Gravel-sand mulch has been used for centuries to conserve water in the Loess Plateau of north- western China. In this study, we assessed the influence of long-term （1996-2012） gravel-sand mulching of cultiv- ated soils on total organic carbon （TOC）, light fraction organic carbon （LFOC）, microbial biomass carbon （MBC）, total organic nitrogen （TON）, particulate organic carbon （POC）, mineral-associated organic carbon （MOC）, perma- nganate-oxidizable carbon （KMnO4-C）, and non-KMnO4-C at 0-60 cm depths. Mulching durations were 7, 11 and 16 years, with a non-mulched control. Compared to the control, there was no significant and consistently positive effect of the mulch on TOC, POC, MOC, KMnO4-C and non-KMnO4-C before 11 years of mulching, and these organic C fractions generally decreased significantly by 16 years. LFOC, TON and MBC to at a 0-20 cm depth in- creased with increasing mulching duration until 11 years, and then these fractions decreased significantly between 11 and 16 years, reaching values comparable to or lower than those in the control. KMnO4-C was most strongly correlated with the labile soil C fractions. Our findings suggest that although gravel-sand mulch may conserve soil moisture, it may also lead to long-term decreases in labile soil organic C fractions and total organic N in the study area. The addition of manure or composted manure would be a good choice to reverse the soil deterioration that occurs after 11 years by increasing the inputs of organic matter.
Yang QIUZhongKui XIEYaJun WANGSukhdev S MALHIJiLong REN
【目的】筛选对百合枯萎病具有抑菌活性的拮抗细菌,对其抑菌活性物质进行初步分离纯化分析。【方法】以强致病力的百合尖孢镰刀菌(Fusarium oxysporum)为靶菌,采用系列稀释法和平板对峙法初筛拮抗细菌,并通过产铁载体能力、水解酶活性、土壤定殖力等多种生防特性指标进行复筛,结合形态学特征、生理生化指标和16S r RNA基因序列比对鉴定其分类地位;利用百合尖孢镰刀菌作为靶菌进行活性追踪,结合酸沉淀、快速柱色谱、HPLC等分离纯化手段,对菌发酵液中的抑菌活性物质进行纯化分析。【结果】在64株百合根际细菌和386株海洋细菌中进行初筛,得到9株对百合镰刀菌具有较强拮抗活性的菌株,最后筛选了1株拮抗活性较强且产铁载体能力和水解酶活性、土壤定殖能力较高的菌株11B91,鉴定为解淀粉芽孢杆菌(Bacillus amyloliquefaciens),其抑菌活性物质初步推测可能为Iturin和Fengycin脂肽类化合物。【结论】菌株11B91在百合枯萎病的生物防治中具有潜在的应用价值,证实海洋来源的微生物也具有防治陆地植物病原菌的潜力,为植物病害的防治拓宽了思路。
Land use change （LUC） is widely recognized as one of the most important driving forces of global carbon cycles. The soil organic carbon （SOC） and labile organic carbon （LOC） stores were investigated at arable land （AL）, artificial grassland （AG）, artificial woodland （AW）, abandoned arable land （AAL） and desert steppe （DS） in the Longzhong region of the Loess Plateau in Northwest China. The results showed that conversions from DS to AL, AL to AG and AL to AAL led to an increase in SOC content, while the conversion from DS to AW led to a decline. The differences in SOC content were significant between DS and AW at the 20-40 cm depth and between AL and AG at the 0-10 cm depth. The SOC stock in DS at the 0-100 cm depth was 39.4 t/hm2, increased by 28.48% after cultivation and decreased by 19.12% after conversion to AW. The SOC stocks increased by 2.11% from AL to AG and 5.10% from AL to AAL. The LOC stocks changed by a larger magnitude than the SOC stocks, which suggests that it is a more sensitive index of carbon dynamics under a short-term LUC. The LOC stocks increased at 0-20 cm and 0-100 cm depths from DS to AW, which is opposite to that observed for SOC. The proportion of LOC to SOC ranged from 0.14 to 0.20 at the 0-20 cm depth for all the five land use types, indicating low SOC dynamics. The allocation proportion of LOC increased for four types of LUC conversion, and the change in magnitude was largest for DS to AW （40.91%）. The afforestation, abandonment and forage planting on arable land led to sequestration of SOC; the carbon was lost initially after afforestation. However, the carbon sink effect after abandonment may not be sustainable in the study area.
