Responses of water consumption characteristics and grain yield of maize to different nitrogen form ratios with full film mulching on double ridges and planting in furrows

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.201910.025

Abstract

Abstract: To optimize the effects of nitrate (NO₃^--N) to ammonium (NH₄⁺-N) ratios on water consumption characteristics, grain yield and water use efficiency (WUE) of maize under full film mulching on double ridges, a field experiment was conducted at semi-arid Loess Plateau of Gansu Province, China during 2015 to 2017 cropping seasons. The treatments with different ratios of NO₃^--N to NH₄⁺-N included: N₁ (1:0), N₂ (1:1), N₃ (1:3) and N₄ (3:1). The results showed that different NO₃^--N/NH₄⁺-N ratios had significant impacts on soil water storage in 0-200 cm soil layer. Treatment N₃ had the lowest soil water storage. Treatment N₄ significantly increased total water consumption by 2.9%, 1.9% and 0.9% in 2015, and 2.3%, 1.4%, and 2.2% in 2017, compared with N₁, N₂ and N₃ treatments, respectively. Compared with the other treatments, treatment N₄ increased grain yield by 3.3%-9.9%, 3.5%-24.2% and 8.3%-36.1% and improved WUE by 1.6%-6.8%, 4.9%-21.8%, and 6.6%-32.9% in 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively. Treatment N₄ had the highest partial productivity of nitrogen fertilizer, followed by N₂, N₃ and N₁, respectively. We recommended treatment N₄ as the best nitrate and ammonium ratio to improve water use efficiency, N partial productivity, and grain yield of maize in arid and semi-arid Loess Plateau.

CUI Zheng-jun, GUO Li-zhuo, GAO Yu-hong, LI Chun-chun, PENG Zhi-dong, LIU Hong-sheng, NIU Jun-yi. Responses of water consumption characteristics and grain yield of maize to different nitrogen form ratios with full film mulching on double ridges and planting in furrows[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2019, 30(10): 3426-3434.

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