Winter wheat grain yield associated with precipitation distribution under long-term nitrogen fertilization in the semiarid Loess Plateau in China

Guo, Shengli; Zhu, Huiling; Dang, Tinghui; Wu, Jinshui; Liu, Wenzhao; Hao, Ming; Li, Yong; Syers, J. K.

doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2012.06.012

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“…The fallow rainfall accounted for 68% (2012-2013) and 61% (2013-2014) of annual precipitation during the experimental period, respectively. According to the classification of precipitation made by Guo et al (2012), fallows belonged to wet conditions in both seasons, and the first wheat season fell into very dry condition and the second wheat season was relatively wet. Frost occurred in early April in 2013 at the beginning of jointing.…”

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Yield and water use efficiency of wheat in the Loess Plateau: Responses to root pruning and defoliation

Ding

et al. 2015

Field Crops Research

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Yield and water use efficiency of wheat in the Loess Plateau: Responses to root pruning and defoliation

Ding

et al. 2015

Field Crops Research

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“…Our results indicated that PM2 improved the soil moisture at sowing time and at the seedling stage in the 0-20 cm layer compared to PM1. For most farmland in northern China, during the fallow period of spring maize (from October to April of the next year), the field water balance was usually negative because of limited precipitation (Piao et al 2010;Guo et al 2012). At our research site, the calculated potential evaporation was 167 mm during the fallow period between 2015 and 2016, and the observed precipitation was 121 mm.…”

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Effects of a ‘one film for 2 years’ system on the grain yield, water use efficiency and cost-benefit balance in dryland spring maize (Zea maysL.) on the Loess Plateau, China

Chen

Yan

Garré

et al. 2017

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

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Abstract'One film for 2 years' (PM2) has been proposed as a practice to control the residual film pollution; however, its effects on grain-yield, water-use-efficiency and cost-benefit balance in dryland spring maize production have still not been systematically explored. In this study, we compared the performance of PM2 with the annual film replacement treatment (PM1) and no mulch treatment (CK) on the Loess Plateau in 2015-2016. Our results indicated the following:(1) PM2 was effective at improving the topsoil moisture (0-20 cm) at sowing time and at seedling stage, but there was no significant influence on soil water storage, seasonal average A c c e p t e d M a n u s c r i p t soil moisture or evapotranspiration; (2) PM2 induced significantly higher cumulative soil temperatures compared to CK, and there was no significant difference between PM2 and PM1; (3) no significant differences were identified in grain-yield and water-use-efficiency between PM1 and PM2, and compared to CK, they improved by 16.3% and 15.5%, respectively; (4) because of lower cost of plastic film, tillage, film laying and remove in PM2, economic profits improved by 21% and 70% compared to PM1 and CK. This research suggested that PM2 was effective at alleviating the spring drought and was beneficial in reducing poverty traps in dryland.

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“…Annual precipitation for 2011, 2013 and 2014 was 767.9, 489.6 and 601.5 mm, respectively. According to the inter-annual precipitation distribution, 2011 was defined as a wet year, 2013 was a dry year and 2014 was a normal year (Guo et al, 2012). In addition, precipitation during July-September (after mowing) in 2011, 2013 and 2014 was 469, 316.2 and 341.2 mm, respectively, accounting for 61, 65 and 57% of annual precipitation.…”

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Improving yield and water use efficiency of apple trees through intercrop-mulch of crown vetch (Coronilla varia L.) combined with different fertilizer treatments in the Loess Plateau

Zheng

Gong

et al. 2017

Span. j. agric. res.

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Improving water use efficiency (WUE) and soil fertility is relevant for apple production in drylands. The effects of intercropmulch (IM) of crown vetch (Coronilla varia L.) combined with different fertilizer treatments on WUE of apple trees and soil fertility of apple orchards were assessed over three years (2011, 2013 and 2014). A split-plot design was adopted, in which the main treatments were IM and no intercrop-mulch (NIM). Five sub-treatments were established: no fertilization (CK); nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer (NP); manure (M); N, P and potassium fertilizer (NPK); and NPK fertilizer combined with manure (NPKM). Due to mowing and mulching each month during July-September, the evapotranspiration for IM was 17.3% lower than that of NIM in the dry year of 2013. Additionally, the soil water storage of NPKM treatment was higher than that of CK during the experimental period. Thus, single fruit weight and fruit number per tree increased with IM and NPKM application. Moreover, applying NPKM with IM resulted in the highest yield (on average of three years), which was 73.25% and 130.51% greater than that of CK in IM and NIM, respectively. The WUE of NPKM combined with IM was also the highest in 2013 and 2014 (47.69 and 56.95% greater than applying IM alone). In addition, due to application of IM combined with NPKM, soil organic matter was increased by 25.8% compared with that of CK (in NIM). Additionally, application of IM combined with NPKM obtained more economic net return, compared to other combinations. Therefore, applying NPKM with IM is recommended for improving apple production in this rain-fed agricultural area.Additional key words: apple orchard; evapotranspiration; soil organic matter; mulching; chemical fertilizer; manure. Abbreviations used: CK (no fertilization); ET (evapotranspiration); ET bm (ET from late March to early July); ET mow (ET from early July to late September); ET tot (total ET); IM (intercrop-mulch); M (manure); NIM (no intercrop-mulch); NP (nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer); NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer); NPKM (NPK fertilizer combined with manure); SOM (soil organic matter); WUE (water use efficiency); WUE mow (WUE after mowing); WUE tot (total WUE).

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Winter wheat grain yield associated with precipitation distribution under long-term nitrogen fertilization in the semiarid Loess Plateau in China

Cited by 156 publications

References 43 publications

Yield and water use efficiency of wheat in the Loess Plateau: Responses to root pruning and defoliation

Yield and water use efficiency of wheat in the Loess Plateau: Responses to root pruning and defoliation

Effects of a ‘one film for 2 years’ system on the grain yield, water use efficiency and cost-benefit balance in dryland spring maize (Zea maysL.) on the Loess Plateau, China

Improving yield and water use efficiency of apple trees through intercrop-mulch of crown vetch (Coronilla varia L.) combined with different fertilizer treatments in the Loess Plateau

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