菊糖对蚯蚓粪肥性状的影响及调控过程

通过蚯蚓堆肥试验,探讨菊糖对蚯蚓的益生作用及高活力蚯蚓粪肥的形成过程,可为滩涂生态农牧化模式构建及障碍土壤修复提供理论依据.以牛粪、赤子爱胜蚓(Eisenia fetida)和菊糖为材料,设置纯牛粪养殖蚯蚓(EM)和添加菊糖的牛粪养殖蚯蚓(IEM)处理,养殖周期为40 d,每隔10 d采样分析,研究了牛粪–蚯蚓肠道内容...     

蚯蚓粪的NH4+吸附等温线与DTA曲线特征

本文研究了南宁三种饲料人工饲养的蚯蚓的蚯蚓粪(简称蚓粪)对NH₄⁺的吸附等温线,并与武功的蚓粪作比较。蚓粪对NH₄⁺的吸附一般大于土壤对NH₄⁺的吸附,南宁蚓粪又大于武功蚓粪。蚓粪吸附NH₄⁺量的多少与其中有机质含量有关,特别与其中中温放热反应的有机质(即易于分解的有机质)呈正相关。不同饲料组成对蚓粪吸NH₄⁺等温线的参数影响不同。在Langmuir方程中与结合能常数有关的K值的次序为:纯牛粪>牛粪+烂橙果>牛粪+草菇培养基脚料而与最大吸附量有关的M值的次序为:牛粪+烂橙果>纯牛粪>牛粪+草菇培养基脚料而以K与真M的总的效应表示的b值的次序为:纯牛粪>牛粪+烂橙果>牛粪+草菇培养基脚料因此,牛粪不仅是一个良好的蚯蚓饲料,并且可使蚓粪具有良好的保NH₄⁺力,成为一种有效的吸附剂。     

土壤中亚致死剂量毒死蜱对蚯蚓抗氧化防御系统酶活性的影响

以赤子爱胜蚓(Eisenia fetida)为供试生物,研究了暴露于含有亚致死剂量毒死蜱的人工土壤中8周时间内蚯蚓超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)活性的变化。结果表明,毒死蜱对蚯蚓SOD、CAT、GSH-Px酶活性具有显著抑制。蚯蚓抗氧化防御系统酶对毒死蜱毒性具有一定的指示作用。除蚯蚓的LC50、产卵率、卵孵化率等常用的蚯蚓生态毒理学指标外,蚯蚓的SOD、CAT、GSH-Px抗氧化酶活性与实验农药的毒性效应具有相关性,但各指标在对毒性的响应敏感性上存在差异,其中,SOD、GSH-Px最为敏感,而CAT最不敏感。因此,在生态毒性诊断时,应选择不同指标作为一套指标体系相互补充,以增强污染诊断的灵敏性及长期诊断。     

蚯蚓粪配施不同土壤改良剂对甜瓜产量、品质及土壤理化性质的影响

蚯蚓粪作为新型有机肥料对于土壤改良有一定的积极作用。以甜瓜为供试作物,分析对比单施蚯蚓粪(T1)、蚯蚓粪配施生物炭与沸石(T2)、蚯蚓粪配施聚丙烯酰胺(PAM)(T3)、蚯蚓粪配施生物炭与沸石及PAM(T4)处理对甜瓜产量、品质及土壤理化性质的影响。结果表明,与其他处理相比,蚯蚓粪配施生物炭与沸石及PAM处理的甜瓜的产量、维生素C含量及土壤养分含量最高,分别达到23539.65kg/hm²、16.17mg/100g、有机质27.08g/kg、全氮2.64g/kg、有效磷403.61mg/kg、速效钾302.02mg/kg,且可滴定酸含量较低,为0.12%;此外,可溶性固形物与含量最高的T2处理差异不显著,类胡萝卜素与含量最高的T3处理差异不显著。由此可见,采用蚯蚓粪配施生物炭、沸石及PAM的土壤改良措施对提高甜瓜品质、改善土壤种植环境具有一定的促进作用。     

