Limitations when quantifying microbial carbon and nitrogen by fumigation‐extraction in rooted soils

Soil microbial C and N (C_mic, N_mic) estimation by the chloroform fumigation‐extraction method is erroneous in densely rooted soils due to CHCl₃‐labile C and N compounds. The effect of a pre‐extraction with 50 mM K₂SO₄ and a pre‐incubation (conditioning at 25 °C for 7 days) on the flush in extractable, CHCl₃‐labile C (C‐flush) and N (N‐flush) was tested with reference to rooting density (0.3—75 mg root dry matter g^—1) in one arable and 3 grassland soils. In the arable soil and in the second horizon (10—20 cm) of a grassland soil, C‐flush values were not affected by the pre‐extraction. However, the pre‐extraction considerably reduced C‐flush values in the top soils of the grassland (above 10 cm). Only about 42 % was found in the pre‐extracted roots and the rest was lost during the pre‐extraction. The estimated concentrations of N_mic decreased due to pre‐extraction of soil samples with low root biomass. Clearly, the concentrations of N_mic were underestimated by introducing the pre‐extraction. Soil pre‐incubation reduced C‐flush values only slightly, whereas N‐flush values were not affected. It can be concluded that (1) CHCl₃‐labile root C and N is partly extracted with K₂SO₄ after pre‐incubation and (2) CHCl₃‐labile C and N removed with the roots during pre‐extraction is partly derived from microbial biomass. Soils with low rooting density (arable soils, grassland soils below approximately 10 cm depth) should therefore be fumigated and extracted without pre‐extraction. In densely rooted soils, fumigation extraction with and without pre‐extraction probably gives estimates for the minimum and maximum of C_mic and N_mic.     

Soil dissolved organic carbon responses to sugarcane straw removal

Global demand for bioenergy increases interest in biomass‐derived fuels, as ethanol from sugarcane straw. However, straw is the main carbon source to soil and its removal reduces C input, affecting active fractions (dissolved organic carbon, DOC) and C storage. To quantify the effects of straw removal on DOC and C stocks, we built lysimeter system using soil (Rhodic Kandiudox) from sugarcane field. We evaluated four soil depths (1, 20, 50 and 100 cm) and four straw removal rates: no removal NR, medium MR, high HR and total TR, leaving 12, 6, 3 and 0 Mg/ha on the soil surface, respectively. After rainfall, drainage water was collected and analysed for DOC content. Soil C stocks were determined after the 17‐month. Total DOC released at 1‐cm depth amounted to 606, 500, 441 and 157 kg/ha in NR, MR, HR and TR, respectively. Net‐DOC suggests straw as the main source of DOC. Most of DOC in NR (50%) was retained within the 1–20 cm layer, resulting in higher C stock (10 Mg/ha) in the topsoil. In HR and MR, DOC retention was higher within 20–50 cm, suggesting differences in DOC composition. DOC in TR was 40% higher at 20 cm than at 1 cm, indicating C losses from topsoil. Low concentrations of DOC were found at 100‐cm depth, but representing 30% in TR. Straw removal for bioenergy production is sustainable, but we should leave at least 3 Mg/ha of straw to ensure DOC production and soil C storage, taking account the DOC contribution to key soil functions.     

生物有机肥料对连作马铃薯根际营养及生长发育的影响

为了确定生物有机肥料GSJ-1对连作马铃薯土壤养分、生长发育及病情指数的影响,本研究对连作马铃薯的根际和非根际土壤主要化学指标、马铃薯生长发育指标、块茎产量进行了测定,并且对收获连作马铃薯薯块疮痂病、黑痣病的病情进行了调查统计和分析。结果表明:相对于不施生物有机肥料的处理,生物有机肥料GSJ-1能显著改善土壤肥力状况,提高马铃薯生理指标和产量,并有利于减轻马铃薯土传病害(疮痂病、黑痣病)的发生。     

