Titratable Acidity and Alkalinity of Red Soil Surfaces

The surfaces of red soils have an apparent amphotenc character, carrying titratable acidity and titratable alkalinity simultaneously. The titratable acidity arises from deprotonation of hydroxyl groups of hydrous oxide-type surfaces and dissociation of weak-acid functional groups of soil organic matter, while the titratable alkalinity is derived from release of hydroxyl groups of hydrous oxide-type surfaces. The titratable acidity and titratable alkalinity mainly depended on the composition and content of iron and aluminum oxides in the soils. The results showed that the titratable acidity and titratable alkalinity were in significantly positive correlation not only with the content of amorphous aluminum oxide(Alo) and iron oxide(Feo) extracted with acid ammonium oxalate solution, free iron ox-ide(Fed) extracted with sodium dithionite-citrate-bicarbonate (DCB) and clays, but also with the zero point of charge (ZPC) of the samples. Organic matter made an important contribution to the titratable acidity.     

Contribution of different proton sources to pedogenetic soil acidification in forested ecosystems in Japan

The contribution of different proton sources to pedogenetic soil acidification was evaluated for three Japanese forest soils, i.e. ando soil, podzolic soil and brown forest soil in relation to the respective soil forming processes. Soil acidification rate and net proton generation were quantified based on the theory of proton budget for the respective soil horizon compartments (mainly the O, A and B horizons) by measuring fluxes of solutes entering and leaving the soil horizon compartment and vegetation uptake. Protons were produced by the dissociation of organic acids and nitrification in the O horizon and then consumed by adsorption and decomposition of organic acids and nitrate uptake by vegetation in deeper soil horizons at all plots. Excess uptake of cation over anion by vegetation was highest among proton sources in the whole soil compartment at all plots. Pedogenetic soil acidification was considered to include cation leaching from surface soil horizons due to proton generation by the dissociation of organic acids and nitrification and subsequent cation excess accumulation in wood in the growth stage of forests. In ando soil, andosolization resulted from the low contribution of net proton generation by the dissociation of organic acids as well as a lower soil acidification rate and complete acid neutralization. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) fluxes in ando soil were lower than those in podzolic soil and brown forest soil due to high adsorption capacity of amorphous materials. In podzolic soil, podzolization resulted from intensive acidification in the O horizon, which derived from net proton generation by the dissociation of organic acids and nitrification as well as cation excess uptake by vegetation due to concentrated fine root biomass in the O horizon, and subsequent high proton efflux to subsoil. The high fluxes of DOC and Al leached from surface soil horizons were considered to contribute to eluviation of Al from surface soil and illuviation in subsoil in podzolic soil. In brown forest soil, brunification resulted from a lower DOC flux from the O horizon due to high decomposition and adsorption by oxides, where podzolization was weakened by high acid neutralization. Thus, the three representative processes involved in the pedogenesis of Japanese forest soils were well characterized by quantification of the respective proton-generating and consuming processes in each soil horizon.     

植被刈割对红壤酸度及有机无机复合状况的影响

在红壤地区自然植被（白茅）条件下,不同的刈割周期对土壤交换性盐基离子组成、土壤有机质、有机无机复合体、腐鱼质组成及铁、铝氧化物含量等均具有较大的影响。从１年刈割一次至６刈割一次处理,虽然土壤酸度的变化无明显规律,但土壤交换性钾、无定形铁、无定形铝、络合态铁的含量及铁活化度值均呈增加趋势,且土壤有机质和复合体的含量相应增高,松结态腐残质／紧结态腐殖质的比值亦增大,即腐残质的活性较强、质量较高,土壤肥     

Amelioration Effects of Pedogenetic Acidification Process on Physical Properties of Soils in Japanese Non-Volcanic Areas with Special Reference to Charge Characteristics

The charge characteristics and physical properties of acid soils were compared with those of reference clays to elucidate the effect of the pedogenetic acidification process on soil physicochemical properties. The soil physics such as clay dispersibility and aggregate stability of the acid soils are considered to be ameliorated by acidification process, which is attributable to the increase in amorphous Al hydroxides and interlayering of 2:1 clays. This means that the pedogenetic acidification process plays an important role in maintaining a desirable soil structure in Japanese non-volcanic areas from the aspect of environmental conservation. The involved mechanism was discussed with special reference to the modification of charge characteristics of clays and binding agents between soil particles.     

