Leaching and balances of phosphorus and other nutrients in lysimeters after application of organic manures or fertilizers

Abstract. A long-term lysimeter experiment with undisturbed monoliths studied leaching behaviour and balances of phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and nitrogen (N) during a seven year crop rotation on four types of soil receiving inorganic fertilizers, manure and grass compost respectively. It was shown that application of manure did not lead to any direct change in nutrient leaching, unlike the application of fertilizers to soils of normal fertility. However, soil type considerably affected the nutrient concentrations in the drainage water.
Manure applied in amounts equal to the maximum animal density allowed by Swedish legislation slightly oversupplied P and N (0.5–3.5 and 18–38 kg ha⁻¹ y⁻¹ respectively) compared to the crop requirement and leaching losses for most of the soils. The relationship between lactate-soluble P in the topsoil and the concentrations of dissolved P in the drainage water was very strong. However the strength of this relationship was dependent on just one or two soils. P losses from a fertile sandy soil were large (1–11 kg ha⁻¹ y⁻¹) throughout the crop rotation and average crop removal (13 kg ha⁻¹ y⁻¹) plus the leaching losses were not balanced (average deficit 3–6 kg ha⁻¹ y⁻¹) by the addition of fertilizer, manure or grass compost. No decreasing trend was found in the P losses during seven years. However, the K deficit (average 26 kg ha⁻¹ y⁻¹) led to a significant reduction in the leaching trend from this soil. The other soils that had a smaller K deficit showed no significant reduction in the leaching of K.     

基于GIS的福建农田氮磷地表径流流失与污染风险评估

为了掌握福建省农田氮磷地表径流流失特征,以福建省的9个地级市为研究边界,通过对其辖区1985—2016年间农田氮、磷化肥施用量的调查,计算农田化肥氮磷的地表径流流失量,并在耦合农田化肥地表径流流失量、降雨和河网密度3个因素的基础上,分析福建省各地级行政区域农田化肥氮磷的污染风险等级,应用地理信息系统(GIS)分析其氮、磷污染的空间分布。结果表明:32年间福建省化肥施用量由4.911×105 t增加到1.239×106t,年均增长3.03%;漳州市氮肥和磷肥的施用强度最大,分别达880.40 kg×hm~(-2)和429.21 kg×hm~(-2);氮磷地表流失量较高的区域主要集中在漳州市,其氮、磷地表流失强度分别达8.71kg×hm~(-2)和1.99kg×hm~(-2)。从氮、磷污染风险等级看,南平市氮、磷肥的流失风险值均最高,分别达63.19%和63.37%,属于高氮磷污染风险区域;厦门市氮、磷肥的流失风险值均最低,分别为0.53%和0.53%,属于低污染风险区域;其他市处于两者之间。可见,漳州市农业发展中应注重氮、磷肥的减量化;南平市则注重对农田氮、磷地表径流流失的风险防范;全省应加大力度发展生态农业,以助力福建省生态文明先行示范区、生态文明试验区的建设。     

基于VFSMOD模型的黄土坡面生草带产流产沙动态模拟

利用微型径流小区和人工降雨试验,探讨运用VFSMOD模型评估和预测引入不同草种生草带后黄土坡面产流产沙动态特征的可行性。通过土壤物理性质参数和生草带生长状态参数的差异,模型还原了黄土坡面引入白三叶生草带与百脉根生草带后产流产沙特征的差异及其随生长时期的变化,模拟效果可靠,纳什系数:0.93(径流系数),0.98(修正后产沙量);归一化均方根误差:6.2%(径流系数),10.9%(修正后产沙量)。当生草带在降雨集中期(如本研究中百脉根草带9月上旬)不能保证较好的生长状态和地表覆盖时,其坡面产沙量急剧增大,且明显大于VFSMOD模型模拟值。在实际生草带设计时,应避免该情况发生。综上,VFSMOD模型适用于引入生草带后黄土坡面产流、产沙量的模拟和预测。     

Nitrate leaching following autumn and winter application of animal manures to grassland

