Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica ›› 2024, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (3): 124-134. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20194690

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Effects of Different Cropping Patterns on Photosynthesis,Leaf Structure and Yield of Maize in Hexi Irrigation Area

JIANG Xiaomin, YANG Caihong, CUI Wenqiang, TIAN Kun   

  1. College of Forestry,Gansu Agricultural University,Lanzhou 730070,China
  • Received:2023-12-01 Published:2024-06-28

Abstract:

To explore the effects of different farming modes on the growth and development,photosynthesis,leaf structure and yield of maize,and to provide a theoretical basis for optimizing the cultivation measures and creating efficient planting patterns of maize in Hexi oasis irrigation area.Two tillage methods,no-tillage(NT)and conventional tillage(CT),and three planting patterns,wheat-maize intercropping(W/M),winter rapeseed-maize rotation after wheat(W-G→M),and wheat-maize rotation(W-M),were set up in the experiment,with a total of 6 treatments.The results showed that compared with CT,the plant height,stem diameter and leaf area of NT maize increased by 6.83%,4.10% and 3.97%,respectively.The dry matter quality of intercropping maize was higher than that of rotation,but the difference was not significant.The leaf pigments increased first and then decreased with the growth period,which showed that NT chlorophyll a,b and carotenoids were 11.93%,22.41% and 13.43% higher than CT,respectively,and the difference was significant.The net photosynthetic rate(Pn)and intercellular CO2 concentration(Ci)of NT leaves were 9.17% and 3.81% higher than those of CT.The stomatal conductance(Gs)and transpiration rate(Tr)of CT treatment were 9.95% and 1.48% higher than those of NT.The leaf structure of NT maize was better,the mesophyll cells were more and arranged in order,the vascular bundles were clearly visible,the garland structure was larger,the palisade tissue and sponge tissue were rich,and the leaf thickness of NT was 2.51% thicker than that of CT,and the difference was significant.The yield of NT maize increased by 8.02% compared with CT,and the yield benefit of intercropping was greater than that of rotation(LER>1).This study found that the growth and development,leaf structure and yield of no-tillage maize were better than those of traditional tillage,and wheat intercropping maize could be promoted as the main farming mode in this area.

Key words: Maize, No tillage, Intercropping, Photosynthesis, Blade structure, Yield

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JIANG Xiaomin, YANG Caihong, CUI Wenqiang, TIAN Kun. Effects of Different Cropping Patterns on Photosynthesis,Leaf Structure and Yield of Maize in Hexi Irrigation Area[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2024, 39(3): 124-134. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20194690.

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