拉索加强式温室单层球面网壳稳定性分析

双向网格型单层球面网壳透光好、耗材小、作为温室结构设计具有广泛的应用前景。但是结构面内刚度和面外刚度较低,过度增大跨度易发生大变形导致结构失稳。为了提高结构的稳定性能,针对30、40、50 m跨度的单层球面网壳提出了在双向网格对角处即面内布置拉索及和面外不相邻节点处布置斜拉索的方案,开发了刚性网壳和柔性拉索组成的拉索加强式温室空间结构体系。利用有限元程序ANSYS以及自编的前后处理程序,针对不同跨度温室球面网壳进行了弹性、弹塑性全过程分析,考察了拉索布置形式、拉索预应力、初始几何缺陷、荷载不对称分布等因素对温室网壳稳定性的影响规律,并结合结构的屈曲模态、塑性发展分布等特征响应,进一步揭示了结构的失稳机理。在此基础上,分析了材料非线性对温室网壳稳定性的影响规律,通过对网壳结构的弹性、弹塑性临界荷载的统计,重新核定了此类温室结构体系的"塑性折减系数"。结果表明:拉索充分发挥了材料的抗拉性能,布置拉索后使原结构极限荷载提高了29%~92%,对拉索施加30 k N预应力后极限荷载最大可提高43%,论证了该结构形式的合理性;塑性折减系数在0.7~1.0之间,说明材料非线性对此类温室结构稳定性的影响不大,以上研究成果对该结构体系的工程实践提供了技术参考。     

灾害风荷载下温室单层柱面网壳整体动力倒塌分析

该文针对大跨轻质单层柱面网壳在灾害强风天气下存在动力倒塌破坏的可能性,利用显式有限元分析软件ANSYS/S-DYNA及自编前后处理程序,综合考虑了几何非线性、材料非线性和接触非线性,建立了灾害风荷载下温室单层柱面网壳结构整体动力倒塌的数值分析模型,考察了单层柱面网壳的动力倒塌发展全过程。以节点位移和变形形态等几何特征响应对网壳结构进行了动力倒塌过程分析,将网壳结构倒塌过程依据其特性划分为轻度损伤阶段,倒塌形成阶段和整体倒塌阶段3个阶段;同时以杆件内力和截面塑性发展等力学特征响应对网壳结构进行了动力倒塌机理研究,指出网壳结构的风致动力倒塌原因是风压区压杆反复屈曲和拉杆依次失效相互作用的综合体现。对比分析考虑下部支承与不考虑下部支承单层柱面网壳的动力倒塌过程,结果表明,考虑下部支承柱时网壳结构动力倒塌对应的临界荷载系数发生了25%的明显降幅。该研究为温室网壳结构的抗风设计、工程应用和防灾评估提供了理论参考。     

Venlo温室的荷载效应特征及其在工程中的应用

Venlo型温室是世界上硬质覆盖材料温室中使用量最大的结构形式，在中国也已经成为玻璃温室和PC板温室的首选结构。该文以Venlo温室钢结构中控制性关键构件边柱和相邻中柱为例，利用温室结构设计专用软件、采用结构有限元分析的方法对边柱和中柱在6种不同荷载组合方式和7种不同跨度下的荷载效应进行了计算，分析其在不同荷载组合和跨度数下的内力变化规律，将结果运用于温室柱网布置、构件材料分布、节点构造等工程设计中，可以有效提高Venlo型温室结构设计的科学性、安全性、降低结构用钢量。     