蚯蚓和发酵牛粪促进南瓜苗修复PAHs污染农田土壤

为了寻求高效修复土壤中持久性有机污染物多环芳烃(PAHs,polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon),在温室盆栽试验条件下,研究接种蚯蚓和施用发酵牛粪对南瓜苗修复3环以上PAHs污染土壤的影响。试验设置施用牛粪(D)、单接蚯蚓(E)、接种蚯蚓和施用牛粪(ED)、不接种蚯蚓和不施用牛粪的对照(CK)共4个处理,播种10周后收获。研究结果表明,接种蚯蚓和施用牛粪的共同作用下能有效提高南瓜苗生物量,有利于南瓜苗在PAHs污染的土壤生长,特别是地上部分的生长;接种蚯蚓或/和施用牛粪有效地提高了南瓜苗从土壤中吸收3～5环PAHs化合物的效率,且南瓜苗地上部吸收的PAHs量最低是地下部的6倍。因此,结合蚯蚓和发酵牛粪的辅助作用,南瓜苗地上部生物量较大,能从土壤中吸收多种PAHs化合物,与仅依赖于土壤自身的作用相比,三者的共同作用使得土壤中3环以上PAHs化合物的去除率提高23%以上,可组合应用于PAHs污染土壤的强化修复。该研究为土壤多环芳烃污染修复提供参考。     

蚯蚓粪施用方式及用量对土壤入渗的影响

通过室内土柱模拟试验研究蚯蚓粪施用方式及施用量对土壤水分入渗过程的影响,试验设置了3种施用量(50 g·kg~(-1),75 g·kg~(-1),100 g·kg~(-1))和5种施用方式(0～10 cm混施、10～20 cm混施、5～8 cm层施、10～13 cm层施、15～18 cm层施),以裸土为对照,分别测定0～180 min的土壤累积入渗量、湿润锋深度以及入渗30 min后层施条件下不同土层的土壤含水率。结果表明:不同用量蚯蚓粪混施入0～10 cm土层后均可加快湿润锋迁移速率,但在10～20 cm混施方式下,75 g·kg~(-1)和100g·kg~(-1)用量会抑制湿润锋的下移;当蚯蚓粪以层施方式加入土壤时,75 g·kg~(-1)和100 g·kg~(-1)用量处理的湿润锋迁移速率明显减小,且湿润锋深度随施用量的增加而减小;10～20 cm混施蚯蚓粪处理的累积入渗量小于0～10 cm混施处理,而75 g·kg~(-1)和100 g·kg~(-1)蚯蚓粪施用于5～8 cm和10～13 cm深度时也可明显减小累积入渗量,但100 g·kg~(-1)蚯蚓粪层施时则对入渗过程无显著影响;用Kostiakov模型拟合土壤入渗过程得出,施加75 g·kg~(-1)和100 g·kg~(-1)蚯蚓粪均能够增加初始入渗率,10～13 cm和15～18 cm层施蚯蚓粪则对入渗率的减小具有延缓作用;层施50 g·kg~(-1)蚯蚓粪能够提高下层土壤含水量,但层施75 g·kg~(-1)和100 g·kg~(-1)蚯蚓粪则会使下层土壤含水量降低。     

