微生物菌剂对张北冷凉坝上地区马铃薯产量、品质及活化土壤磷钾的效果

采用田间小区试验,以溶磷解钾微生物菌剂(功能菌为巨大芽孢杆菌和胶质芽孢杆菌)和"冀张薯12""紫色马铃薯""大西洋"3个品种马铃薯为研究对象,探讨了在张北冷凉坝上地区施用微生物菌剂对不同品种马铃薯产量、品质、土壤速效磷钾以及土壤磷酸酶活性的影响。结果表明:施用微生物菌剂可以显著增加3个品种马铃薯的产量(P0.05),其中"冀张薯12"产量增幅最大为24.54%,其他2个品种产量平均增幅仅为6.96%;可以改善马铃薯的品质,尤其是紫色马铃薯,其Vc、可溶性蛋白质和可溶性糖含量均显著提高,增幅分别为320.21%,29.40%,7.12%(P0.05)。此外,菌剂施用调控着整个生育期土壤速效磷钾的含量和相关土壤酶活性,种植"大西洋"和"冀张薯12"的土壤施用菌剂后速效磷钾含量高于对照且在中后期达到显著水平,同时提高了土壤酸性和碱性磷酸酶的活性,平均增幅为37.52%和32.30%。总之,溶磷解钾微生物菌剂适用于冷凉张北坝上地区马铃薯种植,且对"冀张薯12"的促生效果最为明显。     

接种方式对堆肥过程中功能菌定殖的影响

利用园林绿化废弃物添加磷矿粉,在堆肥前期、后期以及前后期分两次接种复合菌剂进行好氧堆肥,通过抗生素标记、选择性培养基方法,研究堆肥过程功能菌（解磷菌、拮抗菌）的定殖状况,分析堆肥产品的微生物群落功能多样性、解磷效果以及对青枯病菌的拮抗性能。结果表明：堆肥后期和分前后两次接种复合菌剂明显增加堆肥枯草芽孢杆菌、胶质芽孢杆菌功能菌数量,而前期接种经过堆肥高温期,堆体功能菌数量锐减,表明功能菌定殖效果取决于是否后期接种;堆肥后期和分前后两次接种显著提高了堆肥的微生物群落功能多样性、堆肥水溶性磷和有效磷含量以及堆肥对青枯病菌拮抗性能。     

微生物菌剂对连作地块草莓生长、土壤养分及微生物群落的影响

为了研究微生物菌剂对连作地块草莓（Fragaria×ananassa Duch.）生长和土壤性状的影响，设置3个处理：不施用微生物菌剂（CK）、施用单一微生物菌剂（T1）和施用复合微生物菌剂（T2），统计草莓存活率和产量，并测定土壤样品的理化性状和微生物群落结构变化。结果表明，微生物菌剂处理有助于草莓的生长和增产。与CK相比，T1、T2的草莓存活率分别提高17.99和25.19个百分点，草莓产量分别增加30.16%和41.79%。微生物菌剂处理有效改善了土壤养分。与CK相比，T2土壤有效磷和速效钾含量显著提高18.31%和55.27%。然而，微生物菌剂处理提高了土壤电导率并降低了土壤pH值，长期施用微生物菌剂存在土壤盐渍化和酸化的风险。微生物群落结构分析结果表明，草莓土壤中细菌和真菌的优势菌门分别为厚壁菌门和子囊菌门，优势菌属分别为芽孢杆菌属和曲霉属。微生物菌剂施用提高了土壤真菌群落的丰富度和多样性，但对土壤细菌群落影响较小。与CK相比，微生物菌剂处理增加了芽孢杆菌属、根霉属和假霉样真菌属的相对丰度，其中根霉属和假霉样真菌属相对丰度在T2达到显著水平；降低了鞘氨醇单胞菌属、曲霉属和青霉...     

