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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (35): 41-48.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2022-0977

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Effect of Nitrogen Application Rate and Planting Density on Flue-Cured Tobacco and Quantification of Reasonable Plant Type Index

WANG Yuhua1(), WANG Dequan1, XIE Qing2(), SUN Yanguo3, LIU Zhongqing1, WU Teng2, DONG Xiaowei4, BAI Zhongyou1, YANG Xiufeng1, WANG Dahai1, WANG Weizong1   

  1. 1 Shandong Weifang Tobacco Limited Company, Weifang, Shandong 261061
    2 Nanjing Institute of Agricultural Mechanization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanjing 210014
    3 Institute of Tobacco Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biology and Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, Shandong 266101
    4 China Tobacco Shandong Industry Co. Ltd., Jinan 250014
  • Received:2022-11-23 Revised:2023-03-10 Online:2023-12-11 Published:2023-12-11
  • Contact: XIE Qing

Abstract:

In order to obtain a reasonable plant type for high-quality and high-yield cultivation of flue-cured tobacco, the ‘Zhongchuan 208’ variety was used as experimental material to carry out field experiment with different nitrogen application rates and planting densities to study the relationship between the characteristics of flue-cured tobacco plant type and the yield and quality of tobacco leaves. Regression analysis of plant type traits of flue-cured tobacco and leaf output value, Chemical Components Usability Index (CCUI) of flue-cured tobacco was carried out to put forward the reasonable plant type of flue-cured tobacco. The results showed that nitrogen application rate and planting density had significant effects on tobacco plant type traits, dry matter accumulation, economic traits of tobacco leaves, and chemical composition. Proper increase of nitrogen application rate could promote the growth and dry matter accumulation of tobacco main stems and leaves, increase the yield and output value of tobacco leaves, and improve the coordination of chemical composition. The increase of density could make the main stem of a single plant of flue-cured tobacco become taller and thinner, the leaves become smaller, and the accumulation of dry matter decrease. However, the yield and output value of population tobacco leaves increased, and the coordination of chemical components first increased and then decreased. The middle leaf is the key factor affects the output value and quality of tobacco. The regression equation of tobacco plant type traits with tobacco leaf output value and CCUI was constructed, and the reasonable plant type traits range of ‘Zhongchuan 208’ at flat top stage was calculated: plant height 124.77-128.70 cm, stem circumference 9.61-9.84 cm, pitch 6.20-6.35 cm, lower leaf length 56.06-58.05 cm, leaf width 28.15-30.57 cm, middle leaf length 63.74-69.05 cm, leaf width 29.93-30.36 cm, upper leaf length 48.44-49.32 cm, leaf width 21.03-21.75 cm, the ratio of lower leaf was 29.11%-30.86%, the ratio of middle leaf was 37.77%-38.12%, and the ratio of upper leaf was 29.18%-31.27%.

Key words: flue-cured tobacco, plant type, nitrogen application rate, planting density, yield and quality of tobacco leaves