Preferential water flows in meadow-chernozemic soil of the Saratov Transvolga region

The development of preferential gravity water flows in a leached meadow-chernozemic soil on stratified ancient alluvial deposits in the Saratov Transvolga region was studied using simple cell lysimeters in infiltration experiments. The measured lysimeter runoff within a horizontal section of a soil body comparable in size to the cross section of a cell lysimeter varied from completely absent to a rather intense. Depending on changes in the lysimeter runoff rate during the infiltration stages, the pore space continua with uniform, stable functioning and those with varying functioning (increasing or decreasing runoff) can be distinguished in a soil body. Labeling experiments showed that a decrease in the rate of lysimeter runoff to the cell was accompanied by an increase in the dilution of irrigation water with pore solutions.     

Parameterization and mathematical modeling of the dependence of soil thermal diffusivity on the water content

Functional dependences of the thermal diffusivity of soil horizons on their water contents obtained via parameterization of experimental curves are used for the mathematical modeling of the soil temperature regime. If there are no experimental data on thermal diffusivity, parameters of the functional dependence may be calculated from data on the major soil properties. A lognormal function describes experimental dependences of the thermal diffusivity of soil horizons on their water content more accurately than power and polynomial functions. Regression equations making it possible to calculate the thermal diffusivity of gray forest soils on the basis of data on their bulk density, water content, organic matter content, and particle-size distribution are suggested.     

Influence of soil properties on the aggregate stability of cultivated sandy clay loams

Purpose

Frequent cultivation and overhead irrigation have led to severe surface crusting, erosion and poor irrigation performance on sandy clay loam soils in the Coal River Valley, Tasmania, Australia. This study was established to identify the key soil properties related to aggregate breakdown determined by different methods, and explore options for reducing soil crusting.

Materials and methods

Soil aggregates were collected from 0 to 5 cm depth from 20 sites managed for packet salad and lettuce production. The stability of air-dried 2.00–4.75 mm aggregates was determined by rainfall simulation, wet sieving and clay dispersion. Soil aggregates were analysed for particle size, mineralogy, soluble and exchangeable cations, pH, EC, labile carbon and total carbon. The association between aggregate stability and the measured soil properties was explored using Spearman correlation, linear regression and regression tree analysis.

Result and discussion

Aggregate stability determined by rainfall simulation was closely associated with soil properties that promote aggregation, including effective cation exchangeable capacity (ECEC) and the proportion of polyvalent cations (Ca²⁺, Al³⁺). In contrast, aggregate stability determined by wet sieving was associated with soil properties that promote disaggregation, including quartz and sand content, and to lesser extent, the proportion of monovalent cations (especially K⁺). Clay dispersion was closely associated with pH, quartz content, soil texture and the sodium adsorption ratio. Soil carbon appeared to have only moderate influence on aggregate stability, but not clay dispersion, while labile carbon was not significantly related to any measure of aggregate stability or clay dispersion. Similarly, the proportion of Na⁺ ions was not related to either measure of aggregate stability and was only moderately related to clay dispersion.

Conclusions

Options for improving aggregate stability appear limited as aggregate stability was strongly related to the content of inherent soil properties such as sand/quartz and smectite contents. However, high correlation between exchangeable Ca²⁺ and aggregate stability determined by rainfall simulation indicates that soil crusting may be reduced through application of products that rich in Ca²⁺ such as gypsum.

