sp. in soil after inoculation, which showed good persistence of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). Hence, it is concluded that Dyadobacter sp. has potential to promote plant growth by fixing atmospheric N2 and making it available to plant. Further, psychrotolerant nature of this bacterium can be exploited to enhance plant growth in cold climate agriculture due to its ability to fix atmospheric N2 at low temperature. 相似文献
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稻麦轮作区保护性耕作条件下氮肥对水稻生长发育和产量的调控效应 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
20062~008年在四川省广汉市开展了保护性耕作措施下水稻氮肥调控试验,设置不同秸秆还田量(0、6000、12000 kg/hm2)、施氮量水平(0、1502、10 kg/hm2)以及氮素分配比例(6∶2∶2、6∶3∶1、8∶2)。结果表明,和施N 150 kg/hm2相比,N 210 kg/hm2处理水稻分蘖力、干物质积累量、开花期的植株个体和群体质量均有升高,花后茎鞘贮藏物质的输出及光合物质积累量增加,子粒产量提高7.3%。在施N 150 kg/hm2水平和基肥∶蘖肥∶穗肥=6∶2∶2分配比例下,与旋耕无麦秸还田处理相比,免耕秸秆还田与否对水稻茎蘖消长、干物质积累及子粒产量影响较小,但花后绿叶功能期延长,光合产物积累在产量形成中所占比例增加。在施N 210 kg/hm2水平和基肥∶蘖肥∶穗肥=6∶3∶1分配比例下,免耕还田麦秸量从6000 kg/hm2增加至12000 kg/hm2,水稻分蘖力明显增强,干物质积累量增大,开花期个体和群体质量提高,单位面积穗数和穗实粒数增多,产量增加4.1%;将氮肥分配比例由6∶3∶1变为8∶2,即增加基肥用量,减少中后期的氮素供应会导致分蘖高峰后分蘖大量死亡,有效穗数降低,穗粒数减少,产量下降。以上结果说明,氮素的充分供应是保护性耕作水稻获得高产的重要前提和基础,适当提高麦秸还田量、增加中后期氮素供应,能提高氮素利用率及分蘖成穗率和结实率,利于稳产高产。 相似文献
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A field investigation was conducted at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute's Research Farm during the kharif (wet) seasons of 2002 and 2003 in a split plot design with three replications, consisting of 27 treatments, namely, main plots: three varieties (PRH-10, Pusa Sugandh-3 and Pusa Basmati-1) and three plant spacings (20 × 10, 20 × 15 and 20 × 20 cm2) and sub-plots: three levels of nitrogen (0, 80 and 160 kg N ha?1). The research results indicated that aromatic rice hybrid PRH-10 produced 33 and 6%, respectively, more grain yield than that of Pusa Sugandh-3 and Pusa Basmati-1. The appreciable higher grain yield of PRH-10 over Pusa Sugandh-3 and Pusa Basmati-1 was due to considerable improvement in most of the yield attributing characters. Application of 160 kg N ha?1 recorded 23.7 and 26.1% more grain yield over no nitrogen application whereas it was 6.4 and 6.1% more over 80 kg N ha?1, respectively, during first and second year of the experimentation. Wider plant spacing of 20 × 20 cm2 and application of 160 kg N/ha recorded significantly higher hulling, milling and head rice recovery compared to closer spacing and zero nitrogen application. 相似文献
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The capabilities of soil microorganisms to solubilize phosphate have been known for many years, but their isolation and use as crop inoculants have met with little success. Thirty-five bacterial isolates were screened for their phosphate-solubilizing ability, and two of them, PSR10 and RGR13, identified through 16S rDNA sequencing as Chryseobacterium sp. PSR10 and Escherichia coli RGR13, respectively, screened for plant growth promotion in the greenhouse. Seed inoculation of Macrotyloma uniflorum (horsegram) by Chryseobacterium sp. PSR10 showed better plant growth promotion in sterilized and unsterilized soil under greenhouse conditions and was selected for a field experiment with 100, 50 and 30% of recommended doses of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer. Seed inoculation with 50% of the recommended dose of nitrogen and phosphorus increased plant growth (agronomical parameters, chlorophyll content, nitrate reductase activity, phosphorus content and crop yield). We conclude that effective plant growth-promoting bacterium Chryseobacterium sp. PSR10 broadens the spectrum of phosphate solubilizers available for field applications and might be used together with 50% dose of nitrogen and phosphate. 相似文献
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《Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis》2012,43(9):1065-1081
