Carbon sequestration potential of recommended management practices for paddy soils of China, 1980-2050

China's rice paddies, accounting for 19% of the world's total, play an important role in soil carbon (C) sequestration. In order to reduce uncertainties from upscaling spatial processes of the DeNitrification-DeComposition (DNDC) model for improving the understanding of C sequestration under recommended management practices (RMPs), we parameterized the DNDC model with a 1:1,000,000 polygonal soil database to estimate how RMPs influence potential C sequestration of the top 30 cm of Chinese paddy soils and to identify which management practices have the greatest potential to increase soil organic carbon (SOC) in these soils. These practices include reduced/no tillage, increasing crop residue return, and increasing manure applications. A baseline and eleven RMP scenarios were projected from 2009 to 2080, including traditional and conservation tillage, increasing crop residue return, increasing manure incorporation, and the combination of these practices. The results indicated that C sequestration potential under modeled RMPs increased compared to the baseline scenario, and varied greatly from 29.2 to 847.7 Tg C towards the end of the study period with an average rate of 0.7 to 20.2 Tg C yr^− 1. In general, increasing crop residue return was associated with higher rates of C sequestration when compared to increasing manure application or practicing conservation tillage. The simulations demonstrated that the most effective soil C sequestration strategy probably involves the implementation of a combination of RMPs, and that they vary by location.     

Seasonal variation in soluble soil carbon and nitrogen across a grassland productivity gradient

Understanding the fate and turnover of the pools that comprise dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) in soil is key to determining its role in ecosystem functioning. We investigated seasonal changes of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and nitrogen (DON) concentrations within four molecular weight (MW) size fractions across an altitudinal gradient (from lowland to montane systems), and quantified individual amino acids and amino acid constituents of oligopeptidic-N, as well as nitrate and ammonium. We tested two ideas: first, that DON is more abundant than DIN in low-productivity relative to high-productivity grassland ecosystems; and second, that the abundance of peptides and amino acids is likewise greater in low- than high-productivity grassland. The most productive site had a history of inorganic fertiliser application, and hence in this site alone DIN was more abundant than DON. Plant productivity varied 3-fold between the other sites, and DON was generally at higher concentrations in the sites of lower productivity both in absolute terms as well as relative to DIN, with a large increase observed in spring. The fraction containing the highest concentration of the DON had a MW of >100 kDa, and in summer and autumn this fraction was more abundant at the lowest productivity site. We conclude that relationships between the abundance of DON relative to DIN and ecosystem productivity is dependent on season, and hence more complex than previously suggested, and that peptides are a dynamic and potentially nutritionally significant component of DON.     

Coarse particulate organic matter is the primary source of mineral N in the topsoil of three beech forests

Forest soils contain a variable amount of organic N roughly repartitioned among particles of different size, microbial biomass and associated with mineral compounds. All pools are alimented by annual litter fall as main input of organic N to the forest floor. Litter N is further subject to mineralization/stabilization recognized as the crucial process for the turnover of litter N. Although it is well documented that different soil types have different soil N stocks, it is presently unknown how different soil types affect the turnover of recent litter N. Here, we compared the potential mineralization of the total soil organic N with that of recent litter-released N in three beech forests varying in their soil properties. Highly ¹⁵N-labelled beech litter was applied to stands located at Aubure, Ebrach, Collelongo, which differ in humus type, soil type and soil chemistry. After 4-5 years of litter decomposition, the upper 3 cm of the organo-mineral A horizon was sampled and the net N mineralization was measured over 112 days under controlled conditions. The origin of mineralized N (litter N versus soil organic N) was calculated using ¹⁵N labeling. In addition, soils were fractionated according to their particle size (>2000 μm, 200-2000 μm, 50-200 μm, <50 μm) and particulate organic matter (POM) was separated from the mineral fraction in size classes, except the <50 μm fraction. Between 41 and 69% of soil organic N was recovered as POM. Litter-released ¹⁵N was mainly to be found in the coarse POM fractions >200 μm. On a soil mass basis, N mineralization was two-fold higher at Aubure and Collelongo than at Ebrach, but, on a soil N basis, N mineralization was the lowest at Collelongo and the highest at Ebrach. On a soil N (or ¹⁵N) basis, mineralization of litter ¹⁵N was two to four-fold higher than mineralization of the average soil N. Furthermore, the δ¹⁵N of the mineral N produced was closer to that of POM than to that of the mineral-bound fraction (<50 μm). Highest rates of ¹⁵N mineralization happened in the soil with the lowest N content, and we found a negative relationship between accumulations of N in the upper A horizon and the mineralization of ¹⁵N from the litter. Our results show that mineral N is preferentially mineralized from POM in the upper organo-mineral soil irrespective of the soil chemistry and that the turnover rate of litter N is faster in soils with a low N content.     

不同施肥处理对烤烟干物质积累与分配的影响

不同施肥处理烤烟干物质积累分配研究结果表明,各处理烤烟整个生育期干物质积累均表现为前期慢、中期快、后期慢,移栽后60～75 d干物质积累强度达到高峰,移栽后90d内干物质量已达干物质总量90%以上的相同规律.但同一生育期相比,烟株干物质重顺序为有机无机配施＞单施有机肥＞不施肥.不施肥处理干物质重在根、茎、叶中分配比例分别为14.4%、34.6%和51.0%,单施有机肥处理分别为17.5%、30.1%和52.4%,有机无机肥配施处理分别为17.1%～15.9%、33.9%～34.6%和49.0%～50.3%.5个氮磷钾不同配比处理相比,以N∶P2O5∶k2O=1∶1.5∶3配比处理烟株干物质总量最大,较其它处理增加5.3%～27.3%,根、茎、叶干物质重分配比例为16.74%、34.35%和48.91%.     

