Sampling studies in North Dakota conducted from 1994 to 2003 showed that variable-rate N application could be practically directed with zone soil sampling. Results from variable-rate N studies using zone soil sampling...Sampling studies in North Dakota conducted from 1994 to 2003 showed that variable-rate N application could be practically directed with zone soil sampling. Results from variable-rate N studies using zone soil sampling were often less than rewarding due in part to the use of a whole-field predicted yield-based formula for developing the N recommendation in each zone. Nitrogen rate studies on spring wheat and durum were established in 2005 through 2009 with the objective to reexamine N recommendations and construct a new system if necessary. The results of the study and archived wheat N response data showed that the state should be divided into three separate N response regions. Within each region historic yields from low to high productivity were defined. The gross N rate was determined using the return-to-N concept developed in the US corn-belt states but with additional consideration for wheat protein value The gross N rate is then modified by credits for previous crop, soil test N from zone soil sampling, tillage systems, excessive straw from the previous year, relative susceptibility to nitrate leaching or denitrification. Finally, the user is encouraged to use common sense and consider whether particular fields have characteristics that require more or less N fertilizer than suggested by the recommendation formulas.展开更多
As a result of intensive greenhouse vegetable production in northern China, the potential risk of nitrogen (N) fertilizer over-applied is increasingly apparent and is threatening ecosystem and the sustainability of ...As a result of intensive greenhouse vegetable production in northern China, the potential risk of nitrogen (N) fertilizer over-applied is increasingly apparent and is threatening ecosystem and the sustainability of food production. An experiment was carried out in Shouguang, Shangdong Province, China to evaluate agronomic benefit and soil quality under different N applications, including the conventional chemical N rate (1000 kg N ha^(-1) season^(-1), N1), 70% of N1 (N2), 70% of N1 + maize straw (N3), 50% of N1 + maize straw + drip irrigation (N4), and 0% of N1 (NO), during two successive growing seasons of autumn-winter (AW) and winter-spring (WS). The maximum yields for N4 were 1.1 and 1.0 times greater than those for N1 in the AW and WS seasons, respectively. N agronomic efficiency (AEN) and apparent N recovery efficiency (REN) were greatest with the N4. A significant relationship was found between soil NO3-N content and electrical conductivity (EC) (R^2 = 0.61 in the AW season and R^2= 0.29 in the WS season). Reducing N fertilizer decreased soil NO3-N accumulation (20.9%-37.8% reduction in the AW season and 11.7%-20.1% reduction in the WS season) relative to the accumulation observed for N1 within the 0-100 cm soil layer. Soil urease and invertase activities were not significantly different among N treatments. The N4 treatment would be practical for reducing excess N input and maintaining the sustainability of greenhouse-based intensive vegetable systems in Shouguang.展开更多
文摘Sampling studies in North Dakota conducted from 1994 to 2003 showed that variable-rate N application could be practically directed with zone soil sampling. Results from variable-rate N studies using zone soil sampling were often less than rewarding due in part to the use of a whole-field predicted yield-based formula for developing the N recommendation in each zone. Nitrogen rate studies on spring wheat and durum were established in 2005 through 2009 with the objective to reexamine N recommendations and construct a new system if necessary. The results of the study and archived wheat N response data showed that the state should be divided into three separate N response regions. Within each region historic yields from low to high productivity were defined. The gross N rate was determined using the return-to-N concept developed in the US corn-belt states but with additional consideration for wheat protein value The gross N rate is then modified by credits for previous crop, soil test N from zone soil sampling, tillage systems, excessive straw from the previous year, relative susceptibility to nitrate leaching or denitrification. Finally, the user is encouraged to use common sense and consider whether particular fields have characteristics that require more or less N fertilizer than suggested by the recommendation formulas.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.21107139)the Ministry of Agriculture Public Benefit Research Foundation of China (No.201103007)+1 种基金the Special Fund of Research Institute Technology Development of China (No.2012EG134235)the National Basic Research Program (973 program) of China (No.2007CB109308)
文摘As a result of intensive greenhouse vegetable production in northern China, the potential risk of nitrogen (N) fertilizer over-applied is increasingly apparent and is threatening ecosystem and the sustainability of food production. An experiment was carried out in Shouguang, Shangdong Province, China to evaluate agronomic benefit and soil quality under different N applications, including the conventional chemical N rate (1000 kg N ha^(-1) season^(-1), N1), 70% of N1 (N2), 70% of N1 + maize straw (N3), 50% of N1 + maize straw + drip irrigation (N4), and 0% of N1 (NO), during two successive growing seasons of autumn-winter (AW) and winter-spring (WS). The maximum yields for N4 were 1.1 and 1.0 times greater than those for N1 in the AW and WS seasons, respectively. N agronomic efficiency (AEN) and apparent N recovery efficiency (REN) were greatest with the N4. A significant relationship was found between soil NO3-N content and electrical conductivity (EC) (R^2 = 0.61 in the AW season and R^2= 0.29 in the WS season). Reducing N fertilizer decreased soil NO3-N accumulation (20.9%-37.8% reduction in the AW season and 11.7%-20.1% reduction in the WS season) relative to the accumulation observed for N1 within the 0-100 cm soil layer. Soil urease and invertase activities were not significantly different among N treatments. The N4 treatment would be practical for reducing excess N input and maintaining the sustainability of greenhouse-based intensive vegetable systems in Shouguang.