收藏切换
Impacts of long-term excessive nitrogen fertilization and sugarcane leaf mulching and returning on soil acidification in lateritic red soil sugarcane fields
收藏切换
PDF
Jin-sheng HUANG1, Ming-xue SUN1, Jun-jie TAN2, Ming PANG1, Yan ZENG1, Xiong-feng NIE1, Hong-mei LU1, Yan-li CHEN3, Liu-qiang ZHOU1, Xiao-hui ZHU1, *
Journal of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizers | 2026, 32(5) : 1110 - 1122
Less
收藏切换
Journal of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizers | 2026, 32(5): 1110-1122
Research paper
Impacts of long-term excessive nitrogen fertilization and sugarcane leaf mulching and returning on soil acidification in lateritic red soil sugarcane fields
Full
Jin-sheng HUANG1, Ming-xue SUN1, Jun-jie TAN2, Ming PANG1, Yan ZENG1, Xiong-feng NIE1, Hong-mei LU1, Yan-li CHEN3, Liu-qiang ZHOU1, Xiao-hui ZHU1, *
Affiliations
  • 1Agricultural Resource and Environment Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences / Nanning Observation and Experiment Station of National Agricultural Environment, Nanning, Guangxi 530007, China
  • 2Guangxi Minzu Normal University, Chongzuo, Guangxi 532200, China
  • 3Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Soil and Fertilizer Work Station. Nanning, Guangxi 530000, China
Published: 2026-05-25 doi: 10.11674/zwyf.2025352
Outline
收藏切换
Objectives

This study aimed to evaluate the soil acidification characteristics of sugarcane fields in Guangxi under different fertilization treatments and to provide a theoretical basis for mitigating soil acidification in this region.

Methods

Based on a long-term field experiment initiated in 2008, four treatments were established: no-fertilizer control (CK), recommended fertilization (OPT), increased N application (OPTN, 50% higher nitrogen (N) application rate than OPT) and recommended fertilization combined with sugarcane leaf mulching and returning (OPTS). Soil pH, exchangeable acidity, acidification rate, exchangeable base cations, cation exchange capacity (CEC), soil acid-base buffering capacity (pHBC) and soil nutrients indicators were determined after 16 years under different fertilization treatments.

Results

After 16 years of long-term experiments, compared with the initial soil, soil pH under the CK, OPT, OPTN, and OPTS treatments decreased by 0.04, 1.74, 2.00, and 1.72 units, respectively. The corresponding soil acidification rates were 0.16, 9.62, 10.41, and 9.81 kmol/(hm2·a), respectively. The soil pHBC of the CK treatment was 24.00 mmol/(kg·pH). Compared with CK, the pH buffering capacity under the other fertilization treatments increased by 20.32%−26.77%, with the greatest increase observed in the OPTS treatment. Compared with the OPT treatment, the OPTN treatment increased exchangeable acidity, exchangeable aluminum (Al3+), and exchangeable hydrogen (H+) by 19.31%, 15.25%, and 54.75% respectively. The total exchangeable base cations of the OPTN decreased by 14.03%, and base saturation decreased by 15.10%. Soil pH decreased by 0.26 units, and the acidification rate increased by 8.22% under OPTN relative to OPT. Compared with the OPT treatment, the OPTS treatment increased exchangeable acidity and exchangeable H+ content by 17.82% and 69.27%, respectively. The total exchangeable base cations increased by 13.45%, mainly due to a 26.22% increase in exchangeable calcium content. CEC increased by 12.67%. However, there were no significant difference in soil pH and acidification rate. Under increased N fertilization, soil total phosphorus, available phosphorus, and readily available potassium contents decreased by 6.99%, 11.06%, and 27.11%, respectively. Under sugarcane leaf mulching and returning, soil organic matter, total N, and available N contents increased by 9.96%, 12.32%, and 26.40%, respectively, while available phosphorus and readily available potassium contents decreased by 17.15% and 34.65%, respectively. In terms of the 5-year average sugarcane yield, compared with the OPT treatment, the OPTN treatment resulted in a 6.23% reduction, while the OPTS treatment resulted in a 2.68% increase.

Conclusions

Long-term excessive N fertilization increased exchangeable H+ and Al3+ contents while reducing total exchangeable base cations. The increased fertilizer N was not efficiently utilized by sugarcane, further accelerating soil acidification. In contrast, long-term sugarcane leaf mulching and returning effectively increased total exchangeable base cations, CEC, and organic matter content, and improved soil nutrient supply and acid-base regulation capacity. Therefore, rational chemical fertilizer application combined with sugarcane residue mulching and returning can serve as an important strategy for managing soil acidification in lateritic red soil sugarcane fields in Guangxi.

long-term field-position experiment  /  sugarcane field  /  increased nitrogen application  /  sugarcane leaf mulching and returning  /  soil acidification
Jin-sheng HUANG, Ming-xue SUN, Jun-jie TAN, Ming PANG, Yan ZENG, Xiong-feng NIE, Hong-mei LU, Yan-li CHEN, Liu-qiang ZHOU, Xiao-hui ZHU. Impacts of long-term excessive nitrogen fertilization and sugarcane leaf mulching and returning on soil acidification in lateritic red soil sugarcane fields[J]. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizers, 2026 , 32 (5) : 1110 -1122 . DOI: 10.11674/zwyf.2025352
Year 2026 volume 32 Issue 5
PDF
85
35
Cite this Article
BibTeX
Article Info
doi: 10.11674/zwyf.2025352
  • Receive Date:2025-08-08
  • Online Date:2026-07-16
  • Published:2026-05-25
Article Data
Affiliations
History
  • Received:2025-08-08
  • Accepted:2025-10-04
Affiliations
    1Agricultural Resource and Environment Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences / Nanning Observation and Experiment Station of National Agricultural Environment, Nanning, Guangxi 530007, China
    2Guangxi Minzu Normal University, Chongzuo, Guangxi 532200, China
    3Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Soil and Fertilizer Work Station. Nanning, Guangxi 530000, China
References
Share
https://castjournals.cast.org.cn/joweb/zwyyyflxb/EN/10.11674/zwyf.2025352
Share to
QR

Scan QR to access full text

Cite this article
BibTeX
Citations
表12种不同金属材料的力学参数

Family
属数
Number of
genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of
total species (%)

Genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of total
species (%)
鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae 2 11 5.26 鹅膏菌属 Amanita 10 4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
关闭全屏
  • BibTeX
  • EndNote
  • RefWorks
  • TxT