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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Environ. Sci.
Sec. Ecosystem Restoration
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1462404
This article is part of the Research Topic Effects and Challenges of Ecological Protection and Restoration Strategies on Elemental Cycles View all 7 articles

Evaluation of the planting performance for planting substrate using the SQI-CRITIC combination model based on the least squares method

Provisionally accepted
wang ning wang ning xia dong xia dong *duan xiaoming duan xiaoming *zhao bingqin zhao bingqin xu wennian xu wennian *
  • China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei Province, China

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    To improve the scientificity of the evaluation results of the planting performance of the Yellow River sediment based on planting substrate, this study replaced the natural soil with Yellow River sediment, used cement as the cementing material, added different proportions of organic matter and amendment of habitat material to prepare planting substrate based on the Yellow River sediment, and carried out experiments by using oats and proposed a combined SQI-CRITIC combined weighting calculation method based on the least square method for its evaluation. The results showed that (1) different proportions of cement and amendment of habitat material led to significant variations in the planting performance of the planting substrate based on Yellow River sediment: among the 5# mix ratio, the plant height (12.5 cm) and biomass (3.06 g) of oats reached extreme values.Photosynthetic rate (1.97 𝜇𝑚𝑜𝑙 â€Ē 𝑚 -2 â€Ē 𝑠 -1 ) and transpiration rate (0.25 𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑙 â€Ē 𝑚 -2 â€Ē 𝑠 -1 ) were significantly higher than the other fitness ratio components (P<0.05), while the stomatal width (87.03 Ξm) was the largest and stomatal density (19.6%) was the lowest (P<0.05). ( 2) The results calculated by the SQI-CRITIC combination model based on the least square method are scientific and effective, more accurate and in line with the actual situation. (3) The comprehensive analysis recommended the use of a quality mix ratio (mixture of sediment, amendment of habitat material, organic matter, cement = 100:3:12:4) in ecological restoration to achieve the best plant growth and ecological restoration effect. The experimental results can be extended to more areas that need to use sandy soil for ecological restoration, with a view to providing a theoretical basis for soil quality evaluation, soil and water conservation control, and ecological construction in the Yellow River Basin.

    Keywords: Planting substrate, Yellow River sediment, Planting performance, Comprehensive evaluation, ecological restoration

    Received: 24 Sep 2024; Accepted: 15 Jan 2025.

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    * Correspondence:
    xia dong, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, Hubei Province, China
    duan xiaoming, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, Hubei Province, China
    xu wennian, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, Hubei Province, China

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