Abstract. Under a UK Government consultation procedure announced in 2001, it was proposed that measures agreed within already designated Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ 's) would be extended to include a considerably increased area of England, Wales and Scotland. Since existing NVZ 's in the UK have included relatively little grassland, it is important to examine how nitrate losses from grassland areas, especially from animal manures, one of the major potential sources of nitrate loss, can be minimized. Experiments were carried out on freely draining grassland soils at four sites (Devon, Hampshire, Shropshire and N Yorkshire) representative of a wide range of climatic and farming conditions across lowland England, over a four year period, 1990/91 to 1993/94. Slurry was applied to experimental plots over a range of times (including June and then monthly, from September to January) at a target rate of 200 kg N ha^–1. Nitrogen leaching over the four years ranged from 0 to >50% of applied slurry N, with the largest losses occurring following applications in the September to November period. The use of a nitrification inhibitor with slurry applied in November failed to provide consistent reduction in nitrate leaching.
A strategy to reduce the risk of N leaching from manures applied to freely draining grassland soils must take account of the characteristics of the manure, in particular its N content, the application rate and the amount of excess rainfall following application. The experimental results suggest that slurry applications to freely draining grassland, in September, October and November should generally be avoided, the rationale for this being dependent on the amount of excess rainfall subsequent to application. Farmyard manure represents a lower risk and does not justify the restrictions on application timing that appear to be necessary with slurry.     

Nitrogen leaching from grassland ecosystems managed with organic fertilizers at different stocking rates

This study shows the effect of organic fertilizers at different stocking rates, on nitrogen (N) leaching, measured using zero-tension lysimeters under undisturbed grassland soil. The experiment included two organic fertilizer types – cow dung with dung water (D) and slurry (S), both at a range of stocking rates: 0.9 LU (livestock unit) ha^?1, 1.4 LU ha^?1, 2.0 LU ha^?1 (corresponding to 54, 84 and 120 kg N ha^?1, respectively) and a control (C) treatment. In percolated water, the contents of ammonia nitrogen (NH₄⁺–N) and nitrate nitrogen (NO₃^?–N) were studied. The average concentration of NH₄⁺–N ranged from 0.91 to 1.44 mg l^?1 on fertilized plots compared to 0.55 mg l^?1 on the control plot. The average concentration of NO₃^?–N ranged from 5.2 to 9.5 mg l^?1 on fertilized plots compared to 3.2 mg l^?1 on the control plot. The results of this study showed that the use of organic fertilizers at chosen stocking rates influenced N leaching, but the concentration of N did not exceed the limits for drinking water permitted by Czech legislation. Stocking rates at 2.0 LU ha^?1 and below do not result in elevated N concentrations in percolated water that pose environmental threat.     

Phosphorus cycling in UK agriculture and implications for phosphorus loss from soil

Abstract. Phosphorus (P) use in UK agriculture is reviewed and a P balance sheet presented. The productive grassland and arable area has accumulated an average P surplus of c. 1000 kg ha^–1 over the last 65 years. Over the period 1935–1970, the annual P surplus more than doubled due to an increase in animal numbers and associated requirements for inorganic fertilizers and livestock feeds. Since 1970, surplus P has declined by c . 40% as crop yields and P offtake have continued to increase while fertilizer and manure P inputs have remained relatively constant. In 1993, P use efficiency (P imports/P exports) in UK agriculture was estimated at 25% leading to an average annual surplus of 15 kg P ha^–1 yr^–1, although the latter has since decreased slightly due to reduced fertilizer use. Intensification and specialization of agriculture has also increased the range in P surpluses that are likely between livestock and arable dominated systems. The largest P surpluses occur in the relatively limited areas of arable soils which receive manure from intensive pig and poultry units, whilst farms without manure inputs generate only small surpluses, or are in balance. The cumulative P surplus has led to a build-up of soil total and easily-exchangeable P, especially in areas receiving both fertilizers and manures. Fundamental differences in P use efficiency, surplus P accumulation and the potential for P loss to water, exist between arable and grassland farms and it is important to separate these, due to the marked regionalization of UK agriculture. More judicial use of feeds and fertilizers is required to further reduce the P surplus and minimize the long-term risk of water eutrophication.     

