贵州农业气象灾害综合风险评价与区划

为了明确贵州省不同区域内主要农业气象灾害类型以及综合研究农业气象灾害的风险,以县为基本评价单元,基于信息扩散理论、不确定性理论以及风险矩阵法,对贵州省8种主要农业气象灾害风险进行综合评价与区划。利用聚类分析将贵州省分为5类农业气象灾害风险区域,以不同聚类区域为研究对象进行灰色关联分析,求得每种灾害的关联度并据以确定不同聚类区域的主要灾害,分别为：春旱、秋绵雨灾害为主的区域;凝冻、倒春寒＼秋风灾害为主的区域;冬季低温＼夏旱灾害为主的区域;秋绵雨＼夏旱灾害为主的区域;夏旱＼暴雨洪涝灾害为主的区域。在灰色关联分析基础上建立了贵州省综合农业气象灾害风险评价模型,并计算了贵州省各县的综合农业气象灾害风险性,利用GIS空间分析进行综合农业气象灾害风险区划。区划结果表明：贵州农业气象灾害高风险区主要分布在西部及中部地区,低风险区域主要分布在南部地区以及东部地区。     

基于AHP和GIS的广西秋旱灾害风险等级评估

为增强对广西秋季干旱灾害的风险评估和应急管理能力,该文利用气象、基础地理信息和社会经济数据,从广西省秋旱灾害致灾因子的危险度、孕灾环境的脆弱度、干旱承灾体的易损度和抗灾能力等4个方面选取因子,构建秋旱灾害风险评估的指标体系,通过层次分析法确定因子权重,以此构建评估模型并计算广西秋旱灾害风险指数,再基于GIS绘制广西秋旱灾害风险等级分布图。结果表明,高风险区主要分布在桂中盆地和桂西部分山区;较低风险区主要分布在桂西北和桂北的山区,桂南沿海和桂东南部分地区。利用广西干旱灾情数据验证表明,广西秋旱灾害风险等级分布结果与干旱灾情损失空间分布情况基本一致。该研究为灾害风险管理和灾前防御提供决策依据。     

华北地区冬小麦主要气象灾害风险评价

为了对华北地区冬小麦生育期内遇到的主要气象灾害(干旱和干热风)的综合风险进行评价,根据气象灾害发生机理及区域环境特征建立危险性、暴露性和脆弱性评价模型,并构建综合风险模型,具体分析各地区综合风险的大小及主导风险因子,该文利用华北地区48个农气站冬小麦发育期资料(1981-2010年)和气象资料(1961-2010年)以及近50 a产量资料,将冬小麦全生育期划分为前期(播种期-起身期)、中期(拔节期-开花期)、后期(灌浆期-成熟期)3个阶段,并充分考虑了底墒形成期(播种当年7-9月)内的降水,分别基于水分亏缺指数和加权干热风日数构建了干旱、干热风等级指数,对华北地区冬小麦干旱、干热风灾害以及综合气象灾害风险进行分析。结果表明:危险性、脆弱性和暴露性的权重分别为0.3272、0.3116和0.3612。华北地区冬小麦农业气象灾害风险值有2个高值中心,一个位于冀鲁豫交汇处,一个位于河北省泊头、黄骅等地,风险值由中心向四周逐渐降低。根据该文构建的综合风险评估模型,将华北冬小麦种植区划分为5个不同风险等级区。评价结果具有较强的针对性,可以为华北各地区农业气象灾害风险管理提供参考。     

海南荔枝产量的寒害风险分析与区划

利用1990-2010年海南荔枝产量和气象资料,采用线性滑动平均、回归分析、信息扩散等方法,构建荔枝的理论收获面积模型和气象灾害指数,实现了寒害与其它气象灾害减产率的分离,并建立产量风险评价模型,结合地区间荔枝种植规模风险的差异,对海南荔枝寒害综合风险进行区划.结果表明：海南荔枝产量风险较高的区域主要分布于北部和中部,西北部相对较低,南部、东部和西南部沿海地区最低.种植规模风险较高的地区主要分布在中部、北部和东部.综合风险较大的地区呈带状分布,高风险区集中在中部和北部,其中海口、琼中和五指山风险最高,澄迈略低,东部、西部和南部的沿海地区风险最低.区划结果较好地反映了海南荔枝寒害风险分布的实际情况,可为荔枝合理布局、防灾减灾提供科学依据.     

