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Effect of organic acid amendment on secondary saline soil amelioration in gully land consolidation area in northern Shaanxi, China

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He Kang (HK) is a widely used organic amendment for saline-alkali land improvement because of its effectiveness. This research evaluated HK’s effects on secondary saline soil amelioration in gully land consolidation area in the north part of Shaanxi, China. Experiments were conducted in field plots (4 m × 5 m) to test the effects of different HK contents (2.99 g/m2 (HK1), 3.74 g/m2 (HK2), 4.49 g/m2 (HK3), and 5.24 g/m2 (HK4)) on soil moisture water and salt content, nitrate nitrogen, available phosphorus, available potassium, and maize growth. The results showed that the salt contents in experimental plots with HK were lower compared with CK (no amendments), and soil water movement to deep soil was inhibited, and evapotranspiration was also decreased. HK improved the soil nutrient content and delayed the transport and leaching process of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in the soil, which kept the nutrients in the root layer of spring maize plants in a higher concentration range. The uptake and utilization of soil nutrients by maize was promoted. Maize yields in plots with HK1, HK2, HK3, and HK4 were significantly increased by 21.51%, 34.34%, 22.10%, and 27.31%, respectively, compared with CK. The results indicated that HK is an effective method with 3.74 g/m2 (HK2) application rate of secondary saline soil amelioration in gully land treatment, which is beneficial to local crop growth.

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This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41807131 and 41977007), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2019 M653707), and Research project of State Key Laboratory of Eco-hydraulics in Northwest Arid Region of China (2019KJCXTD-4 and QJNY-2019-01).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Eco-Hydraulics in Northwest Arid Region of China, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, 710048, China

    Yang Yang, Manli Duan, Beibei Zhou, Xiaoqing Li, Lu Yang, Chaofan Liang & Fan Xiao

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Y.Y.: conceptualization, writing, review and editing. B.Z.: supervision, project administration and funding acquisition. All the authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript. All the authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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Yang, Y., Duan, M., Zhou, B. et al. Effect of organic acid amendment on secondary saline soil amelioration in gully land consolidation area in northern Shaanxi, China. Arab J Geosci 13, 1273 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-020-06277-8

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