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Acta Agron Sin ›› 2013, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (05): 905-911.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1006.2013.00905

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Effect of Potassium Application Rate on Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Biomass and Yield

YANG Guo-Zheng1,2,*,WANG De-Peng1,NIE Yi-Chun1,ZHANG Xian-Long1   

  1. 1 College of Plant Science and Technology of Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; 2 Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of Yangtze River, Wuhan 430070, China
  • Received:2012-08-27 Revised:2012-12-12 Online:2013-05-12 Published:2013-02-22
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    This study was supported by the Professional (Agricultural) Researching Project for Public Interests (3-5-19), the Modern Agro-Industry Technology Research System (Cotton 2007-2010) and the National Transgenic Cotton Production Program (2009ZX08013-014B).

Abstract:

Cotton production in China is recently confronted with either yield loss by plant early senescence resulted from potassium (K) deficit, or cost rise and nutrients leaching by K excess use. However, the optimal K rate in term of cotton biomass production and yield remains uncertain to make a recommendation for the farmers. Both field with random block design and outdoor pot trials were carried out to determine how cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. vs. Huazamian H318) biomass and yield were affected by K rates. The result showed that K2 (225 kg ha–1) harvested the highest yield (1 341 kg ha–1) and bore the most bolls (74 bolls per square meter) in the field trial, with a similar trend for the pot trial. As expected, cotton biomass of K2 was the highest at each of the sampling stages, especially for reproductive organs. Cotton biomass initiated simultaneously the fast accumulation period (FAP), but terminated the period differently among five K rates (0–450 kg ha–1). During the period, K2 had the highest biomass accumulation rate both on an average and in the maximum, and for vegetative and reproductive organs. It suggests that K rate of 225 kg ha–1 be optimal to produce a favorable yield in the field of medium fertility when N 300 kg ha–1 and P2O5 90 kg ha–1 are applied in the Middle Reaches of Yangtze River, in which condition cotton plants accumulate greater amount of biomass with a higher accumulating rate.

Key words: Cotton, Potassium (K), Biomass, Yield

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