A four year study in a desert land area on the effect of irrigated, cultivated land and abandoned cropland on soil biological, chemical and physical properties

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	A four year study in a desert land area on the effect of irrigated, cultivated land and abandoned cropland on soil biological, chemical and physical properties
	Shang, Z. H.; Cao, J. J.; Degen, A. A.; Zhang, D. W.; Long, R. J.
	2019
发表期刊	CATENA
卷号	175
摘要	Desert lands occupy vast areas in northwest China and have been undergoing intensive changes in land use. As land uses are considered key drivers of biogeochemical cycles in desert lands, we questioned what effects these changes are having on the biological, physical and chemical properties of the soil. We examined five different land use schemes: (1) natural desert land; (2) abandoned land that was formerly cultivated; (3) barley cultivated land; (4) alfalfa (Medicago saliva) cultivated land; and (5) Astragalus adsurgens cultivated land. The three cultivated lands were irrigated and received fertilizer. Measurements were made after 4 years of annual planting and harvesting or 4 years of cropland abandonment. In previous studies, equivocal results have been reported when examining the effect of land cultivation and land abandonment on soil properties. In the present study, total soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus contents increased significantly in the cultivated lands; whereas, they declined in the abandoned cropland when compared to the natural desert land. We concluded that the increase in these parameters in the cultivated fields was most likely due to the irrigation practice, which enhanced the growth of microorganisms and of plants and increased carbon sequestration. The decrease in the abandoned field was most likely due, at least in part, to the relatively short period between the land abandonment and measurements. More time was required for vegetation regrowth and increased carbon sequestration. It is recommended to consider the costs and benefits of carbon sequestration when planning agricultural management practices like growing annual crops and legume forage.
关键词	Desert land Cultivation Legume planting Carbon sequestration Soil quality
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://210.75.249.4/handle/363003/59829
专题	中国科学院西北高原生物研究所
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Shang, Z. H.,Cao, J. J.,Degen, A. A.,et al. A four year study in a desert land area on the effect of irrigated, cultivated land and abandoned cropland on soil biological, chemical and physical properties[J]. CATENA,2019,175.
APA	Shang, Z. H.,Cao, J. J.,Degen, A. A.,Zhang, D. W.,&Long, R. J..(2019).A four year study in a desert land area on the effect of irrigated, cultivated land and abandoned cropland on soil biological, chemical and physical properties.CATENA,175.
MLA	Shang, Z. H.,et al."A four year study in a desert land area on the effect of irrigated, cultivated land and abandoned cropland on soil biological, chemical and physical properties".CATENA 175(2019).