不同固体微生物菌剂对砒砂岩土壤性质和紫花苜蓿生长的影响

为研制改良砒砂岩土壤、强化植物生长的微生物菌剂,该研究以嗜盐芽孢杆菌Bacillus halotolerans P75、苜蓿中华根瘤菌Sinorhizobium meliloti D10、巨大芽孢杆菌Bacillus megaterium H3和枯草芽孢杆菌Bacillus subtilis HB01为原料,利用生物基材吸附混合,制备4种单一固体微生物菌剂和多种复合固体微生物菌剂。通过分析pH值、有机质含量、有效氮磷钾含量、酶活性和细菌数量等指标来研究添加微生物菌剂对砒砂岩土壤性质和紫花苜蓿幼苗生长的影响。结果表明,与不添加微生物菌剂的对照组相比,微生物菌剂能够使砒砂岩土壤pH值降到中性附近,促使土壤有机质、碱解氮、速效磷、速效钾含量显著增加,提高了土壤蔗糖酶和脲酶活性,增加了土壤细菌数量,同时促进了紫花苜蓿幼苗生长,其中以含菌株P75、D10和H3以及含菌株P75、D10、H3和HB01的复合菌剂的效果最佳。该试验研究可以为微生物菌剂在砒砂岩区土壤改良和植被恢复方面的应用提供试验基础和参考。     

我国主要菜区耕层土壤盐分总量及离子组成

【目的】评价全国主要菜区温室、 大棚和露地菜田土壤盐分及离子组成状况,为土壤次生盐渍化防治、 蔬菜合理施肥和土壤可持续利用提供一定的理论依据。【方法】在我国北方3个区域(东北、 华北、 西北地区)和南方4个区域(华中、 西南、 华东、 华南地区)主要蔬菜种植区不同栽培方式典型菜田耕层土壤展开调查,共采集501个土壤样品,分析了盐分总量及其离子组成。【结果】 1)全国主要菜区设施(温室和大棚)菜田土壤盐分总量及其各离子含量(NO-3、 SO2-4、 Cl-、 Na+、 K+、 Ca2+、 Mg2+)均显著高于露地菜田土壤,盐分总量平均高69.3%,离子组成增加幅度在36.2%~170.0%之间。2)设施菜田土壤次生盐渍化的土样数比例显著高于露地菜田土壤,但设施菜田土壤盐化程度总体上较轻,居于轻度盐化水平的比例占38.2%,处于中度盐化以上水平的比例仅占4.7%。 3)设施菜田土壤盐分总量及主要盐分离子(NO-3、 SO2-4和Ca2+)含量积累总体上随种植年限的延长呈先增后降并趋于平缓的变化趋势,在连续种植5~6年时达到高峰期,之后因采取的各种管理措施而有所降低,但仍显著高于露地菜田土壤。 4)设施菜田土壤盐分离子组成以NO-3和SO2-4为主,其次是Ca2+,分别占盐分总量的27.9%、 26.9%和15.3%。露地菜田土壤主要盐分离子组成总体上是SO2- 4 NO- 3 Ca2+、 HCO-3,分别平均占盐分总量的29.0%、 21.1%、 16.1%和14.1%,但西北地区露地菜田土壤盐分离子组成以HCO-3为主,其次是SO2-4、 NO-3和Ca2+。【结论】设施菜田土壤次生盐渍化的土样数比例虽然显著高于露地菜田土壤,但土壤盐化程度总体上较轻,盐分离子主要是NO-3、 SO2- 4和Ca2+,NO-3、 SO2-4含量大于Ca2+含量; 露地菜田主要盐分离子是SO2-4、 NO- 3、 Ca2+和HCO-3,含量为SO2- 4 NO- 3 Ca2+、 HCO-3。     

