Soil nutrient concentrations and stoichiometry under different tree-cropping systems in a purple hillslope in southwestern China

Agroforestry systems strongly impact soil properties, yet their effects on the stoichiometry of soil nutrients remain unclear. This study aimed to determine the tree-cropping systems effects on soil C, N, P and K concentrations and their stoichiometry in 0–10 and 10–20 cm soil depths in a purple hillslope of southwestern China. Five typical agroforestry systems, including Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck system (CO), CO and Ipomoea batatas (L.) system (CI), CO and Arachis hypogaea (L.) system (CA), CO and Zea mays (L.) system (CZ), and CO and Solanum melongena (L.) system (CS), were investigated. Tree-cropping systems (i.e. CI, CA, CZ and CS) showed significantly higher soil C, N, P and K concentrations and clay percentage, and lower bulk density than CO system. Nutrient ratios altered inconsistently among five agroforestry systems. Soil depth differed N concentration, N:K ratio, bulk density and total porosity. Soil nutrient concentrations and stoichiometry showed significant correlations with physical properties. N:P ratio was 69.78 and 78.55% lower than the Chinese and World averages in the 0–10 cm soil depth, indicating that severe N limitation occurred in the agroforestry systems. Rational N fertilization and allocation of tree-cropping systems are urgently needed for sustainable development of agroforestry.     

Optimization of an oxygen-based approach for community-level physiological profiling of soils

Current approaches for rapid assessment of carbon source utilization by whole soil communities (i.e., community-level physiological profiling or CLPP) provide a limited, biased view of microbial communities with little connection to in situ activities. We developed an alternative CLPP approach based upon fluorometric detection of dissolved oxygen consumption in a microtiter platform which offers flexible manipulation of experimental factors. In the attempt to reduce oxygen re-dissolution, the wells were filled with liquid to very near the top and sealed. We found that filling the wells with 240 vs. 150 μl of sample improved the sensitivity of the system to discern both the response to a substrate amendment as low as 10 mg l⁻¹ and un-amended, endogenous respiration. The preparation of a soil slurry facilitates inoculation into the microplate. Disruption of soil samples had a limited effect on the endogenous respiration in comparison to intact soil microbags in a 24-well microplate. Storage time (up to 33 days) reduced the level of activity in intact soil microbags but not in disrupted samples. A microcosm fertilization experiment was set to study the effects of N availability on the respiratory response in the plates. The use of soil organic carbon (SOC) and amended C-substrates (50 mg l⁻¹) was increased by the addition of nitrogen (N) in the plate, and appeared N-limited shortly after microcosm fertilization. The addition of the eukaryotic inhibitor cycloheximide delayed the initial increase in fluorescence (time to minimum response) of several C sources (casein, acetate, asparagine, coumaric acid), varying among soils, which could be explained by the fungal use of these compounds. However, the extent of the inhibition caused by cycloheximide did not increase at higher fungal to bacteria ratios as estimated by PLFA analysis, indicating that the direct estimation of the fungal biomass from cycloheximide addition is not feasible. This paper provides an optimized, standardized protocol for soil analysis, and sets the basis for further validation studies that will continue to define the underlying capabilities/biases of this approach.     

桓仁水库初级生产力和限制性营养盐研究

2018年4月10日、6月11日、8月14日在桓仁水库的上游(江南九队)、中游(砬砬岗子)和下游(泗河大地)3个站位用500 mL具塞磨口瓶盛装采水器采集的水库水样,进行限制性营养盐原位试验,同时测定水中溶解氧和初级生产力,并检测分析水体理化指标,以查明辽宁桓仁水库氮磷分布、营养盐限制和初级生产力状况,保护桓仁水库生态系统的结构和功能完整性。试验结果显示,营养盐加富试验中,0.5 mg/mL氮+0.3 mg/mL磷的添加组可显著提高水体中的溶解氧水平(P<0.05);上游和中游氮磷比为2∶1、下游氮磷比为4∶1可显著提高水体中的溶解氧水平(P<0.05);初级生产力随季节变化特征明显,原始P/R系数均小于试验组。根据试验结果分析得知,桓仁水库营养盐限制因素受季节变化的影响显著,具有氮、磷双限制等特征;根据初级生产力判断桓仁水库为自养代谢型水体。     

