Spatiotemporal Changes in Hydro-chemistry of Groundwater in Irrigation District within the Kaidu River Basin北大核心CSCD

【Objective】This paper studied the spatiotemporal changes in hydro-chemical properties of groundwater in irrigation districts within the Kaidu River basin, as well as the factors that affect these changes.【Method】Groundwater samples were taken in January, March, July and September in 2017 from the irrigation area in the Kaidu river basin. Spatiotemporal change in hydro-chemical properties of the groundwater and its impacting factors were analyzed using statistics, spatial interpolation, and Piper and Gibbs diagram.【Result】①The groundwater quality was generally good, with low TDS and being dominated by HCO-3, Na+, Ca2+ and SO2-4. The mean TDS was high in winter and low in summer, and it was related to the depth of groundwater table. ② Na+, Ca2+ and SO2-4 varied erratically both in time and space. ③The hydro-chemical type of the groundwater in the studied area was HCO-3-SO2-4-Na+-Ca2+, and remained almost unchanged in the four seasons. ④The rock weathering appears to affect the hydro- chemical propertied of the groundwater most. The impact of human activities was mainly in spring, summer and autumn in the oasis and lakeside region, and it was stronger in irrigation season than in non-irrigation season.【Conclusion】Our results suggest that pumping groundwater for irrigation should be rationally managed and the associated change in chemical properties of the groundwater should be monitored; this applies not only to the studied sites but also to regions on the southern slope of the Tianshan Mountain. © 2019 Authors. All rights reserved.     

Multi-factor Analysis of the Effective Precipitation for Crops in Semi-arid Region北大核心CSCD

【Objective】The purpose of this paper is to present a method to estimate the effective precipitation for crops in arid region.【Method】The model considered precipitation, soil and crop, and it was based on four modules: canopy interception, soil water tolerance, surface runoff, precipitation and deep percolation. The results calculated by the model were compared to those calculated from water balance using the data measured from the field. We applied the model to calculate spatiotemporal distribution of the effective precipitation for crops in five counties in Hebei plain.【Result】①The coefficient of determination (R2) and Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) in all results were above 0.85, proving the reliability of the model. ②The effective precipitation for growing season of the wheat-maize in the five counties was 400.03 mm, and the infiltration coefficient of precipitation was 0.84. In wet, normal and dry year, the effective precipitation for crops was 419, 454 and 355 mm respectively, and infiltration coefficient of precipitation was 0.76, 0.86 and 0.83 respectively. The effective precipitation for crops in Luancheng and Yuanshi was higher than that for other counties.【Conclusion】The proposed model was reliable for estimating effective precipitation for crops at large scale in semi-arid region. © 2019 Authors. All rights reserved.     

Sap Flow in Tropical Eucalyptus Plantation and Its Response to Environmental Changes北大核心CSCD

【Objective】Transpiration is controlled by many biotic and abiotic factors and in this paper, we studied the sap flow in tropical eucalyptus under different environments. 【Method】The experiment was conducted from January to December in 2016, and the sap flow in the eucalyptus was measured with the thermal dissipation probe under changing environment which was monitored synchronously by a small meteorological station at the Danzhou Forest Farm in Hainan province.【Result】①Temporal change of the sap flow velocity had two peaks in wet season and one peak in dry season. In wet season, the first peak 8.68 mL/(cm2·h) occurred between 11:00 to 11:30 am followed by the second peak 8.68 mL/(cm2·h) occurring between 15:00~15:30. The mean of the peaks in dry season was 7.45 mL/(cm2·h). ②The instantaneous sap flow rate lagged behind the Rh and Ta by 30 min, and the PAR by -30 min, in all seasons. ③The mean daily sap flow velocity was 2.06 mL/(cm2·h), and the maximum sap flow velocity was 4.25 mL/(cm2·h) occurring in 15th July, and the minimum was 0.14 mL/(cm2·h) occurring in 25 th November. The photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), atmospheric temperature (Ta), vapor pressure deficit (VPD) were the main factors affecting sap flow velocity. The diameter of the tree at the breast height was positively related to daily sap flow velocity. ④The monthly average sap flow velocity had a single peak, with its average in wet and dry seasons being 2.53 mL/(cm2·h) and 1.80 mL/(cm2·h) respectively. The maximum monthly average sap flow velocity was 3.42 mL/(cm2·h) occurring in July, and the minimum was 1.80 mL/ (cm2·h) occurring in February, both affected mostly by PAR, Ta and VPD.【Conclusion】The sap flow rate in tropical eucalyptus showed seasonal and diurnal period, and its daily and monthly average was affected mostly by PAR, Ta, and VPD. © 2019 Authors. All rights reserved.     

