Optimum nitrogen application rate to maximum yield and environment protection for winter wheat in Weibei dryland, China.

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.201808.024

Abstract

Abstract: To get the optimum nitrogen (N) fertilization rate which could guarantee wheat yield and protect environment, we examined wheat yield, N use efficiency, apparent N loss and soil N balance in Weibei dryland with a 3-year field experiment. The results showed that annual wheat yield increased and then decreased as N application rate increased in all the years with different annual rainfall, but the cumulative apparent N use efficiency significantly decreased. Higher yield and N use efficiency were obtained at the fertilization rate of 150 kg·hm^-2. Residual nitrate-N concentrations significantly increased with the increases of N application rate. When the N application rate was between 75 and 150 kg·hm^-2, the apparent N loss and loss rate were nearly the same, but if N application rate was higher than 150 kg·hm^-2, the apparent loss and loss rate significantly increased. In conclusion, N application rate at 150 kg·hm^-2 in Weibei dryland could guarantee high yield and N use efficiency, and simultaneously maintain residual nitrate-N concentration and reduce apparent N loss.

LIU Yan-ni, MA Chen, YU Xin-yang, ZHAI Bing-nian, LI Zi-yan, WANG Zhao-hui. Optimum nitrogen application rate to maximum yield and environment protection for winter wheat in Weibei dryland, China.[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2018, 29(8): 2509-2516.

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