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Original research article
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08 Sep 2021
Original research article |
| 08 Sep 2021
| 08 Sep 2021
Changes in soil physicochemical properties and bacterial communities at different soil depths after long-term straw mulching under a no-till system
Zijun Zhou
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan
Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
Monitoring and Experimental Station of Plant Nutrition and
Agro-Environment for Sloping Land in South Region, Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Affairs, Chengdu, China
Zengqiang Li
College of Resources and Environment, Qingdao Agricultural
University, Qingdao, China
Kun Chen
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan
Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
Monitoring and Experimental Station of Plant Nutrition and
Agro-Environment for Sloping Land in South Region, Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Affairs, Chengdu, China
Zhaoming Chen
Institute of Environmental Resources and Soil Fertilizer, Zhejiang
Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
Xiangzhong Zeng
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan
Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
Monitoring and Experimental Station of Plant Nutrition and
Agro-Environment for Sloping Land in South Region, Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Affairs, Chengdu, China
Hua Yu
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan
Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
Monitoring and Experimental Station of Plant Nutrition and
Agro-Environment for Sloping Land in South Region, Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Affairs, Chengdu, China
Song Guo
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan
Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
Monitoring and Experimental Station of Plant Nutrition and
Agro-Environment for Sloping Land in South Region, Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Affairs, Chengdu, China
Yuxian Shangguan
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan
Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
Monitoring and Experimental Station of Plant Nutrition and
Agro-Environment for Sloping Land in South Region, Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Affairs, Chengdu, China
Qingrui Chen
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan
Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
Monitoring and Experimental Station of Plant Nutrition and
Agro-Environment for Sloping Land in South Region, Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Affairs, Chengdu, China
Hongzhu Fan
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan
Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
Monitoring and Experimental Station of Plant Nutrition and
Agro-Environment for Sloping Land in South Region, Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Affairs, Chengdu, China
Shihua Tu
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan
Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
Monitoring and Experimental Station of Plant Nutrition and
Agro-Environment for Sloping Land in South Region, Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Affairs, Chengdu, China
Mingjiang He
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan
Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
Monitoring and Experimental Station of Plant Nutrition and
Agro-Environment for Sloping Land in South Region, Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Affairs, Chengdu, China
Yusheng Qin
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan
Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
Monitoring and Experimental Station of Plant Nutrition and
Agro-Environment for Sloping Land in South Region, Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Affairs, Chengdu, China
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Short summary
Straw mulching is not always combined with no-till systems during conservation tillage. We explored the effects of long-term straw mulching on soil attributes with soil depths under a no-till system. Compared to straw removal, straw mulching had various effects on soil properties at different depths, the biggest difference occurring at the topsoil depth. Overall, straw mulch is highly recommended for use under the no-till system because of its benefits to soil fertility and bacterial abundance.
Straw mulching is not always combined with no-till systems during conservation tillage. We...
