Relationship of Soil Phosphorus Pools with Bray 1 Phosphorus in Some Acid Soils of Central Southern Cameroon

We measured phosphorus (P) chemical pools of genetic horizons of five representative pedons from central southern Cameroon. Our objectives were to assess the relative abundance of P pools and to empirically model their interrelations and contributions to a P availability index. The fractionation scheme followed a modified Hedley sequential procedure with anion exchange resin, 0.5 M sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃; Pi and Po), 0.1 M sodium hydroxide (NaOH; Pi and Po), 0.5 M hydrochloric acid (HCl; Pi), and 2 M sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄) after soil ignition at 550 ^oC. Resin P, sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃-P; Pi and Po), and HCl-Pi–extractable pools accounted for 1.0, 5.7 and 0.7 % of total P (TP) respectively. The NaOH-P and residual P pools measured through 2 M H₂SO₄ emerged as the largest and most variable pools, accounting for 86.2% of TP. The relative abundance of extracted P pools decreased in the order resin P < NaHCO₃-P ≤ HCl-P < NaOH-P < H₂SO₄-P. Bray 1 P was significantly correlated with all P pools except NaHCO₃-Pi, NaOH-Pi, and residual pools.     

Differential Access to Phosphorus Pools of an Oxisol by Mycorrhizal and Nonmycorrhizal Maize

Abstract

This study investigated whether arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) could take up phosphorus (P) from pools that are normally considered unavailable to plants. An aluminum (Al) resistant maize variety, inoculated with three species of Glomus or uninoculated, supplied with nutrient solution without P, was cultivated (90 days) in the A and B horizons of a P‐fixing Oxisol. Plant uptake of P was calculated by assessing P content of shoots and roots and correcting for seed P. Soil P fractionation was done prior to and at the end of the experiment. Phosphorus in the A and B soil horizons (～270 mg soil kg^?1) was differently distributed among the pools. Nonmycorrhizal plants did not acquire any P from the soil, and all P found in the plants was from the seeds. Mycorrhizal plants depleted the inorganic Resin‐P and NaHCO₃‐P, used part of the inorganic NaOH‐P, and used neither the recalcitrant inorganic P nor the organic P fractions. Changes in plant P content matched changes in the soil P pools. Mechanisms by which maize through the mycorrhizal association acquires P are discussed. In the cultivar used, the mechanisms to cope with P deficiency and Al excess are different.     

Genotypic Responses of Corn to Phosphorus Fertilizer Rates in Calcareous Soils

In the Mediterranean region, much emphasis is placed on the role of fertilizers in enhancing crop production to achieve food security. Given the complex nature of phosphorus (P) reactions in soils, considerable research has dealt with fertilizer aspects related to efficient P use, but comparatively less emphasis has been given to plant variation with respect to P efficiency. In this study, selection and adaptation of P‐efficient corn genotypes was seen as one possible approach to enhancing P efficiency. Thus, a greenhouse experiment with 10 corn genotypes (traditional to modern), five P application rates (0–200 mg kg^?1), and four field trials with three genotypes for 2 years were carried out on various calcareous soils (Vertic Torrifluvent, Vertic Calciorthid, Entic Chromoxerert, and Typic Xerofluvent). Measurements were made of root characteristics. Treatments in the field trials were five P application rates as main plots (0–68 P ha^?1) and three corn genotypes as subplots. Genotypes were selected for the field trials from the greenhouse experiment as “efficient‐responsive,” “efficient‐nonresponsive,” and “inefficient‐responsive.” Dry‐matter (DM) yield and plant P uptake by plants increased with P application rates in the greenhouse experiment. Root length and mass were considerably increased by increasing P levels. Genotypes were classified for P efficiency. The studies indicated that because corn genotypes respond to P‐fertilizer application differently, this trait could be utilized to exploit native and applied P more efficiently, especially at low levels of available P and when P‐ fertilizer use is limited. This differential response derives from morphological, physiological, and genetic variability among the genotypes. Although genotypic efficiency is important for fertilizer management, the contribution of the efficiency is not a substitute for fertilizers, especially if high yields are required. Nevertheless, breeding for P‐use efficiency should be a component of any program to improve crop yield potential.     