复配改良剂表施对高降雨量地区茶园底层强酸性土壤酸度的调控

Strongly acidic soils (pH < 5.0) are detrimental to tea (Camellia sinensis) production and quality. Little information exists on the ability of surface amendments to ameliorate subsoil acidity in the tea garden soils. A 120-d glasshouse column leaching experiment was conducted using commonly available soil ameliorants. Alkaline slag (AS) and organic residues, pig manure (PM) and rapeseed cake (RC) differing in ash alkalinity and C/N ratio were incorporated alone and in combination into the surface (0--15 cm) of soil columns (10 cm internal diameter × 50 cm long) packed with soil from the acidic soil layer (15--30 cm) of an Ultisol (initial pH = 4.4). During the 120-d experiment, the soil columns were watered (about 127 mm over 9 applications) according to the long-term mean annual rainfall (1 143 mm) and the leachates were collected and analyzed. At the end of the experiment, soil columns were partitioned into various depths and the chemical properties of soil were measured. The PM with a higher C/N ratio increased subsoil pH, whereas the RC with a lower C/N ratio decreased subsoil pH. However, combined amendments had a greater ability to reduce subsoil acidity than either of the amendments alone. The increases in pH of the subsoil were mainly ascribed to decreased base cation concentrations and the decomposition of organic anions present in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and immobilization of nitrate that had been leached down from the amended layer. A significant (P < 0.05) correlation between alkalinity production (reduced exchangeable acidity -- N-cycle alkalinity) and alkalinity balance (net alkalinity production -- N-cycle alkalinity) was observed at the end of the experiment. Additionally, combined amendments significantly increased (P < 0.05) subsoil cation concentrations and decreased subsoil Al saturation (P < 0.05). Combined applications of AS with organic amendments to surface soils are effective in reducing subsoil acidity in high-rainfall areas. Further investigations under field conditions and over longer timeframes are needed to fully understand their practical effectiveness in ameliorating acidity of deeper soil layers under naturally occurring leaching regimes.     

Neutralization of atmospheric acid inputs in small spring catchments in the Frankenwald mountains,Germany

Investigations on soil and freshwater acidification are usually focused on well-aerated systems. This study deals with the role of reductive processes for the neutralization of acid soil solution within helocrene springs. Two toposequences consisting each of three profiles (forest soil, margin of fen, fen) were established to study the chemistry of the solid phase (soil pH, CEC, pedogenic Fe- and Al-oxides) and the soil solution in two small spring catchments on three dates during 1991 and 1992. Despite high acid inputs and acidified forest soils the pH of the spring outflow is near neutral, and the soil solid phases of the spring fens are not acidified. The results support the following hypothesis: Aluminum with its corresponding anion sulfate is leached with the soil solution into the water-saturated fens. Dissimilatory iron and sulfate reduction take place within the fen and generate alkalinity. Reduced iron either reacts with sulfide to form pyrite or migrates within the fen profile and precipitates in the uppermost, oxic horizons, consuming part of the generated alkalinity. Due to the higher pH values in the fens the incoming aluminum precipitates releasing acidity. The alkalinity generated exceeds the amount of acidity released by oxidation and precipitation of iron and the precipitation of aluminum. A balance of alkalinity consuming and alkalinity generating processes based on solid phases showed that iron and sulfate reduction can account for at least 67% of the neutralization of acidity entering the fen of one of the catchments. Due to shorter water retention times and higher discharge these processes are of minor importance in the other catchment.     

三种植物物料对两种茶园土壤酸度的改良效果

用室内培养实验研究了稻草、花生秸秆和紫云英在 5、10 和 20 g/kg 的加入量水平下对茶园黄棕壤和茶园红壤酸度的改良效果.结果表明:除了黄棕壤加入紫云英处理会降低土壤的 pH 外,其余所有加入植物物料的处理均使土壤 pH 有不同程度的增加,使土壤交换性酸和交换性Al的数量减小,使土壤交换性盐基阳离子和盐基饱和度增加.有机物料对土壤酸度的改良效果与有机物料灰化碱和N含量有关,灰化碱和有机N的矿化使土壤 pH 升高,NH4+-N的硝化使土壤 pH 降低.3种植物物料中花生秸秆对土壤酸度的改良效果优于紫云英和稻草.加入植物物料使红壤中有毒形态Al的浓度显著减小,说明植物物料能够缓解红壤中Al对植物的毒害.     