     

The impact of long-term irrigation on the degree of aggregation and the mineralogical composition of the clay fraction in dark chestnut soils of the Transvolga region

Dark chestnut soils of the Ershov Experimental Station in the Transvolga region are characterized by the even distribution and aggregation of clay minerals in the profile. Hydromica, chlorite, kaolinite, and smectitic minerals predominate in the clay (<1 μm) fraction. The smectitic phase consists of randomly ordered mixed-layered minerals of the following types: mica-smectite with a low (<50%) content of smectite layers, mica-smectite with a high (>50%) content of smectite layers, and chlorite-smectite. In some horizons, the smectitic phase occurs in the superdispersed state. The long-term irrigation of these soils with fresh water of the Volga River has led to certain changes in the composition and properties of the clay particles. The weakening of bonds between them has taken place. As a result, the content of water-peptizable clay has increased by two times, and the content of aggregated clay of the first category (AC1) has increased by 1.5 times at the expense of a decrease in the contents of tightly bound clay (TBC) and aggregated clay of the second category (AC2). Also, the redistribution of organic matter bound with clay particles has taken place: its content in the AC1 fraction has decreased, whereas its content in the AC2 and TBC fractions has increased. In the topsoil horizon, the amount of the smectitic phase has lowered, whereas the contents of hydromica, kaolinite, and fine-dispersed quartz in the clay fraction have increased. In general, some amorphization of the clay material has occurred. The periodic alkalization of the soil solutions upon irrigation has led to the conversion of the smectitic phase into the superdispersed state in the entire soil profile.     

Analysis of the structure of microbial community in soils with different degrees of salinization using T-RFLP and real-time PCR techniques

Molecular methods were used to study variation in the taxonomic structure of bacterial, archaeal, and fungal communities in soil samples taken along a salinity gradient from a solonchak in the vicinity of Lake Akkol’ (Shingirlau, Kazakhstan). Soils from arable fields located 195 km from the solonchak served as the control. Total DNA was isolated from every sample and analyzed by T-RFLP and real-time PCR. Salinization was found to be the main ecological factor determining the structure of soil microbial community in the study region. The values of Simpson’s index characterizing the diversity of this community proved to be similar in all the samples, which, however, significantly differed in the taxonomic composition of microorganisms. A significantly increased content of archaea was revealed in the sample with the highest salinity. The results of this study show that the structure of soil microbial community reflects specific features of a given soil and can be used as an indicator of its ecological state.     

Mathematical models of thermal diffusivity in solonetz soils in the Trans-Volga region of Volgograd oblast

Two empirical models have been developed describing the relationship between the thermal diffusivity in soils and their properties in the solonetzic complex. The first model represents a regressive relationship between the thermal diffusivity and the most dynamic parameters (moisture, density, and their derivatives) of the soil physical status. The second (more comprehensive) model is based on the first one and takes into account the properties that appear to be the most informative about the variation of the heat transfer velocity along the solonetz profile, i.e., the indices of the particle-size distribution (the content of physical clay and fine and medium silt); the content of humus, easily soluble salts, and carbonate CO₂; and the total alkalinity index.     

Effect of clay content and silt—clay fabric on stability of artificial aggregates

The influence of clay content and silt–clay fabric on aggregate stability was investigated. Two silt—clay fabrics were produced in the laboratory by mixing silt particles with a clay phase: (i) a loose packing of the silt particles with clay aggregates, and (ii) a close packing of the silt particles with the dispersed clay phase, the latter coating and bridging the silt particles. Porosity and pore size distribution were measured, and the silt—clay fabric was described using scanning electron microscopy. The aggregate stability was measured under three treatments corresponding to different wetting conditions and energy levels: fast wetting, mechanical breakdown and slow wetting. Our results show that aggregate stability is related to both clay content and silt—clay fabric. Comparison of fragment size distributions and their mean weight diameter amongst the three treatments enabled identification of mechanisms responsible for the variation of aggregate breakdown. The compression of trapped air was the predominant breakdown mechanism for both fast and slow wetting and was related mainly to porosity characteristics. For the mechanical breakdown, the degree of disintegration depended on the cohesion of the silt–clay fabric, which is related to the continuity of the solid phase.     

