Agricultural management practices and soil quality - A study on agricultural lands of Hanna Village, Balochistan, Pakistan  

作　　者：KHAN Alamgeer GUL Shamim AGHA Syed Abdul Sadiq PANEZAI Sanaullah KHAN Nayab ZIAD Tariq AKBAR Ali 

机构地区：[1]Department of Botany,University of Balochistan,Quetta 87300,Pakistan [2]Department of Natural Resource Sciences,McGill University,Québec H9X 3V9,Canada [3]Directorate of Agriculture Research,Soil and Water Testing,Agricultural Research Institute,Quetta 87300,Pakistan [4]Department of Geography and Regional Planning,University of Balochistan,Quetta 87300,Pakistan [5]Department of Zoology,University of Balochistan,Quetta 87300,Pakistan [6]Center for Biotechnology and Microbiology,University of Swat,Swat 19120,Pakistan

出　　处：《Journal of Mountain Science》2025年第3期846-859,共14页山地科学学报(英文)

摘　　要：Agricultural management practices influence soil health.In this study,agricultural lands of cold arid Hanna village,Balochistan,Pakistan,were studied to assess soil properties and the abundance of soil macrofauna species.Five orchards,five tree-based intercropping(TBI)systems,two croplands and a barren unprotected rangeland were sampled.Soil properties,such as texture,concentrations of organic matter(SOM),organic carbon(SOC),mineral nitrogen and bioavailable phosphorus,pH and electrical conductivity were analyzed.The abundance and species of soil surface-dwelling and upper soil layer-dwelling(0-5 cm)macrofauna were also measured.Orchards and croplands were older than TBI systems.than the same agricultural systems(cropland or orchards),which were under intense tillage practice or receiving no fertilizer input.Our results demonstrate that the diversified cropping systems with the reduced(shallow)tillage and the amendment of both synthetic and organic fertilizers,promoted soil quality in this cold-winter desert.This study is a source of evidence for the farmers of this region,which highlights the importance of conservation agriculture and crop diversification under TBI system for improving soil quality.It warrants further investigation to evaluate biological indicators of soil health(soil microbial biomass,microbial diversity,microfauna,mesofauna and macrofauna)being influenced by various management practices in this region.Furthermore,the relationship between soil quality and crop production under various management practices in this region needs to be evaluated.Such an extensive study will further help encourage farmers to adopt the best management practice in their fields.

关 键 词：Soil macrofauna Land use history Conservation agriculture Tree-based intercropping Quetta district 

分 类 号：S151.9[农业科学—土壤学]