Soil microbial biomass, activity and community composition in adjacent native and plantation forests of subtropical Australia

Purpose

Soil nitrogen (N) availability is a critical determinant of plantation productivity in subtropical Australia and is influenced by the soil microbial community. The size, structure and function of the soil microbial community can be impacted by land-use change and residue management. The objectives of this study were to examine the impact of land-use change from (1) native forest (NF) to first rotation (1R) hoop pine plantation and (2) 1R hoop pine plantation to second rotation (2R) hoop pine plantation on the soil microbial community. The impact of residue management on the soil microbial community was also investigated in the 2R forest, where soil microbial parameters were measured in tree rows (2R-T) and windrows (2R-W). In addition, relationships between soil microbial parameters and soil N parameters were investigated.

Materials and methods

Each of the four treatments (NF, 1R, 2R-T and 2R-W) had five 24-m² replicate plots from which 15 soil cores were collected and bulked at three depths (0–10, 10–20, 20–30 cm). Microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and N (MBN) and soil respiration were measured on field moist soils. In addition, carbon (C) source utilisation patterns were assessed using the whole soil MicroResp? technique (Campbell et al. 2003).

Results and discussion

Results indicate that the land-use change from NF to 1R hoop pine plantation significantly reduced MBC, respiration rate, soil total C and total N. Furthermore, the land-use change appeared to have a significant impact on the soil microbial community composition measured using MicroResp? profiles. Land-use change from 1R to 2R hoop pine plantation resulted in a decline in total C and MBN and a shift in microbial community composition. When compared to the 2R-T soils, the 2R-W soils tended to have a greater microbial biomass and respiration rate. Residue management also influenced the microbial community composition measured in the MicroResp? profiles.

Conclusions

Results indicate that land-use change had a significant impact on the soil microbial community, which was likely to be related to shifts in the quality and quantity of organic inputs associated with the change in land use. This may have significant implications for the long-term productivity of the soil resource. Further studies are required to confirm a difference in microbial community composition associated with residue management. In addition, long-term experiments in subtropical Australia are necessary to verify the results of this snapshot study and to improve our understanding of the impact of single-species plantation forestry and residue management on the soil microbial community, soil N dynamics and ultimately the long-term sustainability of the soil resource.     

陕北黄土丘陵区退耕地植物群落演替特征

为了解黄土丘陵区侵蚀地貌退耕地植物群落演替模式及其基本特征,以陕北安塞纸坊沟流域的20块不同年限退耕地和荒坡为研究对象,采用空间代替时间序列的方法进行植物群落的调查和演替特征的分析。结果表明:退耕地植物群落大致经历了茵陈蒿群落—杂类草—狗尾草群落—长芒草群落—铁杆蒿群落—茭蒿群落的演替过程。植物群落的Shannon-Wiener指数、Simpson多样性指数、Margalef丰富度指数和Pielou均匀度指数均表现出随演替进行而上升的变化规律,但上升的速率各异;演替前期和中期的群落基本上属于对数级数分布,说明该阶段的物种组成主要是生态位预占模式起作用,演替后期的群落属于对数正态分布,可能是生态位预占、周围繁殖体的侵入压力、种间竞争和其他因素共同作用的结果;群落盖度变化与演替时间符合二次函数变化规律。     

低分子量有机酸作用下土壤中菲和芘的残留及形态

采用微宇宙试验方法,以菲和芘为多环芳烃(PAHs)代表物,研究了几种低分子量有机酸作用下黄棕壤中菲和芘的残留和形态。结果表明,老化60 d后土壤中菲和芘的残留含量明显减少;不施加有机酸的对照土壤中,菲和芘的残留含量为10.13和29.18 mg kg-1,去除率为87.33%和63.50%。与对照相比,供试浓度(0～64 mg kg-1)范围内,柠檬酸、草酸、酒石酸等3种低分子量有机酸作用下土壤中PAHs残留含量提高,去除率减小,表明供试条件下有机酸抑制土壤中菲和芘的降解;进一步分析发现,少量(≤4 mg kg-1)的有机酸即可对PAHs降解产生高的抑制效果。微生物降解在PAHs的去除中起重要作用,且芘比菲更抗微生物降解。供试条件下,可脱附态和有机溶剂提取态是土壤中菲和芘存在的主要形态,而结合态残留占总残留的比例很小(<8.5%)。3种有机酸均提高了土壤中可脱附态和有机溶剂提取态菲和芘的残留含量,施加有机酸使土壤中菲和芘的可脱附态含量较对照分别提高了46.67%～749.1%和1.83%～80.20%,有机溶剂提取态则提高了8.73%～375.2%和22.63%～114.3%;低分子量有机酸作用下结合态的菲和芘含量仍很小。     

Effect of biofertilizers on the nutrient availability in soil in relation to growth,yield and yield attributes of Stevia rebaudiana

A field experiment was conducted at Rani Chandramma Agricultural University (Arabhavi, Belgaum), Karnataka, India, in basic soil to study the nutrient availability in soil, yield and yield attributes of the medicinal plant stevia (Stevia rebaudiana). The results showed that the availability of nutrients such as nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) in the soil increased up to the fifth month; and thereafter, decreased by the same amount with the progress of the plant growth up to the sixth month, irrespective of treatments. Results also showed that the fresh and dry biomass yields significantly increased up to the sixth month with different treatments, but the yield attributes like plant height and the number of branches were observed to be varied with various treatments, being highest in the combined application of biofertilizers over that of their corresponding sole applications.     

