Negative and Positive Impacts of Rape Straw Returning on the Roots Growth of Hybrid Rice in the Sichuan Basin Area

Incorporating oilseed-rape straw in soil is one of the effective methods for enhancing the use efficiency of agricultural resources in the rape-rice rotation system. However, the impacts of oilseed-rape straw incorporation on root growth and dynamic changes in soil are still unclear. In order to pro...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xuechun Wang, Naseem Samo, Changkun Zhao, Hongni Wang, Guotao Yang, Yungao Hu, Youlin Peng, Fahd Rasul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Agronomy
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/9/11/690
_version_ 1818721913034244096
author Xuechun Wang
Naseem Samo
Changkun Zhao
Hongni Wang
Guotao Yang
Yungao Hu
Youlin Peng
Fahd Rasul
author_facet Xuechun Wang
Naseem Samo
Changkun Zhao
Hongni Wang
Guotao Yang
Yungao Hu
Youlin Peng
Fahd Rasul
author_sort Xuechun Wang
collection DOAJ
description Incorporating oilseed-rape straw in soil is one of the effective methods for enhancing the use efficiency of agricultural resources in the rape-rice rotation system. However, the impacts of oilseed-rape straw incorporation on root growth and dynamic changes in soil are still unclear. In order to provide a deeper understanding of the oilseed rape straw return on rice growth and productivity, the experiment was conducted in the field and in a specially-designed pots system from 2016 to 2017 by means of two straw returning methods and four straw returning amounts. In the early stage of rice growth (0&#8722;36 days after rice transplanting) the straw returning treatments decreased 1.0&#8722;8.6 mg/plant in bleeding density and 0.10&#8722;6.11, 0.06&#8722;0.31, and 0.52&#8722;0.84 &#956;mol/(g h) in the activity of glutamine synthetase (GS), glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase (GOT), and glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (GPT), respectively. Oilseed rape straw returned by mulching induced negative impacts on new germinating roots in 0&#8722;10 cm of soil, while the negative impacts were observed on roots in 10&#8722;30 cm of soil for straw returned by plowing. In the later stage of rice growth (56&#8722;75 days after rice transplanting), oilseed rape straw returning produced some positive impacts on rice roots, which enhanced the yield of rice. Conclusively, our findings suggested that dynamic root growth and the activity of root enzymes are two major factors behind the slow reviving of rice after transplanting in the straw returning field. Plowing is a more appropriate method of straw returning than mulching in the rape-rice rotation system in the Sichuan basin area, with a straw incorporation rate of 3.0 t/hm<sup>2</sup>.
first_indexed 2024-12-17T20:46:17Z
format Article
id doaj.art-89d3f3d39ea74d38abdd6526327080e2
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2073-4395
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-17T20:46:17Z
publishDate 2019-10-01
publisher MDPI AG
record_format Article
series Agronomy
spelling doaj.art-89d3f3d39ea74d38abdd6526327080e22022-12-21T21:33:08ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952019-10-0191169010.3390/agronomy9110690agronomy9110690Negative and Positive Impacts of Rape Straw Returning on the Roots Growth of Hybrid Rice in the Sichuan Basin AreaXuechun Wang0Naseem Samo1Changkun Zhao2Hongni Wang3Guotao Yang4Yungao Hu5Youlin Peng6Fahd Rasul7College of life science and engineering, Southwest University of science and technology, Mian Yang, Sichuan 621010, ChinaCollege of life science and engineering, Southwest University of science and technology, Mian Yang, Sichuan 621010, ChinaCollege of life science and engineering, Southwest University of science and technology, Mian Yang, Sichuan 621010, ChinaCollege of life science and engineering, Southwest University of science and technology, Mian Yang, Sichuan 621010, ChinaCollege of life science and engineering, Southwest University of science and technology, Mian Yang, Sichuan 621010, ChinaCollege of life science and engineering, Southwest University of science and technology, Mian Yang, Sichuan 621010, ChinaCollege of