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Decomposition of coarse detritus (e.g., dead organic matter larger than ~1 mm such as leaf litter or animal carcasses) in freshwater ecosystems is well described in terms of mass loss, particularly as rates that compress mass loss into one number (e.g., a first-order decay coefficient, or breakdown rate, "k"); less described are temporal changes in the elemental composition of these materials during decomposition, with important implications for elemental cycling from microbes to ecosystems. This stands in contrast with work in the terrestrial realm, where a focus on detrital elemental cycling has provided a sharper mechanistic understanding of decomposition, especially with specific processes such as immobilization and mineralization. Notably, freshwater ecologists often measure carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P), and their stoichiometric ratios in decomposing coarse materials, including carcasses, wood, leaf litter, and more, but these measurements remain piecemeal. These detrital nutrients are measurements of the entire detrital-microbial complex and are integrative of numerous processes, especially nutrient immobilization and mineralization, and associated microbial growth and death. Thus, data relevant to an elemental, mechanistically focused decomposition ecology are available in freshwaters, but have not been fully applied to that purpose. We synthesized published detrital nutrient and stoichiometry measurements at a global scale, yielding 4038 observations comprising 810 decomposition time series (i.e., measurements within a defined cohort of decomposing material through time) to build a basis for understanding the temporality of elemental content in freshwater detritus. Specifically, the dataset focuses on temporally and ontogenetically (mass loss) explicit measurements of N, P, and stoichiometry (C:N, C:P, N:P). We also collected ancillary data, including detrital characteristics (e.g., species, lignin content), water physiochemistry, geographic location, incubation system type, and methodological variables (e.g., bag mesh size). These measurements are important to unlocking mechanistic insights into detrital ontogeny (the temporal trajectory of decomposing materials) that can provide a deeper understanding of heterotroph-driven C and nutrient cycling in freshwaters. Moreover, these data can help to bridge aquatic and terrestrial decomposition ecology, across plant or animal origin. By focusing on temporal trajectories of elements, this dataset facilitates cross-ecosystem comparisons of fundamental decomposition controls on elemental fluxes. It provides a strong starting point (e.g., via modeling efforts) for comparing processes such as immobilization and mineralization that are understudied in freshwaters. Time series from decomposing leaf litter, particularly in streams, are common in the dataset, but we also synthesized ontogenies of animal-based detritus, which tend to decompose rapidly compared with plant-based detritus that contains high concentrations of structural compounds such as lignin and cellulose. Although animal-based data were rare, comprising only three time series, their inclusion in this dataset underscores the opportunities to develop an understanding of decomposition that encompasses all detrital types, from carrion to leaf litter. There are no copyright or proprietary restrictions on the dataset; please cite this data paper when reusing these materials., (© 2023 The Authors. Ecology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of The Ecological Society of America.)

A eficiência da aplicação superficial de corretivos pode ser melhorada por meio de compostos orgânicos, quantificados através dos cátions hidrossolúveis, liberados por resíduos vegetais. Porém, não se sabe se os teores desses compostos podem ser modificados pela aplicação de calcário e silicato. Objetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar o efeito da aplicação superficial de calcário e silicato no teor de cátions solúveis e condutividade elétrica do extrato da parte aérea das culturas de soja, milheto, aveia branca, braquiária, milho, feijão e guandu. O experimento foi conduzido entre 2006 e 2008 em um Latossolo Vermelho distroférrico em Botucatu-SP, em sistema de semeadura direta consolidado. O delineamento experimental foi em blocos casualizados, com dezesseis repetições. Os tratamentos foram 3,8 t ha-1 de calcário dolomítico, 4,1 t.ha-1 de silicato de cálcio e magnésio e uma testemunha, sem aplicação de corretivos no solo. Foram determinados os teores de cátions hidrossolúveis e a condutividade elétrica da parte aérea das culturas. Variações nos teores e na somatória de cátions hidrossolúveis não foram detectadas pela condutividade elétrica dos extratos vegetais da parte aérea das culturas. A aplicação dos corretivos elevou os teores de Ca2+ e Mg2+ solúveis nos extratos dos resíduos de soja, aveia e milheto; para o milho, houve elevação nos teores de Mg2+; além de aumento nos teores de Mn2+ nos resíduos do primeiro ano de braquiária, não havendo, entretanto, influência nos teores nas culturas de feijão, guandu e braquiária no segundo ano.The efficiency of the surface application of correctives can be improved by means of organic compounds, quantified by water-soluble cations released by plant residue. However, it is unclear whether the levels of these compounds can be modified by the application of limestone and silicate. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the surface application of limestone and silicate on the levels of soluble cations and the electrical conductivity of the extract from the shoots of soybean, millet, oats, brachiaria, maize, beans and pigeon pea. The experiment was carried out between 2006 and 2008 in dystrophic red latosol in Botucatu SP, under a system of consolidated direct seeding. The experimental design was of randomized blocks, with sixteen replications. The treatments were 3.8 t ha-1 of dolomitic limestone, 4.1t ha-1 of calcium silicate and magnesium, and a control with no application of correctives to the soil. The levels of water-soluble cations, and the electrical conductivity of the crop shoots were determined. Variations in the levels and sum of water-soluble cations were not detected through the electrical conductivity of the shoot extract. The application of correctives increased the levels of soluble Ca2+ and Mg2+ in extracts from the residue of soybean, oats, and millet; for maize, there was an increase in the concentrations of Mg2+; in addition to increased levels of Mn2+ in the first-year brachiaria residue, with no influence however, on the levels in bean, pigeon pea and brachiaria crops in the second year.

