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Clover rhizobia (55 strains) were screened for tolerance of acidity and Al, using the technique of Keyser and Munns (1979). Assessment of visible turbidity after 14 days indicated three strains tolerant of pH 4.5 (although growth rate was reduced), 25 strains tolerant of 5μm Al and no strains tolerant of 50 μ m Al at pH 5.5.50 μmAl caused a decrease in the numbers of acid-tolerant strains at pH 4.5. Tolerance of acidity or Al was not associated with the pH or Al status of the soil from which a strain was isolated.Screening of eight strains of clover rhizobia and nine strains of Lotus rhizobia using turbidity assessment and viable counts indicated seven strains of clover rhizobia with different degrees of tolerance of 20 μm Al but none tolerant of 50 μm Al at pH 5.5. All Lotus rhizobia (both slow- and fast-growers) were tolerant of 20 and 50 μm Al at pH 5.5, with 50 μm Al causing a reduction in growth rate.Subculturing of strains in non-stressed and stressed media had no effect on the response to 50 μmAl at pH 5.5.  相似文献   

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Summary Clovers are widely used forage legumes on acidic soils in Texas and need inoculation with appropriate rhizobia when first introduced. Acidic soils are not conducive to survival of clover rhizobia. A survey of pastures was undertaken to determine the number of rhizobia present. The effect of liming acidic soils on the survival of clover rhizobia was also evaluated in the laboratory. The number of clover rhizobia was more than 100 cells g-1 soil in 70% of the pastures surveyed but populations within pastures varied by more than two orders of magnitude. The number of years of clover production beyond 1 year did not affect the rhizobial population density. The soil pH of twelve samples was below 5.0 and six samples had populations of rhizobial lower than 100 g-1 soil. Eleven out of sixteen samples from fields that had grown clover and had pH values above 6.0 had populations exceeding 1000 g-1 soil and only three samples had populations lower than 100 g-1 soil. Incubating indigenous or inoculated rhizobia in well-mixed soils having pH values of 5.1 or below resulted in populations declining to below 10 g-1 soil in 6 weeks. Mixing of soils with pH values of up to 5.4 induced reduction of rhizobial numbers, possibly by destroying microsites. Liming of soils to increase pH values above 5.5 improved survival of native or inoculated rhizobia in most cases.  相似文献   

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A major constraint to the renovation of forage legume‐based pastures on acidic soils of the Appalachian hill‐lands is thought to be the absence of effective rhizobia. A growth chamber experiment was done with aluminum (Al) toxic, low pH (≥ 4.2) soils from four series (Berks, Lily, Tate, and Westmoreland) that were planted with alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), red clover (Trifolium pratense L.), white clover (Trifolium repens L.), or birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.). These soils, without lime addition, were previously shown not to contain effective, naturalized populations of rhizobia for these plant species. However, a non‐toxic, pH 6.8, Watauga soil was shown to have such rhizobia but only for alfalfa. In the present study, these five soils were reexamined after liming to pH ≥ 5.5 for effective, naturalized populations of rhizobia and the efficacy of soil inoculation with commercially available rhizobia. In addition to effective, naturalized R. meliloti for alfalfa in the Watauga soil, similar populations of R. trifolii for red clover, and R. lotus for birdsfoot trefoil, were now found. Such rhizobia were also found for alfalfa in the Lily soil and for red clover in the Lily and Tate soil. Thus, liming allowed the expression of effectiveness of natural rhizobia that otherwise would not have been detected in soil pot experiments without lime. Inoculation of the toxic soils after lime addition with commercial rhizobia was effective in about half of the soil‐plant combinations that did not contain populations of effective, naturalized rhizobia. Asymbiotic shoot growth of all the plant species was significantly (P ≤ 0.05) correlated with soil pH over a range of 5.5–6.6. These results indicate that, in the absence of effective, naturalized populations of rhizobia, improvement of rhizobial inocula could increase forage production by ～34% for some species on some of the toxic soils, even after the pH of the soils is increased to ≥ 5.5.  相似文献   