Phosphorus Uptake from Green Manures and Phosphate Fertilizers Applied in an Acid Tropical Soil

Abstract

Quantifying the relative contribution of different phosphorus (P) sources to P uptake can lead to greater understanding of the mechanisms that increase available P in integrated P management systems. The ³²P–³³P double isotope labeling technique was used to determine the relative contribution of green manures (GMs) and P fertilizers to P uptake by Setaria grass (Setaria sphacelata) grown in an amended tropical acid soil (Bungor series) in a glasshouse study. The amendments were factorial combinations of GMs (Calopogonium caeruleum, Gliricidia sepium and Imperata cylindrica) and P fertilizers [phosphate rocks (PRs) from North Carolina (NCPR), China (CPR) and Algeria (APR), and triple superphosphate (TSP)]. Dry matter yield, P uptake, and P utilization from the amendments were monitored at 4, 8, and 15 weeks after establishment (WAE). The GMs alone or in combination with P fertilizers contributed less than 5% to total P uptake in this soil, but total P uptake into Setaria plants in the GM treatments was three to four times that of the P fertilizers because the GMs mobilized more soil P. Also, the GMs markedly increased fertilizer P utilization in the combined treatments, from 3% to 39% with CPR, from 6–9% to 19–48% with reactive PRs, and from 6% to 37% with TSP in this soil. Both P_GM and the other decomposition products were probably involved in reducing soil P‐retention capacity. Mobilization of soil P was most likely the result of the action of the other decomposition products. These results demonstrate the high potential of integrating GMs and PRs for managing P in tropical soils and the importance of the soil P mobilization capacity of the organic components. Even the low‐quality Imperata GM enhanced the effectiveness of the reactive APR more than fourfold.     

Phosphorus Uptake and Translocation in Field-Grown Maize after Application of Rare Earth-Containing Fertilizer

ABSTRACT

In recent decades, rare earths and rare-earth containing fertilizers along with nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) fertilizers have been used by agriculturists to improve crop yield and quality. The interaction between rare earths and N has been explained in soils, yet little is known of the effect of rare earths on P nutrition of field-grown crops. When maize plants entered the early stem-elongation stage, a rare earth-containing fertilizer (lanthanum (La) and cerium (Ce) as major rare earths) was applied to the soil with irrigation water. Ten days after application of rare earths, there was no significant dose-dependent accumulation of P in the roots and shoots, with one exception where P concentrations increased in the roots at a dosage of 100 kg rare earths ha^{? 1}. However, at maturity, the application of rare earths at less than 10 kg ha^{? 1} significantly improved P uptake by field-grown maize and P transport to the grain. The application of rare earths at less than 10 kg ha^{? 1} increased crop yield. Other studies have shown that at rates less than 10 kg rare earths ha^{? 1}, there was no accumulation of heavy metals and rare earths in the grain, and that the present mean application rate of rare earths (< 0.23 kg ha^{? 1} year^{? 1}) currently applied in China was unlikely to affect the safety of grains in arable soils. Together, these field studies can give a scientific understanding of benefits and risks when utilizing rare earths in agriculture, and of the interaction between rare earths and P nutrition in field-grown crops.     

Effect Of The Sequential Application Of Liquid Organic Manure And Phosphorus On Maize Agronomic Traits And P Uptake In Some Tropical Soils

Improving phosphorus (P) fertility is challenging in tropical soils because of the fixation of P by soil components. The trial investigated the effect of the sequential application of poultry manure extract (tea) and P fertilizer on maize agronomy and P uptake, through screen house and field experiments. Results indicated that poultry manure tea is rich in nutrients but low in P and could be applied with phosphorus fertilizer to enhance P availability and reduce fixation. Application of P before manure tea produced taller maize plant on the field and the highest P uptake in the screen house and on the field. Manure tea also increased maize dry matter and grain yield. Combined application of poultry manure tea and P fertilizer had positive complementary and synergistic effects. It was concluded that manure tea enhances P availability and reduces P fixation by soil aluminum (Al) and iron (Fe) oxides irrespective of the sequence of application.     

