A long-term fertilization experiment was set up in northern Xinjiang, China to evaluate the dynamics of crop production and soil organic carbon(SOC) from 1990 to 2012 with seven fertilization treatments. The seven tre...A long-term fertilization experiment was set up in northern Xinjiang, China to evaluate the dynamics of crop production and soil organic carbon(SOC) from 1990 to 2012 with seven fertilization treatments. The seven treatments included an unfertilized control(CK) and six different combinations of phosphorus(P), potassium(K), nitrogen(N), straw(S) and animal manure(M). The balanced fertilization treatments had significantly(P<0.05) higher average yields than the unbalanced ones. The treatment with 2/3 N from potassium sulfate(NPK) and 1/3 N from farmyard manure(NPKM) had a higher average yield than the other treatments. The average yields(over the 23 years) in the treatments of NPK, and urea, calcium superphosphate(NP) did not differ significantly(P>0.05) but were higher than that in the treatment with urea and potassium sulfate(NK; P<0.05). The results also show that the highest increases in SOC(P<0.05) occurred in NPKM with a potential increase of 1.2 t C/(hm^2·a). The increase in SOC was only 0.31, 0.30 and 0.12 t C/(hm^2·a) for NPKS(9/10 N from NPK and 1/10 N from straw), NPK and NP, respectively; and the SOC in the NP, NK and CK treatments were approaching equilibrium and so did not rise or fall significantly over the 23-year experiment. A complete NPK plus manure fertilization program is recommended for this extremely arid region to maximize both yields and carbon sequestration.展开更多
The feasibility of steel slag used as an iron fertilizer was studied in a pot experiment with corn. Slag alone or acidified slag was added to two Fe-deficient calcareous soils at different rates. Results showed that m...The feasibility of steel slag used as an iron fertilizer was studied in a pot experiment with corn. Slag alone or acidified slag was added to two Fe-deficient calcareous soils at different rates. Results showed that moderate rates (10 and 20 g kg-1) of slag or acidified slag substantially increased corn dry matter yield and Fe uptake. Application of steel slag increased the residual concentration of ammonium bicarbonate-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (AB-DTPA) extractable Fe in the soils. The increase of extractable Fe was usually proportional to the application rate, and enhanced by the acidification of slag. Steel slag appeared to be a promising and inexpensive source of Fe to alleviate crop Fe chlorosis in Fe-deficient calcareous soils.展开更多
Application of fertilizer has been found to significantly affect soil N cycling. However, a comprehensive understanding of the effects of long-term fertilization on soil gross N transformation rates is still lacking. ...Application of fertilizer has been found to significantly affect soil N cycling. However, a comprehensive understanding of the effects of long-term fertilization on soil gross N transformation rates is still lacking. We compiled data of observations from 10 long-term fertilization experiments and conducted a meta-analysis of the effects of long-term fertilization on soil gross N transformation rates. The results showed that if chemical fertilizers of N, P and K were applied in balance, soil p H decreased very slightly. There was a significantly positive effect of long-term fertilization, either chemical or organic fertilizers or their combinations, on gross N mineralization rate compared to the control treatment(the mean effect size ranged from 1.21 to 1.25 at 95% confidence intervals(CI) with a mean of 1.23), mainly due to the increasing soil total N content. The long-term application of organic fertilizer alone and combining organic and chemical fertilizer could increase the mineralization-immobilization turnover, thus enhance available N for plant while reduce N losses potential compared to the control treatment. However, long-term chemical fertilizer application did not significantly affect the gross NH4+ immobilization rate, but accelerated gross nitrification rate(1.19; 95% CI: 1.08 to 1.31). Thus, long-term chemical fertilizer alone would probably induce higher N losses potential through NO3– leaching and runoff than organic fertilizer application compared to the control treatment. Therefore, in the view of the effects of long-term fertilization on gross N transformation rates, it also supports that organic fertilizer alone or combination of organic and chemical fertilizer could not only improve crop yield, but also increase soil fertility and reduce the N losses potential.展开更多
