Evaluation the Effect of Different Soil Amendments on Physicochemical Property of Soda Sal

Fan Xiao from Xi'an University of Technology presents experimental data evaluating the effect of 13 soil amendments and their combinations on soda saline-alkali soil. The study measured impacts on soil pH, metal cations, exchangeable sodium, and organic matter content in both dry and paddy fields. Results indicate treatments could reduce exchangeable sodium content by 25.24% to 71.53% and increase crop yields by up to 260.21%.

Use Cases

• Compare the efficacy of different soil amendments (e.g., AL, Z, ZH) based on reported reductions in soil pH and exchangeable sodium percentage.
• Model the relationship between soil property changes (like metal cation content) and crop yield improvements based on the reported percentage increases.
• Evaluate the differential performance of treatments (e.g., AL vs. AL+ZH) in dry versus paddy field conditions based on the described results.

Strengths

• The description provides specific quantitative results, including percentage decreases in exchangeable Na+ (38.62%-61.33% in dry fields) and yield increases (up to 260.21% in paddy fields).
• The experimental design is clearly outlined, testing 13 amendments and their combinations in both lab and field settings (dry and paddy fields).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Fan Xiao, Xi'an University of Technology

Collection Method

Laboratory and field experiments evaluating soil amendments.

Geography

Northeast China