Effects of mulching patterns on spatio-temporal variation of soil nitrate and nitrogen utilization efficiency of maize on dry land
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2011.05.05
Key Words: Mulching  Loess plateau  Nitrate  Nitrogen use efficiency  Maize
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ZHANG Xianmei College of Resource and Environment Science, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China 
HUANG Gaobao College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070 China 
LI Lingling College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070 China 
XIE Junhong College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070 China 
CHEN Hong College of Resource and Environment Science, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China 
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Abstract:
      A field experiment in Lijiabu, Dingxi City of Gansu province, was carried out based on improving nitrogen use efficiency and reducing the pollution of nitrogen fertilizer. Four treatments, namely flat-planting with no mulching (NM), half-mulching and flat-planting(HM), complete mulching and flat-planting(CM), completely mulched alternating narrow and wide ridges with furrow planting(CMRF), were designed to study accumulation of residual NO 3--N and dynamic accumulation and distribution of dry matter and nitrogen use efficiency. The results showed that in the whole growth period of mulching treatments NO3--N content of 0~10 cm soil layer was highest and were significantly higher than that of NM, indicating there existed NO3--N surface accumul ation in mulching treatments. NO3--N content of all treatments under 140 cm soil layer was accumulated. The average nitrogen accumulation in the whole growth period was: CMRF>CM>HM>NM. Compared with CM and NM, grain nitrogen accumulation of CMRF was increased by 20.48% and 87.87%, showing that CMRF significantly enhanced plants nitrogen utilization from soil, as well as transport of nitrogen to grain Biomass yield of CMRF was 37.60% higher than that of HM, maize yield was increased by 49.84%, and nitrogen harvest index was significantly increased by 22.55% compared with HM. During different treatments nitrogen use efficiency of maize was significantly different at 0.05 level, CMRF was significantly increased by 53.98% than NM.