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- Title
Effects of Different Farming Metliods and Their Effects on Soil Physicochemical Properties of Guilin Maojian Tea Gardens.
- Authors
Lingyun ZHANG; Shuyi LI; Sisi Qin; Changjian JIANG; Qifa LONG; Min SU; Chusheng LIU; Qianhua WU
- Abstract
In order to further optimize the cultivation and agronomic technology of Guilin Maojian tea gardens, the effects, efficiencies and costs of different farming metliods and their effects on the physiochemical properties of tea garden soil were studied through the modification of the test sites with the non-farming land as the control. The results showed that human farming, mini-tiiler farming and crawler tractor farming could improve the physical and chemical properties of soil. After farming, the soil had good water retention but low moisture content compared to the control group, while the soil bulk density and hardnee s value were significantly lower than those of the control, and the porosity of soil was significantly higher than that of contrast. With the passage of time, soil bulk density and hadnees value gradually increased after farming, while the porosity of soil decreased gradualy. There were great differences in the effects, efficiencies and costs of different farming methods. Crawler tractor had the best and most stable farming effect, and the operation efficiency was 10 times that of human farming while the cost was only 0. 39 times of human farming. Therefore, it was feasible to adopt mini-tiiler or crawler tractor to carry out mechanical farming of Guilin Maoïian tea garden, which provided theoretical references for the soil property improvement using mechanical faming and was favorable for promoting the popularization of faming machines and the acceleration of mechanization of tea gardens. But for tea plantations that a e intended to be mechanized, apart from the mechanical and technical personnel to be configured in place, the site conditions, planting modes and mechanical way reservation of tea garden should be planned accordingly. It is recommended to select flat or gentle slope for reclamation, and preference is given to non-sexual tea tree vaieties with big line spacing over 180 cm long. Moreover, the main road construction should be more than 3.0 m, and trunk road 2. 0 mor above. And isolation ditch and drain should be set between the tea garden and the surrounding mountain forests and farmland.
- Publication
Agricultural Biotechnology (2164-4993), 2018, Vol 7, Issue 5, p186
- ISSN
2164-4993
- Publication type
Academic Journal