Nutrient Deficiencies and the Aftercare of Reclaimed Derelict Land

Biqiu, Wu; Lu, Yongyue; Ling, Zeng; Liang, Guangwen

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“…graveolens, I. gangetica and L. stenocarpa three years after seeding and the establishment of self-sown seeds of L. stenocarpa demonstrate that the derelict lands of limestone-mined sites can be ecologically restored to some extent . The legumes established without aftercare, which normally is an essential and integral part of land reclamation programmes (Bloomfield et al ., 1982) . The formation of an incipient layer of litter and the colonization of sites by species such as Colquhounia, Bidens and Coriaria also indicate the amelioration of the degraded habitat .…”

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“…The role of legumes in reclamation of colliery spoil (Bloomfield et al ., 1982 ;Jeffries et al ., 1981b ;Johnson et al ., 1982 ;Palmer et al ., 1986), china clay waste (Dancer et al ., 1977 ;Skeffington and Bradshaw, 1980), copper mines (Wu and Kruckeberg, 1985), limestone quarry floor (Dixon and Hambler, 1984) and in the improvement of hill land pastures (Young et al ., 1986) have already been demonstrated . However, in all these studies a limited number of temperate pasture legumes have been used whereas the use of the wild legumeRhizobium symbiosis has been mainly restricted to the improvement of productivity in marginal lands (Babu et al, 1993 and references therein) .…”

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Suitability of rhizobia-inoculated wild legumes Argyrolobium flaccidum, Astragalus graveolens, Indigofera gangetica and Lespedeza stenocarpa in providing a vegetational cover in an unreclaimed limestone quarry

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Several legume-Rhizobium associations were evaluated by sowing and broadcast of seeds encapsulated with polyacrylamide-entrapped rhizobia (PER) in an opencast limestone quarry in the outer ranges of the Himalaya . Four wild legumes, Lespedeza stenocarpa, Astragalus graveolens, Argyrolobium flaccidum and Indigofera gangetica, with various rhizobial strains, showed higher seedling establishment and survival as well as higher biomass than controls (uninoculated treatments) . All legumes established without aftercare . Both A. flaccidum and L. stenocarpa flowered and fruited and the self sown seeds of the experimental stands of the latter species also germinated . Within four years following seeding, many non-legumes colonized the experimental site indicating the amelioration of the derelict habitat . These results give evidence that novel, suitable wild legume-Rhizobium associations are useful in providing a vegetational cover in degraded lands, and that the ecological restoration of limestone-mined sites are possible to some extent by artificial reconstruction . Nodulation in inoculated treatments only suggests that revegetation programmes involving legumes should also include their microsymbionts . Results also suggest that the encapsulation of seeds with PER is a suitable inoculation technology for the revegetation programmes .

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Suitability of rhizobia-inoculated wild legumes Argyrolobium flaccidum, Astragalus graveolens, Indigofera gangetica and Lespedeza stenocarpa in providing a vegetational cover in an unreclaimed limestone quarry

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“…This pattern has been observed along California roadways (Clary, 1983;Parks and Nguyen, 1984) and on mined lands (Dancer et al, 1982;Rauzi and Schuman, 1982;Palmer et al, 1986;Palmer, 1990). Without reapplication of fertilizers, available N levels on denuded, degraded, low organic matter substrates eventually drop to deficiency levels and plant cover on the site becomes thinner (Bloomfield et al, 1982;Olff et al, 1994;Fluckiger and Braun, 1995;Bowman, 2003). Highly available N from soluble chemical fertilizers not only facilitates rapid growth of weedy species, but also it has been shown to create other undesirable effects, including sensitivity to frost (Houle and Babeux, 1994), increased herbivory (Patterson and Fuchs, 2001) and increased water stress (Winter et al, 2001) as well as increasing the potential for leaching losses in the watershed (Wang and Alva, 1996;Owens et al, 1999).…”

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Comparison of slow‐release nitrogen yield from organic soil amendments and chemical fertilizers and implications for regeneration of disturbed sites

