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Splitting Nitrogen Fertilization Is More Important than Nitrogen Level When Mixed Wheat Varieties Are Cultivated in a Conservation Agriculture System
- Source :
- Agronomy, Vol 13, Iss 5, p 1295 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2023.
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Abstract
- Nitrogen (N) is one of the most limiting nutrients for cereal production, especially in wheat, which is one of the main crops cultivated globally. To achieve high yields, wheat requires a certain amount of nitrogen (N), as N deficiency can lead to a decrease in yield and thus reduce income for farmers. In contrast, excessive applications of N fertilizer can be detrimental to both terrestrial and aquatic environments. To optimize N fertilizer applications in wheat, a three-year field experiment was conducted to evaluate the impact of different N fertilization strategies on various N-related physiological and agronomic traits. Moreover, to optimize N utilization efficiency while maintaining crop productivity, a mixture of five winter wheat varieties was used to mitigate the possible impact of environmental constraints. These strategies were based on a simultaneous increase in N fertilization and N fertilizer fractionation at key stages of plant development in a soil conservation agriculture (SCA) system in which legumes were grown prior to the cultivation of the main crop. In this SCA system, we observed that 200 kgN·ha−1 was optimal for both N use efficiency (NUE) and aerial and grain biomass production. Moreover, we found that at this level of N fertilization, of the application strategies, a 40%/40%/20% split application at full tillering, at the first node, and at booting, respectively, appeared to be the best option for the highest plant productivity.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20734395
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Agronomy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.1aafeca389d4a6ca0ad3fcc01553452
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13051295