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Low soil populations of Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifolii indicate a need for inoculating clovers (Trifolium sp.) at planting. The number of rhizobia in soil varies considerably from field to field and the number needed for nodulation on the upper taproot and for vigorous seedling development is not known. Two experiments were undertaken using arrowleaf clover (T. vesiculosum Savi) and crimson clover (T. incarnatum L.) grown in pots filled with soil. Two soils were used; one contained 10 indigenous rhizobia g-1 and the other contained fewer than three. The treatments consisted of amending each soil with two strains of inoculant rhizobia to contain from 10 to approximately 1×106 rhizobia g-1 followed by planting to clover. The number of nodules near the top of the root increased as the number of rhizobia in the soil increased to the highest inoculum level. A low number (approximately 1×103 to 1×104) of rhizobia was sufficient for maximal N content of seedlings. It seems that soil containing 100 or fewer rhizobia g-1 may respond to inoculation with increased crown nodulation and seedling vigor.  相似文献   

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Summary The objective of this study was to assess the number and effectiveness of peanut rhizobia in soils of the major peanut-growing areas of Thailand. Three cropping areas, (1) continuously cropped with peanuts, (2) continuously cropped with non-legumes, and (3) non-cultivated fields, were chosen in each region. Peanut rhizobia were found in the soil at 38 to 55 sites sampled. Cultivated fields with a peanut cultivation history contained (as estimated by most probable numbers) an average of 1.6×103 cells g-1 of soil. The numbers of peanut rhizobia in most of the fallow fields and some of the noncultivated shrub or forest locations were much the same as at the sites where Arachis hypogaea was cultivated. In contrast, there were no or few (28–46 cells g-1 soil) peanut rhizobia in the majority of fields continuously cultivated with sugarcane, cassava, corn, and pineapple. It appears that in these areas the indigenous peanut rhizobial populations are not adequate in number for a maximal nodulation of peanuts. A total of 343 Bradyrhizobium isolates were tested for effectiveness and were found to vary widely in their ability to fix N2. In some areas the majority of rhizobia were quite effective while in others they were less effective than the inoculum strain THA 205 recommended in Thailand.  相似文献   

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Field pea (Pisum sativum L.) is widely grown in South Australia (SA), often without inoculation with commercial rhizobia. To establish if symbiotic factors are limiting the growth of field pea we examined the size, symbiotic effectiveness and diversity of populations of field pea rhizobia (Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae) that have become naturalised in South Australian soils and nodulate many pea crops. Most probable number plant infection tests on 33 soils showed that R. l. bv. viciae populations ranged from undetectable (six soils) to 32×103 rhizobia g−1 of dry soil. Twenty-four of the 33 soils contained more than 100 rhizobia g−1 soil. Three of the six soils in which no R. l. bv. viciae were detected had not grown a host legume (field pea, faba bean, vetch or lentil). For soils that had grown a host legume, there was no correlation between the size of R. l. bv. viciae populations and either the time since a host legume had been grown or any measured soil factor (pH, inorganic N and organic C). In glasshouse experiments, inoculation of the field pea cultivar Parafield with the commercial Rhizobium strain SU303 resulted in a highly effective symbiosis. The SU303 treatment produced as much shoot dry weight as the mineral N treatment and more than 2.9 times the shoot dry weight of the uninoculated treatment. Twenty-two of the 33 naturalised populations of rhizobia (applied to pea plants as soil suspensions) produced prompt and abundant nodulation. These symbioses were generally effective at N2 fixation, with shoot dry weight ranging from 98% (soil 21) down to 61% (soil 30) of the SU303 treatment, the least effective population of rhizobia still producing nearly double the growth of the uninoculated treatment. Low shoot dry weights resulting from most of the remaining soil treatments were associated with delayed or erratic nodulation caused by low numbers of rhizobia. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) fingerprinting of 70 rhizobial isolates recovered from five of the 33 soils (14 isolates from each soil) showed that naturalised populations were composed of multiple (5-9) strain types. There was little evidence of strain dominance, with a single strain type occupying more than 30% of trap host nodules in only two of the five populations. Cluster analysis of RAPD PCR banding patterns showed that strain types in naturalised populations were not closely related to the current commercial inoculant strain for field pea (SU303, ≥75% dissimilarity), six previous field pea inoculant strains (≥55% dissimilarity) or a former commercial inoculant strain for faba bean (WSM1274, ≥66% dissimilarity). Two of the most closely related strain types (≤15% dissimilarity) were found at widely separate locations in SA and may have potential as commercial inoculant strains. Given the size and diversity of the naturalised pea rhizobia populations in SA soils and their relative effectiveness, it is unlikely that inoculation with a commercial strain of rhizobia will improve N2 fixation in field pea crops, unless the number of rhizobia in the soil is very low or absent (e.g. where a legume host has not been previously grown and for three soils from western Eyre Peninsula). The general effectiveness of the pea rhizobia populations also indicates that reduced N2 fixation is unlikely to be the major cause of the declining field pea yields observed in recent times.  相似文献   

