Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica ›› 2022, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (S1): 154-160. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20193370

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Effects of Nitrogen Reduction and Densification on Grain Yield and Dry Matter Production of Hybrid Waxy Sorghum

HUANG Juan, ZHOU Yu, ZHANG Yaqin, LI Zebi, WU Yu, XI Jiang   

  1. Institute of Characteristic Crops Research, Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Chongqing 402160,China
  • Received:2022-06-20 Published:2022-12-28

Abstract:

In order to elucidate the effect of decreasing nitrogen rate and increasing planting density on photosynthesis,dry matter accumulation and transportation characteristics and yield of sorghum,a field experiment was conducted using the waxy sorghum hybrid Jinyunuo 3 as experimental material in 2017-2018.Four treatments of normal nitrogen application with normal planting density(CK),normal nitrogen application with dense planting density(T1),reducing nitrogen application with normal planting density(T2),and reducing nitrogen application with dense planting density(T3)were set to investigate the chlorophyll content(SPAD)and leaf area index(LAI)at heading stage,dry matter accumulation and transport characteristics,yield and yield components of sorghum. The results showed that,compared with CK,the SPAD of the top three leaves at heading stage and LAI were decreased by reducing nitrogen application,while the SPAD was decreased by dense planting,but LAI was increased significantly.The dry matter accumulation of sorghum population increased with the development of growth process and increased rapidly after jointing stage and reached the maximum in maturity stage.Reducing nitrogen application improved dry matter translocation efficiency of leaf and stem+sheath before anthesis and contribution to grain,but decreased dry matter accumulation of population,dry matter accumulation after anthesis and its contribution to grain.Increasing density significantly boosted dry matter accumulation of population,dry matter translocation of leaf and stem+sheath before anthesis,as well as their transportation efficiency and contribution to grain,but reduced the contribution of dry matter to grain after anthesis. The ear weight and 1000-grain weight were reduced by dense planting,but the yield increased significantly. The ear weight and 1000-grain weight were decreased by reducing nitrogen application,but the yield of normal density decreased while that of densification increased significantly. Compared with CK,the 2-year average yield of T1 and T3 treatments were significantly higher by 8.43% and 7.92% respectively,and there was no significant difference between the two treatments. In conclusion,the planting mode of Jinyunuo 3 in Chongqing was reducing nitrogen application with dense planting,that was,applying nitrogen 150 kg/ha and density 12.75×108 plants/ha. It was beneficial to realize high yield,high efficiency and nitrogen saving cultivation of sorghum.

Key words: Waxy sorghum, Nitrogen reduction and densification, Yield, Dry matter

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HUANG Juan, ZHOU Yu, ZHANG Yaqin, LI Zebi, WU Yu, XI Jiang. Effects of Nitrogen Reduction and Densification on Grain Yield and Dry Matter Production of Hybrid Waxy Sorghum[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2022, 37(S1): 154-160. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20193370.

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