Plant Soil Environ., 2019, 65(8):408-415 | DOI: 10.17221/307/2019-PSE

Comparison of soil phosphorus and phosphatase activity under long-term no-tillage and maize residue managementOriginal Paper

Xiaozhu Yang1, Xuelian Bao1, Yali Yang1,2, Yue Zhao1,2, Chao Liang1, Hongtu Xie*,1
1 Key Laboratory of Forest and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, P.R. China
2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China

The migration and transformation of soil phosphorus (P) are essential for agricultural productivity and environmental security but have not been thoroughly elucidated to date. A 10-year field study was conducted to explore the effects of conventional tillage (CT) and no-tillage with maize residue management (NT-0, NT-33%, NT-67% and NT-100%) on P contents and phosphatase activities in soil layers (0-5, 5-10, 10-20 and 20-40 cm). The results showed that soil available P content and phosphatase activities were higher in no-tillage with maize residue than CT. Soil moisture and pH were significantly positively correlated with soil available P. Higher organic P contents and lower inorganic P contents in the 0-5 cm soil layer were found in the treatment NT-67% compared with other treatments. According to the structure equation model, the source of available P was inorganic P in NT-33%, while organic P in NT-67%. This study demonstrated that the variation of dominant mechanisms involved in soil P migration and transformation were dependent on residue input amounts, and NT-67% might play an important role in the maintenance and transformation of soil organic P.

Keywords: P cycle; nutrient; soil fertility; sustainable development; agriculture

Published: August 31, 2019  Show citation

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Yang X, Bao X, Yang Y, Zhao Y, Liang C, Xie H. Comparison of soil phosphorus and phosphatase activity under long-term no-tillage and maize residue management. Plant Soil Environ. 2019;65(8):408-415. doi: 10.17221/307/2019-PSE.
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