氮及相关的酶活性对小麦根际施肥的反应

In the present experiment,wheat seedlings(Trticucum aestivum L.)were grown on a purple soil with various fertilizer treatments in order to investigate the responses of nitrogen and related enzyme activities in the rhizosphere,The results revealed the increments of both organic matter and total N in the soil with the proximity to the growing roots,especially in treatment of supplying pig manure in combination with chemical fertilizer,suggesting that they could ome from root and microorganism exudation which could be intensified by inorganic-organic fertiliztion,being of benefit to improving the physical and bilogical envi-ronment in the rhizosphere of wheat.Much more inorganic N was observed in the fertilized soils surrounding wheat roots than in the CK treatment ,indicating ,the improvement of crop N supply in the rhizosphere of wheat by fertilization. The activities of invertase,urease and protease in the root zone were greatly enhanced as compared to those in the other parts of soil except that the urease activities were similar in the rhizospher and nonrhi-zosphere of the CK and pig manure treatments,indicating that invertase and protese could be produced by growing roots and rhizosphere microorganisms,in contrast to urease which could be stimulated by urea,Also,significant increment of chemical fertilizer combined with pig manure,suggested that fertilization not only accelerated the renewal of organic matter bu also enhanced bioavailability of organic N in that soil zone .This could be the reason why the total amount of inorganic N available for plants was increased more obviously in the rhizosphere of wheat of the fertilizaton treatments than in taht of the CK treatment.     

黄土丘陵区露天煤矿复垦土壤熟化过程中团聚体碳氮演变特征

矿区土地复垦中,由于机械碾压导致复垦土壤呈现高压实状态,复垦土壤的有机质则因机械扰动而矿化。探究复垦土壤团聚体与有机质恢复机理,可为深入理解露天煤矿高压实复垦土壤质量演替规律提供依据。以平朔露天煤矿典型植被恢复模式--刺槐纯林不同复垦年限（0、3、12、14、17、25、28、32 a）土壤及周边未扰动土壤（CK）为研究对象,采集0～20 cm表层土壤样品,分析土壤水稳性团聚体（>2 000 μm、>250～2 000 μm、53～250 μm、<53 μm）及团聚体碳（C）、氮（N）以及13C和15N同位素特征。结果表明：1）土地复垦中机械碾压破坏了土壤水稳性团聚体结构与稳定性,但随着复垦时间增加,32 a样地>250～2 000 μm团聚体的比例较0 a提高737.02%,而53～250 μm团聚体比例则降低19.25%;团聚体稳定性随着复垦时间而增加,表现为32 a样地土壤团聚体平均重量直径（Mean Weight Diameter,MWD）较0 a提高133%。2）各粒径团聚体C、N及C/N均随着复垦时间增加而增加,>2 000和>250～2 000 μm团聚体C和N在土壤总C和N中占主导地位。>2 000和>250～2 000 μm团聚体C/N整体上高于53～250 μm团聚体。3）各样地土壤δ13C变化范围为?15.14‰～?26.40‰;δ15N的变化范围为1.13‰～10.87‰。>2 000、>250～2 000和<53 μm团聚体的δ13C值及>2 000 μm团聚体的δ15N值随复垦年限增加呈现降低趋势。与>2000 μm和>250～2 000 μm团聚体相比,53～250和<53 μm团聚体中13C显著富集（P<0.05）,这表明复垦土壤熟化过程中,土壤C从大粒径团聚体向小粒径周转。4）>2 000与>250～2 000 μm团聚体中,新C占土壤总C的比例为>80%,且各样地间差异不显著（P>0.05）,而在<53 μm团聚体中,新C的比例在复垦14～17 a间显著增加,此后则变化不显著。上述结果表明,土地复垦中机械碾压增加了小粒径团聚体的比例,降低了团聚体稳定性,而随着复垦时间增加,植被恢复促进了土壤团聚体结构、稳定性及C、N的恢复。     

Soil organic carbon and microbial communities respond to vineyard management

The farming practices in vineyards vary widely, but how does this affect vineyard soils? The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of vineyard management practices on soil organic matter and the soil microbial community. To this end, we investigated three adjacent vineyards in the Traisen valley, Austria, of which the soils had developed on the same parent material and under identical environmental/site conditions but were managed differently (esp. tillage, fertilizer application, cover crops) for more than 10 yrs. We found that topsoil bulk density (BD) decreased with increasing tillage intensity, while subsoil BD showed the opposite trend. Soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in 0–50 cm depth increased from 10 kg m^?2 in an unfertilized and frequently tilled vineyard to 17 kg m^?2 in a regularly fertilized but less intensively tilled vineyard. Topsoil microbial biomass per unit SOC, estimated by the sum of microbial phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs), followed this trend, albeit not statistically significantly. Principal component analysis of PLFA patterns revealed that the microbial communities were compositionally distinct between different management practices. The fungal PLFA marker 18:2ω6,9 was highest in the vineyard with the lowest amount of extractable Cu (by 0.01 m CaCl₂), and the bacterial‐to‐fungal biomass ratio was positively correlated with extractable Cu. Our results indicate that tillage and fertilizer application of vineyards can strongly affect vineyard soil properties such as BD and SOC stocks and that the application of Cu‐based fungicides may impair soil fungal communities.     