Response in Growth,Quality and Water Consumption of Greenhouse Tomato to Change in Matric Potential at 20 cm below the Emitter of Drip Irrigation北大核心CSCD

[Objective]Irrigation schedule needs to know the spatiotemporal dynamics of soil moisture in root zone. The objective of this paper is to investigate the feasibility of using matric potential measured at 20 cm below the drip emitter as a proxy for soil moisture in the root zone to schedule irrigation.[Method]The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse and the model plant was tomato. We compared seven matric potential (SMP) thresholds in that whenever the measured soil matric potential dropped below them, drip irrigation was resumed. The values of the SMP thresholds varied from flowering and fruit-setting stage to fruiting stage, and the seven combinations (flowering and fruit-setting stage/fruiting stage) were -15 kPa/-15 kPa (S1), -15 kPa/-30 kPa (S2), -15 kPa/-45 kPa (S3), -25 kPa/-25 kPa (S4), -30 kPa/-15 kPa (S5), -30 kPa/-30 kPa (S6), and -30 kPa/-45 kPa (S7). In each treatment, we measured growth, fruit quality, water consumption and water use efficiency of the tomato.[Result]Stem diameter increased with SMP threshold at both flowering and fruit-setting stage and fruiting stage, whereas the plant height was only responsive to SMP at flowing and fruit-setting stage. The relative chlorophyll content in leaf (SPAD) did not show significant difference between treatments at flowering and fruit-setting stage but inversely increased with the SMP threshold at fruit setting stage. Decreasing the SMP threshold at flowering and fruit-setting stage could reduce the percentage of defective fruits and increase soluble solids content. Yield increased inversely with SMP threshold at fruit setting stage, peaking when SMP was -45 kPa. Lowering the SMP threshold increased irrigation amount and hence water consumption, thereby decreasing water use efficiency. [Conclusion]Our experimental results suggest that setting the SMP at -30 kPa at the flowering and fruit-setting stage and -45 kPa at the fruiting period appears to be optimal to best balance yield, fruit quality, irrigation water use efficiency and water use efficiency for winter-spring tomato grown in solar greenhouse in North China. © The Author(s) 2019.     

Calculation of Irrigation Infiltration Recharge Coefficient and Analysis of Influencing Factors in the Lower Reaches of Aksu River北大核心CSCD

【Objective】In order to obtain the irrigation infiltration recharge coefficient in the lower reaches of Aksu river and improve the numerical simulation accuracy of groundwater in the study area,the influencing factors of the irrigation infiltration recharge coefficient in this area were analyzed. 【Method】In this paper,field sampling and indoor irrigation experiments were carried out by selecting representative points under different irrigation schemes,vadose zone thickness and soil structure in the lower Aksu area,and numerical simulation of vadose zone flow was carried out in combination with Hydrus-1d. Hydrus-1d model was used to calculate irrigation inflow under this soil structure by changing irrigation schemes and vadose zone thickness. Change of seepage recharge coefficient. On the basis of the calculation results of the model,the relationship between irrigation schedule,aeration zone thickness and irrigation infiltration recharge coefficient is analyzed firstly,and then the main factors affecting irrigation infiltration recharge coefficient in soil structure are analyzed with the method of model calculation and mathematical statistics. 【Result】The results showed that the irrigation infiltration recharge coefficient ranged from 0.320 to 0.474 under drip irrigation and from 0.408 to 0.561 under border irrigation. The irrigation infiltration recharge coefficient varied under different irrigation schemes,while the irrigation infiltration recharge coefficient decreased with the increase of aeration zone thickness. The main factors affecting irrigation infiltration recharge are soil permeability coefficient,soil bulk density and initial soil water content. 【Conclusion】According to indoor experiment combined with numerical model to calculate the irrigation infiltration coefficient under different irrigation system range, it is concluded that the influence factors of irrigation infiltration coefficient of irrigation system, the thickness of the vadose zone and reflects soil permeability coefficient of soil structure, soil quality and soil initial moisture content, volume for the downstream area irrigation infiltration coefficient selection in arid areas and provides the theory basis for further research. © 2019 Journal of Irrigation and Drainage. All rights reserved.     