牛粪堆肥成型基质块蔬菜育苗灌溉方式

为优选蔬菜育苗成型基质的灌溉方式,提高成型基质蔬菜育苗效果,以牛粪好氧堆肥腐熟料和牛粪蚯蚓堆肥腐熟料为主料配方的成型基质块为研究对象,在低位浸泡灌溉和微喷灌溉条件下,其中牛粪好氧腐熟料成型基质块灌溉耗水量体积的处理水平分别为2 500、350、700、1 050、1 400、1 750 m L,用T1、T2、T3、T4、T5、T6表示;牛粪蚯蚓堆肥腐熟料基质块灌溉耗水量体积的处理水平分别为3 000、700、1 050、1 400、1 750、2 100 m L,用TS1、TS2、TS3、TS4、TS5、TS6表示,探讨不同灌溉条件对2种牛粪腐熟料成型基质块中全氮(TN)、全磷(TP)、全钾(TK)的迁移及其吸水特性和育苗效果。结果表明,2种牛粪腐熟料成型基质块在低位浸泡灌溉下,其灌溉充分,淋洗脱盐量相对较小,并且对成型基质块的冲刷,扰动较小;微喷灌溉最小灌溉量T2或TS2下,虽然其淋洗损失的TN、TP、TK小于低位浸泡灌溉,但成型基质块未能被充分湿润,影响育苗效果;微喷灌溉在T3、T4、T5、T6或TS3、TS4、TS5、TS6处理水平下,成型基质块中的TN、TP、TK淋洗损失量均大于低位浸泡灌溉,并且随灌溉量的增大而逐步增大。对牛粪好氧堆肥腐熟料成型基质块,育苗前期应选取微喷灌溉T4进行前充分淋洗,育苗后期采取低位浸泡灌溉保留幼苗生长所需养分;而对牛粪蚯蚓堆肥腐熟料成型基质块,TS1处理下黄瓜幼苗的茎粗(6.23 mm)、株高(138.09 mm)、地上部分干质量(758.85 mg)、地下部分干质量(147.92 mg)和壮苗指数(217.64)均为该试验中最大值,灌溉水利用率为2.79g/kg,该处理水平下幼苗生长及水分有效利用率均较优,即可采取TS1处理对牛粪蚯蚓腐熟料成型基质块进行灌溉。     

根区饲养蚯蚓对椪柑树体营养和根系生长的影响

以4年生桠柑为试验材料,研究根区饲养蚯蚓对椪柑树体营养和根系生长的影响。试验设4个处理,分别是穴施牛粪、穴施牛粪并接种蚯蚓、根系输液和对照。研究结果表明：穴施牛粪并接种蚯蚓很好地诱导了椪柑根系的生长,其诱导的根量比穴施牛粪和对照的分别高出100．62％和126．27％;穴施牛粪并接种蚯蚓处理的椪柑根系吸收和累积的氮、磷、钾元素分别比对照的高出21．13％、35．44％和76．31％;穴施牛粪并接种蚯蚓明显提高植株叶片的氮、磷、钾营养水平和叶绿素含量,在改善植株矿质营养状况方面优于穴施牛粪处理和根系输液处理。根系输液处理能在短时间内明显增加植株叶片营养含量。     

蚯蚓联合生防细菌Bacillus velezensis改善连作百合土壤细菌群落结构及防治枯萎病的效果

【目的】从土壤理化性状和微生物群落结构及多样性角度,研究蚯蚓联合生防细菌改善百合连作障碍的机理和效果,为湖南百合产业化种植提供技术措施。【方法】采用盆栽试验方法,在湖南长沙连续种植了两季百合(Lilium lancifolium Thunb.)。供试土壤为红壤,生防菌为Bacillales velezensis YFB3-1菌液(菌体浓度为10⁹ CFU/mL),蚯蚓为赤子爱胜蚓(Eisenia fetida)。试验设单施菌液(T1)、只接种蚯蚓(T2)、同时使用菌液和蚯蚓(T3) 3个处理,以不使用菌剂和蚯蚓为对照(CK)。调查了两茬百合产量和枯萎病病情指数,分析了第二茬百合根际土壤理化性质、细菌群落结构和多样性,以及连作百合产量与根际土壤理化性质、细菌群落和枯萎病的相关性。【结果】与第一茬相比,同一处理的第二茬百合产量都显著下降。两年连作百合产量都以同时使用菌液和蚯蚓(T3)处理为最高,分别为16464、15674 kg/hm²,都显著高于同年份其他处理。两年连作百合枯萎病发病率和病情指数都以T3为最低,都显著低于同年份其他处理,T3处理...     

