Research on the Improvement Effect of Earthworm Fertilizer on the Soil of Mu Us Sandy Land
[Objective]To study the effect of earthworm fertilizer on soil improvement in the Mu Us sandy land of northern Shaanxi,and pro-vide a solution to the problem of poor soil properties in the Mu Us sandy land of northern Shaanxi.[Method]Using Leymus chinensis as an indi-cator crop,different concentrations of earthworm fertilizer 0 t/hm2(CK),30 t/hm2(LE-1),45 t/hm2(LE-2),and 60 t/hm2(LE-3) were ap-plied on sandy land.Indicators such as moisture content,porosity,and bulk density were measured,and the physical properties of Maowusu sandy land under different treatments were analyzed;soil organic matter content,available potassium content,available phosphorus content,hy-drolyzed nitrogen content,pH and other indicators were measured,and the chemical properties of Maowusu sandy land under different treat-ments were measured;the plant height,leaf area,biomass and other indicators of crops were measured,and the agronomic traits of Leymus chinensis under different treatments were analyzed.[Result]Compared with CK,the soil moisture content of LE-1,LE-2,and LE-3 treatments in-creased by 1.01%-7.90%,porosity increased by 4.75%-5.31%,and bulk density decreased by 2.13%-4.14%;compared to CK,the increase in soil organic matter content ranged from 118.33% to 210.83%,the increase in available potassium content ranged from 17.04% to 94.84%,the increase in available phosphorus content was 10.81% to 116.22%,the increase in hydrolyzed nitrogen was 242.01% to 261.27%,and the pH decreased by 1.15% to 1.39%;compared with CK,the plant height of Leymus chinensis increased by 15.95%-27.10%,leaf area increased by 15.00%-66.8%,and biomass increased by 43.45%-94.87%.[Conclusion]The application of earthworm fertilizer can effectively improve the physical and chemical properties of the soil in the Maowusu sandy land of northern Shaanxi,and significantly improve the biological charac-teristics of Leymus chinensis.The principal component analysis showed that the comprehensive improvement effect of applying 60 t/hm2 earth-worm fertilizer was the best,with a score of 1.77.
Mu Us sandy landEarthworm fertilizerSoil natureLeymus chinensis