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Effects of drip irrigation coupled with controlled release potassium fertilizer on maize growth and soil properties

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  • Qu, Zhaoming
  • Chen, Qi
  • Yin, Shuhan
  • Feng, Haojie
  • Liu, Yanli
  • Li, Chengliang

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Drip irrigation and the application of controlled-release fertilizers are two effective and important technical measures to conserve water and fertilizer resources and promote the growth and development of maize. However, the underlying physiological mechanism of how drip irrigation combined with controlled release potassium chloride affects maize production and soil properties remains unknown. In different soil water conditions, pot experiments were conducted during the summer maize growing season in 2022 and 2023 to measure maize grain yield, irrigation water productivity, apparent recovery efficiency of potassium, plant physiological characteristics, and soil enzyme activities under the coupling of two irrigation methods (flood irrigation and drip irrigation) and three potassium fertilizer types (potassium chloride (KCl), controlled release potassium chloride (CRK), and 70 % CRK mixed with 30 % KCl). The results revealed that drip irrigation had 6.5–8.1 % and 6.7–9.4 % higher average soil volumetric water content and 3.8–8.1 % and 4.5–13.0 % higher irrigation water productivity than flood irrigation in the two maize growth seasons, respectively. Under the drought conditions, the treatments of 70 % CRK-30 % KCl application led to a significant increase in maize yield by 9.5–10.7 % and 12.2–16.8 % and apparent recovery efficiency of potassium by 8.3–14.2 % and 10.7–10.8 % compared to CRK application treatments in 2022 and 2023, respectively. Compared with the other treatments, the treatment of drip irrigation coupled with 70 % CRK-30 % KCl application under drought conditions (DIDMK) resulted in 4.5–28.7 % and 1.1–31.9 % higher grain yield, 8.2–64.4 % and 8.6–66.8 % higher irrigation water productivity, and 5.9–28.0 % and 6.7–18.9 % higher apparent recovery efficiency of potassium in 2022 and 2023, respectively. Meanwhile, the leaf net photosynthetic rate, rubisco, catalase, peroxidase, and soil enzyme activities of DIDMK treatment were also maintained at a high level. Our results indicated that drip irrigation coupled with 70 % CRK-30 % KCl application were the optimal water and potassium supply modes for maize production. This study can provide useful information regarding summer maize sustainable production and provide theoretical and technical support for summer maize irrigation and potassium fertilizer application technologies in water-scarce regions of China and other similar regions around the world.

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  • Qu, Zhaoming & Chen, Qi & Yin, Shuhan & Feng, Haojie & Liu, Yanli & Li, Chengliang, 2024. "Effects of drip irrigation coupled with controlled release potassium fertilizer on maize growth and soil properties," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 301(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agiwat:v:301:y:2024:i:c:s037837742400283x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2024.108948
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