Abstract:
Objective Straw returning affects the redox status of paddy soil by affecting the redox potential (Eh) and the quality of reducing material. In order to explore the influence of different straw returning amounts on the soil redox status and dynamic change characteristics, the cultivation experiment was carried out under different levels of returning amounts.
Method In this experiment, soil column culture was used to simulate the rice straw returning. Five treatments were set up to simulate straw returning, namely 0% (not returning), 25%(straw returning amounts of 1500 kg hm−2), 50% (straw returning amounts of 3000 kg hm−2), 75% (straw returning amounts of 4500 kg hm−2) and 100% (straw returning amounts of 6000 kg hm−2). The dynamic changes of soil pH, electrical conductivity (EC), Eh, total reducing material, active reducing material, ferrous and manganese contents, and dissolved oxygen (DO) in water were measured on the 2nd, 4th, 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th days after cultivation, aiming to provide a theoretical basis for the treatment of soil reducing material.
Result The results showed that soil pH, Eh and water DO decreased gradually with the increase of straw addition, with decreases of 2.1% - 2.7%, 820% - 1910% and 6.3% - 36.6%, respectively. The contents of soil EC, total reducing material, active reducing material, ferrous iron and manganese increased gradually with the increase of straw addition, with the increases of 60.3% - 213.1%, 99.7% - 176.2%, 157.4% - 263.9%, 236.4% - 380.0% and 17.5% - 76.0%, respectively. Within 28 days of incubation, the accumulation of soil pH, Eh and reducing material in each treatment first increased (within 14 days) and then decreased, and the EC gradually increased with the increase of incubation time. The DO in water showed a high value except for 2 days of culture, and the overall trend of increasing first and then decreasing from 4 to 28 days.
Conclusion In paddy soil, with the increase of straw returning amounts and returning time, the accumulation of reducing material increases, the soil reducing environment are enhanced. As long as the amount of straw returning is less 3000 kg hm−2, or effective measures are taken in the rapid decomposition stage, the soil redox status can be improved.