Efficiency of wheat straw mulching in reducing soil and water losses from three typical soils of the Loess Plateau,China

Mulching the soil surface with a layer of plant residue is considered an effective method of conserving water and soil because it increases water infiltration into the soil, reduces surface runoff and the soil erosion, and reduces flow velocity and the sediment carrying capacity of overland flow. However, application of plant residues increases operational costs and so optimal levels of mulch in order to prevent soil and/or water losses should be used according to the soil type and rainfall and slope conditions. In this study, the effect of wheat straw mulch rate on the total runoff and total soil losses from 60-mm simulated rainstorms was assessed for two intensive rainfalls (90 and 180 mm h⁻¹) on three slope gradients typical conditions on the Loess Plateau of China and elsewhere. For short slopes (1 m), the optimal mulch rate to save water for a silt loam and a loam soil was 0.4 kg m⁻². However, for a clay loam soil the mulch rate of 0.4 kg m⁻² would be optimal only under the 90 mm h⁻¹ rainfall; 0.8 kg m⁻² was required for the 180 mm h⁻¹. In order to save soil, a mulch rate of 0.2 kg m⁻² on the silt loam slopes prevented 60%–80% of the soil losses. For the loam soil, mulch at the rate of 0.4 kg m⁻² was essential in most cases in order to reduce soil losses substantially. For the clay loam, 0.4 kg m⁻² may be optimal under the 90 mm h⁻¹ rain, but 0.8 kg m⁻² may be required for the 180 mm h⁻¹ rainstorm. These optimal values would also need to be considered alongside other factors since the mulch may have value if used elsewhere. Hence doubling the optimal mulch rate for the silt loam soil from 0.2 kg m⁻² or the clay loam soil under 90 mm h⁻¹ rainfall from 0.4 kg m⁻² in order to achieve a further 10% reduction in soil loss needs to be assessed in that context. Therefore, Optimal mulch rate can be an effective approach to virtually reduce costs or to maximize the area that can be treated. Meantime, soil conservationist should be aware that levels of mulch for short slopes might not be suitable for long slopes.     

Yield and quality components of silage maize in killed and live cover crop sods

In sloping areas with high precipitation, planting maize into live winter cover crop sods may help to alleviate the environmental problems associated with clean-tillage production systems of maize. The present study evaluates the performance of silage maize (Zea mays L.) under several cultivation methods: CC (conventional cropping system, i.e., maize was sown into the bare, autumn-ploughed soil); LGS/CK (maize was planted into a living Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) sod which was subsequently herbicidally killed); and LGS/MR (similar to LGS/CK, but the ryegrass was mechanically regulated). The research was conducted in the midlands of Switzerland on a fertile sandy loam under humid conditions during three cropping seasons. With 110 kg N ha⁻¹ (fertilizer nitrogen plus mineral nitrogen of the soil at maize planting), the CC system was much more productive than were the LGS/CK and LGS/MR systems in terms of dry matter and nitrogen yields of maize. Increasing the nitrogen supply to 250 kg N ha⁻¹ considerably reduced the yield advantage of CC over the LGS/CK and LGS/MR systems, indicating that nitrogen was the most limiting factor for maize yield in the mulch seeding systems. With 250 kg N ha⁻¹, the LGS/CK and LGS/MR systems produced greater total yields of digestible organic matter (maize plus ryegrass) than did the CC system, whereas the total nitrogen yield was similar for all cropping systems. The whole-shoot concentrations of nitrogen were highest under CC, irrespective of the level of nitrogen supply. With 110 kg N ha⁻¹, concentrations of phosphorus and magnesium were clearly higher for the mulch seeding systems. There were only minor differences among the cropping methods in the concentrations of potassium and calcium in the whole shoot. When 250 kg N ha⁻¹ were applied, there were no significant variations among the cropping systems in the concentrations of minerals. Changes in the botanical composition of the cover crop sod and in the time and method of cover crop control may help to reduce the competition for nitrogen between maize and the living mulch.     

从地下的角度分析膜下滴灌棉花发生早衰的可能机制

在膜下滴灌条件下,棉花早衰问题严重。在对国内外关于棉花早衰研究成果及膜下滴灌条件特殊根区微环境深入分析的基础上,提出了膜下滴灌棉花早衰原因的合理假设,认为不合理的根系构型及其高蕾铃负荷是造成膜下滴灌棉花早衰的根本原因：膜下滴灌条件下棉花根系生长和构型分布发生的明显变化不利于棉花根系吸收土壤深层的水分和养分,抗逆性减弱,对环境的改变无法做出及时的反应,加之覆膜增温及优越的水肥供应,棉花地上部生长良好,蕾铃负担增加,一旦遇到逆境条件,在高蕾铃负荷前提下,即使对根系养分吸收功能最轻微的损害或者暂时的养分供应短缺均有可能造成对地上部养分供应的不足并发生早衰。因此,如何通过调控构建与地上部生长更为匹配的、构型分布更加合理的、抗逆性更强的棉花根系就成为解决膜下滴灌棉花早衰问题的关键。     

稻草还田对免耕水稻根系生长及空间分布的影响

研究了稻草还田对免耕抛秧水稻立苗期根系生长及成熟期根系空间分布的影响。结果表明,稻草还田显著或极显著提高了立苗期免耕水稻根冠比、单株根生物量、总根数、白根数、单条根长、根毛区长、一次分枝、二次分枝根数量、根系活力和超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性,对根系的伸长、生长起到明显的促进作用。稻草还田明显提高了水稻产量及免耕抛秧水稻0~10cm土层根系干重和根系体积,6t/hm²稻草还田量比对照0~10cm土层根系干重和根系体积分别高29.85%、41.62%,产量提高11.18%,差异均达显著水平。     

