ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 2018, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (5): 226-231. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.2018.05.031

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Effects of Potassium Levels on Storage Root Yield and Nutrient Utilization of Purple Sweet Potato

ZHAO Fengqin, LIU Qing, DU Zhiyong, SHI Yanxi   

  1. College of Resource & Environment, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
  • Received:2018-03-12 Published:2018-10-28

Abstract: In order to find out the effect of different potassium doses on the yield and nutrient utilization of purple sweet potato,it provides theoretical and practical basis for the rational application of potash fertilizer. Using design of randomized block experiment,field experiment and chemical analysis method,the different amount of potassium application on low fertility soil accumulation of dry matter,yield and its components purple sweet potato factor,NPK factor accumulation,the effects of potassium use efficiency were studied. The results showed that dry matter accumulation in roots of purple sweet potato was higher than that of K0 treatment during the growth of sweet potato,when the amount of potassium was 180 kg/ha,the accumulation of root dry matter reached the maximum. Potassium had effect on the accumulation and distribution of dry matter,increased the number of potatoes and single potato weight,and could increase the yield of sweet potato and obtain the largest yield increase when the rate of potassium application was 180 kg/ha. Compared with the K0,the yield increased by 20.78% and 26.19%,respectively,in 2016 and 2017,and the difference was significant(P <0.05).Compared with K0 treatment,potassium could promote the absorption of nitrogen and phosphorus in purple sweet potato,significantly increased the accumulation of whole plant nitrogen and phosphorus,and increased the maximum growth rate of K3. The accumulation amount of the root and the whole plant nitrogen increased by 75.38% and 65.75% respectively,and the cumulative phosphorus accumulation increased by 45.24% and 60.28%,respectively,and difference was significant(P <0.05). Besides,potassium fertilizer treatments could also increase the utilization ratio of potash fertilizer and agronomic efficiency. Compared with K0,apparent utilization and agriculture utilization increased by 47.82 percentage points and 158.11%,respectively,and the difference was significant(P <0.05). Therefore,the optimum application dosage of potassium fertilizer was confirmed to be 180 kg/ha.

Key words: Purple sweet potato, Potassium, Yield, Nutrient utilization

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ZHAO Fengqin, LIU Qing, DU Zhiyong, SHI Yanxi. Effects of Potassium Levels on Storage Root Yield and Nutrient Utilization of Purple Sweet Potato[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2018, 33(5): 226-231. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.2018.05.031.

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