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The most common method of inoculating legume crops in Australia is the application of peat slurry inoculant to seed. The recent introduction of granular (solid) formulations of inoculants into the Australian market has provided the potential to apply rhizobia with greater ease, but their efficacy has not been independently evaluated. Here, we compare the efficacy of a range of experimental and commercially-available granular inoculants on chickpea, faba bean, lentil, lupin and pea crops in comparison with un-inoculated treatments, and with conventional seed-applied peat slurry inoculants. Thirty-seven field experiments were established in Victoria, South Australia and southern New South Wales over five years. Peat slurry inoculants provided effective nodulation of all legumes. Granular inoculants varied markedly in their ability to improve grain legume nodulation. The size of response depended inversely on background nodulation from soil rhizobial populations. At sites with median background nodulation, peat granules and attapulgite clay granules placed with seed resulted in nodulation similar to peat-slurry-based inoculation, but treatments with bentonite clay granules did not increase nodule numbers much above those in un-inoculated treatments. The generally lower numbers of rhizobia g−1 in the bentonite granules, translated to lower rhizobia application rate to the soil. However, differences in number of rhizobia g−1 granule did not fully explain the nodulation differences between granules. Granule moisture content and granule particle size differed markedly between granule types but their influence on nodulation was not tested. Grain yields did not differ between attapulgite granules placed with seed, peat granules and peat slurry inoculants (all well-nodulated treatments), but were lower with bentonite granule inoculants. Yield differences within sites were related to nodulation and the differences between treatments attenuated as background nodulation increased. Overall, these studies demonstrate that certain granule types have the potential to be used in Australia with grain legumes, particularly in circumstances when seed-applied inoculants are problematic, such as where seed fungicides or insecticides need to be applied. However, granular inoculant formulations differ substantially in their potential to produce nodules on a range of grain legumes.  相似文献   

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Strains of Rhizobium trifolii incorporated into commercial peat inoculants were compared for their effect on the establishment and growth of oversown white clover (Trifolium repens) on soils devoid of infective rhizobia.There were marked differences in numbers of seedlings establishing and clover dry matter production per hectare with the various strains. However, when adjusted to a constant number of established seedlings, dry matter production from all strains, apart from one strain at one site, were similar indicating that the strains did not appear to influence the growth of individual clover plants.The marked differences in establishment of clover inoculated with the various strains could not be accounted for by differences in the number of rhizobia in the peat inoculant.Selecting strains of rhizobia for ability to increase establishment is considered important where clover is oversown onto soils devoid of rhizobia.  相似文献   

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Widespread cultivation of lupin has resulted in the establishment of effective populations of Bradyrhizobium sp. (Lupinus) in the winter rainfall region of the Western Cape, South Africa. To determine whether inoculation increased yields of Lupinus angustifolius L., field trials were carried out at five sites in this region. Populations ranged from 380 rhizobia g-1 in a moderately alkaline (pH 7.6) soil to >5,000 rhizobia g-1 in four moderately acid (pH 5.5-5.8) soils. Soil isolates were generally similar to the inoculant strain WU425 in nitrogen-fixing effectiveness but several were significantly less effective. Average effectiveness of isolates from certain soils differed significantly. Although inoculation failed to appreciably increase nodule occupancy by WU425 in acid soils containing high populations of rhizobia, nodule occupancy was increased to 98% in the low population alkaline soil. The latter site was later abandoned because of disease. At the other sites, analysis of seed dry mass and protein content showed that yields were not significantly increased by either inoculation, nitrogen fertiliser (45 kg N ha-1) or molybdenum applications. Analysis of genomic DNA by PCR fingerprinting showed that WU425 (isolated in Western Australia) and serologically related strains from other cultures clustered separately from the soil isolates. Isolates from the four acid soils were genomically diverse, whereas isolates from the alkaline soil formed a homogeneous cluster. Further investigation is required to determine the benefit of inoculation in alkaline soils of the winter rainfall region of the Western Cape.  相似文献   

