scholarly journals Sewage Sludge Amendment Combined with Green Manuring to a Coastal Mudflat Salt-Soil in Eastern China: Effects on Soil Physicochemical Properties and Maize Yield

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanchao Bai ◽  
Wengang Zuo ◽  
Yiyun Yan ◽  
Chuanhui Gu ◽  
Yongxiang Guan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Aggregate Stability ◽  
Maize Yield ◽  
Soil Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Green Manuring ◽  
Salt Soil

Sewage sludge and green manure have become widely used organic amendments to croplands in many regions of the world. However, the amending effect of the combination of sewage sludge with green manuring in reclaimed coastal mudflat salt-soil has been unclear yet. This paper was one of earlier studies to investigate and evaluate the effects of sewage sludge amendment combined with green manuring on selected soil physicochemical properties of the mudflat soil in a rain-fed agroecosystem. The mudflat salt-soil was amended by one-time input of sewage sludge at the rates of 0, 30, 75, 150, and 300 t ha−1. After green manuring for three consecutive seasons, maize (Zea maysL.) was planted in 2013 and 2014. The results showed that SSA combined with green manuring decreased bulk density, pH, salinity, and exchangeable sodium percentage of the topsoil (0–20 cm soil layer) and increased aggregate stability, cation exchange capacity, and N and P concentration of the topsoil. As a result, the maize yield increased with the increase of SSA rates. Sewage sludge combined with green manuring can be applied in coastal mudflat salt-soil amendment, which provides an innovative way to create arable land resources and safe disposal of sewage sludge.

scholarly journals Influence of Tillage on the Mollisols Physicochemical Properties, Seed Emergence and Yield of Maize in Northeast China

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 939
Author(s):  
Qiang Chen ◽  
Xingyi Zhang ◽  
Li Sun ◽  
Jianhua Ren ◽  
Yaru Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Northeast China ◽  
Soil Structure ◽  
Aggregate Stability ◽  
Maize Yield ◽  
Conventional Tillage ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Emergence Period

Tillage practices are critical for sustaining soil quality necessary for successful crop growth and productivity, but there are only few studies for strip tillage (ST) in the Mollisols region of Northeast China at present. A long-term (≥10-year) study was carried out to investigate the influence of within the tilled row (IR) and between rows (BR) in ST (10-year), conventional tillage (CT, 14-year) and no tillage (NT, 14-year) treatments on soil physicochemical properties. Soil samples were taken in May of 2019 at 0–5, 5–10, 10–20 and 20–30 cm depths and used to analyze bulk density (BD), soil aggregate distribution and stability, and soil organic carbon (SOC). Meanwhile, our study also explored the differences in seed emergence, soil moisture, and temperature during the seed emergence period, and yield of maize (Zea mays L.) among the different treatments. Similar soil properties were observed between ST-BR and NT, which showed they had a significantly greater BD, >0.25 mm water stable aggregate content (WR0.25) (especially in the amount of >2 mm and 1–2 mm size proportion), aggregate stability, and SOC than ST-IR and CT-IR at a depth of 0–20 cm. By improving soil conditions of seedbed, ST-IR and CT-IR increased soil temperature above NT by 1.64 °C and 1.80 °C, respectively, and ST-IR had a slight greater soil moisture than CT-IR in the top 10 cm layer during the seed emergence period. Late maize seed emergence was observed NT in than ST-IR and CT-IR and the average annual yields in ST were slightly greater than NT and CT, but the differences were not significant. Our results also showed that CT-BR had a poor soil structure and lower SOC than other treatments at 0–30 cm depth. We conclude from these long-term experimental results that ST could improve soil water-heat conditions to promote seed germination, maintain soil structure, and increase the maize yield and it should be applied in the Mollisols region of Northeast China.

scholarly journals Vegetation fires in temperate upland heaths: environmental impacts, recovery, and management implications

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Ashleigh R Harper
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Community Composition ◽  
Fire Severity ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Habitat Type ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Organic Soils ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
Soil Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Vegetation Community

The impacts of wildfires are diverse and highly variable dependent on location, habitat type, site conditions and fire severity. Wildfire impact research is however, limited across large areas of the UK presenting an issue for the creation of effective site-specific management planning in a number of areas and habitat types. To address this issue in the Brecon Beacons National Park (south Wales), research was conducted assessing post-fire: i) vegetation community composition; ii) soil physical and chemical properties; iii) ash chemical composition and toxicity. The primary conclusions from this research suggests vegetation community composition and soil physicochemical properties are able to recover relatively rapidly to long unburnt conditions (>11-years and >3-years, respectively) following wildfire events in dry heaths with shallow organic soils. The fast rates of post-fire vegetation recovery across the assessed sites are likely due to the species-poor, dwarf-shrub dominated, pre-fire conditions reducing the time required for the vegetation community to return to this low species diversity. Soil physicochemical properties showed limited impact from the fires, likely due to the high moisture retention of the surface organic soil layer having resulted in limited soil heating and depth penetration. Wider environmental concerns are raised by the ash composition, which showed remarkably high concentrations of potentially toxic substances such as, metallic elements (e.g. Fe, Mn, Pb, Zn and As) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), compared to ash from other environments and vegetation types. These conclusions pose important questions about the future of temperate heaths, the priorities of future upland management and highlight numerous areas for further research.