型钢拱架日光温室结构稳定性能及参数分析

型钢拱架日光温室结构的主要受力构件长细比大,暴雪等极端灾害天气下易引发结构失稳灾变。针对此问题,该研究利用弹塑性力学理论和非线性有限单元法,建立型钢拱架日光温室结构精细化有限元模型,开展雪荷载下日光温室稳定性能分析;通过对型钢截面类型（平椭圆形截面、箱形截面和几字形截面）、温室跨度（8、10和12 m）、雪荷载分布形态（分布厚度不均匀和分布区域不对称）等参数下进行日光温室失稳全过程分析,分别确定日光温室稳定承载力,揭示雪荷载分布对日光温室稳定承载力的量化影响;结合日光温室的荷载系数-位移全过程曲线和不同加载时刻点的变形图、应力图、轴力图与弯矩图,从直观现象和内在本质两个层面深入探明日光温室的静力失稳机理。分析结果表明：在保证不发生平面外整体失稳的前提下,当型钢截面面积和翼缘宽度相同时,相较于箱形截面型钢、几字形截面型钢,采用平椭圆形截面型钢拱架的日光温室稳定承载力分别提高了19.2%和44.2%;跨度对日光温室稳定承载力的影响较大,与8 m跨度相比,10、12 m跨度的日光温室的荷载系数分别下降了27.1%和57.9%;相较于均匀分布雪荷载,在非均匀分布雪荷载下日光温室的稳定承载力最大下降63.8%;相较于不设置拉杆和撑杆的情况,单独设置拉杆的日光温室稳定承载力最大可提高9.0%,单独设置撑杆的日光温室稳定承载力最大可提高66.8%。该研究得出的结果和给出的建议可为型钢拱架日光温室结构抗雪设计、稳定性研究和防灾分析提供技术指导和理论参考。     

椭圆管单管拱架日光温室结构性能分析

为探明椭圆管单管拱架日光温室的结构性能,该研究以北京地区风雪荷载为例,选取8、9、10 m三种常见跨度的日光温室为研究对象,依据国家标准《农业温室结构荷载规范》和农业行业标准《日光温室设计规范》确定日光温室的建筑剖面尺寸以及荷载作用形式,主要研究日光温室在屋脊不同位置设置拉杆时,随着拉杆位置的不同,在保证结构安全的前提下,针对拱架两端与基础和后墙的不同连接形式、不同跨度以及不同的屋脊形式建立结构计算模型,运用3D3S软件计算分析拉杆设置位置的变化对单管拱架的内力影响。计算发现,不论拱架与后墙采用哪种连接形式,当拱架与基础采用固接时,设置拉杆时拱架的应力比系数最小为0.974,其余均大于1.0,此种连接形式都应避免设置拉杆;当拱架与基础采用铰接时,设置拉杆时拱架的应力比系数大部分小于1.0,应尽量增设拉杆;在拱架与基础采用铰接连接、与后墙采用固结连接时,不同跨度日光温室增设屋脊拉杆的作用效果呈现曲线变化态势,9 m跨度的日光温室设置拉杆后的应力比系数最小,为0.90,因此推荐温室的跨度以9 m为宜;对尖屋脊和圆弧屋脊日光温室拱架的内力分析发现,建议如果不设屋脊拉杆,温室的屋脊形式应尽量做成圆弧形,而设置屋脊拉杆后可将屋脊做成尖屋脊。该研究成果可为椭圆管单管拱架日光温室的结构设计提供理论支撑。     

华南型单栋塑料温室风荷载模拟试验研究

该文对华南型单栋塑料温室的风荷载特性进行了风洞模拟试验研究,测量了在16种不同风向角下温室风荷载体型系数大小和分布规律,详细讨论了屋檐、天窗等外伸部位对温室风荷载分布的影响。试验结果表明,华南型温室中的屋檐和天窗使其风荷载分布与建筑结构荷载规范的规定有较大区别,屋檐、屋脊、两端和天窗均为风荷载集中的部位。抗风设计应主要考虑与温室侧墙垂直的风荷载,在温室端部应设置支撑或提高屋檐和屋脊结构强度     

