Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (4): 163-173. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20196150

Special Issue: Wheat Potato crops Soil fertilizer

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Mulching Measures on Potato-Wheat Rotation Soil Aggregates and the Influence of Its Organic Carbon Components

DING Desheng, PANG Lei, ZHENG Haofei, YANG Yanbin, GOU Leigang, YANG Nan, WANG Ming, MA Shengfu, WANG Yanting, LU Jianlong, MA Wenhao   

  1. Agronomy College, Gansu Agricultural University,State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Lanzhou 730070, China
  • Received:2025-05-19 Published:2026-08-28

Abstract:

In order to explore the effects of mulching measures(such as straw returning and plastic film mulching)on soil aggregates and organic carbon in semi-arid rain-fed agricultural areas.The potato-wheat rotation system in the dryland of Longzhong was used as the research object.The effects of straw stubble mulching(SR),straw strip mulching(SM),plastic film mulching(PM)and open field(CK)on soil organic carbon components(SOC,POC,MAOC),aggregate stability and aggregate carbon contribution rate were systematically analyzed.By evaluating the soil improvement effect of different mulching measures,integrating the intrinsic indicators such as soil organic carbon component dynamics,aggregate stability and crop productivity and water use efficiency data reported in the literature,the optimal mulching mode that can synergistically improve organic carbon and aggregate stability was screened.The results showed that the organic carbon content and aggregate stability of potato and wheat were improved by three mulching measures in potato-wheat rotation,and the effect of SR treatment was the best.Compared with CK treatment,the SOC content of SR and SM treatment increased by 15.38% and 7.78%,and the SOC content of PM treatment did not change significantly.SR and SM treatment increased the POC content in 0—20 cm soil layer by 18.54%,16.62%,and PM decreased the POC content in 0—20 cm soil layer by 3.06%.The overall trend of MAOC increased in each treatment was SR>SM>PM>CK.Compared with CK treatment,SR and SM treatments increased the proportion of MWD,GMD,>2 mm aggregates and SOC content,while PM significantly reduced MWD and GMD.SR increased the SOC enrichment coefficient of>2 mm aggregates by 17.26% in 0—20 cm soil layer,and SR and SM treatments significantly increased the SOC contribution rate of>2 mm aggregates.In summary,under the conditions of this experiment,all three mulching measures can increase soil organic carbon content,and straw stubble mulching returning to the field has the best effect in improving soil organic carbon content and aggregate stability,effectively improving soil fertility.

Key words: Potato-wheat rotation, Straw mulching to the field, Soil aggregate, Soil organic carbon, Dry farming

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DING Desheng, PANG Lei, ZHENG Haofei, YANG Yanbin, GOU Leigang, YANG Nan, WANG Ming, MA Shengfu, WANG Yanting, LU Jianlong, MA Wenhao. Mulching Measures on Potato-Wheat Rotation Soil Aggregates and the Influence of Its Organic Carbon Components[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2026, 41(4): 163-173. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20196150.

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