Using Biogas Slurry to Regulate Growth,Field and Fruit Quality of Greenhouse Tomato and Nitrogen Dynamics in Root Zone北大核心CSCD

【Objective】The physiological development of tomato is affected by a number of integrative abiotic and biotic factors and the purpose of this paper is to investigate how irrigation with biogas slurry alerts the yield and fruit quality of greenhouse tomato.【Method】The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse from autumn in 2017 to spring in 2018 by irrigating the tomato with a mixture of fresh water and biogas slurry at volumetric ratio of 1∶8, 1∶6 and 1∶4 at flowering stage and fruit-elongation stage respectively. In each treatment, we measured growth, yield, and fruit quality of the tomato, as well as the dynamics of total nitrogen in the root zone. 【Result】The tomato growth was positively related to the biogas slurry ratio at significant level, and the 1∶6 and 1∶4 ratio gave the highest total dry matter at the flowering stage and the fruit expansion stage respectively. The 1∶6 treatment gave the best return, and compared to CK (without biogas slurry), it increased the return by 12.93% in autumn and 12.31% in spring respectively. Irrigating with 1∶4 ratio at fruit elongation stage gave the highest yield, and compared to CK, it increased the yield by 26.59% in autumn and 27.71% in spring respectively. The 1∶4 treatment gave 4.32% increase in yield compared to chemical fertilizer application in spring. T5 and T6 treatments improved soluble sugar and solid, as well as and sugar-acid ratio, while T2 and T3 treatments increased titratable acid and vitamin C content.【Conclusion】Irrigation by mixing biogas slurry and freshwater at 1∶6 and 1∶4 volumetric ratio at flowering-fruiting stage and fruit expansion stage can considerably improve yield and quality of tomato. © 2019 Authors. All rights reserved.     

Evaluation and Driving Force of Water Resources Carrying Capacity in Dianchi Basin北大核心CSCD

【Objective】The purpose of this paper to explore the coordination relationship between the water resources carrying capacity of the Dianchi Lake Basin and the socio-economic development and environment of the basin. 【Method】Select the water resources, social economy and environment-related indicators to construct a comprehensive evaluation model for the water resources carrying capacity of the Dianchi Lake Basin. The trend of pressure index, bearing capacity index, coordination index and water resources carrying capacity index of the basin from 2011 to 2015 was calculated and analyzed. The factor analysis method was used to further evaluate the water resources carrying capacity of the basin, and the main factors extracted were used. The driving force model of water resources carrying capacity was constructed to identify the main driving forces that affect the water resources carrying capacity of the Dianchi Lake Basin. 【Result】The water resources carrying capacity index of Dianchi Lake Basin showed an upward trend from 2011 to 2015; The main driving forces of water resources carrying capacity in Dianchi Basin were human activity factors and natural factors, including urbanization rate, economic development factors and annual average temperature and annual. Precipitation. GDP per capita and annual precipitation wrer positive drivers, and urbanization rates and annual average temperatures are negative drivers. 【Conclusion】Based on the sustainable development of social economy and the coordinated development of water resources system, the construction of water transfer project from the outer basin to Dianchi Lake Basin should be increased to form a multi-water source combined water transfer pattern, and the population quantity should be controlled on the basis of ensuring vigorous economic development. Establish a sound water resource efficient allocation and unified scheduling scheme for multi-source water supply in the basin water resources system. © 2019 Office of Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, Farmland Irrigation Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. All rights reserved.     