Two laboratory experiments were carried out to evaluate the effects of sugar cane straw on soil acidity. Sugar cane straw residues were added on the surface of a Typic Harplortox in a polyvinyl chlorid (PVC) column at rates of 0, 20, 40, and 76 g kg-1, the soil was incubated to field capacity with distilled water and incubated for 0, 7, 14, 45, and 90 days. Soil samples were taken at 0-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, and 20-25 cm depth. With the increase of sugar cane straw rates one verified the increase of soil pH CaCl2, and decrease of KCl exchangeable Al in the top 15cm soil layer. The contribution of organic compounds to Al detoxification incresead with increasing sugar cane straw rates. Wheat root elongation used as acid indicator plant increased with increasing sugar cane straw rates. Maximum root growth was about 15cm long in the soil after eight days for the highest sugar cane straw rate.Conduziram-se dois experimentos em laboratório avaliar o efeito da palha da cana- de-açúcar na acidez do solo. A palha da cana foi adicionada nas doses de 0, 20, 40, e 76 g kg-1 na superfície de um latossolo roxo distrófico acondicionado em colunas de PVC. O solo foi incubado a capacidade de campo durante 0, 7, 14, 45, e 90 dias. Após cada incubação, o solo das colunas foram subdividido e amostrado nas seguintes frações 0-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, e 20-25 cm. Com o aumento da dose da palha da cana verificou-se aumento do pH CaCl2 do solo e decréscimo do alumínio trocável até a camada de 15 cm de solo da coluna de PVC. A contribuição de compostos orgânicos para a destoxificação do Al aumentou com o acréscimo das doses da palha da cana. O crescimento da raiz das plantas trigo usadas como planta indicadora aumentou com o acréscimo das doses da palha de cana. O máximo de crescimento da raiz foi até a camada de 15 cm de solo depois de oito dias para a maior dose de palha da cana-de-açúcar.

A acidez do solo no sistema plantio direto pode ser minimizada com aplicação superficial de calcário. Tal prática é favorecida pela permanência de restos vegetais na superfície do solo, pela liberação de compostos orgânicos hidrossolúveis, que variam de planta para planta. Por isso foi instalado um experimento em Latossolo Vermelho distrófico (V = 41 %) em Botucatu (SP), objetivando avaliar os efeitos da aplicação superficial de calcário dolomítico na concentração de cátions solúveis nos resíduos vegetais das culturas de milheto, feijão e aveia preta em dois anos agrícolas (2002/2003 e 2003/2004). No caso do feijoeiro, o delineamento experimental utilizado foi o de blocos casualizados em esquema de parcelas subdivididas, com quatro repetições. As parcelas foram representadas por cultivares de feijão (Carioca, IAC Carioca Eté, Pérola, IAPAR 81 e Campeão 2), enquanto as subparcelas foram formadas por doses de calcário dolomítico (sem aplicação, 1,8; 3,6 e 5,4 t ha-1). Para o milheto e aveia preta foram consideradas apenas as doses como fator. Foram avaliados os teores de Ca, Mg, K e Mn na parte aérea de todas as culturas, bem como a condutividade elétrica no extrato. Os resultados evidenciaram que os teores de Ca, K e Mg solúveis na parte aérea das culturas anuais avaliadas não foram alterados com a aplicação superficial de doses de calcário dolomítico. As culturas do milheto e feijão apresentaram maior teor de cátions solúveis na parte aérea, quando comparado ao da aveia preta.Soil acidity in no-tillage systems can be amended by surface liming. This practice is favored by plant residues on the soil surface, which release water-soluble organic compounds that vary among plant species. The experiment was conducted on a Typic Hapludox (V = 41 %) in Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil, to evaluate the effect of surface liming on the concentration of soluble cations in millet, common bean and black-oat crop residues in two growing seasons (2002/03 and 2003/04). For common bean, a randomized complete block design in split plots with four repetitions was used; the plots were common bean cultivars (Carioca, IAC Carioca Eté, Pérola, IAPAR 81 and Campeão 2) and the subplots were surface application of increasing dolomitic lime rates (0, 1.8; 3.6 e 5.4 t ha-1), in October 2002. For millet and black-oat only the rates were considered as studied factors. The concentration of Ca, Mg, K, and Mn, and electrical conductivity were analyzed in the shoot. The water-soluble cation concentration in the evaluated crops was not affected by surface application of lime. The water-soluble cation concentration in millet and common bean shoot residues were higher than that of black-oat.

