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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (2): 97-103.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb18090135

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Climate Factors Affecting the Seasonal Variation of Soil Salinity Under Different Salinity Levels in Reclamation Area of Tidal Flats

Zhang Jiao, Wang Bo, Zhai Caijiao, Huang Zhaoping, Cui Shiyou()   

  1. Jiangsu Yanjiang Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Nantong Jiangsu 226541
  • Received:2018-09-28 Revised:2019-02-21 Online:2020-01-15 Published:2020-04-30
  • Contact: Cui Shiyou E-mail:cuisy198@163.com

Abstract:

To explore the variation rules of soil salinity under different salinity levels in reclamation area of tidal flats, we set a field experiment [including 3 levels of salinity: low salinity (LS), medium salinity (MS), and heavy salinity (HS)] in tidal flats of Rudong, Jiangsu from May 2014 to May 2015 to determine the dynamic changes of soil salinity and climate factors. The results showed that: (1) the surface salinity showed significant salt accumulation from September to December at MS and HS level with the maximum value in October as 26.66 g/kg and 14.13 g/kg, respectively; however, there was no significant seasonal change of surface and subsurface salinity at LS level with the fluctuation from 0.50 to 2.00 g/kg and 1.20 to 2.90 g/kg, respectively; (2) at MS, HS levels, the change of surface salinity was negatively correlated with precipitation, and had a significantly positive correlation with the vapor-drop ratio; meanwhile, there was a significantly positive correlation between soil salinity and atmospheric temperature at LS level. Therefore, some artificial measures such as planting vegetation and straw mulching to intensify the effects of precipitation on soil salinity change can be adopted to take full advantage of the characteristics of precipitation concentration in coastal areas, which maybe an important measure to reduce salinity in coastal beaches in the future.

Key words: reclamation of tidal flats, salinity dynamics, soil salinization, climatic factors, precipitation, atmospheric temperature, atmospheric evaporation

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