The δ^(15)N values of foxtail millet(Setaria italica)and common millet(Panicum miliaceum)are reliable indicators of manuring practices  

作　　者：Jishuai YANG Xiaoyan YANG Ting YOU Fahu CHEN 

机构地区：[1]Key Scientific Research Base of Bioarchaeology in Cold and Arid Regions(National Cultural Heritage Administration),Key Laboratory of Western China’s Environmental Systems(Ministry of Education),College of Earth and Environmental Sciences,Lanzhou University,Lanzhou 730000,China [2]Group of Alpine Paleoecology and Human Adaptation(ALPHA),State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System,Resources and Environment(TPESRE),Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100101,China [3]State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems,College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology,Lanzhou University,Lanzhou 730000,China

出　　处：《Science China Earth Sciences》2024年第9期2910-2923,共14页中国科学（地球科学英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41930323)。

摘　　要：Millet agriculture,which originated in northern China,alongside rice agriculture,have nurtured the Chinese civilization.Prehistoric manuring practices likely promoted and maintained sustainable millet agricultural production in the loess area of northern China.However,ongoing controversy exists regarding the indicators of prehistoric manuring intensity of foxtail millet(Setaria italica)and common millet(Panicum miliaceum).Here,we present the results of pot and field fertilization experiments on two millet types.Our findings suggest that manuring can significantly increase the δ^(15)N values of foxtail millet,and its δ^(15)N values increase with increasing manuring levels.The δ^(15)N values of foxtail millet leaves are systematically greater than those of grains by approximately 1.6‰.Manuring could have a long-term residual impact on increasing the δ^(15)N values of soil and millet crops.Combined with previous crop fertilization experiment results,we propose that the impact of manuring on the δ^(15)N values of non-nitrogen-fixing crops is roughly consistent.The δ^(15)N value and amount of manure are key factors determining the extent of change in plant δ^(15)N values.The millet grain δ^(15)N values can serve as reliable indicators of manuring practices.Finally,we provide an interpretive framework for assessing the correlation between manuring levels and the δ^(15)N values of archaeological millet remains.The δ^(15)N values of ancient millet grains suggest widespread and intensive manuring practices in prehistoric millet agriculture in northern China,spanning from the early Yangshao period to the Longshan period.

关 键 词：Millet farming Manuring experiment Farming system ARCHAEOBOTANY North China 

分 类 号：S515[农业科学—作物学] S516