功能菌剂与生物炭配施对沙化土壤的影响

研究生物炭和功能菌剂协同调控沙化土壤养分和微生物多样性与功能，可为沙化土壤肥力培育提供理论依据。选择毛乌素沙地典型生态经济林沙化土壤为研究对象，采用田间定位试验，运用高通量扩增测序技术，解析不同添加量(2%,4%,8%)生物炭处理及其配施定量功能菌剂(枯草芽孢杆菌+巨大芽孢杆菌+胶质芽孢杆菌)处理对土壤化学性质及细菌菌群多样性与功能的影响。结果表明：(1)与单一生物炭处理相比，生物炭+功能菌剂处理组土壤有效氮、磷养分含量分别提升44.71%和187.36%;(2)生物炭单施或者配施功能菌剂均使酸杆菌门相对丰度显著降低，而生物炭+功能菌剂处理中厚壁菌门的相对丰度，分别增加163.80%,155.15%,100.21%,并且不同程度上调土壤细菌物种丰富度和多样性；(3)功能菌剂与生物炭配施改变土壤细菌介导的碳氮循环功能，如显著提高土壤细菌的有机物质分解功能，壳聚糖和木聚糖分解过程较对照组分别上升186.54%,242.46%,增强细菌的氨化和呼吸功能，而单施生物炭处理提升细菌的反硝化与固氮功能。综上，生物炭和功能菌剂的添加提高土壤有效氮磷养分含量，显著改变土壤细菌群落多样性与群落功能，生物...     

潮土区菜田土壤肥力现状评价

为了解菜田土壤养分状况,以粮田为对照,采集设施、露地菜田土壤样品,采用隶属度模型和主成分分析法对土壤养分综合肥力进行评价。结果表明,设施菜田土壤综合肥力指数显著高于露地菜田。与粮田土壤相比,设施菜田土壤有机质、有效磷、速效钾及有效Fe、Cu、Zn含量显著提高,pH、有效Mn含量显著降低;露地菜田土壤速效钾和有效Fe含量显著提高,pH和有效Mn含量显著降低。设施菜田和露地菜田土壤有机质含量虽然高于粮田,但总体仍处于中等偏低水平,达到肥沃菜田土壤标准(30.00 g·kg~(-1))的样本量分别仅占总样本量的17.12%和0.65%;菜田土壤有效磷显著富集,63.41%的设施菜田和40.00%的露地菜田土壤有效磷含量均超过80 mg·kg~(-1);设施菜田土壤速效钾含量普遍较高,高于300.00 mg·kg~(-1)的样本量占比达到了56.45%,露地菜田则高低并存。设施菜田和露地菜田土壤微量元素总体均处于中高水平。研究表明,菜田土壤速效养分含量高,而有机质和全氮含量较低。因此,潮土区蔬菜今后生产中应注意增施有机肥料培肥地力,同时适当控制化学肥料,特别是磷钾养分的投入。     

稻田固氮解磷解钾菌筛选及其复合菌剂对土壤培肥作用

用固氮、解磷、解钾培养基,分别从稻田土壤中分离获得9个固氮菌株(A1-A9)、7个解磷菌株(B1-B7)和6个解钾菌株(C1-C6)。对各菌株固氮、解磷、解钾能力及水稻促生效果分析表明,最突出菌株分别为A5、B2、C5;各菌株等比例混合组成复合菌剂接入灭菌稻田土壤,30 d后可使土壤总氮、有效磷、速效钾分别增加21.32%、32.17%、45.57%;初步鉴定各菌株分别为固氮菌属(Azotobacter sp.)、假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas sp.)和芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus sp.)。复合菌剂处理稻田土壤,水稻苗高、鲜重、干重及植株全氮、全磷、全钾显著优于对照组,说明筛选菌株可在稻田土壤氮、磷、钾转换及培肥过程中起重要作用。     

