Abstract:
The effects of two kinds of organic manures on maize in unirrigated terrace were studied by the field test.The results showed that the total soil porosity was increased by 5.2%~13.1%,soil capillary porosity by 3.6%~10.0%,soil water content by 9.8%~15.3% after rain,however soil density was declined by 1.8%~7.9%,the average plant height and stem diameter increased by 0.1~6.5cm and 0.1~0.5cm,respectively,the maize yield increased by 33.5%~77.2% by organic manure application. The maize yield was related to the amount of organic manure applied and the optimum amount of organic manure applied was determined in different water years.