Abstract:Based on long-term experiment of Black soil in Gongzhuling, 13C labeled corn straw was incorporated to the field and incubated in-situ. The turnover of straw C in soil and its contribution to total SOC in different fertilization treatments with mulching were investigated, in order to provide a reference for soil fertility improvement and C sequestration in the Black soil region. The results showed that after straw returning to soil under no-mulching, the δ13C values of SOC was significantly higher (P<0.05) in the treatments of no fertilizer (CK) and chemical fertilizer (NPK) than that in the treatment of combination of organic manure (MNPK) and chemical fertilizer. The δ13C values of SOC after straw returning to soil under mulching ranged from -18.27‰ to -17.19‰ and were not significant different (P>0.05) among different fertilization treatments on the 360th day. Content of straw C in SOC (13C-SOC) was significantly higher (P<0.05) under mulching than that under no-mulching. Especially, the content of 13C-SOC under mulching treatment was 1~3 times that under no-mulching treatments on the 60th day, which indicated the soil moisture and thermal conditions under mulching promoted the accumulation of straw C in soil. The average contribution percentage of straw C to SOC in the treatments of CK, NPK, and MNPK under no-mulching was 1.28%, 1.32%, and 0.46%, and was 0.81%, 1.51% and 0.97% in those treatments under mulching, respectively. The results implicated that the supply of chemical nutrients of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium promoted the accumulation of straw C in soil, which played a positive feedback for soil C sequestration.