A eficiência da calagem superficial pode ser melhorada por meio de compostos orgânicos hidrossolúveis liberados por resíduos vegetais. No entanto, não se sabe se os teores desses compostos nos resíduos das culturas podem ser modificados pela aplicação de calcário e gesso em superfície. O presente trabalho objetivou avaliar os efeitos das aplicações de calcário e gesso em superfície sobre os teores de cátions solúveis nos resíduos vegetais das culturas de arroz, feijão e aveia-preta. O experimento foi realizado em um Latossolo Vermelho distroférrico de Botucatu (SP). O delineamento foi de blocos casualizados com parcelas subdivididas e quatro repetições. As parcelas foram constituídas por quatro doses de calcário dolomítico (0, 1.100, 2.700 e 4.300 kg ha-1) e as subparcelas, pela aplicação ou não de 2.100 kg ha-1 de gesso agrícola. Para as culturas de verão foi utilizado esquema de parcela subsubdividida. As subsubparcelas foram constituídas por dois cultivares de arroz de terras altas (Caiapó e IAC 202), no ano agrícola 2002/03, e dois cultivares de feijão (Pérola e Carioca), em 2003/04. A aveia-preta foi cultivada no inverno dos dois anos, utilizando apenas o cultivar Comum. Os teores de cátions solúveis na parte aérea das culturas de arroz, feijão e aveia-preta foram alterados pela aplicação de calcário e gesso em superfície. A gessagem em superfície aumentou os teores solúveis de Ca e reduziu o de Mg na parte aérea das culturas, principalmente nas primeiras safras após a aplicação. A calagem aumentou os teores de cátions solúveis na parte aérea de todas as culturas. As culturas do feijão e da aveia-preta apresentaram maiores teores de cátions solúveis nos resíduos da parte aérea, avaliados no florescimento.Surface liming efficiency can be increased through water-soluble organic compounds released by plant residues. However, it is unknown if the contents of these compounds in crop residues can be modified by lime and phosphogypsum surface applications. The objective of this study was to evaluate effects of lime and phosphogypsum surface applications on the content of water-soluble cations in crop residues of rice, common bean and black oat. The experiment was carried out on a Haplorthox located in Botucatu County, São Paulo State, Brazil. A randomized complete block design, in a split-plot scheme and four replications was used. The plots consisted of four dolomitic limestone levels (0; 1,100; 2,700; and 4,300 kg ha-1). The subplots were represented by the presence or absence of phosphogypsum application (2,100 kg ha-1). For the summer crops a split-split-plot scheme was used. The subsubplots were constituted by two upland rice cultivars (Caiapó and IAC 202), in the growing season of 2002/03, and two common bean cultivars (Carioca and Pérola), in the 2003/2004 growing season. In the winter season of 2003 and 2004, black oat was grown on the entire area, using only one cultivar. The water-soluble cation content in rice shoots, common bean and black oat crops were affected by lime and phosphogypsum surface applications. Surface application of phosphogypsum increased Ca and decreased Mg water-soluble contents in crop shoots, mainly in the first years of cultivation. Surface liming increased the water-soluble cation contents in all crop shoots. The highest water-soluble cation contents in shoot residues were measured in common bean and black oat during flowering.

