Journal of Range and Watershed Managment

Investigation the Effect of Amendments on the Biological Reclamation of Salt-Lands from an Economic Perspective in Nazarabad, Alborz Province

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Shahram Yousefi Khanghah 1
Hossein Azarnivand 2
Mohammad Ali Zare Chahouki 3
Mohammad Jafari 3
Hamidreza Naseri 4

1 PhD. Student, Range science, Department of Reclamation of Arid and Mountainous Regions, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran

2 University of Tehran

3 Professor, Department of Reclamation of Arid and Mountainous Regions, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran

4 Department of Desert Management, International Desert Research Center , University of Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jrwm.2020.293902.1439
Abstract
The establishment of vegetation is the best way to manage degraded and at risk of degradation lands. Considering that the planting in arid lands is very costly because of ecological restrictions, so experts are looking for methods that increase the percentage of the seedlings establishment and reduce the cost of planting, in this regard the correct use of amendments is very important. The study area is located in Nazarabad City in southwest of Alborz province. In this study, the amendments including mineral biochar, arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi and acrylic resin polymer each in four levels were used at the base of Nitraria schoberi seedlings. The soil characteristics of the area was determined at the start of planting. After one year with counting the number of live seedlings, the percentage of establishment for each treatment was calculated. Economical estimates were calculated based on cost-benefit and calculated separately for each treatment. The results showed that there was a significant difference at the 5% level between the amendments and the control. Mycorrhizae had the highest (70%) and the control and biochar 4 treatments had the least (40%) percent of establishment. Economically, mycorrhizal 2, polymer 2 and biochar 1 treatments were the most optimal treatments for each amendment, respectively. The used amendments had different effects on the establishment of seedlings, so that the percentage of establishment increased with increasing level of mycorrhiza use, but with increasing level of polymer and biochar use, negative effects were observed and the percentage of seedling establishment decreased.

Keywords

salinity
amendment
cost
economy
arid-land
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Journal of Range and Watershed Managment
Volume 74, Issue 1
Spring 2021
Pages 223-232

  • Receive Date 22 December 2019
  • Revise Date 09 February 2020
  • Accept Date 02 August 2020
  • Publish Date 22 May 2021

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