基于HYDRUS模型的暗管排水水盐运移模拟

为了探索暗管排水条件下膜下滴灌农田的水盐运移规律，本文设计了埋深1 m，间距4 m的暗管排水模型试验，研究分析灌水淋洗过程中土壤水分和盐分的动态变化规律，并利用HYDRUS模型对暗管排水条件下的水盐运移规律进行数值模拟分析与验证。结果表明：经过3次灌水淋洗后，表层0~20 cm土层内盐分含量下降至2 g·kg^-1，达到了非盐化土水平，20~60 cm土体内上层土壤脱盐效果高于下层，总盐分含量下降至8 g·kg^-1以下；经过实测值与模拟值的验证，土壤盐分和水分的均方根误差RMSE最大分别为0.632和1.324，决定系数R²最小分别为0.992和0.906，说明模拟结果与实测结果吻合度较好，HYDRUS模型能够较好地模拟暗管排水过程中水盐运移规律。通过模型模拟6次灌水（共90 d）后暗管排水条件下不同土层深度的水盐动态变化特征，模拟结果表明，0~40 cm土层内盐分含量下降至2 g·kg^-1，40~80 cm土层内盐分含量下降至4 g·kg^-1左右，基本达到轻度盐化水平；距离暗管不同间距处的土壤剖面盐分含量呈波动变化，距离暗管越远，土壤剖面含盐量越大，盐分含量在0~8 g·kg^-1范围内变化。     

干旱区膜下滴灌配合暗管与竖井排水对棉田土壤盐分的影响

为研究干旱区棉田在滴灌淋洗配合协同排水下的土壤盐平衡变化规律及微生物群落丰度特征,在新疆典型干旱盐碱区（141团）进行野外排水试验,试验设置暗管与竖井双因素协同排水,X轴方向五水平（距离竖井0、15、30、45 m和60 m,记为T1、T2、T3、T4和T5）,Y轴方向三水平（距离暗管0、5 m和7.5 m,记为P1、P2和P3）,分析土壤电导率与地下水位、土壤微生物之间的关系。结果表明,进行淋洗试验后,0~700 cm土层土壤电导率整体降低,200~400 cm土层脱盐最明显,最低达到0.9254 dS·m^-1,全生育期平均脱盐率为70%,在距离暗管5 m、距离竖井45 m处的土壤脱盐效果最佳。此外,全生育期地下水埋深呈现先减小后增大的趋势,下降最大幅度达到2 m,且地下水位对土壤盐分的影响具有滞后性,土壤中微生物Chao1指数、多样性指数和丰富度指数均随土壤电导率降低而上升。研究表明,滴灌淋洗配合暗管与竖井排水有利于降低土壤深层盐分、控制地下水位、提升土壤微生物群落多样性,有利于推进干旱区盐渍化农田改良及恢复废弃耕地。     

干旱区盐渍化荒地不同开垦年限土壤碳氮储量研究

在天山北坡绿洲区分别选取连续开垦3 a、8 a、15 a盐渍化棉田和未开垦的盐渍化荒地,采集0~10、10~20、20~40、40~60、60~100 cm土层土壤样品,测定土壤有机碳、全氮含量。结果表明:盐荒地开垦后棉田0~100 cm土层土壤有机碳含量随开垦年限呈逐渐增加的趋势;开垦后棉田土壤全N含量随开垦年限的增加而增加,但处理间无显著差异;盐荒地与开垦棉田土壤有机碳、全N含量随土层深度增加而降低,其中盐荒地不同土层间土壤有机碳含量差异显著,0~40 cm土层土壤有机碳、全N含量明显高于40 cm以下土层;开垦棉田土壤C/N随开垦年限的增加呈现增加的趋势,盐荒地和开垦棉田土壤C/N随土壤深度的增加而降低,二者之间差异不显著;开垦棉田土壤有机碳储量随开垦年限的增加呈先减少后增加的趋势。结论:干旱区盐荒地开垦后,棉田土壤有机碳、全N含量均随开垦年限的增加而增加,而土壤有机碳储量随开垦年限的增加先减小后增加。盐荒地与开垦棉田土壤有机碳和全N含量随土层深度增加而减少。     

