Ammonium and nitrate transport during saturated and unsaturated water flow through sandy soils

Citrus production in Florida accounts for ≈ 60% of national production in USA. The sandy soil characteristic (> 95% sand) makes water and nutrient management extremely difficult, raising concerns about environmental sustainability as a result of nutrient inputs in citrus producing regions where sandy soils dominate. Thus, laboratory column and field experiments were conducted to better understand the leaching patterns of and ions in Florida's sandy soils. The soil columns were first saturated from the bottom with two pore volumes of simulated Florida rain followed by pumping a pulse of fertilizer mixture at a steady Darcy flux of 14 cm h^?1. Nitrate and Cl^? appeared earlier in the effluent than in the A and B_h horizons, due to cation exchange of . Essentially identical breakthrough curves (BTCs) for and were observed in the E‐horizon, due to very low sorption of . The convective and dispersive equilibrium (CDE) model simulations were in good agreement with measured breakthrough curves (BTCs) for , , and Cl^?. However, the sorption coefficient (K_D) values used in the CDE model to simulate the BTCs for were about 10 times less than the batch isotherm K_D values. This was attributed to differences in pH, cation composition, and ionic strength between batch (static) and dynamic (leaching) systems. The field experiment showed that under unsaturated flow, improved short‐pulse fertigation systems (drip and microsprinkler) limited and transport beyond the root zone (top 30 cm), which might have promoted nutrient and water uptake in citrus. The column study revealed that under extreme weather events such as hurricanes or storm surge in Florida, saturated soil conditions can trigger N mobility below the root zone to surficial or groundwater aquifers. In the field experiment, the use of judicious, minimal and split applications and accurate placement of N‐fertilizers reduced leaching of N especially during heavy storms in the summer rainy months of Florida. The field experiment demonstrated that it is possible to manage inorganic N forms for optimal residence time for uptake and minimal leaching concerns.     

不同区域奶牛子宫内膜炎病原菌的分离鉴定及分布特征

【目的】对中国6个区域奶牛子宫内膜炎病原菌的种类和区域分布特征进行研究,为筛选出最佳治疗药物以减少子宫内膜炎对畜牧业造成经济损失提供数据支持。【方法】分别从赤峰区域、张家口区域、潍坊区域、重庆区域、宝鸡区域和北京区域选择不同规模的奶牛养殖场中患子宫内膜炎的奶牛,用采样器每个区域采集60份(6个区域共计360份)患病牛的子宫内容物,通过革兰氏染色和生化鉴定的方法鉴定分离纯化的奶牛子宫内膜炎病原菌,并分析病原菌的分布特征。【结果】潍坊、赤峰、北京区域引起奶牛子宫内膜炎以单一感染为主。宝鸡、张家口、重庆区域引起奶牛子宫内膜炎以混合感染为主。赤峰、重庆、张家口、潍坊、宝鸡、北京区域引起奶牛子宫内膜炎的病原菌以革兰氏阳性菌为主。赤峰奶牛子宫内膜炎的主要致病菌是葡萄球菌。重庆奶牛子宫内膜炎的主要致病菌是链球菌。张家口奶牛子宫内膜炎的主要致病菌是大肠杆菌。潍坊奶牛子宫内膜炎的主要致病菌是链球菌。宝鸡奶牛子宫内膜炎的主要致病菌是葡萄球菌。北京奶牛子宫内膜炎的主要致病菌是蜡样芽孢杆菌。