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Effect of subsoiling depth on soil physical properties and summer maize (Zea mays L.) yield

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  • Shaobo Wang

    (State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Key Laboratory of Crop Water Physiology and Drought- Tolerance Germplasm Improvement of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, P.R. China)

  • Liangliang Guo

    (State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Key Laboratory of Crop Water Physiology and Drought- Tolerance Germplasm Improvement of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, P.R. China)

  • Pengchong Zhou

    (State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Key Laboratory of Crop Water Physiology and Drought- Tolerance Germplasm Improvement of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, P.R. China)

  • Xuejie Wang

    (State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Key Laboratory of Crop Water Physiology and Drought- Tolerance Germplasm Improvement of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, P.R. China)

  • Ying Shen

    (State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Key Laboratory of Crop Water Physiology and Drought- Tolerance Germplasm Improvement of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, P.R. China)

  • Huifang Han
  • Tangyuan Ning

    (State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Key Laboratory of Crop Water Physiology and Drought- Tolerance Germplasm Improvement of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, P.R. China)

  • Kun Han

    (State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Key Laboratory of Crop Water Physiology and Drought- Tolerance Germplasm Improvement of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, P.R. China)

Abstract

The present study was carried out in 2016-2017 to assess the effect of subsoiling depth on the soil bulk density, stability of soil structure, soil physical properties and summer maize yield based on a field experiment started in 2015. Four tillage depths were studied: conventional tillage 25 cm (CT25); subsoiling tillage 30 cm (ST30); subsoiling tillage 35 cm (ST35) and subsoiling tillage 40 cm (ST40). The results showed that at the 20-50 cm depth ST30, ST35 and ST40 decreased the mean soil bulk by 4.59, 7.13 and 8.27%, respectively, and at the 0-40 cm depth reduced soil compactness by 17.62, 23.63 and 36.42%, respectively, as compared to CT25. ST40 reduced soil compactness in the 0-40 cm soil layer under conditions of relative drought (during the maize season growing season of 2016), ST35 and ST40 increased macroaggregates (> 0.25 mm), improved the stability of the aggregate structure (geometric mean diameter and mean weight diameter) (20-40 cm), increased soil water storage capacity at 40-60 cm and increased maize yield by 7.89% and 8.91%, respectively. Considering the improvement of soil properties and crop yield, ST35 was the optimum method to increase maize yield and modulate soil physical properties in the North China Plain.

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  • Shaobo Wang & Liangliang Guo & Pengchong Zhou & Xuejie Wang & Ying Shen & Huifang Han & Tangyuan Ning & Kun Han, 2019. "Effect of subsoiling depth on soil physical properties and summer maize (Zea mays L.) yield," Plant, Soil and Environment, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 65(3), pages 131-137.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlpse:v:65:y:2019:i:3:id:703-2018-pse
    DOI: 10.17221/703/2018-PSE
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    1. Jianning He & Zhenwen Yu & Yu Shi, 2019. "Effects of strip rotary tillage with subsoiling on soil enzyme activity, soil fertility, and wheat yield," Plant, Soil and Environment, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 65(9), pages 449-455.
    2. Shuwei Zhu & Tianping Gao & Zhen Liu & Tangyuan Ning, 2022. "Rotary and subsoiling tillage rotations influence soil carbon and nitrogen sequestration and crop yield," Plant, Soil and Environment, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 68(2), pages 89-97.
    3. Wei, Shiyu & Kuang, Naikun & Jiao, Fengli & Zong, Rui & Li, Quanqi, 2023. "Exploring the effects of subsoiling tillage under various irrigation regimes on the evapotranspiration and crop water productivity of winter wheat using RZWQM2," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 289(C).
    4. Lei Zhang & Xiaowei Wang & Jianneng Chen & Haiyang Wang & Yonggan Cao, 2024. "Analysis and Optimization of Low-Resistance Animal Bionic Subsoiling Shovel Based on EDEM," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-21, November.
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