Movement of pendimethalin,ioxynil and soil particles to field drainage tiles

Knowledge of the movement of herbicides and soil particles to sub-surface tile drainage may help to predict chemical leaching to surface waters and deeper groundwater systems. The movement of pendimethalin (2 years), ioxynil (1 year) and soil particles (3 years) to two tile drains was investigated on a sandy loam soil under natural weather conditions. Herbicide and particle concentrations in the drain water showed a very dynamic pattern. The largest herbicide concentrations were detected during the first tile drain flow events after application. Very little herbicide was lost with drain water later than 2 months after application. The turbidity, reflecting concentrations of soil particles, correlated positively and strongly with the pendimethalin concentration and negatively with the rate of drain water discharge, whereas it was uncorrelated with the ioxynil concentration. Peak turbidity values occurred during or shortly after rainfall events, either in break of frost situations, or on unfrozen soil coinciding with the occurrence of peak moisture contents in the topsoil well (3-7%) above field capacity. On average, 0.0013% of the applied pendimethalin and 0.0015% of the applied ioxynil were lost with drain water. The results suggest that preferential flow promotes the movement of all three substances to the tile drains but indicate somewhat different transport mechanisms for the two herbicides.     

The Impact of Long-Term Irrigation on Changes of Ground Water Level and Soil Salinity in Northern Tunisia

The irrigated area of Kalaat Landelous in northern Tunisia is an example of the successful reclamation of 3000 ha of soils affected by shallow ground water levels and salinization. Examination of soil conditions at three key periods during reclamation reveals the reasons for this success. Aspects of irrigation management define these periods, during which measurements were taken of the depth and salinity of ground water over 43 years. An overall salt balance for the irrigated areas was made in order to estimate the risk of salinization. The results reveal a lowering of the ground water level (average depth was 1 m and will be 1.6 m), desalinization of the soils (average electrolytic conductivity of the soil was 0.8 Sm -1 and will be 0.55 m -1 ), and dilution of the salt content of the ground water (average electrolytic conductivity of ground water was 3 Sm -1 and will be 1.4 Sm -1 ). A reduction in the variability of saline conditions was also observed. The salt balance shows a large amount of salt exported from the area, between 22,000 and 66,000 Mg, and only small areas of new salinization have appeared as a result of irrigation. Ultimately, the sustainability of the project depends upon the performance of the drainage network and on the abundance of the rainfall. If drainage is efficient, soil salinity will be maintained below wheat, corn, tomato, pepper, and alfalfa tolerance limits.     

Spatial Variation of Soil Urease Activity Around Irrigated Date Palms

The inhibition of soil urease activity by the accumulation of soluble salts in a coastal region of the Sultanate of Oman susceptible to salinization was investigated . Soil transects around six individual date palms (Phoenix dactylifera L.) growing on commercially managed farms were intensively sampled and assayed for soil urease activity . Activities ranged from 0 . 10 to 39 . 85 mu g NH + 4 released g 1 soil h 1 at 37 C . Soil collected from within 70 cm of the palms h ad a higher urease activity than soil from a distance 1 . 5 m . Multiple regression analysis showed that more than 75 % of the variance in soil urease activity was accounted for by soil physi cochemical properties , except in sandy soils low in organic carbon ( C ). The soil properties most closely associated with urease activity were soil organic C , salinity , and texture . A scattergram of urease activity against salinity showed high variabil ity in activity at low salinities ( 0 . 5 dS m 1 in 1 :5 soil to water extracts ) and severe inhibition at salinity values 12 dS m 1. In nonsaline soils , variation in urease activity was closely associated with variations in organic C and clay con tents , whereas at saline conditions , only soil salinity was significantly associated with urease activity .     

Is tile drainage water representative of root zone leaching of pesticides?

Given the methods presently available, determination of flux-averaged concentrations of pesticides in structured soils is always a compromise. Most of the available methods entail major uncertainties and limitations. Tile drainage monitoring has several advantages, but the extent to which it is representative of overall leaching has been questioned because it comprises a mixture of water of different origins. This literature review evaluates whether drainage water pesticide concentrations are representative of root zone leaching of pesticides. As there are no reports quantifying the extent to which the flux-averaged concentration of pesticides in drainage water differs from that found between the drains, evidence-based conclusions cannot be drawn. Nevertheless, the existing literature does suggest that the concentration in drainage water does not always correspond to the concentration at drain depth between the drains; depending on the conditions pertaining, the concentrations may be higher or lower. As to whether the flux-averaged concentration of pesticides in drainage water is representative of the interdrain concentration at drain depth it is concluded that (1) the representativeness of drainage water concentrations can be questioned on very well-drained soils and on poorly drained soils with little capacity for lateral transport beneath the plough layer, (2) the conditions provided by relatively porous soils and moderate climatic conditions are conducive to the drainage water concentration being representative and (3) drainage water will be more representative in the case of weakly sorbed pesticides than for strongly sorbed pesticides. Used critically, it is thus believed that drainage water concentrations can serve to characterize the flux-averaged concentration of pesticides at drain depth. However, the use of drainage water for determining average concentrations necessitates thorough investigation and interpretation of precipitation, percolation, drain outflow and concentration dynamics.     