长江三角洲地区城市污泥对蚯蚓的急性毒性效应

应用滤纸法和自然土壤法测定了长江三角洲地区城市污泥及其与青紫泥混合后对蚯蚓的急性致死效应及慢性毒性效应。结果表明:滤纸法测定的污泥对蚯蚓的毒性症状出现快且严重,不同污泥对蚯蚓的毒性大小差别较大,致死中浓度(LC50)相对应的污泥与水比值(Rsw-LC50)范围在0.0010～0.0242之间。在供试的城市污泥中,上海贮泥池污泥对蚯蚓的毒性最大,上海脱水污泥5对蚯蚓的毒性最小。自然土壤法测定的污泥与土壤作用后对蚯蚓的毒性结果为:所有处理蚯蚓死亡率均为0,各污泥处理对蚯蚓体重增长率的影响差别不大,个别污泥处理蚯蚓体重增长率比对照处理低,即对蚯蚓的体重有负增长影响。与滤纸法各处理相比,中毒症状较轻微,仅极个别中毒症状较明显。与污泥的水浸液相比,污泥与土壤作用后对蚯蚓的毒性大大降低。     

Cultivation of transgenic cyanophycin-producing potatoes does not negatively affect growth,reproduction and activity of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris (L.)

A microcosm experiment was performed to investigate the effects of post-harvest potato tubers from transgenic cyanophycin-producing potatoes on Lumbricus terrestris (L.) activity and biomass, number of cocoons and their hatchability as well as the remaining cyanophycin content in soil and cast samples during a period of 80 days. Potato tubers from four transgenic potato events with different cyanophycin content in a range from 0.8 to 7.5% were compared to the near isogenic, non-transgenic control (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Albatros) and a comparative potato cultivar (S. tuberosum L. cv. Désirée). One treatment with transgenic tuber residue but without earthworms was prepared as an additional control. Potato tuber loss from the surface of the microcosms was significantly higher in the treatments with transgenic potato tubers compared with non-transgenic treatments. It can be estimated that the earthworm contribution to potato tuber loss from the soil surface was approximately 61%. Mean number of cocoons in addition to the number of hatched cocoons varied from 2.6 to 6.2 and from 7 to 15 accounting for 45.2–83.35% hatchability, respectively, but no significant differences between the treatments were found. The same was true for the development of earthworm biomass in the various treatments. The cyanophycin content in soil samples was significantly higher when earthworms were present indicating that the cyanophycin content in the upper soil layer might have been enhanced through earthworm burrowing activity. Overall, it is concluded that tubers from transgenic cyanophycin potatoes are easily degradable and neither inhibit nor stimulate earthworm growth, reproduction, and activity.     

Effects of the earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus on banana plants infected or not with the plant-parasitic nematode Radopholus similis

Radopholus similis is a worldwide endoparasitic nematode that greatly hampers banana (Musa acuminata, Cavendish subgroup) productivity. Earthworms are known to closely interact with above-ground and under-ground soil biota and particularly with plants and microfaunal communities. This study was aimed at investigating, under greenhouse conditions, the effects of the earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus on banana growth and nutrient uptake, and assessing the influences of this earthworm on the development of an inoculated population of R. similis. Six-week-old tissue culture banana plants were submitted to four treatments: with P. corethrurus, R. similis, P. corethrurus+R. similis, and a control with no earthworms or nematodes. At the end of the experiment, the P. corethrurus treatments showed significantly higher leaf surface areas, shoot dry root weights, and root fresh weights than those without earthworms. This root growth enhancement probably contributed to the evident but non-significant decrease in the density of nematodes in the roots, even though earthworms did not reduce the total number of nematodes per whole root system. Moreover, the presence of earthworms slightly alleviated the severity of root damage. N bioavailability in the soil, along with N, Ca, and Mg content of banana plants, were also significantly increased in the presence of earthworms. Our results demonstrated that banana plant growth and nutrition were positively influenced by earthworms. Cropping practices that boost the development of earthworm communities in soil should therefore be promoted to enhance sustainability and to naturally alleviate nematode impact.     

Earthworms of different functional groups affect the fate of the Bt-toxin Cry1Ab from transgenic maize in soil

