Influence of conservation tillage on winter bird use of arable fields in Hungary

Bird use of conservation tillage-established (CT—seedbed preparation without soil inversion) crops was assessed at two adjacent sites in western Hungary, in comparison with conventionally established (mouldboard ploughed—P) fields. Bird abundance was assessed in a typical rotation of spring-sown maize and winter wheat in three consecutive winters. In the first winter, several species and the guild of seed-eating passerines were significantly more abundant on CT established plots, in both crop types. In the second winter, only starlings were more abundant on CT plots. In the third winter, only skylarks favoured CT over P plots. In combination with agri-environment scheme measures designed to provide resources for biodiversity, conservation tillage could play a role in softening the impact of agriculture on farmland birds in Hungary and elsewhere in Eastern Europe, in addition to its potential for reducing soil erosion and diffuse pollution.     

Sustainable land management practices as providers of several ecosystem services under rainfed Mediterranean agroecosystems

Little is known about the multiple impacts of sustainable land management practices on soil and water conservation, carbon sequestration, mitigation of global change and crop yield productivity in semiarid Mediterranean agroecosystems. We hypothesized that a shift from intensive tillage to more conservative tillage management practices (reduced tillage optionally combined with green manure) leads to an improvement in soil structure and quality and will reduce soil erosion and enhance carbon sequestration in semiarid Mediterranean rainfed agroecosystems. To test the hypothesis, we assessed the effects of different tillage treatments (conventional (CT), reduced (RT), reduced tillage combined with green manure (RTG), and no tillage (NT)) on soil structure and soil water content, runoff and erosion control, soil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, crop yield and carbon sequestration in two semiarid agroecosystems with organic rainfed almond (Prunus dulcis Mill) in the Murcia Region (southeast Spain). It was found that reduction and suppression of tillage under almonds led to an increase in soil water content in both agroecosystems. Crop yields ranged from 775 to 1,766 kg ha^?1 between tillage treatments, but we did not find a clear relation between soil water content and crop yield. RT and RTG treatments showed lower soil erosion rates and higher crop yields of almonds than under CT treatment. Overall, higher soil organic carbon contents and aggregate stability were observed under RTG treatment than under RT or CT treatment. It is concluded that conversion from CT to RTG is suitable to increase carbon inputs without enhancing soil CO₂ emissions in semiarid Mediterranean agroecosystems.     

保护性耕作对黑河流域农田土壤水分利用的影响

为了探讨保护性耕作节水、 增产潜力及其在黑河流域的适应性,设计20 cm留茬(NS20)、 20 cm留茬压倒(NPS20)、 40 cm留茬(NS40)、 40 cm留茬压倒(NPS40)和传统耕作(CT)5个处理,研究了保护性耕作对黑河流域农田土壤含水量、 产量和水分利用效率(WUE)的影响.结果表明:相对传统耕作,保护性耕作增加了土壤贮水量:在2003年和2004年休闲期结束后,NPS40、 NS40、 NS20和NPS20表层0~30 cm土壤贮水量较CT分别增加30.22%、 27.29%、 20.92%、 13.64%和48.32%、 38.90%、 29.85%、 23.28%;2004、 2005两年播种期0~5 cm土壤含水量NPS40、 NS40、 NPS20和NS20较CT分别增加37.29%、 37.10%、 21.49%、 41.90%和33.99%、 40.17%、 8.90%、 38.44%;播种到拔节期留茬高度越大,土壤贮水量越多,在相同高度的留茬处理中,干旱年份压倒处理保水效果较好,降雨相对较多的年份立茬处理保水效果较好;拔节后各层土壤贮水量之间差异减小.保护性耕作增加作物产量和水分利用效率,尤其是NPS20,2004年和2005年产量和WUE较传统耕作分别增加53.08%、 5.85%和52.04%、 7.30%.     

