This paper describes a field research on crop yield response to water and fertilizer in Changwu tablelandof the Loess Plateau. Under the current level of land management in this areai low fertility of soil is thefirst...This paper describes a field research on crop yield response to water and fertilizer in Changwu tablelandof the Loess Plateau. Under the current level of land management in this areai low fertility of soil is thefirst yield-limiting factor and water deficit is the second. At a given fertility level, the relationship betweencrop yield and its water consumption is parabolic. Within a certain range of soil moisture, the soil wateravailability to crop is not sharply decreased with its markedly decreasing content. Because of this relativelyhigh availability and the high reserve of soil water at the early stage of crop growth, drought due to inadequateor poorly distributed rainfall becomes less serious. High fertilizer input, improved crop variety and optimumcnltivation techniqne can give a 50-100% yield increment of dryland crops in the loess tableland.展开更多
Fixed ammonium contents and fixation capacities of some representative cultivated soils collectedfrom 16 provinces of China were studied. Results showed that the contents of fixed ammonium in soilsranged from 35 to 5...Fixed ammonium contents and fixation capacities of some representative cultivated soils collectedfrom 16 provinces of China were studied. Results showed that the contents of fixed ammonium in soilsranged from 35 to 573 mg N kg￣(-1), with an average of 198 mg N kg￣(-1). The content of fixed ammoniumcorrelated very significantly with mica content for tropical and subtropical soils, whereas this was not thecase for soils in the temperate zone. At the end of K-exhansting experiment the fixed ammonium contentincreased in most soils studied. However, it decreased in some temperate soils. Generally, fixation of addedNH could not be found either before or after K-exhausting experiment for highly weathered soils, includingtropical soils and soils derived from granite-gneiss or Quaternary red clays in the subtropic zonet while formost soils in the Yangtze River dalta the NH fixation capacity was rather high and increased siguificantlyin the K-exhausted soils.展开更多
Serious desertification caused by human activity and climate change,in addition to water loss and soil erosion related to arsenic sandstone in the Mu Us Sandy Land,lead to severe scarcity of soil and water resources,w...Serious desertification caused by human activity and climate change,in addition to water loss and soil erosion related to arsenic sandstone in the Mu Us Sandy Land,lead to severe scarcity of soil and water resources,which causes worse local agricultural conditions accordingly.Many physical properties of arsenic sandstone is complementary with that of sand,arsenic sandstone is therefore supposed to be blended to enhance water productivity and arability of sandy land.Container experiments are carried out to study the enhancement of water holding capacity of the mixture,the blending ratio of arsenic sandstone and sand,and the proper size of the arsenic sandstone particles,respectively.The results of the experiments show that particle size of 4 cm with a ratio of 1∶2 between arsenic sandstone and sand are the proper parameters on blending.Both water content and fertility increase after blending.Water use efficiency in the mixture is 2.7 times higher than that in sand by the water release curves from experiments.Therefore,a new sand control and development model,including arsenic sandstone blending with sand,efficient water irrigation management and reasonable farming system,is put forward to control and develop sandy land so that water-saving agriculture could be developed.Demonstration of potato planting about 153.1 ha in area in the Mu Us Sandy Land in China indicates that water consumption is 3018 m3/ha in the whole growth period.It means that about 61%of irrigation water can be saved compared with water use in coarse sand without treatment.Recycle economic mode and positive feedback of sand resource-crop planting-soil resource are constructed,which changes sand into arable soil and make it possible to develop water-saving agriculture on it.The proposed model will be helpful for soil-water resources utilization and management in the Mu Us Sandy Land.展开更多
文摘This paper describes a field research on crop yield response to water and fertilizer in Changwu tablelandof the Loess Plateau. Under the current level of land management in this areai low fertility of soil is thefirst yield-limiting factor and water deficit is the second. At a given fertility level, the relationship betweencrop yield and its water consumption is parabolic. Within a certain range of soil moisture, the soil wateravailability to crop is not sharply decreased with its markedly decreasing content. Because of this relativelyhigh availability and the high reserve of soil water at the early stage of crop growth, drought due to inadequateor poorly distributed rainfall becomes less serious. High fertilizer input, improved crop variety and optimumcnltivation techniqne can give a 50-100% yield increment of dryland crops in the loess tableland.
文摘Fixed ammonium contents and fixation capacities of some representative cultivated soils collectedfrom 16 provinces of China were studied. Results showed that the contents of fixed ammonium in soilsranged from 35 to 573 mg N kg￣(-1), with an average of 198 mg N kg￣(-1). The content of fixed ammoniumcorrelated very significantly with mica content for tropical and subtropical soils, whereas this was not thecase for soils in the temperate zone. At the end of K-exhansting experiment the fixed ammonium contentincreased in most soils studied. However, it decreased in some temperate soils. Generally, fixation of addedNH could not be found either before or after K-exhausting experiment for highly weathered soils, includingtropical soils and soils derived from granite-gneiss or Quaternary red clays in the subtropic zonet while formost soils in the Yangtze River dalta the NH fixation capacity was rather high and increased siguificantlyin the K-exhausted soils.
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51079120)Education Department Research Program of Shaanxi Province(No.12JK0481)Water Conservancy Science and Technology Plan of Shaanxi Province(No.2012-07)
文摘Serious desertification caused by human activity and climate change,in addition to water loss and soil erosion related to arsenic sandstone in the Mu Us Sandy Land,lead to severe scarcity of soil and water resources,which causes worse local agricultural conditions accordingly.Many physical properties of arsenic sandstone is complementary with that of sand,arsenic sandstone is therefore supposed to be blended to enhance water productivity and arability of sandy land.Container experiments are carried out to study the enhancement of water holding capacity of the mixture,the blending ratio of arsenic sandstone and sand,and the proper size of the arsenic sandstone particles,respectively.The results of the experiments show that particle size of 4 cm with a ratio of 1∶2 between arsenic sandstone and sand are the proper parameters on blending.Both water content and fertility increase after blending.Water use efficiency in the mixture is 2.7 times higher than that in sand by the water release curves from experiments.Therefore,a new sand control and development model,including arsenic sandstone blending with sand,efficient water irrigation management and reasonable farming system,is put forward to control and develop sandy land so that water-saving agriculture could be developed.Demonstration of potato planting about 153.1 ha in area in the Mu Us Sandy Land in China indicates that water consumption is 3018 m3/ha in the whole growth period.It means that about 61%of irrigation water can be saved compared with water use in coarse sand without treatment.Recycle economic mode and positive feedback of sand resource-crop planting-soil resource are constructed,which changes sand into arable soil and make it possible to develop water-saving agriculture on it.The proposed model will be helpful for soil-water resources utilization and management in the Mu Us Sandy Land.