A thirteen years long term field fertilizer experiment was conducted to monitor the effect of different fertilization on soil nitrate distribution. The results showed: (1) Applying relative excessive N fertilizer coul...A thirteen years long term field fertilizer experiment was conducted to monitor the effect of different fertilization on soil nitrate distribution. The results showed: (1) Applying relative excessive N fertilizer could result large quantities of NO - 3 residue and NO - 3 movement downward in soil profiles; amending phosphate fertilizer or organic manure with nitrogen fertilizer together could significantly improve the status of NO - 3 leaching downward due to the balanced uptake of nutrients by crops. (2) Appropriate amounts of nitrogen fertilizer which was equal or smaller than the optimal fertilization rate could not result in more NO - 3 leaching in Northern China. (3) Precipitation influenced the amounts and depth of soil NO\+-\-3 leaching: NO - 3 could move to 80 cm depth or below at autumn or at the next spring when rainfall was higher during the rainy season through July to September in North China.展开更多
The content of organic matter (OM), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) in the three selected soils, includingCalcaric Purpli-Orthic Primosols (purple sand-shale parent material), Dystric Turbi-Anthric Pri...The content of organic matter (OM), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) in the three selected soils, includingCalcaric Purpli-Orthic Primosols (purple sand-shale parent material), Dystric Turbi-Anthric Primosols (quaternary red clayparent material) and Typic Udi-Sandic Primosols (granite parent material) were studied under a long-term experiment byusing crop straw and inorganic fertilizers at the Hunan Red Soil Experiment Station of Chinese Academy of AgriculturalSciences. The results showed that the contents of OM, N, P and K in the three selected soils increased after 23 yearsapplication of crop straw and inorganic fertilizers, but the contents increased much less when crop straw or inorganicfertilizers was applied alone. The nutrient contents in the three soils developed from granite changed more remarkablythan those in the soil derived from quaternary red clay and purple sand-shale. It was also found that the contents of OM,N, and P increased slightly in the treatments without applying fertilizers or returning the crop straw to the root bed.Combined application of inorganic fertilizers and crop straw could remarkably increase the contents of OM, alkali-hydrolyzable N and available K, the positive correlation between application of organic fertilizers and increase of OM insoil did not always happened, it provided evidence for the relation between appropriate C/N ratio and accumulation of OMin soil. The increase of nutrient content was influenced by the soil properties. By comparing the contents of nutrient in0-20 cm depth in the three different soils, it was concluded that the most increases of OM, alkali-hydrolyzable N, andavailable P were observed in Typic Udi-Sandic Primosols with the average increase by 3.03, 27.38, and 21.73 mg kg-1,respectively. The available K increased in Dystric Turbi-Anthric Primosols with the average increase by 25.82 mg kg-1,while it decreased in Calcaric Purpli-Orthic Primosols and Typic Udi-Sandic Primosols. It was concluded that the applicationof inorganic fertilizer and crop straw was important to improve the soil fertility for all of three selected soils. The strawreturn to the field had played a significant role for enhancement of the soil quality in the study areas. The application ofinorganic fertilizer combined with the straw return to the fields could remarkably improve the soil fertility.展开更多
Soil samples collected from a 25-year long-term fertilizer experiment carried out on the Earth-cumulic-Orthic Anthrosols in semi-humid farmland ecological system, were used to study the distribution of soil organic ma...Soil samples collected from a 25-year long-term fertilizer experiment carried out on the Earth-cumulic-Orthic Anthrosols in semi-humid farmland ecological system, were used to study the distribution of soil organic matters, total nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, and ammoniate nitrogen in different grades of soil macro-aggregates in order to study the effects of long-term application of organic manures in combination with chemical fertilizers. It is showed that the percentage of mass of the soil macro-aggregates with long-term application of fertilizers with sizes of 5-2 mm is increased compared with that of the samples with no fertilizer. It is easier to form lager size soil macro-aggregates by the long-term application of organic manures in combination with chemical fertilizers. The contents of organic matters, total nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen are all higher after treatments with different combinations of fertilizers, while there is a little effect on the contents of ammoniate nitrogen. The contents of organic matters, total nitrogen in the grades of soil macro-aggregates from the plough layers of the treated farmland exhibited significant difference. Moreover, the contents of organic matters and total nitrogen in the soil macro-aggregates with the size of 1-0.25 mm is the highest in all treated soil samples. The contents of nitrate nitrogen in soil macro-aggregates increased with the increasing of soil macro-aggregate size except those applied with chemical fertilizer and lower amount of corn stover. The results of correlation analysis revealed that there exists a significantly positive correlation between the percentage of mass of soil macro-aggregates with the size of 5-2 mm and the contents of organic matters, total nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen in the soil samples. However, the correlation between the percentage of mass of soil macro-aggregates with the size of 1-0.25 mm and the contents of total nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen is significantly negative.The study showed that the highest contributing rates of macro-aggregates fractions to soil fertility is from the soil macro-aggregates fraction with the size of 1-0.25 mm in most of the cases.展开更多
