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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (20): 33-40.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2025-0036

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Key Cultivation Technologies for Rapeseed Production in Ali of Xizang

CAO Xiaodong1(), CAIWANGZHUOMA2, YANG Zhen2, SUO Zhen2, QUE Zong2, ZHAO Yajun1, YANG Fei3, ZHANG Zhi1, WANG Hao1()   

  1. 1 Hybrid Rapeseed Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100
    2 HPulan County Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Technology Extension Station, Ali, Xizang 859000
    3 Shaanxi Province Agricultural Technology Extension Station, Xi’an 710000
  • Received:2025-01-20 Revised:2025-06-15 Online:2025-07-21 Published:2025-07-21

Abstract:

To identify the key factors affecting rapeseed production and screen suitable cultivation measures in Ali Prefecture, Xizang, single-factor experiments on sowing date, sowing rate, and nitrogen application rate were carried out using ‘Qingyou 17’ as the material. The sowing date experiment (S) set three treatments: May 13 (S1), May 18 (S2), and May 23 (S3), with a seeding rate of 22.50 kg/hm2. The seeding rate experiment (D) was sown on May 13, with six seeding rates: 4.50 kg/hm2 (D1), 9.00 kg/hm2 (D2), 13.50 kg/hm2 (D3), 18.00 kg/hm2 (D4), 22.50 kg/hm2 (D5), and 27.00 kg/hm2 (D6). The nitrogen application rate experiment (N) was sown on May 13 with a sowing rate of 22.50 kg/hm2 and included four treatments: no nitrogen fertilizer (N1), 150.00 kg/hm2 (conventional fertilization, N2), 195.00 kg/hm2 (N3), and 240.00 kg/hm2 (N4), applied in a base fertilizer: bolt fertilizer ratio of 6:4. The main traits such as growth period, yield, and quality of rapeseed were systematically investigated. The results showed that the sowing date had the most significant impact on the growth process of rapeseed. Delayed sowing shortened the total growth period, reducing rapeseed yield by 16.27% and 28.57%, and decreasing erucic acid content. Increasing the seeding rate mainly affected yield by changing the number of effective siliques per plant. The yield peaked at the optimal seeding rate of 13.50 kg/hm2, and there was an extremely significant correlation between seeding rate and glucosinolate content (r=0.0533). Nitrogen application rate was extremely significantly positively correlated with yield (r=0.2021). When the optimal nitrogen application rate was 195.00 kg/hm2, the yield increased by 81.10% compared with N1, while excessive fertilization inhibited growth. Overall, the high-yield cultivation parameters for rapeseed in Ali Prefecture, Xizang were determined as sowing on May 13, a sowing rate of 13.50 kg/hm2, and a nitrogen application rate of 195.00 kg/hm2. Principal component analysis indicated that growth period, number of effective pods per plant, and yield could serve as primary reference indicators for screening key rapeseed production techniques (sowing date, sowing rate, and nitrogen application rate). The study also found that oleic acid content had the largest coefficient of variation (0.1599), making it susceptible to cultivation practices, while oil content was genetically stable (coefficient of variation 0.0319). Among the sowing date treatments, sowing on May 18 (S2) resulted in the best overall quality, with oil content increasing by 4.10%-4.60% and the lowest glucosinolate content. The double-low (low erucic acid and low glucosinolate) performance was optimal at a nitrogen application rate of 150.00 kg/hm2 (N2).

Key words: Ali, Xizang, rapeseed, sowing date, seeding rate, nitrogen application rate, yield, quality