ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Soil Aggregate Stability and Associated Structure
Affected by Long-Term Fertilization for
a Loessial Soil on the Loess Plateau of China
Dengfeng Tuo1,2, Mingxiang Xu1, Qiang Li3, Sihan Liu4
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1State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water
Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
2State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
3Yulin University, Yulin, Shaanxi 719000, China
4College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Submission date: 2016-08-31
Final revision date: 2016-10-26
Acceptance date: 2016-11-03
Online publication date: 2017-03-22
Publication date: 2017-03-22
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(2):827-835
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ABSTRACT
Agricultural management practices play an important role in soil structure and fertility. However,
there is a lack of knowledge on the effects of long-term fertilization on aggregate structure in the Loess
Plateau region in China. This study was devoted to examining the responses of soil aggregate stability
and associated structure to fertilizers over 19 years under a soybean (Glycine max L.)-corn (Zea Mays)
rotation. Treatments included unfertilized control (CK); nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and NP chemical
fertilizers; and manure (M) and MN, MP and MNP organic/chemical combinations. The results showed that
the water-stable aggregates, mean weight diameter, geometric mean diameter, aggregate state, and aggregate
degree decreased in chemical fertilizers (N, P, and NP). However, it increased in all treatments containing
manure (M, MN, MP, and MNP) compared to the CK. The changes in dispersion rate and fractal dimension
were opposite to those indicators in all treatments. The applications of chemical fertilizers do guarantee an
increase in crop yield, but only organic fertilizers significantly improved soil structure. These results suggest
that manure’s incorporation into loessial soil is a preferred strategy for sustainable soil management.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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