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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 2011, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (10): 2604-2608.

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Effects of loess soil stabilization on Lolium perenne L. growth and root activity.

LIU Yue-mei1,2, ZHANG Xing-chang3, WANG Dan-dan1   

  1. 1College of Resources and Environment, Northwest A ＆ F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China;2Yanan Vocational and Technical College, Yan’an 716000, Shaanxi, China; 3Ministry of Water Resources Research Centre on Soil and Water Conservation, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
  • Online:2011-10-18 Published:2011-10-18

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Abstract: Taking the loess soils with bulk density 1.2 g·cm-3, 1.3 g·cm-3, and 1.4 g·cm-3 from Ansai, Shaanxi Province as test objects, a pot experiment was conducted to study the effects of different amendment amount of soil stabilizer (EN-1 stabilizer) on the growth and root activity of ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.). Within the range of the bulk densities, the leaf chlorophyll content, root activity, root/shoot ratio, root biomass, and plant biomass of L. perenne all decreased with increasing soil bulk density, and were higher under the amendment of EN-1 stabilizer, as compared with the control. With increasing amendment amount of EN-1 stabilizer, the leaf chlorophyll content, root activity, root/shoot ratio, root biomass, and plant biomass had a trend of increased first and decreased then. Soil bulk density and stabilizer amendment amount had significant interactive effect on the root biomass and plant biomass. Overall, the values of the test indices were the highest under 1.3 g·cm-3 soil bulk density and 0.15% EN-1 stabilizer amendment amount.