Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (6): 72-80. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20193915

Special Issue: Corn Cultivation & Physiology

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Effect of Irrigation on Yield and Plant Physicochemical Characters of Summer Maize

ZHANG Lihua1, ZHAI Lichao1, CUI Yongzeng1, DONG Zhiqiang1, CUI Yingshu2, ZHANG Jingting1, JIA Xiuling1   

  1. 1 Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Cultivation in North China,Ministry of Agriculture,Hebei Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation Physiology and Green Production,Institute of Cereal and Oil Crops,Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences,Shijiazhuang 050035,China
    2 Guantao County Agriculture and Rural Bureau,Guantao 057750,China
  • Received:2023-03-09 Published:2023-12-28

Abstract:

In order to clarify the impact of irrigation amount on maize production,using Zhengdan 958 as the main material and the local average reference crop water demand(ET0)was used as the basis of irrigation volume,a study was conducted under rain-protection shed in 2020 and 2021,which included eight irrigation treatments:T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7 and T8 representing 60% ET0,80% ET0,100% ET0,120% ET0,140% ET0,160% ET0,180% ET0 and 200% ET0,respectively.The study aimed at analysing the effects of irrigation on yield and its components and plant physicochemical properties.The results indicated that the yield and its components,ear length,grain dry matter distribution ratio,free water content,plant height,ear position height,ear height coefficient,photosynthetic potential and seed setting rate of maize showed an increasing trend when irrigation was added.Specifically, the yield and grain number per ear increased significantly while the material distribution ratio decreased in leaf and corn cob.There was a small change rate of chlorophyll and water potential of maize leaves,no significant difference in plant height and ear position height among treatments and stable ear height coefficient at VT and R6 stages under high water treatment(T5—T8).Comparing with T3,a decrease of 20% and 40% in irrigation volume could cause a significant decrease in yield,but the lower yield increase rate appeared when irrigation volume had the same increase rate as the decrease rate. The seed setting rate also showed the same variation under the same condition. However,the water supply efficiency decreased with the increase of irrigation volume and declined more than 20% when the irrigation volume exceeded T6.Correlation analysis showed that correlation between maize yield and leaf chlorophyll content,water potential at anthesis and water content was not significant,but there was a significant or extremely significant correlation with other factors.Therefore,maize yield could be raised by improving ear traits,grain dry matter distribution ratio and physical and chemical properties of plant development through irrigation,an increased irrigation amount by 40%—60% on the basis of the average water demand should be suggested for maximizing the yield and efficiency during the growth period in the region.

Key words: Summer maize, Irrigation amount, Yield, Physicochemical character

Cite this article

ZHANG Lihua, ZHAI Lichao, CUI Yongzeng, DONG Zhiqiang, CUI Yingshu, ZHANG Jingting, JIA Xiuling. Effect of Irrigation on Yield and Plant Physicochemical Characters of Summer Maize[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2023, 38(6): 72-80. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20193915.

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