Responses of leaf photosynthesis and plant growth to altered source–sink balance in a Japanese and a Dutch tomato cultivar

We investigated the effects of altered source/sink ratio by leaf or fruit pruning on leaf photosynthetic characteristics and whole-plant growth of ‘Momotaro York’, a Japanese cultivar, and ‘Dundee’, a Dutch cultivar and verified a hypothesis for sink-limitation of plant growth proposed by Tanaka and Fujita (1974). Plants were grown hydroponically with a high-wire system in a greenhouse for 11 weeks. Light-saturated photosynthesis of young, fully expanded leaves measured at atmospheric CO₂ partial pressure of 37 Pa and at an intercellular CO₂ partial pressure of 20 Pa was not influenced by alteration of source/sink ratio for either cultivar. Although soluble sugars were accumulated in leaves under high source/sink conditions, the amount of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase, a rate-limiting factor for CO₂-limited photosynthesis, was not affected by the altered source–sink balance. Net assimilation rate of a whole plant increased with decreasing source/sink ratio, but this can be accounted for by the changes in light interception per unit leaf area, without taking the source–sink relationship into consideration. It was concluded that the altered source/sink ratio did not change leaf photosynthetic capacity and the sink-limitation hypothesis cannot be applied to either cultivar under the conditions of the present study.     

GA3对葡萄果实淀粉积累及代谢相关酶活性的影响

以3a生全球红葡萄为试材,研究了用不同浓度的赤霉素（GA₃）在花前、花后2次处理葡萄果穗后,测定其对葡萄果实淀粉积累规律以及淀粉代谢酶活性的影响。结果表明:GA₃处理增加了葡萄果实可溶性糖积累速率,蔗糖合成酶（SS）活性增加,以20mg/L GA₃处理最为显著;经GA₃处理的果实前期淀粉含量有不同程度的增加,总淀粉酶、α-淀粉酶活性增大,而对β-淀粉酶无明显影响。因此,GA₃与淀粉积累调控机理之间存在密切的联系。     

毛头鬼伞子实体对重金属元素的富集特性

通过对毛头鬼伞(Coprinus comatus)产区中原辅材料中铅(Hg)、镉(Cd)、砷(As)、汞(Pb)4种重金属含量的检测和使用添加不同浓度重金属栽培材料的栽培试验,分析栽培原辅料中重金属含量对子实体中重金属含量的影响,为毛头鬼伞的安全生产提供参考。试验结果表明,除水之外的13个测试原辅材料样品中均含一定量的重金属元素;子实体中的重金属含量随着栽培材料中重金属元素含量的增加而呈上升趋势,子实体对覆土和对栽培基质中4种重金属元素的富集强弱分别为Hg>Cd>As>Pb和Hg>Cd>Pb>As,其中对覆土和栽培基质中重金属汞分别表现较弱和一定的富集作用。     

不同降水年型氮磷配施对冬小麦产量形成及水量平衡的影响

通过田间定位试验,探讨不同降水年型下氮磷配施对冬小麦产量形成及水分利用的影响,为改善麦田水分状况,建立与水分条件相适应的肥料组合模式提供依据.结果表明:(1)试验条件下,与对照处理相比,高氮高磷处理产量及水分利用效率均较高,平水年和干旱年的产量分别较对照增加68.37%和62.95%;水分利用效率分别较对照增加36.7...     

渭北旱塬区不同栽培模式对小麦产量与土壤水分及硝态氮累积的影响

渭北旱塬小麦生产中需要克服的主要限制因子是水分不足,寻求合理的栽培措施以提高天然降水的利用率对于产量提高具有重要意义.本试验通过2a大田试验,研究了不同栽培措施对冬小麦产量及0～200 cm土层水分与硝态氮累积的影响.结果表明:(1)推荐施肥+垄上覆膜+沟内覆草(NP+ PF+ S)与推荐施肥+垄上覆膜(NP+ PF)两种垄沟栽培模式,虽然单位面积穗数明显降低,但由于穗粒数、千粒重显著高于其它栽培模式,因此产量和水分利用效率在所有模式中为最高.(2) NP+ PF+S和NP+ PF模式在小麦生育期内明显增加了土壤储水量,尤其在冬小麦易遭水分胁迫的时期(3-5月),其土层中储水量要明显高于其他模式.(3)土壤中硝态氮的累积主要集中在60cm以上,随着土壤深度的增加,累积量逐渐减少.在第二季,塬面冬小麦NP+ PF+S处理的硝态氮累积显著高于其它处理.在梯田,NP+S处理出现明显累积.由此可见,推荐施肥+垄沟栽培模式虽然促进土壤中氮素的累积,但是显著提高降水的有效贮蓄,是渭北旱塬区雨养农业条件下维持冬小麦高产的合理栽培模式.     

沙漠颗粒物对磷酸盐的吸附行为研究

研究了乌兰布和沙漠和库布齐沙漠颗粒物中的磷含量及其在黄河水体中对磷酸盐（P）的等温吸附行为。结果表明：（1）不同沙漠颗粒物中无机磷（IP）、有机磷（OP）和总磷（TP）含量有所差别,其平均值分别为257.70μg/g、42.65μg/g和312.39μg/g;（2）沙漠颗粒物对磷的吸附行为既受温度影响,也随颗粒物的种类...