Autumn Irrigation Alerted the Geochemistry of Groundwater in Hetao Irrigation District：Take Yichang Irrigation District as an Example北大核心CSCD

【Objective】Surface infiltration could change biogeochemical reactions in groundwater thereby alerting its chemical compositions. The aim of this paper is to investigate the responsive change in chemical composition of groundwater to infiltration following the autumn irrigation in irrigation districts.【Method】The experiment was conducted in Hetao Irrigation District, during which we measured the change in concentration of Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, SO42-, Cl-, HCO3- and CO32- and then statistically analyzed them.【Result】The irrigation increased the concentration of Cl-, SO42-, KNa, Mg2 and HCO3-, but slightly reduced the concentration of Ca2+. The TDS was higher in south and lower in north of the irrigation district. The Piper diagram showed that the Cl-Na was the dominant groundwater type, accounted for 75% and 61% of the studied area before and after the irrigation respectively. Irrigation turned groundwater in 16.7% of the studied area to Mg-SO4-Cl type. The Gibbs model and ion proportional coefficient diagram revealed that the chemistry of groundwater in the studied region was mediated by evaporation, weathering and leaching of silicate and evaporite, and is independent of precipitation. 【Conclusion】The mean TDS in the groundwater increased by 32.9% after the autumn irrigation, indicating the impact of soil leaching. Improving drainage after the autumn irrigation is hence essential. © 2019 Journal of Irrigation and Drainage. All rights reserved.     

The Use of Brackish and Reclaimed Waste Water in Agriculture: A Review北大核心CSCD

Due to poor water resources management and appropriate water treatment technologies, freshwater resources depletion and water quality deterioration has made reclaimed waste water, brackish water and rainwater, called unconventional water, an important complementary resource for irrigation. However, due to its unique chemical quality, irrigating with unconventional water might lead to some detrimental impact on environment and impose health risks, which has attracted increased attention in both scientific and public community. This paper reviews the current situation of the usage of unconventional water resources for irrigation in both China and beyond, and summarized the potentially ecological risks of unconventional water, as well the national standards for regulating unconventional water irrigation. We also put forwards suggestions to improve safe and sustainable use of unconventional water resources for irrigation. © 2019 Authors. All rights reserved.     

Physical and Chemical Properties of Soil at Southeastern Edge of Anabasis salsa in Junggar Basin北大核心CSCD

【Objective】Soil is heterogenous and its physical and chemical properties vary spatiotemporally. The purpose of this paper is to present the results of an experimental study on the physical and chemical properties of soil in Anabasis salsa in Gobi region at the southeastern edge of Junggar basin.【Method】We measured organic matter, total phosphorus, total nitrogen, electrical conductivity, pH and water content in soil at locations 5 cm and 10 cm from the center of shrubs, and 20 cm from the outer edge of shrubs.【Result】In horizonal direction, there was no significant difference in organic matter, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, electrical conductivity, pH and water content in the 0~50 cm soil at all locations. In vertical direction, the organic matter and total phosphorus in the proximity of the Anabasis salsa decreased monotonically along the soil profile, while the total nitrogen increased first with the depth followed by a decrease. Both electrical conductivity and pH increased with depth, and soil moisture peaked somewhere within the soil profile.【Conclusion】Our results showed that the physical and chemical properties of soil in Anabasis salsa did not show significant change in lateral direction but varied erratically in the vertical direction. © 2019 Authors. All rights reserved.     