Effects of soil physicochemical properties on aggregate stability along a weathering gradient

CATENA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 156 ◽  
pp. 205-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinliang Wu ◽  
Yujie Wei ◽  
Junguang Wang ◽  
Di Wang ◽  
Li She ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Aggregate Stability ◽  
Soil Physicochemical Properties

scholarly journals Alteration of Nutrient Substrates and Absence of Seawater Due to Coastal Embankments Affects Soil Microbial Communities in Salt Marshes of Eastern China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongyu Feng ◽  
Yajun Qiao ◽  
Lu Xia ◽  
Wen Yang ◽  
Yongqiang Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Soil Microbial Communities ◽  
Soil Nutrient ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Soil Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Organic C ◽  
Soil Microbial ◽  
Bacterial And Archaeal Communities ◽  
Archaeal Communities

Abstract Aims: Although the influence of coastal embankments on soil physicochemical properties and carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling has been widely studied, the mechanisms of their effects on the soil microbial ecology are still poorly understood. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate variations in soil bacterial and archaeal communities between natural and embanked saltmarshes, as well as the determinants that drive these variations.Methods: 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis was performed to assess the impacts of embankments on the bacterial and archaeal communities of the invasive Spartina alterniflora Loisel., as well as native Suaeda salsa (L.) Pall. and Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. saltmarshes in the coastal China.Results: Embankments significantly decreased the Simpson diversity index of the S. alterniflora saltmarsh, while increasing the OTU richness in the P. australis saltmarsh. Additionally, the bacterial and archaeal community compositions in the embanked S. alterniflora and P. australis saltmarshes were considerably modified. However, no variations were found between the bacterial and archaeal communities of the natural and embanked S. salsa saltmarshes.Conclusions: These results were possibly because embankments decreased the soil nutrient substrates (e.g., soil organic C and N) dramatically in the S. alterniflora saltmarsh, while increased soil nutrient substrates significantly in the P. australis saltmarsh. However, embankments had a negligible effect on the soil nutrient substrates in the S. salsa saltmarsh. Moreover, embankments increased the abundance of Betaproteobacteria, and decreased the abundance of sulfur- and sodium-dependent bacteria due to the dramatic change in soil physicochemical properties.

scholarly journals Deforestation effects on soil erosion rates and soil physicochemical properties in Iran: a case study of using fallout radionuclides in a Chernobyl contaminated area

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maral Khodadadi ◽  
Christine Alewell ◽  
Mohammad Mirzaei ◽  
Ehssan Ehssan-Malahat ◽  
Farrokh Asadzadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Erosion ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Aggregate Stability ◽  
Soil Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Sediment Delivery ◽  
Erosion Rates ◽  
Fallout Radionuclides ◽  
Soil Erosion Rates ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Deforestation for farming and grazing purposes has become a global challenge. To study the impact of deforestation on soil erosion rates and soil physicochemical properties, Zarivar Lake watershed, Kurdestan Province, Iran, was selected. Converting the steep hillslopes naturally under oak forest to rainfed vineyards has been one of the most common land-use changes in the area. We used 137Cs and 210Pbex radionuclides and quantified the Chernobyl-derived 137Cs fallout with 239+240Pu. The soil samples were collected from two adjacent and similar hillslopes, one of which is under natural forest, while the other is under rainfed vineyard. Using 137Cs/239+240Pu rates and a simple unmixing of the 137Cs sources indicated that 50.2 ± 10.0 % of 137Cs was Chernobyl-derived. The mean reference inventory values of 137Cs, 210Pbex, and 239+240Pu were estimated to be at 6152 ± 1266, 6079 ± 1511, and 135 ± 31 Bq m−2, respectively. At the forested hillslope, net soil erosion rates based on 137Cs, and 210Pbex, techniques were estimated to be at 5.0 and 5.9 Mg ha−1 yr−1, respectively, resulting in Sediment Delivery Ratios (SDRs) of 96 and 70 %. However, at the vineyard hillslope, the net soil redistribution rates were at 25.9 and 32.5 Mg ha−1 yr−1 for 137Cs and 210Pbex, respectively, resulting in respective SDRs of around 95 and 92 %. Both 137Cs and 210Pbex indicated that as a result of deforestation, soil erosion has increased by approximately five times. Percolation Stabilities (PS) in forest and vineyard topsoil are about 309 and 160 gr H2O 600 s−1 classified as rapid and moderate PSs, respectively. Rapid PS in forest soil implies high aggregate stability, whereas moderate PS in vineyard soils indicates that they are generally weakly-structured. All in all, the results of the present study revealed that deforestation and converting natural vegetation to cropland prompted soil loss and deteriorated physicochemical properties of the soil.

Eastern China coastal mudflats: Salt-soil amendment with sewage sludge

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 3803-3811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanchao Bai ◽  
Wengang Zuo ◽  
Hongbo Shao ◽  
Lijuan Mei ◽  
Boping Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Soil Amendment ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Salt Soil
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