Biological,Physicochemical, and Spectral Properties of Aerated Compost Extracts: Influence of Aeration Quantity

The goal of this experiment was to investigate the effect of aeration quantity (0, 11, 33, 55, and 77 L·min^?1) on the growth of aerated compost extracts from a pig manure–straw compost. When the aeration quantity was 11 L·min^?1, lettuce root growth enhancement of normalized compost extracts was at a maximum. As the aeration quantity increased, the total water-soluble organic carbon (TWSOC), total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), humic carbon (humic C) content, and humification degree of compost extracts improved gradually. No differences in functional group structure were found among the aerated compost extracts. The positive root growth could be attributed to physicochemical and spectral characteristics, such as TN content, humic substances content, humification, aromaticity, and the low content of carboxyl groups. In conclusion, the aeration quantity of 11 L·min^?1 was suitable for the production of aerated compost extracts, which obtained much greater promotion growth.     

由木糖和15N标记的甘氨酸形成的美拉德氏聚合物的氮素形态

Water-soluble,nondialyzable Maillard polymers were prepared by reacting D-xylose with ^15N-glycine (and /or glycine)at 6８℃ and pH 8.0 at equimolar concentrations of 1,0.5 and 0.1 mol L^-1,respectively, for 13 days and partitioned into acid-insoluble(MHA) and acid-soluble(MFA) fractions.The nitrogen froms in these polymers were studied by using the ^15N cross polartisation-magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance(CPMAS NMR) technique in combination with chemical methods .The ^15N nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) data showed that while the yield,especially the MHA /MFA ratio,varied considerably with the concentrations of the reactants,the nitrogen distribution patterns of these polymers were quite similar. From 65% to 70% of nitrogen in them was in the secondary amide and /or indole form with 24%-25% present as aliphatic and /or aromatic amines and 5% to 11% as pyrrole and /or pyrrole-like nitrogen,More than half (50%-77%) of the N in these polymers were nonhydrolyzable,The role of Maillard reacion in the formation of nonhydrolyzable nitrogen in soil organic matter is discussed.     

近三十年农田土壤磷分子形态的研究进展

农田土壤磷的赋存形态决定迁移、转化及归趋过程,单单通过全磷或有效磷含量并不能全面、准确、长效地评估土壤磷的养分供应能力和生态环境风险,探索可持续的农田磷素管理措施迫切需要能够科学表征、准确认识土壤磷形态。随着分析测试技术发展,农田土壤磷形态领域经历了以传统连续提取法为主的分级组分研究,到目前基于先进光谱技术的分子形态研究的发展历程。液相磷-31核磁共振技术(P-NMR)、基于同步辐射的X射线吸收近边结构谱技术(P-XANES)是当今土壤磷分子形态表征的主流技术,分别促进土壤多种有机磷和无机磷(铁磷/钙磷/铝磷)分子形态的有效识别。借助Histcite软件进行引文网络分析,梳理了近三十年(1990—2019年)土壤磷分子形态研究发展历程中具有重大借鉴意义的关键性成果,基于此综述了该领域的发展脉络,归纳发现农田土壤磷分子形态研究最初主要借助P-NMR技术侧重有机磷分子形态表征,而后过渡至与同步辐射XANES以及X射线微探针技术相结合,实现了土壤磷分子形态的全面认识。最后,对多谱学技术联用推动土壤磷分子形态研究的发展趋势进行了展望。     

Speciation of hydroxyaluminosilicate and hydroxyaluminum ions as affected by the presence of montmorillonite: Extraction experiment with potassium chloride and speciation by 27Al-NMR

