Effect of organic materials on the chemical properties of saline soil in the Yellow River Delta of China

doi:10.1007/s11707-014-0463-6

Front. Earth Sci.

2015, Vol. 9

Issue (2) : 259-267 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11707-014-0463-6

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Effect of organic materials on the chemical properties of saline soil in the Yellow River Delta of China

Yan YU^1,^*(

),Jie LIU²,Chunmeng LIU¹,Shuang ZONG¹,Zhaohua LU¹

1. School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
2. Transport Planning and Research Institute, Ministry of Transport, Beijing 100028, China

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Abstract

A 180-day incubation experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of different organic materials on the chemical properties of coastal soil with high salinity and relatively low pH. Four organic materials (three kinds of plant residues: straw, composted straw, and fresh reed; and one kind of poultry manure: chicken manure) were applied at a ratio of 15 g·kg^?1 to samples of costal saline soil from the Yellow River Delta of China. The results showed that the soil pH and exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP) decreased, whereas soil cation exchangeable capacity (CEC) and macronutrient concentrations increased, regardless of the type of organic material used. All treatments showed a remarkable increase in soil soluble organic carbon (SOC) during the 180-day incubation. The peak values of SOC in descending order were chicken manure, reed, composted straw, straw, and control soil. At the end of incubation, the highest level of SOC occurred in the straw-amended soil, followed by composted straw, reed, and chicken manure-amended soils. Soil respiration rate and available nitrogen were significantly influenced by the type of material used. Although reed-amended soil had a relatively high SOC and respiration rate, the ESP was reduced the least. Considering the possible risk of heavy metals caused by chicken manure, it is proposed that straw and composted straw are the more efficient materials to use for reclaiming costal saline soil and improving the availability of macronutrients.

Keywords organic material soil organic carbon salt-affected soil ESP respiration rate

Corresponding Author(s): Yan YU

Online First Date: 09 September 2014 Issue Date: 30 April 2015

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Jie LIU,Chunmeng LIU,Shuang ZONG, et al. Effect of organic materials on the chemical properties of saline soil in the Yellow River Delta of China[J]. Front. Earth Sci., 2015, 9(2): 259-267.

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Tab.1 Chemical properties of organic fertilizers used in the incubation experiments

Fig.1 Changes in soil pH and electrical conductivity during 180 days of incubation after the addition of fertilizers.

Tab.2 Exchangeable cations (cmol·kg^?1soil±standard deviation), cation exchange capacity (CEC), (cmol·kg^?1soil±standard deviation), and exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP, %) on day 14

Fig.2 Changes in soluble organic carbon, loss of organic amendments, soil respiration rate, and cumulative respiration during 180 days of incubation after the addition of fertilizers.

Fig.3 Changes in soil nitrogen and phosphorus during 180 days of incubation after the addition of fertilizers.

Tab.3 Correlation coefficients of organic fertilizers with soil chemical properties on day 14

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