Effect of green revolution technology from 1970 to 2003 on sawah soil properties in Java,Indonesia: I. Carbon and nitrogen distribution under different land management and soil types

Abstract

Many countries have reported that green revolution (GR) technology caused some adverse effects on agricultural lands, but there is no research on the effects of GR in Indonesia. To evaluate the effect of GR technology on sawah soil in Indonesia, a comparative study between seedfarms, where GR technology has been continuously applied, and non-seedfarms was conducted in Java as a pioneer place of GR technology in Indonesia and, in particular, on the carbon and nitrogen status in sawah soils. The term sawah refers to a leveled and bounded rice field with an inlet and outlet for irrigation and drainage. Soil samples collected by Kawaguchi and Kyuma in 1970 and new samples taken in 2003 from the same sites or sites close to the 1970 sampling sites were analyzed and compared. During the period 1970–2003 the land-use pattern of sawah in seedfarms and non-seedfarms did not change, but cultivation intensity increased. The results showed that total carbon (TC) and total nitrogen (TN) contents significantly increased from 31.90 to 40.42 Mg ha^?1 and from 3.04 to 3.97 Mg ha^?1, respectively, and TC and TN were mostly found accumulated in the surface soil layer. The difference in land management practices between seedfarms and non-seedfarms affected the change in TC and TN content in the 0–20 cm soil layer from 1970 to 2003. In seedfarms, where rice had been planted in a monoculture system, TC and TN contents in the 0–20 cm soil layer increased from 34.50 to 39.24 Mg ha^?1 and from 3.16 to 3.95 Mg ha^?1, respectively. In non-seedfarms, TC and TN increased more than in seedfarms from 29.77 to 41.37 Mg ha^?1 and from 2.94 to 3.98 Mg ha^?1, respectively. Within the 0–100 cm soil layer, TC and TN increased from 92.68 to 112.83 Mg ha^?1 and from 9.34 to 12.03 Mg ha^?1 and from 79.60 to 114.86 Mg ha^?1 and from 8.93 to 11.44 Mg ha^?1 for seedfarms and non-seedfarms, respectively. No significant difference was observed between the two main soil types, Inceptisols and Vertisols, in Java. Intensive use of sawah over a long time may eliminate the original difference in the properties of these two soil types.     

不同土地利用方式下三江平原东北部土壤有机碳和全氮分布规律

利用在全国采集的1400个典型农田剖面数据(其中在此研究区域有53个剖面),系统分析了不同土地利用方式下三江平原东北部土壤有机C和全N的分布规律。三江平原东北部典型农田0～20cm土壤有机C和全N的平均含量是22.7g/kg和1.84g/kg,20～100cm平均含量为13.0g/kg和1.08g/kg,不同土壤类型和种植作物下土壤有机C和全N分布没有显著性差异(p0.05)。与第二次土壤普查时三江平原东北部典型剖面土壤有机C和全N数据进行比较发现,0～20cm有机C和全N含量呈现下降趋势,而20～100cm呈现增加趋势。     

氮素补充对高寒草甸土壤团聚体有机碳、全氮分布的影响

土壤结构的稳定性对高寒草甸生态系统有重要意义。为研究不同水平氮素补充对高寒草甸草地土壤团聚体、有机碳和全氮含量及分布格局的影响,于2012-2014年在青藏高原东部夏河县进行3 a的试验研究。试验为随机区组设计,包括0(对照)、50(低氮)、100(中氮)和200(高氮)kg/hm2 4个氮素补充水平。研究结果表明:低、中、高水平氮素补充处理显著提高了0~30 cm土层≥0.25 mm大团聚体质量分数(P0.05),比对照分别提高了4.74%、6.42%和1.96%;较之对照,低、中水平氮素补充处理显著增加了≥5 mm、≥2~5 mm粒级团聚体含量;低、中水平氮素补充处理显著提升了0~30 cm土壤团聚体平均质量直径,分别比对照提升了9.79%和12.63%。不同水平氮素补充处理有机碳、全氮含量大小排序分别为:中氮≈低氮对照高氮、中氮低氮≈高氮对照。不同粒级团聚体中0.25 mm微团聚体有机碳含量最高而全氮含量最低、≥0.25~2 mm粒级有机碳含量最低而全氮含量最高;低、中水平氮素补充提高了不同粒级团聚体0~30 cm土层有机碳含量而高水平氮素补充处理显著降低了有机碳含量;低、中、高水平氮素补充增加了不同粒级团聚体全氮含量,其中中水平氮素补充处理最高,低水平氮补充次之。不同粒级团聚体含量是影响团聚体养分贡献率的主要原因,≥2~5 mm粒级团聚体含量与相应粒级团聚体有机碳含量呈显著正相关关系,≥5 mm和≥2~5 mm粒级团聚体含量与相应粒级团聚体全氮含量分别呈极显著正相关、显著正相关关系。研究表明连续每年补充50~100 kg/hm2氮可以改善高寒草甸土壤结构并提高土壤肥力状况。     

