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  1. Article ; Online: Effects of land uses on soil physic-chemical properties and erodibility in collapsing-gully alluvial fan of Anxi County, China

    Yu-song DENG / Dong XIA / Chong-fa CAI / Shu-wen DING

    Journal of Integrative Agriculture, Vol 15, Iss 8, Pp 1863-

    2016  Volume 1873

    Abstract: As a special kind of soil erosion that severely deteriorates the qualities of soil in granite regions, collapsing gully is widely distributed in the tropical and subtropical areas of South China. In particular, collapsing-gully erosion produces a large ... ...

    Abstract As a special kind of soil erosion that severely deteriorates the qualities of soil in granite regions, collapsing gully is widely distributed in the tropical and subtropical areas of South China. In particular, collapsing-gully erosion produces a large amount of sediment deposited on the plough layer of alluvial fan farmland and causes increase of desertification, great reduction of nutrients and rapid enhancement of erodibility in the soil. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of different land uses on the soil physic-chemical properties and erodibility of collapsing-gully alluvial fan. Our results show that the physical properties of soil in alluvial fan were greatly improved with smaller bulk density, increased soil porosity, strengthened water holding capacity and a higher particulate matter content. The chemical properties of soil were also significantly improved, including pH, cation exchange capacity, and the contents of organic matter, total and available nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus. All the land uses were proved to improve the soil properties, especially in the tea garden, vegetable land and paddy field. The results of correlation analyses among the properties demonstrate that the physical and chemical properties were significantly correlated, indicating that improving the soil physical properties is an effective method to increase the soil nutrient in the farmland of collapsing-gully alluvial fan. In addition, the application of land uses included grass land, eucalyptus forest land, vegetable land, tea garden, sweet potato land, and paddy field reduced the erodibility of the soil compare to bare land. The erodibility K values of soils in grass land, eucalyptus forest land, vegetable land, tea garden, sweet potato land, and paddy field were 14.43, 16.97, 45.45, 33.12, 18.94, and 34.01% lower than those of bare land, respectively. The results of multiple linear regression analysis show that the soil erodibility had a significant correlation with the physic-chemical properties, especially the soil texture and the content of organic matter. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that different land use patterns are effective to improve the quality of the soil in collapsing-gully alluvial fan, including the improvements of the soil structure, nutrients and anti-erosion ability. Our findings provide important implications for the soil improvement in the farmland of collapsing-gully alluvial fan.
    Keywords land use ; soil physic-chemical properties ; soil erodibility ; collapsing gully ; alluvial fan ; Anxi ; Agriculture (General) ; S1-972
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
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  2. Article ; Online: Effects of collapsing gully erosion on soil qualities of farm fields in the hilly granitic region of South China

    Dong XIA / Shu-wen DING / Li LONG / Yu-song DENG / Qiu-xia WANG / Shu-ling WANG / Chong-fa CAI

    Journal of Integrative Agriculture, Vol 15, Iss 12, Pp 2873-

    2016  Volume 2885

    Abstract: Collapsing gully erosion is a specific form of soil erosion types in the hilly granitic region of tropical and subtropical South China, and can result in extremely rapid water and soil loss. Knowledge of the soil physical and chemical properties of ... ...

    Abstract Collapsing gully erosion is a specific form of soil erosion types in the hilly granitic region of tropical and subtropical South China, and can result in extremely rapid water and soil loss. Knowledge of the soil physical and chemical properties of farmland influenced by collapsing gully erosion is important in understanding the development of soil quality. This study was conducted at the Wuli Watershed of the Tongcheng County, south of Hubei Province, China. The aim is to investigate soil physical and chemical properties of three soil layers (0–20, 20–40 and 40–60 cm) for two farmland types (paddy field and upland field) in three regions influenced by collapsing gully erosion. The three regions are described as follows: strongly influenced region (SIR), weakly influenced region (WIR) and non-influenced region (NIR). The results show that collapsing gully erosion significantly increased the soil gravel and sand content in paddy and upland fields, especially the surface soil in the SIR and WIR. In the 0–20 cm layer of the paddy field, the highest gravel content (250.94 g kg−1) was in the SIR and the lowest (78.67 g kg−1) was in the NIR, but in the upland filed, the surface soil (0–20 cm) of the SIR and the 40–60 cm soil layer for the NIR had the highest (177.13 g kg−1) and the lowest (59.96 g kg−1) values of gravel content, respectively. The distribution of gravel and sand decreased with depth in the three influenced regions, but silt and clay showed the inverse change. In the paddy field, the average of sand content decreased from 58.6 (in the SIR) to 49.0% (in the NIR), but the silt content was in a reverse order, increasing from 27.9 to 36.9%, and the average of the clay content of three regions showed no significant variation (P<0.05). But in the upland filed, the sand, silt and clay fluctuated in the NIR and the WIR. Soils in the paddy and upland field were highly acidic (pH<5.2) in the SIR and WIR; moreover lower nutrient contents (soil organic matter (SOM), total N and available N, P, K) existed in ...
    Keywords collapsing gully erosion ; farmland ; hilly granitic region ; soil nutrient ; soil properties ; South China ; Agriculture (General) ; S1-972
    Subject code 630
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
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  3. Article: Effects of collapsing gully erosion on soil qualities of farm fields in the hilly granitic region of South China

