简介:TheimpactofpHchangesonmicrobialbiomasscarbon(Cmic)andmicrobialbiomassphosphorus(Pmic)wereexaminedfor3redsoilsundercitrusproductionwithdifferentlengthsofcultivation.SoilpHsignificantlyaffectedCmicandPmic.TheCmicandPmicchanges,asafunctionofsoilpH,appearedtofollowanormaldistributionwiththeoriginalsoilpHvalueattheapexandaspHincreasedordecreasedcomparedtotheoriginalsoilpH,CmicandPmicdeclined.Moreover,therewerecriticalpHvaluesatbothextremes(3.0ontheacidicsideand8.0to8.5onthealkalineside),beyondwhichmostofmicroorganismscouldneversurvive.TheeffectofpHonCmicandPmicwasalsorelatedtotheoriginalsoilpH.ThehighertheoriginalsoilpHwas,thelessCmicorPmicwereaffectedbypHchange.ItissuggestedthatsoilmicroorganismsthatgrowinasoilenvironmentwithamoreneutralsoilpHrange(I.e.pH5.5-7.5)mayhaveagreatertolerancetopHchangesthanthosegrowinginmoreacidicormorealkalinesoilpHconditions.
简介:ThereasonsfortheYangtzeRiverfloodcalamityin1998arebrieflyintroduced.Theauthorsbelievethatusinga'soilreservoir'conceptisanimportantmeanstohelpcontrolfloodingoftheYangtzeRiver.A'soilreservoir'hasalargepotentialstoragecapacityanditswatercanberapidly'discharged'intotheundergroundwaterinatimelyfashion.Theeroded,infertilesoilsoftheYangtzeRiverWatershedarecurrentlyanobstacletoefficientoperationofthe'soilreservoir'.Thestoragecapacityofthis'soilreservoir'hasbeenseverelyhamperedduetointensivesoilerosionandtheformationofsoilcrusts.Therefore,possiblemeasurestocontrolfloodsintheYangtzeRiverWatershedinclude:rehabilitatingthevegetationtopreservesoilandwaterontheerodedinfertilesoils,enhancinginfiltrationofthedifferentsoiltypes,andutilizingthelarge'soilreservoir'oftheupperreachesoftheYangtzeRiver.
简介:Undisturbedsoilcorewithmanymacroporesanddisturbedsoilcorewithonlyonemacropore(diameteris10mm)wereprobedbyx-raycomputedtomography(CT).Thesize,number,shapeandcontinuityofmacroporesinthetransverseandverticalsectionsofsoilwerecharacterizedusingCTscanningimages.TheprobabilitydensitiesofmacroporesinthetransversesectionofsoilcoreexhibitedalogarithmicΓdistribution.ResultsindicatedthatCTscanningwasapromisingnondestructivemethodforcharacterizingmacroporesinsoils.
简介:TwoecotypesofElsholtzia,ElsholtziasplendensandE.Argyi,aredominantplantsgrowingonCuandPb-Znsmelters,respectively.SamplesofthetwoecotypesandthecorrespondingsoilsfromfieldsofacopperminingareaandaPb-ZnminingareaofZhejiangProvince,China,wereanalyzedtoinvestigateCuorZntoleranceofthesetwoecotypes.EffectsofnineCulevels(0,5,10,20,40,80,160,240and320mgCuL-1asCuSO4@SH20)ongrowthanduptake,translocationandaccumulationofCuinthesetwoecotypeswereexaminedinasolutioncultureexperiment.Theexperimentalresultsshowedthatdryweights(DW)ofshootsandrootsweredepressed,andgrowthofE.SplendenswaslessdepressedthanthatofE.Argyiwhentreatedwith≥5mgCuL-1.ConcentrationsofCuinshootsofE.SplendensandE.Argyiexceeded1000mgkg-1DWat≥40mgCuL-x.ThemaximumCuaccumulatedintheshootsofGu-treatedE.SplendensandE.Argyireached101and142μgplant-1.Furthermore,analysisofplantsamplesfromthefieldsshowedthatthesetwoecotypescantolerantexcessheavymetalsandproducedhighdrymatter,andE.Splendenscanaccumulate11.7mgCuplant-1grownontheCusmelter.Therefore,E.SplendensandE.Argyicouldbegoodplantsforphytoremediation.