日光温室土墙体温度变化及蓄热放热特点

为研究日光温室土墙体温度变化规律及蓄放热特性,以泰安市下挖式土墙日光温室为研究对象,在温室北墙布置5个测试层,通过各测试层最冷季节(30 d)温室内气温、墙体温度、室外气温及室外太阳辐照度测试数据,分析了土墙日光温室内部温度及墙体内温度的分布规律。结果表明:各测试层墙体表面及0.1~0.6 m处测点的温度均呈现出随温室气温周期性变化的规律,且随着墙体厚度的增加温度的波动幅值逐渐减小,相位明显后移;0.7 m以后测点的温度幅值趋于稳定,处于稳态向室外的导热过程。基于墙体温度分布规律,对墙体白天的蓄热量、夜间的放热量及墙体夜间放热效率进行了计算,得出墙体夜间放热效率为43%,表明土墙白天蓄积热量的43%用于改善夜间温室内热环境。对墙体蓄热和放热量计算,综合评价墙体的平均放热效率,可以为土墙日光温室结构优化及热负荷计算提供指导,为各地土墙温室轻简化技术研究提供理论基础。     

基于频谱分析法的超声波流量计流道结构优化

大尺度漩涡对超声波流量计测量误差有直接影响,该文通过频谱分析法定量研究了63 mm超声波传播路径上各点的湍流脉动频率和特征长度,得到了大尺度漩涡的分布规律,明确了大尺度旋涡比较集中地出现在超声波流量计声波传播路径的中后部的现状,为超声波流量计的流道结构优化提供了重要依据。提出用"井"字形网栅限制声道中后部漩涡尺度的优化方案。研究了3种网栅布置方案(方案1:设置单层网栅于63 mm声波传播路径中后部;方案2:设置3层均布网栅分别位于声波路径4等分点处;方案3:以10 mm间距设置3层均布网栅于声波传播路径中后部)对大尺度旋涡的抑制效果。结果表明方案3效果最好,在Re=50 000条件下,湍流误差仅为0.18%,且压力损失较小。因此,该优化设计有良好的工农业应用前景。     

高纬度地区多功能日光温室设计

高纬度地区的传统日光温室常由于结构设计不合理,冬季生产需要补温,果蔬种植和加工环节分离,运输中容易发生冻害,制约该地区温室的冬季生产。该文基于传统日光温室优点及存在问题,结合高寒地区气候特点,从温室结构优化和功能创新2方面提出新型日光温室设计方案。利用经典温室设计理论,结合生产实际,对采光角度、前屋面弧度、保温性能等进行优化,并对雪荷载、风荷载、屋面活荷载、作物吊挂荷载进行计算,利用结构分析软件midas计算温室结构的受力稳定性,对温室各参数设计的合理性进行验证。优化结果为:总跨度16 m,一层种植部分跨度9 m,生产加工部分跨度7 m,总高度6.5 m,前屋面主采光角37°,土地利用率达到1.7。该设计实现了高纬度地区温室冬季不加温种植果蔬,利用传统温室后墙的遮阴部分,创造地上、地下3层使用空间,显著提高了土地利用率,实现种植、加工、存储多种功能集成,是高纬度地区日光温室的一种创新尝试,可以作为棚室种植园区的核心节点温室。     

连栋温室钢结构框架稳定设计方法

在生产性连栋温室的结构设计中,稳定性分析是设计的关键,中国目前主要采用工业与民用建筑中传统的钢结构稳定性设计理论进行结构分析,既不能真实反映出温室这种薄壁小截面结构的真实力学反应特征,也增加了温室用钢量。该文利用当前钢结构稳定设计的最新理论研究和实践成果,在详细分析传统的计算长度系数法和修正计算长度系数法利弊的基础上,针对生产性连栋温室钢结构所具有的等高、有侧移失稳时具有整体失稳的特性,通过理论分析和大量的有限元计算比较,提出了一种能够考虑柱与柱相互作用的修正计算长度系数法和层稳定系数法。在当前温室中柱和边柱普遍采用不同截面的情况下,利用该文的方法对温室钢结构框架进行设计,可以取得较好的技术和经济效果。     

