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Optimization of a nitrogen fertilizer application scheme for spring maize in full-film double-ridge furrow in Longzhong, China

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  • Liu, Yu
  • Li, Shilei
  • Liu, Yanxin
  • Shen, Hongzheng
  • Huang, Tingting
  • Ma, Xiaoyi

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Full-film double-ridge furrow sowing technology (FDRFST) and nitrogen (N) management are crucial for sustainable agricultural development. To investigate the N fertilizer application scheme for spring maize with high yield, precipitation water productivity (PWP), and N use efficiency (NUE) under the FDRFST, a two-year field experiment was carried out in a rainfed area of Longzhong (LZ). Treatments included two types of N fertilization (common urea [U] and controlled release urea [CU]), three application rates (180, 225, and 270 kg hm−2), and the conditions of no N fertilizer application and no plastic film mulching. The results showed that the temperature-increase effect of PM on the soil between 2021 and 2022 was concentrated for 0–90 days, with average values of the 5 cm soil temperature increasing by 4.15 and 3.58 ºC, respectively. However, the N fertilizer application rate had negligible effects on soil temperature. Plastic film mulching (PM) required temperature-increase compensation, particularly during the sowing–emergence stage, with a 1.68 compensation coefficient. Based on the simulation results of the modified DNDC model, the recommended application rate of CU (180 kg hm−2) for spring maize in LZ increased the average yield, PWP, and NUE by 15.8%, 16.0%, and 36.4% from 1981 to 2020, respectively, compared to U treatments. Our results provide a theoretical basis for N management in spring maize production in LZ and offer critical insights for improving the DNDC model under PM conditions.

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  • Liu, Yu & Li, Shilei & Liu, Yanxin & Shen, Hongzheng & Huang, Tingting & Ma, Xiaoyi, 2023. "Optimization of a nitrogen fertilizer application scheme for spring maize in full-film double-ridge furrow in Longzhong, China," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 290(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agiwat:v:290:y:2023:i:c:s0378377423004456
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108580
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