简介:Anincubationexperimentwasconductedtosimulatetheeffectoffloodingonwaterdeoxygenationinacidsulfatesoilfloodplainsystems.Theoriginallyoxygenated'floodwater'couldbedeoxygenatedimmediatelyfollowing'flooding'anditislikelythatthiswascausedmainlybydecompositionoforganicdebrisfromtheinundatedplants.Deoxygenationeventuallyledtothedepletionofdissolvedoxygen(DO)inthe'floodwater'anditishighlypossiblethatthisresultedinthetransformationsofferricFetoferrousFe,sulfatetohydrogensulfide,andorganicnitrogentoammonia(ammonification).Theaccumulationofthesereducedsubstancesallowsthe'floodwater'todevelopDO-consumingcapacity(DOCC).Whenthe'floodwater'ismixedwiththeintroducedoxygenatedwater,apartfromthedilutioneffects,thereducedsubstancescontainedinthe'floodwater'oxidizetofurtherconsumeDOcarriedbytheintroducedwater.However,itappearsthattheDOdropinthemixedwatercanonlylastforafewhoursifnoadditionalDO-depleted'floodwater'isadded.EntryofatmosphericoxygenintothewatercanraisetheDOlevelofthemixedwaterandlowerwaterpHthroughtheoxidationofthereducedsubstances.
简介:ExperimentswerecarriedoutonavegetablefieldwithPekingcabbage(Brassicapekinensis(Lour.)Rupr.),cabbage(Brassicachinensisvar.OleiferaMakinoandnemoto),greencabbage(BrassicachinensisL.),spinach(SpinaciaoleraceaL.)andrape(BrassicacampestrisL.)tostudytheeffectsofNformsandNratesontheirgrowthandnitrateaccumulation.Theresultsindicatedthatapplicationofammoniumchloride,ammoniumnitrate,sodiumnitrateandureasignificantlyincreasedtheyieldsandnitrateconcentrationsofPekingcabbageandspinach.Althoughnosignificantdifferencewasfoundintheyieldsafterapplicationofthe4Nforms,nitrateNincreasednitrateaccumulationinvegetablesmuchmorethanammoniumN.ThevegetableyieldswerenotincreasedcontinuouslywithNrateincrease,andoversupplyofNreducedtheplantgrowth,leadingtoayielddecline.Thistrendwasalsotruefornitrateconcentrationsinsomevegetablesandatsomesamplingtimes.However,asawhole,thenitrateconcentrationsinvegetableswerepositivelycorrelatedwithNrates.Thus,additionofNfertilizertosoilwasthemajorcauseforincreasesinnitrateconcentrationsinvegetables.Nitrateconcentrationsweremuchhigherinroots,stemsandpetiolesthaninbladesatanyNrate.
简介:InsouthernChina,collapsinggullyerosionproducesmassivedepositsofsedimentontheploughlayerofalluvialfanfarmland,leadingtoreducednutrients,increasederodibility,andevendesertification.Theaimofthisstudywastoinvestigatesoilerodibility(thefactorKintheUniversalSoilLossEquation,USLE)andphysicochemicalpropertiesofthealluvialfansofthemostseverecollapsinggullyerosionareas(Hubei,Jiangxi,Fujian,andGuangdongprovinces)insouthernChina.Thesoilsofthecollapsinggullyalluvialfanshadahigherbulkdensity,butalowertotalporosity,saturatedwatercontent,andsiltandclayfractionsthanthecontrol(CK)soilsfromthefarmlandwithoutdesertification.Soilqualitygraduallydecreasedfromfanedgetofanhead.SignificantdecreaseswerefoundinsoilpH,organicmatter,cationexchangecapacity,andtotalpotassium,nitrogen,andphosphorus,aswellasavailablenitrogen,phosphorus,andpotassium,resultinginagradualdecreaseinsoilnutrientsfromthefanedgetothefanhead.Soilerodibilitywasgreatestinthefanhead,andsoilerodibilityKvaluesofthealluvialfanswere53.71%,66.28%,67.53%,and71.68%greaterthanthatinthoseoftheCKsoilsofHubei,Jiangxi,Fujian,andGuangdong,respectively,indicatingasignificantcorrelationbetweenthesoilerodibilityKvaluesandphysicochemicalproperties,particularlysandfractionandorganicmattercontent.Theresultsprovidenewinsightsintotherelationshipbetweensoilphysicochemicalpropertiesanderodibilityofalluvialfans,andsuggestthatimprovingsoilstructuremightincreasesoilfertilityinthecollapsinggullyalluvialfanfarmland.
