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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (26): 46-52.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2023-0843

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Effects of Different Winter Green Manure Crops on Paddy Soil Nutrients, Enzyme Activity and Microbial Communities

MA Xiao1,2(), LV Weiguang2,3,4, CAI Wenqian1, YU Ting1, ZHANG Yue2,3,4, ZHANG Haiyun2,3,4, TANG Yonghua5, DONG Yuexia5, ZHANG Hanlin1,2,3,4()   

  1. 1 Technical Centre for Soil, Agriculture and Rural Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Beijing 100012
    2 Eco-environmental Protection Institute of Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403
    3 Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in Southeastern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,Shanghai 201403
    4 Agricultural Environment and Farmland Conservation Experiment Station, Ministry Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai 201403
    5 Shanghai Agricultural Science and Technology Service Center, Shanghai 200335
  • Received:2023-11-29 Revised:2024-03-20 Online:2024-09-15 Published:2024-09-11

Abstract:

To screen out a suitable winter green manure rotation system for enhancing soil fertility, this study analyzed soil nutrients, enzyme activity and microbial quantities after winter green manure was incorporated in the paddy fields in Qingpu District, Shanghai. Three winter green manure cultivation treatments were set, including milk vetch (ZY), broad bean (CD) and rape (YC). The results showed that: (1) the effects of different green manure cultivation on soil pH, total nitrogen and total phosphorus levels were not significant. There was no significant difference in soil total potassium content between CD and ZY, but they were significantly higher than that in YC. The order of soil organic matter content was CD>YC>ZY; the content of soil available phosphorus under ZY was 12.60% and 28.70% higher than that under CD and YC, respectively, while YC treatment exhibited the highest level of available nitrogen and available potassium. (2) There was no significant difference in the activities of soil catalase and cellulase among all treatments. Soil urease activity under CD and YC were significantly higher than that under ZY, and soil sucrase activity under CD was 22.10% and 55.17% higher than that under ZY and YC, respectively. (3) The gene copy numbers of soil bacteria, fungi and actinomyces under CD were all the highest, which were significantly higher than those under ZY. (4) There were significant positive correlations between green manure yield and soil organic matter content, soil urease activity, soil fungal quantity, and soil actinomycete quantity. The strongest correlation was observed between green manure yield and soil urease activity (P<0.001). Rice yield exhibited significant positive correlations with soil organic matter content and soil actinomycete quantity (P<0.01). (5) A grey correlation analysis of 16 indicators determined that the order of weighted correlation degrees was CD>YC>ZY. Rice-broad bean rotation was the most effective winter green manure rotation system in Qingpu District of Shanghai.

Key words: winter green manure crops, soil nutrients, soil enzyme activity, soil microbial communities, grey correlation analysis