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The earthworm fauna along a gradient from undisturbed mineral soil to an artificial acid peat soil up to 25 cm deep and ca. 30 yr old was studied in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. The peat held only 15% of the total numbers of worms in the mineral soil and 9% of the biomass, but 9 out of the 12 species recorded were present in the peat. Aporrectodea caliginosa, A. tuberculata and Allolobophora chlorotica were the most numerous species in the mineral soil but were scarce in the peat where the surfaced-welling, pigmented species L. rubellus, L. castaneus and Satchellius mammalis were most abundant. Low pH and shortage of suitable food were considered to be the main factors limiting earthworm populations in the peat.  相似文献   

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Adding P on Lotus tenuis and Festuca arundinacea, pure or mixed, on growth, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) acquisition and associations with soil microorganisms was studied to investigate the establishment of Lotus for competing with Festuca. Triple-superphosphate was applied on a Typic Natraquoll where Lotus grows spontaneously. Biomass, N-P uptake, arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization and rhizobia nodulation were measured. Lotus achieved the highest biomass, N-P uptake in fertilized stands and Festuca the lowest in fertilized and non-fertilized stands. Mycorrhizal colonization decreased with P-fertilization in both plants. Rhizobia nodules in Lotus showed little changes with P-fertilization. In mixed fertilized-stands, Lotus promoted the growth, N-P uptake of Festuca. P-fertilization increases the ability of Festuca to compete with Lotus for available-P in soil. Lotus improves nutrient cycling, maintains high level of rhizobia nodules and arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization in roots. Adding P to limited N-P environments depress grasses growth to compete with legumes for resources.  相似文献   

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Growing-season populations of rhizobia associated with annual host-plant roots and nearby soil were examined in a field soil showing a nodulation problem in the second year after establishment. Rhizobium lupini reached higher populations at a faster rate than R. trifolii. A sharp drop in the population of R. trifolii associated with subterranean clover roots early in the growing season was followed by a recovery to high numbers. No such phenomenon occurred with R. lupini. The numbers of rhizobia under patches of non-nodulated plants in second-year stands were very low, usually <5/g soil, whereas the numbers under healthy plants in problem stands were similar to those under established stands. Differences in the colonization of both root and soil by R. trifolii in the first year were reflected in the second-year nodulation.  相似文献   

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Communities of resident rhizobia capable of effective nodulation of pulse crops were found to vary considerably over a range of soil environments. These populations from soils at 50 sites in Southern Australia were evaluated for nitrogen fixing effectiveness in association with Pisum sativum, Vicia faba, Lens culinaris, Vicia sativa, Cicer arietinum and Lupinus angustifolius. The values for nitrogen fixing effectiveness could be related to soil pH as determined by soil type and location. It was found that 33% of paddocks had sufficient resident populations of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv viciae for effective nodulation of faba bean, 54% for lentils, 55% for field pea and 66% for the effective nodulation of the vetch host plant. Mesorhizobium cicer populations were very low with only 7% of paddocks surveyed having sufficient resident populations for effective nodulation. Low resident rhizobial populations (<10 rhizobia g−1 soil) of R. leguminosarum bv viciae and M. cicer were found in acid soil conditions. In contrast, Bradyrhizobium populations increased as soil pH decreased. Inoculation increased faba bean yields from 0.34 to 4.4 t ha−1 and from 0.47 to 2.37 t ha−1 for chickpeas on acid soils. On alkaline soils, where resident populations were large there was no consistent response to inoculation. Observations at experimental field sites confirmed the findings from the survey data, stressing the importance of rhizobial inoculation, especially on the acid soils in south-eastern Australia.  相似文献   

