Root-zone fertilization improves crop yields and minimizes nitrogen loss in summer maize in China

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 15139 - 9
• Main Authors: Jiang, Chaoqiang, Lu, Dianjun, Zu, Chaolong, Zhou, Jianmin, Wang, Huoyan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 11.10.2018; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 704/172; 704/172/169; Cereal crops; Corn; Crop yield; Cropping systems; Fertilization; Grain; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Nitrogen; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Slow release fertilizers; Turfgrasses; Urea; China; Surface Broadcast; Apparent Recovery Efficiency; Minimize Nitrogen Losses; Urea Deep Placement; Summer Maize

It is urgently to minimize nitrogen (N) loss while simultaneously ensuring high yield for maize in China. A two-year field experiment was conducted to determine the effects of root-zone fertilization (RZF) and split-surface broadcasting (SSB) on grain yield, N use efficiency (NUE), and urea- 15 N fa...