长期施肥对酸性土壤磷形态及有效性的影响

为明确长期施肥对集约化果园土壤磷形态、分布特征及其有效性的影响，本研究对琯溪蜜柚主产区29个果园的土壤进行调查研究，采用张守敬和Jackson的酸性土壤无机磷分级方法，研究蜜柚果园土壤磷素累积对土壤磷形态及有效性的影响。结果表明：在集约化蜜柚果园中，土壤磷素累积丰富，随树龄增加土壤速效磷含量上升显著，且土壤磷形态在不同土层存在显著性差异；当全磷含量≤0.5 g/kg时，土壤磷形态主要以有机磷、铁磷为主，随着全磷含量的上升，铝磷含量、占比均显著上升；多元线性回归和逐步回归分析结果表明本试验中铝磷与速效磷相关性最好。果园土壤已经形成一个巨大的磷库，且有效性较高，可适当减少磷肥投入，降低土壤磷含量，减少经济成本，提高生态效益。     

Influence of Residual and Fresh Subsurface Phosphorus Fertilizer Bands on Soil Phosphorus Profile Distribution and Maize Growth and Shoot Phosphorus Uptake

A field study was conducted at Beresford, SD, to examine how residual fertilizer phosphorus (P) bands influenced the distribution of Bray-1 extractable P in the soil profile and maize (Zea mays L.) shoot growth and P uptake in a ridge-till system. Liquid ammonium polyphosphate (10-34-0) was injected each fall for three consecutive years in either one or two concentrated subsurface bands in a 5 × 5 cm configuration with respect to the planted seed at rates to provide either 0, 10, 20, or 40 kg P/ha. Soil samples were removed once in the spring before planting with a rectangular block sampler along a 30 cm transect perpendicular to the ridge row to a depth of 15 cm after the third year of the P application. The large sample was separated into eight 7.5 × 7.5 cm × 7.5 cm block sections. Soil was analyzed for Bray-1-extractable orthophosphate-P in each of the sample blocks, composited for increasingly greater soil volumes, and compared with shoot growth and P uptake at the sixth and twelfth leaf and silking stage of growth. Applied-P rate had a strong effect on Bray-1-P levels, increasing them from 7.5 to 195.1 mg P/kg as P rate increased from 0 to 40 kg P/ha. The locations of the previously applied P bands were highly variable in the sampling profile. Coefficients of variation (c.v.) for Bray-1-P levels varied from 1.9 to 141.4 for sampling-block locations and increased as P rate increased. This result indicated that, within treatment replication, there was little consistency with fertilizer P-band placement with respect to the planted seed, and the variability increased with higher P applications. Applied-P rate influenced shoot dry weight, shoot P concentration, and shoot P uptake in the sixth leaf and twelfth leaf growth stages only. The band number had no influence on these parameters. When increasingly larger volumes were considered to improve the accuracy of sampling position with the predictability of the Bray-1 P levels and shoot parameters, the smallest soil volume and sampling position close to the planted seed was as accurate a predictor of shoot parameter responses as the Bray-1 P levels derived from soil composites of larger sampling volumes.     

长期施肥条件下潮土有效磷的演变及其对磷盈亏的响应

为探明土壤有效磷的演变规律与磷平衡状况,在河南潮土区冬小麦-夏玉米轮作制度下,于1998年始在河南省不同区域开展田间定位试验,共设置常规施肥(CF)和不施肥(CK)2个处理,对土壤全磷、速效磷累积和土壤有机质等进行监测和分析。结果表明,长期不施肥,土壤磷素常年处于亏缺状态,有效磷处于耗竭状态;长期施肥即常规施肥,有12个监测点的有效磷随年份显著上升,2个监测点显著下降,其余持平。土壤有效磷的变化量与磷的盈亏量呈极显著正相关(P0.01),不施肥条件下,土壤每亏缺100 kg P·hm-2,土壤有效磷下降2.7 mg·kg-1;常规施肥下,土壤每盈余100 kg P·hm-2,土壤有效磷可以增加1.2 mg·kg-1。土壤有机质含量与有效磷随磷盈亏的变化量呈极显著正相关(P0.01,CF的R2=0.5542,CK的R2=0.4039)。由此可见,通过施肥措施来调控土壤有效磷含量,可达到培肥地力和作物高产的效果。本研究结果为指导磷肥施用以及土壤磷素管理提供了科学依据。     

