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Journal of Agriculture ›› 2026, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (1): 24-32.doi: 10.11923/j.issn.2095-4050.cjas2024-0161

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Construction of Evaluation Index System for Reasonable Plough Layer of Irrigated Land in Yellow River Irrigation District Based on Principal Component Analysis

CHEN Lan1,2,3(), WANG Chengbao2,3, YANG Sicun1,2,3(), LUO Zhuzhu1, HUO Lin2,3, WEN Meijuan2,3   

  1. 1 College of Resources and Environment, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070
    2 Institute of Soil Fertilizer and Water-saving Agriculture, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730070
    3 Baiyin National Agricultural Science Observatory and Experiment Station, Lanzhou 730070
  • Received:2024-07-30 Revised:2024-12-23 Online:2026-01-15 Published:2026-01-15

Abstract:

Reasonable plough layer has an important impact on the high and stable yield of crops, and its evaluation system is the theoretical basis for constructing reasonable plough layer, but the evaluation system of plough layer suitable for irrigated land in Yellow River Irrigation District has not been established yet. Correlation analysis and principal component analysis were used to analyze 180 soil samples of the plough layer of maize fields in the Gansu Yellow River Irrigation District, to screen the evaluation indexes of plough layers suitable for irrigated field, and to establish an evaluation system. The results showed that the minimum data set (MDS) affecting the quality of plough soil was determined, including: plough layer depth, thickness of plough pan, >0.25 mm water-stable aggregates, available nitrogen, available phosphorus and available potassium. The correlation between the full data set of plough soil quality index (SQI-TDS) and the minimum data set of plough soil quality index (SQI-MDS) confirmed the rationality of the evaluation indexes of the minimum data set; based on the response relationship between corn yields and key indexes, the lower and upper reference values of key indexes were obtained. The index system and the range of values for evaluating the reasonable plough layer of irrigated field in the Yellow River Irrigation Area are: plough layer depth (22.2-22.7cm), thickness of plough pan (6-8.6 cm), >0.25 mm water-stable agglomerates (13.9%-16.3%), available nitrogen (70.41-99.81 mg/kg), available phosphorus (17.34-30.84 mg/kg), available potassium (169.9-172.6 mg/kg). This system could be used as a reference basis for local farmers to rationally cultivate and fertilize, establish suitable plough layer and construct high-standard farmland.

Key words: Gansu Yellow River Irrigation District, reasonable plough layer of irrigated field, principal component analysis, minimum data set, soil quality index