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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (4): 1-9.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2024-0520

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Effects of Coupling of Irrigation and Nitrogen Fertilization on Photosynthesis, Dry Matter Accumulation and Yield of Maize

CHEN Zhaohui1(), WEI Tingbang2()   

  1. 1 Agricultural Investment Company in Lanzhou New Area, Lanzhou 730314
    2 Gansu Academy of Agricultural Engineering Technology, Wuwei, Gansu 733006
  • Received:2024-08-04 Revised:2024-12-23 Online:2025-01-23 Published:2025-01-23

Abstract:

The aim was to explore the regulation mechanism of different coupling ratio of irrigation and nitrogen fertilizer application on photosynthesis, transpiration rate, chlorophyll value, dry matter accumulation characteristic and yield of maize. In this research, using the corn variety of ‘Yuyu 22’ as research material, a split plot design field experiment was carried out in dryland areas of Gansu Province in 2022. Three irrigation application amount treatments of 3150 m3/hm2 (W1), 3825 m3/hm2 (W2) and 4500 m3/hm2 (W3) were set as the main plot, and three nitrogen application amount treatments of 0 (N0), 272 kg/hm2 (N1) and 320 kg/hm2 (N2) were set as the split plot. Photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, chlorophyll value, dry matter accumulation characteristic and yield at the growth period of maize were determined. The results showed that under a reduction of 15% in irrigation amount during growth, compared with the W2N0 and W2N2 treatments, the photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate and chlorophyll value under the W2N1 treatment were increased by 30.91%, 13.53% and 39.78%, 26.46% and 32.33%, 9.21%, respectively. The maximum growth rate of dry matter in W2N1 treatment was 7.5 and 3.7 days later than that in W2N0 and W2N2 treatments, respectively. The Vmax of W2N1 treatment was 11.25% and 4.24% higher than that of W2N0 and W2N2 treatment, respectively. Compared with W2N0 and W2N2 treatments, the biological yield and grain yield of maize with the W2N1 treatment were increased by 29.97%, 5.15% and 48.61%, 10.78%, respectively. The conclusion showed that the treatment with application coupling of irrigation and nitrogen (i.e. reduction of 15% irrigation amount during growth with 3825 m3/hm2 and reduction of 15% N application amount with 272 kg/hm2 at growth stage) could be considered as the best cultivation pattern management, which could provide technical guidance for further exploring for water-saving and fertilizer-saving and high yield and efficient cultivation of agriculture in the dryland areas.

Key words: coupling of irrigation and fertilizer, dryland areas, dry matter accumulation, maize, yield, photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, chlorophyll value