The changes of Al species in the presence of montmorillonite (Mt) with aging were investigated using 27Al-nuclear magnetic resonance and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy after extraction with 1 mol L^-1 KCl. Composition of the Al species in a hydroxyaluminosilicate (HAS) solution with a Si/Al molar ratio of 0.63 without Mt was not appreciably affected by 42 d of aging. In the absence of Mt, the concentration of Al13 ([Al0₄Al¹²(OH)₂₄- H₂O)₁₂]₇₊) in the HAS solution with a Si/Al molar ratio of 0.09 and hydroxy-aluminum (HyA) solution decreased during 42 d of aging, suggesting that degradation (or polymerization) of Al13 took place upon aging. In the presence of Mt, Al₁₃ was adsorbed onto Mt from the HyA and HAS(0.09) solutions. The adsorbed Al₁₃ was partly recovered by 1 mol L_-1 KCl from HyA- and HAS(0.09)Mt complexes after 42 d of aging, suggesting that at least a part of the adsorbed Al₁₃ was exchangeable and the rest was considerably stabilized by adsorption onto Mt. The desorption ratios of Al from the HyA- and HAS(O.09)Mt complexes accounted for 25 to 30% and 6 to 8% of total Al adsorbed, respectively. The species of Al desorbed from these complexes consisted mainly of Al₁₃ and Al_NON. The Al_NON was attributed to electrically asymmetric Al including HAS and/or polymer HyA ions.     

基于31P NMR的自然成土过程中有机磷组分演变特征及影响因素研究进展

土壤有机磷(P_o)是土壤中重要的磷库,其形态、含量与生物有效性随成土过程而发生变化,进而影响土壤磷素供应、养分平衡及生态系统生产力。然而,与土壤无机磷(P_i)相比,以往的研究对P_o的重视不够,这主要是由于土壤中P_o的提取、分析和鉴定方法难于P_i。近年来,随着液相³¹P核磁共振(³¹P NMR)波谱技术在土壤学领域的应用,为定量分析土壤P_o组分及含量提供了新的技术手段,同时为更好地理解生态系统演化过程中不同形态P_o的转化特征奠定了基础。本文主要总结了土壤P_o的种类和性质,介绍了液相³¹P NMR分析土壤P_o的原理和方法,在此基础上综述了自然成土过程中不同形态P_o的转化特征及其影响因素,并指出了需进一步研究的方向和关键科学问题：包括量化成土过程中不同形态P_o转化速率、途径与环境阈值,阐明...     

Effects of the addition of forest floor extracts on soil carbon dioxide efflux

Composition and effects of additions of fibric (Oi) and hemic/sapric (Oe + Oa) layer extracts collected from a 20-year-old stand of radiata pine (Pinus radiata) on soil carbon dioxide (CO₂) evolution were investigated in a 94-day aerobic incubation. The ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy indicated that Oi layer extract contained greater concentrations of alkyl C while Oe + Oa layer extract was rich in carboxyl C. Extracts from Oi and Oe + Oa layers were added to a forest soil at two different polyphenol concentrations (43 and 85 μg g⁻¹ soil) along with tannic acid (TA) and glucose solutions to evaluate effects on soil CO₂ efflux. CO₂ evolution was greater in amended soils than control (deionized water) indicating that water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) was readily available to microbial degradation. However, addition of WSOC extracted from both Oi and Oe + Oa layers containing 85 μg polyphenols g⁻¹ soil severely inhibited microbial activity. Soils amended with extracts containing lower concentrations of polyphenols (43 μg polyphenols g⁻¹ soil), TA solutions, and glucose solutions released 2 to 22 times more CO₂-C than added WSOC, indicating a strong positive priming effect. The differences in CO₂ evolution rates were attributed to chemical composition of the forest floor extracts.     

Land use effects on carbon quality and soil biological properties in Eutric Cambisol

