Influence of cutting interval on soil enzyme activity and nutrients in Leymus chinensis meadow

doi:10.11686/cyxb2015549

Abstract

Abstract: Soil enzymes are essential bioactive substances and among the most active components of soil ecosystems closely relation with the nutrient status of soils.This paper focused on the influence of cutting interval on soil enzyme activities and nutrients and their relationships in Leymus chinensis meadow in Hulunber. Soil urease and alkaline phosphorus activity were most sensitive to forage cutting intervals. Compared with the annual cutting, soil urease activity was enhanced 0.4-1.0 times in the top 30 cm compared with forage cutting intervals between 2 and 6 years whereas soil alkaline phosphatase activity decreased by 28.9%-44.2%. Soil nutrients were influenced greatly by cutting. Longer cutting intervals did not result in significant differences in soil total nitrogen, available nitrogen, total phosphorus, available phosphorus and available potassium, but soil organic matter was increased 10.5% in the 0-30 cm soil layer when grassland was cut every 6 years. With increasing cutting interval, variation in soil total nitrogen and organic matter content in the 30-60 cm soil layer were 0.36-0.66 g/kg and 12.26-17.73 g/kg respectively, but available phosphorus and potassium content were reduced. Correlations between soil nutrients and enzyme activities differ with forage cutting interval.It is concluded that annual cutting does not adversely affect soil meaning that cutting L. chinensis meadow annually is a useful strategy for its management.

QIN Yan, HE Feng, TONG Zong-Yong, CHEN Bao-Rui, LI Xiang-Lin. Influence of cutting interval on soil enzyme activity and nutrients in Leymus chinensis meadow[J]. Acta Prataculturae Sinica, 2016, 25(4): 55-62.

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