Appropriate Nitrogen Form and Application Rate Can Improve Yield and Quality of Autumn Tea with Drip Irrigation

• Published in: Agronomy (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 5; p. 1303
• Main Authors: Huang, Zejun, Wang, Fengxin, Li, Bin, Pang, Yonglei, Du, Zhiyong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.05.2023
• Subjects: Amino acids; Ammonium; ammonium bicarbonate; Autumn; autumn tea; Bicarbonates; Drip irrigation; Evapotranspiration; Fertilization; Fertilizers; Field tests; Gardens & gardening; Green tea; Irrigation; Irrigation efficiency; Irrigation systems; Moisture effects; Nitrates; Nitrogen; Polyphenols; Soil layers; Soil moisture; Tea; Tea industry; Urea; yield and quality; Canada; China; Beijing China

Applying nitrogen fertilization is an important way to improve the yield and quality of autumn tea (Camellia sinensis L.), but the effects of nitrogen application rate and nitrogen form still remain unclear. Field experiments were conducted in a drip-irrigated tea garden in Rizhao City, China in 202...