不同分子量碳源对砂姜黑土磷素有效性和玉米磷吸收的影响

为探究不同分子量碳源对土壤磷有效性的影响，以安徽省典型砂姜黑土为供试土壤，通过盆栽种植玉米试验，开展了不同碳源(果糖、蔗糖、纤维素)对土壤中磷形态转化和玉米磷吸收影响的研究。结果表明：(1)土壤Olsen-P含量随时间先增加后降低。在玉米间苗7 d后果糖处理Olsen-P含量最高，15 d后纤维素处理Olsen-P含量达最大值，90 d后，相比于对照、果糖和蔗糖处理，纤维素处理土壤Olsen-P含量显著增加了79.74%、54.03%和30.03%(P<0.05)。(2)玉米间苗90 d后，相较于对照处理，纤维素处理显著降低了Fe-P和Ca10-P含量，增加了Ca8-P含量，而对照、果糖和蔗糖处理的Ca2-P含量无显著差异。与对照处理相比较，纤维素处理显著提高了活性有机磷(LOP)和中等活性有机磷(MLOP)含量，减少了中稳定性有机磷(MROP)含量。(3)纤维素处理增加了土壤可溶性有机碳(DOC)含量和磷酸酶活性，降低了土壤p H和交换性钙含量，这是土壤磷有效性增加的重要原因；(4)与对照、果糖和蔗糖处理相比，纤维素处理下玉米磷吸收量显著增加了46.20%、19.05%和19....     

Phosphorus Availability to Corn and Soybean Evaluated by Three Soil-Test Methods for Southern Brazilian Soils

To select and evaluate the effectiveness of multi-element soil-test methods for extracting plant-available phosphorus (P), correlation studies are needed. Under natural conditions, corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] were sequentially cultivated in 9-L microplots for 45 days to determine the amount of P that would be absorbed from 49 diverse soils of Rio Grande do Sul State in southern Brazil. Before planting, soil P was extracted with Mehlich 1 solution, Mehlich 3 solution, and ion- exchange resin. The abilities of Mehlich 1, Mehlich 3, and resin to extract plant-available P were then compared. The coefficients of determination obtained between plant P and the amounts extracted by Mehlich 1, Mehlich 3, and resin were 0.59, 0.45, and 0.59, respectively, for corn and 0.57, 0.57, and 0.52 for soybean. Soil P extracted by the three methods was highly correlated; however, the amount of P extracted by the methods was affected by the clay content of the soils. As the clay content increased, the amount of P extracted by the resin also increased, whereas P extracted by the Mehlich 3 solution decreased. Because soil clay content influences extractable P values, soil clay classes are needed to properly calibrate soil P status and fertilizer recommendations for corn and soybean grown on these soils.     

新型耕作施肥方式下夏玉米田土壤水分分布和磷素利用研究

为研究新型耕作施肥方式下的土壤水分、磷素空间动态分布、玉米磷素吸收利用及产量,在两茬夏玉米时期分别设置免耕浅施NPK肥(T1)、深松全层施NPK肥(T2)、深松两肥异位分层施NPK肥(T3)。结果表明:与T1相比,成熟期T2、T3的整株磷积累量平均分别提高15.9%和21.2%;T2、T3的磷肥生产效率、表观利用率、农学效率平均分别增加14.5%,11.0%和84.5%;其中T3的磷肥生产效率、表观利用率、农学效率分别较T2提高8.4%,11.6%和47.8%。T2、T3的土壤含水量较T1平均提高6.6%。T3处理将磷肥深施,有效提高20—40 cm土层土壤有效磷含量,较T1显著增加10.2 mg/kg。T2、T3的玉米产量较T1分别提升11.7%和22.6%;T3较T2的玉米产量提高9.7%。说明新型深松两肥异位分层施肥技术有效提高深层土壤保水性能,增加土壤下层有效磷含量,促进玉米磷素吸收,提升磷肥利用率,提高玉米产量,可以有效减少土壤水分和磷素营养损失。     

