Effectiveness of sand-fixing measures on desert land restoration in Kerqin Sandy Land, northern China

AbstractWhether and how seed mass and shape are related to seed persistence in soil is a controversial topic in plant ecology. There is little information on this relationship in sandy habitats. We tested whether or not this pattern is retained among 141 species within a range of growth forms, from a wide range of families, in the Horqin sandy land of northern China, which belongs to the inland sand ecosystem. We collected information on seed mass, shape and persistence of these species in this region from published articles. Seed mass and shape were found to be significantly and negatively correlated to persistence in the soil in the Chinese flora, in the same way as in most other floras examined, but not in the same way as the Israeli coastal sand dune flora. The value of seed mass and shape as good predictors of persistence in the soil could be applied to the Horqin sandy land. Although many factors affect the relationship between seed mass, shape and persistence, ease of burial appears to be the main potential interpretation in the Horqin sandy land.

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Analysis on Coupling Degree among Crop Evapotranspiration, Effective Precipitation and Water Requirement of Corn on Southern Kerqin Sandy Land in China

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.742.331 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 742 ◽

pp. 331-336

Author(s):

Ning Yang ◽

Zhan Xiang Sun ◽

Jia Ming Zheng ◽

Dao Cai Chi

Keyword(s):

Crop Coefficient ◽

Growing Season ◽

Water Requirement ◽

Weather Data ◽

Growth Stages ◽

Sandy Land ◽

Crop Evapotranspiration ◽

Irrigation Frequency ◽

Agricultural Water Management ◽

Kerqin Sandy Land

Historical characteristics of crop evapotranspiration and irrigation requirement were the bases for determining the irrigation quota in local areas. Based on the trials of two years, crop evapotranspiration and crop coefficient of corn at monthly growth stages were determined and tested by soil water balance method in Fuxin of the southern kerqin sandy land. Using the weather data in Fuxin and Chaoyang from 1953 to 2009, estimated the coupling degree between crop water requirement of λ and apply irrigation water (ETaw) in growing season under three hydrologic years (P=25%,50%and75%).Under the humid year (25%),λ (0.756) in Fuxin was more suitable than Chaoyang (0.694),ETaw(95.5mm) in Fuxin was lower than Chaoyang (148.7mm);under the normal year (50%),λ(0.622) in Fuxin was close to Chaoyang (0.647),ETaw(180.4mm) in Fuxin was higher than Chaoyang (154mm); under droughty year (75%), λ (0.574) in Fuxin was also more suitable than Chaoyang (0.523),ETaw (204.8mm) in Fuxin was also lower than Chaoyang (245mm). The monthly change of λ and ETaw were sharping and influenced irrigation frequency in the growing season of humid and droughty year. The method and results can be further applied to agricultural water management study and guide irrigation in other same regions.

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