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A growth chamber experiment was initiated with two field moist, marginal and acidic (pH 5.1–5.2) soils of the Lily series (Typic Hapludults) in order to determine the need for improved legume‐rhizobia symbioses for forage species of current, or potential, use in the renovation of Appalachian hill‐land pastures. One soil was from an abandoned pasture having broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus L.) as the predominant vegetation, whereas the other was from a minimally‐managed pasture dominated by orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.). Treatments included inoculation (or no inoculation) and the addition of aluminum, nil, or lime to provide a range of soil acidities. Both soils contained effective populations of naturalized rhizobia for white clover (Trifolium repens L.) and red clover (Trifolium pratense L.), but low and/or ineffective naturalized populations of rhizobia for alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.), bigflower vetch (Vicia grandiflora Scop.), and flatpea (Lathyrus sylvestris L.). Seed inoculation, by lime‐pelleting, was highly beneficial in establishing effective symbioses for all these latter species. The addition of low levels of aluminum or lime (1.5 and 2.0 cmol/kg soil, respectively) had little effect on any of the symbioses, with the exception of those for alfalfa. Thus, an improved legume rhizobia symbiosis would not seem to be a prerequisite for renovating pastures established on chemically similar ultisols with the forage legume species examined in this study, especially if the pasture has at least some history of management.  相似文献   

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Soil samples taken from 28 sites following varying periods of cropping in a crop-pasture rotation contained very low populations of Rhizobium trifolii. Populations were less than 103g?1R. trifolii of soil for 89% of the sites and were significantly correlated with soil pH. Application of lime resulted in a build-up of R. trifolii in the absence of the host legume, subterranean clover, but when inoculated clover seed was sown the populations built up to satisfactory levels after the first season's growth, regardless of soil pH.The number of nodules per plant was increased by the application of lime, but the plants growing in unlimed soil had fewer, larger nodules. The increase in nodulation with lime on these low-calcium acid soils persisted to the third growing season.  相似文献   

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Abstract

Liming is recognized by most growers in the United States as an essential part of crop production on acid soils. Greenhouse and field studies were conducted on a sandy, siliceous, hyperthermic Ultic Hapliquod (Pomona fine sand) soil to determine the effects of dolomitic limestone and gypsum on weed populations. Under greenhouse conditions, addition of dolomite increased weed populations in pots of soil. Optimum conditions for weed growth occurred at pH 5.3 to 5.5. At pH levels greater than 5.5, weed populations were stable or showed a general decrease in number. Under field conditions, dolomite and gypsum were applied prior to plantings of three different grass species (stargrass, bahiagrass, and annual ryegrass). Addition of dolomite reduced weed populations because of a more favorable soil pH for rapid grass growth. Competition from the grasses was greater at a pH level near 5.8 to 6.0, whereas greatest weed numbers occurred at a pH of 4.8 to 4.9. Results of these studies indicate that liming is needed on acid soils for optimum crop growth, and that crops need to be established quickly as weeds are encouraged at a higher pH (5.3–5.5). Nomenclature: Stargrass, Cynodon nlemfuensis Vandersyst. var. nlemfuensis ‘Florona'; bahiagrass, Paspalum notatum Flugge ‘Pensacola'; annual ryegrass, Lolium multiflorum Lam. ‘Gulf.  相似文献   

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Five peat soils and a mineral soil were artificially contaminated with 137Cs. Soil solution activity and radio–lability of 137Cs were monitored over 709 days to quantify progressive 137Cs fixation. The peat soils fixed large amounts of 137Cs, but less than the mineral soil did. Distribution coefficients (Kd, cm3 g?1) ranged from 30 to 5000 at the end of equilibration. A labile 137Cs distribution coefficient, Kdt, was estimated by a method involving solid ? solution equilibration in dilute solution. In a separate study several concentrations of KCl were added to soils in increasing concentration both before and after the addition of 137Cs. Differences in apparent adsorption strength of radiocaesium indicated that K+ induced the collapse of expanded mineral interlayers, thereby trapping ions. It seemed that I37Cs adsorbs at sites in the small micaceous clay fraction of the peat soils. The different rates of 137Cs adsorption and fixation in the peat and mineral soils, in which the rate of access of 137Cs to fixation sites in peat soils is less, seems to have been caused partly by lack of K, and partly by the scarcity of fixation sites.  相似文献   