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A 12-week laboratory incubation experiment was conducted to determine the effect of chemical composition of residues of nine plant species on their cumulative net nitrogen (N) mineralization in soil under submergence (SUB) and field capacity (FC) water conditions. The influence of residues and of water regimes on residue-N released over time was significant. Net mineralization was higher in FC than SUB especially in later periods, although differences either among soil water levels or among species were not significant in all the periods sampled. Net N release had significant correlations with initial N and ratios of carbon, lignin or polyphenol or the (lignin + polyphenol) to N concentration of residues under two water conditions. (Lignin + polyphenol):N ratio in SUB and carbon/nitrogen (C:N) ratio in FC showed highest correlations with N mineralization in all periods and explained 64.1% variation in N mineralization from residues under SUB and 64.5% under FC after 2 and 8 weeks, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Os resíduos de plantas de cobertura podem mobilizar cátions no solo e beneficiar a ação da calagem superficial, por meio da liberação de ácidos orgânicos de baixo peso molecular da fração solúvel dos resíduos. Entretanto, faltam estudos no campo que comprovem tais efeitos em sistema plantio direto. Para avaliar as alterações químicas do solo e a resposta do milho e da soja com a aplicação de doses de calcário dolomítico na superfície (0,0, 2,5, 5,0 e 7,5 t ha-1), na ausência e na presença de cobertura de aveia preta, foi realizado um experimento em um Latossolo Vermelho distrófico textura argilo-arenosa, há cinco anos no sistema plantio direto, em Ponta Grossa (PR). As doses de calcário foram aplicadas nas parcelas em novembro de 2000 e, nas subparcelas, foram realizados dois cultivos, sem e com aveia preta em 2001 e 2002, antecedendo as culturas de milho e soja. A massa de aveia preta produzida não foi influenciada pela aplicação de calcário, tendo-se obtido aproximadamente 4 t ha-1 de matéria seca de aveia, em 2001 e 2002. A calagem também não alterou a capacidade de neutralização do hidrogênio (482 mmol c kg-1), a soma de cátions solúveis (29,5 mmol c L-1) e a condutividade elétrica (1.230 µS cm-1) do extrato de aveia. O calcário aplicado na superfície aumentou o pH, Ca2+ e Mg2+ e reduziu o Al3+ do solo até à profundidade de 10 cm. O resíduo de aveia preta mantido na superfície do solo não ocasionou benefícios à ação da calagem superficial na correção da acidez de camadas do subsolo. A calagem superficial não modificou a nutrição do milho, reduziu as concentrações de Zn e Mn nas folhas de soja e não causou alterações no rendimento de milho e soja. A cobertura de aveia preta aumentou as concentrações de P, Ca e Mg, nas folhas de milho, de N e P, nas folhas de soja, e reduziu o Mn no tecido foliar de soja. A manutenção do resíduo de aveia preta sobre a superfície do solo aumentou o rendimento de milho, mas não influiu no rendimento de soja, cultivada após o milho, no sistema plantio direto.Cover crop residues mobilize cations and benefit the action of lime applied on the soil surface owing to the release of low molecular weight organic acids from the soluble fraction of residues. However, these effects in no-till system are yet to be confirmed in field studies. A five-year trial was carried out on a no-till dystrophic Rhodic Hapludox in Ponta Grossa, State of Paraná, Brazil, with the aim of evaluating changes in chemical soil attributes, as well as the corn and soybean response to surface application of dolomitic lime (0, 2.5, 5.0 and 7.5 t ha-1), with and without black oat cover. Lime rates were applied onto the main plots in November 2000 and the treatments on the subplots consisted of the presence or absence of black oat in 2001 and 2002, preceding corn and soybean crops. Surface-applied lime did not influence the dry matter yield of black oat, which was approximately 4 t ha-1 in both 2001 and 2002 years. Liming did not affect the H+ ions neutralizing capacity (482 mmol c dm-3), the sum of soluble cations (29.5 mmol c L-1) or electric conductivity (1,230 µS cm-1) of the black oat extract either. Liming applied on the soil surface decreased exchangeable Al3+ and increased pH, exchangeable Ca2+ and exchangeable Mg2+ down to a 10 cm depth. Black oat residue on the soil surface under no-till did not benefit the mobility of surface-applied lime to alleviate subsoil acidity. Surface application of lime did not affect corn mineral nutrition or corn and soybean yields, but decreased Zn and Mn concentrations in soybean leaves. Cover black oat residue raised the P, Ca, and Mg concentrations in the corn and N and P in the soybean leaves and caused a decrease of Mn concentration in the soybean leaves. The black oat cover on the soil surface increased corn yield, but did not affect soybean yield, grown under no-till after corn.

