Effect of Continuous Compost Application on Water-Stable Soil Macroaggregation in a Field Subjected to Double Cropping

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The influence of continuous application of compost and fertilizer on soil macroaggregation in a field subjected to long-term (ca. 20 years) double cropping (rice and barley) was investigated. Soil samples were collected from 4 different plots: a) No-NF, fertilizer containing P and K but no N; b) F, fertilizer containing N, P, and K; c) F+LC, fertilizer plus low rate of compost; and d) F+HC, fertilizer plus high rate of compost. The application of compost and fertilizer increased the degree of macroaggregation (>0.25 mm), the contents of organic C, total N, hydrolyzable carbohydrates, and dithionite-citrate-bicarbonate (DCB) soluble Al, and the hyphal length in the order of No-NF<F<F+LC<F+HC plots. The degree of macroaggregation showed high correlation coefficients (r≥0.95) with the contents of organic and in-organic components or the hyphal length. Most of these properties were strongly intercorrelated among themselves. The results obtained in this study suggest that organic matter including polysaccharides, active Al, and hyphae play an important role together in soil macroaggregation in the field subjected to double cropping under study.
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