Study on evolution characteristics of sandy field in arid region
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2009.01.08
Key Words: sandy-field  soil-sand ratio  soil water content  soil nutrient
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XU Qiang School of Agriculture, Ningxia University Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China 
WU Hongliang School of Agriculture, Ningxia University Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China 
KANG Jianhong School of Agriculture, Ningxia University Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China 
QIANG Li School of Agriculture, Ningxia University Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China 
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Abstract:
      The testing of the mixed (ratio) of sand and soil, the water content of topsoil, the organic matter content,the total salt content, N, P & K of sandy field planted for 1~17 years and abandoned sandy field at Xiangshan Mountain area of Ningxia indicated that the loess content of the sandy field (from 9.24% to 36.15%)and the ratio of soil-sand (from 0.09 to 0.57) improved gradually, while the sand content of the sandy field(from 90. 76% to 63. 85%),the water content of topsoil(from 25. 30% to 13. 70%), the total salt content (from 0.21 g/kg to 0. 05 g/kg), available P(from 2.42 mg/ kg to 2.26 mg/ kg)& K(rom 172 mg/kg to 109 mg//kg) decreased gradually. The organic matter, total nitrogen, available N increased first and de-creased afterw ards, reached its peak (the organic matter:12.5g/kg, total nitrogen:0.32 g/ kg, available N:15.1 mg/kg) at 4~5 years and then began to decrease. It is suggested that the sandy field must be artificially fertilized after 4~5 years and leave in fallow for 1~2 years, which may be beneficial to improve the sandy field performance.