Abstract:Soil salinization is a critical factor constraining the sustainable agricultural development of sodic saline soils in black soil regions. The effects of nitrogen reduction with biochar and its application depth on soda saline soil environment and soybean growth were investigated through a pot experiment. Two biochar application levels: 0t/hm2 (B0), 4.5t/hm2 (B1), two biochar application depths: 0~20cm (H1), 0~40cm (H2), and three nitrogen application levels: conventional nitrogen application (N0), 15% nitrogen reduction (N1), and 30% nitrogen reduction (N2) were set. The experimental results showed that under the condition of nitrogen reduction, the application of biochar could improve the saline soil environment and significantly increase the soybean yield. At the same time, with the increase of the depth of biochar application, the effect of biochar in reducing saline soil barriers was significantly increased, which in turn promoted the growth of soybean. Compared with B0N0 treatment, B1H1N1 treatment had the best soil improvement effect in 0~20cm soil layer, in which K+ content was increased by 20.54%, Na+ content was decreased by 24.30%, sodium adsorption ratio was decreased by 46.68%, and nitrate nitrogen was increased by 26.61%, and B1H2N1 treatment had the best effect of improving the soil physicochemical properties in 20~40cm soil layer, in which K+ content was increased by 18.64%, Na+ content was decreased by 21.71%, sodium adsorption ratio was decreased by 32.85%, and nitrate nitrogen was increased by 30.77%. The B1H2N1 treatment improved leaf N content by 21.54%, leaf N nutrient accumulation by 33.61%, soybean grain weight by 3.33%, and N fertilizer productive efficiency by 28.37% compared with the B0N0. Combined with the comprehensive evaluation results of entropy-weighted TOPSIS model, B1H2N1 treatment had the best comprehensive performance, which can activate the deep soil resources and improve the utilization rate of nitrogen fertilizer while effectively regulating the distribution of salinity in soda saline soil and providing a light-salt environment for crop growth.