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Journal of Desert Research ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (3): 178-186.DOI: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2021.00147

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Characteristics of soil respiration in farmland of Hexi oasis and its response to long-term fertilization

Shiyang Chen1,2(), Rong Yang1(), Yongzhong Su1, Zeyu Du1,2   

  1. 1.Linze Inland River Basin Research Station,Northwest Institute of Eco-Environmental and Resources,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Lanzhou 730000,China
    2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China
  • Received:2021-08-03 Revised:2021-12-13 Online:2022-05-20 Published:2022-06-01
  • Contact: Rong Yang

Abstract:

The soil respiration rate was measured by LI-COR 8100 in the newly reclaimed farmlands in Hexi desert oasis in July and August from 2019 to 2020. We analyzed the changes of soil respiration rate and diurnal dynamic variation under 9 different fertilization treatments to determine the key factors. The results showed that: (1) The soil respiration rate was influenced by M3, NP3, NPK1M3, NPK3M1, NPK2M2, NP1M3, NPK2, NPK3, NPK1 in turn from high level to low level. This indicates that the treatment of organic fertilizers application alone significantly increased soil respiration rate by 22.1%-41.4% in comparison with combined manure with chemical fertilizers and the treatment of chemical fertilizers alone. (2) The diurnal dynamic variation of soil respiration in different fertilization presented unimodal curve, and the peak value was found in the periods of 13:00-16:00. The diurnal dynamic variation of soil respiration had a significant correlation with soil temperature (5 cm). (3) Soil temperature (5 cm) and soil moisture (5 cm) could explain 24.2%-44.8% and 7.7%-36.4% of soil respiration, respectively. A remarkable correlation was found between soil respiration rate and soil temperature, but soil respiration rate had no significant correlation with soil moisture. The temperature sensitivity coefficient of soil respiration Q10 was in the range of 1.419 to 1.600, which was lower than the world average value of 2.4, because high temperature led to decreased sensitivity of soil respiration to temperature changes. (4) Soil respiration was significantly negatively correlated with organic matter, total nitrogen, total carbon and available nitrogen. After applying organic fertilizers, soil organic matter, total nitrogen, total carbon and available nitrogen increased by 188.9%, 80.5%, 79.3% and 147.0% respectively. Thus soil respiration was promoted. There is no significant relationship between soil respiration and maize yield. In conclusion, fertilization measures have an effect on soil quality and soil respiration rate. The balanced application of organic and inorganic fertilizers can improve soil quality while reducing CO2 emissions, which can be adopted in production practice.

Key words: long-term fertilization, soil respiration, diurnal dynamic variation, soil temperature, soil moisture

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