SUI Pengxiang, ZHANG Wenke, MEI Nan, et al. Effects of Different Straw Returning Methods on Spring Maize Yield, Water Use and Root Growth[J]. 2018, 32(4): 255-261.
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SUI Pengxiang, ZHANG Wenke, MEI Nan, et al. Effects of Different Straw Returning Methods on Spring Maize Yield, Water Use and Root Growth[J]. 2018, 32(4): 255-261. DOI: 10.13870/j.cnki.stbcxb.2018.04.040.
Effects of Different Straw Returning Methods on Spring Maize Yield, Water Use and Root Growth
To investigate the effects of tillage and straw management methods on spring maize yield
soil water and nutrient contents and root distribution
field experiments including two factors of tillage (rotary tillage
tilling) and straw management (straw returning to the field and straw removed) were conducted during two consecutive years. Spring maize yield
water use efficiency
soil nutrient and root distribution were analyzed. The results showed that two tillage treatments had the same yield and water use efficiency
and rotary tillage increased the root length density
root surface area density and root dry density of the 0-30 cm soil layers in the drought year (2015)
while tilling significantly reduced bulk density and soil penetration resistance of the 10-30 cm soil layer
and reduced soil moisture content
soil available phosphorus content and soil available potassium content of the 0-40 cm soil layer
increased the root length density
root surface area density and root dry weight density of 30-60 cm soil layer in drought year and those of 0-60 cm soil layer in wet year (2016). The straw returning treatment increased spring maize yield by 9.5% and water use efficiency by 7.3%
and it promoted root length density of 0-60 cm soil layer in 2015
and increased root length density
root surface area density and root dry weight density of 30-60 cm soil layer in 2016. Meanwhile
straw returning increased the contents of soil water
nitrate nitrogen
available phosphorus and available potassium in the 0-60 cm soil layer. Overall
rotary and tilling tillage with straw returning can improve the distribution of soil water and fertilizer
and promote root growth in deep soil layers
increase yield and water use efficiency of spring maize.
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