Rice-wheat rotation and poplar afforestation are two typical land use types in the coastal reclaimed flatlands of eastern China. This study investigated two rice-wheat rotation lands （one reclaimed from 1995 to 2004 ...Rice-wheat rotation and poplar afforestation are two typical land use types in the coastal reclaimed flatlands of eastern China. This study investigated two rice-wheat rotation lands （one reclaimed from 1995 to 2004 and cultivated since 2005, RW1, and the other reclaimed from 1975 to 1995 and cultivated since 1996, RW2） and a poplar woodland （reclaimed from 1995 to 2004 and planted in 2004, PWl） to determine the effects of land use types and years of cultivation on soil microbial biomass and mineralizable carbon （C） in this coastal salt-affected region. The results showed that the soil in PWl remained highly salinized, whereas desalinization was observed in RWl. The total organic C （TOC） in the top soil of PWl and RW1 did not show significant differences, whereas at a soil depth of 20-30 cm, the TOC of RWl was approximately 40%-67% higher than that of PWl. The TOC of 0-30-cm soil in RW2 was approximately 37% higher than that in RW1. Microbial biomass C （MBC） and mineralizable C （MNC） exhibited the trend of RW2 〉 RWl 〉 PWl. Sufficient nutrition with more abundant C substrates resulted in higher MBC and MNC, and soil respiration rates were negatively correlated with C/N in RWl and RW2. Nutrient deficiency and high salinity played key roles in limiting MBC in PWl. These suggested that rice-wheat rotation was more beneficial than poplar afforestation for C accumulation and microbial biomass growth in the coastal salt-affected soils.展开更多
This article, by combining field investigation with laboratorial analysis, studies diverse alpine meadow at the Eastern Margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for the underground biomass dynamics, vertical distribution o...This article, by combining field investigation with laboratorial analysis, studies diverse alpine meadow at the Eastern Margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for the underground biomass dynamics, vertical distribution of the content of soil carbon and nitrogen, the connection between the biomass and the content of carbon and nitrogen. The studies show that underground biomass in the herb layer of upland meadow is more than that in the terrace meadow, while underground biomass in the upland shrubland is the most. The vertical distribution of underground biomass of each type is obvious as in shape of＂T＂. As to the distribution of the content of soil organic carbon in the three sample grounds, it showed that the deeper the soil the less the content of soil organic carbon. In May, unlike at terrace meadow, the underground biomass and the content of soil organic carbon in positive proportion, such revelation at upland meadow and upland shrubland is not apparent. In July, at upland meadow and terrace meadow the underground biomass and the content of soil total nitrogen in positive proportion, such revelation at upland shrubland is not apparent either.展开更多
All plant cells are surrounded by a cell wall that determines the directionality of cell growth and protects the cell against its environment. Plant cell walls are comprised primarily of polysaccharides and represent ...All plant cells are surrounded by a cell wall that determines the directionality of cell growth and protects the cell against its environment. Plant cell walls are comprised primarily of polysaccharides and represent the largest sink for photosynthetically fixed carbon, both for individual plants and in the terrestrial biosphere as a whole. Cell wall synthesis is a highly sophisticated process, involving multiple enzymes and metabolic intermediates, intracellular trafficking of proteins and cell wall precursors, assembly of cell wall polymers into the extracellular matrix, remodeling of polymers and their interactions, and recycling of cell wall sugars. In this review we discuss how newly fixed carbon, in the form of UDP-glucose and other nucleotide sugars, contributes to the synthesis of cell wall polysaccharides, and how cell wall synthesis is influenced by the carbon status of the plant, with a focus on the model species Arabidopsis （Arabidopsis thaliana）.展开更多
