AQDS加速红壤性水稻土中DDT厌氧脱氯效应研究

电子供体基质和电子穿梭体对电子转移过程有重要影响,进而可能影响厌氧反应体系中2,2-双(4-氯苯基)-1,1,1-三氯乙烷(DDT)还原脱氯降解。为了阐明电子供体基质正丁酸与电子穿梭体蒽醌-2,6-二磺酸盐(AQDS)对红壤性水稻土中DDT还原脱氯效果的影响,本研究采用厌氧土壤培养试验并设定以下5个处理:1灭菌对照,2对照,3正丁酸,4AQDS,5正丁酸+AQDS。结果表明,厌氧培养20 d后,土壤中DDT可提取态残留量减少了85.2%~96.3%。DDT厌氧脱氯降解的主要产物为2,2-双(4-氯苯基)-1,1-二氯乙烷DDD。添加正丁酸在培养前8d显著提高产CH4速率,而对DDT脱氯降解无显著促进作用,第8天之后,随着产CH4速率降低,添加正丁酸处理的DDT脱氯速率逐渐升高。添加AQDS显著增强土壤还原性并加速三价铁氧化物还原生成电子供体二价铁,进而显著促进DDT还原脱氯降解。同时添加正丁酸和AQDS对促进DDT还原脱氯的效果最佳,但是正丁酸和AQDS对加速DDT还原脱氯无显著交互作用。本研究结果对于制定DDT污染土壤的高效原位修复技术方案具有指导意义。     

肯尼亚水稻土和甘蔗地土壤中~(14)C-六氯苯和~(14)C-滴滴涕的自然消解

氯代持久性有机污染物的农田土壤污染呈现污染浓度低、面积大、新源污染不断输入的特点。农田土壤本身微生物种类丰富,对氯代有机污染物具有较大的降解潜力和未知性。本试验以典型高氯代和低氯代持久性有机污染物——六氯苯(HCB)和滴滴涕(DDT)为研究对象,结合~(14)C同位素示踪技术,研究HCB和DDT在热带水稻土和甘蔗地土壤的矿化现象,同时监测HCB和DDT在两种土壤中的挥发、降解产物以及结合残留。结果表明,经84 d好氧培养,HCB和DDT在两种土壤中的矿化量分别仅为0.14%和3%,低氯代有机污染物DDT的矿化速率显著高于高氯代有机污染物HCB。然而,两种土壤对HCB或DDT的矿化没有显著性差异。HCB或DDT在水稻土中的挥发量略微高于甘蔗地土壤,两种土壤中HCB和DDT的挥发量在0.1%~0.6%之间,表明挥发不是其主要的环境过程。在DDT污染水稻土和甘蔗地土壤中添加1.25%的堆肥增加了DDT在土壤中的矿化与结合残留,减少了DDT的挥发。本研究结果表明土壤在好氧条件下对氯代持久性有机污染物的自然消解能力非常弱,而有机肥的使用有助于土壤中持久性氯代有机污染物的矿化消除。     

淹水还原条件下红壤中葡萄糖及腐殖酸对铁锰形态的影响

通过设置不同的葡萄糖/腐殖酸配比模拟还原性土壤体系,考察长期(约74 d)淹水培养过程中铁锰元素在土壤溶液/矿物相中的分布形态演变。结果表明:在淹水培养初期,葡萄糖的添加可以促进铁锰离子的还原溶出,同时土壤中可交换态和酸可提取态铁、以及可交换态锰的含量也会随之增加;而腐殖酸的添加则会促进土壤中可氧化态铁/锰含量的升高。随着培养时间的增加,铁锰离子浓度及各个土壤提取形态的铁锰含量大多呈现降低趋势,铁锰元素逐渐转化成提取性更低的矿物形态。因此,淹水环境中铁锰还原溶出-分布形态演变受到土壤中有机物质种类和含量的显著影响,呈现出不同的金属移动性和生物有效性。     