不同耕作措施对渭北旱塬土壤碳库管理指数及其构成的影响

以渭北旱塬9 a（2007—2016年）的不同耕作定位试验为对象,研究了在秸秆还田条件下3种连年单一耕作即翻耕（CC）、免耕（NN）、深松（SS）和3种轮耕措施即免耕-深松（NS）、深松-翻耕（SC）、翻耕-免耕（CN）对农田土壤固碳速率（CSE）、碳库管理指数（CPMI）、小麦产量和秸秆还田后表观腐殖化系数的影响。结果表明：以翻耕（CC）作为参照土样,免耕提高了0~10 cm表层土壤的固碳速率、有机碳（SOC）及其易氧化组分（EOC）的含量,并增加了表层（0~10 cm）土壤的碳库管理指数（CPMI）,在>10 cm土层SOC、EOC含量虽有所减少,但提高了有机碳的稳定系数（K_OS）;深松则提高了表层和35~50 cm土层的SOC、EOC含量、CSE及CPMI,并增加了0~10 cm、35~50 cm土层的EOC/SOC值和10~20 cm土层的K_OS;轮耕处理各土层的CSE、SOC和EOC含量均有所增加,且增加了0~10 cm、35~50 cm土层的EOC/SOC值,其中NS和CN轮耕处理各层CPMI都有所增加。深松、免耕和轮耕处理提高了小麦产量和小麦秸秆量,其中NS处理增加幅度最大,分别为14.3%（籽粒）和12.9%（秸秆）;进行9 a小麦秸秆还田,免耕、深松和轮耕措施提高了还田秸秆的表观腐殖化系数,其中NS处理的表观腐殖化系数显著高于翻耕处理。     

Tillage and soil carbon sequestration—What do we really know?

It is widely believed that soil disturbance by tillage was a primary cause of the historical loss of soil organic carbon (SOC) in North America, and that substantial SOC sequestration can be accomplished by changing from conventional plowing to less intensive methods known as conservation tillage. This is based on experiments where changes in carbon storage have been estimated through soil sampling of tillage trials. However, sampling protocol may have biased the results. In essentially all cases where conservation tillage was found to sequester C, soils were only sampled to a depth of 30 cm or less, even though crop roots often extend much deeper. In the few studies where sampling extended deeper than 30 cm, conservation tillage has shown no consistent accrual of SOC, instead showing a difference in the distribution of SOC, with higher concentrations near the surface in conservation tillage and higher concentrations in deeper layers under conventional tillage. These contrasting results may be due to tillage-induced differences in thermal and physical conditions that affect root growth and distribution. Long-term, continuous gas exchange measurements have also been unable to detect C gain due to reduced tillage. Though there are other good reasons to use conservation tillage, evidence that it promotes C sequestration is not compelling.     

不同耕作措施对旱作夏玉米田土壤呼吸及根呼吸的影响

为了探明不同耕作措施对旱作夏玉米田土壤呼吸及根呼吸的影响,采用定位试验,对比研究了深松耕(ST)、免耕(NT)、旋耕(RT)和翻耕(CT)这4种耕作方式下土壤呼吸速率的动态变化特征;并利用根去除法研究了根呼吸对土壤呼吸的贡献.结果表明,夏玉米生长季,4种耕作方式下土壤呼吸速率随生育期均呈单峰型变化趋势,在抽雄期达到最大,各生育期土壤呼吸速率大小顺序依次表现为:抽雄期开花期灌浆期成熟期拔节期苗期.不同耕作措施对平均土壤呼吸速率的影响表现为CTSTRTNT;土壤呼吸速率与土壤温度的相关系数达到显著性水平(P0.05),不同耕作措施下5 cm地温可以解释土壤呼吸速率变异的35%~75%.而土壤呼吸速率与土壤水分的相关系数却未达到显著性水平.夏玉米生长季中,不同耕作措施下根呼吸作用占土壤呼吸作用的比例在45.13%~56.86%之间波动,均值为51.72%.因此,利用根去除法可以用来了解作物生长对土壤碳排放的贡献及比较不同耕作措施对根系呼吸贡献的影响,从而为筛选出减缓农田土壤有机碳分解的耕作措施提供依据.     

