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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• WEN, Zhihui
• SHEN, Jianbo
• BLACKWELL, Martin
• LI, Haigang
• ZHAO, Bingqiang
• YUAN, Huimin

Titel

Combined Applications of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilizers with Manure Increase Maize Yield and Nutrient Uptake via Stimulating Root Growth in a Long-Term Experiment

Ist Teil von

• Pedosphere, 2016-02, Vol.26 (1), p.62-73

Ort / Verlag

Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

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Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Imbalanced application of nitrogen （N） and phosphorus （P） fertilizers can result in reduced crop yield, low nutrient use efficiency, and high loss of nutrients and soil nitrate nitrogen （NO3--N） accumulation decreases when N is applied with P and/or manure; however, the effect of applications of N with P and/or manure on root growth and distribution in the soil profile is not fully understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the combined effects of different N and P fertilizer application rates with or without manure on maize （Zea mays L.） yield, N uptake, root growth, apparent N surplus, Olsen-P concentration, and mineral N （Nmin） accumulation in a fluvo-aquic calcareous soil from a long-term （28-year） experiment. The experiment comprised twelve combinations of chemical N and P fertilizers, either with or without chicken manure, as treatments in four replicates. The yield of maize grain was 82% higher, the N uptake 100% higher, and the Nmin accumulation 39% lower in the treatments with combined N and P in comparison to N fertilizer only. The maize root length density in the 30-60 cm layer was three times greater in the treatments with N and P fertilizers than with N fertilizer only. Manure addition increased maize yield by 50% and N uptake by 43%, and reduced Nmin （mostly NO3-N） accumulation in the soil by 46%. The long-term application of manure and P fertilizer resulted in significant increases in soil Olsen-P concentration when no N fertilizer was applied. Manure application reduced the apparent N surplus for all treatments. These results suggest that combined N and P fertilizer applications could enhance maize grain yield and nutrient uptake via stimulating root growth, leading to reduced accumulation of potentially leachable NO3-N in soil, and manure application was a practical way to improve degraded soils in China and the rest of the world.