聚合氨基酸对北方水稻土中氧化铁存在形态的影响

为了解不同类型水稻土中氧化铁含量特征,探明添加外源聚合氨基酸对水稻土中氧化铁形态变化的影响,本研究以中国北方不同类型水稻土(棕壤型、草甸土型和滨海盐渍型)为研究对象,设置添加占供试土壤干重0.05%的γ-聚谷氨酸和聚天冬氨酸处理,以不添加氨基酸作为对照。通过室内恒温厌氧培养30 d后,测定各水稻土全铁、游离氧化铁、无定形氧化铁和络合态铁含量及氧化铁的活化和络合程度。结果表明:供试的北方3种典型水稻土中,游离氧化铁含量为滨海盐渍型草甸土型≥棕壤型,络合态铁含量为棕壤型滨海盐渍型≥草甸土型,而无定形氧化铁含量为棕壤型滨海盐渍型草甸土型。两种外源聚合氨基酸对不同类型水稻土氧化铁形态转化能力影响存在差异,与不添加氨基酸的对照相比,添加γ-聚谷氨酸的棕壤型水稻土无定形氧化铁和络合态铁含量分别增加27.72%和32.25%,聚天冬氨酸对无定形氧化铁和络合态铁含量无显著促进作用;在草甸土型水稻土中,γ-聚谷氨酸和聚天冬氨酸均能显著增加无定形氧化铁含量,且与对照相比,络合态铁含量分别增加136.24%和12.00%;γ-聚谷氨酸能有效促进滨海盐渍型水稻土中无定形氧化铁和络合态铁的生成。总之,添加γ-聚谷氨酸和聚天冬氨酸对水稻土游离氧化铁的含量没有明显影响;而添加γ-聚谷氨酸能有效增加水稻土中无定形氧化铁和络合态铁含量,降低晶胶率,有利于提高土壤中有效铁含量,显著活化铁氧化物,抑制各类型水稻土中铁的结晶老化;而聚天冬氨酸对水稻土无定形氧化铁和络合态铁没有明显的激发效应。     

溶液培养条件下腐殖酸对铁异化还原的影响

腐殖酸对土壤和水体环境中铁(Fe)的还原过程有重要影响。本文采用从山西大同风化煤、河南巩县褐煤、云南昆明滇池底泥中提取制备的腐殖酸,通过布置培育试验并接种土壤悬液,研究了不同来源的腐殖酸对无定形氧化铁异化还原的影响。结果表明:单独添加腐殖酸对氧化铁的还原几乎没有影响;而当同时添加腐殖酸与葡萄糖时,培养基质中氧化铁的还原过程显著加强;腐殖酸浓度越高对氧化铁还原的促进作用越明显。不同来源的腐殖酸因其复杂程度和结构不同,对氧化铁还原的促进作用有明显差异,其中山西大同风化煤提取的腐殖酸促进作用最大,云南昆明滇池底泥和河南巩县褐煤提取的腐殖酸之间则无显著差异。     

铁氧化物影响土壤硝化作用动力学的作用机制

为探究铁氧化物对土壤硝化动力学的影响,以全铁含量低的酸性潮土(pH4.9)和中性潮土(pH7.2)为研究对象,通过7d的室内恒温(28℃)培养,研究了不同pH土壤在添加0(对照),0.5%,1%,3%,5%,10%(重量比)铁氧化物后的硝化动力学过程。结果表明:铁氧化物加入量超过3%,则改变中性潮土的硝化动力学过程由一级变为零级模型。不同含量铁氧化物加入后,酸性潮土的硝化过程均符合一级动力学模型。加铁处理的酸性潮土,其净矿化速率均显著高于不加铁处理。加铁量为10%处理的净矿化速率为4.12mg/(kg·d),是不加铁处理的7.82倍。随着铁氧化物加入量的增加,酸性潮土净硝化速率显著升高而中性潮土净硝化速率却显著下降。酸性潮土中铁氧化物加入量超过3%的处理,其净硝化速率极显著高于加铁量小于3%的处理。总之,铁氧化物的加入显著促进酸性潮土的净硝化速率,对中性潮土的净硝化速率却有显著抑制作用,并且加入量越大对2种土壤的作用效果越显著。3%的铁氧化物加入量是显著影响酸性潮土和中性潮土硝化作用的临界值。     