基金funded by the National Basic Research Program of China(2014CB954200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41425007,41005001)the National Gray Desert Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Efficiency Monitoring Station of China
文摘A long-term fertilization experiment was set up in northern Xinjiang, China to evaluate the dynamics of crop production and soil organic carbon(SOC) from 1990 to 2012 with seven fertilization treatments. The seven treatments included an unfertilized control(CK) and six different combinations of phosphorus(P), potassium(K), nitrogen(N), straw(S) and animal manure(M). The balanced fertilization treatments had significantly(P<0.05) higher average yields than the unbalanced ones. The treatment with 2/3 N from potassium sulfate(NPK) and 1/3 N from farmyard manure(NPKM) had a higher average yield than the other treatments. The average yields(over the 23 years) in the treatments of NPK, and urea, calcium superphosphate(NP) did not differ significantly(P>0.05) but were higher than that in the treatment with urea and potassium sulfate(NK; P<0.05). The results also show that the highest increases in SOC(P<0.05) occurred in NPKM with a potential increase of 1.2 t C/(hm^2·a). The increase in SOC was only 0.31, 0.30 and 0.12 t C/(hm^2·a) for NPKS(9/10 N from NPK and 1/10 N from straw), NPK and NP, respectively; and the SOC in the NP, NK and CK treatments were approaching equilibrium and so did not rise or fall significantly over the 23-year experiment. A complete NPK plus manure fertilization program is recommended for this extremely arid region to maximize both yields and carbon sequestration.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30270800).
文摘The feasibility of steel slag used as an iron fertilizer was studied in a pot experiment with corn. Slag alone or acidified slag was added to two Fe-deficient calcareous soils at different rates. Results showed that moderate rates (10 and 20 g kg-1) of slag or acidified slag substantially increased corn dry matter yield and Fe uptake. Application of steel slag increased the residual concentration of ammonium bicarbonate-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (AB-DTPA) extractable Fe in the soils. The increase of extractable Fe was usually proportional to the application rate, and enhanced by the acidification of slag. Steel slag appeared to be a promising and inexpensive source of Fe to alleviate crop Fe chlorosis in Fe-deficient calcareous soils.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41330744)the “973” Program of China (2014CB953803)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, China (164320H116)
文摘Application of fertilizer has been found to significantly affect soil N cycling. However, a comprehensive understanding of the effects of long-term fertilization on soil gross N transformation rates is still lacking. We compiled data of observations from 10 long-term fertilization experiments and conducted a meta-analysis of the effects of long-term fertilization on soil gross N transformation rates. The results showed that if chemical fertilizers of N, P and K were applied in balance, soil p H decreased very slightly. There was a significantly positive effect of long-term fertilization, either chemical or organic fertilizers or their combinations, on gross N mineralization rate compared to the control treatment(the mean effect size ranged from 1.21 to 1.25 at 95% confidence intervals(CI) with a mean of 1.23), mainly due to the increasing soil total N content. The long-term application of organic fertilizer alone and combining organic and chemical fertilizer could increase the mineralization-immobilization turnover, thus enhance available N for plant while reduce N losses potential compared to the control treatment. However, long-term chemical fertilizer application did not significantly affect the gross NH4+ immobilization rate, but accelerated gross nitrification rate(1.19; 95% CI: 1.08 to 1.31). Thus, long-term chemical fertilizer alone would probably induce higher N losses potential through NO3– leaching and runoff than organic fertilizer application compared to the control treatment. Therefore, in the view of the effects of long-term fertilization on gross N transformation rates, it also supports that organic fertilizer alone or combination of organic and chemical fertilizer could not only improve crop yield, but also increase soil fertility and reduce the N losses potential.