A palhada das plantas de cobertura, mantida sobre o solo no plantio direto, representa uma reserva de nutrientes para cultivos subseqüentes. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a decomposição e a liberação de macronutrientes de resíduos de nabo forrageiro. O experimento foi realizado no campo, durante o ano de 1998, no Município de Marechal Cândido Rondon, PR. O nabo forrageiro foi dessecado e manejado com rolo-faca 30 dias após a emergência. Avaliaram-se a persistência de palhada e a liberação de nutrientes dos resíduos aos 0, 13, 35 e 53 dias após o manejo. O delineamento experimental foi de blocos casualizados, com quatro repetições. O nabo forrageiro produziu, até o estádio de pré-florescimento, elevada quantidade de massa seca da parte aérea em cultivo de inverno (2.938 kg ha-1), acumulando 57,2, 15,3, 85,7, 37,4, 12,5 e 14,0 kg ha-1, respectivamente, de N, P, K, Ca, Mg e S. O manejo do nabo forrageiro no estádio de pré-florescimento apresenta rápida degradação da palhada, acarretando liberação de quantidades significativas de macronutrientes. Os nutrientes disponibilizados em maior quantidade e velocidade para a cultura subseqüente, são o K e o N. A maior velocidade de liberação de macronutrientes pelo nabo forrageiro ocorre no período compreendido entre 10 e 20 dias após o manejo da fitomassa.Straw of covering plants kept on soil surface in no-tillage system is an important source of nutrients for subsequent tillage. The objective of this work was to evaluate decomposition and macronutrients release from forage turnip residues. The experiment was set under field conditions during 1998 in Marechal Cândido Rondon, PR, Brazil. Forage turnip plants were desiccated and lodged 30 days after emergence. Straw persistence and nutrient release were evaluated at 0, 13, 35 and 53 days after management. The experimental design was a randomized block with four replications. Until pre-flowering stage, the forage turnip showed a great dry matter yield (2,938 kg ha-1) during winter growing and 57.2, 15.3, 85.7, 37.4, 12.5 and 14.0 kg ha-1 of N, P, K, Ca, Mg and S were respectively accumulated. Forage turnip management at pre-flowering stage cause a quick straw degradation and macronutrients release. Potassium and nitrogen were released in the highest amounts and in the shortest time to the subsequent tillage. Quickest liberation of nutrients occurred between 10 to 20 days after plant management.

Water-soluble plant organic compounds have been proposed to be efficient in alleviating soil acidity. Laboratory methods were evaluated to estimate the efficiency of plant extracts to neutralize soil acidity. Plant samples were dried at 65ºC for 48 h and ground to pass 1 mm sieve. Plant extraction procedure was: transfer 3.0 g of plant sample to a becker, add 150 ml of deionized water, shake for 8 h at 175 rpm and filter. Three laboratory methods were evaluated: sigma (Ca+Mg+K) of the plant extracts; electrical conductivity of the plant extracts and titration of plant extracts with NaOH solution between pH 3 to 7. These methods were compared with the effect of the plant extracts on acid soil chemistry. All laboratory methods were related with soil reaction. Increasing sigma (Ca+Mg+K), electrical conductivity and the volume of NaOH solution spent to neutralize H+ ion of the plant extracts were correlated with the effect of plant extract on increasing soil pH and exchangeable Ca and decreasing exchangeable Al. It is proposed the electrical conductivity method for estimating the efficiency of plant extract to neutralize soil acidity because it is easily adapted for routine analysis and uses simple instrumentations and materials.Tem sido proposto que os compostos orgânicos de plantas solúveis em água são eficientes na amenização da acidez do solo. Foram avaliados métodos de laboratório para estimar a eficiência dos extratos de plantas na neutralização da acidez do solo. Os materiais de plantas foram secos a 65º C por 48 horas, moídos e passados em peneira de 1mm. Utilizou-se o seguinte procedimento para obtenção do extrato de plantas: transferir 3.0 g da amostra de planta para um becker, adicionar 150 ml de água deionizada, agitar por 8h a 175 rpm e filtrar. Avaliaram-se três métodos de laboratório: sigma (Ca + Mg + K) do extrato de planta, condutividade elétrica (CE) do extrato de planta e titulação do extrato de planta com solução de NaOH entre pH 3 a 7. Os métodos de laboratório foram comparados com o efeito dos extratos de plantas na reação do solo. Todos os métodos de laboratório foram correlacionados com a reação do solo: o aumento de sigma (Ca + Mg + K), Ce e o volume de NaOH gasto para neutralizar os íons H+ do extrato de plantas, foram correlacionados com o efeito nos aumentos de pH e Ca trocável e diminuição de Al trocável do solo. É proposto o método de CE para estimar a eficiência do extrato de plantas na neutralização da acidez do solo por ser facilmente adaptado para análise de rotina e por utilizar instrumentos e materiais simples.