基于水文和土壤侵蚀模型评估植被过滤带净化径流中氮磷的效果

为了方便快速地评估单次径流条件下植被过滤带对污染物氮、磷的净化效果,该文设计了地表径流的模拟放水试验,分析了泥沙与颗粒态污染物的相关性,依据土壤混合层概念简化了土壤污染物的输移,建立了植被过滤带对污染物作用效果的估算模型。结果表明:径流中颗粒态氮、磷含量与泥沙含量有显著相关性(P0.05),据此建立线性相关方程,估算出植被过滤带对颗粒态污染物的净化效果,其86%以上样本的颗粒态氮、磷质量浓度模拟偏差均在±20%之内;溶解态氮、磷的迁移分两部分,即发生于坡面地表径流中和土壤混合层中,分别根据质量平衡原理建立方程对溶解态污染物的迁移进行了模拟,验证得到83%以上样本的溶解态氮质量浓度模拟偏差在±20%之内,67%以上样本的溶解态磷质量浓度模拟偏差也在±20%之内,研究表明,可以基于土壤混合层概念和水文及土壤侵蚀模型对植被过滤带净化效果进行评估。     

Nutrients in runoff from a clay loam soil protected by narrow grass strips

Nutrient loss from water erosion is a major contributor to negative nutrient balance in most sub-Saharan African countries. Due to their low-cost, narrow grass strips are becoming popular as means of controlling soil erosion. There is a need to study the effectiveness of narrow grass strips in controlling nutrient loss due to water erosion. Performance of narrow strips of Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides) and Napier (Pennisetum purpureum) grass in controlling nutrient loss and runoff was determined on a clay loam soil in Kenya. Grass strips were planted in March 2000, and nutrient loss and runoff measurements were carried out from June 2000 to August 2001 (15 months). Compared with the control, Napier grass reduced PO₄-P, NO₂-N, NO₃-N and NH₄-N by 55, 70, 45 and 47%, respectively, while Vetiver grass reduced them by 11, 35, 11 and 0%, respectively. Napier grass and Vetiver grass reduced runoff by an average of 54 and 12%, respectively. Napier grass was more effective, since it formed a barrier faster than Vetiver grass.     

不同氮肥对潮土中磷肥转化的动态影响

利用室内土培试验研究了不同氮肥对潮土中磷肥转化的动态影响。结果表明，除硝酸铵，不同氮肥均显著降低土壤有效磷含量，其中以硝酸钙和尿素处理作用最显著；不同氮肥均显著降低土壤水溶性磷含量，但硝酸铵的作用显著小于其他氮肥；各氮肥处理在培养15d时，土壤水溶性磷含量差异最显著，硝酸钙和尿素处理的土壤水溶性磷含量有小于氯化铵和硫酸铵处理的趋势，但随着时间延长，除硝酸铵外，各氮肥处理间差异不大。     

植被过滤带对地表径流中污染物的净化效果

植被过滤带是控制非点源污染的“最佳管理措施”之一。为了探讨植被过滤带在中国西北地区的实际应用,该文作者在陕西小华山水库岸坡地建设了3条不同配置方式的植被过滤带,通过试验测定了植被过滤带对地表径流中几种污染物的净化效果,并分析其影响因素。结果表明,植被过滤带对地表径流中的颗粒态氮、颗粒态磷、总氮、总磷和化学需氧量浓度削减率分别达到82.02%、77.13%、46.05%、73.28%和60.48%以上,负荷削减率分别达到89.98%、87.25%、69.93%、85.11%和77.97%以上,并能有效地削减溶解态氮和溶解态磷的负荷量;自然草地过滤带和沙棘-草本过滤带对地表径流中这几种污染物的削减主要发生在前10 m。过滤带内的植被条件、入流流量和入流污染物浓度是影响过滤带净化效果的重要因素。     

无机肥料中有效磷含量的测定国际标准制定研究

为统一全球无机肥料中有效磷含量的测定方法,对国际上现有的3种主要检测方法进行了分析研究,比较了我国现行仲裁方法(GB/T 8573)、欧盟标准方法(EN 15959)以及传统国际标准方法(ISO 6598)的差异性,研究表明上述3种方法对测定结果没有显著差异.ISO/TC 134推荐了以GB/T 8573为基础,制订新...     

Effect of increasing the time between slurry application and first rainfall event on phosphorus concentrations in runoff

Minimizing slurry phosphorus (P) losses in runoff requires careful management in the context of both soil P surpluses and changing patterns in rainfall. Increasing the time interval between slurry application and the first rainstorm event is known to reduce P loss in runoff although the risk period for elevated P concentrations in runoff can extend for weeks. This study investigated the impact of increasing the time interval between slurry application and first rainstorm event on P concentrations in runoff. Simulated rainfall (40 mm h⁻¹) was applied at 2, 4, 10, 18, 30 and 49 days after dairy slurry was surface-applied to a grassland sward in Ireland. Increasing time to runoff resulted in a decrease in dissolved reactive P concentrations from 5.0 to 1.0 mg P L⁻¹ and a P signal in runoff for 18 days. Beyond 18 days, elevated P concentrations were observed in runoff collected from natural rainfall that preceded the day 49 rainstorm event. A published surface phosphorus and runoff model (SurPhos) was used to understand the slurry P dynamics controlling P interactions with runoff. Dissolved reactive P in runoff was predicted with accuracy by SurPhos, R² = .89. The SurPhos model implied that slurry P mineralization occurred during the experimental period that resulted in a small spike in P concentrations beyond the defined risk period. This study shows that the experimental data have the potential to be extrapolated to different weather scenarios using SurPhos and could test when and where slurry P could be most safely spread.     