Abstract Problems are invariably encountered when attempts are made to explain the variability in Bray percent yields or plant response in terms of soil or plant iron (Fe). To resolve this inconsistency, the present investigation was initiated to identify a combination of soil extractable Fe, soil properties and form of plant Fe that may be used as a measure of Fe deficiency. The study involved 16 diverse soils, using upland rice (Oryza sativa L.) as the test crop and Fe‐EDDHA [ferric ethylenediamine di (o‐hydroxyl‐phenyl acetic acid)] as source of Fe. The results showed that Bray percent yields were neither related to DTPA (diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid) or EDTA (ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid) extractable Fe nor with total plant Fe. Even the inclusion of pH, lime, organic carbon and clay data in the regression equations was of no value. However, Bray percent yields were significantly and positively (r = 0.57* ) associated with ferrous Fe (Fe2+) in 40‐day‐old rice plants. The explanation concerning variability in Bray percent yields obtained on diverse soils could be increased about one and half 2 times (R2= 0.59*) if the contribution of lime and soil pH was also incorporated in the stepwise regression analysis. The individual contribution to R of lime, pi respectively. Thus, it appears that Fe2+ concentration in plants (along with soil pH) may identify Fe deficiency. The critical limit to separate Fe deficient from green rice plants was set at 45 ug Fe2+/g in the leaves. 相似文献
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干湿交替灌溉下水氮耦合对沸石处理稻田产量和水氮利用的影响 总被引:1,自引:3,他引:1
为了明确斜发沸石在干湿交替稻田中的应用潜力,运用离心机法测定不同斜发沸石处理下稻田土壤水分特征曲线,分析了斜发沸石对土壤持水性能的影响;运用自动遮雨棚蒸渗仪进行了灌溉-施氮-沸石的综合水稻栽培试验,明确了斜发沸石和氮肥对干湿交替稻田阳离子交换量、产量、水氮利用率及稻米蛋白质含量的影响及机理。结果表明:稻田土壤基质势在-35~0 k Pa范围内,增施斜发沸石可明显提高土壤持水性能,改善土壤水分状况,在持续淹灌和干湿交替灌溉条件下均能提高水分生产率,且后者更为明显;增施斜发沸石可增强土壤阳离子交换量,从而提高保肥能力和氮肥利用率,尤其是10~15 t/hm2的斜发沸石同105 kg/hm2的氮肥混施可显著提高氮肥农艺利用率和稻米蛋白质含量;增施斜发沸石可增产4.7%~16.8%,且可优化水肥耦合,避免在高氮水平下干湿交替灌溉增产效果低于持续淹灌的现象。与常规施氮的淹灌稻田相比,干湿交替灌溉稻田施用10 t/hm2斜发沸石和105 kg/hm2的氮肥,可减少27.8%的耗水量和33.3%的施氮量,增产10.6%,进而显著提高氮肥利用效率(89.2%)和水分生产率(52.5%),且这些正效应至少可持续2年。 相似文献
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A field experiment was conducted with wetland rice (Oryza sativa cv. IR-36) in a sandy clay loam soil (Entisol) to study the effect of inoculation with a soil-based mixed culture of four diazotrophic cyanobacteria,Aulosira fertilissima, Nostoc muscorum, N. commune andAnabaena spp., on the N-flux in inorganic NH4
++NO3
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–), easily oxidizable, hydrolysable and non-hydrolysable forms of N in soil during vegetative growth periods of the crop. Effects on grain and straw yield and N uptake by the crop were estimated. The effects of applying urea N and N as organic sources, viz.Sesbania aculeata, Neem (Azardirachta indica) cake and FYM, each at the rate of 40 kg N ha–1, to the soil were also evaluated. Inoculation significantly increased the release of inorganic N, evidenced by its increased concentrations either in soil or in soil solution. However, such increases rarely exceeded even 4% of total N gained in different froms in the soil system by inoculation during the vegetative growth stages of the rice plant, when the nutritional requirement of the plants is at a maximum. Most of the N2 fixed by cyanobacteria remained in the soil as the hydrolysable form (about 85%) during this period. Inoculation caused an insignificant increase in grain (8%) and straw (11%) yield, which was, however, accompanied by a significant increase in N uptake by the grain (30%) and an increase in total uptake of 15.3 kg N ha 1. Such beneficial effects of inoculation varied in magnitude with the application of organic sources, with farmyard manure (FYM) being the most effective. Application of urea N, on the other hand, markedly reduced such an effect. 相似文献