Abstract:

In order to provide the evidence for resource utilization of black liquor, the field experiments of humic acid product from black liquor were carried out in Xinjiang Province. With designing three treatments and fixed-point & fixed-plant method, physiological indexes of cotton were investigated and biochemical indexes were determined to study the effect of humic acid product on the cotton growth, production and drought resistance. The experiments showed that, compared with the conventional solid fertilizer, liquid fertilizer could remarkably promote the growth of cotton and increase the number of bud, flower and boll in the growing period in drip irrigation. The crop was not easy to decline and mature time was prolonged with the treatment of liquid fertilizer. The liquid fertilizer also can enhance the economic characteristics of cotton, and the crop’s yield treated with liquid fertilizer was increased by 12.3% than that of solid fertilizer. Moreover, the cotton experiment results supported that humic acid product from black liquor could evidently reduce transpiration rate of cotton leaf, and increase water-retention capacity and CAT activity. Therefore drought resistance of cotton was elevated. The study concluded that humic acid product from black liquor had positive effect on cotton growth, yield and drought resistance.