Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2022, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (9): 1826-1836.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2022.09.02

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Effects of irrigation methods on yield and water and nitrogen utilization efficiency of spring maize in Xiliaohe Plain, China

MENG Fanhao(), YANG Hengshan, ZHANG Ruifu, ZHANG Yuqin, LI Weimin, ZHANG Yushan, ZHANG Mingwei   

  1. Engineering Research Center of Forage Crops of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, College of Agronomy, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao 028043, Inner Mongolia, China
  • Received:2021-08-26 Online:2022-09-25 Published:2022-09-30

Abstract:

In order to scientifically choose the suitable irrigation method for spring maize in Xiliaohe Plain, experiments were carried out in Tongliao City, Chifeng City and Xing’an League from 2018 to 2020. Three irrigation methods, namely, shallow buried drip irrigation (SBDI), mulched drip irrigation (MDI) and traditional border irrigation (TBI) were introduced, and the effects of these irrigation methods on yield and water and nitrogen utilization efficiency of spring maize were explored. It was shown that the dry matter accumulation of spring maize under SBDI in Tongliao City and Chifeng City after silking was significantly (P<0.05) higher than that under TBI. The dry matter translocation rate and its contribution rate of stem of spring maize under SBDI were 9.31%, 15.25% and 13.45%, 29.07% higher than those under MDI and TBI, respectively, and the dry matter translocation rate and its contribution rate of leaf were increased by 15.17%, 32.38% and 6.93%, 47.82%, respectively. Under all the three irrigation methods, the dry matter accumulation of spring maize either before silking or after silking was significantly (P<0.05) positively correlated with the yield. Overall, the yield of spring maize under SBDI was 3.43% and 7.43% higher than that under MDI and TBI, and the yield under MDI was 3.87% higher than that under TBI. The irrigation water use efficiency under SBDI and MDI was significantly (P<0.05) higher than that under TBI, and the partial productivity of nitrogen fertilizer under SBDI was significantly (P<0.05) higher than that under TBI except the experiment in Xing’an League in 2018. Given the yield, efficient utilization of water and nitrogen, SBDI was the suitable irrigation method in the Xiliaohe Plain and the quasi-ecological area.

Key words: Xiliaohe Plain, irrigation method, spring maize, dry matter, water and nitrogen utilization efficiency

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