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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (7): 1-7.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2025-0513

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Effect of Machine-Transplanting Synchronized with Side-deep Fertilization on Rice Yield, Nitrogen Fertilizer Utilization and Soil Nitrogen Content

SHANG Xiaolan1(), LI Dan1, FANG Wenying2, XU Zhu3, WANG Qiang4, CHEN Zhaoming4()   

  1. 1 Hangzhou Agricultural Technology Extension Center, Hangzhou 310019
    2 Yuhang District Agricultural Technology Extension Center of Hangzhou City, Hangzhou 311114
    3 Xiaoshan District Agricultural and Forestry Technology Extension Center of Hangzhou City, Hangzhou 311899
    4 Institute of Environment, Resource, Soil and Fertilizer, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021
  • Received:2025-06-23 Revised:2025-11-18 Online:2026-04-15 Published:2026-04-15

Abstract:

In-depth studies on the effects of machine-transplanting synchronized with side-deep fertilization on grain yield, nitrogen (N) uptake and N use efficiency of rice, and soil N contents will provide a theoretical basis for N efficient use with reduced application rate in machine-transplanting rice. Six treatments were established in Yuhang District, Hangzhou City of Zhejiang Province during 2018 to 2020, including no N fertilizer (N0), conventional fertilization (N1), conventional fertilization with 10% N reduction and side-deep fertilization (N2), slow-released fertilizer (SF) with 15% N reduction (N3), SF with 15% N reduction and side-deep fertilization (N4) and SF with 15% N reduction and one-time side-deep fertilization (N5). The characteristics of dry matter accumulation, grain yield, N concentration, N uptake, N use efficiency of rice, as well as soil available N were determined. The results showed that when reducing conventional N application rate by 15%, side-deep fertilization with SF (N4 and N5) would still have similar dry matter accumulation and N accumulation compared with N1 treatment. The results of three-year average indicated that the yield of N3 treatment was the lowest among all N application treatments, which was significantly lower than those of other N treatments. The SF with side-deep fertilization treatments (N4 and N5) had similar N concentration in rice plant and N uptake by rice compared with N1 treatment. No significant difference in N apparent use efficiency was observed among N4, N5 and N1 treatment. However, compared with N1 treatment, the SF with side-deep fertilization treatments (N4 and N5) increased the N agronomy efficiency and N partial factor productivity by 24.1% and 19.1%, respectively, in 2018; and by 21.8%-35.7% and 18.3%-21.0%, respectively, in 2019; and by 0.6%-24.8% and 13.9%-19.0%, respectively, in 2020. Despite a 15% reduction in N application rate, the SF with side-deep fertilization did not decrease the soil available N concentration compared with N1 treatment. To sum up, slow-released fertilizer with side-deep fertilization effectively reduces N input and maintains yield in machine-transplanted rice, and improves N use efficiency, making it worthy of active promotion and application.

Key words: machine-transplanting rice, side-deep fertilization, rice yield, nitrogen reduction, nitrogen use efficiency