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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (8): 21-26.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb19030112

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Straw Returning and Nitrogen Reduction: Effects on Physicochemical Properties of Mortar Black Soil and Wheat Yield

Huang Keming, Tong Haotian, Han Yanlai, Li Peipei()   

  1. College of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002
  • Received:2019-03-26 Revised:2019-05-24 Online:2020-03-15 Published:2020-03-10
  • Contact: Peipei Li E-mail:peipeilee@163.com

Abstract:

To guide the application of fertilizer reduction and efficiency increase in wheat production in mortar black soil area, a field experiment was conducted under wheat/maize rotation system in south Henan Province. A split-plot design was conducted with straw returning as main-plot factor and different nitrogen fertilizer applications as split-plot factor, including: 0% (no nitrogen fertilizer, CK), common urea 100% (farmers’ habit fertilization, urea N100), common urea 70% (urea N70), and loss-control urea 70% (CLU N70). The results showed that the soil bulk density of the urea N70 and CLU N70 treatments significantly decreased by 12.3% and 17.9%, respectively, and the soil total nitrogen significantly increased by 25.0% and 27.3%, respectively, compared with the non-returning treatments of nitrogen reduction. However, there was no significant difference among the different nitrogen treatments under straw returning. Compared with the corresponding non-returning treatments, the soil organic matter of urea N70, CLU N70 and CK treatments under straw returning were significantly increased by 38.6%, 30.5% and 30.6%, respectively. Straw returning significantly affected the soil bulk density, total nitrogen and organic matter, but no significant differences were detected among fertilization treatments. Nitrogen use efficiency (NRE) and nitrogen fertilizer harvesting index (NHI) of wheat showed the highest values in CLU N70 treatment but did not differ obviously from that in urea N100 and urea N70 treatment. The maximum wheat yield was observed in CLU N70 treatment under straw returning, and increased by 13.9% compared with that in non-returning urea N100 treatment. In summary, straw returning has stronger influence on soil physicochemical properties and wheat yield than nitrogen reduction (30% level); compared with 100% common urea, no significant difference of soil properties and wheat yield could be observed between 70% loss-control urea and 70% common urea.

Key words: straw returning, loss-control urea, nitrogen reduction, soil physicochemical properties, nitrogen use efficiency

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