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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (26): 1-8.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb20200200122

Special Issue: 生物技术 玉米

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Irrigation and Nitrogen Supply Methods: Effect on Leaf Physiological Characteristics and Yield of Maize

Wang Jiwei1,2(), Qi Dongliang2()   

  1. 1Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering, Gansu Dayu Irrigation Group Co., Ltd., Jiuquan Gansu 735009
    2Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, Yangtze University, Jingzhou Hubei 43402
  • Received:2020-02-21 Revised:2020-04-17 Online:2020-09-15 Published:2020-09-14
  • Contact: Qi Dongliang E-mail:wjw@dyjs.com;qdl198799@126.com

Abstract:

The aim is to investigate the effect of different irrigation and nitrogen supply methods on leaf physiological characteristics, yield and yield components of maize. With spring maize ‘Yidan 22’ as material, leaf area index (LAI) and indexes of leaf physiological characteristics during the maize growing season and the yield under the different irrigation and nitrogen supply methods were measured. The results showed that, compared with the conventional irrigation coupled with conventional nitrogen supply method (CICN), alternate furrow irrigation coupled with conventional nitrogen (AICN) or alternate furrow irrigation coupled with alternate nitrogen supply in coordinating supply of water and nitrogen (AIANS) significantly increased LAI and chlorophyll content in ear leaf at the tasselling stage and on the 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th and 35th day after tasselling, and superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POD) activities and soluble protein content at the tasselling, filling and milk stages, and rows per ear, kernels per row, kernels per ear, 1000-kernel weight and grain yield (P<0.05); but significantly decreased malondialdehyde (MDA), soluble sugar and proline contents (P<0.05). Therefore, AICN and AIANS are useful to improve LAI, antioxidant enzyme activities and the relationship between production and clearance of reactive oxygen, leading to a high grain yield of maize.

Key words: irrigation, fertilization, leaf area, leaf senescence, grain yield, maize

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