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Arid Land Geography ›› 2022, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (6): 1795-1804.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2022.097

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Mineral element release characteristics and release models for gray-green slate under alternating freeze-thaw and dry-wet conditions

WANG Jie1(),LI Wangcheng1,2,3(),MU Min1,DONG Yaping1   

  1. 1. School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, Ningxia, China
    2. Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Modern Agricultural Water Resources in Arid Regions, Ministry of Education, Yinchuan 750021, Ningxia, China
    3. State Key Laboratory of Land Degradation and Ecological Restoration in Northwest China, Yinchuan 750021, Ningxia, China
  • Received:2022-03-11 Revised:2022-04-16 Online:2022-11-25 Published:2023-02-01
  • Contact: Wangcheng LI E-mail:1247502980@qq.com;liwangcheng@126.com

Abstract:

In response to the problems of soil fertility decline in gravel-mulched land in the arid zone of central Ningxia Hui Autonomons Region, China and unclear leaching and release rules of gray-green slate mineral elements, this study conducted an indoor simulated freeze-thaw and dry-wet cycle experiment of gray-green slate, used the modified Elovich equation, parabolic equation, double constant rate equation, and first-order kinetic equation to fit the cumulative release curve of each mineral element, and study the release kinetic characteristics and optimal fitting kinetic equation of slate with different particle sizes under the action of dry-wet freeze-thaw cycles. The results show that the total leaching of mineral elements in the leaching solution of the gray-green slates of two-grain sizes increases with the number of cycles, and the cumulative total leaching of mineral elements and leaching rate of 1 cm grain size slate are greater than those of 3 cm grain size slate at different cycle times. The release of mineral elements from the gray-green slate was a physical and chemical process controlled by multiple factors, and the release process could be roughly divided into the rapid reaction stage and the reaction to the equilibrium stage. The supply of Ca, K, Mg, and P elements in the gravel-mulched land soil was best predicted by the modified Elovich equation, and the parabolic equation was most suitable for describing the release pattern of S elements. The findings of this study could serve as a decision reference for soil fertility regulation of dry farmlands in the arid zone of central Ningxia.

Key words: freeze-thaw and dry-wet cycle, gray-green slate, mineral element, leachate release