The contribution of soil organic matter fractions to carbon and nitrogen mineralization and microbial community size and structure

The aims of this study were to: (i) assess the impact of hay and fertilizer application on organic matter (OM) fractions (dissolved organic matter (DOM), light fraction organic matter (LFOM, <1.0 g cm⁻³), heavy fraction OM (HFOM, <1.7 g cm⁻³)), carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling processes and microbial community size and structure, and (ii) quantify the role of OM fractions to C and N cycling. Soil was collected in 2001 from a field experiment to which grass hay (1996) and/or fertilizer (1995 and 1999) had previously been applied. DOM-C (P<0.05) and DOM-N (P=0.07) were significantly higher in control and fertilized soil than hay and hay+fertilized soil. LFOM and HFOM C and N contents and C/N ratios were significantly (P<0.05) higher in hay+fertilized and hay amended soil than in control and fertilized soil. Potentially mineralizable-N (PMN), microbial biomass-C (MB-C), microbial biomass-N (MB-N) and microbial respiration (CO₂) were not affected by fertilizer and/or hay application. Gross N mineralization (Gross Min) and gross nitrification (Gross Nit) rates were significantly (P<0.05) higher in fertilized, hay, hay+fertilized soil than control soil. However, there was no significant difference between treatments in gross N immobilization rates. Results reported here highlight the importance of a labile fraction of the DOM pool to N and C cycling as its removal significantly (P<0.05) reduced PMN, MB-N, Gross Min and Gross Nit compared with whole soil in most or all treatments. In soil where DOM+LFOM were removed PMN was significantly (P<0.05) lower, but MB-C, Gross Min and Gross Nit was significantly (P<0.05) higher than in DOM removed soil. This suggests that LFOM plays an important role as a sink for mineral-N. Total soil phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) concentration was significantly (P<0.05) higher in hay amended than control, fertilized and hay+fertilized soil. Principal components analysis was able to clearly discriminate between control, fertilized, hay+fertilized and hay amended soil. Soil amended with hay or fertilizer had a microbial community structure which differed from that of the control or hay+fertilized soils. Redundancy analysis with Monte Carlo permutation tests revealed that PLFA profiles were strongly correlated to differences in Gross Min, Gross Nit, MB-N, MB-C, MB-C/N ratio, total soil C and total soil C/N ratio. The results of this research suggest that changes in microbial structure are related to aspects of soil C and N pools and cycling.     

黑土根际土壤有机碳及结构对长期施肥的响应

由于人类农业措施的干扰,氮肥和畜禽粪污大量输入到黑土中,对土壤有机碳库产生了较大负面影响。根际有机碳在调控土壤碳循环和养分转化中发挥着重要的作用。探明根际有机碳对不同养分的生态响应,可为不同施肥处理下黑土农田生态系统碳固持和农田可持续利用提供理论依据。该研究以黑土长期定位试验为基础,采集长期不施肥（CK）、常量氮（N）、二倍量氮（N2）、常量有机肥（M）、二倍量有机肥（M2）、常量有机肥+常量氮（MN）、二倍量有机肥+二倍量氮（M2N2）7个处理下大豆根际土壤,分析了根际有机碳和活性有机碳特征,同时利用固态核磁共振技术分析其光谱特征。结果表明,N、M2、MN和M2N2处理的根际土壤有机碳含量显著高于非根际水平,且以MN和M2N2处理的根际效应最显著,分别比非根际增加了18.3%和26.7%。分析核磁共振光谱显示,与非根际土壤相比,根际土壤具有较高的烷氧基碳比例和较低芳香碳比例,表明根际效应能够改变土壤有机碳结构比例。与不施肥处理相比,大部分施肥处理提升了黑土根际有机碳含量,其中以氮肥马粪配施和二倍量马粪（M2N2）处理提升幅度最高。由核磁共振图谱可知,M2和M2N2处理均增加根际土壤难降解成分烷基碳比例、芳香基碳比例、烷基碳与烷氧基碳比值、芳香碳与总碳比值,而MN处理仅增加烷基碳比例、烷氧基碳比例以及烷基碳与烷氧基碳比值。二倍量氮肥（N2）处理降低烷基碳比例、芳香碳比例和烷氧基碳比例,根际土壤难降解成分降低,不利于土壤固碳,同时证明固态 13C-核磁共振技术结合半定量分析能够准确地分析不同有机碳结构组分变化,深刻认识根际土壤有机碳的稳定机制。     