淹水条件下不同氮肥对水稻土中磷肥转化的动态影响

利用室内土培试验研究了淹水条件下不同氮肥对水稻土（黄泥土）中磷肥转化的动态影响。结果表明，培养1d时，不同氮肥对土壤有效磷含量无显著影响，但显著降低土壤的水溶性磷含量；之后，硝酸铵和硝酸钙处理显著增加土壤有效磷和水溶性磷含量；氯化铵和硫酸铵处理表现降低土壤水溶性磷含量的作用，而对土壤有效磷含量仍无显著影响；尿素处理15d和35d时有增加土壤有效磷和水溶性磷含量的作用，而70d和105d时土壤有效磷和水溶性磷含量与对照处理差异不大。     

Impact of grass filter strips length on exported dissolved masses of metolachlor,atrazine and deethylatrazine: a four‐season study under natural rain conditions

Herbicides atrazine and metolachlor have been detected in water bodies across the world. The objective of this study was to assess the efficiency of 0‐m, 3‐m, 6‐m and 9‐m grass filter strips to reduce masses of dissolved metolachlor, atrazine and deethylatrazine (a degradation product of atrazine) exported in runoff. For that purpose, 16 uncultivated plots (3‐m wide × 65‐m long) with 0‐m‐, 3‐m‐, 6‐m‐ and 9‐m‐long grass filter strips were setup in a completely randomized block design. During four seasons, masses of dissolved atrazine, metolachlor and deethylatrazine were determined for the first four to five rain events, under natural rain conditions, after atrazine and metolachlor application. Generally, grass filter strips reduced exported herbicide masses by more than 90% and influenced atrazine and metolachlor dissipation kinetics in the field. The 3‐m grass filter strip (area ratio source/strip of 22:1) usually provided a reduction in exported herbicide masses similar to the 6‐ or 9‐m grass filter strips. Therefore, under the present experimental soil and climate conditions, a grass filter strip of 3 m would be a good compromise between environmental protection of surface waters against atrazine and metolachlor contamination and conservation of agricultural land use. Such an approach contributes to the acceptability by producers to implement optimized best management practices such as vegetated filter strips for the preservation of the quality of water resources.     

Effect of manures and inorganic fertilizers on growth,yield, and essential oil of damask rose (Rosa damascena Mill.) and chemical properties of soil in western Himalayas

A field experiment was conducted to study different manures and inorganic fertilizers effect on damask rose during 2008–2012. The rose essential oil (EO) was obtained by hydro distillation in Clevenger type apparatus and the components in the rose oil were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Application of 90:80:90 kg nitrogen: phosphorus: potassium (NPK) ha^?1 outshine all other treatments and recorded significantly higher flower and oil yield as compared to control. EO yield was also significantly correlated with flower yield plant^?1, number of flowers plant,^?1 and flower yield ha^?1. The higher percentage of citronellol+nerol was obtained by the application of 120:40:90 kg NPK ha^?1. Geraniol (26.2%) was maximum when the plants were fertilized with 90:40:90 kg NPK ha^?1. Citronellol+nerol/geraniol ratio was also high in fertilized plots. Furthermore, manure application resulted in a marked improvement in chemical properties (pH, percent organic carbon, available N, P, and K) of the soil.     

The effect of humic acids on the availability of phosphorus fertilizers in alkaline soils

Abstract. The effect of humic acids on transformation of phosphorus fertilizer was studied in an alkaline soil. Soil P was fractionated following 4 and 15 days incubation after humic acids were applied with phosphorus fertilizer to the soil. The availability of phosphate in the soil and total phosphorus in plants were determined at earing stage and at maturity in a pot experiment, and wheat yield was examined in a field trial. Addition of humic acids to soil with P fertilizer significantly increased the amount of water soluble phosphate, strongly retarded the formation of occluded phosphate and increased P uptake and yield by 25%.     