文摘A thirteen years long term field fertilizer experiment was conducted to monitor the effect of different fertilization on soil nitrate distribution. The results showed: (1) Applying relative excessive N fertilizer could result large quantities of NO - 3 residue and NO - 3 movement downward in soil profiles; amending phosphate fertilizer or organic manure with nitrogen fertilizer together could significantly improve the status of NO - 3 leaching downward due to the balanced uptake of nutrients by crops. (2) Appropriate amounts of nitrogen fertilizer which was equal or smaller than the optimal fertilization rate could not result in more NO - 3 leaching in Northern China. (3) Precipitation influenced the amounts and depth of soil NO\+-\-3 leaching: NO - 3 could move to 80 cm depth or below at autumn or at the next spring when rainfall was higher during the rainy season through July to September in North China.
文摘The content of organic matter (OM), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) in the three selected soils, includingCalcaric Purpli-Orthic Primosols (purple sand-shale parent material), Dystric Turbi-Anthric Primosols (quaternary red clayparent material) and Typic Udi-Sandic Primosols (granite parent material) were studied under a long-term experiment byusing crop straw and inorganic fertilizers at the Hunan Red Soil Experiment Station of Chinese Academy of AgriculturalSciences. The results showed that the contents of OM, N, P and K in the three selected soils increased after 23 yearsapplication of crop straw and inorganic fertilizers, but the contents increased much less when crop straw or inorganicfertilizers was applied alone. The nutrient contents in the three soils developed from granite changed more remarkablythan those in the soil derived from quaternary red clay and purple sand-shale. It was also found that the contents of OM,N, and P increased slightly in the treatments without applying fertilizers or returning the crop straw to the root bed.Combined application of inorganic fertilizers and crop straw could remarkably increase the contents of OM, alkali-hydrolyzable N and available K, the positive correlation between application of organic fertilizers and increase of OM insoil did not always happened, it provided evidence for the relation between appropriate C/N ratio and accumulation of OMin soil. The increase of nutrient content was influenced by the soil properties. By comparing the contents of nutrient in0-20 cm depth in the three different soils, it was concluded that the most increases of OM, alkali-hydrolyzable N, andavailable P were observed in Typic Udi-Sandic Primosols with the average increase by 3.03, 27.38, and 21.73 mg kg-1,respectively. The available K increased in Dystric Turbi-Anthric Primosols with the average increase by 25.82 mg kg-1,while it decreased in Calcaric Purpli-Orthic Primosols and Typic Udi-Sandic Primosols. It was concluded that the applicationof inorganic fertilizer and crop straw was important to improve the soil fertility for all of three selected soils. The strawreturn to the field had played a significant role for enhancement of the soil quality in the study areas. The application ofinorganic fertilizer combined with the straw return to the fields could remarkably improve the soil fertility.
基金The study was supported by the National Natural Sci—ence Foundation of China(30571116).
文摘Soil samples collected from a 25-year long-term fertilizer experiment carried out on the Earth-cumulic-Orthic Anthrosols in semi-humid farmland ecological system, were used to study the distribution of soil organic matters, total nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, and ammoniate nitrogen in different grades of soil macro-aggregates in order to study the effects of long-term application of organic manures in combination with chemical fertilizers. It is showed that the percentage of mass of the soil macro-aggregates with long-term application of fertilizers with sizes of 5-2 mm is increased compared with that of the samples with no fertilizer. It is easier to form lager size soil macro-aggregates by the long-term application of organic manures in combination with chemical fertilizers. The contents of organic matters, total nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen are all higher after treatments with different combinations of fertilizers, while there is a little effect on the contents of ammoniate nitrogen. The contents of organic matters, total nitrogen in the grades of soil macro-aggregates from the plough layers of the treated farmland exhibited significant difference. Moreover, the contents of organic matters and total nitrogen in the soil macro-aggregates with the size of 1-0.25 mm is the highest in all treated soil samples. The contents of nitrate nitrogen in soil macro-aggregates increased with the increasing of soil macro-aggregate size except those applied with chemical fertilizer and lower amount of corn stover. The results of correlation analysis revealed that there exists a significantly positive correlation between the percentage of mass of soil macro-aggregates with the size of 5-2 mm and the contents of organic matters, total nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen in the soil samples. However, the correlation between the percentage of mass of soil macro-aggregates with the size of 1-0.25 mm and the contents of total nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen is significantly negative.The study showed that the highest contributing rates of macro-aggregates fractions to soil fertility is from the soil macro-aggregates fraction with the size of 1-0.25 mm in most of the cases.