低氮和干旱胁迫对富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的影响

【目的】以富士（Fuji）、 秦冠（Qinguan）嫁接在平邑甜茶（Malus hupehensis Rehd.）上的当年生盆栽苗为试验材料,采用砂培方法,研究了缺氮胁迫和干旱对富士和秦冠生长情况、 光合参数、 植株各部位氮磷钾含量及氮素利用效率的影响,分析比较了低氮干旱条件下富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的差异,以期为果树生产高效肥水利用提供理论指导。【方法】试验共设四个处理: 正常氮正常水（ZZ）、 低氮正常水（DZ）、 正常氮干旱（ZG）、 低氮干旱（DG）。氮素和水分均设置两个水平,分别为正常氮（6 mmol/L NO-3-N）、 低氮（0.3 mmol/LNO-3-N）、 正常供水（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的80%~85%）、 干旱处理（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的60%~65%）。【结果】富士和秦冠的生物量（茎和叶）、 株高茎粗等生长指标以及光合速率、 气孔导度、 蒸腾速率均为正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）,并且相对应处理下秦冠的以上指标均高于富士;正常供水下,缺氮处理使富士、 秦冠的根冠比比正常氮处理均有所增加,富士提高了2.05%,秦冠提高了22.40%。富士和秦冠的氮、 磷、 钾含量均表现出正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）; 氮、 钾元素含量在植株各部位的分布顺序依次是叶＞根＞茎,磷元素则是根＞叶＞茎;光合氮素利用效率（PNUE）和氮素利用效率表现为秦冠处理之间差异极显著,富士处理之间差异不显著;秦冠的PNUE和NUE明显高于富士,在低氮正常水（DZ）处理下,秦冠氮肥利用率比富士高42.07%,在低氮干旱（DG）处理下高64.14%;低氮胁迫下富士和秦冠的NUE显著提高,并且秦冠提高的幅度高于富士。【结论】施用氮肥能够显著提高富士与秦冠的干物质量,同等水肥条件下,秦冠生长优于富士;水分亏缺会减少叶片对氮的吸收,干旱条件下适度增施氮肥,可提高果树的抗旱能力;低氮干旱胁迫下秦冠的生长指标、 光合指标及氮素利用效率指标均优于富士,表现出较强的抗低氮干旱胁迫的能力。     

Pasture Vegetation Elemental Analysis by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a new technique for the analysis of plant material. This study investigates the application of LIBS to pasture-based plant samples. The LIBS measurements were obtained from pelletized pasture samples (100 samples) that had been also analyzed by inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) following microwave digestion for calibration and comparison purposes. Comparisons for elements sodium (Na), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), boron (B), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S) showed that LIBS could be used for almost all the standard profile total elements with concentrations down to low mg/kg levels (observed error of Na: 0.024 percent, K: 0.18 percent, Mg: 0.016 percent, Ca: 0.073 percent, P: 0.017 percent, Mn: 31 mg/kg, Fe: 150 mg/kg, Zn: 6.6 mg/kg, and B: 1.1 mg/kg). Elemental analysis at less than mg/kg levels was not possible using LIBS. The elements S and Cu were particularly difficult to analyze with reliability using LIBS at the concentration levels found in the plant samples. Replacing microwave digestion and subsequent ICP analysis with a direct analysis of dried plant samples using LIBS has the potential to improve the productivity and reduce the cost of testing.     

Faculty positions:Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Macroinvertebrates in North American tallgrass prairie soils: effects of fire, mowing, and fertilization on density and biomass

The responses of tallgrass prairie plant communities and ecosystem processes to fire and grazing are well characterized. However, responses of invertebrate consumer groups, and particularly soil-dwelling organisms, to these disturbances are not well known. At Konza Prairie Biological Station, we sampled soil macroinvertebrates in 1994 and 1999 as part of a long-term experiment designed to examine the effects and interactions of annual fire, mowing, and fertilization (N and P) on prairie soil communities and processes. For nearly all taxa, in both years, responses were characterized by significant treatment interactions, but some general patterns were evident. Introduced European earthworms (Aporrectodea spp. and Octolasion spp.) were most abundant in plots where fire was excluded, and the proportion of the total earthworm community consisting of introduced earthworms was greater in unburned, unmowed, and fertilized plots. Nymphs of two Cicada genera were collected (Cicadetta spp. and Tibicen spp.). Cicadetta nymphs were more abundant in burned plots, but mowing reduced their abundance. Tibicen nymphs were collected almost exclusively from unburned plots. Treatment effects on herbivorous beetle larvae (Scarabaeidae, Elateridae, and Curculionidae) were variable, but nutrient additions (N or P) usually resulted in greater densities, whereas mowing usually resulted in lower densities. Our results suggest that departures from historical disturbance regimes (i.e. frequent fire and grazing) may render soils more susceptible to increased numbers of European earthworms, and that interactions between fire, aboveground biomass removal, and vegetation responses affect the structure and composition of invertebrate communities in tallgrass prairie soils.     