相同碳氮比有机物料对烤烟生长发育及碳氮代谢的影响

烤烟碳氮代谢是重要的代谢过程,有机物料是作物所需养分的重要来源,直接影响烤烟的碳氮循环.通过盆栽试验,将玉米秸秆、猪粪和生物炭调节碳氮比为25∶1,分析不同有机物料在相同碳氮比下,对烤烟和植烟土壤主要碳氮组分和酶活性的影响.结果表明:添加生物炭与猪粪,能够显著提高烤烟的农艺性状,添加玉米秸秆,则会降低烤烟的农艺性状.添加生物炭能够显著增强烟叶碳氮关键酶活性;其中,硝酸还原酶活性、淀粉酶活性和转化酶活性最大分别达到33.3μg/(g·h)、14.42 mg/(g·min)和5.08 mg/(g·h).与对照(不施有机物料)相比,添加有机物料能够显著增加烟叶氮、磷、钾质量分数.植烟土壤添加猪粪,可以提高土壤脲酶活性(最大值1.78 mg/kg),但土壤蔗糖酶活性却基本不受有机物料种类的影响;同时,有机物料能够显著增加土壤有机质质量分数,土壤氮质量分数显著提升.特别是猪粪处理中,土壤全氮和碱解氮质量分数显著高于其他处理.有机物料的施用,促进土壤硝化作用,提高硝态氮质量分数.因此,添加生物炭能够提高烤烟碳氮代谢,协调烟叶化学成分,提高烤烟品质;添加猪粪更有利于提高土壤活性营养元素质量分数.     

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。     

Temperature responses of nitrogen processes cannot be inferred from carbon turnover in a boreal Norway spruce forest

Cold season processes contribute substantially to annual carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) budgets in boreal forest ecosystems, but little is known about how decomposition processes are affected at temperatures prevalent during wintertime. The aim of this study was to evaluate temperature responses of soil C and N processes and to test the hypothesis that there is a switch towards decomposing N‐rich material when soil temperatures drop to near 0°C. In the laboratory, soils from a boreal forest long‐term nutrient fertilization experiment were exposed to different temperatures varying from +2 to +15°C, and C mineralization, gross as well as net N mineralization/immobilization were estimated. Carbon mineralization declined exponentially as temperature decreased, whereas the response of N processes to temperature varied, with some indication that soil C and N processes are decoupled at low temperatures. We could only partially confirm that the decoupling between C and N processes at low temperature was due to a switch to N‐rich material, i.e., a change in the material undergoing decomposition. Overall, our results clearly showed that temperature responses of N processes cannot be inferred from C processes in boreal forest ecosystems, and that there is a need to improve our understanding of the relationship between the two across the range of temperatures experienced throughout the year. In particular, further research is required to establish and evaluate appropriate proxies for modelling the relationship of C and N processes at temperatures close to the freezing point.     

The implications of exoenzyme activity on microbial carbon and nitrogen limitation in soil: a theoretical model