氮、磷养分添加对高寒草甸土壤酶活性的影响

本试验以典型的青藏高原高寒矮嵩草草甸(Kobresia humilis meadow)为研究平台,以表征土壤碳、氮、磷、硫养分循环的6种土壤酶为研究对象,研究土壤酶以及土壤速效养分在4年氮、磷养分添加的累积效应下的变化规律,分析和评价氮、磷养分添加对土壤养分循环方面的影响。试验结果为:氮、磷养分添加改变了土壤中速效养分的含量;氮添加与010 cm土层中的碱性磷酸酶活性有正效应,磷添加抑制了010 cm土层中的碱性磷酸酶活性;氮、磷养分添加均抑制了010 cm土层中的脲酶活性;氮添加抑制了2个土层中的纤维素酶活性;芳基硫酸酯酶活性和蔗糖酶活性没有表现出显著差异性;1020 cm土层中的几丁质酶活性在氮、磷养分添加处理下均增强,其中磷添加对几丁质酶活性的增幅最显著。结果表明:外源添加的氮在调控磷的矿化方面有促进作用,磷的添加对氮素的释放也有一定的作用;青藏高原高寒草甸受磷限制的程度可能更大。     

红壤坡耕地耕层土壤质量特征及障碍因素研究

为探究红壤坡耕地耕层质量特征及其障碍因素,通过野外调查、资料查阅及室内土壤理化性质分析等综合性研究手段,对江西红壤坡耕地耕层土壤质量统计特征、演变特征及主要障碍因素进行分析。结果表明:(1)红壤坡耕地田面坡度主要分布在2~16°之间,耕层平均厚度13.40 cm,有效土层厚度平均88.30 cm,土壤容重平均为1.17 g/cm~3;耕层土壤有机质平均含量19.37 g/kg,土壤pH值平均5.36。(2)红壤坡耕地耕层质量近20年有明显提高,田面坡度从6°降至4°,耕层厚度从13.68 cm增至16.42 cm;耕层土壤有机质含量24.63 g/kg,提高33.93%,全氮、有效磷和速效钾含量分别增加10.53%、230.98%、44.18%。(3)红壤坡耕地低产耕层土壤质量的主要障碍因素是土壤养分贫瘠化、粘重化和酸化;花生和木薯低产耕层的土壤容重和粘粒含量均大于高产耕层,而土壤孔隙度、田间持水量、有机质含量及pH值均小于高产耕层,表明高产坡耕地耕层土壤质量优于低产坡耕地。研究结果可为江西红壤坡耕地耕层质量改善和合理耕层构建提供科学参考。     

我国松花菜出口应对日本“肯定列表制度”研究

选取十字花科甘蓝属的松花菜作为研究对象,对比了我国松花菜的农药最大残留限量标准与日本的异同,并从涉及的农药的种类、残留限量值及农药超标原因综合分析方面提出了对策。     

基于叶气温差的生育中期冬小麦水分亏缺诊断研究

为了获取叶片尺度基于叶气温差的冬小麦生育中期水分亏缺诊断阈值,分析了冬小麦叶气温差的典型日变化及其与土壤水分、空气温度及太阳辐射等因子的相互关系,揭示了冬小麦叶气温差对光合气体交换参数的影响,确定了冬小麦叶片水分利用效率较适宜的非气孔限制值及叶气温差范围。结果表明,冬小麦叶气温差在不同的土壤水分条件下表现出不同的日变化规律,随光量子通量增加而升高,随土壤水分、气温增加而降低;4、5和6月冬小麦叶片水分利用效率较适宜的非气孔限制值范围分别为0.7~1.3、1.1~2.0和0.9~1.5,叶气温差控制范围分别为-1.2~0.4、-1.5~-1和-1.25~-0.9℃。     