不同耕作方式对土壤水热变化的影响

为了研究各免耕处理下土壤的水热变化,2005～2008年在黄河流域清水河县对玉米进行了5种不同耕作方式的试验研究。结果表明,土壤含水量、温度在5种不同耕作方式下均达到了显著(p0.05)或极显著(p0.01)差异。①三年间在0～10 cm土层,整个生育期内留高茬覆盖、留低茬覆盖、留高茬、留低茬处理的平均土壤含水量分别较常规耕作增加了29.92%、26.23%、17.30%、13.95%。在0～40 cm土层,留茬覆盖处理能有效地抑制土壤水分蒸发,提高作物的水分利用率。在80～100 cm土层,土壤含水量达到最大值。土壤水分变化主要受季节影响,随秸秆覆盖和降雨量的变化而变化。②土壤温度在5 cm土层变化幅度最大,留茬覆盖能有效地调节土壤温度,使土壤温度日变化平缓,且随土层深度的增加土壤温度的变化幅度减小。③不同耕作方式形成的土壤微环境为玉米的生长发育提供了更好的基础,其中留茬覆盖处理效果最佳,由于水热状况良好,留茬覆盖下作物产量较高。     

干旱盐渍土区土壤水盐运动数值模拟及调控模式

在干旱绿洲灌区,土壤盐渍化是农业生产和生态保护面临的主要危害之一,而大多盐渍化过程与灌溉水质和地下水埋深密切相关,合理确定灌区水盐调控措施是实现绿洲农业发展的必由之路。该研究基于绿洲农田试验数据,构建了田间尺度二维土壤水盐运移数值模型,并利用监测数据进行了模型校正和验证,结果表明该模型是可信的。该文以小麦作为研究对象,考虑作物需水规律和土壤盐分变化情况,制订了合理灌溉水量和灌溉制度,并以优化后的灌溉水量和灌溉制度,以不同地下水埋深作为宏观调控标准,确定了盐渍土区合理的地下水水盐调控深度。研究结果可为干旱区水资源合理利用和水盐调控提供理论基础。     

Effect of water content on thermal behavior of freeze-dried soy whey and their isolated proteins

Thermal behavior of lyophilized soy whey (LSW) and whey soy proteins (WSP) at different water contents (WC) was studied by DSC. In anhydrous condition, Kunitz trypsin inhibitor (KTI) and lectin (L) were more heat stable for WSP with respect to LSW sample. The increase of WC destabilized both proteins but differently depending on the sample analyzed. Thermal stability inversion of KTI and L was observed for WSP and LSW at 50.0% and 17.0% WC, respectively, which correspond to the same water-protein content mass ratio (W/P ≈ 1.9). At W/P < 1.9, KTI was more heat stable than L. Before the inversion point, WC strongly modified the peak temperatures (T(p)) of KTI and L for WSP, whereas this behavior was not observed for LSW. The high sugar content was responsible for the thermal behavior of KTI and L in LSW under anhydrous condition and low WC. These results have important implications for the soy whey processing and inactivation of antinutritional factors.     

Calculation of the field volumetric water content of cracking clay soils from measurements of gravimetric water content and bulk density

Uncertainty in estimating water use in shrinking soils from changes in gravimetric water content arises from the difficulty in ensuring that samples are taken from comparable depths at different sampling times, and of identifying the correct bulk density for the conversion to volumetric water content. Equations which express the amount of water held by the same mass of soil solid matter during soil drying and shrinking are derived for two models. In one the soil properties vary continuously with depth and in the other the values are averages for layers. The models are applied to field water content measurements made in the Sudan Gezira. Systematic errors (biases) are examined and their magnitudes calculated. The maximum overestimate of gravimetric water content arising from ignoring vertical shrinkage on drying was 2.3%. The maximum overestimate of volumetric water content from ignoring volumetric contraction was 24%; this was corrected by using for all sampling times bulk densities of layers before contraction.     

