利用化学和酶计量学揭示长期施肥对黑土微生物养分限制状况的影响

Revealing the effect of long-term fertilizer application on microbial nutrient limitation in Mollisols through soil stoichiometry and enzyme metrology

  • 摘要: 本研究旨在运用生态化学计量学和酶化学计量学的方法, 探讨长期施肥对黑土区土壤微生物养分限制的影响。本研究在中国科学院东北地理与农业生态研究所黑土水土流失监测研究站开展, 通过比较玉米-大豆轮作制度中大豆种植年的玉米常规施化肥-大豆常规施化肥(CF)、玉米常规施化肥-大豆施1/2化肥(1/2CF)以及玉米常规施化肥-大豆施有机肥(DM)处理与玉米常规施化肥-大豆不施化肥(NOF)处理, 分析了与土壤碳、氮、磷转化相关的酶活性变化特征。结果表明, 与NOF处理相比, CF和DM处理提高了鼓粒期和成熟期土壤全碳(TC)、全氮(TN)和全磷(TP)含量, 其中有机肥施用对土壤养分含量的提升作用最为显著, 鼓粒期增幅为14.40%~20.87%, 成熟期增幅为28.30%~34.83%。在鼓粒期和成熟期, 与NOF处理相比, DM处理土壤pH分别显著提高了0.69和0.75个单位。与NOF处理相比, CF和1/2CF处理显著提高了土壤蔗糖酶(SC)活性, 但是亮氨酸氨基肽酶和β-1,4-N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖苷酶(NAG)活性在3个处理间的变化趋势与SC活性则不完全不一致。与NOF处理相比, DM处理显著提高了土壤酶活性(成熟期NAG除外), 这可能归因于有机肥提供的丰富有机碳源和营养物质。此外, DM处理土壤β-1,4-葡萄糖苷酶(BG)和SC活性均显著高于NOF处理, DM处理的土壤TC、TN和TP含量也均显著高于NOF处理。相关性分析结果表明, 土壤BG和SC活性与土壤TC、TN以及TP含量间均呈显著正相关。土壤微生物养分限制对不同施肥处理的响应表明, 黑土微生物养分获取处于不平衡状态。在鼓粒期和成熟期, CF处理分别受碳磷共同限制和磷限制, 而DM处理在两个时期均仅受磷限制。长期施肥显著改变了黑土的理化性质和化学计量学特征, 其中有机肥施用对提升土壤养分含量和改善土壤酶活性的效果最为显著。此外, 有机肥施用在缓解磷养分限制方面的作用相较于化肥施用也更为显著, 这为黑土地保育和可持续农业提供了理论依据。

     

    Abstract: This study investigated the effect of long-term fertilizer application on microbial nutrient limitation in Mollisols through ecological stoichiometry and enzyme metrology. The study was conducted at the Monitoring and Research Station of Black Soil Erosion, affiliated with the Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. A rotational maize-soybean system was established under four treatments: 1) maize and soybean with chemical fertilizers at conventional rates (CF); 2) maize with chemical fertilizers at conventional rate, and soybean with half-rate chemical fertilizers (1/2CF); 3) maize with chemical fertilizers at conventional rate, and soybean with organic fertilizers (DM); 4) maize with chemical fertilizers at conventional rate, and soybean without chemical fertilizers (NOF). We analyzed the characteristics of enzyme activity changes associated with soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus transformation during soybean growth period. Compared to NOF treatment, CF and DM treatments increased the total carbon (TC), total nitrogen (TN), and total phosphorus (TP) contents in Mollisols during both the seed filling and mature stages; specifically, TC, TN, and TP contents increased by 14.40%–20.87% during the seed filling stage and by 28.30%–34.83% during the mature stage under DM treatment. Organic fertilizer application had the most substantial effect on enhancing soil nutrient contents. Furthermore, soil pH under DM treatment increased significantly by 0.69 unit during the seed filling stage and by 0.75 unit during the mature stage, respectively, compared to that under NOF treatment. Compared to NOF treatment, the CF and 1/2CF treatments significantly increased soil sucrase (SC) activity; however, the trends for leucine aminopeptidase and β-1,4-N-acetyl-glucosaminidase (NAG) activities among the three treatments were not fully consistent with that of SC activity. The DM treatment generally enhanced soil enzyme activities (except for NAG during the mature stage), which can be attributed to the abundant organic carbon sources and nutrients provided by organic manure. Additionally, soil β-1,4-glucosidase (BG) and SC activities were higher under DM treatment than that under NOF treatment, and this trend was consistent with the changes in soil TC, TN, and TP. The results of correlation analysis showed significant positive correlations between the activities of BG and SC with soil TC, TN, and TP contents. The response of soil microbial nutrient limitation to different fertilizer application treatments indicated that Mollisols microbial nutrient acquisition is in an imbalanced state. CF treatment was limited by C and P during the seed filling stage, and by P during the mature stage; DM treatment was limited only by P during the seed filling and mature stages. Long-term fertilizer application significantly altered the physicochemical properties and stoichiometric characteristics of Mollisols, with organic fertilizer application showing the most significant effects on enhancing soil nutrient contents and improving soil enzyme activities. Moreover, organic fertilizer application was more effective in alleviating P limitation than chemical fertilizer application. The results provide theoretical support for the conservation of Mollisols and sustainable agriculture.

     

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