Isolation of pentachlorophenol decomposing bacteria from soil

The bacteria capable of degrading pentachlorophenol (PCP) were isolated from soil. In the soil perfused with 40 ppm PCP solution, PCP was decomposed and five chlorine atoms of PCP were liberated as chloride ion after about 3 weeks. Re-addition of PCP after its degradation, accelerated the rate of PCP degradation and de-chlorination. After the addition of PCP to the soil three times, bacteria which grew on PCP agar were counted to be about 2 × 10⁷ per gram dry soil. In the liquid medium inoculated with the perfused soil, PCP degradation and complete de-chlorination were found. In this case, multiplication of bacteria capable of growing on PCP agar was found. The bacteria capable of growing on and degrading PCP in the medium with inorganic salts and 40 ppm PCP as a sole source of carbon were isolated from the agar plates for enumeration of the bacteria. From the morphological and physiological properties of the isolated bacteria, the genus of the bacteria was considered to be Pseudomonas or a closely related one. In the culture medium with PCP and inorganic salts, the bacteria degraded PCP and completely de-chlorinated it. The de-chlorination process corresponded approximately to PCP disappearance. Pathways of PCP metabolism are not yet elucidated.     

Extraction of soil bacteria from a Ferralsol

Extraction of intact bacteria from soil by dispersion and density gradient centrifugation may facilitate analyses of soil bacterial communities which are otherwise hampered by soil particles. Reasonable cell yield and representative fractions with sufficient purity can be extracted from most soils, but highly weathered, clayey and acidic tropical soils like Ferralsols represent a challenge to the method due to low cell yields. At an early stage of our studies with Ferralsols we also found substantial contamination of the extracted bacterial fractions by soil material, measured as total Al and Fe. We have adapted the method to a Ferralsol (pH 4.9, 64% clay, 21% silt, 15% sand) by factorial combinations of pH modification and salt (NaCl) concentration during soil dispersion, and evaluated the yield (microscopic cell counts), purity (optical density and Al + Fe content), and compared the composition of the extracted bacteria (phospholipid fatty acid analysis and 16S rDNA-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis) versus that of the intact soil community. The cell yield was increased with a factor 2–3 by increasing the pH to 7.5, while it was decreased to a similar extent by adding NaCl (8 g l^?1). However, NaCl removed more than 99% of the Al + Fe contamination of the bacterial extracts, and the combination of modified pH and NaCl addition secured reasonable cell yield (4.6% of total number) and low contamination. The observed effects of pH and NaCl are probably due to changes in variable charge (by pH) and ion distribution (NaCl) around interacting particles (soil and bacteria), thus affecting their flocculation. Phospholipid fatty acid and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis indicate that the bias of the bacterial extracts compared to direct soil extracts increases with the addition of NaCl as well as by pH manipulation. Nevertheless, representativeness was acceptable as indicated by a Bray–Curtis similarity index (bacterial extracts versus soil) of 70% and 87% for phospholipid fatty acid profiles and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis, respectively. Overall, the results reveal a trade-off among yield, purity and representativeness. Thus, depending on application and analyses, future users can choose the right treatment according to their specific purpose.     

Nitrous oxide emission from animal manures applied to soil under controlled conditions

Animal manures may differ strongly in composition and as a result may differ in the emission of N₂O following application to soil. An incubation study was carried out to assess the effects of type of mineral N fertilizer and manure, application technique and application rate on N₂O emission from a sandy soil with low organic matter content. Fluxes of N₂O were measured 30 times over a 98-day period. The total N₂O emission from mineral N fertilizer ranged from 2.1 to 4.0% of the N applied. High emissions were associated with manures with high contents of inorganic N, easily mineralizable N and easily mineralizable C, such as liquid pig manure (7.3-13.9% of the N applied). The emission from cattle slurries ranged from 1.8 to 3.0% and that of poultry manures from 0.5 to 1.9%. The total N₂O emission during the experimental period tended to increase linearly with increasing N application rate of NH₄NO₃ and liquid pig manure. The N₂O emission from surface-applied NH₄NO₃ was significantly smaller than that following the incorporation of NH₄NO₃ in the soil. The N₂O emission from pig manure placed in a row at 5 cm depth was significantly higher than from surface-application and other techniques in which manure was incorporated in the soil. The results show that modification of the composition and application technique may be tools to mitigate emission of N₂O.     