Effect of crop residue biochar on soil acidity amelioration in strongly acidic tea garden soils

Strongly acidic soil (e.g. pH < 5.0) is detrimental to tea productivity and quality. Wheat, rice and peanut biochar produced at low temperature (max 300 °C) and differing in alkalinity content were incorporated into Xuan‐cheng (Ultisol; initial pH_{soil/water = 1/2.5} 4.12) and Ying‐tan soil (Ultisol; initial pH _{soil/water = 1/2.5} 4.75) at 10 and 20 g/kg (w/w) to quantify their liming effect and evaluate their effectiveness for acidity amelioration of tea garden soils. After a 65‐day incubation at 25 °C, biochar application significantly (P < 0.05) increased soil pH and exchangeable cations and reduced Al saturation of both tea soils. Association of H⁺ ions with biochar and decarboxylation processes was likely to be the main factor neutralizing soil acidity. Further, biochar application reduced acidity production from the N cycle. Significant (P < 0.05) increases in exchangeable cations and reductions in exchangeable acidity and Al saturation were observed as the rate of biochar increased, but there were no further effects on soil pH. The lack of change in soil pH at the higher biochar rate may be due to the displacement of exchangeable acidity and the high buffering capacity of biochar, thereby retarding a further liming effect. Hence, a significant linear correlation between reduced exchangeable acidity and alkalinity balance was found in biochar‐amended soils (P < 0.05). Low‐temperature biochar of crop residues is suggested as a potential amendment to ameliorate acidic tea garden soils.     

The amelioration effects of low temperature biochar generated from nine crop residues on an acidic Ultisol

Biochar was prepared using a low temperature pyrolysis method from nine plant materials including non‐leguminous straw from canola, wheat, corn, rice and rice hull and leguminous straw from soybean, peanut, faba bean and mung bean. Soil pH increased during incubation of the soil with all nine biochar samples added at 10 g/kg. The biochar from legume materials resulted in greater increases in soil pH than from non‐legume materials. The addition of biochar also increased exchangeable base cations, effective cation exchange capacity, and base saturation, whereas soil exchangeable Al and exchangeable acidity decreased as expected. The liming effects of the biochar samples on soil acidity correlated with alkalinity with a close linear correlation between soil pH and biochar alkalinity (R² = 0.95). Therefore, biochar alkalinity is a key factor in controlling the liming effect on acid soils. The incorporation of biochar from crop residues, especially from leguminous plants, can both correct soil acidity and improve soil fertility.     

Acidification in the Rhizosphere of Rape Seedlings and in Bulk Soil by Nitrification and Ammonium Uptake

Ammonium salts used as fertilizers may cause soil acidification by two different processes: nitrification in soil and net release of protons from roots. Their influence on soil pH may vary depending on the distance from root surface. The aim of this study was to distinguish between these two processes. For this purpose rape seedlings were grown 10 d in a system which separated roots from soil by a fine-meshed screen. As a function of distance from the plane root layer formed on the screen, pH, titratable and exchangeable acidity and NO₃- and NH₄-nitrogen were determined. The soil, a luvisol from loess, was supplied with no N or (NH₄)₂SO₄ either with or without a nitrification inhibitor (DCD). The bulk soil pH remained unaffected when no N or 400 mg NH₄? N kg^?1 soil plus DCD was applied but it decreased from 6.6 to 5.8 without DCD. In contrast, rhizosphere pH decreased in all cases, mainly within a distance of 1 mm from the root plane only, but with gradients extending to between 2 and 4 mm into the soil. The strongest pH decrease, from 6.6 to 4.9, occurred at the root surface of plants treated with both NH₄-N and DCD where most of the mineral N remained as ammonium. In this case Al was solubilized in the rhizosphere as indicated by exchangeable acidity. Total soil acidity produced in the NH₄ treatment without DCD was mainly derived from nitrification compared to root released protons. However, acidification of the rhizosphere was diminished by nitrification because nitrate ions taken up by the roots counteracted net proton release. It is concluded that nitrification inhibitors may reduce proton input from ammonium fertilizers but enhance acidification at the soil-root interface which may cause Al toxicity to plants.     