溶磷菌剂对玉米幼苗生长及根际土壤细菌群落结构和磷素形态的影响

以FD11(普瑞斯特氏菌Priestia sp.)和CH07(阿氏芽孢杆菌Bacillus aryabhattai)两种溶磷菌剂为试验材料,进行菌剂灌根盆栽试验,测定溶磷菌剂施用对玉米生长、根际土壤养分、土壤微生物特性及土壤不同形态磷含量的影响。结果表明,施用溶磷菌剂可改善根际土壤养分特征和微生物学特性,增加根际土壤的活性磷源含量,对玉米幼苗表现出良好的促生作用。与不施菌剂相比,FD11处理玉米幼苗的株高、茎粗、地上部干重分别增加31.88%、36.39%、104.00%;根际土壤碱解氮、有效磷、速效钾分别增加了21.90%、107.67%、5.77%。施用溶磷菌剂的土壤H₂O-Pi(Pi为无机磷)、NaHCO₃-P和NaOH-P含量增加,但HCl-Pi和Residual-P含量显著降低。施用溶磷菌剂改变了玉米根际土壤细菌的群落结构,在细菌属分类学水平上,不动杆菌属、假单胞菌属、海洋杆菌属、鞘氨醇单胞菌属、节杆菌属等功能细菌的相对丰度显著增加。综合以上分析,施用溶磷菌剂显著提高了土壤速效养分含量,改变了根际土壤细菌的群落结构,增加了活性磷源的...     

藻、菌配合施用对水稻土磷有效性及微生物群落的影响

解磷菌和微藻广泛用作生物肥料,影响土壤养分循环及微生物群落的组成和活性。本研究以巨大芽孢杆菌 (Bacillus megaterium)、小球藻 (Chlorella vulgaris)、句容水稻土为试验材料,通过室内培养实验,设置只施用小球藻 (A)、只施用巨大芽孢杆菌 (B)、小球藻和巨大芽孢杆菌配合施用 (A+B)、对照 (CK) 4个处理,探索巨大芽孢杆菌和小球藻配合施用对水稻土磷有效性和微生物群落的影响。结果表明,培养第30天,巨大芽孢杆菌和小球藻配施的处理土壤有效磷含量 (15.92 mg·kg-1) 显著高于对照和单独施用小球藻的处理 (A: 14.46 mg·kg-1, CK: 14.61 mg·kg-1),比对照土壤 (14.61 mg·kg-1) 提高9.0%。巨大芽孢杆菌和小球藻配施还可以显著提高水稻土的pH、全氮以及总有机碳含量。巨大芽孢杆菌和小球藻配施的处理,土壤中芽孢杆菌属的相对丰度 (1.70%) 比单独施用巨大芽孢杆菌的处理 (1.33%) 提高27.9%,小球藻在绿藻门中的相对丰度 (3.14%) 比单独施用小球藻的处理 (3.04%) 提高3.18%。巨大芽孢杆菌和小球藻配施也显著提高了土壤微生物的代谢活性和增殖速率。综上,本研究表明巨大芽孢杆菌和小球藻配合施用可以显著提高水稻土磷有效性,提高土壤微生物的活性,为藻、菌复合生物肥的开发和利用提供了理论基础,为提高水稻土磷有效性、缓解磷积累及其环境风险提供了新的视角。     

胶冻样芽孢杆菌与生物质炭复配及对番茄产量和品质的影响

以提高胶冻样芽孢杆菌在土壤中的存活率、减缓其衰亡速率,延长存活时间,提高其对土壤难溶性钾的解钾效率为目的,利用不同种类的秸秆生物质炭与胶冻样芽孢杆菌进行复配筛选。通过室内培养试验发现,中性小麦秸秆炭可作为胶冻样芽孢杆菌较理想的载体。当土壤培养35天后,土壤速效钾含量在施用炭基解钾菌肥条件下较空白提高了28.53%,较小麦秸秆炭和纯菌液处理分别提高了20.75%、13.41%。纯菌液处理土壤中胶冻样芽孢杆菌的菌落数从1.1×10~9个/g土降为9.0×10~5个/g土,而炭基解钾菌肥处理则为1.4×10~7个/g土。田间施用炭基解钾菌肥能够提高番茄植株和果实中的全钾含量;提高番茄产量和品质,显著提高番茄Vc含量,降低硝酸盐含量。因此,中性小麦秸秆炭与胶冻样芽孢杆菌的复配能够提高菌剂的存活率,有效促进土壤中矿物态钾的释放。     