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Humic and fulvic acid fractions were isolated from a mineral soil and a peat by adjusting the pH of the alkali extracts to a range of values from 0.2 to 2.5. Total inorganic and organic forms of phosphorus (P) in the acids were measured by chemical analysis and by 31P NMR spectroscopy. As the pH of precipitation of the mineral soil humic acid increased, there was an increase in the total P of the humic acid which related to the inorganic P component. In contrast with the peat, the increases observed in the pH range 0.2 to 1.5 were the result of changes in organic P. Using 31P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, the ratio of inorganic to organic P as mono‐ and di‐esters in the peat humic acid was found to increase from 1:4.8 at pH 2 to 1:19 at pH 2.5. In contrast with mineral soil humic acid, the ratio decreased from 1:6.1 at pH 0.2 to 1:1.3 at pH 2.5. The mono‐ester to di‐ester ratio was about 3 in the peat and 10 in the mineral soil and varied little with pH of precipitation. Phosphonates were detected only in the peat humic acid precipitated in the pH range 1.0 to 2.0  相似文献   

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Results from an innovative approach to improve remediation in the rhizosphere by encouraging healthy plant growth and thus enhancing microbial activity are reported. Mixed grass-legume systems, together with microbial inoculants, were used to remediate a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (chrysene) spiked agricultural soil. Inoculants were symbiotic rhizobia, which may play an important role in rhizoremediation by increasing plant and root growth. An inoculum of an isolate of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii, selected for PAH tolerance, was produced using a peat carrier. The inoculum and white clover (Trifolium repens L.), were planted into soils with ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.). The soils spiked with chrysene (500 mg kg−1) then aged for 4 weeks. Shoot- and root-biomass of plants, and the amount of root nodulation, were determined. Rhizobial populations, soil pH and soil nitrogen were also monitored throughout the trial. In addition, the ability of the inoculated rhizobial strain to utilise chrysene as a sole carbon source was assessed. Direct uptake and/or degradation of chrysene by the clover and ryegrass did not occur to a significant degree. Enhanced losses of chrysene were seen in planted, non-sterile soils that contained a rhizobial inoculum. No direct degradation of chrysene by R. leguminosarum bv. trifolii was observed and no enhanced losses of PAHs were detected in sterile soils after inoculation with rhizobia. Results suggest that the enhanced dissipation of chrysene, observed in the non-sterile planted inoculated pots, was not a result of degradation of chrysene by R. leguminosarum bv. trifolii. The symbiotic association with R. leguminosarum bv. trifolii improved plant vigour and growth in inoculated planted treatments. This may have stimulated the rhizospheric microflora to degrade chrysene.  相似文献   

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A field survey was carried out from April to October, 1992 in the Miyatoko Mire in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, to determine the characteristics of the microbial community and cellulose decomposition rates in the peat soil. A total of 14 study sites were selected, including three types; hummocks (type I), hollows covered with Sphagnum (type II), hollows and streams without Sphagnum (type III). The numbers of fungi (2-1,000×104 CFU g-1) and bacteria (8.5-9,000 ×105 CFU g-1) varied with the sites and sampling dates: seasonal fluctuations were especially high in hummocks. The numbers of cellulolytic fungi (4.7-300×;104 CFU g-1) and cellulolytic bacteria (1.5-9.2×105 CFU g-1) also differed between sites. Cellulolytic fungi were predominant in the Sphagnum peat of type I, while cellulolytic bacteria were predominant in the peat soil of type III. Decomposition rates of cellulose filter paper for the 6 month period ranged from 0.01 to 0.83, and tended to be higher in the peat of type II than type I.  相似文献   

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