Traditional models of soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition are all based on first order kinetics in which the decomposition rate of a particular C pool is proportional to the size of the pool and a simple decomposition constant (dC/dt=kC). In fact, SOM decomposition is catalyzed by extracellular enzymes that are produced by microorganisms. We built a simple theoretical model to explore the behavior of the decomposition-microbial growth system when the fundamental kinetic assumption is changed from first order kinetics to exoenzymes catalyzed decomposition (dC/dt=KC×Enzymes). An analysis of the enzyme kinetics showed that there must be some mechanism to produce a non-linear response of decomposition rates to enzyme concentration—the most likely is competition for enzyme binding on solid substrates as predicted by Langmuir adsorption isotherm theory. This non-linearity also induces C limitation, regardless of the potential supply of C. The linked C and N version of the model showed that actual polymer breakdown and microbial use of the released monomers can be disconnected, and that it requires relatively little N to maintain the maximal rate of decomposition, regardless of the microbial biomass’ ability to use the breakdown products. In this model, adding a pulse of C to an N limited system increases respiration, while adding N actually decreases respiration (as C is redirected from waste respiration to microbial growth). For many years, researchers have argued that the lack of a respiratory response by soil microbes to added N indicates that they are not N limited. This model suggests that conclusion may be wrong. While total C flow may be limited by the functioning of the exoenzyme system, actual microbial growth may be N limited.     

Changes in total and labile carbon and nitrogen contents in a sandy soil after the conversion of a succession fallow to cultivated land

The content of soil organic matter (SOM) can be considered as an important factor for evaluating soil fertility, crop yields, and environmental effects. Sensitive measurements for the assessment of quantitative changes in SOM shortly after the conversion of the management practice would be helpful to understand the SOM‐transformation cycle in more detail. Changes in SOM are reflected in modifications of total organic‐carbon (TOC) and total organic‐nitrogen (TON) contents. They are initially detectable in the readily decomposable fraction. We used hot water–extractable carbon (HWC) and nitrogen (HWN) as measurement of labile pools of SOM and aimed to quantify changes in contents of these C and N fractions in a sandy soil already few years after changing management strategy. In this context, we examined the impact of the conversion of a succession fallow (F) to organic (O) and intensive (I) agriculture on TOC, total N (TN), HWC, and HWN. The conversion of succession fallow to cultivated land resulted in a significant decrease of TOC, TN, and HWC at 0–10 cm soil depth. On average, TOC decreased approx. 0.70 g C kg^–1 (approx. 9% of initial TOC), TN decreased approx. 0.13 g N kg^–1 (approx. 17% of initial TN), and HWC decreased approx. 0.05 g C kg^–1 (approx. 12% of initial HWC) within 3 years. Relatively rapid changes in TOC and TN contents indicated comparatively high proportions of decomposable C and N. These were reflected in comparable high HWC (ranging from 0.37 to 0.59 g C kg^–1 at 0–30 cm soil depth) and HWN (ranging from 0.04 to 0.10 g N kg^–1 at 0–30 cm) contents. These high contents as well as the high HWC : TOC and organic hot water–extractable N (HWN_org) : TN ratios (both between 5% and 7%) implied that the soil investigated has a high ability to provide short‐term available organic C and N compounds. Long‐lasting applications of high quantities of organic fertilizer in the past and high quantities of rhizodepositions were assumed as reasons for the high capability of soil to provide short‐term to medium‐term available C and N. Changes in the HWN content due to the fertilization or crop rotation were mainly based on changes in its inorganic part. This ranged between 10% and 30% of HWN. By discriminant function analysis, it could be shown that the HWN represents a suitably sensitive measurement for the determination of management‐specific impacts in terms of the N, but also of the C cycle. In combination with other C and particularly with other N parameters, the HWN allowed a statistically significant separation of comparable sites varying in management practice already 2 years after the conversion of the management system.     

A Comparative Study of the Use of Organic Carbon and Loss on Ignition in Defining Tropical Organic Soil Materials

Organic soils or Histosols or peats as they are commonly referred to, are characterized by the presence of large amounts of organic soil materials (OSM), which is commonly quantified by the Walkley and Black (1934) (WB) method to determine the soil organic matter (SOM) using a correction factor of 1.724. SOM of Histosols is also identified through a combustion (loss on ignition, LOI) or elemental C-analysis (with a carbon-nitrogen-sulfur (CNS) analyzer with combustion and gas density detector). These methods were established using temperate and boreal peat deposits and here we demonstrate that tropical peat deposits require a modified approach. Typical SE-Asian tropical lowland peat pedons from rain forest and oil palm settings were sampled and the material analysed using a CNS analyzer, WB-C and LOI. The ratios for LOI:CNS-C for the 20 samples yielded values between 2.00–3.09 with a mean of 2.50 while the LOI:WB-C ratio yielded values from 1.75 to 2.58 with a mean of 1.94. A comparison of these values for topsoils and subsoils showed mean ratios (LOI:WB-C) of 1.94 and 1.89 for topsoils and subsoils, respectively. The forest samples had higher LOI:WB-C ratios than the subsoils from oil palm settings (1.94 vs 1.84). These values suggest that the standard factor of 1.724 to correct OSM to SOM for tropical soils is untenable. The values to convert CNS and WB-C values of tropical topsoils/subsoils to SOM or LOI should be 2.5 or 1.9, respectively. Our results indicate a significant difference in the soil organic carbon (SOC) of tropical lowland peats depending on the method used.     