中巴经济走廊气象水文灾害综合风险评估

全球变化背景下,中巴经济走廊地区气象水文灾害事件频繁发生,气象水文灾害风险评估对该地区防灾减灾具有重要的科学意义。该研究基于中巴经济走廊1961—2015年气象水文数据（最高、最低气温、降水）、标准化降水蒸散指数（standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index,SPEI）、地形数据（高程、坡度）等计算了暴雨、高温、低温、干旱、洪水五大灾种致灾因子危险性,结合人口密度、人口结构、耕地面积占比、农作物种植面积、道路密度以及GDP等承灾体数据,采用层次分析法和熵权法相结合的方法确定致灾因子危险性和承灾体脆弱性指标权重,利用风险矩阵法和Borda序值法开展中巴经济走廊气象水文灾害综合风险评估,并划分不同等级的风险区。研究表明：1）多灾种高危险性地区主要位于巴基斯坦信德省（Sindh）和旁遮普省（Punjab）,约占中巴经济走廊总面积的9%。2）承灾体综合脆弱性计算结果表明巴基斯坦俾路支省（Balochistan）、信德省（Sindh）、旁遮普省（Punjab）以及开伯尔-普什省（Khyber Pakhtunkhwa）脆弱性等级相对较高,而中国喀什地区脆弱性等级相对较低。3）中巴经济走廊综合风险分布具有显著的空间异质性,高风险地区主要分布于巴基斯坦信德省、旁遮普省、巴基斯坦开伯尔-普什图省的部分地区以及俾路支省的西部地区。中巴经济走廊低、中低、中、高风险等级区域面积占比分别为14.09%、17.27%、37.70%、30.94%。在区县尺度上巴基斯坦伊斯兰堡（Islamabad）和拉合尔（Lahore）的综合风险等级最高,而中国乌恰县和巴基斯坦的加拉特县（Ziarat）的综合风险最低。评估结果可为中巴经济走廊气象水文灾害监测与防灾减灾提供技术参考。     

湖北省茶树气象灾害模糊综合评价及区划

气象灾害是制约茶叶生产并影响茶叶品质的主要因素,为综合评价湖北省茶树气象灾害的空间分布特征及其与气象要素的关系,以专用气象插值软件ANUSPLIN为依托,根据湖北省气象资料,选取出茶树越冬期冻害和 7－8月旱热害致灾因子并划分受灾等级,运用模糊数学中的综合评价模型,重点分析了湖北省茶树气象灾害的空间分布特征。结果表明：湖北省茶树气象灾害的空间分布差异较为明显：湖北省茶树越冬期冻害等级由南向北逐渐增加;7－8月湖北中部地区为茶树重度旱热害区,位于其东西两侧附近区域为茶树轻度旱热害区,湖北东部的大部分地区和湖北西北部的局部区域为茶树中度旱热害区。茶树气象灾害模糊综合评价研究可为湖北省应对茶树气象灾害,调整茶叶生产布局提供理论依据。     

WXGEN天气发生器在长江上游地区的适用性评价

WXGEN天气发生器是SWAT分布式流域水文模型的组成模块之一,用于模型预测预报以及天气数据缺测时生成模拟天气数据。以长江上游5个典型国家气象站40 a的日观测数据为基础,分析评价了WXGEN天气发生器在该地区模拟的日和月气象参数的精度。结果表明,WXGEN天气发生器在长江上游5个典型气象站模拟精度基本一致;模拟的日天气数据误差较大;模拟的月天气数据效果好于日天气数据,WXGEN天气发生器能较好地拟合月天气数据的分布,更适合于长江上游地区月气象参数的模拟,但WXGEN模拟的月天气数据误差具有较强的季节规律性,月降雨量和气温的模拟值较实际值偏低,而太阳辐射量模拟值却较实际值偏高。     

