Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (2): 117-126. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20195014

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Effects of Different Nitrogen Application Amounts of Foliar Fertilizers on Nitrogen Accumulation,Translocation and Utilization in Maize

ZHANG Xuting1, ZHANG Hailong1, ZHANG Jiaqian2, LIU Yanan1, ZHANG Dejian2, FU Zengjuan1, XUE Chunlei1, ZHANG Sainan1, SUN Fengcheng1,   

  1. 1 Inner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences,Hohhot 010031,China
    2 Inner Mongolia University,Hohhot 010030,China
  • Received:2024-08-26 Published:2025-04-28

Abstract:

The aim was to elucidate the effects of different foliar fertilizer nitrogen application amounts on nitrogen accumulation,translocation,and utilization in maize.This experiment was conducted in 2021—2022 using a randomized block design,with maize variety Lihe 1 as the research object.No fertilization treatment (CK),conventional root fertilization treatment (CF),foliar nitrogen reduction treatment of 20% (LF1),foliar conventional nitrogen application treatment (LF2),and foliar nitrogen increase treatment of 20% (LF3) were set up to analyze the differences in nitrogen accumulation,translocation,and utilization of maize under different nitrogen fertilizer application amounts,no fertilization and conventional root fertilization.The results showed that the nitrogen accumulation in maize stems and leaves showed a trend of first increasing and then decreasing with the advancement of the growth stage,reaching the maximum value at the tasseling and silking stage.The nitrogen accumulation per plant gradually increased with the advancement of the growth stage and reached its maximum value at mature stage,the nitrogen accumulation per plant was highest in the LF2 treatment.The proportion of nitrogen distribution in leaves was highest before the silking stage;after the silking stage,the proportion of nitrogen distribution in grains gradually increased,reaching its peak at mature stage.The CK had the lowest proportion of nitrogen accumulation in grains,while the LF1 treatment had the highest proportion of nitrogen distribution in grains in 2021,and the LF3 treatment had the highest proportion of nitrogen distribution in grains in 2022.The nitrogen transport rate and the contribution rate of nitrogen transport to grains first increased and then decreased with the increase of nitrogen application amounts,the nitrogen harvest index and nitrogen utilization efficiency decreased with the increase of nitrogen application amounts;in 2021 and 2022,the nitrogen utilization efficiency of LF1 treatment,LF2 treatment,and LF3 treatment was higher than that of CF treatment,and the nitrogen utilization efficiency of LF1 treatment was the highest.The nitrogen absorption efficiency of foliar nitrogen application treatment for two years was higher than that of CF treatment.There were no significant differences in ear length,ear thickness,and ear row number among the treatments.CK had the longest bald tip length,and the row number and hundred grain weight of each nitrogen application treatment were higher than those of CK.CF treatment had the highest biological yield,while LF1 treatment had the highest grain yield and harvest index.The grain yield of each treatment was significantly higher than CK,and the harvest index decreased with increasing nitrogen application amounts.Therefore,maize can achieve better growth effects under LF1 foliar nitrogen application in the central and western regions of Inner Mongolia.

Key words: Maize, Foliar fertilizer, Nitrogen application amount, Nitrogen utilization efficiency

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ZHANG Xuting, ZHANG Hailong, ZHANG Jiaqian, LIU Yanan, ZHANG Dejian, FU Zengjuan, XUE Chunlei, ZHANG Sainan, SUN Fengcheng. Effects of Different Nitrogen Application Amounts of Foliar Fertilizers on Nitrogen Accumulation,Translocation and Utilization in Maize[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2025, 40(2): 117-126. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20195014.

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