Long-term management impacts on soil C, N and physical fertility - Part 1: Broadbalk experiment
Long-term management impacts on soil C, N and physical fertility - Part 1: Broadbalk experiment
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DOI:
10.1016/j.still.2005.11.002
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发表时间:
2006-12-01
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
Poulton, P. R.
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作者:
Blair, Nelly;Faulkner, R. D.;Poulton, P. R.
For many centuries manure application to the soil has been common practice. Organic amendments and fertiliser applications can increase crop yields and soil organic matter (SOM). However, the long-term impacts on soil physical fertility are often neglected. This study was carried out on the Broadbalk Wheat Experiment at Rothamsted, UK, established in 1843 on an Aquic/ Typic Paleudalf soil. Application of farmyard manure (FYM), N fertiliser and wheat straw on total organic C (C-T), labile C (C-L) and non-labile C (C-NL), total N (N-T), mean weight diameter (MWD) and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity (K-unsat) were studied on wheat (Triticum aestivum) and adjacent woodland and pasture areas. Manure additions, N fertiliser and straw incorporation increased all C fractions, particularly the C-L fraction. The addition of 35 t ha(-1) year(-1) of FYM increased C-T to 2.5 times that of the control (no fertiliser) treatment and C-L to 5 times that of the control. With highest N application and straw returned, C-T increased by 1.3 times and C-L by 1.5 times that of the control treatment. There were linear relationships between rate of N fertiliser applied and all C fractions, with the rate of increase almost double with straw than straw removed. Manure application improved MWD, as did high N fertiliser additions with straw returned. Application of N fertiliser only increased MWD and K-unsat (at 10 mm tension) if straw was returned, while the addition of manure resulted in decreased K-unsat. The highest K-unsat rate was on the high N fertiliser, straw returned treatments. The uncropped areas all had high soil structural stability. Similar relationships occurred between all C fractions and NT and MWD for the high C soils, but relationships were much stronger with C-L than the other C fractions in the low C soils. These results showed that soils with low C concentration are more reliant on C-L for structural stability. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.