Possible contributions of volatile-producing bacteria to soil fungistasis

Soil fungistasis can adversely affect the germination and growth of most fungal species in the field. Among the inhibitors, volatiles of microbial origins are potentially very important. In this study, we investigated the frequency and identity of bacteria producing fungistatic volatiles. Among the 1018 bacterial isolates tested, 328 were found to produce antifungal volatiles that could inhibit spore germination and mycelial growth of two nematicidal fungi Paecilomyces lilacinus and Pochonia chlamydosporia. A phylogenetic analysis based on restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and 16S rDNA sequence placed the 328 bacteria in five groups: Alcaligenaceae, Bacillales, Micrococcaceae, Rhizobiaceae and Xanthomonadaceae. Volatile compounds of 39 bacterial isolates were identified by gas chromatography/mass spectrum (GC/MS). Tests with commercially available antifungal compounds suggested that seven volatile compounds of bacterial origins (acetamide, benzaldehyde, benzothiazole, 1-butanamine, methanamine, phenylacetaldehyde and 1-decene) likely play important roles in soil fungistasis.     

Evaluation and identification of potential organic nematicidal volatiles from soil bacteria

Naturally occurring volatile compounds with nematicidal activities (NAs) are of significant economical importance in agriculture and forestry. In this study, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by 200 isolates of soil bacterial were evaluated in in vitro experiments. Our results identified that among the 200 bacterial isolates, 149 (74.5%) and 165 (82.5%) exhibited a greater than 20% NA against the free-living nematode Panagrellus redivivus and the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, respectively. Among them, 22 isolates showed 100% NA against P. redivivus and seven isolates showed 100% NA against B. xylophilus. When exposed to nematicidal volatiles, nematodes gradually reduced their movements within 1-12 h after treatment, and most stopped moving completely after 24 h. Our analysis indicated significant variation in nematicidal capability of the VOCs not only among bacterial species but also among isolates of the same species. Volatiles of representative isolates were extracted using solid-phase micro-extraction (SPME) and their structures identified using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The detected so volatile compounds included alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, alkenes and ethers. Of the 20 VOCs with strong NA (?80%), nine (phenol, 2-octanol, benzaldehyde, benzeneacetaldehyde, decanal, 2-nonanone, 2-undecanone, cyclohexene and dimethyl disulfide) displayed 100% NA to both model nematodes. Furthermore, five compounds (terpineol, benzeneethanol, propanone, phenyl ethanone and nonane) showed different NA to B. xylophilus (75-100%) and P. redivivus (17.02-100%).     

Phylogenetic characterization of dwarf archaea and bacteria from a semiarid soil

Microscopic studies have shown that most microbes exist in soils as dwarf cells that are thought to be an adaptation to nutrient limitation. Most dwarfs are uncultured by current approaches and have not been identified phylogenetically. Only a few dwarf bacteria have been isolated in culture and dwarf archaea have received little study. We selected a semiarid creosotebush shrubland site for studying dwarf microorganisms because arid and semiarid soils are generally nutrient-poor. Soils were collected beneath creosotebush canopies and in open areas between shrubs. Cells were eluted in sodium pyrophosphate and filtered with a 0.45-μm pore-size filter. Filtrate DNA was extracted, PCR-amplified using universal bacterial and archaeal 16S rDNA primers, cloned, RFLP-screened, and sequenced. The eluted cell filtrates were also inoculated into R2B medium. After incubation, cultures were filtered to select against populations of dwarfs that formed large cells in the presence of nutrients (pleomorphic dwarfs) and to select for populations that retained dwarf size (intrinsic dwarfs). Dwarf archaea and bacteria were present in the initial filtrate and in the cultures. A single dwarf archaeon (SevArch-01) that is related to other soil Crenarchaeota sequences was found in the initial filtrates and in subsequent filtrate cultures, indicating an intrinsically dwarf archaeon. Dwarf bacteria fell into four bacterial phyla: Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, and the TM-7 group. Intrinsically dwarf bacteria in enrichment cultures were identified as α- and β-Proteobacteria. Dwarf bacteria related to Arthrobacter, Propionibacterium, and other actinobacteria were detected. Several sequences showed no close relationships to any microorganisms that have been grown in culture.     

