Natural formation of ethylene in forest soils and methods to correct results given by the acetylene-reduction assay
Natural formation of ethylene in forest soils and methods to correct results given by the acetylene-reduction assay
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DOI:
10.1016/0038-0717(83)90072-x
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发表时间:
1983
影响因子:
9.7
通讯作者:
H. Nohrstedt
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H. Nohrstedt
Three methods to determine the natural formation of C2H4by forest soils were studied in connection with the C2H2-reduction assay. (1) Incubations with 500 μl C2H2l−1in ambient air gave a very low N2ase activity and strongly suppressed the decomposition of added C2H4. The natural formation of C2H4was significantly lower in 100 ml C2H2l−1than in 500 μl l−1.1.(2) Incubations in 100 ml C2H2l−1after amendment of 1 mg g−1NH4+-N to soil. This amendment inhibited N2ase activity, and the natural formation of C2H4was only slightly affected.2.(3) Incubations in 100 ml C2H2l−1with 20ml CO l−1. This concentration of CO suppressed N2ase activity by 95% but did not influence the natural formation of C2H4and had only a weak effect on respiration.It was concluded that the three methods can be used as controls for the natural formation of C2H4in connection with the C2H2-reduction assay, the first only to detect ils occurrence and possible significance and the two other to determine its exact value.Tested on samples from two coniferous forest soils, the third method (C2H2+ CO) gave a higher natural formation of C2H4and consequently a lower N2ase activity than the conventional method in which the control is incubated in ambient air.