Physico‐chemical characterization of humic‐metal‐phosphate complexes and their potential application to the manufacture of new types of phosphate‐based fertilizers

The aim of this review is to describe the main physicochemical characteristics of diverse types of humic‐metal‐phosphate acid complexes. The effects of these complexes on phosphorus (P) fixation in soils with different pH values and physicochemical features and on plant phosphorus uptake are also discussed. Humic‐metal‐phosphate complexes have apparent stability constants in the same range as those of metal‐humic complexes, in solutions with diverse pH and ionic‐strength values. Likewise, the molecular‐size distribution of humic‐metal‐phosphate complexes as a function of pH is similar to that of potassium or sodium humates and metal‐humic complexes. Humic‐metal‐phosphate complexes are able to decrease phosphate fixation in soils and increase plant growth and phosphate uptake. Phosphorus fertilizers containing humic‐metal‐phosphate complexes proved to be efficient to improve plant growth and P uptake with respect to conventional fertilizers such as single superphosphate. The values of parameters related to plant phosphorus‐utilization efficiency (PUt E) suggest that the regulation of root acquisition of phosphate from these complexes could involve the interregulation of a system for the optimization of metabolic P utilization in the shoot and another system involving stress responses of roots under phosphorus deficiency.     

旱作褐土中氧化铁的厌氧还原与光合型亚铁氧化特征

土壤中铁的氧还过程与碳氮转化及自净能力关系密切,已还原亚铁的氧化受土壤性质的影响。采用室内恒温培养试验研究了旱作褐土中铁还原氧化过程、及其与水溶性碳、NO3-、SO42-的关系。结果表明旱作褐土中铁氧化物在厌氧光照条件下可先被还原后被再次氧化,其再氧化量介于1.46~3.00 mg g-1之间,平均2.09 mg g-1;再氧化速率常数介于0.23~0.80 d-1之间,平均0.48 d-1。再氧化量与土壤无定形铁、水溶性硫酸盐含量、阳离子交换量显著负相关,与土壤总氮、总磷显著正相关;再氧化速率常数与土壤有机碳显著负相关,与黏粒含量极显著正相关。厌氧光照培养可使旱作褐土水溶性无机碳平均降低52.74%,水溶性NO3-降低92.15%,水溶性SO42-增加55.38%。研究结果为深入理解旱作土壤潜在的微生物铁循环转化方式提供理论支持。     

Time effects of rice straw and engineered bacteria on reduction of exogenous Cu mobility in three typical Chinese soils

Globally, copper (Cu) accumulation in soils is a major environmental concern. Agricultural organic waste and some bacterial species can readily absorb metals in an eco-friendly manner, and thus are commonly used in metal-contaminated soil remediation. This study investigates the change in Cu fractions during the aging process and the time effects of rice straw (RS) and engineered bacteria (EB) (Pseudomonas putida X4/pIME) on reduction of Cu mobility. Three typical Chinese soils (red, cinnamon, and black soils) were incubated with RS or RS + EB in the presence of exogenous Cu for 24 months. The soil physicochemical properties, reactive soil components, Cu fractions, and Cu mobility were determined over time. The Cu mobility factor (MF) values were the lowest in the black soil (6.4-9.2) because of its high organic carbon and clay contents. The additions of both RS and RS + EB accelerated Cu stabilization during the aging process in all three soils. The Cu MF values decreased with time during the initial 20 months; however, the MF values increased thereafter in all soils, which might be due to the reduction of humic substances and amorphous iron oxides and the increase in iron oxides complexed on the organic matter. The reduction rates of Cu MF were similar after 16, 24, and more than 24 months in the red, cinnamon, and black soils, respectively, indicating that RS and RS + EB could limit Cu mobility at different times in various soils. The RS treatment showed the greatest efficiency in reducing Cu mobility in the red, cinnamon, and black soils after 12, 12, and 8 months of incubation, respectively. The RS + EB treatment was more efficient than the RS treatment in the red soil during the initial 8 months of the incubation period. Our study provides theoretical support for Cu risk assessments and RS supplementation for Cu remediation in different soils.     

