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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (14): 6-11.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2022-0437

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Screening of High Zinc Efficiency Genotypes of Summer Maize in the Huang-Huai-Hai Region

ZHANG Panpan1(), HE Guanhua2, LI Chuan1, ZHANG Meiwei1, NIU Jun1, QIAO Jiangfang1,3(), HE Jiawen3   

  1. 1 Cereal Crops Institute, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002
    2 Agricultural Science Research Institute of Baofeng County, Baofeng, Henan 467400
    3 School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001
  • Received:2022-05-26 Revised:2022-08-14 Online:2023-05-09 Published:2023-05-09

Abstract:

Zinc (Zn) insufficient is one of the limiting factors for the normal growth and development of summer maize in the calcarious soil in the Huang-Huai-Hai region. Zn fertilization is very important for high and stable yield in maize production. To screen high Zn efficiency genotypes in this region, a field experiment was conducted using 10 main cultivated maize genotypes. Four foliar spraying Zn stages were set to analyze the variation of bare tip length, grain yield and Zn content, and screen the high Zn efficiency genotypes according to the Zn responsivity. The results indicated that foliar spraying of 4.5 kg ZnSO4·7H2O/hm2 could decrease the bare tip length significantly. The grain yield and Zn content under the foliar spraying Zn at the jointing and flaring stage by 1:1 could be increased by 7.5% and 34.3%, reaching 8.73 t/hm2 and 43.94 mg/kg, respectively. Compared with no Zn addition, under the foliar spraying Zn at the jointing and flaring stage by 1:1, the reduced margin of bare tip length of ‘DK653’ and ‘LP638’, the yield growth margin of ‘GSY66’ and ‘ZD958’ and the grain Zn content of ‘ZD958’ were the maximum, respectively. The result of cluster analysis of Zn responsivity showed that ‘GSY66’ and ‘ZD958’ were high Zn efficiency genotypes, and they could be planted in the Zn insufficient soil of Huang-Huai-Hai region, and the treatment of foliar spraying of 4.5 kg ZnSO4·7H2O/hm2 at the jointing and flaring stage by 1:1 could increase grain yield and Zn content in this region.

Key words: summer maize, yield, high zinc efficiency, genotypes, screening