Inhibition of acidification of kaolinite and an Alfisol by aluminum oxides through electrical double‐layer interaction and coating

Soil chemical properties are affected significantly by surface charge characteristics of the soil. Interaction between oppositely charged particles in variable‐charge soils plays an important role in variation of soil electrochemical properties. In this study, the effects of Al oxides on surface charge and acidity properties of kaolinite and an Alfisol during electrodialysis were investigated. The results indicated that Al oxides, when mixed into kaolinite or the Alfisol, decreased the effective cation exchange capacity (ECEC) and exchangeable acidity and inhibited the decrease in pH. Gibbsite had less effect than γ‐Al₂O₃ and amorphous Al(OH)₃ in reducing the ECEC and acidity of kaolinite and the Alfisol; γ‐Al₂O₃ and amorphous Al(OH)₃ displayed comparable effects. However, this effect is inconsistent with the order of the surface positive charge per unit mass that the Al oxides carried. Their effect on the ECEC of kaolinite and Alfisol varied irreversibly with ionic strength of the bathing solutions. X‐ray diffraction spectra indicated that amorphous Al(OH)₃ and γ‐Al₂O₃ were more effective than gibbsite in decreasing peak intensity of electro‐dialyzed kaolinite when mixed with these Al oxides at the same rate. The results demonstrated that Al oxides could decrease the effective negative charge and inhibit acidification of kaolinite and an Alfisol through diffuse‐double‐layer overlapping between oppositely charged particles and coating of Al oxides on these materials. Both mechanisms intensified with increasing rate of added Al oxides, which can therefore act as anti‐acidification agents in variable‐charge soils.     

Soil ecological study on dynamics of K,Mg, and Ca,and soil acidity in shifting cultivation in Northern Thailand

Abstract

Soil degradation caused by excessive land use is presently one of the major constraints on sustainable agriculture in the mountainous area of northern Thailand. In order to obtain basic information about soil fertility problems involved in the transition from traditional shifting cultivation to more intensive upland farming, the dynamics of K, Mg, and Ca, and soil acidity in the farming systems of both Karen and Hmong/Thai peoples were investigated. In the fields that lay fallow for more than 5 y, the soils were highly acidic and poor in exchangeable bases, mainly due to the fact that the fallow vegetation rapidly absorbed inorganic bases (K, Mg, and Ca) in the soils. In the fields both under fallow and cropping within 3 y after the slash and burn practice, the high acidity observed in the soils at the fallow stage seemed to be alleviated by ash input with high alkalinity. The aboveground biomass ranged from 9 to 10 t ha^?1 in the 8 y fallow field and the sum of inorganic bases and alkalinity, which were expected to be added to the soils with ash input, ranged from 3 to 4 kmol( + ) ha^?1 or kmol(-) ha^?1 , respectively. In the fields under continuous cultivation for more than 4 y after the slash and burn practice, the subsoils showed a more acidic nature than in the fields immediately after burning. Judging from the high concentrations of inorganic bases in the soil solution from the subsoils, the decrease of the content of exchangeable bases and resulting soil acidification might have proceeded through leaching loss of these bases. Among the exchangeable bases in the soils, Ca and Mg were generally predominant and K occurred as trace. Comparison of the total contents of the bases with the contents of exchangeable ones showed that most of Ca occurred in an exchangeable form while most of K and Mg occurred in the nonexchangeable forms in the soils. Therefore, Ca was likely to be readily depleted along with soil acidification in continuous cultivation.     

南方茶园土壤酸化特征及交换性酸在水稳性团聚体中的分布

通过采集浙江省杭州西湖龙井茶园土壤,研究茶园土壤剖面的酸度特征、养分变化以及交换性酸在水稳性团聚体中的分布特征,以了解南方茶园土壤的酸化过程。结果表明:茶园表层土壤(0-20cm)酸化严重,最低的pHH2O值达到4.0,并且有明显的深层化趋势;表土的有机质和速效磷含量较高,速效磷含量最高可达138.2mg/kg;表土团聚体分级表明茶园土壤有良好的团聚体结构,具有良好的水稳性;除了交换性H+在0.5～0.25mm和0.25～0.106mm水稳性团聚体之间没有明显差别外,交换性酸总量、交换性H+和交换性Al 3+含量均随着水稳性团聚体粒径的减小而降低;水稳性大团聚体中交换性Al 3+相对交换性H+占有明显的优势,而在0.106～0.05mm水稳性微团聚体中交换性H+占有明显的优势。交换性酸总量、交换性H+和交换性铝主要分布于>2mm和2～0.5mm水稳性团聚体中,同时在不同粒级团聚体中的分布随粒径的减小而降低。     

Factors affecting snowmelt streamwater chemistry in the black forest (West Germany)

