Carbon Depletion by Plowing and its Restoration by No‐Till Cropping Systems in Oxisols of Subtropical and Tropical Agro‐Ecoregions in Brazil

The continuous use of plowing for grain production has been the principal cause of soil degradation. This project was formulated on the hypothesis that the intensification of cropping systems by increasing biomass‐C input and its biodiversity under no‐till (NT) drives soil restoration of degraded agro‐ecosystem. The present study conducted at subtropical [Ponta Grossa (PG) site] and tropical regions [Lucas do Rio Verde, MT (LRV) site] in Brazil aimed to (i) assess the impact of the continuous plow‐based conventional tillage (CT) on soil organic carbon (SOC) stock vis‐à‐vis native vegetation (NV) as baseline; (ii) compare SOC balance among CT, NT cropping systems, and NV; and (iii) evaluate the redistribution of SOC stock in soil profile in relation to soil resilience. The continuous CT decreased the SOC stock by 0·58 and 0·67 Mg C ha⁻¹ y⁻¹ in the 0‐ to 20‐cm depth at the PG and LRV sites, respectively, and the rate of SOC sequestration was 0·59 for the PG site and ranged from 0·48 to 1·30 Mg C ha⁻¹ y⁻¹ for the LRV site. The fraction of C input by crop residues converted into SOC stock was ~14·2% at the PG site and ~20·5% at the LRV site. The SOC resilience index ranged from 0·29 to 0·79, and it increased with the increase in the C input among the NT systems and the SOC sequestration rates at the LRV site. These data support the hypothesis that NT cropping systems with high C input have a large potential to reverse the process of soil degradation and SOC decline. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Cägliche Durchmesserschwankungen der Zweige

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Erfahrungen bei der Winterspritzung der Obstbäume

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Temperaturbedingte Chromosomensegmentierung bei Sommer- und Wintergersten

Zusammenfassung Die Gerstensorte Heines Haisa und die PrimitivformHordeum agriocrithon sind sommerannuell. Beide reagieren auf den Einfluß niedriger Temperaturen während der Keimung mit der Ausbildung einer spezialsegmentartigen Einschnürung im kurzen Arm des VII. Chromosoms in Wurzelspitzen-Metaphasen. Im Gegensatz dazu ist bei der winterannuellen Form Friedrichswerther Berg und dem annähernd winterannuellenHordeum spontaneum die Tendenz zu der gleichen Reaktion bedeutend geringer oder überhaupt nicht vorhanden. Die Möglichkeit, daß die Eigenschaft sommer- bzw. winterannuell in Beziehung zur Funktion heterochromatischer Segmente steht, wird kurz diskutiert.     

Von Holzkonservierung

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Beobachtungen über Speicherinsekten

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Holzimpr?gnierung und Forstschulen

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Über Schäden durchThaumetopoea pityocampa Schiff. in Gebieten des Mittelmeerraumes

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The nutrient status of Norway spruce in pure and in mixed-species stands

Atmospheric deposition of N and S appears to have caused nutrient imbalance in Norway spruce stands in southern Sweden. This calls for a change of forest management to procedures that promote nutrient balance. Studies have shown lower soil acidity in Norway spruce/deciduous mixed stands than in spruce monocultures, but the tree nutrient status in such mixtures has not been much investigated so far.

The nutrient status of Norway spruce foliage and top mineral soil chemistry in monocultures and in stands mixed with beech, birch, or oak was investigated through paired comparisons on 30 sites in southern Sweden (27 sites) and eastern Denmark (three sites). In total, 45 mixed stands and 34 pure stands were included in the study.

Spruce needles from mixed stands had higher concentrations and ratios to N of K, P, and Zn than needles from pure spruce stands. Among the mixed stands, the K status appeared to be positively correlated with the percentage of deciduous tree basal area. Soil samples from mixed stands had a higher Mg concentration, base saturation, and BC/Al ratio than soil samples from pure stands. The spruce needle nutrient status was comparable in pure stands on fertile sites and in mixed stands on poor sites. We did not detect any differences in spruce tree growth between pure and mixed stands.

This paper discusses possible reasons for a positive effect on the tree nutrient status in mixed-species stands and the possibility of using mixed-species stands as a forest management procedure to avoid nutrient imbalance.