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The Effects of Tillage and Straw Incorporation on Soil Organic Carbon Status, Rice Crop Productivity, and Sustainability in the Rice-Wheat Cropping System of Eastern China

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  • Muhammad Sohail Memon

    (College of Engineering, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210031, China
    Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Sindh Agriculture University, 70060 Tando Jam, Pakistan)

  • Jun Guo

    (Yancheng Vocational Institute of Industry Technology, Yancheng 224005, China)

  • Ahmed Ali Tagar

    (Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Sindh Agriculture University, 70060 Tando Jam, Pakistan)

  • Nazia Perveen

    (State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China)

  • Changying Ji

    (College of Engineering, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210031, China)

  • Shamim Ara Memon

    (Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Sindh Agriculture University, 70060 Tando Jam, Pakistan)

  • Noreena Memon

    (Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Sindh Agriculture University, 70060 Tando Jam, Pakistan)

Abstract

Soil management practices are used to enhance soil organic carbon, fertility, and crop productivity around the world. However, accurate information about the appropriate amount of straw incorporation is not available, because it is generally believed that at least 30% of the soil surface should be covered by straw, which is not implemented in all field environments. Therefore, a two-year (2016–2017) field experiment was conducted to investigate the impact of different percentages of straw incorporation and tillage methods, i.e., reduced tillage (RT) and conventional tillage (CT), on crop yield, soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), and soil carbon storage (SCS) in rice–wheat cropping systems, under eight treatments. The experimental results showed that the greatest reduction in soil dry bulk density ( ρ b ) was found under CT with 100% straw coverage (9.79%), whereas the least reduction occurred under CT with no straw (1.31%). The mean TN concentration, soil organic matter (SOM), and soil carbon storage (SCS) were significantly higher by 0.98 g/kg, 17.07%, and 14.20%, respectively, under reduced tillage with 60% straw incorporation (RTsi 60 ) compared with all other treatments. Our findings demonstrate that the incorporated wheat residues resulted in the highest rice production (7.95–8.63 t/ha) under RTsi 60 . We recommend the adoption of reduced tillage with 60% straw incorporation to increase rice yield, improve soil structure, and enhance TN, SOM, and SCS in paddy soil under rice-wheat rotation fields for agricultural sustainability.

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  • Muhammad Sohail Memon & Jun Guo & Ahmed Ali Tagar & Nazia Perveen & Changying Ji & Shamim Ara Memon & Noreena Memon, 2018. "The Effects of Tillage and Straw Incorporation on Soil Organic Carbon Status, Rice Crop Productivity, and Sustainability in the Rice-Wheat Cropping System of Eastern China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-14, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:10:y:2018:i:4:p:961-:d:138092
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