Effect of manures and fertilizers on soil physical properties,build-up of macro and micronutrients and uptake in soil under different cropping systems: a review

Combined application of manures and fertilizers played a pivotal role in the improvement in soil physico-chemical properties, macro and micronutrients distribution and their transformations under different cropping systems. Based on a cropping system, the different levels of manures and fertilizers were used to study improvement in physico-chemical properties of soil. The aim was to explore the appropriate application of organic manures and inorganic fertilizers for improved sustainable yields of a cropping system. Intensive cropping systems lead to N, P, K, Zn, Cu, Fe, and Mn deficiencies in surface and subsurface soil, which could be refreshed with combined application of manures and fertilizers. The application of manures and fertilizers controls the pH and electrical conductivity of soil. Moreover, manures and fertilizers showed improvement is soil physical conditions viz. bulk density, particle density, porosity, and water holding capacity etc. Manuring coupled with fertilization helped to great extent for macro and micronutrient transformations in the soil. Under these transformations, the soil solution and water soluble component (fractions/pools) of soil is enriched with macro and micronutrients. There was a consistent declining trend of DTPA-extractable Zn, Cu, Fe, and Mn in the sub-surface soil in comparison to the surface layer, which may be ascribed to increase in pH with increase in depth and decrease of organic matter with depth. Similarly, manures reduced the concentration of residual macro and micronutrients in soil. Recently, integrated nutrient management system (INMS) is gaining importance vis-a-vis maintaining the soil fertility with conjunctive use of chemical fertilizers plus organic manures.     

缓冲带截除农业面源强污染的效果

为了摸清草皮缓冲带对农田径流冲击负荷的耐受能力,通过工程尺度的现场试验,研究了高浓度污染负荷冲击对百慕大草皮缓冲带截除农业面源污染物能力的影响。结果表明:在高浓度污染负荷下,百慕大缓冲带能有效地截留农田径流中的悬浮固体(suspended solids,SS),SS浓度变化趋势与一般浓度污染负荷基本一致,前端下降速度较快,后端逐渐趋缓,2种污染负荷条件下末端出水SS质量浓度均在90mg/L以下,高浓度污染负荷冲击对农田径流SS的去除基本没有影响。缓冲带对高浓度氮磷污染负荷具有一定的净化效果,径流途径总氮(total nitrogen,TN)、氨态氮(ammonia nitrogen,NH4+-N)、总磷(total phosphorus,TP)的末端去除率为23%、16%和26%,分别为一般浓度污染负荷下末端去除率的59%、55%和70%;百慕大草皮缓冲带对渗流途径TN、TP具有一定的净化效果,2种浓度污染负荷下渗流水TN、TP浓度变化趋势基本一致,两者无显著差异(p>0.05),但TP去除速率较TN慢。该文为滨岸缓冲带的优化设计、维护管理及推广应用提供了依据。     

添加生物黑炭对玉米产量、品质、肥料利用率及氮磷径流损失的影响

为了寻找一种既能使作物高产、优质又环境友好的施肥模式,在天然降雨条件下,通过田间小区试验,研究了5种不同施肥模式(不施肥、纯施化肥、生物黑炭与化肥共施、有机无机肥配施、有机无机肥配施添加生物黑炭)对玉米产量、品质、肥料利用率及氮磷径流损失的影响。结果表明:与纯施化肥相比,生物黑炭与化肥共施和有机无机肥配施对玉米产量无明显影响,有机无机肥配施添加生物黑炭可使玉米产量显著提高21.14%;与纯施化肥相比,生物黑炭与化肥共施、有机无机肥配施、有机无机肥配施添加生物黑炭均可提高粗蛋白含量和氮、磷肥利用率,其中对粗蛋白含量提高幅度为12.14%~19.64%,并以有机无机肥配施添加生物黑炭对其提高幅度最大;与纯施化肥相比,生物黑炭与化肥共施、有机无机肥配施、有机无机肥配施添加生物黑炭均可显著减少氮、磷径流损失量,降幅分别为30.47%~59.69%和12.08%~31.22%,其中,有机无机肥配施添加生物黑炭的氮素径流损失降幅最大,生物黑炭与化肥共施的磷素径流损失降幅最大。因此,从提高玉米产量、品质,氮、磷肥利用率以及减少土壤氮、磷径流损失的角度综合考虑,在旱地作物种植施肥模式中推荐有机无机肥配施添加生物黑炭施肥模式。