Scientia Agricultura Sinica ›› 2013, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (11): 2271-2277.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2013.11.011

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

Influences of No-Tillage on Soil and Crop Performance in the North Cool Region of Northeast China

 ZHANG  Xing-Yi, CHEN  Qiang, CHEN  Yuan, LIU  Shuang, LI  Xu-Feng, LI  Hao   

  1. 1.Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150081
    2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049
  • Received:2013-02-20 Online:2013-06-01 Published:2013-04-11

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Abstract: 【Objective】 The effects of no-tillage (NT) on soil properties, crop yields, and soil and water conservations were studied in the north cool area of Northeast China. 【Method】 Two long-term filed experiments were established to compare the performance of two systems NT and conventional rotary tillage (CRT) in a flat field and a slope land, respectively. Soil properties and crop yield were measured and soil runoff was monitored continuously. 【Result】 Compared to CRT, soil water content under NT in the plowed layer was increased by 3 to 5 percentage points, which led to increasing soil water storage in the 110 cm layer. At the depth of 10 cm, soil temperature under NT was 2.1℃ lower than that under CRT. In the 0-15 cm soil layer, soil organic matter content under NT was 11% higher than that under CRT, which resulted in the increase of the diversity of soil animal community. With the adoption of NT, soil surface runoff and soil loss were decreased by 90% and 98%, respectively. Finally, compared to the CRT system, corn yield under NT was decreased by more than 20%, while soybean yield under NT was increased by approximately 10%. In addition, these benefits of NT were more significant in the slope land than those in the flat field. 【Conclusion】 NT displayed a significant role in soil and water conservation in the degraded land. On the other hand, NT decreased corn yield but increased soybean yield. It was concluded that NT is a useful practice for soybean and sloping farmland in the north cool region of Northeast China.

Key words: Northeast , cool region , no-tillage , soil property , crop yield

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