Sensitivity Analysis of the Reference Evapotranspiration in Ebinur Lake Oasis北大核心CSCD

【Objective】The evapotranspiration of crop depends on many factors and this paper analyzed its sensitivity to various meteorological factors in Ebinur lake oasis.【Method】Monthly ET0 in Ebinur lake oasis was calculated using the Penman-Monteith formula based on meteorological data measured from 1962 to 2016 at four meteorological stations in the region. The sensitivity of ET0 to the highest and lowest temperature, relative humidity, sunshine duration and wind speed was calculated using sensitivity analysis; and the possible existence of any trends in the ET0 was analyzed using the MK trend test. We also calculated the variation of the sensitivity coefficient for each site.【Result】The MK trend test revealed that the evapotranspiration, sunshine duration and wind speed in the region have been in decline, while the highest and lowest temperature and the relative humidity have been in rise. Analysis found that the ET0 was sensitive to meteorological factor in an order of relative humidity > the highest temperature > wind speed > the lowest temperature > sunshine duration. The sensitivity coefficient of ET0 to different meteorological factors varies spatially, with the coefficients for the highest and lowest temperature, wind speed and relative humidity being high at Alashan pass-way in northern Ebinur lake, and low at Wenquan station. Wenquan station had longer sunshine duration than Alashan pass-way.【Conclusion】ET0 is most sensitive to relative humidity in Ebinur lake oasis, and least sensitive to sunshine duration. © 2019 Authors. All rights reserved.     

Analysis of Drought Characteristics and Short-term Prediction in Ji’an Area during 1960―2018北大核心CSCD

【Objective】The purpose of this paper is to further explore the drought condition of Ji’an area in terms of spatial and temporal distribution characteristics, evolution tendency and future situation of drought. 【Method】The result of this paper was concluded based on the different time scale SPI values of precipitation during 1960―2018 among the 13 districts and counties of Ji’an city. The inverse distance weight method was adopted to interpolate the drought frequency. And the spatial distribution characteristics of annual and seasonal drought were analyzed in the research. Moreover, the trends, occurrence timing characteristics, impact range and severity of drought were analyzed by Linear regression method, Mann-Kendall trend test, drought station sub-ratio and run of theory; Precipitation status was also predicted by weighted Markov Model. 【Result】The frequency and range of drought in Ji’an area decreased on the annual scale in terms of the light drought and extreme drought conditions. Droughts in Autumn and winter were more severe because the occurrence frequency was about 30%. However, drought in summer varied greatly on regional distribution. Overall, the spring drought had a tendency to increase in many places; while the summer drought was weakening. The whole basin drought events tended to occur intensively in a short period of time, and the drought area has been reduced obviously in a 20-year cycle, the severity of drought also have been reduced. In conclusion, it was predicted that 6 to 8 regions will be in the low level water condition in 2019 and 2020. 【Conclusion】Ji’an area should focus on drought prevention work in the autumn and winter seasons, and pay attention to the large-scale drought events that may occur in the early 2020s. © 2019 Office of Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, Farmland Irrigation Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. All rights reserved.     

Spatial Variability of Soil Moisture at Different Scales in Sandy Loam in Northern Henan Province北大核心CSCD

[Objective]Soil moisture plays an important role in ecosystem function and hydrological processes. This paper investigated the hieratical distribution of soil moisture at different scales over a maize field.[Method] The studied site was a 50 m×50 m plot at the Experiment Station of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Xinxiang, Henan province. We measured soil moisture in 0~100 cm soil from 36 locations at 10 m×10 m and 2 m×2 m scale, respectively.[Result]Geostatistical analysis revealed that the soil moisture was normally distributed and its confidence level at every scale was higher than that of logarithmic normal distribution. The value of the confidence level decreased as the sampling scale increased, and the difference between average soil moisture content at fine scale and moderate scale was smaller than the difference between moderate scale and large scale. In general, the confidence interval, standard deviation and coefficient of variation of the soil moisture increased with sampling scale. At large scale, the semi-variance function increased with lag distance, while at small and moderate scale, the variation function appeared to be independent of the lag distance. To achieve the same confidence level and accuracy in estimating soil moisture, the number of samples needed to be taken from the field increased with sampling scale. We also found that in estimating soil moisture, the number of samples needed to be taken depended on the required accuracy more than on the confidence level.[Conclusion]The probabilistic distribution and statistical characteristics of soil moisture in the field was scale-dependent. In estimating soil moisture, the number of sampled taken from the field needs to consider the scales to which the measured data will be applied. © The Author(s) 2019.     

