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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (24): 28-35.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2023-0602

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Different Types of Rape Straw in Tobacco Growing Areas: Decomposition and Nutrient Release Characteristics

XIAO Lixia1(), ZHANG Yuqin2, LIU Chunju3, TAN Xiaolei4, LING Aifen5, WANG Dequan3, HAN Shuo4, MA Ruhui1, SUN Yanguo1()   

  1. 1 Institute of Tobacco Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences / Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biology and Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, Shandong 266101
    2 Weihai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Province, Weihai, Shandong 264200
    3 Shandong Weifang Tobacco Limited Company, Weifang, Shandong 261061
    4 Shandong Linyi Tobacco Limited Company, Linyi, Shandong 276001
    5 Liangshan Branch of Sichuan Province Tobacco Company, Xichang, Sichuan 615000
  • Received:2023-08-21 Revised:2024-01-15 Online:2024-08-20 Published:2024-08-20

Abstract:

To analyze the decomposition characteristics of different types of rapeseed straw and determine suitable rapeseed varieties for cultivation in Shandong and Sichuan tobacco-growing areas, as well as for rotation planting with tobacco, two different types of four winter rapeseed varieties were selected as materials. The nylon mesh bag method was employed to analyze the decomposition and nutrient release characteristics of rapeseed straw under indoor simulated field conditions. The results showed that in the first 10 days of cultivation, rapeseed straw decomposed rapidly, with nutrients being released rapidly as well. The final nutrient release rate followed the order K > N > P > C. During the decomposition process, the carbon-to-nitrogen ratio of straw fluctuated but generally showed an increasing trend. The decomposition degree of Chinese cabbage-type rapeseed straw and the release rates of carbon and nitrogen were higher than those of kale-type rapeseed straw, while the potassium release rate was lower than that of kale-type rapeseed straw, and the phosphorus release rate exhibited regional differences. The decomposition degree of rapeseed straw and the release rates of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in Sichuan tobacco-growing areas were higher than those in Shandong tobacco-growing areas, and the potassium release rate was higher than that of Chinese cabbage-type rapeseed straw in Shandong. The decomposition of rapeseed straw significantly increased the content of organic matter, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in the tested soil. However, the degree of enhancement varied among different tobacco-growing areas and types of rapeseed straw. From the perspective of straw return utilization, Chinese cabbage-type rapeseed varieties in both tobacco-growing areas are more suitable for rotation planting with tobacco.

Key words: tobacco-growing area, Brassica rapa L., Brassica napus L., rape straw, straw decomposition, decomposition characteristics, nutrient release, soil nutrients, rotation planting, soil improvement