Effects of compost replacement fertilizer on grain yield and water use efficiency of maize
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2017.02.22
Key Words: compost replacement fertilizer  maize grain yield  water use efficiency  HeXi oasis irrigation
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FAN Ming College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University/Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of standardized production and innovation of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China 
LI Qiang College of Grassland Sciences, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China 
ZHANG Dan College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University/Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of standardized production and innovation of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China 
JIN Xiao-jun College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University/Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of standardized production and innovation of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China 
CAO Ai-nong College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University/Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of standardized production and innovation of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China 
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Abstract:
      The effect of compost replacement fertilizer on both yield and water use efficiency of maize in HeXi Oasis Irrigation was studied by substituting compost amount of 30 000 kg·hm-2 and 60 000 kg·hm-2 for 10%、20% and 30% of the fertilizer amount. The results showed that compost replacement fertilizer had obvious effects on grain yield and water use efficiency. When the compost amount was 60 000 kg·hm-2, 3 years' average grain yield (16 609.02 kg·hm-2) and water use efficiency (25.08 kg·mm-1·hm-2) were the highest and were 29% and 23.73% higher than the control. Therefore, 60 000 kg·hm-2 of compost replacing 30% of the fertilizer was the optimal amount in HeXi Oasis Irrigation.