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Soil aggregate, as a basic component of soils, plays an important role in improving soil structure and enhancing soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration. The special soil properties induced by salinization, such as high ion concentrations (mainly Na+), shortage of organic material and bad condition of microbe, inhibit the formation and stability of soil aggregate. Therefore, it is important and meaningful to explore the dynamics of aggregate in salinized soils. Coastal wetland and inland salinized marsh wetland are important salinized ecosystems. We systematically summarized the progress and achievements on soil aggregate in salinized agriculture and wetland ecosystems. Agricultural practices, such as organic and/or inorganic soil amendment application, tillage practice, vegetation type, straw return and saline water irrigation, advance the formation and stability of aggregate and aggregate-associated organic carbon in salinized soils. We discussed the problems and deficiency in the present studies of aggregate and aggregate-associated carbon in salinized soils as well as the research aspects and hot topics in the future. This review would be helpful for comprehensively understanding the advances and development directions on aggregate in salinized soils.

[Effects of tillage mode on black soil's penetration resistance and bulk density].

Taking an eight-year field experiment site in Dehui County of Jilin Province, Northeast China as test object, this paper studied the effects of different tillage modes (no tillage and ploughing in autumn) on the penetration resistance and bulk density of black soil. No tillage increased the soil penetration resistance, especially at the soil depth of 2.5-17.5 cm. In the continuous cropping of maize and the rotation of maize-soybean, the maximum soil penetration resistance at planting zone under no tillage and ploughing in autumn was 2816 and 1931 kPa, and 2660 and 2051 kPa, respectively, which had no restriction on the crop growth. The curve of soil penetration resistance under ploughing in autumn changed with ridge shape, while that under no tillage changed less. Comparing with ploughing in autumn, no tillage increased the bulk density of 5-20 cm soil layer significantly. Under no tillage, the bulk density of 5-30 cm soil layer changed little, but under ploughing in autumn, soil bulk density increased gradually with increasing soil depth. There was no significant correlation between soil bulk density and soil penetration resistance.

[Prediction of soil organic carbon in different soil fractions of black soils in Northeast China using near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy].

The soil organic carbon (SOC) associated with different soil fractions varies in the composition and dynamics. The present work is aimed to evaluate the potential of near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to predict SOC content in different soil fractions of black soils. SOC contents of 136 black soil samples in China were analyzed and the NIR spectra were collected using a VECTOR/22 (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy). Partial least squares (PLS) regression with cross validation was used to develop calibrations between reference data and NIRS spectra (n = 100) which were validated using an independent set of samples (n = 36). Predictions for water-sieved aggregate associated organic carbon were generally good with R2 (coefficient of determination) ranging from 0.69 to 0.82 and the RPD (residual prediction deviation) from 1.2 to 1.8. NIRS well predicted the SOC in < 53 microm mineral fraction (R2 = 0.97, RPD = 5.4), but the prediction for SOC in 250-2 000 microm or in 53-250 microm particulate matter fractions was poor. However, the prediction for the SOC in 53-2 000 microm fraction was good (R2 = 0.79, RPD = 2.2). In addition, NIRS very well predicted the SOC in fine particle fraction (< 20 microm) (R2 = 0.93, RPD = 3.8). Accordingly, NIRS showed a good potential to predict SOC in some soil fractions and could reduce tedious laboratory analysis.

[Assessment of humic and fulvic acids in black soils using near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy].

The organic carbon content and optical densities of humic acids in black soils of China were predicted and assessed using near infrared spectroscopy technique. The contents of humic acid (HA) and fulvic acid (FA) in 136 black soil samples in China were analyzed and the NIR spectra were collected using a VECTOR/22 (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy). Partial least squares (PLS) regression with cross validation was used to develop prediction models with reference data and soil NIRS spectra, and the model was validated using an independent set of samples. NIRS well predicted (HAC+FAC), HAC and FAC contents, with R2 = 0.92, 0.92 and 0.86, RPD = 3.66, 3.82 and 2.69, and high correlation coefficients between predicted and measured values (r = 0.90, 0.85 and 0.82). Predictions for the E4 values of HA and FA were also good (R2 = 0.85, 0.85; RPD = 2.88, 2.65; r = 0.92, 0.80). Predictions for optical densities of HA and FA at 665 nm (E6) was acceptable. Generally, NIRS showed a good potential to predict C content and optical densities of humic acid and fulvic acid in blacks soils and may reveal information on SOC quality.