Diversity of rhizosphere bacteria associated with different soybean cultivars in two soil conditions

Aiming at learning the effects of soil conditions and cultivar on the bacterial diversity in the rhizosphere of soybean (Glycine max(L.) Merr.), bacterial communities associated with four soybean cultivars grown in two soils were revealed by terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) combined with sequencing analysis of a 16S rDNA clone library. Lower bacteria diversity was found in soil A which has higher salinity and nutrient contents, while the highest bacterial diversity was found in the rhizosphere of cv. Jidou 12 in both soils. These results revealed that both the soil conditions and soybean cultivar affected the community composition of rhizosphere bacteria, but the effect of soil conditions was greater than that of soybean cultivar as demonstrated by the principal component analysis. It also revealed that the abundant rhizosphere bacteria may also the main symbiotic or non-symbiotic nodule endophytes.     

Responses of anaerobic bacteria to soil amendment with selenite

Soil (Haplic Luvisol) was incubated in anaerobic microcosms with and without addition of a small amount of selenite (2 mg Se kg⁻¹) and straw, and changes in both bacterial populations (fermentative and selenite-respiring) and selenium fractionation were assessed. Selenite caused an initial decrease in CO₂ emission (−98% alone and −60% with straw) but this effect decreased with time. Selenite and straw additions enhanced the dynamics of fermentative and selenite-respiring bacteria but their effect was not cumulative. Selenium became less easily extractable during incubation: the non-extractable fraction of added selenium increased from 22% to 68% (73% with straw).     

Resistance of autochthonous soil bacteria to shock biocide effects

It was determined that bacteria in soils are characterized by a high resistance to short (1 day) treatments with saturated solutions of mineral salts, 96% ethanol, 1 N HCl, and 1 N NaOH. The soil treatment with acid and alkali did not cause any significant decrease of the bacteria number (staining with acridine orange) in the studied samples of alluvial meadow soil and ordinary chernozem; a significant amount of cells (10 to 30%) preserved the undisturbed structure of their DNA. The shock effects of the saturated salt solutions and ethanol on the bacteria were much weaker as compared with the acid and alkali treatments: 60 to 90% of the cells preserved an undisturbed structure of their DNA. The biocide treatments had significant effects on the number of saprotrophic bacteria grown on a glucose-peptone-yeast medium and manifested themselves in a decrease of the amount and taxonomic diversity, as well as in the essential rearrangement of the structure, of the saprotrophic bacterial complex: the absolute domination of bacilli and almost complete inhibiting of Gram-negative bacteria were observed. The proteobacteria and cytophagous bacteria appeared to be most sensitive to the biocide soil treatments; the bacteria of the actinomycetic line and bacilli were less sensitive. The cells resistant to the applied treatments were almost always found among the representatives of the Arthrobacter, Rhodococcus, Micrococcus, Myxococcus, and Polyangium genera.     

