Abstract:In order to reveal the influence mechanism of soil water movement in typical sand-interlayered soil under different irrigation systems in Hetao Irrigation District (HID), HYDRUS-1D model was used to simulate the process of soil water movement in typical sand-interlayered soil, and the effects of different sand depth and irrigation regimes on soil water dynamics were studied based on the field experiments with three irrigation levels of high water (W1), medium water (W2) and low water (W3) , high nitrogen (F1) , medium nitrogen (F2) and low nitrogen (F3) were set in the farmland at sand depth more than 40cm. The results showed that the deeper the depth of sand layer was, the more effective it was to reduce the loss of soil water leakage and improve the root water uptake above the sand layer. With the increase of depths of sand layer and irrigation amount, the effect of reducing soil water leakage was more obvious. When the depth of sand layer was 20~40cm, the soil water leakage at the upper boundary of sand layer accounted for 12.39%~98.19% of irrigation amount. When the depth of sand layer was greater than 40cm, the soil water leakage was decreased to 2.73%~7.00% of irrigation amount. The maximum water stress of roots occurred between the second irrigation and the third irrigation, accounting for 56.04% ~68.56% of the total stress, and the water stress from jointing to the first irrigation was the smallest. The total stress on root was decreased with the increase of sand depth. Compared with the stress on 20~40cm, the total water stress of root was decreased by 10.76%~45.63%. The maximum stress on roots at different growth stages was on the depth of 20~40cm, and the stress was decreased gradually with the increase of sand layer depth, the maximum decrease was 82.61%. Considering the soil water movement and root stress in the sand layer, it was suggested that the irrigation scheme of spring maize on the typical sand-interlayered soil should be set due to the distribution of sand layer. The recommended irrigation regime for different depths of sand layer was as follows:189~216mm for the depth of 20~40cm, 243~270mm for the depth of 40~60cm, and 216~270mm for the depth greater than 60cm. The research results can provide theoretical guidance for the formulation of irrigation system on typical sand-interlayered soil in HID.