保水剂与氮磷肥配施对玉米生长及养分吸收的影响

以夏玉米为研究对象,采用避雨桶栽试验方法精确控制水肥条件,研究保水剂(SAP)与5种氮磷肥配比(N∶P分别为1∶4,2∶3,1∶1,3∶2,4∶1)模式对土壤肥力水平、玉米植株生长及其养分吸收利用的效应。结果表明,保水剂与氮磷肥均衡施用(N∶P为1∶1)能够促进玉米植株的生长及对养分的吸收利用,生育期内平均株高、叶面积较其他处理分别提高了3.36%～7.19%,5.36%～29.26%;干物质积累与植株氮、磷累积量较其他处理分别提高了13.79%～27.61%,15.91%～32.47%,18.66%～33.75%;同时与未施保水剂处理相比,生育期内土壤平均无机氮含量减少5.42%,有效磷含量提高3.55%;在本试验条件下,施用SAP 1.68g/pot、N 2.89g/pot、P 2.89g/pot可得到最大玉米产量113.93g/pot,收获时产量较其他处理提高了18.69%～30.94%。试验结果为华北地区应用保水剂条件下的夏玉米氮磷肥施用配比提供了参考。     

石灰性土壤施用不同磷肥对玉米苗期生长和土壤无机磷组分的影响

研究旨在探讨不同磷肥品种对玉米生长发育和土壤无机磷组分的影响,以期为磷肥高效利用提供参考.采用盆栽试验,设置6个处理:磷酸一铵(MAP)、过磷酸钙(SSP)、聚磷酸铵(APP)、氮磷复合肥硝酸磷肥(NiP)、硫酸铵+过磷酸钙混施(SA+P),试验60天后测定了玉米的生物学指标和玉米植株磷素含量,同时测定了土壤有效磷与土...     

长期不同施肥对潮土磷素吸附特征的影响

土壤磷素是限制潮土生产力提高的重要营养元素。研究不同施肥处理磷素的吸附特征及其与土壤理化性质的关系,可以为提高潮土磷素有效性和合理施肥提供科学依据。本研究基于封丘长期定位施肥试验,选用七种处理：不施肥（CK）、氮钾施肥（NK）、氮磷施肥（NP）、磷钾施肥（PK）、氮磷钾施肥（NPK）、1/2有机肥+1/2氮磷钾（1/2OM）和有机肥（OM）,通过测定土壤理化性质和磷素吸附量,利用Langmuir和Freundlich等温吸附模型拟合了吸附曲线,并结合方程计算了最大吸附量（Qm）、亲和力常数（K）、最大缓冲能力（MBC）、吸附饱和强度（DPS）、Freundlich吸附常数（a）和吸附指数（b）;运用相关分析和冗余分析（RDA）探讨了影响土壤磷素吸附特征变化的主要因素。结果表明：随着平衡溶液磷浓度的增加,不同施肥处理的磷素吸附量均表现出先快速增加,后缓慢增加的趋势。与CK和NK处理相比,NP、PK和NPK处理的磷素吸附能力增强,Qm和MBC分别增加了15.62%~23.60%和2.94%~23.46%;而1/2OM和OM处理的磷素吸附能力下降,K和MBC分别降低了39.60%~49.57%和36.09%~56.15%。相关分析和RDA结果表明：有机质（SOM）、pH、游离氧化铝（Ald）和C/P是影响潮土磷素吸附特征的主要因素。此外,1/2OM处理的DPS值相较于OM处理降低了30.92%。长期有机无机肥料配施可以增加有机质含量,降低磷素吸附能力,且相较于单施有机肥可以减少磷素流失风险。     

Internal and External Phosphorus Requirements of Maize Genotypes on Typic Calciargid