The objective of this study was to re-evaluate some aspects of the relative importance of organic matter on Mn solubility in acid soil conditions. Field study showed that black oats, oil seed radish, elephant grass, lupin, leucaena, and coffee leaves serving as mulch decreased Mn solubility as compared with bare soil. The decrease in Mn solubility with plant mulch was related to increase in soil moisture content. Laboratory study showed that increasing temperature from 25 to 100ºC increased Mn solubility and total soil organic carbon was little changed; from 150 to 200ºC increased both Mn solubility and organic carbon oxidation, and up to 300ºC decreased Mn solubility and stoped organic carbon oxidation . Aluminum solubility always increased with increasing temperature. Organic matter exerted a control in both Mn and Al solubilities in acid soils.O estudo foi conduzido com objetivo de reavaliar alguns aspectos da importância relativa da matéria orgânica na solubilidade do Mn em solos ácidos. Em condição de campo cobertura morta com resíduos de aveia preta, nabo forrageiro, napier, tremoço, leucena e folhas de café diminuíram a solubilidade de Mn quando comparada com o solo descoberto. A redução na solubilidade do Mn em solo coberto com resíduos vegetais foi relacionada com o teor de umidade do solo. Estudos de laboratório demonstraram que o aumento da temperatura de 25 para 100ºC aumentou a solubilidade do Mn com pouca alteração no teor de carbono do solo; de 150 a 200ºC aumentou ambas a solubilidade do Mn e a oxidação do carbono orgânico e acima de 300ºC diminuiu a solubilidade do Mn e completou a oxidação do carbono orgânico. A solubilidade do Al sempre aumentou com a elevação da temperatura. A matéria orgânica influenciou diretamente a solubilidade do Mn e do Al.

A laboratory experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of water soluble plant extracts on soil acidity. The plant materials were: black oat, oil seed radish, white and blue lupin, gray and dwarf mucuna, Crotalaria spectabilis and C. breviflora, millet, pigeon pea, star grass, mato grosso grass, coffee leaves, sugar cane leaves, rice straw, and wheat straw. Plant extracts were added on soil surface in a PVC soil column at a rate of 1.0 ml min-1. Both soil and drainage water were analyzed for pH, Ca, Al, and K. Plant extracts applied on the soil surface increased soil pH, exchangeable Ca ex and Kex and decreased Al ex. Oil seed radish, black oat, and blue lupin were the best and millet the worst materials to alleviate soil acidity. Oil seed radish markedly increased Al in the drainage water. Chemical changes were associated with the concentrations of basic cations in the plant extract: the higher the concentration the greater the effects in alleviating soil acidity.Foram conduzidos experimentos de laboratórios para avaliar os efeitos de extratos de plantas solúveis em água na acidez do solo. Os materiais de plantas foram: aveia preta, nabo, tremoço branco e azul, mucuna cinza e anã, Crotalaria spectabilis e C. breviflora, milheto, guandu, grama estrela, grama mato grosso, folhas de café, folhas de cana-de-açúcar, palhada de arroz e palhada de trigo. Foi utilizado o seguinte procedimento para o extrato da planta solúvel em água: pesar 3g de material de planta, adicionar 150 ml de água, agitar por 8h e filtrar. Os extratos de plantas foram adicionados na superfície do solo em uma coluna de PVC (1 ml min-1). Após, adicionou-se água deionizada em quantidade equivalente a três volumes de poros. Os extratos de plantas aumentaram o pH, Ca e K trocável e diminuíram Al. Nabo, aveia preta e tremoço azul foram os melhores e milheto o pior material para amenizar a acidez do solo. Nabo aumentou Al na água de drenagem. As alterações químicas foram associadas com as concentrações de cátions básicos nos extratos de plantas: quanto maior a concentração maior o efeito na amenização da acidez do solo.

