Abstract
Abstract. Eulaliopsis binata is a perennial fibre‐producing plant, which has a growing market in southern China and also has favourable effects on soil and water conservation. In the present study, three land use treatments, Eulaliopsis binata (EB), undisturbed natural grassland (NG) and orange grove (OG) were compared with respect to their effects upon a red soil after 20 years. Of these treatments, EB had the most favourable effects on soil physicochemical and biological properties and on soil microclimate. These properties were combined in a relative soil quality index (RSQI), which gave values in the order EB > OG > NG. Soil microbial numbers and enzyme activities were shown to be sensitive indicators of overall changes in soil properties.
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