The fate of the insecticidal Cry1Ab protein from crop residues (leaves and roots) of the transgenic maize variety MON810 was studied in the presence and absence of two earthworm species (Lumbricus terrestris, Aporrectodea caliginosa; separate incubations) in soil microcosms. The recombinant Cry1Ab protein was quantified using a highly sensitive ELISA. Control microcosms received corresponding non-transgenic plant material. All earthworms survived in the microcosms over a period of 5 weeks, irrespective of whether they received MON810 or non-transgenic plant material. Weight loss was observed for both earthworm species, independent of the plant material or transgenic modification. A strong decline of immunoreactive Cry1Ab in plant residues (mean initial concentration approx. 5000 ng g⁻¹) of MON810 was observed in all treatments, but in microcosms with earthworms this decline was significantly higher with less than 10% of the initial Cry1Ab concentration remaining after 5 weeks. Cry1Ab concentrations in casts were only 0.1% of those found in remaining plant material of the respective microcosms. No immunoreactive Cry1Ab proteins were found in earthworm tissues (threshold of detection: 0.58 ng g⁻¹ fresh weight). No further decline was found for Cry1Ab concentrations in casts of A. caliginosa during a subsequent period of 3 months of incubation in bulk soil (<0.1 ng g⁻¹) after removal of the earthworms from the microcosms, while in casts of L. terrestris the concentration decreased from 0.4 to below 0.1 ng g⁻¹. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that earthworms enhance the decline of immunoreactive Cry1Ab proteins from maize residues.     

Earthworm populations and growth rates related to long-term crop residue and tillage management

Conventional tillage creates soil physical conditions that may restrict earthworm movement and accelerate crop residue decomposition, thus reducing the food supply for earthworms. These negative impacts may be alleviated by retaining crop residues in agroecosystems. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of various tillage and crop residue management practices on earthworm populations in the field and earthworm growth under controlled conditions. Population assessments were conducted at two long-term (15+ years) experimental sites in Québec, Canada with three tillage systems: moldboard plow/disk harrow (CT), chisel plow or disk harrow (RT) and no tillage (NT), as well as two levels of crop residue inputs (high and low). Earthworm growth was assessed in intact soil cores from both sites. In the field, earthworm populations and biomass were greater with long-term NT than CT and RT practices, but not affected by crop residue management. Laboratory growth rates of Aporrectodea turgida (Eisen) in intact soil cores were affected by tillage and residue inputs, and were positively correlated with the soil organic C pool, suggesting that tillage and residue management practices that increase the soil organic C pool provide more organic substrates for earthworm growth. The highest earthworm growth rates were in soils from RT plots with high residue input, which differed from the response of earthworm populations to tillage and residue management treatments in the field. Our results suggest that tillage-induced disturbance probably has a greater impact than food availability on earthworm populations in cool, humid agroecosystems.     

Assessing effects of transgenic Cry1Ac cotton on the earthworm Eisenia fetida

Transgenic insect-resistant cotton containing a synthetic version of the insecticidal toxin gene from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki has been planted in China in a large scale and may have adverse impacts on soil organisms. The leaves of the transgenic cotton and the non-transgenic parental cotton were collected and their impacts on the earthworm, Eisenia fetida, were tested in laboratory studies. No significant acute toxicity on E. fetida from oral exposure to the transgenic cotton line, GK19, was detected. The average weight, numbers of cocoons and new offsprings of E. fetida in the GK19 groups were all higher than in the Simian3 groups, but the differences were not significant.     

Earthworm dynamics and soil physical properties in the first three years of no-till management

Earthworms are often referred to as ecosystem engineers due to their ability to alter the soil environment. Since earthworms influence a wide range of critical chemical and physical soil properties it is important to understand how their populations are impacted by soil management. Earthworms were sampled during the spring and summer of 2001, 2002, and 2003 from conventional tillage (CT) and no-till (NT) plots established in 2000. Although there was a strong trend for higher earthworm density in NT plots in 2001 (p = 0.08) and 2002 (p = 0.19), statistically significant differences were not detected between tillage treatments until 2003 (p = 0.04) when mean earthworm density was 37.7 individuals m⁻² in CT and 149.9 individuals m⁻² in NT during spring and 17.1 individuals m⁻² in CT and 58.4 individuals m⁻² in NT in summer. A high mortality rate between spring and summer, combined with greater cocoon production under NT suggests that the earthworm population turns over rapidly in NT plots. Data also suggest that adverse soil environmental conditions will limit earthworm density in these dryland agroecosystems. Despite significantly higher earthworm density after three years of NT management, soil bulk density, saturated hydraulic conductivity, and aggregate stability of the 0.5- to 1-mm size fraction were not different between the two tillage treatments. The apparent lack of impact of reduced disturbance and increased earthworm density on soil physical properties may be due to the short time this soil has been under NT management, limited seasonal earthworm activity due to environmental conditions, or differences in the scale at which soil physical properties have been affected after three years of NT management and the scale at which our measurements were made.     

