Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2026, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (1): 126-135.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20250027

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Effect of biogas slurry application with chemical fertilizer reduction on water bamboo production and soil improvement

BA Shihao1,2(), TONG Wenbin3,*(), YANG Haijun3, JIANG Jianfeng3, LI Zichuan1, WU Chunyan2, TANG Xu2, CHAI Yanjun1, LI Yan2,*()   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Recycling and Ecotreatment of Waste Biomass of Zhejiang Province, School of Environment and Natural Resources, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
    2. Institute of Environment, Resource, Soil and Fertilizer, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
    3. Qujiang District Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, Quzhou 324022, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2025-01-06 Online:2026-01-25 Published:2026-02-11

Abstract:

To solve the problems of nutrient loss and soil degradation caused by excessive application of chemical fertilizer in water bamboo (Zizania latifolia) fields, the effect of biogas slurry application with chemical fertilizer reduction on water bamboo production was explored. There were six treatments in this experiment, including blank control (CK, no fertilizer was applied), control (NPK, conventional fertilization), and test treatments (biogas slurry instead of 25%, 50%, 75%, 100% equivalent nitrogen fertilizer, denoted as 25%NP1K1Z1, 50%NP2K2Z2, 75%NP3K3Z3, 100%NP4K4Z4, respectively). The effects of these treatments were monitored on water bamboo yield and quality, soil basic physical and chemical properties, soil microbial biomass and enzyme activity. It was shown that there was no significant difference in water bamboo yield among treatments excluding CK. Compared with NPK treatment, the content of crude protein and vitamin C of water bamboo was significantly (p<0.05) increased under the treatments of 75%NP3K3Z3 and 100%NP4K4Z4, while the nitrate content of water bamboo was significantly decreased. Besides, the content of soil available phosphorus, available potassium, microbial biomass carbon and microbial biomass nitrogen and the activities of soil sucrase, urease and catalase under these two treatments were also significantly higher than those under NPK treatment. In conclusion, 75%NP3K3Z3 treatment was the most suitable treatment under the test condition, as it not only improved the quality of water bamboo without yield reduction, but also improved soil properties, which achieved the goal of reducing chemical fertilizer application and increasing utilization efficiency of biogas slurry.

Key words: water bamboo (Zizania latifolia), biogas slurry, reduced chemical fertilizer application rate, soil improvement, reducing fertilizer use and increasing use efficiency

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