Kinetic behavior of Fe(o,o-EDDHA)-humic substance mixtures in several soil components and in calcareous soils

Ferric ethylenediamine- N, N'-bis-(o-hydroxyphenylacetic)acid chelate (Fe(o, o-EDDHA)) is one of the most effective Fe fertilizers in calcareous soils. However, humic substances are occasionally combined with iron chelates in drip irrigation systems in order to lower costs. The reactivity of iron chelate-humic substance mixtures in several soil components and in calcareous soils was investigated through interaction tests, and their behavior was compared to the application of iron chelates and humic substances separately. Two commercial humic substances and two Fe(o, o-EDDHA) chelates (one synthesized in the laboratory and one commercial) were used to prepare iron chelate-humic substance mixtures at 50% (w/w). Various soil components (calcium carbonate, gibbsite, amorphous iron oxide, hematite, tenorite, zincite, amorphous Mn oxide, and peat) and three calcareous soils were shaken for 15 days with the mixtures and with iron chelate and humic substance solutions. The kinetic behavior of Fe(o, o-EDDHA) and Fe non-(o,o-EDDHA) (Fe bonded to (o,p-EDDHA) and other polycondensated ligands) and of the different nutrients solubilized after the interaction assay was determined. The results showed that the mixtures did not significantly reduce the retention of Fe(o, o-EDDHA) and Fe non-(o,o-EDDHA) in the soil components and the calcareous soils compared to the iron chelate solutions, but they did produce changes in the retention rate. Moreover, the competition between humic substances and synthetic chelating agents for complexing metal cations limited the effectiveness of the mixtures to mobilize nutrients from the substrates. The presence of Fe(o, p-EDDHA) and other byproducts in the commercial iron chelate had an important effect on the evolution of Fe(o, o-EDDHA) and the nutrient solubilization process.     

施用腐殖酸对提高玉米氮肥利用率的研究

试验研究腐殖酸与尿素配合施用对玉米养分吸收、产量与N肥利用率的影响结果表明,腐殖酸能明显促进玉米植株对N、P、K养分的吸收,滞留在茎叶的N和K2O明显增加。在尿素中添加腐殖酸能明显提高玉米产量和N肥利用率。在尿素中添加10%的腐殖酸玉米产量和N肥利用率综合效果较好。     

Effects of Vegetation Removal and Urea Application on Iron and Nitrogen Redox Chemistry in Riparian Forested Soils

