Three long-term field trials in humid regions of Canada and the USA were used to evaluate the influence of soil depth and sample numbers on soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration in no-tillage (NT) and moldboard plow...Three long-term field trials in humid regions of Canada and the USA were used to evaluate the influence of soil depth and sample numbers on soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration in no-tillage (NT) and moldboard plow (MP) corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) production systems. The first trial was conducted on a Maryhill silt loam (Typic Hapludalf) at Elora, Ontario, Canada, the second on a Brookston clay loam (Typic Argiaquoll) at Woodslee, Ontario, Canada, and the third on a Thorp silt loam (Argiaquic Argialboll) at Urbana, Illinois, USA. No-tillage led to significantly higher SOC concentrations in the top 5 cm compared to MP at all 3 sites. However, NT resulted in significantly lower SOC in sub-surface soils as compared to MP at Woodslee (10-20 cm, P = 0.01) and Urbana (20-30 cm, P < 0.10). No-tillage had significantly more SOC storage than MP at the Elora site (3.3 Mg C ha-1) and at the Woodslee site (6.2 Mg C ha-1) on an equivalent mass basis (1350 Mg ha-1 soil equivalent mass). Similarly, NT had greater SOC storage than MP at the Urbana site (2.7 Mg C ha-1) on an equivalent mass basis of 675 Mg ha-1 soil. However, these differences disappeared when the entire plow layer was evaluated for both the Woodslee and Urbana sites as a result of the higher SOC concentrations in MP than in NT at depth. Using the minimum detectable difference technique, we observed that up to 1500 soil sample per tillage treatment comparison will have to be collected and analyzed for the Elora and Woodslee sites and over 40 soil samples per tillage treatment comparison for the Urbana to statistically separate significant differences in the SOC contents of sub-plow depth soils. Therefore, it is impracticable, and at the least prohibitively expensive, to detect tillage-induced differences in soil C beyond the plow layer in various soils.展开更多
In order to obtain accurate real-time soil moisture data and the spatial distribution of soil moisture,the soil moisture measurement methods based on high-frequency capacitance edge field effect were analyzed,the stru...In order to obtain accurate real-time soil moisture data and the spatial distribution of soil moisture,the soil moisture measurement methods based on high-frequency capacitance edge field effect were analyzed,the structure of probe was studied,and a multi-channel soil moisture sensor was designed.Moreover,with the established two-dimensional trace planar capacitance probe model and the method of the finite element analysis,relationship between the structure of sensor probe and electric field intensity was studied and capacitance of the probe trace amount planar capacitance model was analyzed,the most optimal structure of sensor probe was determined.Design parameters of the probe which can achieve optimal sensitivity and detection range are:outer diameter 40 mm and inner diameter 38.4 mm for the probe copper ring electrode,axial length 20 mm and axial spacing 10 mm.The sensor is suitable for measuring the moisture of different type of soil.Moreover,the features of the profile soil moisture sensor were experimentally explored.The measurement accuracy reached±1.31%with better stability and consistency.Sensor probes can be assembled according to the measurement depth and used to measure soil moisture of different crop root zone.展开更多
文摘Three long-term field trials in humid regions of Canada and the USA were used to evaluate the influence of soil depth and sample numbers on soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration in no-tillage (NT) and moldboard plow (MP) corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) production systems. The first trial was conducted on a Maryhill silt loam (Typic Hapludalf) at Elora, Ontario, Canada, the second on a Brookston clay loam (Typic Argiaquoll) at Woodslee, Ontario, Canada, and the third on a Thorp silt loam (Argiaquic Argialboll) at Urbana, Illinois, USA. No-tillage led to significantly higher SOC concentrations in the top 5 cm compared to MP at all 3 sites. However, NT resulted in significantly lower SOC in sub-surface soils as compared to MP at Woodslee (10-20 cm, P = 0.01) and Urbana (20-30 cm, P < 0.10). No-tillage had significantly more SOC storage than MP at the Elora site (3.3 Mg C ha-1) and at the Woodslee site (6.2 Mg C ha-1) on an equivalent mass basis (1350 Mg ha-1 soil equivalent mass). Similarly, NT had greater SOC storage than MP at the Urbana site (2.7 Mg C ha-1) on an equivalent mass basis of 675 Mg ha-1 soil. However, these differences disappeared when the entire plow layer was evaluated for both the Woodslee and Urbana sites as a result of the higher SOC concentrations in MP than in NT at depth. Using the minimum detectable difference technique, we observed that up to 1500 soil sample per tillage treatment comparison will have to be collected and analyzed for the Elora and Woodslee sites and over 40 soil samples per tillage treatment comparison for the Urbana to statistically separate significant differences in the SOC contents of sub-plow depth soils. Therefore, it is impracticable, and at the least prohibitively expensive, to detect tillage-induced differences in soil C beyond the plow layer in various soils.
基金We thank Beijing Natural Science Foundation(6142011)for supporting this research.
文摘In order to obtain accurate real-time soil moisture data and the spatial distribution of soil moisture,the soil moisture measurement methods based on high-frequency capacitance edge field effect were analyzed,the structure of probe was studied,and a multi-channel soil moisture sensor was designed.Moreover,with the established two-dimensional trace planar capacitance probe model and the method of the finite element analysis,relationship between the structure of sensor probe and electric field intensity was studied and capacitance of the probe trace amount planar capacitance model was analyzed,the most optimal structure of sensor probe was determined.Design parameters of the probe which can achieve optimal sensitivity and detection range are:outer diameter 40 mm and inner diameter 38.4 mm for the probe copper ring electrode,axial length 20 mm and axial spacing 10 mm.The sensor is suitable for measuring the moisture of different type of soil.Moreover,the features of the profile soil moisture sensor were experimentally explored.The measurement accuracy reached±1.31%with better stability and consistency.Sensor probes can be assembled according to the measurement depth and used to measure soil moisture of different crop root zone.