Translocation of surface litter carbon into soil by Collembola

Soil invertebrates are important in nutrient cycling in soils, but the degree to which mesofauna such as Collembola are responsible for the direct movement of carbon (C) from the litter layer into soil has not yet been ascertained. We used naturally occurring stable C isotopic differences between a C₄ soil and alder leaves (C₃) to examine the effect of the collembolan Folsomia candida on C translocation into soil in laboratory microcosms. Collembolan numbers greatly increased in the presence of alder, but despite large collembolan populations there were no changes in decomposition rate (measured as litter mass loss, cumulative respired CO₂ and alder C:N ratios). Small changes in the δ¹³C values of bulk soil organic matter were detected, but could not be assigned to collembolan activity. However, mean δ¹³C values of soil microbial phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) were significantly lower in the presence of alder and Collembola together, demonstrating that collembolan activities resulted in greater availability of litter-derived C to the soil microbial community. Additionally, the presence of Collembola resulted in the translocation of alder-derived compounds (chlorophyll and its breakdown product pheophytin) into soil, demonstrating that Collembola modify soil organic matter at the molecular level. These results are consistent with deposition of collembolan faeces in underlying soil and demonstrate that despite their small size, Collembola contribute directly to C transport in the litter-soil environment.     

酸性土壤中解磷菌的分离及其促生效果研究

酸性土壤中磷易被固定,磷的生物有效性极低。解磷菌对土壤中难溶性磷具有重要的增溶作用。虽然已有不少解磷菌方面的研究,但是主要集中于中性和石灰性土壤中钙磷的解磷菌报道,而关于酸性土壤中高效溶解铝磷的微生物报道较少。采用培养基和土培试验,首先对酸性土壤上不同植物（胡枝子、大豆、水稻）根际土壤中的解磷菌进行了分离,然后比较了它们对不同磷源（磷酸钙和磷酸铝）的溶解能力,最后研究了它们对大豆生长和磷吸收的影响。通过使用难溶性磷源（磷酸钙和磷酸铝）的固体培养基,分离得到5株优势菌株L1、S1、S2、R1和R2,经16S rRNA序列鉴定,L1属于阮杆菌属（Nguyenibacter）,S1和S2分别属于假单胞菌属（Pseudomonas）和沙雷氏菌属（Serratia）,R1和R2分别属于伯克氏菌属（Burkholderia）和雷尔氏菌属（Ralstonia）。菌株S1、S2、R1和R2对难溶性磷酸钙有较强的溶解能力,对磷酸铝的溶解能力较弱;菌株L1对磷酸铝表现出较高的溶解能力,对难溶性磷酸钙的溶解能力弱。联合接种菌株L1+S1对大豆生长和磷吸收表现出良好的促进效果,而单独接种L1和S1效果不显著。...     

Filtrating forms of soil bacteria

Filtrating (ultramicroscopic) forms (FF) of bacteria were studied in a soddy-podzolic soil and the root zone of alfalfa plants as part of populations of the most widespread physiological groups of soil bacteria. FF were obtained by filtering soil solutions through membrane filters with a pore diameter of 0.22 μm. It was established that the greater part of the bacteria in the soil and in the root zone of the plants has an ultramicroscopic size: the average diameter of the cells is 0.3 μm, and their length is 0.6 μm, which is significantly less than the cell size of banal bacteria. The number of FF varies within a wide range depending on the physicochemical conditions of the habitat. The FF number’s dynamics in the soil is of a seasonal nature; i.e., the number of bacteria found increases in the summer and fall and decreases in the winter-spring period. In the rhizosphere of the alfalfa, over the vegetation period, the number of FF and their fraction in the total mass of the bacteria increase. A reverse tendency is observed in the rhizoplane. The morphological particularities (identified by an electron microscopy) and the nature of the FF indicate their physiological activity.     

