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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2015, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (21): 58-64.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb15040106

Special Issue: 资源与环境 玉米 水稻 农业生态

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Effects of Straw Mulching and Ecological Interception on Photosynthetic Characteristics,Nutrients Accumulation and Yield of Spring Maize(Zea ways L.)

  

  • Received:2015-04-14 Revised:2015-06-29 Accepted:2015-05-11 Online:2015-07-28 Published:2015-07-28

Abstract: Straw mulching and ecological interception are important cultivation measures. They may reduce soil and water loss, and affect the growth and yield of maize. A long-term field plot experiment was conducted at the Experimental Base of Southern Hilly and Mountainous Cultivated Region in Liuyang City, Hunan Province, China. The design consisted of five treatments: no fertilizer (T1), chemical fertilizer (T2), chemical fertilizer plus straw mulching (T3), chemical fertilizer plus ecological interception (kernel by soybean, the same below) (T4) and chemical fertilizer plus straw mulching and ecological interception (T5). The study mainly investigated SPAD value and photosynthetic characteristics of three ear- leaves, nutrients accumulation and yield of spring maize. The results in 2014 showed that compared with T2, based on the application of chemical fertilizer, straw mulching and ecological interception increased chlorophyll content (P<0.05 or P<0.01), net photosynthetic rate (P<0.01), stomatal conductance (P<0.01) of three ear-leaves, and decreased intercellular CO2 concentration (P<0.05 or P<0.01) and transpiration rate (P>0.05), and also increased nitrogen (P<0.05 or P<0.01), phosphorus (P<0.01) and potassium (P<0.01) accumulation in shoots, ear fresh weight (P<0.01), stem and leaf fresh weight (P<0.01), total shoot fresh weight (P<0.01), ear kernel number (P<0.01), 100- kernel weight (P<0.05), grain yield (P<0.01) of spring maize. Therefore, T5 was the most optimal in all treatments. The differences of all the indicators between T5 and T2 were significant at P<0.01. Compared with T2, T5’ s nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium accumulation respectively increased by 28.83%, 54.67% and 17.67% , then total shoot fresh weight and grain yield increased by 24.94% and 28.13% , respectively. Except intercellular CO2 concentration (P>0.05), transpiration rate (P<0.05) and grain yield (P<0.05), the differences of all other indicators between T5 and T3 were significant at P<0.01. Meanwhile, the differences of net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, phosphorus and potassium accumulation, total shoot fresh weight, ear kernel number and 100- kernel weight were extremely significant (P<0.01), and transpiration rate, nitrogen accumulation and ear fresh weight were significant (P<0.05), but chlorophyll content, intercellular CO2 concentration, stem and leaf fresh weight and grain yield were not significant (P>0.05) between T5 and T4. However, except chlorophyll content (P<0.05), stem and leaf fresh weight (P<0.05), total fresh weight (P<0.05) and potassium accumulation (P<0.01), there were no significant differences (P>0.05) among all other indicators between T4 and T3. In summary, both straw mulching and ecological interception can improve photosynthetic characteristics and increase nutrients accumulation and yield of spring maize, and there are obvious interaction effects. Generally, effects of ecological interception are more significant than that of straw mulching.