干旱区平原水库坝后排水沟对下游农田土壤水盐运移的影响

干旱区平原水库的渗漏会抬高坝后农田地下水位,使土壤发生盐渍化,许多土地因此减产甚至弃耕。坝后设置排水沟是一种有效控制农田地下水位的措施。本研究采用排水沟调控坝后农田的地下水位,并利用HYDRUS模拟出在不同地下水位和深度的条件下土壤含水率与含盐量的变化情况,将实测数据与模拟数据相互对比,检验出模拟值的可靠度。研究结果表明:地下水位通过排水沟从1 m降到3 m,表层含盐量相差1.49～33.19 g·L~(-1),因此排水沟遏制地下水位越深,水盐运移越不明显,次生盐渍化越不容易发生,反之,则容易发生土壤盐渍化;地下水位相同时,土体种植植物可以降低含水率和含盐量,其中含水率最大变化为6.33%,含盐量仅相差0.08～4.56 g·L~(-1)左右,而且随着土层深度增加其影响的程度也逐渐减小。设置排水沟是解决坝后农田土壤盐渍化的较好方式。     

Capillary barriers improve reclamation in drastically disturbed semiarid shrubland

Soils in arid climates affected by drastic disturbance do not recover without reclamation efforts, and saline-sodic conditions caused by development activities are especially problematic. To improve reclamation success, we created seeded depressions that held three types of sand capillary barriers in October 2013. Sand was placed above (mulch), below (capillary barrier), and encompassing (dual barrier) seeded native soil at ridge and depression sites near Wamsutter, WY, representative of natural gas extraction areas. We compared grass growth, salinity, and moisture among the treatments and under depressions without sand amendments (pit) and plots seeded by standard procedures (control). At the ridge site, the mulch treatment supported 249 stems?m^?2 in the seeded patches surviving to August 2014, compared with 110 and 89 stems?m^?2 in the pit and lower barrier treatments, respectively, less than 50 stems?m^?2 in the dual barrier treatments, and none in the control. The dual barrier and mulch treatments performed best at the depression site, with 40–50 stems?m^?2 in August compared with none in the other three treatments. Changes in soil moisture and salinity were variable, but indicate positive effects of capillary barriers. Capillary barriers led to reductions or smaller increases in salinity than in treatments without a capillary barrier. While mulch treatments effectively increased grass growth at both sites, the dual barriers only showed positive impact at the depression site, possibly due to adequate moisture. Sand is readily available in many regions, and scaling up from test plots may be achieved with existing equipment.     

Integrating multiple electromagnetic data to map spatiotemporal variability of soil salinity in Kairouan region,Central Tunisia

Soil salinization is a major problem affecting soils and threatening agricultural sustainability in arid and semi-arid regions,which makes it necessary to establish an efficient strategy to manage soil salinity and confront economic challenges that arise from it.Saline soil recovery involving drainage of shallow saline groundwater and the removal of soil salts by natural rainfall or by irrigation are good strategies for the reclamation of salty soil.To develop suitable management strategies for salty soil reclamation,it is essential to improve soil salinity assessment pro cess/mechanism and to adopt new approaches and techniques.T his study mapped a recovered area of 7200 m2 to assess and verify variations in soil salinity in space and time in K airouan region in Central Tunisia,taking into account the thickness of soil materials.Two electromagnetic conductivity meters(EM38 and EM31)were used to measure the electrical conductivity of saturated soil-paste extract(ECe)and apparent electrical conductivity(E Ca).Multiple linear regression was established between ECe and ECa,and it was revealed that ECa-EM38 is optimal for E Ce prediction in the surface soils.Salinity maps demonstrated that the spatial structure of soil salinity in the region of interest was relatively unchanged but varied temporally.Variation in salinity at the soil surface was greater than that at a depth.These findings can not only be used to track soil salinity variations and their significance in the field but also help to identify the spatial and temporal features of soil salinity,thus improving the efficiency of soil management.     