Carbon,nitrogen, phosphorus and enzymatic activity under different land uses in a tropical,dry ecosystem

We compared total C, N and P, available forms of N and P and dehydrogenase, urease and acid phosphatase activities in soils from primary forests, 26‐year‐old pastures and 26‐year‐old secondary forests in the tropical dry forest region of Chamela, Jalisco, Mexico. We hypothesized that, because of their natural regeneration and greater plant diversity, secondary forest soils would have higher fertility and enzyme activities than pasture soils and would be more similar to primary forest soils. We predicted also that enzymes would be better indicators of land‐use effects on soil fertility than nutrients. Only one nutrient, available phosphorus, and one enzyme, acid phosphatase, were significantly and consistently affected by land use. As expected, these parameters were greater in primary and secondary forests than in pastures. Principal components analysis using all variables placed secondary forests intermediate between primary forests and pastures, as predicted, and total C, N and P, available P, ammonium, phosphatase, urease and the C:P ratio were the variables associated with this spatial arrangement of land uses. We conclude that secondary forest soils showed improved fertility and were overall closer to primary forests than to pastures in most variables measured.     

中国滇池流域土地利用方式对土壤侵蚀和养分状况的影响

Soil erosion and loss of soil nutrients have been a crucial environment threat in Southwest China. The land use and its impact on soil qualities continue to be highlighted. The present study was conducted to compare soil erosion under four land use types(i.e.,forestland, abandoned farmland, tillage, and grassland) and their effects on soil organic carbon(SOC), total nitrogen(TN) and total phosphorus(TP) in the Shuanglong catchment of the Dianchi Lake watershed, China. There were large variations in the erosion rate and the nutrient distributions across the four land use types. The erosion rates estimated by137 Cs averaged 2 133 t km-2year-1under tillage and abandoned farmland over the erosion rate of non-cultivated sites, and the grasslands showed a net deposition. For all sites, the nutrient contents basically decreased with the soil depth. Compared with tillage and abandoned farmland, grassland had the highest SOC and TN contents within 0–40 cm soil layer, followed by forestland. The significant correlations between137 Cs, SOC and TN were observed. The nutrient loss caused by erosion in tillage was the highest. These results suggested that grassland and forestland would be beneficial for SOC and TN sequestration over a long-term period because of their ability to reduce the loss of nutrients by soil erosion. Our study demonstrated that reduction of nutrient loss in the red soil area could be made through well-managed vegetation restoration measures.     

Effect of climate, soil type and earthworm activity on nitrogen transfer from a nitrogen-15-labelled decomposing material under field conditions

 N transfer from ¹⁵N-labelled decomposing material into the microbial biomass and inorganic N forms was studied for more than 2 years at three experimental sites differing in climatic conditions and earthworm abundance. The ¹⁵N-labelled decomposing material was mixed with low-elevation soil (LES), mid-elevation soil (MES) and high-elevation soil (HES). The amended soils were put into two kinds of plastic cylinders closed on both sides with nets preventing (0.1 cm mesh) and allowing (0.5 cm mesh) access by earthworms, and were buried in soil (20 cm depth) to monitor the transfer of N from the ¹⁵N-labelled decomposing material. Climate and soil type play an important role in the release of N from decomposing material. LES transplanted to more humid sites (mid- and high-elevation sites) showed an increase in most of its biological activities (N atom % excess, and microbial biomass C and N). Furthermore, LES was a sandy soil in which the ¹⁵N-labelled decomposing material was less bound than in MES and HES, which contained more silt and clay. This resulted in faster organic matter turnover when climatic conditions were favourable. The presence of earthworms greatly increased the quantity of inorganic N (mainly NH₄ ⁺) in the soils and enhanced the release of N from the ¹⁵N-labelled decomposing material and the native organic matter, compared to soil without earthworms. Received: 21 January 1999     

不同整地方式下施肥对夏玉米产量及水氮利用效率的影响

通过连续两年田间试验研究了平作、垄沟及成垄压实等不同整地方式条件下施肥对夏玉米产量、氮肥利用率(NUE)及水分利用效率(WUE)的影响。结果表明，不同整地方式因影响田间土壤水分、养分的运动和分布，从而进一步影响到施肥效果，故不同整地方式条件下施肥可影响玉米产量及主要产量构成因素，如穗重、穗粒数、500粒重等。平地条件下玉米生物学产量及籽粒产量及其主要构成因素最小，成垄压实与垄沟条件下分别较平地条件下提高玉米籽粒产量9.5%～10.3%和4.2%～6.3%。成垄压实与垄沟条件下玉米产量构成因素差异不大。不同     