Abstract

The choice of prospective type of farming requires knowledge about the specific relationships that exist between farm management practices and base environmental conditions. Nowadays the protection of soil organic carbon is one of the main tasks, because organic carbon in addition to soil fertility can act in elimination of soil contamination and carbon sequestration. Field experiments were focused on the effect of intensive farming without organic inputs versus grassland on organic carbon content. Organic carbon content (C_ox) and humic substance fractions (C-humic acids and fulvic acid fractions), hot water extractable carbon and selected microbial characteristics in Eutric Cambisol were monitored during the period 1999–2010. A priming effect of soil cultivation was detected immediately after tillage. Arable soil with ‘intensive’ crop sequences (exclusively cash crops, cereals, oil plants) and with an optimal level of chemical inputs (mineral fertilizers, pesticides), but without organic farmyard manure had lower content of all carbon forms compared with grassland. ¹³C NMR spectroscopy and thermal analysis (TGA) were applied to characterize humic acid (HA) structure and stability. More carbon, less oxygen and more aromatic compounds were detected in grassland HA. Slight differences were found in HA thermo-oxidative stability and degradability, which was probably caused by changes in elemental composition and structure. Even the land use had no significant effect on basic microbiological characteristics (basal respiration, microbial biomass and qCO₂); the physiology of the microbial community of grassland was altered by a higher ability to utilize L- and D-glutamic acid. The L/D ratio of glutamic acid mineralization indicated no occurrence of stress in soil for both types of farming. It has been demonstrated that although losses of carbon as a result of land-use conversions are generally more rapid, gains of carbon in grassland followed by changes in management practices can also occur.     

Spectroscopic Characterization of Fulvic Acid Under Different Cover Crop Systems

Abstract

Fulvic acids (FAs) are an important dynamic component of soils that may be affected by soil management. Carbon‐13 cross‐polarization total sideband suppression nuclear magnetic resonance (CP‐TOSS ¹³C NMR) was used to examine the effect of cover crop systems on the characteristics of fulvic acid fractions. FA was isolated from soils with the following treatments: 1) vetch/rye, 2) rye alone, and 3) check (no cover crops) with varying nitrogen fertilizers. Preliminary NMR results indicate that FA from the rye alone system both with and without nitrogen fertilizers contains less aliphatic carbon (0–108 ppm) than that from the other two treatments. Based on the elemental composition analysis result, C∶N ratio of FA from rye alone cover with or without nitrogen fertilizer is lower than FA from vetch/rye cover system. These data suggest that farming systems affect the FA compositions.     

长期施肥对潮土团聚体有机碳分子结构的影响

采取长期施用有机肥（CM）、一半化肥氮和一半有机肥氮（HCM）、化肥（NPK）和不施肥对照（CK）的土壤,用湿筛法分为大团聚体（2000~250 μm）、微团聚体（250~53 μm）和粉砂 黏粒组分（<53 μm）,利用固态13C-核磁共振技术分析了土壤和团聚体中有机质的分子结构特征。结果表明,随着团聚体粒径减小,烷基碳/烷氧碳比值逐渐提高,并与土壤C/N呈显著负相关（R2 = 0.421,p = 0.022）,表明随着团聚体粒径减小,有机质的分解程度不断增加。与对照土壤相比,长期施用有机肥（HCM和CM处理）提高了土壤中烷氧碳和羰基碳的相对含量,烷氧碳的增加主要是由于大团聚体中甲氧基和含氮烷基碳相对含量的增加,羰基碳则主要在大团聚体和微团聚体中积聚。施用化肥土壤提高了烷氧碳和烷基碳的相对含量,烷氧碳增加主要是由于大团聚体中甲氧基和含氮烷基碳以及微团聚体中含氧烷基碳相对含量的提高,烷基碳增加主要发生在大团聚体。有机肥和化肥处理土壤中芳基碳相对含量降低1.8%~4.6%,主要是大团聚体和微团聚体中芳基碳比例下降引起的。而在粉砂 黏粒组分中芳基碳和酚基碳均增加,烷基碳相对含量降低5.9%~7.1%,表明施肥更利于芳香碳在小粒径组分中积累,减弱烷基碳在小粒径组分中的积累。结果表明长期施用有机肥可通过大团聚体和微团聚体物理保护肥料带入的大量碳水化合物和有机酸从而提高土壤有机碳含量。     

