Effects of converting years from farmland to forestland on soil physical properties in the loess area of western Shanxi Province, northern China

Zhang Hengshuo; Zha Tonggang; Zhang Xiaoxia

doi:10.12171/j.1000-1522.20190087

Journal of Beijing Forestry University > 2020 > 42(6): 123-133. > DOI: 10.12171/j.1000-1522.20190087

Zhang Hengshuo, Zha Tonggang, Zhang Xiaoxia. Effects of converting years from farmland to forestland on soil physical properties in the loess area of western Shanxi Province, northern China[J]. Journal of Beijing Forestry University, 2020, 42(6): 123-133. DOI: 10.12171/j.1000-1522.20190087

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Effects of converting years from farmland to forestland on soil physical properties in the loess area of western Shanxi Province, northern China

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School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing 100083, China
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Beijing Soil and Water Conservation Engineering Technology Research Center, Beijing 100083, China

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Received Date: February 24, 2019
Revised Date: August 06, 2019
Available Online: May 10, 2020
Published Date: June 30, 2020

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ObjectiveThis paper aims to evaluate the effects of converting time from cropland to forestland on soil physical properties, and provide a basis for the construction of soil and water conservation forests in the region.
MethodThe 23 years positioning continuous monitoring was taken on soil physical properties under five typical forests, including one natural restoration Populus davidiana plantation, two mixed plantations of Platycladus orientalis and Robinia pseudoacacia, Pinus tabuliformis and Robinia pseudoacacia, two pure plantations of Robinia pseudoacacia and Pinus tabuliform, and taking the corn farmland as control.
Result(1) With the increase of converted years, the soil bulk density (BD) under the four plantations increased first and then decreased to a stable value, which was lower than initial value at about 10−15 years. In the natural restoration forest (NF), BD showed a downward tendency with the highest decreasing range of 11.21% at 0−20 cm soil depth. (2) The soil total porosity (TP) under the 4 plantations decreased first and then increased to a stable value, which was higher than initial value at about 10−15 years. The cumulative changing rates of TP at the soil depths of 0−20 cm and 20−40 cm were 1.4% and 0.6%, respectively under NF. (3) The capillary porosity (CP) under the five typical forests all showed an increasing trend with the increase of converting time. The CP at 0−20 cm changed more than at 20−40 cm in the plantations; the cumulative changing rates of CP at 0−20 cm and 20−40 cm were 2.5% and 1.5%, respectively under NF.
Conclution The converted years showed a significant effects on soil physical properties (P < 0.05) under the typical forests, while for the plantations, the change of BD and TP mostly occurred in the first 10−15 years. The mixed forests of Pinus tabuliformis and Robinia pseudoacacia should be the prioritized for the artificial vegetation restoration in the research area based on its remarkable improvement effects on soil physical properties.
- converting farmland to forestland,
- soil physical property,
- converting years from farmland to forestland,
- forest type

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