增强UV-B辐射和Cd2+复合胁迫下绿豆幼苗Cd积累和光合作用的气孔和非气孔限制

[目的]研究增强UV-B辐射和Cd2＋复合胁迫下绿豆（Phaseolus radiatus L.）幼苗Cd积累和光合作用的气孔和非气孔限制因素。[方法]试验设1个对照（CK）和3个试验组,分别为增强UV-B辐射（UV-B）组、Cd2＋（Cd）组、增强UV-B辐射＋Cd2＋（UV-B＋Cd）组,研究0.35 W/m2的UV-B辐射、1μmol/L Cd2＋及其复合胁迫下绿豆幼苗对Cd的吸收、分配和光合作用的气孔、非气孔限制,分别利用原子吸收分光光度仪和光合测定仪测定Cd在绿豆幼苗各部位的含量及第1对真叶的光合指标。[结果]绿豆幼苗中Cd的积累是根〉胚轴〉叶,UV-B对Cd在幼苗中的积累和分配没有影响。此外,各胁迫下幼苗的净光合速率（Pn）、气孔导度（Gs）、光合能力（A0）和羧化效率（dPn/dCi）含量均明显降低。UV-B组的细胞间隙CO2浓度（Ci）升高,气孔限制值（Ls）降低,Pn的降低是非气孔因素。Cd和复合处理组的Ci降低,而Ls升高,Cd组Pn的降低主要是气孔因素。复合组前期以非气孔因素为主,后期主要是气孔因素。[结论]该研究揭示了UV-B辐射和Cd2＋复合胁迫下绿豆幼苗光合变化的主要原因,可为进一步研究提供科学依据。     

Summer drought decreases Leymus chinensis productivity through constraining the bud,tiller and shoot production

Extreme drought events can directly decrease productivity in perennial grasslands. However, for rhizomatous perennial grasses it remains unknown how drought events influence the belowground bud bank which determines future productivity. Ninety‐day‐long drought events imposed on Leymus chinensis, a rhizomatous perennial grass, caused a 41% decrease in the aboveground biomass and a 28% decrease in belowground biomass. Aboveground biomass decreased due to decrease in both the parent and the daughter shoot biomass. The decreases in daughter shoot biomass were due to reductions in both the shoot number and each individual shoot weight. Most importantly, drought decreased the bud bank density by 56%. In addition, drought induced a bud allocation change that decreased by 41% the proportion of buds that developed into shoots and a 41% increase in the buds that developed into rhizomes. Above results were supported by our field experiment with watering treatments. Thus, a 90‐day‐long summer drought event decreases not only current productivity but also future productivity, because the drought reduces the absolute bud number. However, plasticity in plant development does partly compensate for this reduction in bud number by increasing bud development into rhizomes, which increases the relative allocation of buds into future shoots, at the cost of a decrease in current shoots.     

Evaluation of direct and indirect phosphorus limitation of methanogenic pathways in a calcareous subtropical wetland soil

The effect of phosphorus (P) and carbon (C) on methanogenesis was investigated in a low-P (130 mg P kg⁻¹ soil) wetland within Everglades National Park. Soil was amended with C substrates (acetate, formate, butyrate, and glucose) with or without P, and CO₂ and CH₄ production was monitored. Production of CH₄ increased with P addition although no effect on CO₂ was observed. Methane production was stimulated by all C substrates except for butyrate. No effect of C on CO₂ production was observed except for stimulation following glucose addition. Production of CH₄ following formate addition was not affected by P, suggesting hydrogenotrophic methanogens may be substrate, not P, limited. Addition of P to all other C substrates heightened CH₄ production and lowered the CO₂–C:CH₄–C ratio relative to the corresponding C only treatment, suggesting that P may have limited acetoclastic methanogens and fermentation.