Nitrification-denitrification losses of ￣15N-labelled nitrate and ammonium applied to the rhizosphere andnonrhizosphere of flooded rice were evaluated in 2 greenhouse rhizobox experiments. The loss of added Nvia deni...Nitrification-denitrification losses of ￣15N-labelled nitrate and ammonium applied to the rhizosphere andnonrhizosphere of flooded rice were evaluated in 2 greenhouse rhizobox experiments. The loss of added Nvia denitrification was estimated directly by measuring the total fluxes of (N_2O+N_2)￣15N. It was found that 67% and51%-56% of ￣15N-nitrate added to rice rhizosphere were lost as (N_2O+N_)-￣15N in the 2 experiments, respectively,which were comparable to that added to nonrhizosphere soil (70%and47%, respectively), implying that tbedenitrifying activity in rice rhizosphere was as high as that in nonrhizosphere soil. However, only trace amounts(0-0.3% of added N) were recovered as (N_2O+N_2)-￣15N when ￣15N-ammonium was applied to either rhizosphere ornonrhizosphere, which seems to indicate that the nitrifying activity in the either rhizosphere or nonrhizosphere soilswas quite low. The apparent denitrification calculated from ￣15N balance studies was 10%-47% higher than the totalflux of (N_2O+N_2)-￣15N. Reasons for the large differences can not be explained satisfactorily. Though the denitrifyingactivity in rhizospbere was high and comparable to that in nonrhizosphere soil, presumably due to the low nitrifyingactivity and/ or the strong competition of N uptake against denitrification, the nitrification-denitrification takingplace in rhizosphere could not be an important mechanism of loss of ammonium N in flooded rice-soil system.展开更多
Cultivated tea(Camellia sinensis) plants acidify the rhizosphere, and Aluminum(Al) toxicity is recognized as a major limiting factor for plant growth in acidic soils. However, the mechanisms responsible for rhizospher...Cultivated tea(Camellia sinensis) plants acidify the rhizosphere, and Aluminum(Al) toxicity is recognized as a major limiting factor for plant growth in acidic soils. However, the mechanisms responsible for rhizosphere acidification associated with Al have not been fully elucidated. The present study examined the effect of Al on root-induced rhizosphere acidification, plasma membrane H^+-adenosine triphosphatase(H^+-ATPase) activity, and cation-anion balance in tea plant roots. The exudation of H^+from tea plant roots with or without Al treatment was visualized using an agar sheet with bromocresol purple. The H^+-ATPase activity of plasma membranes isolated from the roots was measured after hydrolysis using the two-phase partition system. The Al treatment strongly enhanced the exudation of H^+, and the acidification of tea plant roots by Al was closely associated with plasma membrane H^+-ATPase activity. The root plasma membrane H^+-ATPase activity increased with Al concentration. The Al content, amount of protons released, and H^+-ATPase activity were significantly higher in roots treated with Al than in those untreated. The results of the cation-anion balance in roots showed an excess of cations relative to anions, with the amount of excess cation uptake increasing with increasing Al concentrations. These suggest that Al-enhanced proton release is associated with plasma membrane H^+-ATPase activity and excess cation uptake. Findings of this study would provide insights into the contributing factors of soil acidification in tea plantations.展开更多
文摘Nitrification-denitrification losses of ￣15N-labelled nitrate and ammonium applied to the rhizosphere andnonrhizosphere of flooded rice were evaluated in 2 greenhouse rhizobox experiments. The loss of added Nvia denitrification was estimated directly by measuring the total fluxes of (N_2O+N_2)￣15N. It was found that 67% and51%-56% of ￣15N-nitrate added to rice rhizosphere were lost as (N_2O+N_)-￣15N in the 2 experiments, respectively,which were comparable to that added to nonrhizosphere soil (70%and47%, respectively), implying that tbedenitrifying activity in rice rhizosphere was as high as that in nonrhizosphere soil. However, only trace amounts(0-0.3% of added N) were recovered as (N_2O+N_2)-￣15N when ￣15N-ammonium was applied to either rhizosphere ornonrhizosphere, which seems to indicate that the nitrifying activity in the either rhizosphere or nonrhizosphere soilswas quite low. The apparent denitrification calculated from ￣15N balance studies was 10%-47% higher than the totalflux of (N_2O+N_2)-￣15N. Reasons for the large differences can not be explained satisfactorily. Though the denitrifyingactivity in rhizospbere was high and comparable to that in nonrhizosphere soil, presumably due to the low nitrifyingactivity and/ or the strong competition of N uptake against denitrification, the nitrification-denitrification takingplace in rhizosphere could not be an important mechanism of loss of ammonium N in flooded rice-soil system.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 31600558 and 31400587)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu, China (No. BK20160590)+1 种基金the Earmarked Fund for Modern Agro-industry Technology Research System of China (No. CARS-19)the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Fund of Jiangsu, China (No. CX(13)5016)
文摘Cultivated tea(Camellia sinensis) plants acidify the rhizosphere, and Aluminum(Al) toxicity is recognized as a major limiting factor for plant growth in acidic soils. However, the mechanisms responsible for rhizosphere acidification associated with Al have not been fully elucidated. The present study examined the effect of Al on root-induced rhizosphere acidification, plasma membrane H^+-adenosine triphosphatase(H^+-ATPase) activity, and cation-anion balance in tea plant roots. The exudation of H^+from tea plant roots with or without Al treatment was visualized using an agar sheet with bromocresol purple. The H^+-ATPase activity of plasma membranes isolated from the roots was measured after hydrolysis using the two-phase partition system. The Al treatment strongly enhanced the exudation of H^+, and the acidification of tea plant roots by Al was closely associated with plasma membrane H^+-ATPase activity. The root plasma membrane H^+-ATPase activity increased with Al concentration. The Al content, amount of protons released, and H^+-ATPase activity were significantly higher in roots treated with Al than in those untreated. The results of the cation-anion balance in roots showed an excess of cations relative to anions, with the amount of excess cation uptake increasing with increasing Al concentrations. These suggest that Al-enhanced proton release is associated with plasma membrane H^+-ATPase activity and excess cation uptake. Findings of this study would provide insights into the contributing factors of soil acidification in tea plantations.