The low mobility of the soluble components of surface-applied lime, limits their ability to reduce subsoil acidity in variable charge soils. Laboratory experiments were conducted with brazilian Oxisol to evaluate the effect of oat extracts on the mobility of surface applied calcium in form of CaCO3. The following oat cultivars were evaluated: Argentina 5VL3, UPF 90H400-2, IAPAR 61, IA96101-b, SI 83400, EMBRAPA 29, LD 9102, FAPA 1, ER 93247, ER 90148, ER 89144, ER 93152, Alpha 94124, Alpha 94206 and Preta comum. Oat extracts and lime were applied at rates of 10 and 5 Mg ha-1, respectively. Effect of lime without plant extracts on soil acidity was limited in the upper 10 cm of the profile. Lime in the presence of oat extracts increased pH and Ca ex and decreased Al ex about 20cm deep. The SI83400 and UPF90H400-2 were the best oat extracts as Ca-carrier into the acid soil profile. The results suggested that soluble organic compounds from oat extracts are mobile and capable of detoxifying acid subsoil, by increasing liming efficiency.A baixa mobilidade dos componentes solúveis do calcário aplicado na superfície do solo limita a sua eficiência na redução da acidez das camadas subsuperficiais de solos com cargas variáveis. Foram conduzidos experimentos de laboratório com latossolo ácido para avaliar a eficiência de extratos de aveia na mobilidade do calcário aplicado na superfície do solo. Foram avaliadas as seguintes cultivares de aveia: Argentina 5VL3, UPF 90H400-2, IAPAR 61, IA96101-b, SI 83400, EMBRAPA 29, LD 9102, FAPA 1, ER 93247, ER 90148, ER 89144, ER 93152, Alpha 94124, Alpha 94206 and Preta comum. O calcário e a aveia foram aplicados em doses equivalentes a 5 e 10 Mg ha-1, respectivamente. O efeito da calagem sem resíduos vegetais limitou-se nos 10 cm superficiais do solo. A calagem na presença de extratos de aveia aumentou o pH e Ca-trocável e diminuiu Al-trocável até 25 cm de profundidade. As cultivares SI 83400 e UPF 90H400-2 foram as melhores transportadoras de Ca no perfil do solo. Os resultados sugerem que compostos solúveis contidos nos extratos de aveia, melhoram a eficiência do calcário aplicado na superfície dos solos.

The effect of Panax notoginseng plant residues on the allelopathy to provide scientific basis for the solution of Panax notoginseng continuous cropping obstacle was studied. Panax notoginseng stems and leaves and roots in the soil of different time degradation treatment with the extracts of wheat roots, physiological and biochemical indexes of wheat root activity, soluble protein content, free amino acid content, CAT, POD, PPO content were measured. The results showed that the Panax notoginseng plant extracts had significant effects on the degradation of wheat root activity, free amino acid content, CAT, POD, PPO content. The effect of Panax notoginseng plant residue extract affected root vigor of wheat, leading to the decline of physiological and biochemical index. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The effects of production practices on the relative abundance of springtails (Collembola) in irrigated cotton fields of northern New South Wales (NSW) were studied over 2 yr to examine effects of farm management on these decomposer organisms. Pitfall trapping and soil core extraction was undertaken in both pseudoreplicated plots within whole fields on cotton farms and on experimental replicate plots of Envirofeast cotton and Lucerne. The relative abundance of surface-active springtails in cotton rows and densities of soil species from the rhizosphere were calculated. Twenty-three species of Collembola were collected from 5 fields, 19 in pitfall traps, and 11 in soil cores. Five species, Setogaster sp., Proisotoma minuta, Entomobrya unostrigata, Entomobrya multifasciata grp, and Lepidobrya sp. were numerically dominant on the ground at 86-96% of individuals and Mesaphorura sp., Folsomides parvulus, and Hemisotoma thermophila grp dominant in the soil. Native grassland samples contained 15 species of which a probable 10 were native and 8 were not found in cotton. Nineteen species of the 24 species identified from cotton were predominantly fungal feeders. Highest catches of Collembola occurred after flowering and soil Collembola increased with depth and during cotton growth on unsprayed plots but decreased on sprayed plots. Surface soil moistures affected daily catch rates with decomposing residues, crop stage, predator abundance, and season as secondary factors. Insecticide (endosulfan, pyrethroid, carbamate, and organophosphate) and predator effects were either negligible or unclear depending on the factor involved. Springtails appear to be predominately food limited during times of adequate soil moisture in cotton fields. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Plant residue of forest nurseries is among the best available raw materials for producing compost to amend and strengthen forest nurseries soil. The size of raw materials has a major effect on shortening the time of composting as well as on increasing its quality. The mechanism, availability and working convenience with the threshers in different site conditions to convert plant residue into small pieces that are suitable for composting shows the suitability of threshers for such tasks. In this research, two kinds of knives with flat and sharp edges applicable to threshers were designed and applied to study the crushing quality of common plant residues. Treatments included pine cones, branches of deciduous, pine branches, coarse plants, herbs and pine needles. The performance of both flat and sharp edge knives were evaluated in a design with three repetitions. For most samples, the results showed that performance of the sharp knife exceeded that of flat knife. The crushing quality of different materials in different dimensions were significantly different at the α = 0.01 level. The time performance of sharp knife with an average mean 0.069290 kg per second was far better than flat knife with an average mean of 0.035661 kg per second. Sharp knife performed best for grinding pine cones with an average 0.01321 kg per second. Generally, more uniform and brittle plant residue can be crushed in a shorter time. Finally, the efficiency of threshers system with the designed knife is acceptable and suitable for the crushing of plant residue.

