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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (11): 40-52.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb2023006

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Factors affecting the soil erosion and scouring resistance of bank hedgerows in purple soil sloping cropland

Hong LI1(), Yun CHEN1(), Xiao-hong LIU2, You-bin LIU1, Yi-zhi DU1   

  1. 1.Key Laboratory of Eco-environment in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region,Ministry of Education,College of Resources and Environment,Southwest University,Chongqing 400715,China
    2.Chengdu Water Conservancy and Soil Conservation Monitoring Center,Chengdu 610501,China
  • Received:2023-01-05 Revised:2023-03-27 Online:2023-11-20 Published:2023-09-27
  • Contact: Yun CHEN

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in soil resistance to erosion and scouring for two different bank hedgerow species in purple soil sloping cropland. A systematic study was conducted to investigate the resistance of soil to erosion and scouring for two hedgerow species (Dolichos lablab and Medicago sativa), and to elucidate the coupling relationship between soil erosion and scouring, root parameters and soil physicochemical properties. Unplanted hedge ridges were used as an experiment control (CK). It was found that: 1) The root length, root surface area and soil organic matter content of D. lablab were significantly higher than those of M. sativa, and the soil moisture content, total porosity and non-capillary porosity were significantly higher than those of M. sativa and CK (P<0.05). 2) The mean weight diameter and geometrical mean diameter of water stability aggregate and agglomeration degree of microaggregates ranked D. lablab>M. sativa. Conversely, the percentage of aggregate disruption and dispersive coefficient of microaggregates was greater for M. sativa than for D. lablab. 3) The scouring-resistance index and the change in the scouring-resistance index were greater in D. lablab than in M. sativa. Logarithmic functions could be used to describe the relationships between the scouring-resistance index and time. Quadratic functions could be used to describe the relationships between the change in the scouring-resistance index with time. 4) The results of a redundancy analysis showed that root branches, root tips, soil organic matter and non-capillary porosity had the greatest effect on soil erosion-resistance and scouring resistance. The results of a stepwise regression showed that the percentage of aggregate disruption of water-stable aggregates >0.5 mm was the most influential factor in soil scouring-resistance. In conclusion, soil erosion-resistance and scouring-resistance of D. lablab hedgerows were better than those of M. sativa. Our results provide technical information for the effective establishment of bank hedgerows in purple soil sloping cropland.

Key words: Dolichos lablab, bank hedgerows, aggregate, anti-scourability index, soil erosion