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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 2020, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (10): 3461-3472.doi: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.202010.027

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Responses of soil moisture and photosynthetic characteristics to mulching materials and ridge-to-furrow ratios in rapeseed fields in southwest dryland of China

XING Yi1,2, ZHANG Kang-ping1, WANG Zhi-yuan1, ZHANG Xiao-duan1, WU Hai-yan3, RAN Tai-lin3, XIANG Xin-hua3, WANG Long-chang1*   

  1. 1College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University/Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education/Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400715, China;
    2College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China;
    3Agriculture Committee of Yunyang, Chongqing 404500, China
  • Received:2020-05-07 Accepted:2020-08-13 Online:2020-10-15 Published:2021-04-15
  • Contact: * E-mail: Wanglc2003@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (201503127) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31871583).

Abstract: In order to deal with the frequent seasonal drought and improve water use efficiency and crop photosynthetic efficiency in drylands of southwest China, a field experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of different mulching materials (common white film, common black film, biodegradable film and no film) and ridge-to-furrow ratios (40 cm:40 cm and 40 cm:80 cm) on soil water storage, as well as photosynthetic characteristics, fluorescence parameters and chlorophyll relative content (SPAD) of rapeseed, with the flat planting as the control. The results showed that the average soil water storage under different mulching materials followed the order: ridge with common black film (BR) ≈ ridge with common white film (WR) ≈ ridge with biodegradable film (BDR) > ridge with no film (NR) > flat planting (FP). Meanwhile, ridge-to-furrow ratios did not affect soil water storage. The net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance and fluorescence para-meters (Fm, Fv, Fv/Fm, Fv/Fo, qP and qN) of rapeseed under ridge-furrow with film mulching was higher than those under flat planting. Compared with control, SPAD value was improved by 6.1%, 8.6%, 8.5% and 3.6% under WR, BR, BDR and NR, while instantaneous water use efficiency (IWUE) was increased by 18.3%, 11.4%, 16.3% and 10.4% under those treatments, respectively. Rapeseed yield under BR, WR and BDR was significantly higher than that in control, while NR did not increase yield. The treatment of ridge with common black film + 40 cm:40 cm as ridge-to-furrow ratio could gain the highest economic benefit. Ridge-furrow planting of rainfall harvesting could improve soil moisture, increase crop photosynthetic capacity, and raise yield and economic income in rapeseed fields in drylands of southwest China.

Key words: ridge-furrow planting of rainfall harvesting, soil water content, soil water storage, photosynthetic characteristics, fluorescence parameter