东北3 个典型黑土区土壤无机硫的形态分布

采用田间取样、室内分步浸提的方法, 系统研究了我国东北3 个典型黑土地区土壤无机硫的含量分布和形态特征。结果表明: 耕层(0~20 cm)黑土中无机硫含量占全硫的百分比为22%, 其中水溶性硫占6%, 吸附性硫占3%, 盐酸可溶性硫占13%。水溶性硫和吸附性硫含量表现为海伦>北安>公主岭, 盐酸可溶性硫含量为公主岭>海伦>北安。水溶性硫、吸附性硫含量随剖面的加深变化不大, 盐酸可溶性硫在115 cm 深度以下有一个积累的过程。土壤水溶性硫、吸附性硫与土壤有机质含量、阳离子交换量和<0.002 mm 黏粒含量呈显著或极显著正相关, 与pH 呈显著和极显著负相关; 盐酸可溶性硫含量和土壤电导率之间呈显著正相关。海伦地区黑土无机硫总量和盐酸可溶性硫含量随开垦年限增加明显下降, 呈显著负相关。     

土壤-作物系统综合管理对中国东北冲积土有机碳特征的影响

A synchronous increase in crop productivity, nutrient use efficiency, and soil carbon(C) sequestration is important from the point of view of food security and environmental protection. In recent years, integrated soil-crop system management(ISSM), which uses crop models and advanced nutrient management to redesign cropping systems, has been successfully demonstrated to achieve both high crop productivity and high nutrient use efficiency in China, but the effects of ISSM on soil organic C(SOC) characteristics remain unknown. In this study, the effects of current farmers' practice(FP), high-yielding practice(HY), which maximizes yields without considering costs, and ISSM on the content and chemical composition of SOC were studied in a 4-year(2009–2013) field plot experiment with maize(Zea mays L.) monoculture in an Alluvic Primosol in Northeast China. The ISSM resulted in higher soil total organic C(TOC), water-soluble organic C, easily-oxidizable organic C, particulate organic C, and humic acid C compared with HY and FP in the region. The SOC contents in aggregate size fractions generally followed a similar pattern to TOC. Compared with FP,HY decreased the mean weight diameter, geometric mean diameter, percentage of 0.25-mm water-stable aggregates, and the stability ratio of water-stable aggregates, and increased the structure-deterioration rate and index of unstable aggregates. The opposite trend was observed between ISSM and HY. Solid-state ~(13)C nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of bulk soil showed that ISSM had higher O-alkyl C and aliphatic C/aromatic C ratio, but lower aromatic C, carbonyl C, and alkyl C/O-alkyl C and hydrophobic C/hydrophilic C ratios than HY and FP. Our results suggest that ISSM improves the quantity and quality of SOC and has a positive effect on soil aggregation and aggregate stability.     

用低场核磁研究烫漂对甜玉米水分布和状态影响

该文旨在用低场核磁（NMR）及其成像技术（MRI）研究甜玉米粒中的水分布和水状态,为探讨烫漂后甜玉米失重和热特性参数变化的原因提供理论依据。试验通过T2加权成像技术,观察到烫漂后的甜玉米粒出现新的水信号分布区;通过研究烫漂时间和温度对甜玉米粒横向弛豫信号的影响,发现弛豫时间为450～750 ms和50～70 ms的结合水的百分比例明显变化,并具有一定规律,这种变化是由于淀粉糊化造成的。研究表明,烫漂改变了甜玉米中水的分布和结合状态;低场核磁技术揭示了甜玉米水状态的变化规律,为食品加工过程中物性参数的研究提供了一种有效方法。     

Influence of conifers on the forms of phosphorus in selected New Zealand grassland soils

We examined the effects of conifers on the forms of P in low-fertility tussock grassland soils using ³¹P nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and soil P fractionation. Results from field and glasshouse experiments clearly demonstrated that conifers enhanced the mineralization of labile (and to a lesser extent more resistant) forms of soil organic P which, in turn, increased amounts of labile inorganic P in the soil. These findings have important implications for P availability and long-term sustainable management of grassland soils in New Zealand.     