植物源有机物料对果园土壤微生物群落多样性的影响

【目的】苹果园土壤肥力持续下降,禽畜废弃物肥源严重不足,施用植物源有机肥成为生产中改善果园土壤状况的重要措施之一。本试验利用BIOLOG微平板技术研究了盆栽条件下添加植物源有机物料及其腐殖化过程驱动因子对果园土壤微生物群落多样性的影响,探讨葡萄糖、 尿素和蚯蚓在植物源有机物料向土壤碳库转化中的作用,为揭示果园土壤质量的演变机制提供参考。【方法】取苹果园020 cm土层土壤,与苹果枝条、 玉米秸秆和果园杂草粉碎物混合,栽植2a生苹果砧木山定子幼苗,分别添加尿素、 葡萄糖和蚯蚓,利用BIOLOG微平板技术进行土壤微生物群落多样性分析。不同处理的土壤浸提液在 BIOLOG生态测试板中培养,取培养96 h时微平板光密度值进行多样性指数计算,分别用丰富度指数S 表示被微生物群落利用的基质数量,多样性指数表示反应孔与对照孔光密度值之差和整块板总差的比值,均匀度指数 E表示可培养微生物的种类均匀度,优势度指数Ds用于评估某些最常见种的优势度。对土壤微生物群落利用BIOLOG微平板中六类碳源（碳水化合物类、 氨基酸类、 羧酸类、 多聚物类、 芳香族类和胺类）的情况进行主成分分析,明确不同处理微生物对碳源利用能力的差异。【结果】有机物料种类、 小分子有机物和蚯蚓数量均对平均吸光值（AWCD值）有显著影响,在培养0~24 h,玉米秸秆+葡萄糖+12条蚯蚓（T4）和果园杂草+葡萄糖（T9）处理的AWCD值明显高于其他处理,微生物群落的活性较强,碳源开始利用较早。2496 h时,AWCD呈指数增长,120 h后趋于平缓,以玉米秸秆+葡萄糖+12条蚯蚓（T4）、 苹果枝条+葡萄糖+6条蚯蚓（T2）、 果园杂草+葡萄糖（T9）处理斜率最大,其次为玉米秸秆+尿素+6条蚯蚓（T6）和苹果枝条+尿素（T1）处理; 小分子有机物种类对微生物群落丰富度指数（S）和优势度指数（Ds）的影响显著,丰富度指数（S）以苹果枝条+葡萄糖+6条蚯蚓（T2）最大,优势度指数（Ds）以玉米秸秆+葡萄糖+12条蚯蚓（T4）最大,各处理的多样性指数（H）和均一度指数（E）差异不显著; 对碳源利用主成分起分异作用的主要是碳水化合物类和多聚物类。【结论】与秸秆和杂草处理相比,苹果枝条处理土壤微生物群落多样性较丰富,加入葡萄糖为土壤微生物提供可迅速利用的碳源,微生物功能多样性也显著增加; 蚯蚓活动对微生物群落多样性的影响比葡萄糖小,尿素对微生物群落多样性的影响也较小,但同时添加尿素和葡萄糖有助于微生物多样性的增加。     

