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Journal of Agriculture ›› 2021, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (12): 48-52.doi: 10.11923/j.issn.2095-4050.cjas20190700137

Special Issue: 耕地保护

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Effects of Clay Mineral Amendments on Soil Organic Carbon Accumulation in Newly Reclaimed Sandy Loam Farmland

LV Xiaohan1(), ZHANG Mingkui2(), YAN Jianli1   

  1. 1Hangzhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang, China
    2College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2019-07-29 Revised:2019-11-12 Online:2021-12-20 Published:2022-01-14
  • Contact: ZHANG Mingkui E-mail:45718653@qq.com;mkzhang@zju.edu.cn

Abstract:

To understand the role of clay mineral amendments in improving the soil fertility of newly reclaimed farmland, four clay minerals, bentonite, kaolinite, zeolite and diatomite, were selected for testing their effects on mineralization of organic fertilizers and accumulation of soil organic carbon by incubation experiments with 10% addition of the amendments. The results showed that the addition of clay minerals could significantly increase the accumulation of soil organic carbon as compared with the control, and the effect decreased in the order of bentonite> kaolinite> diatomite> zeolite. Aggregate measurement and heavy liquid fractionation showed that the addition of clay minerals could significantly increase the amount of water-stable aggregates in the soils and promote the formation of mineral-bound organic carbon. In general, clay minerals could increase the stability of organic carbon, which is the main reason for increasing organic carbon accumulation in the soils.

Key words: Clay Minerals, Organic Carbon Accumulation, Newly Cultivated Farmland, Soil Aggregates, Sandy Loam

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