Application of nitrogen fertilizer for banana based on nitrate nitrogen concentration in soil solution

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20240215

Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2025, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (6): 1319-1326.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20240215

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Application of nitrogen fertilizer for banana based on nitrate nitrogen concentration in soil solution

HE Xinyun(), DENG Bichun, HU Qingyu, FENG Hong, GUO Yanbiao^*()

College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China

Received:2024-03-05 Online:2025-06-25 Published:2025-07-08

Abstract

Abstract:

A large amount of nitrogen is required in the whole growth period of banana. Reasonable fertilization is the basis to ensure yield, increase fertilizer use efficiency and reduce environmental load. Reasonable fertilization is dependent on the quick and accurate judgment of nitrogen supply level. Plants absorb nutrients mainly from soil solution, so nutrient concentration in soil solution can reflect nutrient supply level of soil in theory. However, there are few studies focusing on fertilization scheme based on nutrient concentration in soil solution. To establish a method which could guide fertilization by monitoring nitrate nitrogen concentration in soil solution, a sand culture experiment with nutrition solution and a pot experiment with soil for banana were carried out in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Seven nitrogen concentrations (0, 35, 70, 140, 210, 280, 420 mg·L^-1) were set up in the sand culture experiment, and three nitrate nitrogen concentration ranges (<70, 70-280, >280 mg·L^-1) were set up in the pot experiment.The results showed that the plant height, relative chlorophyll content (SPAD value), leaf area and total dry matter weight of banana were significantly (P<0.05) higher when nitrogen concentration was 70-280 mg·L^-1 than those when nitrogen concentration was lower than 70 mg·L^-1 or higher than 280 mg·L^-1 in the sand culture experiment. The growth of banana plant in the soil pot experiment was the best and the biomass was the largest when the concentration of nitrate nitrogen in soil solution was in the range of 70-280 mg·L^-1, which was consistent with the results of sand culture experiment. Therefore, the concentration of nitrate nitrogen in soil solution in the range of 70-280 mg·L^-1 could be used as a reference index for nitrogen fertilizer application at banana seedling stage.

Key words: soil solution, fertilization, nitrogen, banana

CLC Number:

S158.3

HE Xinyun, DENG Bichun, HU Qingyu, FENG Hong, GUO Yanbiao. Application of nitrogen fertilizer for banana based on nitrate nitrogen concentration in soil solution[J]. Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis, 2025, 37(6): 1319-1326.

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处理 Treatment	营养液配方中各化合物的用量Dosage of compounds in nutrient solution
处理 Treatment	Ca(NO₃)₂·4H₂O	KNO₃	KH₂PO₃	MgSO₄·7H₂O	KCl	CaCl₂	NH₄Cl
T1	—	—	68	346.5	186.25	277.5	—
T2	295	—	68	346.5	186.25	138.75	—
T3	590	—	68	346.5	186.25	—	—
T4	590	253	68	346.5	—	—	133.75
T5	590	253	68	346.5	—	—	401.25
T6	590	253	68	346.5	—	—	668.75
T7	590	253	68	346.5	—	—	1 203.75

处理 Treatment	营养液配方中各化合物的用量Dosage of compounds in nutrient solution
处理 Treatment	Ca(NO₃)₂·4H₂O	KNO₃	KH₂PO₃	MgSO₄·7H₂O	KCl	CaCl₂	NH₄Cl
T1	—	—	68	346.5	186.25	277.5	—
T2	295	—	68	346.5	186.25	138.75	—
T3	590	—	68	346.5	186.25	—	—
T4	590	253	68	346.5	—	—	133.75
T5	590	253	68	346.5	—	—	401.25
T6	590	253	68	346.5	—	—	668.75
T7	590	253	68	346.5	—	—	1 203.75

处理 Treatment	株高 Plant height/cm	SPAD	叶面积 Leaf area/cm²
T1	11.20±0.46 c	25.28±0.62 e	62.10±3.27 d
T2	53.40±3.46 ab	39.22±0.82 d	562.35±27.61 b
T3	64.60±3.93 a	42.08±1.20 c	711.53±39.52 ab
T4	64.20±4.16 a	44.10±0.78 bc	654.83±21.57 ab
T5	64.80±4.32 a	44.32±1.04 bc	702.90±52.74 ab
T6	64.00±4.39 a	45.22±1.10 b	752.33±99.28 a
T7	43.20±3.62 b	49.24±0.80 a	389.33±55.47 c

处理 Treatment	株高 Plant height/cm	SPAD	叶面积 Leaf area/cm²
T1	11.20±0.46 c	25.28±0.62 e	62.10±3.27 d
T2	53.40±3.46 ab	39.22±0.82 d	562.35±27.61 b
T3	64.60±3.93 a	42.08±1.20 c	711.53±39.52 ab
T4	64.20±4.16 a	44.10±0.78 bc	654.83±21.57 ab
T5	64.80±4.32 a	44.32±1.04 bc	702.90±52.74 ab
T6	64.00±4.39 a	45.22±1.10 b	752.33±99.28 a
T7	43.20±3.62 b	49.24±0.80 a	389.33±55.47 c