    XIA, Dong / Chong-fa CAI / Li LONG / Qiu-xia WANG / Shu-ling WANG / Shu-wen DING / Yu-song DENG

    Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Journal of integrative agriculture. 2016 Dec., v. 15, no. 12

    2016  

    Abstract: Collapsing gully erosion is a specific form of soil erosion types in the hilly granitic region of tropical and subtropical South China, and can result in extremely rapid water and soil loss. Knowledge of the soil physical and chemical properties of ... ...

    Abstract Collapsing gully erosion is a specific form of soil erosion types in the hilly granitic region of tropical and subtropical South China, and can result in extremely rapid water and soil loss. Knowledge of the soil physical and chemical properties of farmland influenced by collapsing gully erosion is important in understanding the development of soil quality. This study was conducted at the Wuli Watershed of the Tongcheng County, south of Hubei Province, China. The aim is to investigate soil physical and chemical properties of three soil layers (0–20, 20–40 and 40–60 cm) for two farmland types (paddy field and upland field) in three regions influenced by collapsing gully erosion. The three regions are described as follows: strongly influenced region (SIR), weakly influenced region (WIR) and non-influenced region (NIR). The results show that collapsing gully erosion significantly increased the soil gravel and sand content in paddy and upland fields, especially the surface soil in the SIR and WIR. In the 0–20 cm layer of the paddy field, the highest gravel content (250.94 g kg−1) was in the SIR and the lowest (78.67 g kg−1) was in the NIR, but in the upland filed, the surface soil (0–20 cm) of the SIR and the 40–60 cm soil layer for the NIR had the highest (177.13 g kg−1) and the lowest (59.96 g kg−1) values of gravel content, respectively. The distribution of gravel and sand decreased with depth in the three influenced regions, but silt and clay showed the inverse change. In the paddy field, the average of sand content decreased from 58.6 (in the SIR) to 49.0% (in the NIR), but the silt content was in a reverse order, increasing from 27.9 to 36.9%, and the average of the clay content of three regions showed no significant variation (P<0.05). But in the upland filed, the sand, silt and clay fluctuated in the NIR and the WIR. Soils in the paddy and upland field were highly acidic (pH<5.2) in the SIR and WIR; moreover lower nutrient contents (soil organic matter (SOM), total N and available N, P, K) existed in the SIR. In the 0–20 cm soil layer of the paddy field, compared with the NIR and the WIR, collapsing gully erosion caused a very sharp decrease in the SOM and total N of the SIR (5.23 and 0.56 g kg−1, respectively). But in the surface soil (0–20 cm) of the upland field, the highest SOM, total N, available N, available P and available K occurred in the NIR, and the lowest ones were in the SIR. Compared with the NIR, the cation exchange capacity (CEC) in the SIR and WIR was found to be relatively lower. These results suggest that collapsing gully erosion seriously affect the soil physical and chemical properties of farmland, lead to coarse particles accumulation in the field and decrease pH and nutrient levels.
    Keywords cation exchange capacity ; clay fraction ; farms ; gravel ; gully erosion ; highlands ; nitrogen ; nutrient content ; paddies ; paddy soils ; pH ; phosphorus ; potassium ; sand ; sand fraction ; silt fraction ; silty clay soils ; soil organic matter ; soil quality ; tropics ; watersheds ; China
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2016-12
    Size p. 2873-2885.
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2660426-7
    ISSN 2095-3119
    ISSN 2095-3119
    DOI 10.1016/S2095-3119(16)61348-5
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