Determination of organic and inorganic carbon, δ13C,and nitrogen in soils containing carbonates after acid fumigation with HCl

In carbonate‐containing soils a reliable determination of organic C requires a method that effectively separates organic and inorganic C without altering the organic matter. This study was conducted to determine whether HCl vapor completely removes carbonates even in dolomite‐rich soils and to what extent a widely used acid‐fumigation method has to be modified for humus‐rich soils. Furthermore, it was tested whether HCl fumigation alters organic‐C content. Since C and N parameters are often analyzed simultaneously we also tested the influence of acid‐vapor treatment on N content and on δ¹³C of soil organic matter. We applied fumigation with 37% HCl for 8 and 32 h using 9 carbonate‐containing soil samples. Inorganic C ranged from 7 to 124 and organic C from 9 to 267 g kg^–1. The maximum contents of dolomite and calcite were 940 and 640 g kg^–1, respectively. A time of 8 h was enough to completely remove all carbonates. Neither the content nor the δ¹³C of organic C were significantly affected by fumigation. In contrast, N contents were altered by acid treatment. Based on these results and on our experience in analyzing more than 1000 soil samples, a recommended procedure for acid fumigation of carbonate‐containing soils with a wide range of organic‐ and inorganic‐C contents was derived. Samples pretreated in this way can be analyzed reliably for their organic‐C content and δ¹³C. Furthermore, N and inorganic‐C contents can be determined with a quality sufficient for many purposes.     

不同土地利用方式下土壤微生物群落水平生理图谱(CLP)与土壤碳、氮有效性之间的相互关系

The goal of this work was to assess soil microbial respiration, determined by the assay of community-level physiological profiling in an oxygen-sensitive microplate (O₂-CLPP), in response to endogenous C and several individual C substrates in the soils with different organic C contents (as a function of soil type and management practice). We also used the O₂-CLPP to determine the respiratory response of these soils to endogenous C and amended C substrates with N addition. A respiratory quotient (RQ) was calculated based on the ratio of the response to endogenous soil C vs. each C-only substrate, and was related to total organic carbon (TOC). For assessing N availability for microbial activity, the effect of N supplementation on soil respiration, expressed as N_ratio, was calculated based on the response of several substrates to N addition relative to the response without N. Soils clustered in 4 groups after a principal component analysis (PCA), based on TOC and their respiratory responses to substrates and endogenous C. These groups reflected differences among soils in their geographic origin, land use and C content. Calculated RQ values were significantly lower in natural forest soils than in managed soils for most C-only substrates. TOC was negatively correlated with RQ (r = - 0.65), indicating that the soils with higher organic matter content increased respiratory efficiency. The N addition in the assay in the absence of C amendment (i.e., only endogenous soil C present) had no effect on microbial respiration in any soil, indicating that these soils were not intrinsically N-limited, but substrate-dependent variation in N_ratio within soil groups was observed.     

Quantifying and simulating carbon and nitrogen mineralization from diverse exogenous organic matters

The potential contributions of exogenous organic matters (EOMs) to soil organic C and mineral N supply depend on their C and N mineralization, which can be assessed in laboratory incubations. Such incubations are essential to calibrate decomposition models, because not all EOMs can be tested in the field. However, EOM incubations are resource-intensive. Therefore, easily measurable EOM characteristics that can be useful to predict EOM behaviour are needed. We quantified C and N mineralization during the incubation of 663 EOMs from five groups (animal manures, composts, sewage sludges, digestates and others). This represents one of the largest and diversified set of EOM incubations. The C and N mineralization varied widely between and within EOM subgroups. We simulated C and N mineralization with a simple generic decomposition model. Three calibration methods were compared. Individual EOM calibration of the model yielded good model performances, while the use of a unique parameter set per EOM subgroup decreased the model performance, and the use of two EOM characteristics to estimate model parameters gave an intermediate model performance (average RMSE-C values of 32, 99 and 65 mg C g⁻¹ added C and average RMSE-N values of 50, 126 and 110 mg N g⁻¹ added N, respectively). Because of the EOM variability, individual EOM calibration based on incubation remains the recommended method for predicting most accurately the C and N mineralization of EOMs. However, the two alternative calibration methods are sufficient for the simulation of EOMs without incubation data to obtain reasonable model performances.     