有机,无机改良剂对酸性硫酸盐土化学动力学与水稻生长的影响

研究了稻秆、碳酸钙和二氧化锰改良剂对淹水的酸性硫酸盐土的电化学、化学动力学、水稻生长及产量的影响. 施用稻秆(干土重的0.25％)显著影响土壤的还原作用.高浓度的亚铁使水稻前期生长受阻;但亚铁的浓度随后逐渐降低,水稻生长繁茂,谷粒和茎秆产量反较高,植株的含钾量也增高. 加入酸酸钙(相当于干土重的0.25％)明显提高了土壤的pH值,降低土壤的Eh和EC值,并显著降低了水溶性亚铁、亚锰和铝的浓度.碳酸钙或碳酸钙加二氧化锰的处理,都能降低土壤溶液中亚铁的浓度,显著增加稻谷和稻杆的产量,此外,这两种处理都会降低生长前期植株中锌的含量. 加入二氧化锰(干土重的0.005％),使土壤溶液中的亚锰量增多,植株的铁锰比率降低,水稻产量比对照显著增加. 研究结果表明,稻杆是一种改良酸性硫酸盐土较经济的改良剂,其价值值得进一步研究.     

土壤修复与覆盖防草布对台地柚园氮磷流失的影响

为促进果园生草栽培技术推广和做好果园土壤酸化治理工作,更好促进琯溪蜜柚生产的高质量发展,利用径流小区法,观测琯溪蜜柚果园土壤修复和覆盖防草布对果园土壤径流量和对氮、磷面源污染的控制效果差异.结果 表明:(1)果园覆盖防草布可显著降低地表径流量,各次产流量为对照区的21.29％～86.29％;(2)施用沸石粉和白云石粉能...     

夏玉米残茬覆盖与耕作方式的研究

对小麦机械收获后残茬覆盖与不覆盖两种条件下免耕、翻耕和间隔深松三种土壤耕作方式夏玉米的营养生长及籽粒产量进行了研究。结果表明,残茬覆盖和深松耕作玉米播种后出苗率高,次生根条数多,株高增加而基部节间缩短,叶面积系数提高,最终产量显著高于其他处理。     

酸酶双解稻草纸浆制备燃料乙醇的新工艺

研究酸酶双解稻草纸浆、发酵制备燃料乙醇的新工艺,考察时间、温度、底物浓度、催化剂用量等因素对酸解和酶解过程的影响。通过对酸酶解液及残渣成分分析,考察稻草纸浆降解产物中糖含量的变化趋势。结果表明,在170~180℃、液固比20 mL∶1 g、硫酸质量分数为2.4%、反应2 h酸解,还原糖得率为28.9%;在50℃、酶用量80 U/g、底物质量浓度0.01 g/mL、反应30 h酶解,还原糖得率为67.1%。酸酶解总还原糖得率62.6%;稻草纸浆降解液经发酵制得乙醇质量浓度为26.6 g/L,乙醇得率为49%,达到理论转化率的96%,转化率最高为0.28 g/g(乙醇/稻草纸浆)。     

土壤水分与覆盖对夏玉米生长及水分利用效率的影响

在防雨棚下的测坑中,采用裂区试验设计,研究土壤高水分(75%田间持水量,下同)、中水分(65%)和低水分(55%)条件下地膜覆盖、秸秆覆盖和不覆盖对夏玉米生长发育、产量性状和水分利用效率的影响。结果表明,在不同土壤水分条件下,地膜覆盖、秸秆覆盖处理的株高和叶面积指数均高于不覆盖的处理;在玉米生长前期地膜覆盖处理的株高和叶面积指数最高,在玉米生长的中后期秸秆覆盖处理的株高和叶面积指数最高。地膜和秸秆覆盖均具有显著的增产作用,与不覆盖相比,平均分别增产8.89%和22.26%。水分利用效率(WUE)随着土壤水分的降低而增加;在相同的土壤水分条件下,秸秆覆盖处理的WUE最高,地膜覆盖的次之,不覆盖的最低;当土壤水分控制下限为田间持水量的65%时,覆盖处理的节水增产效果最好,其中地膜和秸秆覆盖处理产量比不覆盖处理分别增加12.69%和28.47%,WUE分别提高21.78%和34.65%。     

玉米秸秆还田条件下冬灌时间与施氮方式对冬小麦生长发育及水肥利用效率的影响

为给玉米秸秆还田条件下冬小麦的水氮运筹提供依据,以小麦品种临优2069为材料,研究了山西省小麦-玉米一年两熟区玉米秸秆还田条件下冬灌时间和施氮方式对冬小麦生长发育及水氮利用效率的影响。结果表明,随着冬前灌水时间的推迟,小麦总茎数、单株分蘖数、成穗数、产量、籽粒水分生产率、氮肥表观利用率均呈先升高后降低趋势,以11月25日冬灌的最高。在施氮量相同条件下,氮肥一次性底施(N10∶0)的拔节期总茎数、成穗数、产量、籽粒水分生产率和氮素吸收量、表观利用率高于氮肥70%底施+30%拔节期追施(N7∶3)处理,冬前总茎数、单株分蘖数则相反。冬前灌水时间提前和氮肥一次性底施有利于提高小麦前期单株干重;冬前灌水时间推迟和后期追氮则有利于灌浆期穗部和总干物质的积累。因此,山西省小麦-玉米一年两熟区,秸秆还田条件下氮肥采取一次性底施,并于11月25日冬灌,可实现冬小麦的高产高效栽培。