Identifying Ways to Narrow Maize Yield Gaps Based on Plant Density Experiments

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第一作者： Li, Jian

作者： Li, Jian;Wu, Man;Chang, Xiao;Wang, Xiaobo;Yang, Zhaosheng;Wang, Keru;Ming, Bo;Xie, Ruizhi;Li, Shaokun

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关键词： optimum plant density; grain yield gaps; GY-limiting factors; dry-matter-dependent range; grain-yield-stable range

期刊名称：AGRONOMY-BASEL （ 影响因子：3.417； 五年影响因子：3.64 ）

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年卷期： 2020 年 10 卷 2 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Exploring the maximum grain yields (GYs) and GY gaps in maize (Zea mays L.) can be beneficial for farmer to identify the GY-limiting factors and take adaptive management practices for a higher GY. The objective of this work was to identify the optimum maize plant density range and the ways to narrow maize GY gaps based on the variation of the GYs, dry matter (DM) accumulation and remobilization with changes in plant density. Field experiments were performed at the 71 Group and Qitai Farm in Xinjiang, China. Two modern cultivars, ZhengDan958 and ZhongDan909, were planted at 12 densities, ranging from 1.5 to 18 plants m(-2). With increased plant density, single plant DM decreased exponentially, whereas population-level DM at the pre- (DMBS) and post- (DMAS) silking stages increased, and the amount of DM remobilization (ARDM) increased exponentially. Further analysis showed that plants were divided four density ranges: range I (<6.97 plants m(-2)), in which no DM remobilization occurred, DMBS and DMAS correlated significantly with GY; range II (6.97-9.54 plants m(-2)), in which the correlations of DMBS, DMAS, and ARDM with GY were significant; range III (9.54-10.67 plants m(-2)), in which GY and DMAS were not affected by density, DMBS increased significantly, and only the correlation of DMAS with GY was significant; and range IV (>10.67 plants m(-2)), in which the correlations of DMBS and ARDM with GY decreased significantly, while that of DMAS increased significantly. Therefore, ranges I and II were considered to be DM-dependent ranges, and a higher GY could be obtained by increasing the population-level DMAS, DMAS, and ARDM. Range III was considered the GY-stable range, increasing population-level DMBS, as well as preventing the loss of harvest index were the best way to enhance maize production. Range IV was interpreted as the GY-loss range, and a higher GY could be obtained by preventing the loss of HI and population-level DMAS.

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