Nitrogen pools and turnover in arable soils under different durations of organic farming: I: Pool sizes of total soil nitrogen,microbial biomass nitrogen,and potentially mineralizable nitrogen

Soil organic matter contents, soil microbial biomass, potentially mineralizable nitrogen (N) and soil pH values were investigated in the Ap horizons of 14 field plots at 3 sites which had been under organic farming over various periods. The objective was to test how these soil properties change with the duration of organic farming. Site effects were significant for pH values, microbial biomass C and N, and for potentially mineralizable N at 0—10 cm depth. The contents of total organic C, total soil N, and potentially mineralizable N tended to be higher in soils after 41 versus 3 years of organic farming, but the differences were not significant. Microbial biomass C and N contents were higher after 41 years than after 3 years of organic farming at 0—10 cm depth, and the pH values were increased at 10—27 cm depth. Nine years of organic farming were insufficient to affect soil microbial biomass significantly. Increased biomass N contents help improve N storage by soil micro‐organisms in soils under long‐term organic farming.     

不同耕作措施下旱作农田土壤团聚体中有机碳和全氮分布特征

以连续进行12年的保护性耕作长期定位试验为研究对象,探索了传统耕作(T)、传统耕作+秸秆还田(TS)、免耕不覆盖(NT)、免耕+秸秆覆盖(NTS)4种耕作措施对陇中黄土高原旱作农田豌豆-小麦双序列轮作系统的土壤团聚体中有机碳和全氮分布特征的影响。结果表明:各处理均以≥0.25 mm团聚体为优势团聚体,且≥0.25 mm团聚体含量随土层深度增加而增加,而其他粒径团聚体含量随土层深度的变化并无明显规律。较之T处理,TS、NT、NTS处理均可提升≥0.25 mm团聚体含量和平均重量直径,NTS处理提升效果最明显。TS、NT、NTS处理土壤有机碳和全氮含量均高于T处理,其中TS、NTS处理显著高于T处理,NTS处理高于TS处理;各处理土壤有机碳和全氮含量均随土层增加而减小。较之T处理,NT、TS、NTS处理可不同程度提高各粒径团聚体中有机碳和全氮含量,NTS处理的含量最高;各粒径团聚体中有机碳和全氮含量均随土层深度增加而减小;同时,团聚体中有机碳和全氮含量随粒径减小而增加。2~5 mm和0.25~2 mm和≥5 mm团聚体含量与相应粒径团聚体有机碳含量呈极显著正相关、极显著正相关和极显著负相关;0.25~2 mm和≥5 mm团聚体含量与相应级别团聚体全氮含量分别呈极显著正相关和显著负相关。T处理不同粒径团聚体有机碳和全氮贡献率按其大小排序均为(0.25 mm)(≥5 mm)(0.25~2 mm)(2~5 mm),其他3种耕作措施各粒径团聚体有机碳和全氮贡献率在各土层中的排序各有不同,并无明显规律。     

Effect of mineral and organic fertilization on crop yield,nitrogen uptake,carbon and nitrogen balances,as well as soil organic carbon content and dynamics: results from 20 European long-term field experiments of the twenty-first century

Assembled results from 20 European long-term experiments (LTE), mainly from the first decade of the twenty-first century, are presented. The included LTEs from 17 sites are the responsibility of institutional members of the International Working Group of Long-term Experiments in the IUSS. Between the sites, average annual temperatures differ between 8.1 and 15.3°C, annual precipitation between 450 and 1400 mm, and soil clay contents between 3 and 31%. On average of 350 yield comparisons, combined mineral and organic fertilization resulted in a 6% yield benefit compared with mineral fertilization alone; in the case of winter wheat, the smallest effect was 3%, the largest effect, seen with potatoes, was 9%. All unfertilized treatments are depleted in soil organic carbon (SOC), varying between 0.36 and 2.06% SOC. The differences in SOC in unfertilized plots compared with the respective plots with combined mineral (NPK) and organic (10 t ha^?1 farmyard manure) fertilization range between 0.11 and 0.72%, with an average of 0.3% (corresponding to ～15 t ha^?1). Consequently, the use of arable soils for carbon sequestration is limited and of low relevance and merely depleted soils can temporarily accumulate carbon up to their optimum C content.     