Efficacy of Fertilization in Improving Soil Aggregation,Carbon and Nitrogen in Soil Reclaimed from Subsided Areas Caused by Coal Mining北大核心CSCD

【Objective】The objective of this paper is to present experimental results on efficacy of fertilization in improving aggregation and carbon and nitrogen accumulation in soil reclaimed from subsided areas caused by coal mining.【Method】The experiment was conducted under conventional irrigation with non-fertilization as the CK. We compared three treatments: applying organic fertilizer, inorganic fertilizer, and mixture of organic and inorganic fertilizer. For each treatment, we measured the size of soil aggregates, and carbon and nitrogen content in 0~20 cm and 20~40 cm soil in a coal mining-induced subsided area at Jincheng City in Shanxi Province.【Result】Compared to CK, organic fertilizer significantly increased the content of macro-aggregates sized >1 mm, and reduced the content of micro-aggregates sized < 0.25 mm. Inorganic fertilization enhanced formation of micro-aggregates, compared to organic fertilization. Applying organic fertilizer significantly increased the average weight diameter (MWD) and geometric mean diameter (GMD) of the aggregates, and reduced the fractal dimension D of the aggregates. The content of organic carbon and total nitrogen in soil under organic fertilization was the highest, followed by organic-inorganic fertilization. The content of carbon and total nitrogen in soil with a single application of inorganic fertilizer was much lower than that under organic fertilization. Majority of organic carbon and total nitrogen were found in aggregates > 0.2 mm, 1～2 mm and 0.25～1 mm, especially under organic and organic-inorganic fertilization. The C∶N ratio in all aggregates (except those in 0.053～0.25 mm) was much lower under organic and organic-inorganic fertilization than under CK, and C∶N ratio in CK and inorganic fertilization was comparable.【Conclusion】Fertilizations, especially organic fertilizer, can enhance macro-aggregation in reclaimed soil from subsided areas induced by coal mining. It also increased the content of organic carbon and total nitrogen in the aggregates. © 2019 Authors. All rights reserved.     

Effects of Biochar for Abating Salt Stress and Promoting Seeding Growth of Winter Wheat in a Saline Soil北大核心CSCD

The surface soil of the Yellow River Delta is rich in salt, which makes the soil salinized, compact and barren. The salinization hazard with NaCl as the main component directly affects the quality of coastal soil. Adding biochar to saline-alkali farmland can improve soil properties and promote crop growth.【Objective】The purpose of this paper is to clarify the changes of soil salt ions and winter wheat seedling growth after adding biochar to saline soil.【Method】A field experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of low dose (0~4 g/kg) of Reed carbon on soil salt ions, potassium-sodium ratio in wheat seedlings, potassium utilization efficiency and seedling biomass.【Result】The application of biochar could reduce the salt ions in soil solution, increased the potassium-sodium ratio in the winter wheat seedlings and the potassium use efficiency of the wheat seedlings, and increased the seedling biomass of winter wheat; The salt reduction and the incremental effect under the addition of 4 g/kg biochar use was the most obvious. Compared with CK, the Na+ in soil solution decreased by 9.43%, the K/Na and potassium use efficiency of seedlings increased by 56.80% and 25.48%, respectively, and the biomass of wheat seedling increased by 15.72%.【Conclusion】Biochar application can promote the increase of biomass by holding Na+ in soil solution and increasing K/Na and potassium utilization of winter wheat seedlings. The research can provide a theoretical basis for the process mechanism of biochar for salt reduction and fertilization, increase efficiency and increase yield, and provide preliminary guidance for the feasibility of biochar for salinized soil improvement. © 2019 Office of Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, Farmland Irrigation Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. All rights reserved.     

