Influence of Straw Amendment on Soil Physicochemical Properties and Crop Yield on a Consecutive Mollisol Slope in Northeastern China

Zhang, Shaoliang; Wang, Yao; Shen, Qian‐Hua

doi:10.3390/w10050559

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“…The application of organic mulches and amendments to the soil is a well-recognized water saving practice. Zhang et al [13] provided evidence that straw amendments applied to a sloping field of northeastern China reduced water losses by evaporation and increased soil organic matter while decreasing carbon dioxide emissions. In addition, it positively influenced the dynamics of available nitrogen and phosphorous in soil.…”

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Innovation Issues in Water, Agriculture and Food

Cameira

Pereira

2019

Water

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The main challenge faced by agriculture is to produce enough food for a continued increase in population, however in the context of ever-growing competition for water and land, climate change, droughts and anthropic water scarcity, and less-participatory water governance. Such a context implies innovative issues in agricultural water management and practices, at both the field and the system or the basin scales, mainly in irrigation to cope with water scarcity, environmental friendliness, and rural society welfare. Therefore, this special issue was set to present and discuss recent achievements in water, agriculture, and food nexus at different scales, thus to promote sustainable development of irrigated agriculture and to develop integrated approaches to water and food. Papers cover various domains including: (a) evapotranspiration and crop water use; (b) improving water management in irrigated agriculture, particularly irrigation scheduling; (c) adaptation of agricultural systems to enhance water use and water productivity to face water scarcity and climate change; (d) improving irrigation systems design and management adopting multi-criteria and risk approaches; (e) ensuring sustainable management for anthropic ecosystems favoring safe and high-quality food production, as well as the conservation of natural ecosystems; (f) assessing the impact of water scarcity and, mainly, droughts; (g) conservation of water quality resources, namely by preventing contamination with nitrates; (h) use of modern mapping technologies and remote sensing information; and (i) fostering a participative and inclusive governance of water for food security and population welfare.

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Section: Innovation Issues At Local Scalementioning

confidence: 99%

Innovation Issues in Water, Agriculture and Food

Cameira

Pereira

2019

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“…Soil temperature is an important ecological factor for determining water and nutrient uptake by crop root systems [24]. Previous studies have shown the beneficial regulating effects of organic amendments on soil temperature for high soil organic carbon, soil available water content, and soil water holding capacity [4,25,26]. Consistent with these findings, MWS reduced the maximum soil temperature and raised the minimum soil temperature, while it significantly reduced the mean soil temperature at 0-10 cm depth compared to CO in our study (Figure 2).…”

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Organic Amendments Influence Soil Water Depletion, Root Distribution, and Water Productivity of Summer Maize in the Guanzhong Plain of Northwest China

Zhao

Cai

et al. 2018

Water

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Organic amendments improve general soil conditions and stabilize crop production, but their effects on the soil hydrothermal regime, root distribution, and their contributions to water productivity (WP) of maize have not been fully studied. A two-year field experiment was conducted to investigate the impacts of organic amendments on soil temperature, water storage depletion (SWSD), root distribution, grain yield, and the WP of summer maize (Zea mays L.) in the Guanzhong Plain of Northwest China. The control treatment (CO) applied mineral fertilizer without amendments, and the three amended treatments applied mineral fertilizer with 20 Mg ha−1 of wheat straw (MWS), farmyard manure (MFM), and bioorganic fertilizer (MBF), respectively. Organic amendments decreased SWSD compared to CO, and the lowest value was obtained in MBF, followed by MWS and MFM. Meanwhile, the lowest mean topsoil (0–10 cm) temperature was registered in MWS. Compared to CO, organic amendments generally improved the root length density (RLD) and root weight density (RWD) of maize. MBF showed the highest RLD across the whole soil profile, while MWS yielded the greatest RWD to 20 cm soil depth. Consequently, organic amendments increased grain yield by 9.9–40.3% and WP by 8.6–47.1% compared to CO, and the best performance was attained in MWS and MBF. We suggest that MWS and MBF can benefit the maize agriculture in semi-arid regions for higher yield, and WP through regulating soil hydrothermal conditions and improving root growth.

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“…Such irrigation and soil managements are not enough, especially in case of saline-alkaline soils. On the other hand, tillage improves some soil properties and enhances salt leaching (Zhang et al, 2018 andRoy et al, 2014).…”

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Effect of Tillage Depth on Some Properties of Saline Soil

Hussien

Adl

Omran

et al. 2022

Menoufia Journal of Soil Science

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A field experiment was conducted to quantify the effect of tillage depth and irrigation application rates on total porosity, saturated hydraulic conductivity, EC and pH of Al-Hussainiya saline clay soil. Wheat crop (Triticum aestivum; misr-1) was cultivated. Soil physical and chemical properties were measured before and after wheat cultivation. The irrigation water was, also, chemically analyzed. The soil properties were measured at three tillage depths and four irrigation application rates. The obtained results showed a reduction in both EC and pH and increase in both total porosity and hydraulic conductivity with increasing tillage depth. Therefore, the study recommended a deep tillage and water application not less than field capacity to improve soil properties and increase soil hydraulic conductivity and, hence, enhance leaching salts in the clay saline soil, especially, from the surface layers.

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Influence of Straw Amendment on Soil Physicochemical Properties and Crop Yield on a Consecutive Mollisol Slope in Northeastern China

Cited by 18 publications

References 33 publications

Innovation Issues in Water, Agriculture and Food

Innovation Issues in Water, Agriculture and Food

Organic Amendments Influence Soil Water Depletion, Root Distribution, and Water Productivity of Summer Maize in the Guanzhong Plain of Northwest China

Effect of Tillage Depth on Some Properties of Saline Soil

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