The effects of plastic inulching on soil aeralion at the soil dcpth uf 0-100 cm were studied in a corn tield.The resnlts indicated that the CO_2 concentration of unmulched soil in the 0-100 cm layer layer ranged from ...The effects of plastic inulching on soil aeralion at the soil dcpth uf 0-100 cm were studied in a corn tield.The resnlts indicated that the CO_2 concentration of unmulched soil in the 0-100 cm layer layer ranged from 0.00 1to 0.016 m ̄3/m ̄3, and that of mulched soil 0.002 to 0.018m ̄3/m ̄3, about 32.39% higher than the forrner on theaverage. Such a CO_2 concentration in the soil air is still suitable for crop growth. The O_2 concentration wasinversely correlated with CO_2 concentrat ion in the soil air ( unmulching r=-0.92 ̄(**), mulching r=-0. 79 ̄*). O_2concentration ranged from 0. 1 1 to 0. 17 m ̄3/m ̄3 in the mulched soil and 0. 1 3 to 0. 18 m ̄3 /m ̄3 in the unmulchedsoil. By contrast, N_2 concentration in soil air remained relatively steady, with no difference between the twotreatments. The relationship between the soil respiratory intensity and the depth of a soil layer appeared tobe a power function. At the layer of 0-20 cm, the soil respiration intensity in the mulched soil was obviouslyhigher than that in the unmulched. Plastic mulching could also affect soil structure. In comparison withthe unmulched soil, the content of >0.25 mm aggregate and 0.05-0.001 mm microaggregate in the mulched soil was reduced by 82.1% and 35.8%, respectively; the soil total porosity, gaseous phase rate and aerationporosity in the depth of 10-20 cm were reduced by 2.85%, 19.89% and 26.54% respectively, but contrary at the depth of 0-10 cm.展开更多
文摘The effects of plastic inulching on soil aeralion at the soil dcpth uf 0-100 cm were studied in a corn tield.The resnlts indicated that the CO_2 concentration of unmulched soil in the 0-100 cm layer layer ranged from 0.00 1to 0.016 m ̄3/m ̄3, and that of mulched soil 0.002 to 0.018m ̄3/m ̄3, about 32.39% higher than the forrner on theaverage. Such a CO_2 concentration in the soil air is still suitable for crop growth. The O_2 concentration wasinversely correlated with CO_2 concentrat ion in the soil air ( unmulching r=-0.92 ̄(**), mulching r=-0. 79 ̄*). O_2concentration ranged from 0. 1 1 to 0. 17 m ̄3/m ̄3 in the mulched soil and 0. 1 3 to 0. 18 m ̄3 /m ̄3 in the unmulchedsoil. By contrast, N_2 concentration in soil air remained relatively steady, with no difference between the twotreatments. The relationship between the soil respiratory intensity and the depth of a soil layer appeared tobe a power function. At the layer of 0-20 cm, the soil respiration intensity in the mulched soil was obviouslyhigher than that in the unmulched. Plastic mulching could also affect soil structure. In comparison withthe unmulched soil, the content of >0.25 mm aggregate and 0.05-0.001 mm microaggregate in the mulched soil was reduced by 82.1% and 35.8%, respectively; the soil total porosity, gaseous phase rate and aerationporosity in the depth of 10-20 cm were reduced by 2.85%, 19.89% and 26.54% respectively, but contrary at the depth of 0-10 cm.