简介:Hydrolyzedleather,obtainedfromindustrialleatherwaste,isanorganicnitrogenousfertilizerwithahighchromium(Cr)content.SoybeancropscanbeadverselyaffectedbythepresenceofresidualCrinsoilafterapplicationofhydrolyzedleatherfertilizer.TheaimofthisworkwastoassesstheeffectofhydrolyzedleatheronCrabsorption,rootdevelopment,andsymbioticnodulationofsoybeanplantsgrownonthreedifferentsoilsincludingtwoLixisolsandaGleysol.Thesesoilswerepreviouslyfertilizedwithhydrolyzedleatheratthreedifferentrates(0.0,0.1,and0.8kgm-2).Soybeanshootheight,rootdevelopment,nodulation,andmineralnutrientconcentrationsinplanttissuesweredeterminedafter45dofcropgrowth.TheapplicationofhydrolyzedleathersignificantlyincreasedCrcontentinsoilandCruptakebyplants.Surprisingly,Crwasstoredmainlyintheaerialpartoftheplants.ThepresenceofCrhadanadverseimpactonshootdrymatter(41%reduction)andnumberofnodules(49%reduction)perplantgrownonthesoilwiththelowestcationexchangecapacity.However,noothersignificanteffectwasobservedinnoduleweight,diameter,oranyothermeasuredparameters.
简介:Organicamendmentssuchasvermicompostandbiocharhavebeenreportedtoenhancesoilfertilityandcropproductivity.However,whethertheco-applicationofbothamendmentshassynergisticeffectsorwhethersuchbenefitsareaccompaniedbytheriskofgaseousnitrogen(N)lossinanagroecosystemremainsunknown.Asoilcolumnexperimentwithafullyfactorialdesignwasconductedusingthreelevelsofvermicompost(nodose,lowdose(1%,weight:weight),andhighdose(3%,weight:weight))withoutorwithbiochar(1%,weight:weight)toinvestigatetheireffectsonricegrowthandgaseousNlossacrossthecropgrowingseason.Ourresultsdemonstratedthatsynergisticinteractionsexistedbetweenvermicompostandbiocharinpromotingcropyield.Comparedwithbiocharamendmentalone,biocharcombinedwithvermicompostsignificantly(P<0.01)increasedriceyieldby26.5%–35.3%.However,highdoseofvermicompostsignificantly(P<0.01)increasedthecumulativeammonia(NH3)andnitrousoxide(N2O)emissions.Inthepresenceofvermicompost,theincorporationofbiocharamendmentsignificantly(P<0.01)decreasedthecumulativeN2Oemissionby14.1%–18.6%.ThelowestemissionfactorvalueofNH3andN2Owasachievedusingbiocharincombinationwithlowdoseofvermicompost.Thisstudyrevealedthatthecombinationofbiocharandmoderatedoseofvermicompostoffersanovelapproachtopromotecropproductivitywhilereducingtheenvironmentalrisk.
简介:Phosphorus(P)isalimitedresourcethatcouldbedepleted.Consequently,recyclingthePcontainedinsewagesludge,includingsewagesludgeincinerationash(SIA),fromwastewatertreatmentplantsisapossibilitytobeexplored.Agreenhouseexperimentusingannualryegrass(LoliummultiflorumL.)wasperformedwithanexperimentaldesignofthreecompletelyrandomizedblocksoftwosoilsand29treatments:onecontrolwithoutPandtwolevelsof9and26kgtotalPha-1from14differentsources:twelveSIAs(notcontaminatedbytracemetals)fromtheUSandCanada,onecommercialsyntheticfertilizer(triplesuperphosphate(TSP)),andonecommercialrockphosphate(RP).Higherryegrassbiomasslevelswereachievedatthehigherfertilizationrate(26kgtotalPha-1)andwhenusingtheSIAswiththehighestPsolubilitypercentage(PSP)(≥54%oftotalP).ThebiomassincreasesfollowingSIAapplicationwereashighas29%and59%morethanthecontrolforthesandyloamandclayeysoil,respectively,but40%lessthaninTSPforbothsoils.AsimilarbehaviorwasobservedforPuptake,withamaximumincreaseof26%fortheclayeysoil,and165%forthesandyloamsoil.TheryegrassbiomassandPuptakeincreasesduetoSIAapplicationwerelargerthanthoseduetoRPapplicationintheclayeysoil,butsimilartothoseinthesandyloamsoil.TheSIAswithaPSPof≥54%significantlyincreasedsoilavailablePstocksandsaturation.Accordingtoourfindings,weconcludethattheSIAsfrommunicipalandagrifoodindustrieshaveapotentialforPagriculturalrecycling,buttheirefficienciesvary.