胶质芽孢杆菌与苜蓿根瘤菌双接种对排土场紫花苜蓿生长和土壤性质的影响

为了明确胶质芽孢杆菌和苜蓿根瘤菌在矿区排土场复垦中的协同作用,以矿区排土场土壤作为基质进行盆栽试验,设置两菌单接种处理、双接种处理及对照,其中胶质芽孢杆菌和苜蓿根瘤菌用量分别为1.50%和0.25%,测定紫花苜蓿产量指标、叶片生理指标、土壤速效养分含量和土壤微生物指标。结果表明,接种胶质芽孢杆菌和苜蓿根瘤菌的各处理均能显著提高紫花苜蓿的产量指标,其中以双接种处理效果最优,将生物量和结瘤量分别比对照显著提高110.27%和124.32%;在生理指标方面,双接种处理效果低于单接种处理,未表现出协同作用;在土壤养分和微生物性质方面,单接种胶质芽孢杆菌仅显著提高土壤速效钾含量,单接种苜蓿根瘤菌对大部分指标均有显著效果,而双接种处理效果最佳,土壤碱解氮、速效钾含量比对照分别显著提高94.14%和84.55%,土壤微生物指标MBC含量、呼吸强度、蔗糖酶、脲酶、磷酸酶、过氧化氢酶活性比对照分别显著提高204.02%,65.86%,212.32%,91.87%,30.57%,51.87%。双接种处理对紫花苜蓿产量指标、养分和微生物指标表现出显著的协同作用。因此,1.50%用量胶质芽孢杆菌和0.25%用量苜蓿根瘤菌双接种能够有效提高排土场土壤的复垦效果,具有协同作用,可以作为矿区排土场复垦的高效方法。     

Influences of past application rates of nitrogen and a catch crop on soil microbial communities between an intensive rotation

The aim of this study was to investigate influences of six-year past application rates of nitrogen and a catch crop, sweet corn (Zea mays L. ssp. Saccharata Sturt), on soil microbial community and diversity in a greenhouse-based intensive vegetable soil in eastern China. Soil electrical conductivity, pH, mineral nitrogen, phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA) profiles and carbon source utilization patterns under five annually past nitrogen rates (0, 348, 522, 696 and 870?kg?nitrogen?ha^?1) were evaluated after the establishment of sweet corn during 1–1.5-month fallow period over three-year tomato/cucumber/celery rotations. The past nitrogen application rates exerted significant effects on soil electrical conductivity, pH, nitrate-nitrogen, ammonium-nitrogen and carbon source utilization patterns, but not on PLFAs profiles. The sweet corn had a significant effect on soil chemical properties, total and actinobacterial PLFAs, but not on carbon source utilization patterns. Soil electrical conductivity, nitrate-nitrogen and the total PLFAs decreased whilst soil organic carbon, pH and the actinobacterial PLFAs increased after the establishment of sweet corn. Soil microbial functional diversity from carbon source utilization patterns and actinobacterial PLFAs were greatest after the establishment of sweet corn at a 60% of the conventional nitrogen rate (i.e. 522?kg?nitrogen?ha^?1). Soil electrical conductivity and ammonium-nitrogen were two key factors to determine carbon source utilization patterns, whilst soil pH was the key factor to determine PLFAs profiles. A combination of the catch crop sweet corn during summer fallow and a 60% of the conventional nitrogen rate is a sustainable pathway of utilizing greenhouse-based intensive vegetable soils in eastern China.     

艾比湖湿地不同盐渍化土壤粒度组成及可蚀性研究

为了研究内陆干旱区不同盐渍化土壤的粒径组成及其可蚀性的空间分布,在不同盐渍化程度上探讨其与土壤中盐分含量的相互关系,本研究以新疆维吾尔自治区艾比湖湿地为研究靶区,利用2015年5月获取的66个表层土壤样品,对土壤的粒度组成、含盐量、分形维数和可蚀性因子K值进行了研究。结果表明:样品中盐土占比达到59.09%,平均含盐量达131.59 g/kg,研究区内盐渍化现象既普遍又严重;土壤颗粒以粉粒和砂粒为主,随着盐渍化程度的加剧黏粒含量不断增加,砂粒含量则相反;土壤颗粒的分形维数D值介于2.14~2.60,平均值为2.45;随着盐渍化程度加剧,分形维数逐渐变大,K值也随之逐渐增大,盐土的K值最大达0.093;土壤可蚀性因子K值与含盐量的相关性较高(r=0.596**),在一定程度上可以说明,土壤的含盐量水平越高,K值越大,越容易被侵蚀。     