Optimal Design of Vortex Pump Using Approximate Model and the Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm北大核心CSCD

【Objective】The cavity width L, blade width b2 and the number of blades Z are the most important geometric parameters affecting the performance of vortex pump. This paper aims to present a method to optimize the vortex pump. 【Method】The study was based on approximate model and the non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II), in which the pump cavity length, blade width and the number of blades were calculated using the central composite design of DoE (design of experiment). The performance of the designed pump was examined using CFD, and the effect of L, b2 and Z on vortex pump efficiency and shear stress on the blade wall was calculated using the Kriging model. The NSGA-II was used to optimize the geometric parameters.【Result】The optimal parameters calculated from the methods were L=25 mm, Z=8, b2=26.45 mm.【Conclusion】We proved that CFD and NSGA-II can be used in a combination to calculate the optimal parameters of the vortex pump, and they can significantly improve efficiency of the pump and reduce the shear stress on the blade. Our results revealed that the optimization can reduce the width of the non-blade cavity by 16.67%, and increase the number of blades of the impeller and the outlet width of the blade by 1 and 25.95% respectively. At the design flow rate, the optimal design increased pump efficiency by 1.06% and reduced the average shear stress on the blade from 274.37 Pa to 204.57 Pa. The optimal design made the shear stress on the blade more uniform, in addition to reducing the shear stress on the outlet of the blade. © 2019 Authors. All rights reserved.     

Effects of Waterlogging on Morphology and Chlorophyll Fluorescence Characteristics of Cherry Tomato at Seedling Stage北大核心CSCD

【Objective】The aim of this study was to investigate the responses of cherry tomato to waterlogging at seedling stage, and to provide reference for waterlogging resistance cultivation of off-season cherry tomato in the tropical area.【Method】Five different varieties of cherry tomatoes were used as materials in pot culture experiment, with soil waterlogging treatment and normal moisture treatment as the control (CK). The morphological characteristics indexes of shoot and root and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters in leaves of cherry tomato were measured in different days of waterlogging. And the effects of waterlogging on morphological characteristics and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters at seedling stage of cherry tomato were analyzed.【Result】Results showed that waterlogging significantly decreased the plant height, stem diameter, leaf area, leaf number and SPAD value of cherry tomato, but had no significant effect on leaf thickness. The root diameter of cherry tomato had no significant affects, but the root volume was significantly increased in HongFei 6 and TaiwanZanMei during waterlogging. Compared with CK, the root length and root surface area of HongFei 6 increased significantly, while that of QianXi decreased significantly during waterlogging. Additionally, waterlogging increased the initial fluorescence (Fo) and non-photochemical quenching coefficient (NPQ), and significantly decreased the maximum photochemical efficiency (Fv/Fm), apparent electron transfer rate (ETR) and photochemical quenching coefficient (qP) of cherry tomato leaves, besides HongFei 6.【Conclusion】The results above indicated that during waterlogging the growth and development and chlorophyll fluorescence in leaves of cherry tomato were seriously affected, but there had different effects among five different varieties . Among five varieties of cherry tomatoes, the strongest waterlogging resistance was HongFei 6, while the weakest waterlogging resistance was QianXi. © 2019 Journal of Irrigation and Drainage. All rights reserved.     

Experimental Study of the Suitable N-fertilizer Amount for Corn under Drip Irrigation in Aeolian Sandy Soil北大核心CSCD

【Objective】The purpose of this paper is to determine the suitable N-fertilizer amount for corn under drip Irrigation in Aeolian sandy soil. 【Method】The experiment was conducted in a field, and the amount of water and N-fertilizer were selected as experiment factors. Two levels of water amount (high and low) and three levels of N-fertilizer dosage (high, middle and low) were scheduled and thus six treatments were carried out. Effects of treatments on the growth and yield of corn were studied. 【Result】The results showed that, under low watering condition, increasing N-fertilizer amount was good for plant growth and had higher plant height and larger leaf area index, while under high watering condition, the positive effects were limited. Under both water condition, the fresh and dry weight of over ground part increased as N-fertilizer application increased, while its water contend, stem diameter and SPAD litter varied. Besides, higher N-fertilizer amount was beneficial to get longer ear, larger diameter, and more seeds, also was likely to got higher yield. The yield of high N-fertilizer amount under low and high watering condition were 13.0 and 13.7 t/hm2 respectively, 20.4% and 17.1% higher than the yield of low N-fertilizer amount treatments. 【Conclusion】In Aeolian sandy soil, higher N-fertilizer amount would be conducive plant growth and yield, especially when irrigation water was limited. Therefore, according to the experiment, N-fertilizer amount of 300 kg/hm2 was recommended in Aeolian sandy soil of northwest Liaoning. © 2019 Journal of Irrigation and Drainage. All rights reserved.     