Claassen

Carey

2006

Land Degrad Dev

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Soil amendments are commonly used to regenerate nutrient levels on disturbed construction sites or mined lands prior to revegetation. Management of nitrogen (N) inputs to the degraded substrates is difficult because the low level of ambient fertility on disturbed substrates requires large total N inputs to sustain revegetative growth, but it also requires low N bioavailability in order to avoid weedy invasion and eutrophication of local watersheds. Commonly available soil amendment materials have a wide variety of N contents and release rates, making specification of appropriate N amendments difficult. We compared N release rates of a variety of organic-based soil amendments and chemical fertilizers in long-term aerobic incubation chambers in the lab and at a field revegetation site. The N release rate from these amendments fell into four general groups: (1) rapid N release from soluble chemical fertilizer formulations, (2) longer, controlled N release from chemical-based, slow-release formulations, and a two-phase release pattern (rapid initial phase, slower second phase) from (3) organic-based blends, as well as (4) unsupplemented municipal yard-waste composts. The release rates from organic-based amendments were about three times faster in the 308C laboratory incubations than in the cool, moist winter growing season at a field site in the Central Valley of California. Relative rates of N release can be compared between amendment materials to help guide selection of N amendments, according to the plant-growth goals of the revegetation project.

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“…Evidently, a wide variation in the mean relative decomposition rate of the leaf litters of all plantation species was reported (Singh, 1999 Singh et al, (2004b). Like N, P is an essential element for plant growth and is one of limiting nutrients in colliery spoils (Bloomfield et al, 1982). In the present study, total P concentration under 0-10 cm spoil depth was 109.8% greater in A. lebbeck, 112.0% in A. procera, 97.8% in T. grandis and 52.2% in D. strictus than that under UPD site.…”

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“…Mine spoil habitats often show heterogeneity condition especially in soil nutrient distribution (Bloomfield et al 1982); and spoil material does not contain organic C derived from recent plant material, but may contain various amounts of fossil C (Barnhisel and Massey, 1969;Roberts et al 1988). …”

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Spoil characteristics under five years old native woody plantations and unplanted dump in dry tropical environment, India.

Singh

2017

Ann.Pl.Sci.

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Present study was conducted to investigate spoil characteristics under 5-yr old high-density plantations of three native trees (Albizia lebbeck A. procera and Tectona grandis) and one fast growing woody grass (Dendrocalamus strictus) species on coal mine spoils and same age unplanted mine spoil dump at the same area. We examined physical characters such as soil bulk density, water holding capacity, soil texture (sand, clay and silt) and chemical characters such as pH, total nutrients (C, N and P) and exchangeable cations (Ca, Mg, K and Na) in chronosequence of spoil depth (0-50 cm) at 10 cm interval under planted stand of each selected species and unplanted dump. A significant effect of plantations on physico-chemical characteristics (except soil bulk density) of mine spoils was found. Among species, A. lebbeck exhibited substantial improvement in mine spoil soils followed by D. strictus, A. procera and T. grandis plantation. Although, chemical characteristics especially total concentrations of soil C, N and P and their ratios were significantly different due to species and spoil depth, indicating plantations of all species have abilities to improve soil chemical qualities at young stage of establishment. Compared to unplanted dump, plantation of A. lebbeck showed highest concentrations of total nutrients (C, N and P) and exchangeable cations with respect to spoil depth followed by D. strictus, A. procera and T. grandis, which confirms that some species have suitable qualities for the modification of spoil characteristics during rehabilitation process.

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Nutrient Deficiencies and the Aftercare of Reclaimed Derelict Land

Cited by 40 publications

References 9 publications

Suitability of rhizobia-inoculated wild legumes Argyrolobium flaccidum, Astragalus graveolens, Indigofera gangetica and Lespedeza stenocarpa in providing a vegetational cover in an unreclaimed limestone quarry

Suitability of rhizobia-inoculated wild legumes Argyrolobium flaccidum, Astragalus graveolens, Indigofera gangetica and Lespedeza stenocarpa in providing a vegetational cover in an unreclaimed limestone quarry

Comparison of slow‐release nitrogen yield from organic soil amendments and chemical fertilizers and implications for regeneration of disturbed sites

Spoil characteristics under five years old native woody plantations and unplanted dump in dry tropical environment, India.

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