食盐添加量对预制鲈鱼冷藏保鲜及热加工特性的影响

为研究不同食盐添加量(0~2.0%)对鲈鱼冷藏保鲜及热加工特性的影响,采用差示扫描量热法,研究鲈鱼鱼肉的含水率、冰点、变性温度、热焓和比热容等热特性并进行分析。研究发现,预制鲈鱼的冰点和含水率随食盐添加量的增加而逐渐降低;加热温度50℃附近吸热峰的起始温度、终止温度及变性热焓随食盐添加量的增加均逐渐降低;70℃附近吸热峰仅明显存在于新鲜鲈鱼样品中,其他食盐添加量条件下70℃附近吸热峰消失;鲈鱼鱼肉的比热容随食盐添加量的增加未呈现明显的变化趋势(P0.05),当鱼肉处于冻结状态、肌球蛋白及肌动蛋白处于变性状态时,2.0%食盐添加量鲈鱼的比热容最高,当鱼肉处于未冻结状态时,1.0%食盐添加量鲈鱼的比热容最高。研究表明:在不同食盐添加量(0~2.0%)条件下,随着食盐添加量的增多,鲈鱼冰点和含水率逐渐下降,肌球蛋白变性温度向低温方向移动,峰高逐渐降低,变性热焓逐渐下降,肌动蛋白峰消失;添加食盐的鲈鱼比热容变化皆小于新鲜鲈鱼(除1.0%食盐添加量)(P0.05);在不同食盐添加量(0~2.0%)条件下,未冻结鱼肉的比热容高于冻结鱼肉(P0.05),加工后的鱼肉的比热容高于未加工的鱼肉(P0.05)。研究结果为预制鲈鱼热加工和低温贮藏的品质控制提供参考。     

黏粒质量分数对土壤水分蓄持能力影响的模拟试验

通过人工配制不同质地土壤,测定土壤水分特征参数,研究土壤中黏粒质量分数对其水分蓄持能力的定量影响。结果表明：1）黏粒质量分数对土壤水分蓄持能力有较大影响,土壤持水能力随黏粒质量分数增加而递增。2个水分特征曲线模型——Gardner模型及van Genuchten模型中,表征土壤持水能力的参数均随黏粒质量分数增加而增大。2）黏粒质量分数对土壤比水容量有较大影响,试验土壤在任一水吸力水平下的比水容量值均随其黏粒质量分数增大而增大。3）试验土壤饱和含水量、田间持水量分别与黏粒质量分数呈指数、对数正相关,凋萎系数与黏粒质量分数呈指数正相关。4）试验土壤有效水、迟效水含量随黏粒质量分数增加呈先升高后降低趋势,二者与黏粒质量分数均呈抛物线关系,最高点分别出现在黏粒质量分数为35.9%和35.8%处,易效水含量与黏粒质量分数相关性不显著。研究结果可为黄土区土壤水分蓄持机制进一步研究提供一定理论依据。     

Effect of moisture content on ethylene glycol retention by clay minerals

For the accurate determination of ethylene glycol retention by soil minerals, precision in moisture removal is extremely important. One percent decrease in moisture appears to increase the ethylene glycol retention by 10 to 12 mg/g of sample. Drying samples over P₂O₅ is tedious and requires considerable care. An alternate method that is precise and easy is presented. By this method, an air-dried Ca-saturated subsample suspected of containing irreversibly dehydrating clays is saturated and equilibrated with ethylene glycol. The retention values are determined on a moisture-free weight basis calculated from a duplicate subsample dried in an oven at 105°C. Ethylene glycol retention of samples that do not contain irreversibly dehydrating clays is determined directly by saturation and equilibration of 105°C oven-dried samples.     