Wildfires influence on soil organic matter in an Atlantic mountainous region (NW of Spain)

The principal aim of this research was to determine the influence of wildfires on soil organic matter (SOM) content and composition in soils located on the northern slope of the Cantabrian Cordillera, an Atlantic mountainous region in the North West of Spain, where wildfires are frequent. Samples from soils with similar aspect, slope, elevation and vegetation characteristics, but with different wildfires histories were collected. Total organic carbon and total nitrogen contents were determined as well as the C/N ratio. Furthermore, a qualitative characterization of the soil organic carbon (SOC) was carried out by ¹³C variable amplitude cross polarization magic angle spinning (VACP/MAS) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Our results show that, on the one hand, all the sampled soils can be considered important pools of carbon in this Atlantic mountainous region, especially in the heath areas. On the other hand, the fire-affected soils present higher SOM contents than their unburnt counterparts. This could be attributed to an important reaccumulation of fresh vegetal material, which is probably a consequence of the decrease of SOM decomposition rates after fire. Moreover, charred organic compounds are not found in all the burnt soils, which could be due to the long time since the last fires events took place, to different fire severities, or to different post-fire erosion processes in the studied soils.     

Availability and extractability of soil manganese in a liming experiment

Abstract

The availability of soil Mn to corn in relation to extractability of soil Mn by EDTA, Mg(NO₃)₂, CH₃COONH₄, hydroquinone, H₃PO₄, and NH₄H₂PO₄ as affected by liming was evaluated under field conditions on a single soil type. EDTA, Mg(NO₃)₂ and CH₃COONH₄‐extractable Mn were related inversely to available Mn. No useful relationships were found between hydroquinone, H₃PO₄, and NH₄H₂PO₄‐extractable soil Mn and Mn uptake by sweet corn.     

Responses of soil phosphorus pools accompanied with carbon composition and microorganism changes to phosphorus-input reduction in paddy soils

In rice-wheat rotation systems, changes in soil phosphorus(P) pools and microorganisms in rice-growing seasons have been studied;however, further investigations are required to test whether these indexes exhibit different responses in wheat-growing seasons. Additionally, such studies need to include potential variations in soil carbon(C) structure and microbial community composition. In this study, a long-term rice-wheat rotation P-input reduction experiment was conducted to observe the variations in soil P pools and C composition in the 7th wheat season and to investigate the responses of soil enzyme activity and microbial communities. Four P fertilization treatments were included in the experiment, i.e., P application for rice season only(PR), for wheat season only(PW), and for both rice and wheat seasons(PR+W) and no P application in either season(Pzero). Compared with PR+W treatment, Pzero treatment significantly decreased(P < 0.05) labile and stable P pools. Different P fertilization regimes altered soil microbial community composition and enzyme activity, whereas C composition did not vary. However, PW treatment resulted in relatively more O-alkyl-C than PR treatment and the highest number of microorganisms. Besides, the higher ratios of fungi/bacteria and Gram-positive bactetia/Gram-negative bactetia were related to labile C pools, particularly O-alkyl-C, as opposed to recalcitrant C. Our results clarified the status of soil P pools, C chemistry, and the response of microorganisms under dry-farming conditions in the P input-reduced rice-wheat rotation system.     

氰在土壤中的吸附与转化

氰(C2N2)是一种具有替代溴甲烷潜力的新熏蒸剂,明确C2N2在土壤中的吸附与转化行为对C2N2的安全应用具有重要的意义.利用静态法研究了C2N2在土壤中的吸附与转化过程,土壤对C2N2的吸附速率与土壤的理化性质有关,受环境温度、土壤含水量和土壤生物的影响较少,与熏蒸浓度无关.采用气相色谱(GC)和流动注射分析仪(FIA)测定了土壤对C2N2的吸附率和C2N2在土壤中的可能转化产物.结果表明,土壤对C2N2的吸附能力很强,熏蒸2h吸附率在75％以上,熏蒸24 h吸附率在98％以上,并可快速转化为HCN、NH4+和NO3-.其中,大约20％的C2N2转化为NH4+和NO3-,13％的C2N2转化为HCN.熏蒸48 h未检测到NO2-.HCN在土壤中不稳定,可进一步转化为其他含氮化合物.     

