Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2021, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (7): 1275-1282.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2021.07.13

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Effects of soil conditioner application on pH value of acidified soil and root characteristics of flue-cured tobacco

CHEN Gui1(), ZHOU Jiewen2, LI Haiping3, ZHANG Faming3, LI Chunshun4, LIU Li5, ZHANG Y2,*()   

  1. 1. College of Resources & Environment, Hunan Agricultural University,Changsha 410128, China
    2. College of Bioscience and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
    3. Baoshan City Branch of Yunnan Tobacco Company, Baoshan 678000, China
    4. Jiangsu China Tobacco Industry Co., Ltd., Nanjing 210011, China
    5. College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University,Changsha 410128, China
  • Received:2020-12-02 Online:2021-07-25 Published:2021-08-06
  • Contact: ZHANG Y

Abstract:

To clarify the dynamic variations of soil pH value and the effect on the root characteristics of flue-cured tobacco of soil conditioner application in acidified tobacco-planting soil, a pot experiment was conducted with soils of Changning County and Tengchong City, Baoshan City, Yunnan Province. The used soil conditioners consisted of lime, woody peat-based potassium humate (potassium humate for short)+hydrothermal mineral potassium fertilizer (mineral potassium fertilizer for short), potassium humate+calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizer. Also, potassium sulfate was used as one treatment besides the blank control (CK). The results showed that the soil pH value presented a trend of decreasing first and then gradually increasing after the addition of potassium humate+mineral potassium fertilizer and potassium humate+calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizer within 60 d. Lime application increased soil pH in a short time, yet it tended to become more acid for the long run. The application of potassium humate+mineral potassium fertilizer and potassium humate+calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizer significantly (P<0.05) increased the rhizosphere organic acid content, root activity, root ATPase activity and above-ground biomass of tobacco. In the soil of Tengchong City, compared with CK, root biomass was significantly (P<0.05) increased by 46.09% and 83.70%, respectively, after applying potassium humate+mineral potassium fertilizer and potassium humate+calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizer.In general, the application of potassium humate+mineral potassium fertilizer and potassium humate+calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizer could slow down the acidification of the acidified tobacco-planting soil, which is also beneficial for the growth and development of tobacco plants.

Key words: acidified soil, soil conditioner, tobacco, root, potassium

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