Soil temperature and moisture sensitivities of soil CO2 efflux before and after tillage in a wheat field of Loess Plateau, China

As a conventional farming practice,tillage has lasted for thousands of years in Loess Plateau,China.Although recent studies show that tillage is a prominent culprit to soil carbon loss in croplands,few studies have investigated the influences of tillage on the responses of soil CO2 efflux(SCE) to soil temperature and moisture.Using a multi-channel automated CO2 efflux chamber system,we measured SCE in situ continuously before and after the conventional tillage in a rain fed wheat field of Loess Plateau,Chin...     

C-Lock (Patent Pending): A System for Estimating and Certifying Carbon Emission Reduction Credits for the Sequestration of Soil Carbon on Agricultural Land

The C-Lock system was developed to address the need for an improved method of quantifying and certifying project-level carbon emission reduction credits (CERC). It was designed to enable individual landowners to efficiently quantify, certify, pool, market and trade CERCs generated by agricultural management practices. We provide a general overview of the C-Lock system as it has been implemented for the USA State of South Dakota. C-Lock is comprised of four linked components: a web interface, a client database, a Geographic Information System (GIS) database of soil, climate and generalized land use history parameters, and the CENTURY soil carbon model. The user-friendly interface elicits generalized land-use and crop history information from the client from 1900 through 1989, then explicit annual information from 1990 onward. A climate-zone level landuse and crop management database is used to fill in gaps in the client-provided data. These data are used to drive the CENTURY model, which estimates annual changes in soil carbon stocks. Monte Carlo simulation is used to estimate uncertainty bounds, and these are applied to the CENTURY outputs in order to provide probabilistic estimates of accrued CERCs in a manner that is transparent and verifiable. In a demonstration application, CERCs are estimated for three different land-use scenarios on a representative field in eastern South Dakota: reduced tillage or conservation (no-till) management of a corn (maize)/wheat/soybean rotation, and enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program, which entails establishing permanent grass cover. The credits are based on a business-asusual scenario of conventional tillage.     

秸秆源黑炭还田对水稻土生产力和固碳的影响

为揭示秸秆源黑炭连续还田对太湖平原稻麦轮作农田土壤生产力和固碳作用的影响,设黑炭施加量为0(CK)、4.5和9.0t/hm23个处理,通过2a 4个完整稻麦轮作季的盆栽试验,研究了稻秆来源黑炭每季还田下的稻麦作物产量.养分吸收状况及土壤理化性质的变化. 结果显示,土壤w(TOC)(TOC为总有机碳)和w(全N)随黑炭施加量的增加而增加. 每季黑炭施加量为9.0t/hm2时,土壤w(TOC)和w(全N)可分别提高46.7%~113.0%和9.3%~28.3%. 黑炭施入土壤后能够提高稻麦作物地上部分生物量,籽粒产量增加11.4%~60.5%,秸秆产量增加15.0%~56.8%. 黑炭处理下稻麦作物体内N、P、K、Mg和Ca的累积量显著提高,这一现象与每季结束后土壤w(全N)以及土壤有效元素含量〔w(有效P)、w(有效K)、w(有效Mg)和w(有效Ca)〕的增加相吻合. 黑炭施入可显著提高土壤pH和CEC(阳离子交换量),尤其是黑炭施加量为9.0t/hm2时,pH最高可达6.79,CEC最高达到12.7cmol/kg. 连续三季施入黑炭后,土壤容重比不施黑炭处理降低8.0%~12.2%. 试验结果表明,秸秆来源黑炭施入太湖平原稻麦农田可起到固碳增汇、增加土壤碳库容量的作用,也能改善土壤理化性质,提高土壤生产力.      