Site conditions such as parent material, soils, but also vegetation cover and elevation explain the varying snowmelt streamwater chemistry in the Black Forest. The results are derived from multiple statistical analysis of a regional survey of 104 small mountain streams in the first phase of snowmelt in spring 1984. Cluster analysis classifies the snowmelt streams into three groups which are clearly linked to bedrock geology. Factor analysis finds podsolization, weathering and mineralization processes in the soils of the catchments to have most impact even under snowmelt conditions. There is no evidence that acidic atmospheric deposition directly affects the acidity of the investigated streams. However, the deposition rates are low compared to certain other regions in Central Europe. In areas with podsolic soils the organic soil layer plays a key role in the acidity and mobilization of Al and heavy metals. This is shown in the high correlations between pH, DOC, UV-extinction, color and metal concentrations. Because the concentrations of DOC are low (<10 mg.L^?1) and an anion deficit cannot be found, it is assumed that water acidity is not caused by dissolved humic acids, but by cations exchanged in the organic layer of acidic soils. Streamwater chemistry in areas with brown earth soil types is mainly affected by leaching of basic cations in the mineral soil horizons and mineral weathering.     

Variation in the sensitivity of DOC release between different organic soils following H2SO4 and sea‐salt additions

Long‐term monitoring data from eastern North America and Europe indicate a link between increased dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations in surface waters over the last two decades and decreased atmospheric pollutant and marine sulphur (S) deposition. The hypothesis is that decreased acidity and ionic strength associated with declining S deposition has increased the solubility of DOC. However, the sign and magnitude of DOC trends have varied between sites, and in some cases at sites where S deposition has declined, no significant increase in DOC has been observed, creating uncertainty about the causal mechanisms driving the observed trends. In this paper, we demonstrate chemical regulation of DOC release from organic soils in batch experiments caused by changes in acidity and conductivity (measured as a proxy for ionic strength) associated with controlled SO₄^2? additions. DOC release from the top 10 cm of the O‐horizon of organo‐mineral soils and peats decreased by 21–60% in response to additions of 0–437 µeq SO₄^2? l^?1 sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) and neutral sea‐salt solutions (containing Na⁺, Mg²⁺, Cl^?, SO₄^2?) over a 20‐hour extraction period. A significant decrease in the proportion of the acid‐sensitive coloured aromatic humic acids (measured by specific ultra‐violet absorbance (SUVA) at 254 nm) was also found with increasing acidity (P < 0.05) in most, but not all, soils, confirming that DOC quality, as well as quantity, changed with SO₄^2? additions. DOC release appeared to be more sensitive to increased acidity than to increased conductivity. By comparing the change in DOC release with bulk soil properties, we found that DOC release from the O‐horizon of organo‐mineral soils and semi‐confined peats, which contained greater exchangeable aluminium (Al) and had lower base saturation (BS), were more sensitive to SO₄^2? additions than DOC release from blanket peats with low concentrations of exchangeable Al and greater BS. Therefore, variation in soil type and acid/base status between sites may partly explain the difference in the magnitude of DOC changes seen at different sites where declines in S deposition have been similar.     

不同产地油菜秸秆制备的生物质炭对红壤酸度和土壤pH缓冲容量的影响

  目的  明确不同产地油菜秸秆制备的生物质炭对红壤酸度的改良和土壤pH缓冲容量的提升效果。  方法  将不同添加量的油菜秸秆炭分别与两种酸性红壤混合,然后进行室内培养试验,测定培养实验前后土壤pH、pH缓冲容量、土壤交换性盐基离子和土壤交换性酸。  结果  添加油菜秸秆炭显著提高了土壤的pH、pH缓冲容量、交换性盐基离子含量,显著降低了土壤交换性酸含量。说明添加油菜秸秆炭不仅可以改良红壤酸度,还能提高红壤的抗酸化能力,因而可以减缓土壤的复酸化。生长在碱性土壤上的油菜秸秆制备的生物质炭对红壤酸度的改良效果和对土壤pH缓冲容量的提升效果均优于生长在酸性土壤上的油菜秸秆制备的生物质炭,在5%添加水平下,前者使湖南红壤pH相比对照提高37.4%,后者使该土壤的pH提高22.4%;相应地,2种生物质炭分别使该土壤的pH缓冲容量分别提高41.4%和37.3%。2种油菜秸秆炭对红壤pH和pH缓冲容量的提升效果与其碱含量和表面官能团多少相一致。  结论  碱性土壤上生长的油菜秸秆制备的生物质炭对红壤具有更好的改良效果。     

