scholarly journals Replacing 30 % chemical fertilizer with organic fertilizer increases the fertilizer efficiency, yield and quality of cabbage in intensive open-field production

2022 ◽  
Vol 52 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinwei Cui ◽  
Hongling Lu ◽  
Yaoxiong Lu ◽  
Peng Gao ◽  
Fuyuan Peng
Keyword(s):  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Soluble Sugar ◽  
Chemical Fertilizer ◽  
Fertilizer Efficiency ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Fertilizer Use Efficiency ◽  
Fertilizer Use ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Use Efficiency

ABSTRACT: The combined application of chemical fertilizer and organic fertilizer is an effective way to improve soil fertility, crop yield and quality. In this study, a field experiment was conducted to evaluate the yield, quality and fertilizer use efficiency of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.) grown under different ratios of organic fertilizer replacing chemical fertilizer at a rate of 225 kg N ha-l in 2019 and 2020. The fertilizer treatments included N0 (non nitrogen fertilizer), CK (only compound fertilizer was applied, N:P:K=15.0 %:6.5 %:12.4 %), T1, T2 and T3 (organic fertilizer replaced 15 %, 30 % and 45 % chemical fertilizer, respectively), and T4 (total nutrient input was reduced by 10 % under T2). Results showed that T2 had the highest marketable yield and fertilizer use efficiency, as well as the best quality. The marketable yield, vitamin C content, soluble sugar content, REN (apparent uptake efficiency of fertilizer N) and AEN (agronomic N use efficiency) of T2 increased by 32.2 %, 14,9 %, 5.5 %, 97. % and 55.6 %, respectively, in contrast, the crude fibers decreased by 34.0 %, compared with CK in the two years. In addition, T4 guaranteed the yield and moderately improved the quality of cabbage, compared with CK. Therefore, we can alternatively apply fertilization according to the purpose of capturing the highest yield or properly declining fertilizer to sustain soil texture and productivity.

Coupling fertigation and buried straw layer improves fertilizer use efficiency, fruit yield, and quality of greenhouse tomato

2020 ◽  
Vol 239 ◽  
pp. 106239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghulam Rasool ◽  
Xiangping Guo ◽  
Zhenchang Wang ◽  
Muhammad Usman Ali ◽  
Sheng Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Yield ◽  
Fertilizer Use Efficiency ◽  
Fertilizer Use ◽  
Greenhouse Tomato ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Use Efficiency

scholarly journals Plant Availability of Magnesium in Typical Tea Plantation Soils 

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qunfeng Zhang ◽  
Dandan Tang ◽  
Xiangde Yang ◽  
Saipan Geng ◽  
Ying He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Tea Plant ◽  
Tea Plantation ◽  
Fertilizer Use Efficiency ◽  
Fertilizer Use ◽  
Plant Cultivation ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Tea Quality ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Tea Plants

Abstract Background and aims: Magnesium (Mg) plays important roles in improving the yield and quality of tea. However, Mg deficiency frequently occurs in acidic tea plantation soil. Methods: Tea plants were pot-cultivated in 12 typical tea plantations soils amended with and without Mg fertilizer. Exchangeable Mg (Ex-Mg) concentration in soils were quantitatively extracted using four extraction solutions (Mehlich-3, BaCl2, CaCl2 and NH4OAC). Plant availability of Mg was evaluated by Mg uptake and use efficiency, as well as its association with quality-components in tea plants.Results: Ex-Mg in soils were extracted most efficiently by Mehlich-3, while Mg concentrations in tea plant tissue higher correlated with Ex-Mg extracted by CaCl2 than other extraction solutions. Mg fertilizer use efficiency in tea plant varied from 6.08% to 29.56 %, and Mg fertilization significantly improve green tea quality by decreasing the ratio of total polyphenol to amino acid in tea leaves (24-60%). Moreover, the effect of Mg application on tea quality improvement and the use efficiency of Mg fertilizer both negatively correlated with total Mg concentration (r = -0.94 and -0.63, respectively) and nitrogen (N) level (r = -0.61 and -0.51, respectively) in soils prior to tea plant cultivation.Conclusions: CaCl2 could be recommended for plant-available Mg extraction in tea plantation soil, and Mg fertilizer use efficiency could be affected and predicted by total N and Mg status in soils prior to tea plant cultivation, providing a potential theoretical for guidance of Mg fertilization for tea yield and quality improvement in tea plantation management.

scholarly journals The impact of land fragmentation on farmer's chemical fertilizer use efficiency

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (12) ◽  
pp. 2687
Author(s):  
SHI Chang-liang ◽  
ZHANG Yi ◽  
GUO Yan ◽  
ZHU Jun-feng
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Fertilizer ◽  
Fertilizer Use Efficiency ◽  
Land Fragmentation ◽  
Fertilizer Use ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Plant Availability of Magnesium in Typical Tea Plantation Soils

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qunfeng Zhang ◽  
Dandan Tang ◽  
Xiangde Yang ◽  
Saipan Geng ◽  
Ying He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Tea Plant ◽  
Tea Plantation ◽  
Fertilizer Use Efficiency ◽  
Plant Availability ◽  
Fertilizer Use ◽  
Plant Cultivation ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Tea Plants

Background and Aims: Magnesium (Mg) fertilizer has been proved to play an important role in improving the yield and quality of tea. However, plant availability of Mg, including its use, efficiency, and quality improvement effects, were highly affected by plant species, soil characteristics (nutritional status, etc.), and Mg status (chemical-available, etc.).Methods: Tea plants were pot-cultivated in 12 typical tea plantation soils amended with and without Mg fertilizer. Exchangeable Mg (Ex-Mg) concentration in soils was quantitatively extracted using four extraction solutions (Mehlich-3, BaCl2, CaCl2, and NH4OAC). Plant availability of Mg was evaluated by Mg uptake and its use efficiency, as well as its association with quality components in tea plants.Results: Ex-Mg in soils was extracted most efficiently by Mehlich-3, while Mg concentrations in tea plant tissue were higher correlated with Ex-Mg extracted by CaCl2 than other extraction solutions. Mg fertilizer use efficiency in tea plant varied from 6.08 to 29.56 %, and the effect of Mg application on tea quality improvement and the use efficiency of Mg fertilizer both negatively correlated with total Mg concentration (r = −0.94 and −0.63, respectively) and nitrogen (N) level (r = −0.61 and −0.51, respectively) in soils prior to tea plant cultivation.Conclusions: CaCl2 could be recommended for plant-available Mg extraction in tea plantation soil, and Mg fertilizer use efficiency could be affected and predicted by total N and Mg status in soils prior to tea plant cultivation, providing a potential theoretical for the guidance of Mg fertilization for tea yield and quality improvement in tea plantation management.

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