Influence of different field sites on pesticide movement into subsurface drains

Pesticide movement to subsurface drains was monitored in two typical crop production areas in Germany. Field trials were conducted on two subsurfacedrained soils, a silt loam and a poorly structured sandy soil, under different climatic conditions. Over a period of one year, the drainflow was measured and the drain water was analysed for all applied herbicides. Different leaching behaviour was observed at the two field sites. Following autumn application of pendimethalin and isoproturon to the Soester Börde soil, maximum concentrations of about 62 μg litre^?1 for isoproturon and 0.7 μg litre^?1 for pendimethalin were observed in drainflow from this silt loam. The early occurrence of both herbicides in the drain water only two days after application is consistent with fast flow through macropores. In contrast, on the subsurfacedrained sandy soil in Brandenburg, isoproturon did not reach the drains until two months after autumn application and was found at maximum concentrations of only 1.4 μg litre^?1; pendimethalin was not detected in the drain water. Pesticide movement after spring application seemed to be of minor importance. At both locations, spring application led to low concentrations of pesticides in the drainflow (pendimethalin < 0.01 μ litre^?1; metolachlor ? 0.05 μ litre^?1; chloridazon ? 0.15 μ litre^?1; metamitron ? 0.02 μg litre^?1; terbuthylazine ? 1.4 μ litre^?1).     

不同灌排模式下土壤盐分动态模拟与评价

利用HYDRUS-1 D模型对不同灌排模式下土壤水盐运移进行一维数值模拟,分析比较了节水灌溉和常规灌溉、暗管排水和无排水对盐碱地的改良效果.结果表明,节水灌溉模式下耕作层含盐量的年内变化规律与常规灌溉相似,在节水14.36%的情况下不会明显降低耕作层的洗盐效率;在连续常规灌溉和节水灌溉条件下耕作层的土壤盐分呈逐年减少的...     

膜下滴灌条件下盐荒地土壤盐分变化规律研究

基于对下野地灌区、金沟河灌区的试验监测,从土壤盐分年内、年际变化及其与地下水埋深的关系两个方面,研究膜下滴灌条件下盐荒地土壤盐分变化规律。研究结果表明:在年际间,下野地灌区、金沟河灌区实施膜下滴灌6～8 a的盐荒地块,深度在60～100 cm的土层土壤含盐率分别保持在0.5%、0.8%上下,形成稳定积盐层,在60cm以上土层土壤盐分基本处于动态平衡;在年内,盐荒地土壤盐分整体上呈现随生育期的推后而降低的趋势,0～60cm土层脱盐效果较为明显,春秋季是两个积盐的高峰期;下野地灌区、金沟河灌区地下水埋深年际均值为3.60、2.26 m,土壤含盐率年际均值为0.49%、0.77%,土壤盐分随地下水埋深的减小而增加,说明石河子垦区土壤含盐量受地下水埋深影响较为明显。     

改进暗管排水条件下氮素分布特性模拟分析

为探究改进暗管排水的环境效应，基于田间试验数据，采用HYDRUS模型对模拟参数进行率定验证，模拟分析长期排水条件下改进暗排与常规暗排的排水特征、排水中的氮素含量以及土壤氮素的分布情况。结果表明，改进暗排作用下土壤硝化作用有所增强，改进暗排具有快速降低地下水位的作用；与常规暗排相比，改进暗排对于氨氮的削减具有较好作用，可减少氨氮46%，但也增加了17%的硝态氮量；对于土壤中氮素分布来说，暗管排水长期作用下，土层铵态氮和硝态氮含量最小值分别位于40~60 cm和20~40 cm土层,模拟结束时土层铵态氮和硝态氮含量最小值仅分别为初始值的5%和10%左右，常规暗排与改进暗排40~60 cm土层的铵态氮含量相差最小，差值仅为0.3 mg·kg^-1，与二者暗管层上部土壤硝态氮含量相差不大。     

Identification of key climatic factors regulating the transport of pesticides in leaching and to tile drains

