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Regulating Effects of Irrigation and Drainage Techniques on the Soil Environment

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil Conservation and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 2586

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Xinguo Zhou

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Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: waterlogging stress; pipe drainage; soil microbes; fertilizer use efficiency; waterlogging stress physiology of crops
Dr. Hongguang Liu

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School of Water Conservancy and Architectural Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832001, China
Interests: irrigation and drainage regulation; soil salinization; soil improvement; fertilizer; simulation modeling
Dr. Dongwei Li

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Farmland Irrigation Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinxiang 453002, China
Interests: subsurface drainage; drip irrigation; water and salt transportation; soil microbes; water use efficiency

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Irrigation and drainage techniques are effective measures for agricultural drought and significant means to ensure reusability of soil and enhanced crop production. However, inappropriate technical parameters for irrigation and drainage have led to frequent environmental problems, such as soil salinization, waterlogging, loss of nutrients, and groundwater pollution. To improve the efficiency of water and fertilizer use and achieve sustainable agricultural development, it is critical to explore the regulating effects of irrigation and drainage on the soil environment as well as the relationship between these agricultural techniques and crop growth. Additionally, appropriate technical parameters of irrigation and drainage and a proper system for irrigation and fertilization usage should be developed for scientific regulation of the transport of water, fertilizer, and salt. In consideration of irrigation and drainage technologies, sustainable development of the agricultural environment has become a trending topic of interest in global climate studies, garnering widespread attention from various policymakers and scholars. This special issue focuses on the theory, techniques, and methodologies of irrigation and drainage and their effects on the biophysical environment of soil. We invite relevant contributions to this special issue of Sustainability.

Prof. Dr. Xinguo Zhou
Dr. Hongguang Liu
Dr. Dongwei Li
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • irrigation and drainage techniques
  • soil salinization
  • water and salt process in farmland
  • nutrient loss
  • drought and waterlogging
  • soil microbes
  • soil–crop interaction

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The Influence of Winter Irrigation Amount on the Characteristics of Water and Salt Distribution and WUE in Different Saline-Alkali Farmlands in Northwest China
by Wenjuan Chen, Mingsi Li and Qinglin Li
Sustainability 2023, 15(21), 15428; https://doi.org/10.3390/su152115428 - 30 Oct 2023
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Winter irrigation is widely carried out to alleviate soil salinization in Northwest China. In recent years, the effects of irrigation amount and irrigation schedule on soil water and salt distribution and water use efficiency (WUE) during crop growth periods have been extensively studied, [...] Read more.
Winter irrigation is widely carried out to alleviate soil salinization in Northwest China. In recent years, the effects of irrigation amount and irrigation schedule on soil water and salt distribution and water use efficiency (WUE) during crop growth periods have been extensively studied, but the effects of winter irrigation on water use efficiency have been generally ignored. This work was conducted from November 2018 to October 2020 in two kinds of saline-alkali farmlands (mild saline-alkali farmland and moderate saline-alkali farmland) with five winter irrigation amounts (0, 150, 225, 300 and 375 mm). The results indicated that, during the winter irrigation period, the maximum moisture content layer in the soil becomes more shallow with the increase in the winter irrigation amount and the salinity of the soil. The salt return process mainly occurs during the late thawing period. After two years, for a winter irrigation amount of 150 mm to 375 mm, the change rate of soil salt in mild saline-alkali farmland decreased from −2.50% to −15.38% in the 0–100 cm profile, and that value in moderate saline-alkali farmland decreased from 12.22% to −16.85%. Compared with the non-winter irrigation treatment, the sprouting rate, survival rate, morphological index and cotton yield in the coming year are greater under the winter irrigation treatment. For mild saline-alkali farmland and moderate saline-alkali farmland, to keep soil desalinated, enhance cotton growth and save water resources, the recommended winter irrigation amounts are 225 mm and 300 mm, respectively. The research methods and results are of great significance for rationally evaluating the sustainable winter irrigation amount for cotton fields under mulched drip irrigation in different saline-alkali farmlands. Full article
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Effects of Flooding Duration and Growing Stage on Soybean Growth Based on a Multi-Year Experiment
by Tao Shen, Pingjin Jiao, Hongwei Yuan and Hui Su
Sustainability 2023, 15(1), 738; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15010738 - 31 Dec 2022
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Flood stress on crops severely constrains food production. From 2011 to 2018, a plot test was conducted to investigate the effects of flooding duration and growth stage on soybean plant height, the number of solid pods, 100-grain weight, yield, and dry matter mass, [...] Read more.
Flood stress on crops severely constrains food production. From 2011 to 2018, a plot test was conducted to investigate the effects of flooding duration and growth stage on soybean plant height, the number of solid pods, 100-grain weight, yield, and dry matter mass, and their interannual variation. The results showed that the soybean indicators were significantly influenced by the year, flooding duration and growth stage, and their interaction. Under the same flooding duration and growth stage, the smallest plant height, number of solid pods, 100-grain weight, and dry matter mass were observed in 2016; and the largest plant height, number of solid pods, yield, and dry matter mass were observed in 2011. The soybean critical flooding duration for the number of solid pods, yield, and dry matter mass was 3 days, and that for 100-grain weight was 6 days. The flooding duration had no significant effect on plant height. The flooding-sensitive growth stage for soybean plant height and dry matter mass was the seedling stage, and that for the number of solid pods, 100-grain weight, and yield was the flowering-podding stage. When investigating the effects of flooding stress on soybeans, the impacts of interannual variation such as high temperatures and drought on soybean growth and yield should be integrated. Full article
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