{"title":"Vegetation quality and its change in the Three North Shelterbelt Forest region in China","authors":"Lixia Wang, Jixi Gao, Wenming Shen, Mingyong Cai, Yalin Chen, Tong Xiao, Xinsheng Zhang, Wenfei Tai","doi":"10.1080/15324982.2023.2269883","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15324982.2023.2269883","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractThe Three North Shelterbelt Forest (TNSF) region in northern China is the largest artificial afforestation area in the world. Vegetation quality in the TNSF region has been improved greatly in recent years. This article presents a new approach to characterize vegetation quality by coupling vegetation productivity and coverage, examining the trend of vegetation quality from 2000 to 2021 at 1 km × 1 km spatial resolution by the linear regression trend method, and analyzing the driving forces of that trend. The results revealed a significant spatial difference of vegetation quality. Higher vegetation quality was found in the east and southeast of the TNSF region. Improvement of vegetation quality was found in approximately 80% area of the TNSF region, at a rate of 0 ∼ 52 g C m−2yr−1 with α = 0.05 significance between 2000 and 2021. Vegetation quality deteriorated in a few areas. The increase in CO2 concentrations and annual precipitation facilitated the improvement of vegetation quality, but also human efforts in ecological protection and restoration accelerated the improvement of vegetation quality under the current climate change background. The results might contribute to designing future ecological projects and the scientific adjustment of vegetation restoration strategies.Keywords: Climate changeecological conservationecosystem Three-North Shelter Forest (TNSF)vegetation quality AcknowledgmentsThe author thanks the National Meteorological Information Center and the Resource and Environmental Science Data Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences for their data support.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Additional informationFundingThis research was funded by National Key R&D Program of China (2021YFB3901103).","PeriodicalId":8380,"journal":{"name":"Arid Land Research and Management","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135589188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marzieh Bahadoran, Hamid Ejtehadi, Farshid Memariani, Júlia Tamás, Péter Csontos
{"title":"Survival of experimentally buried large, winged seeds from open sandy habitats defies the established theory of relatedness between seed size, shape, and longevity","authors":"Marzieh Bahadoran, Hamid Ejtehadi, Farshid Memariani, Júlia Tamás, Péter Csontos","doi":"10.1080/15324982.2023.2269113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15324982.2023.2269113","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8380,"journal":{"name":"Arid Land Research and Management","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135218945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Horizontal variability and diurnal fluctuation of soil respiration in corn and soybean rows","authors":"Peng Yuxing, Yafei Pan, Zishuang Li, Zizhong Li, Shuai Zhang, Zengzhen Song, Yan Zhang, Feixia Zhang","doi":"10.1080/15324982.2023.2265331","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15324982.2023.2265331","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractThis study evaluated the horizontal variability and diurnal fluctuation of soil respiration to accurately capture changes in carbon flux during agricultural production in Lishu County, Jilin Province, China. Corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) were planted with 60-cm row spacing in 2020. The soil respiration rate (SRR) was measured at 2-hour intervals on July 1, August 1, and September 25 using a portable, closed chamber at five positions, P0, P15, P30, P45, and P60, denoting specific distances from the crop rows. The SRR between crop rows was affected both by dates and fields with the coefficient of variation ranging between 7.1 and 37.7%. The SRR at P45 was closest to the mean SRR, with a relative deviation of 0.09–4.85% on July 01 and August 01 in corn and soybean fields. On September 25, the optimal position to measure SRR was between P45 and P60. The sampling dates influenced the optimal time for measuring SRR but were mostly concentrated between 9:00 and 11:00 (24-hour clock) for corn and between 11:00 and 13:00 for soybean. The root biomass of crop rows and diurnal soil temperature were the main factors affecting horizontal variability and diurnal fluctuation of SRR, respectively. We recommend an SRR sampling strategy at P45 between 9:00 and 11:00 for corn and between 11:00 and 13:00 for soybean to decrease the effects of horizontal variability and diurnal fluctuation of SRR.Keywords: Corn and soybean rowsdiurnal fluctuationhorizontal variabilitysoil respiration Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThis work was financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China [no. 2021YFD1500802]; the NSFC-Jilin Joint Fund Project, China [no. U19A2035]; and the 2115 Talent Development Program of China Agricultural University [no. 1191-00109011].","PeriodicalId":8380,"journal":{"name":"Arid Land Research and Management","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136210283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Water conservation strategies in big cordgrass (Desmostachya bipinnata L.) for ecological success in hyper-arid and saline-arid environments","authors":"S. Bibi, M. S. Ahmad, M. Hameed, A. Alvi","doi":"10.1080/15324982.2023.2234328","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15324982.2023.2234328","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8380,"journal":{"name":"Arid Land Research and Management","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84422978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. D. M. Araújo, A. A. Primo, Jose Kioma Sousa Fernandes, L. Vieira, M. Clark, F. L. Guedes, R. Pompeu, E. Sagrilo, H. A. Souza