Plant growth and development are tightly controlled in response to environmental conditions that influence the availability of photosynthetic carbon in the form of sucrose. Trehalose-6-phosphate （T6P）, the precursor...Plant growth and development are tightly controlled in response to environmental conditions that influence the availability of photosynthetic carbon in the form of sucrose. Trehalose-6-phosphate （T6P）, the precursor of trehalose in the biosynthetic pathway, is an important signaling metabolite that is involved in the regulation of plant growth and development in response to carbon availability. In addition to the plant＇s own pathway for trehalose synthesis, formation of T6P or trehalose by pathogens can result in the reprogramming of plant metabolism and development. Developmental processes that are regulated by T6P range from embryo development to leaf senescence. Some of these processes are regulated in interaction with phytohormones, such as auxin. A key interacting factor of T6P signaling in response to the environment is the protein kinase sucrose non-fermenting related kinase-1 （SnRK1）, whose catalytic activity is inhibited by T6R SnRK1 is most likely involved in the adjustment of metabolism and growth in response to starvation. The transcription factor bZlP11 has recently been identified as a new player in the T6P/SnRK1 regulatory pathway. By inhibiting SnRK1, T6P promotes biosynthetic reactions. This regulation has important consequences for crop production, for example, in the developing wheat grain and during the growth of potato tubers.展开更多
Moderate dilution of natural soil with clay mineral complexes generated oligotrophic soils with a gradient of microbial abundance but similar C availability.In contrast to the regulatory gate hypothesis,small changes ...Moderate dilution of natural soil with clay mineral complexes generated oligotrophic soils with a gradient of microbial abundance but similar C availability.In contrast to the regulatory gate hypothesis,small changes in microbial abundance strongly influenced soil C decomposition despite similar C availability.The regulatory gate hypothesis suggests that the mineralization of soil organic matter(SOM)is controlled by carbon accessibility due to microbial redundancy.However,this opinion is contentious because the extensively high available carbon released during the fumigation in these studies strongly stimulated microbial activity,which is unlikely to occur in real soil and would compensate for the effect of reduced microbial abundance.In this study,natural soil was moderately diluted with mineral complexes in varying proportions to obtain soils with a gradient of microbial abundance and low carbon availability.The results revealed that despite minimal changes in the dissolved organic carbon content(DOC),the CO_(2) emission rate and activity of SOM hydrolysis significantly decreased with decreasing microbial abundance.Regression analysis and the random forest model highlighted microbial abundance as the primary factor influencing carbon decomposition,which was more fundamental than DOC and microbial diversity.These findings underline the crucial role of microbes in soil carbon turnover and the importance of maintaining microbial abundance to preserve the soil carbon cycling capacity.展开更多
基金supported financially by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Nos.2016YFD0200303, 2016YFC0501309, and 2016YFC0501201)the Project of the Science and Technology Service (STS) Network Initiative, Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.KFJ-SW-STS-141-2)+3 种基金the Independent Innovation Project of Jiangsu Agricultural Science & Technology, China (No.CX(15)1005)the Key Research and Development Program of Jiangsu Province, China (No.BE2015337)the National Key Technology R&D Program of China (No.2015BAD-01B03-4)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.41171181)
文摘Rice-wheat rotation and poplar afforestation are two typical land use types in the coastal reclaimed flatlands of eastern China. This study investigated two rice-wheat rotation lands （one reclaimed from 1995 to 2004 and cultivated since 2005, RW1, and the other reclaimed from 1975 to 1995 and cultivated since 1996, RW2） and a poplar woodland （reclaimed from 1995 to 2004 and planted in 2004, PWl） to determine the effects of land use types and years of cultivation on soil microbial biomass and mineralizable carbon （C） in this coastal salt-affected region. The results showed that the soil in PWl remained highly salinized, whereas desalinization was observed in RWl. The total organic C （TOC） in the top soil of PWl and RW1 did not show significant differences, whereas at a soil depth of 20-30 cm, the TOC of RWl was approximately 40%-67% higher than that of PWl. The TOC of 0-30-cm soil in RW2 was approximately 37% higher than that in RW1. Microbial biomass C （MBC） and mineralizable C （MNC） exhibited the trend of RW2 〉 RWl 〉 PWl. Sufficient nutrition with more abundant C substrates resulted in higher MBC and MNC, and soil respiration rates were negatively correlated with C/N in RWl and RW2. Nutrient deficiency and high salinity played key roles in limiting MBC in PWl. These suggested that rice-wheat rotation was more beneficial than poplar afforestation for C accumulation and microbial biomass growth in the coastal salt-affected soils.