蚯蚓菌根互作对土壤酶活、 甘薯根系生长及养分吸收的影响

【目的】蚯蚓和丛枝菌根真菌处于不同的营养级,但在促进植物生长和提高土壤肥力等方面却都发挥着积极作用。单独对土壤微生物或土壤动物的研究较多,但对土壤微生物与土壤动物之间相互作用的研究很少。因此研究它们对土壤和植物生长的作用可为挖掘土壤生物的潜力和提高土壤生物肥力提供依据。【方法】采用盆栽试验,研究了蚯蚓(Eisenia fetida)与丛枝菌根真菌(Rhizophagus irregularis)互作对甘薯生长和养分吸收的影响。试验采用两因素完全随机试验设计,分为接种和不接种菌根真菌及添加和不添加蚯蚓。试验共4个处理: 不加菌根和蚯蚓(CK); 接种菌根真菌(AM); 添加蚯蚓(E); 添加蚯蚓和菌根真菌(E+AM),每个处理4次重复。调查了甘薯养分吸收、 根系形态及土壤养分变化,采用Canoco4.5软件对土壤生物与植物对应关系进行RDA (redundancy analysis)分析。【结果】接种菌根真菌显著提高了甘薯地上和地下部生物量(P0.05),而添加蚯蚓的处理仅提高了甘薯地上部生物量。同时添加蚯蚓和菌根的处理显著提高了甘薯地上地下部生物量,并且高于其他三个处理(P0.05)。与对照相比,接种菌根真菌显著提高了土壤磷酸酶活性(P0.01),增幅近一倍; 同时提高了土壤磷的植物有效性,土壤有效磷含量下降了30%左右。添加蚯蚓后土壤脲酶活性从5.45 mg NH+4-N/g显著增加到8.71 mg NH+4-N/g,土壤碱解氮的含量从5.82 mg/kg显著增加到6.89 mg/kg (P0.05)。RDA分析表明蚯蚓菌根互作对甘薯地上和地下部氮磷含量、 根表面积、 根体积、 根平均直径和根尖数均存在显著的正交互效应。蚯蚓菌根互作通过调控土壤酶和改变土壤养分有效性促进甘薯对土壤氮磷养分的吸收。【结论】蚯蚓(Eisenia fetida)通过调控土壤脲酶和碱性磷酸酶增加了土壤中氮磷的有效性从而促进甘薯地上部生长。丛枝菌根真菌(Rhizophagus irregularis)通过调控土壤磷酸酶和增加植株地上地下部吸磷量从而促进甘薯生长。添加蚯蚓或接种菌根真菌均能增加根系吸收面积和根体积从而促进甘薯对养分的吸收。蚯蚓和菌根真菌相互作用通过调控土壤酶和改变土壤养分有效性以及促进根系发育从而互补的促进甘薯养分吸收和生长。     

Nitrogen mineralization and reorganization in casts of the geophagous tropical earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus (Glossoscolecidae)

Summary Mineral N concentrations ranged from 133.1 to 167.8 g g^-1 dry soil in fresh casts of the endogeic earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus fed on an Amazonian Ultisol; this was approximately five times the concentration in non-ingested soil. Most of this N was in the form of NH _inf4 ^sup+ . N also accumulated in microbial biomass, which increased from a control value of 10.5–11.3 to 67.5–74.1 g g^-1 in fresh casts. During a 16-day incubation, part of the NH _inf4 ^sup+ -N was nitrified and/or transferred to the microbial biomass. Total labile N (i.e., mineral+biomas N) decreased sharply at first (ca. 50% in the first 12 h), and then more slowly. The exact fate of this N (microbial metabolites, denitrification, or volatilization) is not known. After 16 days, the overall N content of the casts was still 28% higher than that of the control soil. Incubation of the soil before ingestion by the earthworms significantly increased the production of NH _inf4 ^sup+ in casts. We calculate that in a humid tropical pasture, 50–100 kg mineral N may be produced annually in earthworm casts. Part of this N may be conserved in the compact structure of the cast where the cast is not in close contact with plant roots.     

Earthworm populations as affected by crop practices on clay loam soil in a Mediterranean climate

Abstract

Earthworms influence soil fertility, and their population is known to be influenced by fertilization. The objective of this study is to characterize the abundance of earthworms under three different kinds of rotation-crops (Rotation: cereals–legumes for green manure-cotton), three tillage systems (Conventional Tillage CT, Minimum Tillage MT, & No-Tillage NT) and fertilization (NP: inorganic and FYM: farmyard manure-organic). Significantly higher populations of earthworms were found under the legumes and NT system in contrast to the lowest abundance determined under the cotton and CT system. Earthworm populations benefited more from organic fertilization than from NP. Our study showed that the most important factors for earthworm abundance are the macropores and C_org under Mediterranean conditions. No-till management considerably influenced the improvement of the physical and chemical soil properties and increased the earthworm abundance.