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Acta Agron Sin ›› 2013, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (02): 292-299.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1006.2013.00292

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Critical Nitrogen Dilution Curve and Nitrogen Nutrition Index for Summer Maize in North China Plain

LIANG Xiao-Gui,ZHANG Jing-Ting,ZHOU Li-Li,LI Xü-Hui,ZHOU Shun-Li*   

  1. College of Agronomy & Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
  • Received:2012-07-16 Revised:2012-10-09 Online:2013-02-12 Published:2012-12-11
  • Contact: 周顺利, E-mail: zhoushl@cau.edu.cn, Tel: 010-62732431

Abstract:

In order to verify the applicability of critical nitrogen (N) dilution curve for summer maize in North China Plain, and the feasibility of N nutrition index (NNI) in evaluating N nutrition status of maize plant, a 2-year experiment with five N-fertilizer treatments (0, 60, 120, 180, and 240 kg Nha-1) was conducted using the cultivar Zhengdan 958. The results showed that the above ground biomass (W) increased significantly with increasing N-fertilizer application within a certain range. The data of above ground biomass and corresponding N concentration for each sampling stage were divided into N limited group and N non-limited group based on the statistical results, then the critical N concentration (Nc) was calculated and the critical N dilution curve model (Nc=34.914W–0.4134) for summer maize was established, and the model parameters had a good similarity to these reported. NNI calculated based on the critical N dilution curve model had a significant correlation with relative N uptake amount, or relative above ground biomass or relative yield. Therefore, critical N dilution curve and NNI can be used to predict plant Nc and characterize plant N status in summer maize in North China Plain.

Key words: Summer maize, Plant N concentration, Critical N dilution curve, N nutrition index, N nutrition diagnosis

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