Scientia Agricultura Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (21): 4841-4853.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2026.21.010

• SOIL & FERTILIZER·WATER-SAVING IRRIGATION·AGROECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Jinggangshan Model: Theory and Application of Integrated Management Practices in Southern Red Soil Hilly Region

PENG XinHua1,2,3(), GUO ZiChun2, HUANG ShangShu4, XIONG Peng3, LIU Ming2, LIU KaiLou4, LIU Jia5, HUANG TaiQing6, ZHONG YiJun4, ZHANG HuiMin1,7, HE TieGuang6, DENG ShaoYong8, NIE Jun9, ZHAO XiaoMin3, ZHANG JiaBao2   

  1. 1 Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arable Land in China, Beijing 100081
    2 Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 211135
    3 College of Land Resources and Environment, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045
    4 Jiangxi Institute of Red Soil and Germplasm Resources, Jinxian 331717, Jiangxi
    5 Institute of Soil Fertilizer and Resource Environment, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanchang 330200
    6 Agricultural Resources and Environmental Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning 530007
    7 Hengyang Red Soil Experimental Station, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qiyang 426128, Hunan
    8 Institute of Forest Medicinal Herbs and Food, Jiangxi Academy of Forestry, Nanchang 330013
    9 Hunan Institute of Agricultural Soil and Eco-Environment, Changsha 410125
  • Received:2026-06-27 Accepted:2026-09-23 Online:2026-11-01 Published:2026-11-06

Abstract:

The red soil region of southern China is a crucial base for tropical and subtropical grain production, fruits and economic forests, which accounts for approximately 23% of the country's land and supports 40% of its population, thus playing an irreplaceable role in ensuring regional food security. However, due to long-term intensive and inappropriate use, the red soils in this region face multiple challenges, including severe acidification, fertility decline, soil compaction, soil erosion, and seasonal drought, thereby constraining high-quality agricultural development. To address the coexisting soil constraints, the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with universities and research institutions in Jiangxi, Hunan and other provinces, have conducted joint researches. Through more than two decades of research and practice, they developed the Jinggangshan Model, which integrated cropland quality improvement, agricultural productivity enhancement, and ecological conservation. The model was centered on a four-in-one ecological layout featuring “rice cultivation in valley bottoms, cash crops on hill foots, fruit trees on mid-hills, and forest conservation on hill tops.” It integrated four key technological systems: a quality improvement, green, high-yield, and efficient production for double-cropping rice fields; technologies for mitigating multiple barriers (acidity, low fertility, compaction, and erosion) in drylands to boost productivity; systems for synchronizing orchard fertility improvement, quality enhancement, and ecological protection; technologies for ecological conservation on mountain tops combined with under-forest economy development. The model also established highly connected, multifunctional ecological corridors and an intelligent decision-support system for precision crop management covering the entire production cycle from sowing to harvest. This study elaborated on the model's historical development, conceptual basis, technological systems, extension mechanisms, and outcomes. It also discussed the challenges it faced and directions for future development. The Jinggangshan Model represented a practical approach to the integrated management of the red soil region of southern China by coordinating cropland quality improvement, agricultural productivity enhancement, and ecological conservation, and could provide the scientific and technological support for high-quality green agricultural development in the region.

Key words: red soil, integrated management, Jinggangshan Model, extension system

Fig. 1

Formation and development of the Jinggangshan Model"

Fig. 2

Conceptual diagram of the Jinggangshan Model"

Fig. 3

Technology system for quality improvement, emission reduction, and pollution control in double-cropping rice paddies"

Fig. 4

Technology system for multi-stress alleviation and productivity enhancement in upland soils"

Fig. 5

Technology system for synergistic fertility improvement, quality enhancement, and ecological protection in orchards"

Fig. 6

Technology system for hilltop ecological protection and under-forest economy"

Fig. 7

Schematic diagram of the extension mechanism of the Jinggangshan Model in red soil region"

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