Gramineae-legumes mixed planting effectively reduces soil and nutrient loss in orchards
Soil, water, and nutrients depletion may affect sustainable agriculture in some resource-poor areas. Implementing cover crops as a conservation management strategy mitigates the loss of water, soil, nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) by introducing vegetation during non-crop seasons or in the spaces b...
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| author | Linyang Li Peng Chen Kaili Wang Runqin Zhang Xiaoliang Yuan Le Ge Qian Li Yi Liu Xiaoquan Zhang Zhiguo Li |
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| description | Soil, water, and nutrients depletion may affect sustainable agriculture in some resource-poor areas. Implementing cover crops as a conservation management strategy mitigates the loss of water, soil, nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) by introducing vegetation during non-crop seasons or in the spaces between rows instead of leaving the land bare. This study aimed to compare water, soil, various carbon (C) forms, N, and P losses through leaching and surface runoff in orchard fields that were managed with either no-cover crop (NC) or cover crops, including natural grass (NG), Legume grass (LG), Gramineae grass (GG), and a mixture of Legume and Gramineae grass (MG). The findings indicate that cover crop fields exhibited a significant reduction in the runoff by 33–60 %, leaching amount by 33–51 %, soil loss by 30–53 %, and total C, N, and P by 30–48 %, 30–49 %, and 30–38 %, respectively compared to NC fields. Additionally, implementing artificial grass, particularly MG, demonstrated more significant efficacy in mitigating water and soil losses and associated N and P losses. Specifically, MG fields exhibited a 40 % and 18 % reduction in runoff and leaching as well as a reduction in total C, N, and P loss by 7 %, 12 %, and 7 %, respectively, compared to NG fields. The LG field experienced a 50 % more significant N loss than the MG field, whereas the GG runoff exhibited an increase of more than 70 %. Implementing MG coverage has significantly reduced soil erosion and consequent nutrient loss, establishing it as a viable and uncomplicated approach to conserving soil and water in orchards. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad4ff9f152f74d048dd59c5cbb5cf5e32023-11-04T04:17:14ZengElsevierAgricultural Water Management1873-22832023-11-01289108513Gramineae-legumes mixed planting effectively reduces soil and nutrient loss in orchardsLinyang Li0Peng Chen1Kaili Wang2Runqin Zhang3Xiaoliang Yuan4Le Ge5Qian Li6Yi Liu7Xiaoquan Zhang8Zhiguo Li9Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Danjiangkou Wetland Ecosystem Field Scientific Observation and Research Station, the Chinese Academy of Sciences & Hubei Province, Wuhan 430074, ChinaKey Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Danjiangkou Wetland Ecosystem Field Scientific Observation and Research Station, the Chinese Academy of Sciences & Hubei Province, Wuhan 430074, ChinaKey Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, ChinaKey Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, ChinaThe Nature Conservancy, Beijing 100600, ChinaThe Nature Conservancy, Beijing 100600, ChinaThe Nature Conservancy, Beijing 100600, ChinaKey Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Danjiangkou Wetland Ecosystem Field Scientific Observation and Research Station, the Chinese Academy of Sciences & Hubei Province, Wuhan 430074, ChinaThe Nature Conservancy, Beijing 100600, China; Corresponding author.Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Danjiangkou Wetland Ecosystem Field Scientific Observation and Research Station, the Chinese Academy of Sciences & Hubei Province, Wuhan 430074, China; Corresponding author at: Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China.Soil, water, and nutrients depletion may affect sustainable agriculture in some resource-poor areas. Implementing cover crops as a conservation management strategy mitigates the loss of water, soil, nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) by introducing vegetation during non-crop seasons or in the spaces between rows instead of leaving the land bare. This study aimed to compare water, soil, various carbon (C) forms, N, and P losses through leaching and surface runoff in orchard fields that were managed with either no-cover crop (NC) or cover crops, including natural grass (NG), Legume grass (LG), Gramineae grass (GG), and a mixture of Legume and Gramineae grass (MG). The findings indicate that cover crop fields exhibited a significant reduction in the runoff by 33–60 %, leaching amount by 33–51 %, soil loss by 30–53 %, and total C, N, and P by 30–48 %, 30–49 %, and 30–38 %, respectively compared to NC fields. Additionally, implementing artificial grass, particularly MG, demonstrated more significant efficacy in mitigating water and soil losses and associated N and P losses. Specifically, MG fields exhibited a 40 % and 18 % reduction in runoff and leaching as well as a reduction in total C, N, and P loss by 7 %, 12 %, and 7 %, respectively, compared to NG fields. The LG field experienced a 50 % more significant N loss than the MG field, whereas the GG runoff exhibited an increase of more than 70 %. Implementing MG coverage has significantly reduced soil erosion and consequent nutrient loss, establishing it as a viable and uncomplicated approach to conserving soil and water in orchards.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378377423003785Soil erosionRunoffGramineae-Legumes mixed coverageCover crop |
| spellingShingle | Linyang Li Peng Chen Kaili Wang Runqin Zhang Xiaoliang Yuan Le Ge Qian Li Yi Liu Xiaoquan Zhang Zhiguo Li Gramineae-legumes mixed planting effectively reduces soil and nutrient loss in orchards Agricultural Water Management Soil erosion Runoff Gramineae-Legumes mixed coverage Cover crop |
| title | Gramineae-legumes mixed planting effectively reduces soil and nutrient loss in orchards |
| title_full | Gramineae-legumes mixed planting effectively reduces soil and nutrient loss in orchards |
| title_fullStr | Gramineae-legumes mixed planting effectively reduces soil and nutrient loss in orchards |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gramineae-legumes mixed planting effectively reduces soil and nutrient loss in orchards |
| title_short | Gramineae-legumes mixed planting effectively reduces soil and nutrient loss in orchards |
| title_sort | gramineae legumes mixed planting effectively reduces soil and nutrient loss in orchards |
| topic | Soil erosion Runoff Gramineae-Legumes mixed coverage Cover crop |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378377423003785 |
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