Riparian wetlands are subject to nitrogen enrichment from upgradient agricultural and urban land uses and also from flooding by nitrogen-enriched surface waters. The effects of this N enrichment on wetland soil biogeochemistry may be mediated by both the presence of plants and the presence of redox-active compounds, specifically iron oxides in the soil. Despite the extensive research on wetland N cycling, the relative importance of these two factors on nitrogen is poorly known, especially for forested wetlands. This study evaluates the responses of the N and the Fe cycles to N enrichment in a riparian forested wetland, contrasting vegetated field plots with plots where the vegetation was removed to test the role of plants. Furthermore, in vitro anaerobic incubations of the experimental soils were performed to track Fe chemical changes over time under anoxic or flooded conditions. Wetland soils treated with N in form of urea, as expected, had significantly higher amounts inorganic nitrogen. In the soils where vegetation was also removed, in addition to inorganic nitrogen pool, increase in organic nitrogen pool was also observed. The results demonstrate the role of vegetation in limiting the effects excess urea has on different soil nitrogen pools. Results from anaerobic incubation of the experimental soils demonstrated the effects of N enrichment on the wetland Fe cycle. The effects of excess nitrogen and the role of vegetation on the Fe cycle in riparian wetland soil became more evident during anaerobic incubation experiments. At the end of the field experiment, Fe concentrations in the soils under the treatments were not significantly different from the control soils at the 5% confidence level. However, during the anaerobic incubation experiment of soils collected at the end of the experiment from these plots, the N-enriched soils and the unvegetated soils maintained significantly elevated concentrations of reducible Fe(III) for the initial 2-week period of incubation, and the soils collected from the plots with both the treatments had the highest Fe(III) concentrations. After 20 days of incubation, however, the Fe(III) concentrations decreased to the similar concentrations in all the incubated soils. The study clarifies the roles vegetation play in mediating the effects of N enrichment and also demonstrates that N enrichment does affect wetland redox cycle, which has strong implications on ecosystem services such as water quality improvement.     

水稻土中水溶性有机碳对铁还原过程的贡献

【目的】 淹水稻田中Fe (Ⅲ) 还原过程与有机质的厌氧分解和氮、磷、硫等营养元素的有效性密切相关。通过探讨水溶性有机碳 (DOC) 对Fe (Ⅲ) 还原过程的贡献,以期为深入理解淹水稻田中铁循环耦联的碳、氮、磷、硫循环提供理论基础。 【方法】 采集我国不同植稻区的20个典型水稻土,通过有机碳分析仪及三维荧光光谱扫描比较分析不同水稻土DOC的含量及荧光特性;并模拟稻田淹水过程对水稻土进行厌氧淹水培养,采用微生物生长模型对不同水稻土厌氧培养过程中Fe (Ⅲ) 还原特征进行表征;依据相关分析和冗余分析,明确水稻土DOC与Fe (Ⅲ) 还原过程的关系。 【结果】 不同水稻土DOC含量为0.250～1.082 g/kg,仅占土壤有机碳的2.06%～6.86%。三维荧光光谱扫描鉴定得到不同水稻土DOC中4个共有的类腐殖酸荧光组分,其中陆源的UVC类腐殖酸和UVC+UVA类腐殖酸组分在不同水稻土中具有较高荧光强度,分别为0.799～4.570和0.830～5.273。水源的可见光区类腐殖酸和UVA腐殖酸的含量相对较低。各类腐殖酸来源以外源输入为主,内源输入为辅。不同水稻土铁还原潜势a、最大Fe (Ⅲ) 还原速率 (V_max) 及达到最大Fe (Ⅲ) 还原速率对应的时间 (T_Vmax) 间均差异显著,淹水5 d时水稻土中易被还原的非晶态氧化铁已基本被还原。DOC的腐殖化系数与Fe (Ⅲ) 还原特征参数存在显著相关性。其中以陆源的大分子量UVC类腐殖酸对a和V_max的贡献最高,陆源的UVC+UVA类腐殖酸和水源的UVA腐殖酸与a和V_max的相关关系也达到显著或极显著水平,而DOC含量的贡献最小。 【结论】 水稻土DOC的腐殖化程度及其中陆源腐殖酸类组分的荧光强度与Fe (Ⅲ) 还原潜势和Fe (Ⅲ) 还原反应速率呈正相关。水稻土DOC除了作为Fe (Ⅲ) 还原过程的电子供体外,其还以电子穿梭体的形式在Fe (Ⅲ) 还原过程中起重要作用。      

Reductive Dechlorination of Hexachlorobenzene by an Anaerobic Mixed Culture

The potential for reductive dechlorination of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) by a 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene (TCB)-adapted mixed culture was investigated. Optimal dechlorination conditions were assessed at 29 °C ～ 37 °C and pH 6.1 ～ 6.9. The observed transformation pathway was HCB → pentachlorobenzene (PCB) → 1,2,3,5-tetrachlorobenzene (TeCB) → 1,3,5-TCB. The dechlorination of HCB was delayed by the addition of ferric chloride and manganese dioxide as electron acceptors, but enhanced by the addition of lactate and pyruvate as electron donors. However, we found that the addition of acetate had no significant effect on HCB dechlorination. Following treatment with bromoethanesulfonic acid (BESA) and vancomycin, it was suggested that the methane-producing bacteria was involved in the dechlorination of CBs.     

