Abstract:
Objective The aims were to investigate the effects of amendments on pH and exchange properties of acidic brown red soil.
Method In this study, two kinds of amendments, dolomite (D) and Trichoderma harzianum (T), were set up with different application rates (the dosage levels of Trichoderma harzianum were 0, 1.5 and 3 g kg−1, and the dosage levels of dolomite were 0, 3 and 6 g kg−1). The pot experiment of pepper planting was carried out to explore the improvement effect of Trichoderma harzianum and dolomite on acid brown red soil.
Result The results showed that the soil pH of single dolomite treatment increased by 0.8 - 1.4 units compared with the control treatment, and the effect increased with the increase of dolomite dosage, the exchangeable acid decreased by 71.5% - 92.2%, the exchangeable hydrogen decreased by 78.2% - 93.0%, the exchangeable aluminum decreased by 56.3% - 71.9%, and the total amount of exchangeable base ions increased by 19.3% - 40.4%. Compared with control treatment, the exchangeable acid decreased by 10.6% - 13.6%, the exchangeable hydrogen decreased by 25.0% - 30.3%, the total amount of exchangeable base ions increased by 18.3% - 29.4%, the cation exchange capacity increased by 4.9% - 13.5%, and the base saturation increased by 27.9% - 34.1%. The co-application of dolomite and Trichoderma harzianum significantly increased soil pH, exchangeable base ions, cation exchange capacity and base saturation compared with single application.
Conclusion The addition of dolomite and Trichoderma harzianum has a certain positive effect on increasing the pH of acidic soil, reducing the contents of exchangeable acid, and improving the soil exchange performance. It is an effective soil amendment.