基金the key Item of Sichuan Education Depart-ment (2006A070)
文摘This article, by combining field investigation with laboratorial analysis, studies diverse alpine meadow at the Eastern Margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for the underground biomass dynamics, vertical distribution of the content of soil carbon and nitrogen, the connection between the biomass and the content of carbon and nitrogen. The studies show that underground biomass in the herb layer of upland meadow is more than that in the terrace meadow, while underground biomass in the upland shrubland is the most. The vertical distribution of underground biomass of each type is obvious as in shape of＂T＂. As to the distribution of the content of soil organic carbon in the three sample grounds, it showed that the deeper the soil the less the content of soil organic carbon. In May, unlike at terrace meadow, the underground biomass and the content of soil organic carbon in positive proportion, such revelation at upland meadow and upland shrubland is not apparent. In July, at upland meadow and terrace meadow the underground biomass and the content of soil total nitrogen in positive proportion, such revelation at upland shrubland is not apparent either.
文摘All plant cells are surrounded by a cell wall that determines the directionality of cell growth and protects the cell against its environment. Plant cell walls are comprised primarily of polysaccharides and represent the largest sink for photosynthetically fixed carbon, both for individual plants and in the terrestrial biosphere as a whole. Cell wall synthesis is a highly sophisticated process, involving multiple enzymes and metabolic intermediates, intracellular trafficking of proteins and cell wall precursors, assembly of cell wall polymers into the extracellular matrix, remodeling of polymers and their interactions, and recycling of cell wall sugars. In this review we discuss how newly fixed carbon, in the form of UDP-glucose and other nucleotide sugars, contributes to the synthesis of cell wall polysaccharides, and how cell wall synthesis is influenced by the carbon status of the plant, with a focus on the model species Arabidopsis （Arabidopsis thaliana）.
文摘Plant growth and development are tightly controlled in response to environmental conditions that influence the availability of photosynthetic carbon in the form of sucrose. Trehalose-6-phosphate （T6P）, the precursor of trehalose in the biosynthetic pathway, is an important signaling metabolite that is involved in the regulation of plant growth and development in response to carbon availability. In addition to the plant＇s own pathway for trehalose synthesis, formation of T6P or trehalose by pathogens can result in the reprogramming of plant metabolism and development. Developmental processes that are regulated by T6P range from embryo development to leaf senescence. Some of these processes are regulated in interaction with phytohormones, such as auxin. A key interacting factor of T6P signaling in response to the environment is the protein kinase sucrose non-fermenting related kinase-1 （SnRK1）, whose catalytic activity is inhibited by T6R SnRK1 is most likely involved in the adjustment of metabolism and growth in response to starvation. The transcription factor bZlP11 has recently been identified as a new player in the T6P/SnRK1 regulatory pathway. By inhibiting SnRK1, T6P promotes biosynthetic reactions. This regulation has important consequences for crop production, for example, in the developing wheat grain and during the growth of potato tubers.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42107369 and 42377347)Chinese University Scientific Fund(Grant No.2452024414).
文摘Moderate dilution of natural soil with clay mineral complexes generated oligotrophic soils with a gradient of microbial abundance but similar C availability.In contrast to the regulatory gate hypothesis,small changes in microbial abundance strongly influenced soil C decomposition despite similar C availability.The regulatory gate hypothesis suggests that the mineralization of soil organic matter(SOM)is controlled by carbon accessibility due to microbial redundancy.However,this opinion is contentious because the extensively high available carbon released during the fumigation in these studies strongly stimulated microbial activity,which is unlikely to occur in real soil and would compensate for the effect of reduced microbial abundance.In this study,natural soil was moderately diluted with mineral complexes in varying proportions to obtain soils with a gradient of microbial abundance and low carbon availability.The results revealed that despite minimal changes in the dissolved organic carbon content(DOC),the CO_(2) emission rate and activity of SOM hydrolysis significantly decreased with decreasing microbial abundance.Regression analysis and the random forest model highlighted microbial abundance as the primary factor influencing carbon decomposition,which was more fundamental than DOC and microbial diversity.These findings underline the crucial role of microbes in soil carbon turnover and the importance of maintaining microbial abundance to preserve the soil carbon cycling capacity.
