[Soil chemical property changes in vegetable greenhouse fields].
To explore the changes of soil chemical properties in vegetable greenhouse, a comparative study was carried out with the samples gathered from vegetable greenhouse fields and their adjacent upland fields in Damintun Town, Xinming County, Liaoning Province. The results showed that compared with upland fields, the contents of soil organic carbon and total nitrogen in greenhouse fields increased significantly. At the depth of 0 approximately 30 cm, soil organic carbon in greenhouses of 1-, 4- and 10-year increased by 31.09%, 35.44%, and 66.80%, respectively, compared with the upland soil. Soil nitrate content at the depth of 0 approximately 30 cm in greenhouse fields was 5.05 approximately 12.49 times as much as that in upland fields. The nitrate content in different soil layers increased with the increasing age of greenhouse field., e.g., at the depth of 20 approximately 30 cm, soil nitrate content was significantly higher in 10-year than in 1- and 4-year greenhouse field, with an increase of 65.73% and 50.89%, respectively, and 6.55 times as much as that in upland field, which indicated that soil nitrate transported downwards, and obviously enriched in deeper soil layers under heavy application of fertilizer. Also with the increasing age of greenhouse field, soil pH decreased, while soil soluble salts accumulated.
Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China. liuyanjun726@sohu.com.cn
Yanjun
Y
Liu
Yong
Y
Jiang
Wenju
W
Liang
D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods*; D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis; D009566:Nitrates / Q000032:analysis; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000032:analysis*; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis*; D013696:Temperature; D014675:Vegetables / Q000254:growth & development*
D009566:Nitrates; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D012987:Soil; D002244:Carbon