Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2025, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (3): 538-547.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20240269

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Application effect of nutrient soil made from river sludge for machine-transplanted rice seedling

XIE Changyan1(), JIN Yumeng2, ZHANG Miao1, DONG Qingjun1, LI Qing1, JI Li1, ZHONG Ping1, CHEN Chuan1, ZHANG Ankang1,*()   

  1. 1. Huaiyin Institute of Agricultural Sciences of Xuhuai Region in Jiangsu, Huai’an 223001, Jiangsu, China
    2. Fruit and Vegetable Horticultural Technical Guidance Station of Yandu District, Yancheng City, Yancheng 224056, Jiangsu, China
  • Received:2024-03-22 Online:2025-03-25 Published:2025-04-02

Abstract:

In order to realize the utilization of river sludge, different volume ratios (T1, 8∶2; T2, 7∶3; T3, 6∶4; T4, 5∶5; T5, 4∶6; T6, 3∶7) of river sludge and local organic materials were mixed to make nutrient soil for rice seedling, as well as rice variety Nanjing 9108 selected as the test material for two seasons. The physical and chemical properties, heavy metals content and potential ecological risk of different nutrient soils were determined, and their effects on the comprehensive quality of rice seedlings were studied, to reveal the application potential of these nutrient soils made from rive sludge for machine-transplanted rice seedlings. The results indicated that these prepared nutrient soils effectively reduced the bulk density of rive sludge, and increased the total porosity as well as the contents of organic matter and total nitrogen. The total amount of cadmium, chromium, lead, arsenic and mercury in these nutrient soils did not exceed the limits of the relevant standards, the pollution level was safe, and the potential ecological risk was slight. Among the 6 nutrient soils, the T2 treatment showed the best performance. Compared with the pure paddy soil, the plant height of rice seedlings under T2 treatment was significantly (P<0.05) increased by 25.80%-57.49%, and its dry weight of root, total root length, root surface area, root volume, strong seedling index and growth function were significantly superior, which could meet the standard for machine-transplanted rice seedling and the requirements of operation quality, showing good adaptability. To sum up, it has a strong feasibility to produce nutrient soil for seedling from river sludge, and the seedling effect could be better than the paddy soil with the appropriate formula.

Key words: river sludge, rice, machine-transplanted seedling, nutrient soil, seedling quality, comprehensive evaluation

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