不同饲料作物对苏打盐碱土改良效应研究

为探明不同饲料作物种植对苏打盐碱土改良的影响，以内蒙古科尔沁旗苏打盐碱地为研究对象，设置3个土壤等级(中、良、优)和5个饲料作物种类(高丹草、稗草、青贮玉米、湖南稷子、甜高粱)，共计15个处理，研究不同土壤等级下，饲料作物对土壤盐化碱化、养分含量变化的影响，并根据模糊物元-熵权模型进行土壤改良效应评价。结果表明：饲料作物收获后土壤平均p H较播种前降低1.64%，种植前后土壤p H差异不显著；土壤EC、总可溶性盐、碱化度显著降低(P<0.05)。不同饲料作物种植降低土壤Ca²⁺、Mg²⁺、HCO₃^–+CO₃^2–含量，提高土壤K⁺+Na⁺、Cl^–含量，对土壤SO₄^2–含量影响存在差异，收获后土壤碱解氮和速效钾含量比播种前分别降低15.15%、24.06%。基于模糊物元-熵权模型得出，青贮玉米对土壤盐渍化程度较高的土壤改良效果更佳，而甜高粱与高丹...     

耦合植被物候的新疆绿洲土壤盐分信息挖掘

随着土壤环境问题涉及的尺度日趋增大，小区域斑块化盐渍化信息的提取难以了解土壤环境总体的变化趋势。本文以野外监测的南北疆典型绿洲区域——渭库绿洲和艾比湖流域为分析靶区，通过实测数据建立土壤–环境关系，并通过MODIS EVI数据反演得到植被物候特征，耦合植被物候、植被指数、盐度指数、地表温度和地形参数作为随机森林(random forest, RF)模型的输入因子，预测新疆绿洲区域土壤盐分含量信息并绘制土壤盐分空间分布图。结果表明：通过深入挖掘植被物候信息，物候参数在预测土壤盐分方面具有较高的相对重要性，代表生物积累量的LSI和SSI参数表征土壤盐渍化的能力较强，优于其他几个物候参数。耦合物候参数后土壤盐分信息预测精度明显提高，决定系数R~2从0.53提升到0.61。经模型反复迭代进一步筛选出适合研究区的23个环境参数，大幅提升了预测精度(R~2=0.73, RMSE=5.19, MAE=3.59)。从得到的盐渍化空间分布特征来看，新疆绿洲大部分区域分布的是非盐渍化土和轻盐渍化土，且普遍分布在绿洲内部，中度及以上盐渍化土多分布在绿洲外围，总体盐渍化水平依次为：伊犁平原<北疆绿洲&l...     

Soil biological and physiochemical factors limiting the growth potential of tomato planted in waterlogged volcanic soil

Abstract

Many vegetable growers in Japan practice a unique waterlogged cultivation method with ample nitrogen (N) supply and microbial supplements, reporting vigorous plant growth, no soilborne diseases, and high yields. We simulated waterlogged soil conditions in greenhouse experiments to examine effects of soil pH and redox potential (Eh) as well as microbial influence on the growth of tomato seedlings. Soil pasteurization enhanced seedling growth whether the acidic, volcanic soil was waterlogged or well-drained. Among various antimicrobials, only soil treatment with polymyxin B improved shoot growth in nonpasteurized soil. The seedlings grew best in pasteurized acidic, waterlogged soil fertilized with ample potassium nitrate (KNO₃), which maintained soil Eh above zero. In nonpasteurized soil, growth was severely stunted by raising soil pH progressively to 8.5 while Eh dropped to –194?mV. The results suggested that heat-sensitive Gram-negative soil bacteria and low soil Eh were key factors limiting the growth potential of tomato plants in waterlogged soils.     