Variation in quality parameters between and within 14 Nordic tree fruit and berry species

Abstract

A 3-year study was carried out to investigate quality parameters in 14 tree fruit and berry species grown in southern Norway. The species were blueberry, apple, aronia, sour cherry, sweet cherry, red raspberry, strawberry, blackcurrant, gooseberry, red currant and elderberry, harvested along with wild bilberry, cloudberry and lingonberry. Significant differences between species were identified for all quality parameters. The coefficient of variation between species was lowest for pH (12.5%), dry matter (18.9%) and soluble solids (25.3%), followed by titratable acids (59.3%), total phenolics (83.8%), antioxidant capacity FRAP (85.7%) and antiradical power by the DPPH-assay (97.8%), total monomeric anthocyanins (132%) and ascorbic acid (137%). Average coefficient of variation within species were lower and ranged from 4 (pH) to 62% (ascorbic acid). Only the FRAP values were significantly affected by harvesting year with lower levels in 2004 than in 2005 and 2006. There were significant interactions between species and harvesting year for dry matter, soluble solids, pH, ascorbic acid and FRAP. The results indicate generic ranges in composition within species independent upon growing location and climate, and the composition of the tree fruits and berries is not likely to deviate from these ranges. It is concluded that desirable composition of tree fruits and berries and their products should primarily be achieved by selection among species rather than searching fors broadened variation within individual species.     

Potassium Fixation and Release Characteristics in Rhizosphere and Nonrhizosphere Soils for a Rapeseed–Rice Cropping Sequence

Potassium (K) fixation and release in soil are important factors in the long-term sustainability of a cropping system. Changes in K concentration and characteristics of K fixation and release in rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils in the rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)–rice (Oryza sativa L.) rotation were investigated using a rhizobox system. The concentrations of different forms of K in both rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils decreased with plants compared to without plants, regardless of K fertilizer application. Potassium uptake by crops mainly came from the rhizosphere soil. In the treatment without K fertilizer (–K), the main form of K supplied by the soil to the crops was 1.0 mol L^?1 nitric acid (HNO₃) nonextractable K, followed by nonexchangeable K, and then exchangeable K. In the treatment with K fertilizer (+K), the main K forms supplied by the soil to the crops were exchangeable K and nonexchangeable K. The amount and rate of K fixation after one cycle of the rapeseed–rice rotation was greater in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The amount and rate of K fixation of soil in the +K treatment were significantly less than in the –K treatment. The cumulative amounts of K released with 1.0 mol L^?1 ammonium acetate (NH₄OAc) and 1.0 mol L^?1 HNO₃ extraction increased with the increasing numbers of extractions, but the K-releasing power of soil by successive extraction decreased gradually and finally became almost constant. The release of K was less in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The release of K in the +K treatment was similar to that in the –K treatment in rhizosphere soil, but the K release in nonrhizosphere soil was greater with the +K than the –K treatment. Overall, the information obtained in this study will be helpful in formulating more precise K fertilizer recommendations for certain soils.     

Electron donor and pH relationships for biologically enhanced dissolution of chlorinated solvent DNAPL in groundwater