江西退化红壤人工重建森林土壤微生物碳源代谢功能研究

应用MicroResp方法研究4种重建森林土壤微生物对不同类型碳源的代谢特征,自然恢复地为对照处理。结果表明,不同培养时间(6 h和继续培养18 h)和不同土壤深度(0~10和10~20 cm),土壤微生物对单一碳源的利用能力差异显著。4种重建森林土壤微生物对碳源利用能力有显著差异,表现为:自然恢复地阔叶混交林阔叶纯林针阔混交林针叶纯林。多样性指数和均匀度指数表明4种重建森林土壤微生物群落多样性的变化趋势为:自然恢复地阔叶混交林阔叶纯林针阔混交林针叶纯林,除自然恢复地外,土壤微生物的多样性和均匀度在4种不同重建森林类型之间差异不显著。主成分分析结果表明,所选15种碳源能够阐述4种不同重建森林土壤微生物功能多样性的差异,森林土壤微生物的敏感碳源主要为糖类。     

酸法提取青稞麸皮结合酚工艺优化

为了提高青稞的附加利用价值,该文以青稞麸皮为研究对象,考察了提取试剂、酸质量分数、萃取pH值、料液比和提取温度对多酚质量分数和 DPPH·自由基清除能力的影响。采用中心组合设计优化其结合酚提取工艺。结果表明,青稞结合酚提取最优工艺条件为：提取试剂为硫酸,酸质量分数为11.10%,水料比为1：17 g/mL,提取温度为75℃,pH值不作处理,此条件下提取得到的结合酚质量分数达224.33 mg/(100 g),DPPH·自由基清除能力达9919.28μmol/(100 g),与预测值多酚质量分数243.80 mg/(100 g),其DPPH·自由基清除能力9087.02μmol/(100 g)基本一致。高效液相色谱法检测到最优工艺下所得青稞结合酚中含有8种酚酸及8种黄酮类物质,总量达325.104 mg/(100 g)。研究结果为全面评价青稞结合酚含量及青稞麸皮的高效利用提供科学依据。     

油料冷态预榨过程的油脂径向渗流模型及验证

为量化考察油料一维压榨过程中油脂的流动状态,针对直筒式冷态压榨制油过程,通过简化假设建立了一维压榨模型,并对油料微元进行受力分析;利用Darcy渗流定律与Terzaghi固结理论建立了油料压榨过程中的渗流模型,确定了影响压榨出油效果的因素主要为料筒内径、物料层高度、压榨压力、压榨时间、油脂黏度和物料孔隙度。在实际压榨过程中,压榨压力和压榨时间易控制,油脂黏度和孔隙度也可以通过设置压榨参数而改变,而压榨机的料筒规格不易改变,因此料筒半径的选取尤为重要。基于此,根据渗流模型推导出油率模型,分析了料筒半径对出油率的影响关系,指出料筒内径不宜过大。开展不同筒径时的出油率试验,并与模型预测值对照,其最大误差为2.10%。研究结果为油料直筒式低温预榨制油设备制造及工艺参数的优化及选取提供了参考。     

黄土丘陵区不同土地利用方式对土壤含水率的影响

在干旱半干旱地区,土壤含水率是影响作物生长和植被恢复的重要因子。采用土钻法对黄土丘陵区典型流域不同土地利用方式下土壤含水率进行了比较。结果表明,农田土壤含水率显著较高,这与农田坡度较小及梯田建设有关,还与农作物蒸腾耗水相对较小有关。林地、灌木地和草地土壤含水率相对较低,且相互间无显著差别。黄土丘陵区土壤含水率主要受坡度和土壤稳定入渗速率的影响。但草地土壤含水率还与坡向及年生物量有关。土壤水分分布格局与该区土层深厚,地下水埋藏较深,土壤水分收入主要受降雨的补给有关。因此,该区农田建设应在坡度较小（＜10°）的地形上进行,并优先考虑梯田。坡度较大的地方应以天然灌木和草本群落的保育为主。人工乔灌林只适宜在沟道等水分条件较好的地方种植。     

基于弹齿轨迹的滚筒式牧草捡拾器遗漏率及工作参数优化

该文基于弹齿的运动轨迹,建立了遗漏率理论模型并进行了仿真,利用MATLAB编程实现捡拾器凸轮机构的参数化设计。对凸轮轨道为正弦加速度规律运动的捡拾器进行遗漏率理论分析,并利用高速摄像系统进行试验,理论与试验的漏捡区高度线性拟合调整R~2为0.998 8,漏捡区面积线性拟合调整R~2为0.960 4。在捡拾器机器前进速度4~6 km/h,滚筒转速40~90 r/min时,应用遗漏率理论模型进行中心组合响应曲面法分析和目标优化,得到的理论工作参数最佳组合为前进速度4.0 km/h,滚筒转速54.299 r/min,此时,漏捡区高度0.796 cm,漏捡区面积6.369 cm~2。在前进速度4 km/h和滚筒转速55 r/min的条件下进行不同含水率牧草的捡拾试验,遗漏率均低于国家标准要求的25%。该研究为捡拾器设计提供了理论基础,且能更好地指导实际生产。     

装载机中数字电液比例控制系统的仿真

介绍了用全新的数字电液比例先导控制方向阀——高速开关阀取代传统的电液比例阀,与多路阀构成数字电液比例换向阀,实现对装载机的数字化电液比例控制。然后用Matlab仿真软件中的Simulink对高速开关阀进行动态特性仿真,证明通过改变它的占空比可以控制多路阀的流量,从而达到控制工作部件的运动速度。