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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 2020, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (1): 157-164.doi: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.202001.028

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Effects of long-term fertilization on soil organic phosphorus fractions and wheat yield in farmland of Loess Plateau

LIU Jin1, LI Chun-yue1*, XING Ya-wei1, WANG Yi2, XUE Ying-long1, WANG Cong-rong1, DANG Ting-hui3   

  1. 1School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China;
    2Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an 710061, China;
    3Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
  • Received:2019-05-19 Online:2020-01-15 Published:2020-01-15
  • Contact: E-mail: chunyue_li@snnu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFD0800105), National Natural Science Foundation of China (41501255, 41671269), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (GK201603073) and the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province, China (2019JM-518).

Abstract: Understanding the effects of long-term fertilization on soil organic phosphorus fractions and wheat yield in the Loess Plateau can provide theoretical support for improving phosphorus conversion, utilization, and rational use of fertilizer. We examined the effects of different fertilizer treatments on soil organic phosphorus fractions, wheat yield and soil properties of a farmland in the long-term (1984-2016) positioning test station of Changwu loess soil. There were eight treatments, including no fertilizer (CK), single application of nitrogen fertilizer (N), single application of phosphorus fertilizer (P), application of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer (NP), single application of organic fertilizer (M), nitrogen combined with organic fertilizer (MN), phosphorus combined with organic fertilizer (MP), nitrogen and phosphorus combined with organic fertilizer (MNP). The results showed that the range of soil organic phosphorus content was 244.7-429.1 mg·kg-1 after long-term fertilization. Except for the N treatment, organic phosphorus content was significantly increased by 15.4%-47.9% compared to CK. Long-term application of phosphorus fertilizer changed the content of organic phosphorus fractions in the surface soil (0-20 cm). The treatments of MP and MNP significantly increased the contents of labile organic phosphorus and moderately labile organic phosphorus. The treatments of N, P and NP significantly reduced the content of moderately stable organic phosphorus. The treatments of N, P, NP, MN, MP, MNP all significantly increased the highly stable organic phosphorus. The ratio of soil organic phosphorus fractions to total organic phosphorus content was in order of moderately labile organic phosphorus > highly stable organic phosphorus > labile organic phosphorus > moderately stable organic phosphorus. After long-term fertilizer application, the combination of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers, especially with organic fertilizers, significantly increased wheat biomass yield and grain yield. Among all the examined soil properties, organic matter, Olsen-P and total inorganic phosphorus were significantly positively correlated with wheat yield. MP and M could significantly increase the content of Olsen-P, total phosphorus, total inorganic phosphorus, labile organic phosphorus and moderately labile organic phosphorus in the loess soil of Loess Plateau. Our results indicated that the organic and phosphorus fertilizers could improve soil phosphorus components that could be more easily absorbed by crops. In summary, the combination of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers, especially with organic fertilizers, could increase soil phosphorus supply in the region and promote the wheat yield, which is important for improving soil quality in the Loess Plateau.