External and internal phosphorus (P) requirements of hybrid maize (FHY-396) and indigenous variety (EV-7004) were compared on a Typic Calciargid soil. A sorption isotherm was constructed by equilibrating 2.5 g soil with 25 mL of a 0.01 M calcium chloride (CaCl₂) solution containing 2, 3, 6, 12, 25, 50, and 100 mg P L^–1. Sorption data were fitted to a modified Freundlich equation [x/m = K_f(EPC)^1/n] to compute P rates (0, 30, 60, and 120 mg kg^–1 soil) against solution levels (0, 0.09, 0.26, and 0.76 mg P L^–1) for a pot study. Applied P significantly increased shoot dry matter, P concentration, and P uptake in both the genotypes. For optimum shoot growth, internal P requirement of hybrid (2.51 mg g^–1) was 5% more than variety (2.39 mg g^–1). However, external P requirement of hybrid (0.50 mg L^–1) was remarkably more than variety (0.19 mg L^–1). This strongly advocated greater P rates for the high-yielding hybrid than for the variety.     

Uptake of Arsenic by Maize Inoculated with Three Different Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

Effects of inoculation with three different arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi (Glomus etunicatum, Glomus constrictum, and Glomus mosseae) on arsenic (As) accumulation by maize were investigated by using soil spiked with As at rates of 0, 25, 50, and 100 mg kg^?1. The root colonization rates by the three fungi were significantly different (G. mosseae > G. etunicatum > G. constrictum) and decreased markedly with increasing As concentration in the soil. Inoculation with G. etunicatum or G. mosseae increased maize biomass and phosphorus (P) accumulation (G. mosseae > G. etunicatum) and reduced As accumulation in shoots (G. mosseae ≈ G. etunicatum), whereas inoculation with G. constrictum had little effect on these parameters. Inoculation with G. mosseae produced greater biomass and P uptake and less shoot As accumulation, and therefore it may be a promising approach to reduce As translocation from contaminated soils to plants.     

Effect of Zinc Application on Cadmium Uptake of Maize Grown in Alkaline Soil

The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of zinc (Zn) application on cadmium (Cd) uptake of maize (Zea mays L.) grown in alkaline soil. Four doses of cadmium (Cd; 0, 2.5, 5, and 10 ppm) in the form of cadmium chloride and four doses of Zn (0, 10, 20, and 40 ppm) in the form of zinc sulfate were applied to the soils. Plants were harvested at the 45th day of their developments. The Cd amounts in shoots and roots were analyzed separately. Significant differences between Cd amounts in shoots and roots are obtained with the application of different Zn doses (P < 0.01). In all Cd levels, Zn application increases Cd in both shoots and roots relative to Cd contents of plants grown in the pots that not applied Zn. It is also found that Cd content of the roots is greater than that of shoots.     

不同质地土壤玉米秸秆还田配施腐熟剂效应的研究

为研究鉴选不同质地土壤秸秆还田适宜的秸秆腐熟剂,于2017—2018年在西辽河平原灌区中壤土和砂壤土秸秆还田配施人元腐熟剂和中农绿康腐熟剂,以秸秆还田不施腐熟剂为对照,共设置6个处理,测定玉米秸秆腐解率、玉米产量、玉米根系特性和土壤化学性状,研究不同秸秆腐熟剂对玉米产量及土壤特性的影响。结果表明:不同质地土壤2种腐熟剂秸秆腐解率间无显著差异;中壤土2年各处理玉米产量及根系特性、土壤化学性状均表现为人元腐熟剂中农绿康腐熟剂秸秆还田不施腐熟剂,且中农绿康腐熟剂和人元腐熟剂显著高于秸秆还田不施腐熟剂,而2种腐熟剂处理之间无显著差异;砂壤土2年各处理玉米产量及根系特性、土壤化学性状均表现为中农绿康腐熟剂人元腐熟剂秸秆还田不施腐熟剂,且中农绿康腐熟剂显著高于人元腐熟剂和秸秆还田不施腐熟剂。2年不同质地土壤中配施腐熟剂在根系特性、土壤化学性状方面表现为砂壤土配施中农绿康腐熟剂效果优于人元腐熟剂,而中壤土配施2种腐熟剂效果无显著性差异。