Estimation of clay content from easily measurable water content of air‐dried soil

Soil texture is one of the main factors controlling soil organic carbon (SOC) storage. Accurate soil‐texture analysis is costly and time‐consuming. Therefore, the clay content is frequently not determined within the scope of regional and plot‐scale studies with high sample numbers. Yet it is well known that the clay content strongly affects soil water content. The objective of our study was to evaluate if the clay content can be estimated by a simple and fast measure like the water content of air‐dried soil. The soil samples used for this study originated from four different European regions (Hainich‐Dün, Germany; Schwäbische Alb, Germany; Hesse, France; Bugac, Hungary) and were collected from topsoils and subsoils in forests, grasslands, and croplands. Clay content, water content of air‐dried soil, and SOC content were measured. Clay content was determined either by the Pipette method or by the Sedigraph method. The water content of air‐dried soil samples ranged from 2.8 g kg^–1 to 63.3 g kg^–1 and the corresponding clay contents from 60.0 g kg^–1 to 815.7 g kg^–1. A significant linear relationship was found between clay content and water content. The scaled mean absolute error (SMAE) of the clay estimation from the water content of air‐dried soil was 20% for the dataset using the Pipette method and 28% for the Sedigraph method. The estimation of the clay content was more accurate in fine‐textured than in coarse‐textured soils. In this study, organic‐C content played a subordinate role next to the clay content in explaining the variance of the water content. The water retention of coarse‐textured soils was more sensitive to the amount of organic C than that of fine‐textured soils. The results indicate that in our study the water content of air‐dried soil samples was a good quantitative proxy of clay contents, especially useful for fine‐textured soils.     

不同可降解地膜对土壤水热变化和玉米产量的影响

为解决长期地膜覆盖造成的"白色污染"问题,进行了生物降解地膜、液体地膜和普通地膜膜下滴灌种植试验,探讨不同地膜覆盖降解情况及对土壤水热变化及玉米产量的影响。结果表明,不同降解地膜间以EBP(氧化-生物双降解生态塑料)为主要成分的生物降解地膜增温保墒效果较好,虽低于普通地膜处理,但明显高于裸地处理。不同地膜覆盖处理间以EBP为主要成分的生物降解地膜产量最高,其次是液体地膜,以聚已酸丁二酯(PBSA)为主要成分的生物降解地膜产量最低。膜下滴灌玉米田使用以EBP为主要成分的生物降解地膜,可有效减少"白色污染",而且产量显著高于普通地膜覆盖处理,可在辽西地区推广应用。     

不同水氮管理对苋菜和菠菜的产量及硝酸盐含量的影响

通过田间试验研究不同水氮管理对苋菜和菠菜的产量、水分利用效率及硝酸盐含量的影响。结果表明,在同一水分处理条件下,不同的土壤供氮水平对苋菜和菠菜的产量均无显著差异,而各水分处理间也无显著差异,但水分利用效率却以W1处理(农民习惯灌水方式)为最低;苋菜和菠菜中硝酸盐含量主要受土壤的供氮量的影响,其次是土壤含水量,因此,降低土壤供氮量的同时适当降低土壤含水量,是提高水分利用效率和蔬菜品质的有效方法之一。     

生物质炭对不同pH值土壤矿质氮含量的影响

为了揭示生物质炭作为土壤调理剂添加后对土壤矿质氮形态、含量等土壤性质的影响,该研究利用芒草分别在350和700℃裂解制得生物质炭,发现2个温度尤其是700℃制得的生物质炭,对NH4+有很强的吸附能力,但对NO3-的吸附能力很弱。将生物质炭分别加入到酸性(pH值为3.8)和碱性(pH值为7.6)土壤中,25℃下室内培养180d。结果表明,生物质炭提高了土壤全氮含量,酸性和碱性土壤分别平均提高了22%和17%;但使土壤铵态氮含量大幅降低至接近仪器检测限水平;生物质炭对土壤硝态氮含量的影响因生物质炭和土壤类型而异。生物质炭对土壤矿质氮形态和含量的影响,显然与生物质炭对铵的吸附作用、提高土壤pH值、增强氨挥发损失,以及形成微生物量氮等密切相关。该研究可为开展生物质炭基氮素新型肥料及制剂等方面的科学研究提供参考。