Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (2): 149-159. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20193716

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Effects of Drip Irrigation Method and Soil Moisture on Soil Water Extraction and Water Use of Winter Wheat

YANG Mingda1,2,3,4, ZHANG Suyu1,2, YANG Shenjiao3,4, GUAN Xiaokang1, LI Shuai2, CHEN Jinping3,4, WANG Tongchao1   

  1. 1. College of Agronomy,Henan Agricultural University,Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Grain Crops, Zhengzhou 450046,China
    2. Shangqiu Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences,Shangqiu 476000, China
    3. Institute of Farmland Irrigation,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Xinxiang 453003,China
    4. National Agro-ecological System Observation and Research Station of Shangqiu,Shangqiu 476000,China
  • Received:2022-12-21 Published:2023-04-28

Abstract:

To explore efficient irrigation strategies to reduce irrigation amount and improve crop water productivity to alleviate water scarcity in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain winter wheat region of China. A split-plot field experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of surface drip irrigation(DI)and subsurface drip irrigation(SDI)systems on wheat yield,soil water extraction,evapotranspiration(ET),and water use efficiency(WUE).The DI and SDI systems consisted of three irrigation schedules(50%-60%,60%-70%,and 70%-80% of field capacity;hereafter,W50,W60 and W70,respectively).The SDI treatment decreased the proportion by 11.8%-21.8% of soil water extraction in the 0-0.8 m soil layers while increased the amount by 28.4%-29.8% of soil water extraction in the 0.8-1.6 m soil layers for the whole growth period.The soil evaporation and irrigation amount of SDI were 23.1%,8.9% lower than that of DI on average,respectively.Although the transpiration rate did not differ significantly between SDI and DI after anthesis,the net photosynthetic rate(Pn)and leaf area index were higher in the SDI treatment than those in the DI under W50 and W60 conditions(deficit irrigation).As a result,the SDI treatment increased the yield by 14.5%-29.3% and WUE by 13.9%-25.9% under deficit irrigation conditions as compared to DI.Compared to DI, SDI decreased Pn and soil water extraction in the upper soil layers significantly under W70 condition due to more soil water stored below 0.8 m soil layer,and resulted in yield reduction by 4.1%-8.9%.SDI with W60 can extract more soil water from subsoil and regulate the photosynthetic characteristics of winter wheat,thereby improving yield and WUE.

Key words: Winter wheat, Drip irrigation method, Deficit irrigation, Soil water extraction, Photosynthetic characteristics, Water use efficiency

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YANG Mingda, ZHANG Suyu, YANG Shenjiao, GUAN Xiaokang, LI Shuai, CHEN Jinping, WANG Tongchao. Effects of Drip Irrigation Method and Soil Moisture on Soil Water Extraction and Water Use of Winter Wheat[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2023, 38(2): 149-159. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20193716.

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