Temporal changes in humic acids in cultivated soils with continuous manure application

Abstract

Although the application of manure to upland fields is believed to induce changes in the quality of humic substances in soil as well as the quantity, the direction and extent of these changes have not been elucidated. To understand temporal variations in humic acids, periodically collected soil samples from two fields, a Typic Hapludult (Togo) and a Pachic Melanudand (Kuriyagawa), with cattle manure and chemical fertilizer (CF) were examined. The content and degree of humification (darkening) of the humic acids were distinctly greater in Kuriyagawa than in Togo soil. Corresponding to the difference in the degree of humification, molecular size distribution, elemental composition, infrared (IR) spectra, and ¹³C cross polarization/magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (CPMAS NMR) spectra of humic acids differed between the two soils. Manure application at 40 Mg ha^?1 year^?1 for 16 years (Togo) and at 80 or 160 Mg ha^?1 year^?1 for 19 years (Kuriyagawa) resulted in greater humic acid content compared with plots with CF only because of its increase in the manured plots and/or decrease in the CF plots. Manure application at an extremely high rate (160 Mg ha^?1 year^?1) resulted in higher H content and greater signal intensities of alkyl C, O-alkyl C and amide C=O in the ¹³C CPMAS NMR and/or IR spectra. Although humic acids with larger molecule sizes increased in all the manured plots, differences between the humic acids from the plots with and without manure applied at practical levels in the elemental and spectroscopic analyses were small or scarce. These results were considered to be because of the similarity between the indigenous soil humic acids and the manure-derived ones in Togo soil (a low degree of humification) and because of the abundance of highly-humified humic acids in Kuriyagawa soil.     

Improving Sensitivity of Solution 31P NMR Analysis in Australian Xeralfs

Phosphorus-31 nuclear magnetic resonance (³¹P NMR) spectroscopy is widely used to identify and quantify phosphorus (P) forms in soil. This study aimed to determine whether narrowing the soil to extractant sodium hydroxide–ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (NaOH-EDTA) ratio from 1:20 to values as low as 1:4 would improve sensitivity of solution ³¹P NMR spectroscopy without degrading resolution or quantitation. Four Australian soils were tested using four ratios. The narrowest ratio of 1:4 gave the best quality NMR spectra in terms of signal-to-noise ratio. Peak resolution was not degraded on narrowing the ratio. There was no clear effect of narrowing the extraction ratio on extraction efficiency or the distribution of signal among chemical shift regions (orthophosphate, monoester P, diester P, and pyrophosphate). We conclude that a ratio of 1:4 improved NMR analysis for these particular soils and should be considered for other soils, particularly low-P soils, where NMR sensitivity is limiting.     

电解质对酸性土壤铝的溶解及铝形态在土壤溶液中的分布的影响

KCl, CaCl₂, NH₄Cl, NaCl, K₂SO₄ and KF solutions were used for studying the effects of cations and anions on the dissolution of aluminum and the distribution of aluminum forms respectively. Power of exchanging and releasing aluminum of four kinds of cations was in the decreasing order Ca²⁺ >K⁺ >NH₄⁺ >Na⁺. The dissolution of aluminum increased with the cation concentration. The adsorption affinity of various soils for aluminum was different. The aluminum in the soil with a stronger adsorption affinity was difficult to be exchanged and released by cations. The Al-F complexes were main species of inorganic aluminum at a low concentration of cations, while Al³⁺ became major species of inorganic aluminum at a high concentration of cations. The results on the effect of anions indicated that the concentrations of total aluminum, three kinds of inorganic aluminum (Al³⁺, Al-F and Al-OH complexes) and organic aluminum complexes (Al-OM) when SO₄^2- was added into soil suspension were lower than those when Cl^- was added. The dissolution of aluminum from soils and the distribution of aluminum forms in solution were affected by the adsorption of F^- on the soil. For soils with strong affinity for F^-, the concentrations of the three inorganic aluminum species in soil solution after addition of F^- were lower than those after addition of Cl^-; but for soils with weak affinity for F^-, the concentrations of Al³⁺ and Al-OM were lower and the concentrations of Al-F complexes and total inorganic aluminum after addition of F^- were higher than those after addition of Cl^-. The increase of F^- concentration in soil solution accelerated the dissolution of aluminum from soils.