磷肥减施对玉米根系生长及根际土壤磷组分的影响

【目的】 我国农业过量和不合理施用磷肥现象普遍存在,导致磷资源的浪费,对环境也造成潜在威胁。研究减少磷肥用量对玉米产量、根系形态及根际中磷转化特征的影响,为集约化农业生产体系中磷肥合理施用提供技术基础。 【方法】 在河北省衡水小麦玉米轮作体系下连续三年进行了田间试验,在冬小麦季设置4个P₂O₅用量处理:0、112.5、150.0、187.5 kg/hm2,收获后在原处理小区免耕播种夏玉米。利用WinRHIZO根系分析系统分析获取根长、直径等数据,测定玉米籽粒产量、生物量和地上部磷含量及根际土壤中磷形态等指标。 【结果】 与农民习惯磷肥用量(P₂O₅187.5 kg/hm2)相比,3年磷肥用量减施20%~40%处理(P₂O₅150和112.5 kg/hm2),玉米籽粒产量、根系长度与直径和土壤有效磷含量尚未发生明显变化。但3年不施磷处理,根际土壤有效形态磷含量和玉米籽粒产量开始出现下降趋势。2009年和2010年玉米收获期,不施磷肥处理根际土壤有机磷含量低于非根际土壤。2008年玉米苗期和收获期土壤有机磷分组中,中等活性有机磷含量最高;磷肥减施20%~40%处理苗期根际中中等活性有机磷含量显著低于非根际土壤。土壤无机磷形态分组研究发现:从玉米苗期到收获期,各磷肥处理根际和非根际土壤中Ca₂-P下降明显;而不同磷肥处理间土壤中Ca₁₀-P、Ca₈-P、O-P (闭蓄态磷)、Al-P和Fe-P含量差异不显著。减施磷肥处理2008年玉米苗期根际土壤微生物量P含量较非根际土壤高;与习惯施肥量相比,磷肥减施未明显降低根际土壤微生物量磷。 【结论】 在华北小麦玉米轮作种植体系下,在土壤肥力水平较高地区,连续3年将小麦季磷肥的习惯用量减少20%~40%,对夏玉米产量、根系形态以及根际土壤无机磷、有机磷、微生物量磷含量影响尚不明显,因此,该地区磷肥施用量可从习惯用量的P₂O₅180 kg/hm2减至112.5 kg/hm2。     

氮素富集对青藏高原高寒草甸土壤有机碳迁移和累积过程的影响

为深入揭示陆地生态系统碳固定对大气氮沉降增加的响应机理,基于海北高寒草甸多形态(NH4Cl、(NH4)2SO4、KNO3)、低剂量(N 0、10、20、40 kg hm-2a-1)的增氮控制试验平台,采集各处理水平下不同深度土壤样品,利用颗粒分组法分离测定总土壤有机碳(SOC)以及各粒径组分的碳含量和δ13C值。研究结果表明:低氮显著增加了土壤粗颗粒态有机碳(Macro POC)和矿质结合态有机碳(MAOC)的含量,而高氮处理正好相反。施氮一致降低土壤细颗粒态有机碳(Micro POC)含量。此外,添加硝态氮肥对SOC各组分含量和δ13C值的影响显著高于铵态氮肥。总体而言,低氮导致地表30 cm层SOC储量增加了4.5%,而中氮和高氮导致SOC储量分别下降了5.4%和8.8%。低氮处理时新增的碳以Macro POC为主,而高氮处理时损失的碳主要是Micro POC。连续5 a施氮促进了颗粒态有机碳(POC)组分的分解,进而导致SOC稳定组分的比例增加。可以认为,大气氮沉降或低剂量施氮(10 kg hm-2a-1)短期内有利于青藏高原高寒草甸土壤碳截留,硝态氮较铵态氮输入对土壤碳储量增加更为有益。