Absorption spectra of humic acids

For the purpose of explaining the forming process of soil humic acids, the author determined the absorption spectra of various humic acids. From soils and peats which were pretreated with 5% HCl at 70°C for 30 minutes or from those which were not, humic acids were extracted by treating with 0.5% NaOH at boiling temperature for 30 minutes. In these humic acids, the one which is extracted after acid pretreatment is provisionally designated as SrL humic acid and the other as L humic acid. The supernatant alkaline solutions obtained by centrifuging the above mentioned extracts were acidified with hydrochloric acid, and precipitated humic acids were filtered and washed with water until Cl' free. Humic acids were dissolved in 0.1% NaOH and ultrafiltered using collodion membrane. The filtrates were acidified with hydrochloric acid and humic acids were collected by centrifuging, transferred on the filter paper, washed with dilute hydrochloric acid and water successively, then air-dried and pulverized.     

Effect of organic amendment on amount and chemical characteristics of humic acids in upland field soils

To assess the effect of continuous organic material (OM) application on soil humic acids, the amount and chemical characteristics of humic acids in various types of soils (n = 10) were compared between plots treated with farmyard manure (FYM) or rice straw compost (RSC) plus chemical fertilizer (CF) and plots treated with CF alone. The degree of humification (degree of darkening), molecular size distribution and ¹³C cross polarization/magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of humic acids from CF‐treated soils showed wide variation among the soils. Humic acid content was generally larger in OM + CF soils than in corresponding CF soils, and the stable C isotopic ratio suggested partial replacement of indigenous humic acids with OM‐derived ones even where no apparent increase in humic acid content was observed. The rate of OM application and the indigenous humic acid content were related positively and negatively, respectively, to the apparent accumulation rate of humic acids among soils. The degree of humification of humic acids was generally smaller in OM + CF soils than in CF soils. Humic acids extracted from FYM and RSC exhibited chemical characteristics typical of humic acids having a smaller degree of humification, which suggested the contribution of OM‐derived humic acids to the differences between OM + CF and CF soil humic acids, such as larger average molecular sizes and smaller and larger proportions of aromatic C and O‐alkyl C, respectively, relative to total C in the OM + CF soil humic acids. Little change was observed in the chemical characteristics of humic acids when the degree of humification of indigenous humic acids was small. The effect of OM application on the chemical characteristics of humic acids was most conspicuous in soils containing humic acids having an intermediate degree of humification, possibly resulting from the combination of accelerated degradation of indigenous humic acids and the accumulation of OM‐derived humic acids.     

Potential Iron and Phosphate Mobilization During Flooding of Soil Material

This study shows that mobilization of phosphate from soils under anaerobic conditions can be intimately coupled with reductive dissolution of iron from iron oxides. Among four soil samples from the reclaimed Skjernå estuary in Denmark incubated anaerobically and amended with glucose, 28–39% of the dithionite-citrate-bicarbonate-extractable iron and 10–25% of the oxalate-extractable phosphorus (P_ox) were released to the soil solution after 31 days. Significant correlation (r = 0.992**) between the molar ratio P_ox/(Fe_ox + Al_ox) for the aerobic samples and (P_{P sol}/Fe_sol) (the molar ratio between phosphate and iron in solution during anaerobic incubation), indicates that the phosphate saturation status of the soil is an important determinant of the amount of phosphate released during flooding of moderately acid soils.     

