Field Level Assessment of Soil Organic Matter and Nutritional Dynamics under Vegetated and Non Vegetated Ecosystems in Hotan River Basin, Xinjiang, China

Abstract:

Carbon dioxide is major cause of the greenhouse effect which is believed to be warming the Earth’s climate, the balance between accumulation of soil organic matter (SOM) and its loss through microbial respiration has global implications. In our study we have investigated dynamics of SOM during 2003-2011. Field investigations were conducted at two fields: fallow land and land cultivated by Tamarix. The following soil chemical properties also were evaluated: pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total and available NPK. The results revealed that amount of nutrients in soils are varied within two fields.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 295-298)
• Pages: 2281-2286
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.295-298.2281
• Online since: February 2013
• Authors: Zaynulla Rahmutulla*, Murat A. Yakubov, Jia Qiang Lei, Shovkat Kenjaboyev
• Keywords: Hotan River Basin, Soil Nutrient, Soil Organic Matter

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