水肥耦合对膜下滴灌甘蓝根系生长和土壤水氮分布的影响

水肥施用制度是影响水肥利用效率和作物产量的主要因素。该研究主要针对大棚种植甘蓝膜下滴灌下采用不同水肥施用制度时作物根系生长和土壤水氮分布开展试验观测分析,在已有研究推荐的氮肥用量范围中选取了3个氮肥用量(200、300和400 kg/hm2)与制定的灌水方案(上/下限:90%θf/75%θf、100%θf/85%θf和100%θf/75%θf,θf为田间持水率)建立了低水高肥、高水低肥和中水中肥3种水肥施用制度方案,在水利部节水灌溉示范基地大棚内开展了2季田间对比试验。试验结果表明:较高的灌水下限(85%θf)会增加甘蓝根系在0～20cm土层中的分配比例,较高的水肥用量能增加根系质量;处理2(高水低肥)的灌水施肥制度可使根系层土壤保持较高的含水率和较小的变异系数,且灌溉水向深层渗漏不明显,生育期内各处理土壤硝态氮和铵态氮的变化主要发生在0～40 cm土层,40 cm以下土层变化较小,而对于根系98%以上分布在40 cm以上土层的甘蓝来说,这有利于根系对N素的吸收利用,从而提高甘蓝对氮素的利用效率;施肥时灌水量较大会引起硝态氮和铵态氮向深层淋失的危险,且300和400kg/hm2的施氮量在作物收获后土壤表层硝态氮残留量较大。综合分析,该试验认为甘蓝适宜的施氮量200 kg/hm2,适宜的灌水下限85%θf、灌水上限100%θf,该结果可为设施膜下滴灌甘蓝水肥管理和减轻农业面源污染提供技术参考。     

Release of dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen from forest floors in relation to solid phase properties,respiration and N-mineralization

Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and nitrogen (DON) are important components of the carbon and nitrogen turnover in soils. Little is known about the controls on the release of DOC and DON from forest floors, especially about the influence of solid phase properties. We investigated the spatial variation of the release of DOC and DON from Oe and Oa forest floor samples at a regional scale. Samples were taken from 12 different Norway spruce sites with varying solid phase properties, including C/N ratio, pH, different fractions of extractable carbon and exchangeable cations. Most of these solid phase properties are available for large forested areas of Europe in high spatial resolution. The samples were incubated at water holding capacity for eight weeks at 15°C and then extracted with an artificial throughfall solution to measure DOC and DON release. The rates of soil respiration and N-mineralization were determined to estimate soil microbial activity. The release of DOC and DON from Oe samples was two- to threefold higher than from Oa samples. The amounts released differed by one order of magnitude among the sites. The DOC/DON ratios in the percolates of the Oa samples were much higher as compared to the solid phase C/N, indicating different release rates of DOC and DON. In contrast, the DOC/DON ratios of the Oe percolates were in the range of the C/N ratios of the solid phase. The release of DOC and DON from Oe samples was not statistically correlated to any of the measured solid phase parameters, but to N-mineralization. The DOC and DON release from the Oa samples was positively related only to pH and soil respiration. Overall it was not possible to explain the large spatial variation of DOC and DON release by the measured solid phase properties with satisfying accuracy.     

Effect of the long-term application of organic matter on soil carbon accumulation and GHG emissions from a rice paddy field in a cool-temperate region,Japan-II. Effect of different compost applications-

ABSTRACT

The influence of long-term application of different types of compost on rice grain yield, CH₄ and N₂O emissions, and soil carbon storage (0 ? 30 cm) in rice paddy fields was clarified. Two sets of paddy fields applied with rice straw compost or livestock manure compost mainly derived from cattle were used in this study. Each set comprised long-term application (LT) and corresponding control (CT) plots. The application rates for rice straw compost (42 years) and livestock manure compost (41 years in total with different application rates) were 20 Mg fresh weight ha^–1. Soil carbon storage increased by 33% and 37% with long-term application of rice straw compost and livestock manure compost, respectively. The soil carbon sequestration rate by the organic matter application was 23% higher with the livestock manure compost than with the rice straw compost. The rice grain yield in the LT plot was significantly higher than that in the corresponding CT plot with both types of compost. Although the difference was not significant in the rice straw compost, cumulative CH₄ emissions increased with long-term application of both composts. Increase rate of CH₄ emission with long-term application was higher in the livestock manure compost (99%) than that in the rice straw compost (26%). In both composts, the long-term application did not increase N₂O emission significantly. As with the rice straw compost, the increase in CH₄ emission with the long-term application of livestock manure compost exceeded the soil carbon sequestration rate, and the change in the net greenhouse gas (GHG) balance calculated by the difference between them was positive, indicating a net increase in the GHG emissions. The increase in CH₄ and net GHG emissions owing to the long-term application of the livestock manure compost could be higher than that of the rice straw compost owing to the amount of applied carbon, the quality of compost and the soil carbon accumulation. The possibility that carbon sequestration in the subsoil differs depending on the type of composts suggests the importance of including subsoil in the evaluation of soil carbon sequestration by long-term application of organic matter.