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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (9): 71-78.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2020-0278

Special Issue: 资源与环境 玉米 烟草种植与生产

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Yield Effect of Sweet Corn and Characteristics of Farmland Nitrogen and Phosphorus Runoff Losses Under Reduced Fertilizer Rate

Guo Qiuping1,2(), Liang Shan1,2, Kan Yujing1,2, Huang Bangyu1,2, Lei Zexiang1,2, Li Yongsheng1,2, Du Jianjun1,2()   

  1. 1College of Resources and Environment, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225
    2Engineering and Technology Research Center for Agricultural Land Pollution Prevention and Control of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Guangzhou 510225
  • Received:2020-07-21 Revised:2020-09-20 Online:2021-03-25 Published:2021-04-09
  • Contact: Du Jianjun E-mail:guolaoda9@163.com;dujj@tom.com

Abstract:

Starting from the source of farmland non-point source pollution, the yield effect of sweet corn (Zea mays) and nitrogen and phosphorus runoff losses from farmland under reduced fertilizer rate were studied, and the measures for fertilizer reduction and controlling the losses of nitrogen and phosphorus from sweet corn farmland were explored. Field experiments were conducted with treatments: (1) no fertilizer (CK); (2) conventional fertilization (CF); (3) formula fertilizer (FF); (4) FF + organic fertilizer (OFFF); (5) FF + biochar (BFF); (6) FF + controlled-release urea (CRUFF); (7) FF + controlled release BB fertilizer (UCRF). The results showed that under the condition of reducing nitrogen fertilizer by 20%, there was no significant difference between the treatments of CF and FF, BFF, CRUFF, but the difference between the treatments of OFFF and UCRF (P<0.05) were significant. The yield of sweet corn of OFFF and UCRF increased by 17.8% and 16.8% respectively compared with that of CF. During the growth period of sweet corn, the total nitrogen concentration of runoff showed a gradual downward trend, and the total amount of CF nitrogen loss was the largest, reached 3.54 kg/hm2. The total amount of nitrogen loss in farmland was significantly reduced under the condition of reduced fertilization rate, with a decrease of 18.4%-45.5%, of which CRUFF was the most significant, followed by UCRF, OFFF and BFF. Under reduced fertilizer rate, the total phosphorus loss of OFFF, FF and UCRF were significantly reduced (P<0.05), with the decrease rate of 46.7%-60.0%, of which OFFF was the most significant. The concentration of nitrogen and phosphorus in shallow groundwater could reflect the nitrogen and phosphorus leakage of farmland to a certain extent. The nitrogen and phosphorus concentration of shallow groundwater of CF during the growth period of sweet corn was the highest of 45.85 and 4.10 mg/L, respectively, while the total nitrogen concentration of CRUFF was 22.79 mg/L, which was 50.3% lower than that of CF. The highest phosphorus concentration was 2.73 mg/L, which was 33.4% lower than that of CF. The nitrogen in the shallow groundwater was mainly in the form of ammonium nitrogen. Compared with traditional fertilization, formula fertilizer (21.2-6.36-18.42) aiming to reduce nitrogen by 20% and its combining application with controlled-release urea, controlled-release bulk blending fertilizer and organic fertilizer respectively could not only achieve high yield, but also effectively prevent and control the losses of nitrogen and phosphorus from farmland, reducing the risk of non-point source pollution.

Key words: sweet corn, reduced fertilizer rate, nitrogen and phosphorus loss, surface runoff, shallow groundwater, yield

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