{"title":"Different sources of nitrogen fertilizer in rainfed maize grown in a semiarid environment","authors":"M. D. M. Araújo, A. A. Primo, Jose Kioma Sousa Fernandes, L. Vieira, M. Clark, F. L. Guedes, R. Pompeu, E. Sagrilo, H. A. Souza","doi":"10.1080/15324982.2023.2240745","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15324982.2023.2240745","url":null,"abstract":"Although nitrogen is the nutrient most required by maize, doses of N lower than those recommended are applied to maize grown in semiarid environments, which limits the achievement of profitable yields. The objective of this study was to evaluate changes in soil fertility, nutritional status and dry matter production of maize plants fertilized with organic and mineral fertilizers in a semiarid region. A factorial experiment was carried out in Sobral, Cear (cid:1) a state, Brazil, in a randomized block design. The factors were two N sources (organic compost and urea), and four N rates: 27.5, 55, 110 and 165kg ha (cid:1) 1 , with three replications. We assessed variables associated with soil fertility, plant nutritional status, chlorophyll content, grain yield and total dry matter production. The highest rates of organic compost resulted in the highest levels of P (17.7mg dm (cid:1) 3 ) and K (102.2mg dm (cid:1) 3 ) in soil when compared to the control (7.7 and 69.0mg dm (cid:1) 3 , respectively). However, organic compost rates below 110kg ha (cid:1) 1 of N-equivalent fertilizer were not enough to supply the plants ’ demand for P and K. Low N rates promoted a decrease in soil inorganic N in the second year of application. Applying urea to maize plants led to greater dry matter production than organic compost in the second consecutive crop season. The use of organic compost at rates lower than 110kg ha (cid:1) 1 of N-equivalent fertilizer decreases soil fertility and has no impact on maize dry matter production.","PeriodicalId":8380,"journal":{"name":"Arid Land Research and Management","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82525514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gholamhassan Ranjbar, R. Khademi, Farhad Dehghanie, Sardar Keshtkar, K. Islam
{"title":"Salicornia sinus-persica: a high-yielding species for fodder production with seawater","authors":"Gholamhassan Ranjbar, R. Khademi, Farhad Dehghanie, Sardar Keshtkar, K. Islam","doi":"10.1080/15324982.2023.2238258","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15324982.2023.2238258","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8380,"journal":{"name":"Arid Land Research and Management","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78370591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"GIS-based multi-criteria analysis for flood hazard areas mapping of M’zab wadi basin (Ghardaia, North-Central Algeria)","authors":"Abdelkader Hamlat, Salim Meharzi, Azeddine Guidoum, Mohamed Sekkoum, Youcef Mokhtari, C. Kadri","doi":"10.1080/15324982.2023.2235315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15324982.2023.2235315","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8380,"journal":{"name":"Arid Land Research and Management","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82038061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. S. Nóbrega, Riselane de Lucena Alcântara Bruno, Lucy Gleide da Silva, L. K. S. Lima, Ariosvaldo Nunes de Medeiros, Alberício Pereira de Andrade, André Luíz Rodrigues Magãlhaes, Cosmo Rufino de Lima
{"title":"Seed recovery of native plant species of the Caatinga biome ingested by goats and its effect on seed germination, in Brazilian semiarid region","authors":"J. S. Nóbrega, Riselane de Lucena Alcântara Bruno, Lucy Gleide da Silva, L. K. S. Lima, Ariosvaldo Nunes de Medeiros, Alberício Pereira de Andrade, André Luíz Rodrigues Magãlhaes, Cosmo Rufino de Lima","doi":"10.1080/15324982.2023.2235316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15324982.2023.2235316","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8380,"journal":{"name":"Arid Land Research and Management","volume":"113 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81038037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Franca Carrasco, Victoria Miranda, S. Sede, S. Bustos, Valeria González, Laura Otero, S. Fracchia
{"title":"Screening for native Trichoderma strains as potential biocontrollers of the olive pathogen Verticillium dahliae","authors":"Franca Carrasco, Victoria Miranda, S. Sede, S. Bustos, Valeria González, Laura Otero, S. Fracchia","doi":"10.1080/15324982.2023.2233933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15324982.2023.2233933","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8380,"journal":{"name":"Arid Land Research and Management","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73833158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
O. P. Ahlawat, Nisha Walia, K. Venkatesh, Dhinu Yadav, S. Sheoran, N. Arora, Gyanendra Singh
{"title":"Variations in chemical constituents of the rhizosphere of bread wheat genotypes and their significance for using as markers for heat and drought tolerance","authors":"O. P. Ahlawat, Nisha Walia, K. Venkatesh, Dhinu Yadav, S. Sheoran, N. Arora, Gyanendra Singh","doi":"10.1080/15324982.2023.2229763","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15324982.2023.2229763","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8380,"journal":{"name":"Arid Land Research and Management","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84699432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}