Biologically enhanced dissolution offers a method to speed removal of chlorinated solvent dense non-aqueous-phase liquid (DNAPL) sources such as tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichoroethene (TCE) from aquifers. Bioremediation is accomplished by adding an electron donor to the source zone where fermentation to intermediates leading to acetic acid and hydrogen results. The hydrogen and possibly acetic acid are used by dehalogenating bacteria to convert PCE and TCE to ethene and hydrochloric acid. Reductive dehalogenation is thus an acid forming process, and sufficient alkalinity must be present to maintain a near neutral pH. The bicarbonate alkalinity required to maintain pH above 6.5 is a function of the electron donor: 800 mg/L of bicarbonate alkalinity is sufficient to achieve about 1.2 mM TCE dechlorination with glucose, 1.7 mM with lactate, and a much higher 3.3 mM with formate. Laboratory studies indicate that in mixed culture, formate can be used as an electron donor for complete conversion to ethene, contrary to pure cultures studies indicating it cannot. Various strategies can be used to add electron donor to an aquifer for DNAPL dehalogenation while minimizing pH problems and excessive electron donor usage, including use of injection-extraction wells, dual recirculation wells, and nested injection-extraction wells.     

Biodiversity and ecogeography of wild Lactuca spp. in some European countries

Staff members of the Department of Botany of Palacký University in Olomouc and Gene Bank Department – Workplace Olomouc, Research Institute of Crop Production in Prague, Czech Republic, conducted an expedition in seven European countries (Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland) in August/September 1999 to collect wild Lactuca spp. germplasm and study its geographic distribution, ecology and biodiversity. During the mission, more than 600 locations were visited resulting in the collection of 602 seed samples (accessions) of wild Lactuca species and 13 seed samples of related genera (Chondrilla and Mycelis). Lactuca serriola f. serriola, L. serriola f. integrifolia, L. saligna and L. viminea subsp. chondrilliflora were prevalent in southern Europe (Italy, France), however, only L. serriola was common in central and western Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland). The greatest diversity of Lactuca species was found in France, where also the most seed samples (165) were collected. The most characteristic habitats with a high density of Lactuca spp. populations were observed along roads and highways, grassy ditches, ruderal communities, and dust-heaps. Natural infections by powdery mildew (Erysiphe cichoracearum) and downy mildew (Bremia lactucae) on some wild Lactuca spp. were observed. Recent observations concerning the geographic distribution, population structure, habitats, and natural occurrence of diseases of Lactuca spp. are discussed. This assemblage of genetic resources of Lactuca spp. can serve as the basis of future studies of species diversification, spatial population structure, plant microevolution, domestication processes, and genetic variability of host-parasite interactions.     

Increase in auxiliary photoprotective photosynthetic pigments in wheat seedlings induced by Azospirillum brasilense

Inoculation of wheat seedlings with the plant growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum brasilense Cd was immobilized in alginate microbeads and, without applying any stress, significantly increased the quantity of several photosynthetic pigments, such as chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and the auxiliary photoprotective pigments violaxanthin, zeaxanthin, antheroxanthin, lutein, neoxanthin, and β-carotene. This resulted in greener plants with no apparent visible stress. After monitoring the quantity of photosynthetic pigments for 4 weeks, we observed that inoculated plants had higher quantities of pigments in shoot and stem. The greatest difference in the quantity of all pigments between inoculated and noninoculated plants occurred in the first week of growth. Regardless of treatment, the quantity of pigments in stems was three to four times less than the quantity of these pigments in shoots. Application of Azospirillum, either as liquid inoculant or as alginate microbeads, did not alter the positive effect of the bacteria on pigment production or the positive response of the plants towards A. brasilense Cd inoculation.     

In-situ enrichment and analysis of atrazine-degrading microbial communities using atrazine-containing porous beads

We examined the community composition of microbes that colonized atrazine-containing beads buried in agricultural soils that differed in atrazine treatment history. Bacterial abundance was 5-40-fold greater in atrazine-fortified beads. In beads containing 20 mg atrazine kg⁻¹ buried in soil with a history of atrazine application (conditioned soil), the abundance of Actinobacteria increased approximately 80-fold whereas in control soil, Actinobacteria were enriched only 10-fold and the gamma-Proteobacteria and Planctomycetes increased by 60- and 25-fold, respectively. The gamma-Proteobacteria were enriched by 120- and 230-fold in beads containing 200 mg atrazine kg⁻¹ in conditioned and control soil, respectively. The results demonstrate that BioSep^® beads are a suitable matrix for recruiting a diverse subset of the bacterial community involved in atrazine degradation.