BACKGROUND: Key climatic factors influencing the transport of pesticides to drains and to depth were identified. Climatic characteristics such as the timing of rainfall in relation to pesticide application may be more critical than average annual temperature and rainfall. The fate of three pesticides was simulated in nine contrasting soil types for two seasons, five application dates and six synthetic weather data series using the MACRO model, and predicted cumulative pesticide loads were analysed using statistical methods. RESULTS: Classification trees and Pearson correlations indicated that simulated losses in excess of 75th percentile values (0.046 mg m(-2) for leaching, 0.042 mg m(-2) for drainage) generally occurred with large rainfall events following autumn application on clay soils, for both leaching and drainage scenarios. The amount and timing of winter rainfall were important factors, whatever the application period, and these interacted strongly with soil texture and pesticide mobility and persistence. Winter rainfall primarily influenced losses of less mobile and more persistent compounds, while short-term rainfall and temperature controlled leaching of the more mobile pesticides. CONCLUSIONS: Numerous climatic characteristics influenced pesticide loss, including the amount of precipitation as well as the timing of rainfall and extreme events in relation to application date. Information regarding the relative influence of the climatic characteristics evaluated here can support the development of a climatic zonation for European-scale risk assessment for pesticide fate.     

伊犁新垦区土壤盐分垂直分异特征研究

土壤盐分垂直分异特征的定量研究是农业生产、管理以及环境治理的重要内容。采用经典统计分析和层次聚类分析等方法,选择Pearson相关系数和欧氏距离作为聚类统计量,分析伊犁新垦区土壤剖面盐分的垂直分布特征。结果表明:伊犁新垦区土壤盐分存在很强的变异性,各层盐分的变异系数皆大于1,土壤剖面可分为表聚型盐分剖面、中聚型盐分剖面和底聚型盐分剖面等三种类型,根据盐分的数值大小,进一步可划分为非盐化土、表聚盐化土、中聚盐化土和底聚盐化土等四种类型,各占剖面总数的66%、5%、10%和19%。空间上伊犁新垦区土壤盐分垂直变化特征的差异性大,四种类型的盐化土皆有所分布,中聚盐化土和底聚盐化土分布的地区容易发生次生盐渍化,是农业生产和环境治理需要重点关注的区域。     

盐碱棉田地表-地下接力式滴灌下水盐分布及棉花生长特征

地表-地下接力滴灌是集膜下滴灌和地下滴灌优点于一体的新型节水控盐技术,但目前针对该技术应用效果的研究尚少。针对如何对地表-地下接力式滴灌中的地表滴灌和地下滴灌进行水量分配效果最优这一问题,设置100%地表滴灌(W1)、75%地表滴灌+25%地下滴灌(W2)、50%地表滴灌+50%地下滴灌(W3)、25%地表滴灌+75%地下滴灌(W4)、100%地下滴灌(W5)共计5个处理,比较了不同水量分配下的地表-地下接力式滴灌与单一地表滴灌、单一地下滴灌对盐碱棉田土壤水盐分布和棉花产量的影响。结果表明：(1)W3处理根区土壤含水量分布最均匀,干燥区域面积最小。(2)W4处理窄行区域淋洗范围最大,脱盐效果最显著。(3)W3处理棉花吐絮期总干物质量和籽棉产量最大,分别为112.66 g和9 147 kg·hm^-2;吐絮期总干物质量比W1和W5处理分别提高11.3%和19.1%,籽棉产量比W1和W5处理分别提高14.1%和11.9%。地表-地下接力式滴灌处理下土壤含水量得以显著改善,在对土壤盐分进行淋洗的过程中表现出接力效应,淋洗面积和淋洗效果均有所增大。相比于单一地表滴灌和单一地...     

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi ameliorate the chemical properties and enzyme activities of rhizosphere soil in reclaimed mining subsidence in northwestern China

