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Effects of Nitrogen Application at Different Levels by a Sprinkler Fertigation System on Crop Growth and Nitrogen-Use Efficiency of Winter Wheat in the North China Plain.
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Plants (Basel, Switzerland) [Plants (Basel)] 2024 Jun 20; Vol. 13 (12). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 20. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Nitrogen (N) is an essential macronutrient for crop growth; therefore, N deficit can greatly limit crop growth and production. In the North China Plain (NCP), winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the main food crops, and its yield has increased from approximately 4000 kg ha <superscript>-1</superscript> to 6000 kg ha <superscript>-1</superscript> in the last two decades. Determining the proper N application rates at different growth stages and in all seasons is very important for the sustainable and high production of wheat in the NCP. A field experiment with five N application rates (250, 200, 150, 100, and 40 kgN·ha <superscript>-1</superscript> , designated as N250, N200, N150, N100, and N40, respectively) was conducted during the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 winter wheat seasons to investigate the effects of the N application rate on water- and fertilizer-utilization efficiency and on the crop growth and yield of winter wheat under sprinkler fertigation conditions. The results showed that in the N application range of 40-200 kg ha <superscript>-1</superscript> , crop yield and water- and fertilizer-use efficiencies increased as the N application rate increased; however, further increases in the N application rate (from N200 to N250) did not have additional benefits. The N uptake after regreening of winter wheat linearly increased with crop growth. Considering the wheat yield and N-use efficiency, the recommended optimal N application rate was 200 kg ha <superscript>-1</superscript> , and the best topdressing strategy was equal amounts of N applied at the regreening, jointing, and grain-filling stages. The results of this study will be useful for optimizing field N management to achieve high wheat yield production in the NCP and in regions with similar climatic and soil environment conditions.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2223-7747
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38931147
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13121714