The aims of this study were to investigate the composition of clay minerals in soils derived from different parent materials and to elucidate how parent materials and pedogenic environment affect the distribution of clay minerals and reveal the implications for pedogenetics and taxonomy in Stagnic Anthrosols.
Materials and methods
Clay mineralogy and physicochemical properties of the Hydragric horizon of Stagnic Anthrosols derived from granite (GR), plate shale (PS), quaternary red clays (QRC), limestone (LS), purple sandy shale (PSS) and fluvial-lacustrine deposit (FLD) located in Hunan Province of China were analysed to explore the relationships between the conditions influencing the formation of the soil and the composition of clay minerals.
Results and discussion
Results indicated that the composition of clay minerals is closely related to both parent material and type of Stagnic Anthrosols: the soils derived from GR, PS and QRC, which are mostly classified as Fe-accumulic-Stagnic Anthrosols, are dominantly 1:1 type kaolinite and vermiculite and illite/vermiculite mixed layer minerals of widespread distribution. However, soils derived from LS, PSS and FLD were mainly classified as Hapli-Stagnic Anthrosols and are mainly composed of 2:1 type illite/smectite mixed layer minerals, where chlorite is commonly found. Illite is widely distributed and its content varies the least among different parent materials. An extremely significant relationship between pH and kaolinite, chlorite and mixed layer minerals was noted, and the two kinds of mixed layer minerals showed highly significant negative correlation.
Conclusions
This study revealed that the types and quantities of clay minerals in the soil are closely related to the types of parent material. This reflected better direction and degree of development in Stagnic Anthrosols, which is related to the physicochemical properties of parent material and can be used as one of the bases for the classification of soil groups and subgroups within the soil family for Stagnic Anthrosols in Chinese Soil Taxonomy.
[目的]比较新川中岛和艳红桃2个桃品种的生物学性状,以期为筛选出适应贵州省气候特点的优良桃树品种提高依据。[方法]连续3年(2011~2013)调查新川中岛、艳红桃2个在当地表现较好的引进桃树品种的物候期、植物学特性、经济性状和抗逆性等内容,并进行比较筛选。[结果]2个桃品种在当地科学管理条件下,从综合比较结果看,新川中岛和艳红桃的树势分别表现为较强和强,枝条萌芽率分别为55.82%和55.81%,成枝率分别为28.39%和23.26%,叶片大小分别为17.1 cm×4.2 cm和19.5 cm ×5.0 cm,花的大小为4.8 cm ×4.7 cm和4.8 cm ×4.9 cm,座果率分别为43.19%和26.66%,成熟期分别为7月中下旬、7月下旬~8月上旬,平均单果重分别为195.5和216.9 g,含糖量分别为13.5%和15.8%,单株产量分别为41.3和43.1 kg,果实可食率分别为94.35%和93.81%,都表现为适应性强。[结论]从综合比较结果看,新川中岛品种表现很好,艳红桃品种表现较好,适合在该地区适量发展。 相似文献