Effects of Planting Duration of Dendrocalamus brandisii on Soil Aggregate Stability and Organic Matter Composition
The quantity and distribution characteristics of soil aggregates are a reflection of soil stability,and the organic matter in soil aggregates is closely related to soil stability.It is of great significance to investigate the effect of different planting durations on soil aggregates and their organic matters,and to reveal the correlation between aggregate stability and organic matter,in order to improve soil fertility and soil and water conservation.The study is carried out in Dendrocalamus brandisii forests with different planting durations(5a,10a,20a,40a)to compare the distribution characteristics as well as mean weight diameter(MWD),geometric mean diameter(GMD),and fractal dimension(D)of soil agglomerates in different planting duration by using the spatial scale method as a substitute of temporal scale,measure and determine the content of organic matters and the contents of its humus and carbohydrate in soil,and analyze their correlation with soil aggregates stability.The results show that:1)The distribution characteristics of soil aggregates in D.brandisii forests with different planting durations are significantly different,and aggregates with different particle sizes and the same planting duration are in a"V"shape,dominated by the particle size of<0.25 mm and>5 mm;2)The planting duration of D.brandisii forest has a significant effect on the stability of soil aggregates.When the planting duration is 10a,the soil aggregation is the best in the shallow soil layer(0-20 cm),with the highest stability and the smallest D value;when the planting duration is extended to 40a,the deep soil layers(20-40 cm and 40-60 cm)have the best performance for all indicators;3)The contents of organic matter and its component present an increasing trend with the extension of planting duration,and the correlation between organic matter content and soil aggregates stability is the strongest;and 4)There is a significant difference in the concentration of carbohydrates extracted in three different ways,in which the extraction efficiency of concentrated acid is the highest,and the correlation with soil stability is ordered by concentrated acid>dilute acid>hot water.The research indicates that appropriate extension of the plantation duration beyond 10 years is beneficial to improving the stability of soil aggregates.