不同pH条件下腐植酸对土壤中砷形态转化的影响

为了探索在不同pH条件下腐植酸对土壤中砷形态转化及生物毒性的影响,应用油菜盆栽试验,检测砷加入土壤后15 d、45 d、90d土壤中AE-As(水溶态、可交换态和碳酸盐结合态)Fe,Mn-As(铁/锰氧化物结合态),O,S-As(有机物及硫化物结合态),Res-As(残渣态)的含量及油菜生物量.结果表明,外源水溶态砷加入土壤后均迅速向相对稳定的形态转化,15 d时A3H1(pH9.5,腐殖酸用量为0g/kg)和A3H4(pH9.5,腐殖酸用量20 g/kg)处理的AE-As含量分别为13.40 mg/kg、9.23 mg/kg,转化率分别为78.7％、82.51％;在90 d时,A3H4处理的AE-As、Fe,Mn-As含量分别为6.28 mg/kg、1.23 mg/kg,仅为处理A3H1处理的53.9％和10.7％,O,S-As、Res-As含量分别为20.24 mg/kg、41.21 mg/kg,是处理A3H1的165％和127％.说明腐植酸更有利于土壤中AE-As向其他相对稳定的形态转化,主要体现在O,S-As的增加,腐植酸对碱性土壤中砷向较稳定形态转化的促进作用更加显著,而且与腐植酸的施用量呈正相关.外源砷在碱性条件下对植物的毒害更大,腐植酸用量在10 g/kg土时就可以有效降低砷的毒害.     

Effect of humic acid on growth and crop nutrient status of wheat on two different soils

The effect of plant-derived humic acid (PDHA) and coal-derived humic acid (CDHA) on wheat growth was tested on two alkaline calcareous soils in pots. Humic acid derived from plant and coal materials was applied at the rate 0 (control), 50 and 100 kg/ha to wheat in pots carrying two soils viz. clayey loam soil and sandy loam soil separately. Data was collected on plant growth parameters such as spike weight, grain and straw weight, and plant nutrients (macronutrients and micronutrients). Results showed that spike weight increased by 19%, 15%, and 26%, and 11% with application of PDHA at the rate of 50 and 100 mg/kg in clayey loam and sandy loam soil, respectively. Grain yield show an increase of 21% and 11% over control with application of PDHA and CDHA at the rate of 50 mg/kg on both soils, respectively, and 10% and 22% with application of PDHA and CDHA at the rate of 100 mg/kg on both soils.     

Stability and mineralization of organic phosphorus incorporated into model humic polymers

The stability of the phosphate ester linkage in phosphoserine (PS) and phosphoethanolamine (PE) was evaluated after incorporation of these compounds into model humic polymers. Humic polymers prepared by oxidation of a mixture of substituted phenols in the presence of either PS or PE resulted in model humic materials containing from 0.25 to 0.94% P, values within the range found for organic P in natural soil humic materials. The organic P contained in model humic polymers was resistant to hydrolysis with 1 n HC1 and 1 n NaOH and resistance of the P ester to hydrolysis with 6 n HCl was increased through incorporation into model humic polymers. Organic P in model humic polymers was also stabilized towards hydrolysis with acid and alkaline phosphomonoesterases. Less than 11% of the organic P in polymers containing PS and PE was hydrolyzed by acid or alkaline phosphatase. The incorporation of PE into a model humic polymer markedly reduced the amount of P mineralized during incubation in soil when compared to P mineralized in soils treated with PE. For all environmental conditions imposed during soil incubations (i.e. pH, aeration, temperature), only 20% of the P in model humic polymer containing PE was released during a 16-week period. In contrast, > 60% of the P in either PS and PE added individually to soils or PS and PE intimately mixed with preformed model humic polymer and then added to soils was released during the initial 7 days of soil incubation. The results suggest that a portion of the unidentified organic P in soils may arise from the incorporation of organic compounds containing both amine and phosphate ester functional groups into humic materials and that the organic P thus formed is resistant to both chemical and enzymatic hydrolysis.