河北日光温室气象灾害影响和气象服务评估

通过问卷形式,对河北省日光温室蔬菜生产经销者和技术人员对气象服务的满意度,低温冻害、寡照、大风、雪灾4种主要气象灾害对日光温室蔬菜产量、品质、贮藏、运输、销售的影响率,用于日光温室气象灾害防御及补救的费用占所有气象灾害防御和补救费用百分率,以及菜农接受气象服务的投入占收成的百分率等进行调查,并利用德尔菲法对气象灾害防御和补救费用及气象服务的效益进行定量化评估.结果表明,多数被调查者认为低温冻害和寡照对日光温室蔬菜产量和品质有较大影响,其中认为低温冻害影响率大于15％的人数分别占45.6％、53.7％,认为寡照灾害影响率大于15％的人数分别占37.8％、35.4％,认为大风和雪灾的影响相对较小;70％以上的人认为大风和寡照对日光温室蔬菜贮藏、运输和销售的影响率在20％以下,超过50％的人认为低温冻害对蔬菜贮藏影响率大于30％,认为雪灾对蔬菜贮藏、运输和销售的影响率大于30％的人数分别占31.0％、63.9％和53.0％.被调查者对日光温室4种主要气象灾害的气象服务满意度均达96％以上.对大风、低温冻害、寡照和雪灾的防御和补救的费用占所有气象灾害防御及补救费用的平均百分率分别为20.3％、15.8％、13.0％和19.4％,4种灾害的气象服务平均贡献率分别为3.08％、2.25％、1.90％和2.55％.按近l0a（2004-2013）河北省日光温室蔬菜产业年平均生产总值计算,大风灾害气象服务效益最高,平均每年达2.941亿元,其它依次为雪灾、低温冻害和寡照,总效益平均每年达9.340亿元.     

复杂地形地貌背景区干旱风险评价

为解决当前复杂地形地貌背景区干旱风险评价研究普遍缺乏足够针对性的问题,以四川省为例,基于自然灾害风险理论,综合气象、水文、地形地貌、实际灾害和人口与社会经济等各方面信息构建评价指标体系,并从复杂地形地貌背景区的角度进行指标因子的计算。通过构建复杂地形地貌背景区的评价指标体系,并利用熵权赋权法,实现了基于格网的四川省干旱风险评价,得到了能够实际反映研究区干旱风险的、较为可靠的结果。结果显示,四川盆地大部和川西南攀枝花、凉山州部分地区干旱灾害风险等级高;广元、巴中、达州北部地区,凉山州和攀枝花市大部分地区以及宜宾市和泸州市南部地区,川西高原的部分河谷地带分布有一般等级的干旱风险;川西高原大部分地区风险较低。本研究,尤其在因子指标体系构建方面的研究,对类似复杂地形地貌背景区干旱风险评价工作的开展具有一定的借鉴意义。     

2023年秋收作物生长季农业气象条件评价

基于全国2433个气象台站2023年实时和历史同期（1991-2020年）观测资料、农业气象观测站和试验站作物发育期观测资料,利用农业气象评价指标、作物气候适宜度模型、农业气象灾害指数等方法,综合评估2023年主要秋收作物生长季内农业气象条件、生长适宜度、农业气象灾害等对作物生长和产量的影响。结果表明：2023年秋收作物生长季大部农区光温适宜、降水充沛,农业干旱、低温冷害、南方高温热害、寒露风等灾害影响偏轻,总体上利于秋收作物产量形成。但京津冀和东北等地强降水导致部分农田发生较重渍涝灾害,华北、黄淮和新疆等地夏季高温极端性强,北方地区春季阶段性低温,湖北湖南部分晚稻遭受寒露风灾害,西南地区南部春旱持续时间长,北方部分农区夏季阶段性干旱,部分农作物生长受到一定不利影响。     