简介:Anaerobicdigestionisaprocessthatiswidelyusedforthetreatmentoforganicwastes.Thedigestatecanbeusedasasoilamendmentorcropfertiliser.Theaimsofourworkweretoevaluate1)thephysicochemicalcompositionandpathogencontentinadigestatefrompoultrymanure,accordingtointernationalregulations,and2)theeffectofitssoilapplicationonthemajorchemicalandbiologicalsoilpropertiesandonthegrowthofLactucasativa.Theexperimentconsistedoftwogroupsofpots(withandwithoutcrop).Treatmentsappliedtoeachgroupwereasfollows:lowandhighdosesofdigestateandinorganicfertiliser,andnoapplication(control)(lowdose:70kgnitrogen(N)ha-1and21kgphosphorus(P)ha-1;highdose:210kgNha-1and63kgPha-1).Soilsamplesweretaken7and34d(harvest)aftertreatmentapplications.Heavymetalandpathogencontentsinthedigestatewerebelowtheupperlimitvalues.DespitethehighpHandelectricalconductivityvaluesofthedigestate,bothsoilparameterspresentedacceptablevaluesforcropgrowth.AlthoughtherewerenoinitialincreasesintotalinorganicNandavailablePinsoilwithdigestateapplication,anincreaseinthefreshweightofcropwasobservedwiththehighdoseapplication.Thisisprobablyassociatedwiththeslownutrientreleasefromthedigestateduringthedevelopmentofthecrop.Changesinthemicrobialcommunityweretemporaryandoccurredattheinitialsamplingstageoftheexperiment.
简介:Cadmium(Cd)ishighlytoxictoplants,animals,andhumans.Limitedinformationisavailableontheroleofnitricoxide(NO)and/or24-epibrassinolide(EBR)inresponseofplantstoCdstress.Inthisstudy,ahydroponicexperimentwasperformedtoinvestigatetheeffectsofNOand/orEBRonpeanutplantssubjectedtoCdstress(200μmolL-1)withsodiumnitroprusside(SNP,anexogenousNOdonor)(250μmolL-1)and/orEBR(0.1μmolL-1)addition.TheresultsshowedthatCdexposureinhibitedplantgrowth,andthisstresswasalleviatedbyexogenousNOorEBR,andespeciallythecombinationofthetwo.TreatmentwithCdinhibitedthegrowthofpeanutseedlings,decreasedchlorophyllcontent,andsignificantlyincreasedtheCdconcentrationinplants.Furthermore,theconcentrationofreactiveoxygenspecies(ROS)markedlyincreasedinpeanutseedlingsunderCdstress,resultingintheaccumulationofmalondialdehyde(MDA)andprolineinleavesandroots.UnderCdstress,applicationsofSNP,EBR,andespeciallythetwoincombinationsignificantlyreducedthetranslocationofCdfromrootstoleaves,increasedthechlorophyllcontent,decreasedtheconcentrationsofROS,MDA,andproline,andsignificantlyenhancedtheactivitiesofsuperoxidedismutase(SOD),peroxidase(POD),andcatalase(CAT)inpeanutseedlings.ExogenousNOand/orEBRalsostimulatedtheactivitiesofnitratereductase(NR)andnitricoxidesynthase(NOS)andincreasedthecontentsofantioxidants,suchasascorbicacid(AsA)andreducedglutathione(GSH).Furthermore,exogenousNOand/orEBRenhancedCdaccumulationinthecellwallandthusdecreasedCddistributionintheorganellesintheroots.Theconcentrationsofcalcium(Ca),iron(Fe),magnesium(Mg),andzinc(Zn)werealsoregulatedbyexogenousNOorEBR,andespeciallybythetwoincombination.TheseresultsindicatedthatSNPandEBR,aloneandparticularlyincombination,canmitigatethenegativeeffectsofCdstressinpeanutplants.