秸秆还田模式对农田土壤碳库特性及产量的影响

为探明南方稻麦两熟制农田秸秆还田模式对土壤总有机碳、活性有机碳、碳库管理指数和稻麦产量的影响,论文通过8 a的水稻-小麦轮作田间定位试验,设置了4个秸秆还田模式处理：秸秆不还田（CK）、秸秆稻麦季均还田（RW）、仅麦秸稻季还田（W）、仅稻秸麦季还田（R）。结果表明,与CK处理相比,秸秆还田显著提高了0~20 cm土壤的总有机碳、活性有机碳、稳定态有机碳（P<0.05）;不同秸秆还田模式处理之间的土壤总有机碳、稳定态有机碳差异均不显著（P>0.05）,RW处理的活性有机碳、碳库活度指数、碳库管理指数与R处理无显著差异性（P>0.05）,显著大于W处理（P<0.05）;RW与R处理的水稻产量均值无显著差异性（P>0.05）,显著大于W处理;活性有机碳、碳库管理指数与水稻产量均值呈极显著相关（P<0.01）,与小麦产量均值关系不密切（P>0.05）;上述结果表明,与稻麦两季还田模式相比,南方稻麦两熟制农田实施仅稻秆麦季还田模式,并不影响作物稳产性与土壤地力的提升。     

耕作深度调控秸秆还田对农田土壤呼吸的影响

秸秆还田和耕作深度处理是影响农田土壤呼吸最重要的农业管理措施之一,但二者交互作用影响农田土壤呼吸的机制尚不清楚.基于此,针对中国的旱地农田生态系统,利用已发表的116篇研究论文,借助Meta分析技术,探究秸秆还田和耕作深度处理及其二者交互作用对农田土壤呼吸的影响及其调控因素,为农田生态系统实现“碳中和”提供重要的数据支撑和理论依据.结果表明,免耕导致土壤呼吸减少了8.3%,而浅耕和深耕处理对土壤呼吸的影响不显著,但对土壤呼吸的增加量仍呈现出深耕>浅耕>免耕的趋势.虽然,浅耕和深耕对土壤呼吸和土壤有机碳（SOC）的影响均相对较小,但是免耕导致土壤呼吸减少了8.3%的同时却又导致SOC增加了7.05%,因此实施免耕措施对农田土壤固碳减排具有重要意义.此外,耕作深度会显著调控秸秆还田对土壤呼吸的影响,且土壤呼吸的增加量呈现出深耕秸秆还田>浅耕秸秆还田>免耕秸秆还田的趋势,整体平均增加了14.51%.秸秆还田后不同深度耕作处理下土壤呼吸的增加量与土壤容重、农作物产量、土壤有机碳、以及土壤温度和水分的改变量密切相关,且对土壤呼吸增加量的贡献呈现出土壤容重>农作物产量>土壤有机碳>土壤水分>土壤温度的趋势.虽然SOC在深耕秸秆还田、浅耕秸秆还田和免耕秸秆还田处理下分别增加了29.32%、10.12%和23.94%,但是土壤呼吸在深耕秸秆还田和浅耕秸秆还田处理分别增加了29.32%和18.92%,而在免耕秸秆还田处理下仅增加1.2%.所以,免耕秸秆还田也有利于农田土壤固碳减排.因此,在中国的旱地农田生态系统中,耕作深度会调控秸秆还田对土壤呼吸的影响程度,而这种调控主要与土壤理化性质有关,尤其与土壤容重关系最为紧密,且免耕和免耕秸秆还田均是有利于农田土壤固碳减排的重要农业管理措施.     

A review: long-term effects of agricultural systems on soil biochemical and microbial parameters

This paper provides a review of recent developments on assessing the effect of agricultural systems on long-term productivity of soils. Cultivation of soils, besides affecting soil chemistry and structure, reduces biological activity due to the reduction of macroaggregates which provides an important microhabitat for microbial activity. Indirect evidence suggests that soil amendments such as animal and green manures, and plant diversity (crop rotations) may be more important in maintaining soil microbial activity/diversity than conservation tillage in monocultural systems. There is increasing evidence that crop rotation promotes crop productivity by suppressing deleterious microorganisms that flourish under monoculture. Additions of inorganic fertilizers can increase soil biological activity because of an increased plant biomass production which upon incorporation stimulates soil biological activity. Conversely, limited evidence suggests that repeated applications of inorganic fertilizer nutrients can suppress production of certain soil enzymes that are involved in cycling of a given nutrient. The observed transitory decrease in crop productivity during conversion from chemical intensive input to alternative systems (greater reliance on biological resources) may be due to the initial diminished biological potentials of conventionally managed soils to efficiently cycle and mineralize organic nutrient sources. This review reaffirms the continuing need for the maintenance of existing long-term experimental sites and establishment of new studies in major agroecosystems throughout the world.     