Vineyard Compost Supplemented with Trichoderma Harzianum T78 Improve Saline Soil Quality

Understanding soil degradation is especially important in the Mediterranean Region where desertification is a serious problem, and soil salinization is one of the causes. Salinity reduces soil quality, limits crop productivity and brings on long term soil degradation. Therefore the restoration of degraded soils is necessary to reduce land degradation, improve soil fertility and achieve a sustainable food production. The addition of compost supplemented with the beneficial microorganism Trichoderma harzianum isolate T78 to saline soils (NaCl) was studied to determine the impact on soil microbiology, which is the key to restore and rehabilitate degraded soils. The selected Trichoderma harzianum isolate T78 showed high salt tolerance despite the low osmotolerance of the genus Trichoderma . Increasing salt concentration reduced Trichoderma sp colony‐forming units (CFU) from natural soil and adversely affected soil microbial biomass C as well as dehydrogenase, β‐glucosidase, phosphatase and urease activities. Simultaneous amendment of the saline soil with compost and inoculation with T. harzianum T78 improved the soil microbiological quality; the number of T. harzianum T78 CFU did not decrease as NaCl increased. As T. harzianum strain T78 is salt tolerant, increasing the relative abundance of this specific strain would contribute to the rehabilitation of saline soils. Vineyard composts supplemented with T. harzianum T78 represent a promising approach for the treatment and improvement of saline soil properties. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Co-inoculation of potassium solubilizing and nitrogen fixing bacteria on solubilization of waste mica and their effect on growth promotion and nutrient acquisition by a forage crop

Waste mica, a potassium-bearing mineral, is a by-product of mica industry; however, its potassium (K)-supplying capacity for crop production is not well understood. A greenhouse trial was made to study the effect of co-inoculation of potassium solubilizing (Bacillus mucilaginosus) and nitrogen (N) fixing (Azotobacter chroococcum A-41) bacteria on solubilization of waste mica (a potassium-bearing mineral) and their effects on growth promotion and nutrient uptake by a forage crop of sudan grass (Sorghum vulgare Pers.) in a Typic Haplustalf. Results revealed that significantly higher biomass accumulation and nutrient acquisition were obtained in all the pots treated with mica and/or bacterial strain as compared to control. Data indicated that co-inoculation of waste mica with B. mucilaginosus and A. chroococcum A-41 resulted in highest biomass production and nutrient acquisition. Co-inoculation of bacterial strains maintained consistently highest amounts of available K and N in soils even at 150 days of crop growth than other treatments. B. mucilaginosus strain was more effective and potent K solubilizer than A. chroococcum A-41. Thus, co-inoculation of potassium solubilizing and nitrogen fixing bacteria to waste mica could be a promising and alternative option for utilizing this potent source as K fertilizer to crops and maintaining greater nutrients availability in soil. Further studies are necessary to see the effects of these bacterial strains on mobilization of potassium-bearing minerals under field conditions.     

Effects of earthworm activity and P‐solubilizing bacteria on P availability in soil

The effects of phosphate solubilizing bacteria (Bacillus megateriumi) (PSB) and earthworms (Pheretima guillelmi and Eisenia fetida) on phosphorus (P) turnover and transformation in soil were investigated in a laboratory experiment lasting for 21 days. The treatments included soil + P. guillelmi (SW1), soil + E. fetida (SW2), soil + B. megaterium (SB), soil + P. guillelmi + B. megaterium (SBW1), soil + E. fetida + B. megaterium (SBW2), and the control with sterilized soil (control) only. The results showed that the number of B. megaterium. was enhanced in all treatments especially those with earthworms added when compared with the control. Activities of acid phosphatase (pH = 6.5) increased in all treatments, especially in the presence of P. guillelmi with or without PSB (64 % and 38 %, respectively). Significant increases in both inorganic P and water‐soluble P were observed in treatments involving B. megaterium. and earthworms when compared with the control. Inoculation of both earthworms and PSB had significant effects on microbial growth, enzymatic activity, and thus enhanced the release of available P. The dual inoculation of earthworms and bacteria further accelerated P transformation. Different performances observed for the earthworm species were probably due to their different feeding habits and physiology.