简介:Nutrient-poor,sandysoilsformtheprevailingsubstrateatpost-miningsitesoftheLusatianregion(Brandenburg,Germany)andpresentachallengeforvegetationdevelopment.Westudiedtheorganicacidquantityandcompositionofthreecommonlyoccurringpioneerplantspecies,thelegumesLotuscorniculatusL.andTrifoliumarvenseL.andthegrassCalamagrostisepigeios(L.)Roth,todetermineifplantgrowthandexudationdifferedwith(non-sterilizedsoil)andwithout(sterilizedsoil)anindigenoussoilmicrobialcommunity.Weinvestigatedwhetherorganicacidswerefoundintherhizosphereandsurroundingsoilandwhetherthisinfluencednutrientmobilization.Thisstudyconsistsoflinkedfieldinvestigationsandagreenhouseexperiment.Plantsweregrowninthegreenhouseineithersterilizedornon-sterilizedsandysoilfromareclamationsiteintheLusatianmininglandscape(WelzowSu¨d,EastGermany).Aftersevenmonths,theplantbiomass,rootmorphology,organicacids,andwater-solublenutrientsandrootcolonizationwitharbuscularmycorrhizalfungi(AMF)anddarkseptateendophytes(DSE)wereanalyzed.RootsofallthreeplantsinthefieldandgreenhouseexperimentswerehighlycolonizedwithAMF.CalamagrostisepigeiosandT.arvensehadasignificantlyhighercolonizationfrequencywithDSEthanL.corniculatus.Thequantityandcompositionoforganicacidsstronglydifferedamongplantspecies,withthehighestnumberoforganicacidsfoundforL.corniculatusandlowestforC.epigeios.Thequantityoforganicacidswasgreatlyreducedinallplantsundersterilizedsoilconditions.However,thecompositionoforganicacidsandplantgrowthinsterilizedsoilwerereducedforbothlegumes,butnotforC.epigeios,whichhadahigherbiomassundersterilizedconditions.Changesinnutrientconcentrationsinthefieldrhizospheresoilrelativetothoseinthecontrolweremeasurableaftersevenmonths.Whilethespectrumoforganicacidsandthegrowthoflegumesseemedtobedependentonahighly
简介:Nitrogen(N)applicationmayleadtonichesegregationofsoilammonia-oxidizingarchaea(AOA)andbacteria(AOB),therebyreducingthecompetitiveinteractionsbetweenAOAandAOBduetohigherammoniumsubstrateavailability.However,theadaptivemechanismsofAOAandAOBunderNenrichmentremainpoorlyunderstood.Stableisotopeprobing(SIP)microcosmincubationwasemployedtorevealcommunitychangesofactiveAOAandAOBinaloesssoilfromafieldexperimentgrowingpotatoesthatreceivednoN(control,CK),lowN(LN,75kgNha-1),andhighN(HN,375kgNha-1).Theresultsshowedthatthesoilpotentialnitrificationrate(PNR)wasmeasuredbyculturingofthesoilsamplesfromthefieldexperiment.SoilPNRwassignificantlyincreasedinHNby87.5%and67.5%comparedwithCKandLN,respectively.ComparedwithCK,the13C-amoAgenesofsoilAOAandAOBinHNhad2.58×104and1.55×106copies,representing1.6-and16.2-foldincreaserespectively.ItwasindicatedthatAOBdominatedsoilammoniaoxidation.Aphylogeneticanalysisofthe13C-amoAgeneshowedthatNapplicationsignificantlyincreasedtheproportionof54d9-likeAOAupto90%inHN,whiletheNitrososphaeragargensis-likeandNitrososphaeraviennensis-likeAOAwereinhibitedandcompletelydisappeared.NitrogenapplicationalsoresultedinthecommunityshiftofactiveAOB-dominantgroupfromNitrosospirabriensis-liketoNitrosospirasp.TCH711-like.OurstudyprovidescompellingevidencefortheemergenceandmaintenanceofactivenitrifyingcommunitiesundertheintensifiedNinputtoanagriculturalecosystem.