文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Tao, Hongbin ¹ ; Xia, Laikun ¹ ; Xu, Lina ¹ ; Lu, Lihua ¹ ; Jin, Pengyu ¹ ; Ming, Bo ¹ ; Wang, Caicai ¹ ; Wang, Pu ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.China Agr Univ, Dept Agron, Beijing 100193, Peoples R China

2.Henan Acad Agr Sci, Cereal Crops Inst, Zhengzhou 450002, Peoples R China

3.Henan Inst Sci & Technol, Sch Sci & Technol, Xinxiang 453003, Peoples R China

4.Hebei Acad Agr & Forestry Sci, Inst Cereal & Oil Crops, Shijiazhuang 050035, Peoples R China

5.Shanghai Organ & Corp, Shanghai 200120, Peoples R China

关键词： leaf area index;dry matter;nitrogen;root growth

期刊名称：SCIENCEASIA （ 影响因子：0.615； 五年影响因子：0.708 ）

ISSN： 1513-1874

年卷期： 2015 年 41 卷 4 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Winter wheat (Triticum aestivum)/summer maize (Zea mays) rotation is a major system in the North China Plain. The wheat yield target was achieved recently, whereas the maize yield has been static since the 2000s, even with high density planting and fertilizer input. This study analyses the factors limiting maize growth and yield. Maize yields from eight field trials (2006-2011) were classified into five levels: low yield (< 8.25), farmer yield (8.25-9.75), experimental yield (9.75-11.25), record high yield (11.25-12.75), and target yield (> 12.75) t/ha. Shoot dry weight, nitrogen accumulation, and leaf area index at critical stages, yield, and yield components were measured. Grain yield fluctuated from 6.4-13.8 t/ha (10.1 t/ha on average). Insufficient kernel number per ear and low kernel weight limited further yield improvement. Shoot dry weight, leaf area index, and shoot N-accumulation before silking did not vary among the different yield levels, whereas after silking these parameters were significant larger at high yield levels. It can be concluded that low kernel number per ear across yield levels was related to source limitation pre-silking. Additionally, low kernel weight was due to poor post-silking dry matter production. However, the potential of yield increment through increasing source size was limited under the current system. Strategies to enhance post-silking leaf and root function shall therefore be considered to improve post-silking dry matter production and transportation under a high density and high nitrogen input system.