Effects of phosphorus application rates and depths on P utilization and loss risk in a maize-soybean intercropping system

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.201804.026

Abstract

Abstract: In order to explore the advantage of intercropping on phosphorus (P) efficient utilization and the reduction of soil P loss, a field experiment in a maize-soybean intercropping system, which included three P application (P₂O₅) rates (CP: 168 kg·hm^-2; RP₁: 135 kg·hm^-2; RP₂: 101 kg·hm^-2) and three P application depths (D₁: applied in 5 cm depth; D₂: applied in 15 cm depth; D₃: 1/2 of P fertilizer applied in 5 cm depth and another 1/2 in 15 cm depth) was carried out to analyze the effects of P application rates and depth on crop aboveground biomass, grain yield, crop P uptake, soil total and available P contents, and soil P adsorption-desorption characteristics. Compared with control treatment, the aboveground biomass, grain yield, crop P uptake, soil total P, and available P content were increased significantly by P application, regardless of P rate and application depth. Under the same application depth, RP₁ had similar grain yield but higher crop P uptake compared with CP, and thus higher P apparent utilization efficiency. Under the same P application rate, the application depth of D₂ had the highest crop aboveground biomass, grain yield, P uptake, soil total P, and available P. According to the characteristic of soil P adsorption-desorption, the treatment with the rate of RP₁ and the depth of D₂ had the strongest soil P retention capacity, which had advantage in alleviating P loss. These results suggested that reducing application rate but increasing application depth of P fertilizer could improve P use efficiency and reduce soil P loss without sacrifice in crop production in maize-soybean relay intercropping system.

ZHAO Wei, SONG Chun, ZHOU Pan, WANG Jia-yu, XU Feng, YE Fang, WANG Xiao-chun, YANG Wen-yu. Effects of phosphorus application rates and depths on P utilization and loss risk in a maize-soybean intercropping system[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2018, 29(4): 1205-1214.

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