Application of lime and wood ash to decrease acidification of forest soils

Liming and wood ash application are measures to decrease acidification of forests soils. The assessment of lime requirement can be based on that base saturation, which indicates a low risk of acid toxicity. Because of a wide spread Mg deficiency in Central European forests, Mg containing lime is normally applied. Ash from untreated wood is applied to decrease soil acidity as well as to improve K and P nutrition. In wood ash, K is the most soluble nutrient, follwed by Ca and Mg. The overall dissolution rate of lime applied to the forest floor is about 1t ha^?1 a^?1. After liming, soil solution alkalinity and Mg concentrations increase markedly, while changes of Ca, H ions and Al concentrations are less pronounced. After the application of wood ash, K concentrations increase due to the high K content and the high solubility of K in wood ash. After the application of a sufficiently high dosage of lime to the forest floor, the decrease of acidity in deeper soil layers may need decades because of the low solubility of lime. Nitrification and nitrate leaching induced by lime or wood ash may reduce their acid buffering efficiency.     

Long-Term Soil Acidification Model (LTSAM) Development and Application for Analyzing Soil Responses to Acidic Deposition

A long-term soil acidification model (LTSAM) which can describe calcareous and non-calcareous soil responses to acidic deposition is developed based on the conservation of alkalinity and Ulrich buffer ranges. The model which considers nine major ions of armospheric deposition, has focused on certain soil processes (weathering of carbonates, silicates, and aluminum (Al) oxides or hydroxides, cation exchange, anion retention, and CO2 solubility). After comparing the model design and simulation results with the SMART, the paper describes several numerical experiments on the sensitivity of calcareous drab soil in Beijing and red earth (nearly dystric cambisol) in Wenzhou of Zhejiang Province in Southern China to acidic deposition scenarios. The modelling results indicate that increase or decrease in atmospheric deposition of base cations and not only changes in deposition of sulfate (S) and H+ must be considered in assessment of critical loads both for red earth and calcareous drab soil.     

The sensitivity of Swiss forest soils to acidification and the risk of aluminum toxicity

In the context of pollution‐control strategies to minimize the detrimental effects of soil acidification, there is a need to know how and to what extent soils respond to acidifying substances. The purposes of this study were to assess the sensitivity of soil to acidification, in particular to a decrease in pH and in base saturation (BS), and the risk of Al toxicity for vulnerable plants using chemical indicators. These indicators were derived from soil data (pH, exchangeable cations, amount of fine earth) measured in the mineral horizons of 257 soil profiles throughout Switzerland. Based on the analysis of the distribution of pH and BS values in the soil collective, we assessed the sensitivity of soils to a decrease in pH and in BS. Soils that were considered sensitive to a decrease in pH had pH values between 4.8 and 7.0. The degree of sensitivity was estimated with the proportion of fine earth in the critical pH range to a depth of 100 cm. Soils that were considered sensitive to a decrease in BS had pH values between 3.6 and 5.5 and a BS between 10% and 95%. Since the effective cation‐exchange capacity (CEC_eff) of the fine earth might dampen the decrease in BS when acidity is added, the disposition for a decrease in BS was related to the relative amount of fine earth in the sensitive BS and to the mean CEC_eff of this fine‐earth fraction. The risk of Al toxicity for vulnerable plants was estimated using the ratio of base cations to Al at the cation‐exchange sites (BC : Al_exc). A BC : Al_exc of 0.2 was taken as a threshold value below which the risk for sensitive plants increases. The degree of risk was based on the proportion of fine earth in the critical BC : Al range (≤0.2) in the soil profile. These indicators taking into account the various aspects of soil acidification are derived from usually available data and represent therefore a cost‐effective tool to assess the sensitivity of soils to an input of acidity.     

烟田土壤酸化原因及调控技术研究进展

烟田土壤酸化问题已成为我国烟田土壤质量和烟草生产的主要限制因素,然而,到目前为止对烟田土壤酸化机理及调控技术尚缺乏系统性研究及总结,极大地限制了我国烟田土壤酸化改良进程和烟叶可持续生产.本文综述了近些年来国内外烟田土壤酸化机理及调控技术的研究进展,定量分析了不同致酸因子对烟田土壤酸化的贡献,揭示了盐基离子的投入和输出不...