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Nutrient spatial variability of tobacco soil restoration area and fertility suitability level evaluation.

XU Da-bing1, DENG Jian-qiang2, LIU Dong-bi1, SI Guo-han1, PENG Cheng-lin1, YUAN Jia-fu1, ZHAO Shu-jun1, WANG Rui2   

  1. (1Plant Protection and Soil Fertilizer Institute, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430064, China; 2Enshi Tobacco Company, Enshi 445000, Hubei, China)
  • Online:2014-03-18 Published:2014-03-18

Abstract: By using geographic information system technology (GIS) and geostatistics methods, this paper studied the spatial variability of soil properties and available nutrients in the new regulation area units located in Qingjiangyuan modern tobacco agriculture science and technology park (Enshi, Hubei), suburb of Enshi City and the Baiyang base of Lichuan City, and further evaluation of the soil fertility suitability index (SFI) was carried out by use fuzzy mathematics. The results indicated that the effects of land restoration on the soil available phosphorus content variability and spatial distribution were very obvious, possibly due to the landform characteristics and restoration extent. The effect of land restoration on soil pH was small, however, serious soil acidification was detected in the soil sampled from Baiyang (pH<5.5). Low SFI was found in 77.6%, 17.1% and 31.4% of the soils taken from the suburb, Baiyang and Qingjiangyuan, respectively. In conclusion, attentions should be paid on soil acidification in Baiyang, soil fertility and equalization in the suburb, and soil fertility in the region of Qingjiangyuan with low SFI.