In semi-arid region of northwestern China, underground mining subsidence often results in decreased vegetation coverage, impoverishment of soil fertility and water stress. In addition, the physical-chemical and biological properties of soil also change, resulting in more susceptible to degradation. In particular, subsidence causes disturbance of the symbioses of plant and microbe that can play a beneficial role in the establishment of vegetation communities in degraded ecosystems. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of revegetation with exotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF) inoculum on the chemical and biological properties of soil over time in mining subsidence areas. Soils were sampled at a depth up to 30 cm in the adjacent rhizosphere of Amorpha fruticose Linn. from five reclaimed vegetation communities in northwestern China. In August 2015, a field trial was set up with five historical revegetation experiments established in 2008(7-year), 2011(4-year), 2012(3-year), 2013(2-year) and 2014(1-year), respectively. Each reclamation experiment included two treatments, i.e., revegetation with exotic AMF inoculum(AMF) and non-AMF inoculum(the control). Root mycorrhizal colonization, glomalin-related soil protein(GRSP), soil organic carbon(SOC), soil nutrients, and enzyme activities were also assessed. The results showed that mycorrhizal colonization of inoculated plants increased by 33.3%–163.0% compared to that of non-inoculated plants(P<0.05). Revegetation with exotic AMF inoculum also significantly improved total GRSR(T-GRSP) and easily extracted GRSP(EE-GRSP) concentrations compared to control, besides the T-GRSP in 1-year experiment and the EE-GRSP in 2-year experiment. A significant increase in SOC content was only observed in 7-year AMF reclaimed soils compared to non-AMF reclaimed soils. Soil total N(TN), Olsen phosphorus(P) and available potassium(K) were significantly higher in inoculated soil after 1–7 years of reclamation(except for individual cases), and increased with reclamation time(besides soil Olsen P). The exotic AMF inoculum markedly increased the average soil invertase, catalase, urease and alkaline phosphatase by 23.8%, 21.3%, 18.8% and 8.6%, respectively(P<0.01), compared with the control. Root mycorrhizal colonization was positively correlated with soil parameters(SOC, TN and soil available K) and soil enzyme activities(soil invertase, catalase, urease and alkaline phosphatase) in both AMF and non-AMF reclaimed soils(P<0.05), excluding availableK in non-AMF reclaimed soils. T-GRSP(P<0.01) and EE-GRSP(P<0.05) were significantly correlated with the majority of edaphic factors, except for soil Olsen P. The positive correlation between root mycorrhizal colonization and available K was observed in AMF reclaimed soils, indicating that the AMF reclaimed soil with a high root mycorrhizal colonization could potentially accumulate available K in soils. Our findings concluded that revegetation with exotic AMF inoculum influenced soil nutrient availability and enzyme activities in the semi-arid ecosystem, suggesting that inoculating AMF can be an effective method to improve soil fertility and support restoration of vegetation communities under poor conditions like soil nutrient deficiency and drought.     

毛乌素沙地油蒿群落毛细根分布特点及与土壤水分的关系

采用根钻法对三块不同密度油蒿群落样地的细根分布进行了调查研究,以2mm为粗、细根的划分标准,同时使用土壤水分速测仪测量土壤的容积含水率,研究结果表明:不同密度群落样地细根垂直分布规律基本一致,群落细根分布深度为1m左右,且随土壤深度的增加细根生物量逐渐减少,细根根量最大值出现在表层,在0~20 cm范围内集中分布,约占总根量的一半左右。群落密度不同,细根根量各异。土壤水分对植物细根根量的影响程度要高于群落密度对其的影响。土壤水分的含量和分布决定植物细根根量的大小和分布。     

Eleven years of integrated weed management: long‐term impacts of row spacing and harvest weed seed destruction on Lolium rigidum control

Long‐term research aimed to determine whether narrow row spacing and harvest weed seed destruction, in combination with herbicide use, would be sufficient to drive a Lolium rigidum population to extinction. A trial was run from 1987 to 2013, with treatments including crop row spacings of 9, 18, 27 or 36 cm and crop residue burning or retention. Herbicides were applied to reflect regional practices. The initial trial design was randomised, but treatments were maintained in each plot over the following years. Lolium rigidum seed production at harvest was assessed from 2003 to 2013. Average crop yield was higher in the unburnt plots (1638 kg ha^?1) than the burnt plots (1530 kg ha^?1) and greater at narrow row spacing, with an average yield of 1658, 1637, 1548 and 1492 kg ha^?1 in the 9‐, 18‐, 27‐ and 36‐cm spacings. Lolium rigidum seed at harvest was reduced in the burnt plots (57 seeds m^?2) compared with the unburnt plots (297 seeds m^?2) and was reduced at narrow row spacing, with an average of 58, 78, 223 and 333 seeds m^?2 in the 9‐, 18‐, 27‐ and 36‐cm row spacings. By 2013, L. rigidum seed production was reduced to an average of 0 seeds m^?2 in the narrow row spacing, burnt plots.