处理 Treatment	地上部干重 Shoot dry weight	根干重 Root dry weight	总干重 Total dry weight
T1	2.35±0.42 c	1.63±0.45 c	3.98±0.83 c
T2	31.53±5.26 a	8.53±2.22 a	40.06±7.35 a
T3	33.84±4.78 a	7.48±0.76 a	41.32±5.44 a
T4	27.79±4.82 a	5.19±1.02 b	32.98±5.76 a
T5	28.29±4.62 a	5.06±0.83 b	33.35±5.42 a
T6	34.17±12.15 a	5.66±1.64 b	39.83±13.76 a
T7	17.61±7.00 b	2.94±0.83 c	20.56±7.80 b

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处理 Treatment	氮含量N content		磷含量P content		钾含量K content		钙含量Ca content		镁含量Mg content
处理 Treatment	根 Root	地上部 Shoot	根 Root	地上部 Shoot	根 Root	地上部 Shoot	根 Root	地上部 Shoot	根 Root	地上部 Shoot
T1	5.73± 0.27 g	7.72± 0.60 f	3.17± 0.17 a	4.24± 0.22 a	75.71± 9.20 a	68.52± 4.38 a	10.76± 0.58 c	8.90± 0.41 c	3.36± 0.18 c	3.41± 0.14 bc
T2	10.02± 0.76 f	11.31± 0.78 e	1.96± 0.05 c	1.32± 0.03 d	63.70± 3.18 ab	40.00± 1.44 d	11.99± 0.44 abc	29.73± 2.57 b	8.45± 0.40 b	6.01± 0.56 a
T3	14.15± 0.24 e	17.54± 0.55 d	1.97± 0.08 c	1.38± 0.05 d	62.70± 4.44 ab	45.17± 0.60 cd	11.71± 0.80 bc	42.11± 8.21 a	10.52± 1.18 a	5.29± 0.20 a
T4	19.85± 0.34 d	22.83± 0.90 c	2.08± 0.05 bc	1.85± 0.19 c	64.18± 0.87 ab	47.34± 1.94 cd	14.18± 1.21 ab	25.71± 4.33 b	8.48± 0.55 b	5.24± 0.20 a
T5	21.34± 0.03 c	26.19± 0.19 b	2.39± 0.07 b	2.53± 0.1 b	57.64± 2.19 b	51.56± 1.42 bc	13.32± 0.97 abc	32.69± 1.70 ab	7.78± 0.22 b	4.06± 0.13 bc
T6	24.32± 0.8 b	29.35± 0.68 a	2.10± 0.13 bc	2.06± 0.12 c	56.40± 3.09 b	49.07± 3.40 bc	12.76± 0.40 abc	29.16± 2.04 b	8.54± 0.23 b	4.26± 0.47 b
T7	26.53± 0.37 a	30.94± 0.23 a	2.16± 0.11 bc	1.91± 0.09 c	51.87± 3.36 b	55.32± 1.55 b	14.75± 1.13 a	24.74± 4.31 b	7.31± 0.89 b	3.24± 0.11 c

处理 Treatment	株高 Plant height/cm	茎粗 Stem diameter/mm	叶面积 Leaf area/cm²
N1	109.05± 5.25 a	64.00± 3.68 b	1 569.33± 95.51 b
N2	128.73± 7.08 a	71.22± 2.20 a	2 783.33± 92.32 a
N3	118.50± 6.03 a	69.94± 1.01 a	2 676.67± 179.85 a

处理 Treatment	根干重 Root dry weight	假茎干重 Pseudo-stem dry weight	叶干重 Leaf dry weight	地上部干重 Shoot dry weight
N1	20.42±0.85 a	72.90±1.79 ab	34.52±6.82 b	107.42±5.03 c
N2	14.49±0.93 b	76.11±0.72 a	66.48±4.06 a	142.59±4.72 a
N3	12.10±0.82 b	67.14±3.52 b	58.55±1.42 a	125.68±3.75 b

处理 Treatment	氮含量N content			磷含量P content			钾含量K content
处理 Treatment	根 Root	假茎 Pseudo-stem	叶片 Leaf	根 Root	假茎 Pseudo-stem	叶片 Leaf	根 Root	假茎 Pseudo-stem	叶片 Leaf
N1	7.13± 0.59 b	3.96± 0.14 b	25.50± 1.07 c	1.47± 0.11 a	2.68± 0.08 a	4.07± 0.03 a	46.51± 2.63 a	57.56± 2.76 c	77.19± 5.27 a
N2	16.24± 0.22 a	21.77± 0.51 a	58.64± 0.73 b	1.22± 0.02 ab	2.19± 0.22 a	4.52± 0.11 a	44.67± 3.98 a	86.98± 3.52 a	65.91± 2.73 a
N3	18.05± 0.78 a	22.98± 0.90 a	63.03± 0.80 a	1.16± 0.08 b	2.36± 0.21 a	4.28± 0.22 a	33.58± 1.83 b	74.53± 1.39 b	64.35± 4.18 a

处理 Treatment	钙含量Ca content			镁含量Mg content
处理 Treatment	根Root	假茎Pseudo-stem	叶片Leaf	根Root	假茎Pseudo-stem	叶片Leaf
N1	5.83±1.35 a	5.06±0.55 a	5.39±0.66 a	3.71±0.53 a	1.59±0.08 a	3.56±0.19 a
N2	8.66±0.58 a	6.64±0.90 a	5.89±0.51 a	4.84±0.49 a	1.85±0.17 a	3.71±0.07 a
N3	7.76±0.53 a	6.82±0.31 a	5.87±0.27 a	4.27±0.49 a	1.47±0.10 a	2.71±0.14 b

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