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Residual Effect of Bentonite-Humic Acid Amendment on Soil Health and Crop Performance 4-5 Years after Initial Application in a Dryland Ecosystem

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作者: Bin Ma 1 ; Bao, Yangmei 1 ; Ma, Baoluo 2 ; McLaughlin, Neil B. 2 ; Li, Ming 1 ; Liu, Jinghui 3 ;

作者机构: 1.Ningxia Acad Agr & Forestry Sci, Inst Desertificat Control, Yinchuan 750002, Ningxia, Peoples R China

2.Agr & Agri Food Canada, Ottawa Res & Dev Ctr, 960 Carling Ave, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada

3.Inner Mongolia Agr Univ, Natl Outstanding Agr Res Talents Innovat Team, Hohhot 010019, Peoples R China

关键词: sustainable dryland farming; clay soil amendment; soil water use; organic matter; enzyme activity; nutrient turnover

期刊名称:AGRONOMY-BASEL ( 影响因子:3.949; 五年影响因子:4.117 )

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年卷期: 2022 年 12 卷 4 期

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收录情况: SCI

摘要: Degraded soils (including salinized, eroded, and low organic matter) resulting from natural and human effects are universal in arid and semi-arid regions all over the world. Bentonite and humic acid (BHA) are increasingly being tested to remediate these degraded lands, with potential benefits on crop production and soil health. A field study was conducted to quantify the effects of BHA application at six rates (0, 6, 12, 18, 24, and 30 Mg ha(-1)) on (i) dynamic changes in soil properties and (ii) oat crop productivity parameters in a dryland farming ecosystem. The specific objective of this paper was to determine the residual effects four to five years after a one-time BHA application on soil health and crop performance. The findings demonstrated that with the increasing rates of one-time BHA application, soil profile water storage displayed a piecewise linear plus plateau increase, whereas soil electrical conductivity, pH, and bulk density were all reduced significantly (p < 0.05) in the 0-20 cm and 20-60 cm layers. The improved soil environments gave rise to an increased activity of soil enzymes urease, invertase, and catalase that, respectively, reached peak values of 97%, 37%, and 32% of the control at the rates of 18 to 24 Mg BHA ha(-1). In turn, this boosted soil nutrient turnover, leading to a 40% higher soil available P. Compared with the control treatment, application of BHA at the estimated optimum rate (roughly 24 Mg ha(-1)) increased grain yield by 20%, protein yield by 62%, water use efficiency by 41%, and partial factor productivity of N by 20%. The results of this study indicated for the first time that a one-time BHA application would be a new and effective strategy to combat land degradation and drought, and promote a sustainable soil micro-ecological environment in dryland agroecosystems under a varying climate scenario.

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