低氮和干旱胁迫对富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的影响

【目的】以富士（Fuji）、 秦冠（Qinguan）嫁接在平邑甜茶（Malus hupehensis Rehd.）上的当年生盆栽苗为试验材料,采用砂培方法,研究了缺氮胁迫和干旱对富士和秦冠生长情况、 光合参数、 植株各部位氮磷钾含量及氮素利用效率的影响,分析比较了低氮干旱条件下富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的差异,以期为果树生产高效肥水利用提供理论指导。【方法】试验共设四个处理: 正常氮正常水（ZZ）、 低氮正常水（DZ）、 正常氮干旱（ZG）、 低氮干旱（DG）。氮素和水分均设置两个水平,分别为正常氮（6 mmol/L NO-3-N）、 低氮（0.3 mmol/LNO-3-N）、 正常供水（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的80%~85%）、 干旱处理（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的60%~65%）。【结果】富士和秦冠的生物量（茎和叶）、 株高茎粗等生长指标以及光合速率、 气孔导度、 蒸腾速率均为正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）,并且相对应处理下秦冠的以上指标均高于富士;正常供水下,缺氮处理使富士、 秦冠的根冠比比正常氮处理均有所增加,富士提高了2.05%,秦冠提高了22.40%。富士和秦冠的氮、 磷、 钾含量均表现出正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）; 氮、 钾元素含量在植株各部位的分布顺序依次是叶＞根＞茎,磷元素则是根＞叶＞茎;光合氮素利用效率（PNUE）和氮素利用效率表现为秦冠处理之间差异极显著,富士处理之间差异不显著;秦冠的PNUE和NUE明显高于富士,在低氮正常水（DZ）处理下,秦冠氮肥利用率比富士高42.07%,在低氮干旱（DG）处理下高64.14%;低氮胁迫下富士和秦冠的NUE显著提高,并且秦冠提高的幅度高于富士。【结论】施用氮肥能够显著提高富士与秦冠的干物质量,同等水肥条件下,秦冠生长优于富士;水分亏缺会减少叶片对氮的吸收,干旱条件下适度增施氮肥,可提高果树的抗旱能力;低氮干旱胁迫下秦冠的生长指标、 光合指标及氮素利用效率指标均优于富士,表现出较强的抗低氮干旱胁迫的能力。     

Pasture Vegetation Elemental Analysis by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a new technique for the analysis of plant material. This study investigates the application of LIBS to pasture-based plant samples. The LIBS measurements were obtained from pelletized pasture samples (100 samples) that had been also analyzed by inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) following microwave digestion for calibration and comparison purposes. Comparisons for elements sodium (Na), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), boron (B), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S) showed that LIBS could be used for almost all the standard profile total elements with concentrations down to low mg/kg levels (observed error of Na: 0.024 percent, K: 0.18 percent, Mg: 0.016 percent, Ca: 0.073 percent, P: 0.017 percent, Mn: 31 mg/kg, Fe: 150 mg/kg, Zn: 6.6 mg/kg, and B: 1.1 mg/kg). Elemental analysis at less than mg/kg levels was not possible using LIBS. The elements S and Cu were particularly difficult to analyze with reliability using LIBS at the concentration levels found in the plant samples. Replacing microwave digestion and subsequent ICP analysis with a direct analysis of dried plant samples using LIBS has the potential to improve the productivity and reduce the cost of testing.     

Faculty positions:Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Macroinvertebrates in North American tallgrass prairie soils: effects of fire, mowing, and fertilization on density and biomass

The responses of tallgrass prairie plant communities and ecosystem processes to fire and grazing are well characterized. However, responses of invertebrate consumer groups, and particularly soil-dwelling organisms, to these disturbances are not well known. At Konza Prairie Biological Station, we sampled soil macroinvertebrates in 1994 and 1999 as part of a long-term experiment designed to examine the effects and interactions of annual fire, mowing, and fertilization (N and P) on prairie soil communities and processes. For nearly all taxa, in both years, responses were characterized by significant treatment interactions, but some general patterns were evident. Introduced European earthworms (Aporrectodea spp. and Octolasion spp.) were most abundant in plots where fire was excluded, and the proportion of the total earthworm community consisting of introduced earthworms was greater in unburned, unmowed, and fertilized plots. Nymphs of two Cicada genera were collected (Cicadetta spp. and Tibicen spp.). Cicadetta nymphs were more abundant in burned plots, but mowing reduced their abundance. Tibicen nymphs were collected almost exclusively from unburned plots. Treatment effects on herbivorous beetle larvae (Scarabaeidae, Elateridae, and Curculionidae) were variable, but nutrient additions (N or P) usually resulted in greater densities, whereas mowing usually resulted in lower densities. Our results suggest that departures from historical disturbance regimes (i.e. frequent fire and grazing) may render soils more susceptible to increased numbers of European earthworms, and that interactions between fire, aboveground biomass removal, and vegetation responses affect the structure and composition of invertebrate communities in tallgrass prairie soils.     