山西矿区复垦土壤中解磷细菌的筛选及鉴定

【目的】矿区复垦土壤贫瘠、 有效磷含量低。解磷细菌能够将有机磷和难溶性无机磷转化为可溶性磷,促进植物对磷素的利用。因此筛选和鉴定具有解磷能力的菌株,可为解决矿区生态恢复使用的微生物肥料提供菌种资源。【方法】采用平板分离法初筛菌株,得到D/d1.5的菌株,然后以磷酸钙为磷源,通过液体发酵试验复筛菌株,挑选出解磷率高于巨大芽孢杆菌(Bacillus megaterium)As1.223的菌株。以磷矿粉和卵磷脂为磷源,液体发酵试验测定菌株的解磷能力及磷酸酶活性。进行菌株的生长试验以测定菌株温度适宜性、 耐盐性及耐酸碱性。通过形态学、 基因序列分析及脂肪酸组成分析综合进行菌株鉴定。 菌落形态观察用营养琼脂平板培养基培养;菌体形态即细胞形态及其大小采用扫描电镜观察;基因序列分析采用16S rDNA序列测定,基因在线比对采用EzTaxon数据库;使用美国MIDI公司的Sherolock全自动细菌鉴定系统对菌株进行脂肪酸组成分析。【结果】利用无机磷和有机磷平板培养基,从山西省矿区复垦区土壤样品中筛选出19株解磷微生物,其中D/d1.5的有7株。在以磷酸钙为磷源的液体培养试验中,4株菌的解磷率高于巨大芽孢杆菌As1.223,解磷率为7.89%～12.61%,最高的为菌株Y14。4株菌对磷矿粉的解磷率为0.81%～1.21%,最高的为菌株Y14。在以卵磷脂为磷源的液体培养试验中,4株菌的解磷率与酸性磷酸酶活性分别为1.79%～3.07%和24.3～28.4U/L,均高于巨大芽孢杆菌As1.223; 碱性磷酸酶活性为11.9～50.2U/L;菌株Y14的解磷率与磷酸酶活性均最高。4株菌均有较强的环境适应能力,以Y14的适应性最强。H22、 Y11和Y34与假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas sp.)同源性在99%以上,Y14与泛菌属(Pantoea sp.)有99.79%的同源性; H22、 Y11和Y34的细胞脂肪酸组成特征峰与假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas sp.)相一致,Y14与泛菌属(Pantoea sp.)相一致;H22、 Y11和Y34被鉴定为假单胞菌(Pseudomonas sp.),Y14为泛菌属(Pantoea sp.)。【结论】分离、 筛选到4株高效解磷菌,对于磷酸钙和卵磷脂的解磷率均高于巨大芽孢杆菌As1.223。4株菌分别隶属于假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas sp.)和泛菌属(Pantoea sp.)。菌株Y14无机磷与有机磷平板的D/d值分别为3.28与1.59,降解磷酸钙、 磷矿粉、 卵磷脂的解磷率分别为12.61%、 1.21%、 3.07%,酸性与碱性磷酸酶活性分别为28.4 U/L和50.2 U/L,均为4株菌里最高的,且环境适应能力最强,生长温度为20～60℃,能耐受pH 4～11的酸碱梯度和2%～7%的盐分梯度,Y14被鉴定为泛菌属(Pantoea sp.)。4株菌均具有良好的解磷能力及较强的环境适应能力,可望进一步研发成为微生物肥料生产菌种。综合D/d值、 解磷率、 磷酸酶活性和生长试验,本试验最终确定适合山西矿区复垦农田推广的高效解磷菌菌株为Y14。     

Community patterns of soil bacteria and nematodes in relation to geographic distance

Ecosystems consist of aboveground and belowground subsystems and the structure of their communities is known to change with distance. However, most of this knowledge originates from visible, aboveground components, whereas relatively little is known about how soil community structure varies with distance and if this variability depends on the group of organisms considered. In the present study, we analyzed 30 grasslands from three neighboring chalk hill ridges in southern UK to determine the effect of geographic distance (1–198 km) on the similarity of bacterial communities and of nematode communities in the soil. We found that for both groups, community similarity decayed with distance and that this spatial pattern was not related to changes either in plant community composition or soil chemistry. Site history may have contributed to the observed pattern in the case of nematodes, since the distance effect depended on the presence of different nematode taxa at one of the hill ridges. On the other hand, site-related differences in bacterial community composition alone could not explain the spatial turnover, suggesting that other factors, such as biotic gradients and local dispersal processes that we did not include in our analysis, may be involved in the observed pattern. We conclude that, independently of the variety of causal factors that may be involved, the decay in similarity with geographic distance is a characteristic feature of both communities of soil bacteria and nematodes.     

