文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Lu, Yongli ¹ ; Ma, Renshi ³ ; Gao, Wei ³ ; You, Yongliang ⁴ ; Jiang, Congze ³ ; Zhang, Zhixin ⁵ ; Kamran, Muhammad ³ ; Yang, Xianlong ³ ;

作者机构： 1.Gansu Agr Univ, State Key Lab Aridland Crop Sci, Lanzhou 730070, Peoples R China

2.Gansu Agr Univ, Coll Resources & Environm Sci, Lanzhou 730070, Peoples R China

3.Lanzhou Univ, Coll Pastoral Agr Sci & Technol, Lanzhou 730020, Peoples R China

4.Hebei Acad Agr & Forestry Sci, Dryland Farming Inst, Hengshui 053000, Peoples R China

5.Northwest A&F Univ, Coll Grassland Agr, Yangling 712100, Peoples R China

关键词： Rainfed agriculture; N fertilizer rate; Planting density; Dry matter yield; Water productivity

期刊名称：AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT （ 影响因子：6.5； 五年影响因子：6.9 ）

ISSN： 0378-3774

年卷期： 2024 年 305 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Appropriate nitrogen (N) fertilization and planting density management are critical for efficient production of grain maize ( Zea mays L. ) and for environmental protection. However, the optimal N fertilization and planting density is still not established for forage maize that is cultivated to promote its vegetative growth and utilized for the above-ground vegetative mass. A two-year field experiment was conducted in the rainfed semiarid region of the Chinese Loess Plateau during the 2021 and 2022 growing seasons. The effects of N application rates and planting densities on the dry matter yields and the water- and N-use efficiencies of forage maize were studied. The experiment includes four N application rates (0, 90, 180, and 270 kg ha(-1)) and three plant densities (70000, 90000, and 110000 plants ha(-1)), covering the conventional practices of local farmers. The treatments were organized in a randomized complete block design with four replications. Averaged over the three plant densities, N application rate of 180 kg ha(-1) resulted in the maximum average aboveground dry matter yield (18.6 t ha(-1)), crop N accumulation (228.5 kg ha(-1)), dry matter water productivity (51.9 kg ha(-1) mm(-1)), and dry matter precipitation productivity (62.9 kg ha(-1) mm(-1)) over the two years. Moreover, increasing N application rates significantly increased the soil nitrate-N accumulation (0-200 cm) but reduced the partial factor productivity of applied N fertilizer. Across the three plant densities, the two-year average soil nitrate-N accumulation was 12.6, 32.1, and 75.7 % higher with 90, 180, and 270 kg N ha(-1) compared to no N treatment, respectively. The highest soil nitrate accumulation under 270 kg ha(-1) N application rate in 2021 (229.5 kg ha(-1)) and in 2022 (329.7 kg ha(-1)) may cause severe nitrate leaching loss and potential soil water contamination, driven by intensive rainfalls. Averaged over the four N rates, planting density of 110000 plants ha(-1) increased the crop N accumulation and PFP by 21.2 % and 15.8 % in 2021, compared to 70000 plants ha(-1), respectively. The interaction of N application and planting density significantly affected the aboveground dry matter yield, crop water consumption, dry matter precipitation productivity, and crop N accumulation in 2021, but the effect was non-significant in 2022. Based on these findings, application of 180 kg N ha(-1) and planting density of 110000 plants ha(-1) are suggested as an efficient management strategy for improving productivity of forage maize and soil water and N resources utilization in the arid region of the Loess Plateau and similar areas.