Variation in quality parameters between and within 14 Nordic tree fruit and berry species

Abstract

A 3-year study was carried out to investigate quality parameters in 14 tree fruit and berry species grown in southern Norway. The species were blueberry, apple, aronia, sour cherry, sweet cherry, red raspberry, strawberry, blackcurrant, gooseberry, red currant and elderberry, harvested along with wild bilberry, cloudberry and lingonberry. Significant differences between species were identified for all quality parameters. The coefficient of variation between species was lowest for pH (12.5%), dry matter (18.9%) and soluble solids (25.3%), followed by titratable acids (59.3%), total phenolics (83.8%), antioxidant capacity FRAP (85.7%) and antiradical power by the DPPH-assay (97.8%), total monomeric anthocyanins (132%) and ascorbic acid (137%). Average coefficient of variation within species were lower and ranged from 4 (pH) to 62% (ascorbic acid). Only the FRAP values were significantly affected by harvesting year with lower levels in 2004 than in 2005 and 2006. There were significant interactions between species and harvesting year for dry matter, soluble solids, pH, ascorbic acid and FRAP. The results indicate generic ranges in composition within species independent upon growing location and climate, and the composition of the tree fruits and berries is not likely to deviate from these ranges. It is concluded that desirable composition of tree fruits and berries and their products should primarily be achieved by selection among species rather than searching fors broadened variation within individual species.     

Potassium Fixation and Release Characteristics in Rhizosphere and Nonrhizosphere Soils for a Rapeseed–Rice Cropping Sequence

Potassium (K) fixation and release in soil are important factors in the long-term sustainability of a cropping system. Changes in K concentration and characteristics of K fixation and release in rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils in the rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)–rice (Oryza sativa L.) rotation were investigated using a rhizobox system. The concentrations of different forms of K in both rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils decreased with plants compared to without plants, regardless of K fertilizer application. Potassium uptake by crops mainly came from the rhizosphere soil. In the treatment without K fertilizer (–K), the main form of K supplied by the soil to the crops was 1.0 mol L^?1 nitric acid (HNO₃) nonextractable K, followed by nonexchangeable K, and then exchangeable K. In the treatment with K fertilizer (+K), the main K forms supplied by the soil to the crops were exchangeable K and nonexchangeable K. The amount and rate of K fixation after one cycle of the rapeseed–rice rotation was greater in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The amount and rate of K fixation of soil in the +K treatment were significantly less than in the –K treatment. The cumulative amounts of K released with 1.0 mol L^?1 ammonium acetate (NH₄OAc) and 1.0 mol L^?1 HNO₃ extraction increased with the increasing numbers of extractions, but the K-releasing power of soil by successive extraction decreased gradually and finally became almost constant. The release of K was less in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The release of K in the +K treatment was similar to that in the –K treatment in rhizosphere soil, but the K release in nonrhizosphere soil was greater with the +K than the –K treatment. Overall, the information obtained in this study will be helpful in formulating more precise K fertilizer recommendations for certain soils.     