Highlights: [•] The pasture condition score system is used by USDA to assess pastureland for cost-share programs. [•] A modified system uses weighted indicators but it is not known how weights affect scores. [•] The weighing methods tended to shift aggregate scores higher compared with the standard system. [•] There is a need for a standard reference or classification to account for differences in site type. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), e.g., naphthalene, acenaphthene, phenanthrene and pyrene, from aqueous solution by raw and modified plant residues was investigated to develop low cost biosorbents for organic pollutant abatement. Bamboo wood, pine wood, pine needles and pine bark were selected as plant residues, and acid hydrolysis was used as an easily modification method. The raw and modified biosorbents were characterized by elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The sorption isotherms of PAHs to raw biosorbents were apparently linear, and were dominated by a partitioning process. In comparison, the isotherms of the hydrolyzed biosorbents displayed nonlinearity, which was controlled by partitioning and the specific interaction mechanism. The sorption kinetic curves of PAHs to the raw and modified plant residues fit well with the pseudo second-order kinetics model. The sorption rates were faster for the raw biosorbents than the corresponding hydrolyzed biosorbents, which was attributed to the latter having more condensed domains (i.e., exposed aromatic core). By the consumption of the amorphous cellulose component under acid hydrolysis, the sorption capability of the hydrolyzed biosorbents was notably enhanced, i.e., 6–18 fold for phenanthrene, 6–8 fold for naphthalene and pyrene and 5–8 fold for acenaphthene. The sorption coefficients ( K d ) were negatively correlated with the polarity index [(O+N)/C], and positively correlated with the aromaticity of the biosorbents. For a given biosorbent, a positive linear correlation between log K oc and log K ow for different PAHs was observed. Interestingly, the linear plots of log K oc –log K ow were parallel for different biosorbents. These observations suggest that the raw and modified plant residues have great potential as biosorbents to remove PAHs from wastewater. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effect of initial soil pH and organic anion-to-acid ratio on changes in soil pH. Materials and methods: Two soils (Podosol and Tenosol) along with two carboxylic acids (malic and citric acid) and their anions (sodium malate and citrate), commonly found in plant residues, were used in this study. Stock solutions of either malic acid and disodium malate or citric acid and trisodium citrate were added to pre-incubated soils at anion-to-acid ratios of 0:100, 10:90, 25:75, 50:50, 75:25, 90:10, 100:0 and at 0.25 g C kg soil. Soils were adjusted to 80 % field capacity and mixed thoroughly, and three replicates of 50 g of each soil were transferred into individual plastic cores and incubated at 25 °C in the dark for 30 days. Soil pH, respiration, NH, and NO were determined. Results and discussion: Soil pH increased linearly with increasing organic anion-to-acid ratio. The addition of organic anions to soil resulted in net alkalinisation. However, the addition of organic acids immediately decreased soil pH. During subsequent incubation, soil pH increased when the organic anions were decomposed. Alkalinity generation was lower in the Podosol (initial pH 4.5) than in the Tenosol (initial pH 6.2), and was proportional to anion-to-acid ratio across all the treatments. Cumulative CO-C release was approximately three times lower in the Podosol than the Tenosol at day 2 due to lower microbial activity in the low-pH Podosol. Conclusions: Increasing anion-to-acid ratio of organic compounds increased soil pH. Increases in soil pH were mainly attributed to direct chemical reactions and decomposition of organic anions. Low pH decreased the amount of alkalinity generated by addition of organic compounds due to incomplete decomposition of the added compounds. This study implies that organic anion-to-acid ratio in plant residues plays an important role in soil pH change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]