Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 22, Issue 13, Pages 9965-9975Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4176-5
Keywords
Alkaline slag; Canola straw; Peanut straw; pH; Exchangeable base cations; Column leaching study
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- National Key Basic Research Program of China [2014CB441003, 2014CB441001]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41271010]
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The acidity of Ultisols (pH <5) is detrimental to crop production. Technologies should be explored to promote base saturation and liming effect for amelioration of Ultisol pH. Column leaching experiments were conducted to investigate the amelioration effects of canola straw (CS) and peanut straw (PS) in single treatment and in combination whether with alkaline slag (AS) or with lime on Ultisol profile acidity. The treatment without liming materials was set as control, and the AS and lime in single treatment are set for comparison. Results indicated that all the liming materials increase soil profile pH and soil exchangeable base cations at the 0-40-cm depth, except that the lime had amelioration effect just on 0 to 15-cm profile. The amelioration effect of the liming materials on surface soil acidity was mainly dependent on the ash alkalinity in organic materials or acid neutralization capacity of inorganic materials. Specific adsorption of sulfate (SO42-) or organic anions, decarboxylation of organic acids/anions, and the association of H+ with organic anions induced a liming effect of crop residues and AS on subsoil acidity. Moreover, SO42- and chloride (Cl-) in PS, CS, and AS primarily induced base cations to move downward to subsoil and exchange with exchangeable aluminum (Al3+) and protons (H+). These anions also promoted the exchangeable Al to leach out of the soil profile. The CS was more effective than PS in decreasing soil acidity in the subsoil, which mainly resulted from higher sulfur (S) and Cl content in CS compared to PS. The CS combined with AS was the better amendment choice in practical agricultural systems.
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