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Effect of annual rotation and fallow pattern on the soil glomalin and aggregate stability
Received:May 17, 2021  
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KeyWord:crop rotation;fallow;glomalin-related soil protein;organic carbon;aggregate stability;structural equation model
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XIA Zitai College of Resources and Environment, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China  
ZHAO Jixia College of Resources and Environment, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China  
LI Yongmei College of Resources and Environment, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China  
WANG Zilin College of Resources and Environment, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China  
FAN Maopan College of Resources and Environment, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China mpfan@126.com 
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Abstract:
      Unreasonable land use methods severely affect soil erosion on sloping farmland. The central government has proposed to promote a pilot farmland crop rotation and fallow system. To explore the influence of annual rotation and fallow patterns on the glomalin-related soil protein and aggregate stability, this study set up four treatments: vetch-maize rotation, pea-maize rotation, fallow-maize, and year-round fallow through field experiments. Subsequent changes to soil aggregate, glomalin-related soil protein(GRSP), and organic carbon(SOC) under these different planting patterns were analyzed. The results showed that the large aggregates(>0.25 mm)content and aggregate stability in the annual fallow treatment were higher than those in other treatments. The GRSP and SOC content in vetch-maize rotation, pea-maize rotation, and year-round fallow treatment were higher than those in fallow-maize treatment; in particular, those in the yearround fallow treatment were highest. The structural equation model analysis indicated that GRSP had a direct positive effect on SOC and DOC, and an indirect effect on aggregate stability. The effect of each factor on MWD was in the order: WSA0.25(>0.25 mm water stable aggregate)>DOC>total GRSP>SOC>easily-extractable GRSP. Correlation analysis showed that GRSP was linearly positively correlated with SOC in different aggregate sizes, but the correlation coefficients were different in different sizes. In summary, a reasonable crop rotation and fallow pattern can help restore soil fertility, improve the quality of cultivated land, and reduce soil erosion.