华北平原农田管理措施对冬小麦-夏玉米轮作系统N2O和CH4排放的影响

华北平原是我国重要的粮食生产基地,其农业生产对N_2O和CH_4也具有重要影响.本研究设置包括3类不同农田管理措施的田间试验,即免耕(No-tillage,N)/旋耕(Rotary,T)、秸秆清茬(Cleaning,S0)/还田(Straw,S1)以及不同氮肥水平(常规氮肥(F2),优化氮肥(F1)和空白处理(F0)),分析对产量、N_2O和CH_4排放的影响以及与土壤性状的关系.结果表明,优化氮肥能保持和当地常规氮肥水平相同的粮食产量,同时可以有效降低温室气体CO2-eq(45.4%).秸秆还田可以显著降低N_2O的排放,其中在夏玉米季效果尤为明显.施用氮肥能够抑制土壤对CH_4的吸收.夏玉米季是N_2O排放的主要时期(N_2O累积排放占全年的59%~78%).土壤NO-3含量、WFPS和土壤温度都对N_2O有显著影响.主效应和交互作用分析证明,氮肥水平对两季作物产量、秸秆还田对冬小麦的产量有显著影响;耕作方式与氮肥水平、秸秆还田分别对两季作物产量和CH_4有极显著的交互作用,秸秆处理和氮肥水平对CH_4排放和冬小麦产量有显著的交互作用;三因素的交互作用体现在对冬小麦产量和两季作物的总产量有显著影响.在华北平原当前氮肥水平上降低30%仍能维持和当地常规农业管理措施相同的作物产量,降低N_2O和CH_4排放45%以上,秸秆还田体现出降低N_2O排放以及长期提高土壤有机碳水平的效益.     

垄作对降低黄土高原南部冬小麦田氨挥发风险的影响

为研究黄土高原南部冬小麦田NH₃挥发对垄作的响应,揭示其释放机制及污染风险,于2011—2013年冬小麦生长季,按照随机裂区试验设计布置田间试验,采用通气式田间原位酸吸收方法测定NH₃挥发. 主区为常规栽培及3种垄作,副区为2种施N(氮)处理——未施N(0 kg/hm2,以N计)和施N(180 kg/hm2). 结果表明:不同施N处理下,各耕作模式NH₃挥发通量在施肥后10 d均达到峰值,在施肥后30 d稳定在较低水平. 垄作单季NH₃累积挥发量(以N计)平均值为5.748 kg/hm2,比常规栽培降低4.9%;施N处理下NH₃累积挥发量平均值为6.512 kg/hm2,比未施N处理提高26.8%. 氮肥NH₃挥发损失率为0.47%~1.38%,其中垄作平均损失率比常规栽培降低60.1%. 不同施N处理下,各耕作模式NH₃挥发通量与土壤w(NH₄+)、含水量呈正相关;与25 cm深度处土壤温度、pH在冬前(施肥播种至土壤结冰阶段)呈正相关,而在冬后(土壤解冻至小麦收获阶段)则呈负相关. 土壤w(NH₄+)和土壤温度是控制NH₃挥发的两大主要因素. 冬前垄作降低NH₃挥发通量主要是由于垄作集中深施肥会增加NH₃挥发扩散阻力所致. 可见,旱作冬小麦种植区采用垄作可降低NH₃挥发风险.      

长期施肥对黄土高原梯田土壤养分特征和微生物资源限制的影响

长期不同施肥处理会改变土壤的理化性质和微生物生物量,但长期不同施肥对黄土高原梯田土壤微生物胞外酶活性变化和养分特征的影响尚不清楚.本研究以中国科学院安塞水土保持综合试验站长期养分定位试验样地为基础,分析了不施肥(CK)、有机肥与氮肥混施(MN)、有机肥与磷肥混施(MP)、有机肥、氮肥与磷肥混施(MNP)、单施有机肥(M...     