life science and engineering, Southwest University of science and technology, Mian Yang, Sichuan 621010, ChinaAgweathernet, Washington State University, Prosser, WA 99350, USAIncorporating oilseed-rape straw in soil is one of the effective methods for enhancing the use efficiency of agricultural resources in the rape-rice rotation system. However, the impacts of oilseed-rape straw incorporation on root growth and dynamic changes in soil are still unclear. In order to provide a deeper understanding of the oilseed rape straw return on rice growth and productivity, the experiment was conducted in the field and in a specially-designed pots system from 2016 to 2017 by means of two straw returning methods and four straw returning amounts. In the early stage of rice growth (0&#8722;36 days after rice transplanting) the straw returning treatments decreased 1.0&#8722;8.6 mg/plant in bleeding density and 0.10&#8722;6.11, 0.06&#8722;0.31, and 0.52&#8722;0.84 &#956;mol/(g h) in the activity of glutamine synthetase (GS), glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase (GOT), and glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (GPT), respectively. Oilseed rape straw returned by mulching induced negative impacts on new germinating roots in 0&#8722;10 cm of soil, while the negative impacts were observed on roots in 10&#8722;30 cm of soil for straw returned by plowing. In the later stage of rice growth (56&#8722;75 days after rice transplanting), oilseed rape straw returning produced some positive impacts on rice roots, which enhanced the yield of rice. Conclusively, our findings suggested that dynamic root growth and the activity of root enzymes are two major factors behind the slow reviving of rice after transplanting in the straw returning field. Plowing is a more appropriate method of straw returning than mulching in the rape-rice rotation system in the Sichuan basin area, with a straw incorporation rate of 3.0 t/hm<sup>2</sup>.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/9/11/690root morphologyroot physiologyriceoilseed rapeyieldstraw incorporation
spellingShingle Xuechun Wang
Naseem Samo
Changkun Zhao
Hongni Wang
Guotao Yang
Yungao Hu
Youlin Peng
Fahd Rasul
Negative and Positive Impacts of Rape Straw Returning on the Roots Growth of Hybrid Rice in the Sichuan Basin Area
Agronomy
root morphology
root physiology
rice
oilseed rape
yield
straw incorporation
title Negative and Positive Impacts of Rape Straw Returning on the Roots Growth of Hybrid Rice in the Sichuan Basin Area
title_full Negative and Positive Impacts of Rape Straw Returning on the Roots Growth of Hybrid Rice in the Sichuan Basin Area
title_fullStr Negative and Positive Impacts of Rape Straw Returning on the Roots Growth of Hybrid Rice in the Sichuan Basin Area
title_full_unstemmed Negative and Positive Impacts of Rape Straw Returning on the Roots Growth of Hybrid Rice in the Sichuan Basin Area
title_short Negative and Positive Impacts of Rape Straw Returning on the Roots Growth of Hybrid Rice in the Sichuan Basin Area
title_sort negative and positive impacts of rape straw returning on the roots growth of hybrid rice in the sichuan basin area
topic root morphology
root physiology
rice
oilseed rape
yield
straw incorporation
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/9/11/690
work_keys_str_mv AT xuechunwang negativeandpositiveimpactsofrapestrawreturningontherootsgrowthofhybridriceinthesichuanbasinarea
AT naseemsamo negativeandpositiveimpactsofrapestrawreturningontherootsgrowthofhybridriceinthesichuanbasinarea
AT changkunzhao negativeandpositiveimpactsofrapestrawreturningontherootsgrowthofhybridriceinthesichuanbasinarea
AT hongniwang negativeandpositiveimpactsofrapestrawreturningontherootsgrowthofhybridriceinthesichuanbasinarea
AT guotaoyang negativeandpositiveimpactsofrapestrawreturningontherootsgrowthofhybridriceinthesichuanbasinarea
AT yungaohu negativeandpositiveimpactsofrapestrawreturningontherootsgrowthofhybridriceinthesichuanbasinarea
AT youlinpeng negativeandpositiveimpactsofrapestrawreturningontherootsgrowthofhybridriceinthesichuanbasinarea
AT fahdrasul negativeandpositiveimpactsofrapestrawreturningontherootsgrowthofhybridriceinthesichuanbasinarea