Soil organic carbon and ecosystem multifunctionality are enhanced by subsoiling in fluvo-aquic soil of North China Plain.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the impact of various tillage modes on soil carbon (C) components, crop yield, enzyme activity, and ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) in the North China Plain (NCP), aiming to determine the most effective tillage practice for C sequestration in the region. Field experiments were conducted from 2016 using a split-plot design that included rotary tillage (RT) and deep tillage (DT) during the wheat season and no-tillage (NT), subsoiling in-row (SIR), and subsoiling inter-row (SBR) during the maize season. Related tillage modes based on the total amount of straw returned. Soil bulk density (BD), soil C components, soil organic carbon (SOC) storage, enzyme activities, soil quality index (SQI), EMF, and wheat yield were measured and analyzed. Compared to rotary tillage-n

SUBMITTER: Wang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12040894 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature