Effects of different tillage methods on soil properties and maize seedling growth in alternating wide and narrow rows rotation mode in the Songliao Plain of China,Geoderma

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Effects of different tillage methods on soil properties and maize seedling growth in alternating wide and narrow rows rotation mode in the Songliao Plain of China
Geoderma ( IF 5.6 ) Pub Date : 2024-11-27 , DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.117120
Yueyong Wang, Yongguang Zhang, Yuanyuan Liu, Libin Wang, Yonglu Dong

The Songliao Plain is the main maize (Zea mays L.) producing region in Northeast China. The no-tillage22

NT: no-tillage.

(NT) method in alternating wide and narrow rows rotation mode is widely used for maize planting in this region. However, in spring, the NT method in this mode suffer from low soil temperature and high soil water content33

SWC: soil water content.

(SWC), which severely restrict maize seed germination and seedling growth. We pioneered the research and practice of the ridge tillage44

RT: ridge tillage.

(RT) method and strip tillage55

ST: strip tillage.

(ST) method in this mode. We developed a new tillage machine to enable the implementation of RT and ST methods in alternating wide and narrow rows rotation mode, which has not been previously reported in this region. In this mode, the relative research of the RT method and ST method has not been conducted, and the effects of the RT method and ST method on the soil properties and maize seedling growth have not been clarified. Therefore, a 3-year field experiment was conducted at 7 randomly selected experimental sites in this region to research the effects of RT, ST, and NT methods on soil properties and maize seedling growth. During the spring sowing period, for soil pH, organic matter66

OM: organic matter.

(OM), available nitrogen, available phosphorus, and available potassium, both the RT method and ST method resulted in greater values than the NT method, and there was no significant difference between the RT method and ST method. This indicated that prolonged NT was not conducive to even distribution of OM, resulting in slightly lower available nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium compared to the RT and ST methods. Within 30 days after spring sowing, for soil temperature, RT method value > ST method value > NT method value; for SWC, NT method value > RT method value > ST method value. For mean seedling emergence time77

MET: mean seedling emergence time.

(MET), RT method value < ST method value < NT method value; for seedling emergence rate88

ER: seedling emergence rate.

(ER), plant height, stem thickness, and plant dry weight, RT method value > ST method value > NT method value. Higher soil temperature, more suitable SWC, and better nutrient availability were beneficial in shortening MET, promoting dry matter accumulation, which ultimately increased plant height, stem thickness, and plant dry weight of maize seedlings. In RT, ST, and NT methods, soil temperature and plant dry weight were positively and linearly correlated in the 10–22 °C soil temperature interval. In the RT method and ST method, SWC and plant dry weight were positively and linearly correlated in the 15–24 % SWC interval. In the NT method, SWC and plant dry weight were negatively and linearly correlated in the 27–35 % SWC interval. Moreover, maize yield responses were positive for the RT method and ST method compared with the NT method. The RT method and ST method well solved the problems of low soil temperature and high SWC that existed in NT fields, which affected the early growth of maize seedlings, and ensured the stability and improvement of maize yields. The results suggest that both the RT method and ST method may provide significant improvements over the existing NT method.

更新日期：2024-11-27

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