Response of soil structure and hydraulic conductivity to reduced tillage and animal manure in a temperate loamy soil

We studied the combined effects of reduced tillage and animal manure on soil structure and hydraulic conductivity (K) in the 2–10 and 12–20 cm layers in a loamy soil. The study was performed at the end of a 7‐yr field trial and included three tillage treatments (mouldboard ploughing until 25 cm depth: MP, shallow tillage until 12 cm depth: ST, no‐till: NT) and two fertilizer application treatments (mineral or poultry manure). Soil structure was assessed through bulk density (ρ_b), micromorphological and macropore‐space characteristics. K was measured in situ at ?0.6, ?0.2 and ?0.05 kPa. Untilled layers had a vermicular microstructure resulting from earthworm activity, whereas tilled layers displayed a mixture of crumb and channel microstructures. Untilled layers had the highest ρ_b and twice as much lower total macroporosity area (pores > 240 μm in equivalent diameter) than tilled layers, reflected by the smallest area of macropores 310–2000 μm in diameter and the smallest area of large complex macropores. K under untilled layers was 12–62% lower than that under tilled layers, but differences were statistically significant only at ?0.05 kPa in the 2–10 cm. No significant interaction between tillage and nutrient application treatments was detected for all properties. Compared with mineral fertilizer, poultry manure resulted in a similar ρ_b but 20% greater total macroporosity area and 30% higher K at ?0.2 kPa. Overall, the sensitivity of soil structure and K to poultry manure were relatively small compared with tillage. We suggest that cultivation practices other than animal manure application are needed to improve physical properties under reduced tillage.     

Disturbance and resilience in soil animal communities

I discuss basic ecological concepts on disturbance and resilience, and give examples from forest soils. There are basically three types of disturbances: (i) pulse disturbances that are parts of ecosystem dynamics and to which most organisms are adapted, (ii) large infrequent disturbances, and (iii) press disturbances, which are usually anthropogenic and to which organisms are seldom pre-adapted. Resilience has two meanings, engineering resilience and ecological resilience. Ecological resilience recognizes that ecosystems have several stability domains and no fixed global equilibria. It is often the most relevant in ecology, and is defined as the magnitude of disturbance that can be absorbed by an ecosystem before its structure and the processes controlling its behaviour change, and it moves into another stability domain. Diversity and heterogeneity are necessary for long-term ecological resilience. I propose that reorganization of soil communities usually takes a long time and involves dynamic interactions between many species. Single snapshots are insufficient to examine resilience. Small-scale studies and experiments are not necessarily relevant for large-scale landscape changes. Key questions deal with the ability of species to recolonize disturbed areas by dispersal, the survival of species and structures in disturbed areas, and how these processes contribute to ecological resilience.     

Translocation of serine from leaves to roots in tobacco plants

It has been reported that nitrogen in the leaves of tobacco plant was translocated to the stem and root during the ripening period (1). Free amino acids in the leaves would play an important role in the translocation of nitrogen. It was also reported that the amino acids injected into the tobacco leaves were translocated to the roots (2,3). It seems probable that the translocation of amino acids would be characteristic among the individual amino acid. As reported previously, ¹⁴C assimilated in the leaves is translocated rapidly to the roots (2). Although it has been well known that the photosynthetic product was translocated mainly in the form of sugar, possibility that a part of photosynthetic products is translocated in the form of amino acid would be expected, because the carbon is incorporated rapidly into some of the amino acids, such as glycine, serine and alanine (4).     