Soil temperature and moisture sensitivities of soil CO2 e ux before and after tillage in a wheat field of Loess Plateau, China

As a conventional farming practice, tillage has lasted for thousands of years in Loess Plateau, China. Although recent studies show that tillage is a prominent culprit to soil carbon loss in croplands, few studies have investigated the influences of tillage on the responses of soil CO2 e ux (SCE) to soil temperature and moisture. Using a multi-channel automated CO2 e ux chamber system, we measured SCE in situ continuously before and after the conventional tillage in a rain fed wheat field of Loess Plateau, China. The changes in soil temperature and moisture sensitivities of SCE, denoted by the Q10 value and linear regression slope respectively, were compared in the same range of soil temperature and moisture before and after the tillage. The results showed that, after the tillage, SCE increased by 1.2–2.2 times; the soil temperature sensitivity increased by 36.1%–37.5%; and the soil moisture sensitivity increased by 140%–166%. Thus, the tillage-induced increase in SCE might partially be attributed to the increases in temperature and moisture sensitivity of SCE.     

Analysis and improving ways for water condition in winter wheat field of dryland in subhumid areas of the loess plateau

Based on the soil moisture data from the locating experiments from 1986-1990, and using the water balance method, the water supply and demand state in the field of winter wheat, and the ways for improving water condition in dryland of subhumid by dry area of the Loess Plateau were studied. The results suggested that a low precipitation satisfying ratio of 42.9%-58.8% appears in the growing period of winter wheat, and the yield, to a great extent depends on the water that was stored in deep soil layer in the previous rainy season. The filed trial results showed that tillage in the summer fallow period,straw cover, soil moisture regulation with adequate fertilization, crop rotation and proper croppingsystem could be the efficient ways for improving the water condition,and for the exploitation and utilization of natural water resources(both precipitation and soil water) in the winter wheat field of dryland.     

Analysis and improving ways for water condition in winter wheat field of dryland in subhumid areas of the loess plateau

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中国保护性耕作净碳汇的时空格局

研究中国保护性耕作净碳汇的时空格局对其推广政策的合理制定具有重要意义。在分析保护性耕作固碳排碳机理和构建其测度方法的基础上,以中国各省（市、自治区）为单元,对2000—2019年中国保护性耕作净碳汇的时空格局进行分析,并对其潜力进行预测。结果表明：（1）每年保护性耕作的碳汇基本都是碳排的2倍,土壤固碳占保护性耕作碳汇的2/3以上,生物固碳占比小于1/3。（2）中国保护性耕作净碳汇在时间上呈现逐年递增趋势,其中,华北、西北和东南地区增幅较大;在空间上表现为扩张—集聚—扩张态势,其重心由北向南移动。（3）中国保护性耕作净碳汇具有明显的空间非均衡性特征,2019年呈现华北、西北和东南地区“三足鼎立”之格局,河南、山东、内蒙古、新疆、安徽、湖北和江西7省区属于高碳汇区,河北、吉林、陕西和山西属于低碳汇区,其他省份属于碳中和区。（4）2020—2030年中国保护性耕作的净碳汇潜力继续保持增长态势,2030年的峰值将处于5794.38万~7962.93万t C之间。     

采用保护性耕作对减少水稻产量损失的实证分析——基于4省1080个稻农的调研数据

干旱和洪涝是造成水稻减产最主要的自然灾害,稻农通过采用保护性耕作可以减少其对水稻的产量损失。基于2013—2015年中国水稻主产区1 080个水稻农户的调研面板数据,论文采用内生转换模型,实证分析了稻农通过采用保护性耕作应对干旱或洪涝的效果,并分别估计了采用者和未采用者的水稻单产情况。实证结果表明:1)采用者的水稻单产远远高于未采用者的水稻单产;2)在反事实假设情况下,如果采用者未采用保护性耕作,其水稻产量将相应减产457.95 kg/hm~2(约7%);如果未采用者采用保护性耕作,其水稻产量将相应增产225 kg/hm~2(约4%);3)户主种植经验、受教育年限和公共服务可得性正向影响稻农的采用行为。最后,论文建议政府应大力推广保护性耕作技术,加大对抗逆水稻品种的培育,加强对农业生产资料的投入和管理,扩大公共服务的覆盖范围。