Retrieving Soil Moisture Using Spectral Mixture Analysis of Landsat8 and the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer北大核心CSCD

【Objective】Soil moisture plays a critical role in many hydrological and ecological processes and understanding its spatiotemporal changes is imperative to ecosystem management and irrigation design. This paper presents and tests a method to estimate soil moisture distribution using satellite technologies.【Method】We took Guangli Irrigation District at Jiaozuo in Henan Province as our study area. The Landsat-8 and MODIS imageries from the area were used to retrieve soil moisture with the apparent thermal inertia and vegetation water supply index, respectively. Using the abundance of vegetation and soil moisture decomposed by the spectral mixture analysis as weighting factors, we retrieved the soil moisture distribution in the area using the two methods.【Result】The correlation coefficient between the measured soil moisture and the retrieved using the vegetation water supply index method and the apparent thermal inertia method was 0.47 and 0.51 respectively. We found that combining the two methods could improve the correlation coefficient between the measured and retrieved soil moisture to 0.73. 【Conclusion】Our results showed that the proposed method is reliable and can adequately estimate soil moisture in irrigation district grown with a diverse of crops. © 2019 Authors. All rights reserved.     

Ammonia Volatilization from Pit Wall under Different N Top-addressing from Water Storage Irrigation Pit in Apple Orchard北大核心CSCD

【Objective】Water storage pit is a common technology to bank precipitation for irrigation in arid region. In this paper, we studied ammonia volatilization from the wall of the pits under different N top-addressing in an apple orchard.【Method】We compared seven nitrogen top-addressing in the experiment: topdressing 600, 300 and 0 kg/hm2 at anthesis stage and fruit enlargement stage respectively. The ammonia volatilization from the wall of the water storage pit was measured using glycerophosphate-ventilation. We analyzed the dependence of ammonia volatilization on soil ammonium, soil nitrate, soil temperature, air temperature and humidity respectively.【Result】Ammonia volatilization increased with the topdressing amount after irrigation and fertilization. Top-addressing after anthesis stage could prolong ammonia volatilization for a significant period with a peak within 52.93 to 576.80 mg/(m2·d) occurring 3~5 days after the top-addressing. Top-addressing during fruit enlargement stage resulted in a short period of ammonia volatilization with a peak within 81.11 to 1 047.79 mg/(m2·d) occurring two days after the top-dressing. The accumulated ammonia volatilization (calculated by N) after one-off topdressing after anthesis stage and fruit expansion stage was 3 332.88~7 052.01 mg and 2 178.14~5 126.97 mg respectively. Compared to one-off topdressing, two top-addressing reduced ammonia volatilization to 2 013.21~ 4 642.11 mg, 34.17%~39.60% lower than that under one-off topdressing after the anthesis stage. Ammonia volatilization from the water storage pit wall accounted for 0.57%~1.40% of nitrogen loss, being the highest under one-off topdressing at anthesis stage followed by one-off topdressing at fruit expansion stage. Ammonia volatilization was positively correlated with soil ammonium and air temperature (P<0.05). Soil temperature and nitrate also played a role in ammonia volatilization. Rise in air humidity and rainfall after fertilization can reduce ammonia volatilization, and the dynamical change in accumulated ammonia volatilization can be well described by the Elovich dynamic equation, in which the rate constant parameter was positively correlated to the amount of top-addressing nitrogen and negatively correlated to soil temperature, both at significant level.【Conclusion】Ammonia volatilization from water storage pit wall can be controlled by managing the amount of fertilizer application and time at which the fertilizer was applied. Our results suggested that reducing the top-addressing amounts and top-addressing twice can effectively reduce nitrogen loss via ammonia volatilization. © 2019 Authors. All rights reserved.