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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (2): 7-16.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2024-0463

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Regulation Mechanism of Nitrogen Fertilizer Reduction Combined with Organic Fertilizer on Dry Matter Accumulation and Yield of Maize

CHEN Hailong1(), CHEN Zhaohui2(), WEI Tingbang3   

  1. 1 Ganzhou District Agricultural and Livestock Product Quality Testing Service Center, Zhangye, Gansu 734000
    2 Agricultural Investment Company in Lanzhou New Area, Lanzhou 730314
    3 Gansu Academy of Agricultural Engineering Technology, Wuwei, Gansu 733006
  • Received:2024-07-07 Revised:2024-10-21 Online:2025-01-13 Published:2025-01-13

Abstract:

The study aims to explore the effects of nitrogen fertilizer and organic fertilizer combination on photosynthesis, dry matter accumulation, nitrogen use efficiency and yield of maize during the growth period. In this research, the cultivar ‘Woyu No.3’ was applied as research material. A split plot field experiment was conducted from 2022 to 2023 in Hexi Oasis Irrigation Area of Gansu Province. Four nitrogen fertilizer applications, i.e. without N application (N0, CK), traditional N fertilizer application (N1), 15% N fertilizer reduction (N2) and 30% N fertilizer reduction (N3), were set as the main plot, and three organic fertilizer applications, namely 3.5×103 (O1), 3.0×103 (O2) and 2.5×103 (O3) kg/hm2, were used as the split plot. Photosynthetic, chlorophyll relative content, dry matter accumulation, nitrogen use efficiency and yield were determined. The result showed that, under the level of same nitrogen application in growth stages of maize, compared with the N2O1 and N2O3 treatments, the photosynthetic rate and transpiration rate and stomatal conductance under the N2O2 treatments were increased by 17.91%, 10.59% and 19.13%, 18.46% and 20.13%, 26.62%. Compared with the N2O1 and N2O3 treatments, the chlorophyll value and Vmax and biological yield under the N2O2 treatments were increased by 18.73%, 9.77% and 13.79%, 17.84% and 7.14%, 6.78%. Compared with the N2O1 and N2O3 treatments, the grain yields and nitrogen use efficiency under the N2O2 treatments were increased by 18.77%, 20.14% and 15.68%, 8.02%. In summary, in the Hexi Oasis Irrigation Area with resource shortage, the reduction of N fertilizer by 15 % (306 kg/hm2, N2) combined with organic fertilizer (3000.00 kg/hm2, O2) could replace part of N fertilizer, which had high nutrient supply potential and the best effect on maize yield stability.

Key words: nitrogen fertilizer reduction, organic fertilizer, maize, dry matter accumulation, yield, photosynthetic rate, Hexi Oasis