Abstract
Observations of the effects of long-term paddy-upland rotations on soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) stocks are scarce. This experiment aimed to examine soil C and N stock characteristics and their relationships with rice yield using four long-term rotation systems. The results showed that in the topsoil at 50 cm, compared to rice-fallow (RF), rice-potato with rice straw mulch and return (RP) and rice-Chinese milk vetch (RC) increased soil organic carbon (SOC) stock by 19.67% and 15.29%, total nitrogen (TN) stock by 20.40% and 18.54%, and available nitrogen (AN) density by 61.54% and 34.44%, respectively; while rice-wheat (RW) increased AN density by 30.24%. Furthermore, the increases in densities of soil C and N at 20–30 cm were likely to increase rice above biomass and yield. The highest soil C and N densities were observed in RP, which was the best choice for increasing soil nutrients and rice yield. In addition, SOC, TN, and AN had obvious stratification and surface aggregation characteristics, and more than 70% of the total stocks were concentrated at the top 30 cm. These results provide a theoretical basis for the high-yield cultivation of rice in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
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