Electron donor and pH relationships for biologically enhanced dissolution of chlorinated solvent DNAPL in groundwater

Biologically enhanced dissolution offers a method to speed removal of chlorinated solvent dense non-aqueous-phase liquid (DNAPL) sources such as tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichoroethene (TCE) from aquifers. Bioremediation is accomplished by adding an electron donor to the source zone where fermentation to intermediates leading to acetic acid and hydrogen results. The hydrogen and possibly acetic acid are used by dehalogenating bacteria to convert PCE and TCE to ethene and hydrochloric acid. Reductive dehalogenation is thus an acid forming process, and sufficient alkalinity must be present to maintain a near neutral pH. The bicarbonate alkalinity required to maintain pH above 6.5 is a function of the electron donor: 800 mg/L of bicarbonate alkalinity is sufficient to achieve about 1.2 mM TCE dechlorination with glucose, 1.7 mM with lactate, and a much higher 3.3 mM with formate. Laboratory studies indicate that in mixed culture, formate can be used as an electron donor for complete conversion to ethene, contrary to pure cultures studies indicating it cannot. Various strategies can be used to add electron donor to an aquifer for DNAPL dehalogenation while minimizing pH problems and excessive electron donor usage, including use of injection-extraction wells, dual recirculation wells, and nested injection-extraction wells.     

Biodiversity and ecogeography of wild Lactuca spp. in some European countries

Staff members of the Department of Botany of Palacký University in Olomouc and Gene Bank Department – Workplace Olomouc, Research Institute of Crop Production in Prague, Czech Republic, conducted an expedition in seven European countries (Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland) in August/September 1999 to collect wild Lactuca spp. germplasm and study its geographic distribution, ecology and biodiversity. During the mission, more than 600 locations were visited resulting in the collection of 602 seed samples (accessions) of wild Lactuca species and 13 seed samples of related genera (Chondrilla and Mycelis). Lactuca serriola f. serriola, L. serriola f. integrifolia, L. saligna and L. viminea subsp. chondrilliflora were prevalent in southern Europe (Italy, France), however, only L. serriola was common in central and western Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland). The greatest diversity of Lactuca species was found in France, where also the most seed samples (165) were collected. The most characteristic habitats with a high density of Lactuca spp. populations were observed along roads and highways, grassy ditches, ruderal communities, and dust-heaps. Natural infections by powdery mildew (Erysiphe cichoracearum) and downy mildew (Bremia lactucae) on some wild Lactuca spp. were observed. Recent observations concerning the geographic distribution, population structure, habitats, and natural occurrence of diseases of Lactuca spp. are discussed. This assemblage of genetic resources of Lactuca spp. can serve as the basis of future studies of species diversification, spatial population structure, plant microevolution, domestication processes, and genetic variability of host-parasite interactions.     

Increase in auxiliary photoprotective photosynthetic pigments in wheat seedlings induced by Azospirillum brasilense

Inoculation of wheat seedlings with the plant growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum brasilense Cd was immobilized in alginate microbeads and, without applying any stress, significantly increased the quantity of several photosynthetic pigments, such as chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and the auxiliary photoprotective pigments violaxanthin, zeaxanthin, antheroxanthin, lutein, neoxanthin, and β-carotene. This resulted in greener plants with no apparent visible stress. After monitoring the quantity of photosynthetic pigments for 4 weeks, we observed that inoculated plants had higher quantities of pigments in shoot and stem. The greatest difference in the quantity of all pigments between inoculated and noninoculated plants occurred in the first week of growth. Regardless of treatment, the quantity of pigments in stems was three to four times less than the quantity of these pigments in shoots. Application of Azospirillum, either as liquid inoculant or as alginate microbeads, did not alter the positive effect of the bacteria on pigment production or the positive response of the plants towards A. brasilense Cd inoculation.     

In-situ enrichment and analysis of atrazine-degrading microbial communities using atrazine-containing porous beads

We examined the community composition of microbes that colonized atrazine-containing beads buried in agricultural soils that differed in atrazine treatment history. Bacterial abundance was 5-40-fold greater in atrazine-fortified beads. In beads containing 20 mg atrazine kg⁻¹ buried in soil with a history of atrazine application (conditioned soil), the abundance of Actinobacteria increased approximately 80-fold whereas in control soil, Actinobacteria were enriched only 10-fold and the gamma-Proteobacteria and Planctomycetes increased by 60- and 25-fold, respectively. The gamma-Proteobacteria were enriched by 120- and 230-fold in beads containing 200 mg atrazine kg⁻¹ in conditioned and control soil, respectively. The results demonstrate that BioSep^® beads are a suitable matrix for recruiting a diverse subset of the bacterial community involved in atrazine degradation.