Effects of irrigation and nitrogen fertilization on soil fertility and water use efficiency of rice
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2013.01.16
Key Words: rice  irrigation  nitrogen application  water use efficiency  soil chemical characteristics  soil microbiological characteristics
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XIAO Xin Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, Anhui 233100, China 
CHU Xianglin Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, Anhui 233100, China 
DENG Yanping Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, Anhui 233100, China 
HUANG Lu Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, Anhui 233100, China 
ZHAO Yanwen Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China 
WANG Jianfei Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, Anhui 233100, China 
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Abstract:
      The effects of irrigation and nitrogen (N) fertilization on soil fertility and water use efficiency (WUE) of rice were studied in an experiment of pool culture within rain-proof shelter. Samples were collected from treatments under control and conventional irrigation receiving N applicati on of 90 kg·hm-2, 180 kg·hm-2 and 270 kg·hm-2. The results showed that irri gation and nitrogen fertilization significantly influenced chemical and microbio logical characteristics of soil, and yield and water use efficiency of rice. Com pared with conventional irrigation, organic matter, total N, total P, total K, a vailable P, available K, WUE, quantity of bacterium and quantity of fungus incre ased while available N and quantity of actinomycete decreased under control irri gation. With the increment of N application rates, organic matter, total N, avai lable N, quantity of fungus, quantity of actinomycete increased, while total P, total K, available P, available K, quantity of bacterium decreased. However, yie ld and water use efficiency of rice reached the highest at 180 kg·hm-2 of N applied. It was concluded that control irrigation combined with suitable N applic ation rate (180 kg·hm-2) could benefit rice production by reducing c ost and gaining high yield.