Fungi,bacteria and protozoa in soil from four arable cropping systems

Summary The effects of four cropping systems on soil microorganisms were investigated during 3 years. The cropping systems were B0, barley without nitrogen fertilizers; B120, barley with 120 kg N ha^–1 year^–1; GL, grass ley receiving 200 kg N ha^–1 year^–1; and LL, lucerne ley without nitrogen fertilizer additions. At samplings in September during three consecutive years no differences were found between treatments. Total fungal lengths ranged between 0.7 and 2.0 × 10³ m and bacterial numbers between 3.5 and 7.2 × 10⁹ g^–1 dry wt. soil.Twenty samplings over 3 years in B120 and in GL indicated higher numbers of bacteria and protozoa during the growing season, except for periods with moisture stress. No clear seasonal trends were found for the fungi. When comparing mean values for the 20 samplings, the grass ley contained significantly (P < 0.05) higher numbers of amoebae. Means of the bacterial numbers and biomass, total and FDA-active hyphal lengths were also higher or equal (FDA-active hyphae) but not significantly so.Seventy-nine per cent of the bacterial biomass and 73% of the total fungal lengths were found in the top soil, where also 85% of the oxygen was consumed.     

畜禽粪便生物炭内源重金属在酸性土壤中的迁移转化

为探究生物炭内源重金属在酸性土壤中的迁移转化规律,科学指导畜禽粪便生物炭农田应用,该研究以猪粪生物炭为研究对象,开展土壤培养试验,利用扫描电镜、物理吸附、X射线衍射物相分析、X射线光电子能谱和电感耦合等离子体质谱等方法表征不同培养时间生物炭表面形貌、孔隙结构、元素分布的变化规律,以及土壤孔隙溶液中重金属、磷酸盐等组分的变化规律。结果显示生物炭内源重金属Cu、Zn主要存在形态为氧化提取态,Cu、Zn氧化提取态比例分别为79.37%和53.43%,生物炭矿物质元素主要以氧化物形式存在于生物炭颗粒表面,施入酸性土壤后,生物炭比表面积及孔容增加,颗粒表面Cu、P、K等元素含量降低,土壤孔隙溶液中pH值、EC、Cu与PO43-含量显著升高,PO43-的浓度范围为2.26～298.00 mg/L,Cu的浓度范围为1.81～2.86 μg/L,生物炭颗粒粒径越小,PO43-和Cu溶出率越高,生物炭施入土壤30 d时,土壤孔隙溶液中PO43-和Cu的浓度最高。研究表明酸性土壤可促进以碳酸盐、磷酸盐氧化物形式存在的Cu以及被碳酸根与磷酸根沉淀的Cu不断释放进入土壤,但生物炭内源Zn在酸性土壤环境不易释放,且生物炭可吸附土壤中的Zn,降低Zn的生物有效性。     

Long-term application of animal slurries to grassland alters soil cation balance

Abstract. Soil samples from a 32-year grassland field experiment were taken from 0–5, 5–10, and 10–15 cm soil depths in February 2002. Plots received annual treatments of unamended control, mineral fertilizer, three rates of pig slurry and three rates of cow slurry, each with six replicates. Samples were analysed for cation exchange capacity (CEC), exchangeable cations (Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺), pH and Olsen P. Exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP) was calculated as a sodicity indicator. Mean ESP was generally greater for slurry treatments than the control, with a trend of increasing ESP with application rate. This was particularly marked for cow slurry. At 0–5 cm depth ESP increased from 1.18 in the control to 1.75 at the highest rate of pig slurry and 5.60 at the highest rate of cow slurry. Similar trends were shown for CEC, exchangeable Na⁺, K⁺ and Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺ and Olsen P. The build-up of soil P due to slurry applications, together with this combination of physical and chemical factors, may increase the risk of P loss to surface waters, particularly from soils receiving high rates of cow slurry.