Soil and Water Conservation Effects of Different Tillage Measures on
Mollisols Sloping Farmland in Northeast China
Abstract
[Conventional
tillage](https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/conventional-tillage)
is still widely used in mollisols sloping farmland, which leads to
serious [soil
erosion](https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/soil-erosion)
. Effective farming methods have positive significance for alleviating
soil erosion .To prevent and control soil and water loss in mollisols
sloping farmland,field experiments were carried out in 2022 with three
tillage methods and their combination modes(Subsoiling tillage
(SF),Ridge tillage and pitting field (RF),Ridge tillage and pitting
field + subsoiling tillage (RF-S),Contour tillage (TP),Contour tillage +
ridge tillage and pitting field (TP-R),Contour tillage + subsoiling
tillage (TP-S)) to evaluate the effects of soil and water conservation
under different tillage methods. The results showed that the contour
tillage + ridge field treatment significantly reduced surface runoff and
soil loss ( P < 0.05), and there was no nutrient loss.
Compared with other treatments, this method significantly reduced
runoff, erosion, and nutrient loss. The contour tillage + subsoiling
tillage treatment significantly reduced the soil three-phase R value and
improved the soil texture, and its yield, harvest index, and water use
efficiency were higher than those of other treatments. Considered
comprehensively, the results show that contour tillage + subsoiling
tillage can reduce soil erosion and improve soil quality and water use
efficiency while ensuring high production capacity. Furthermore, the
results of this study provide a theoretical basis for conserving soil
and water resources, improving soil fertility, and increasing farmland
yield in the mollisols area of northeast China.