Abstract:
Objectives This study explored the influences of negative pressure irrigation on the phosphorus uptake and phosphorus content in various organs of maize, and total phosphorus and available phosphorus content in rhizosphere soil, aiming to provide a theoretical basis for improving the efficiency of negative pressure water supply.
Methods Negative pressure irrigation pot experiments were conducted in a rain-proof shed at the experimental base of Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University in 2019 and 2020 respectively, using maize variety Xianyu 335. Three negative pressure irrigation pressure level by −5 kPa, −10 kPa and −15 kPa were established, with conventional irrigation as control(CK). Plant height, stem diameter, and yield of maize were measured, phosphorus uptake and phosphorus content in various organs at different growth stages were analyzed. Total phosphorus and available phosphorus content in corn rhizosphere soil were also determined.
Results the yield of −5 kPa treatment was 38.7% and 16.2% higher than CK in 2019 and 2020 respectively, the −15 kPa was significantly lower than the control and the −5 kPa treatment; at the maturity stage, the root, stem, leaf, cob, grain and total phosphorus uptake of −5 kPa treatment was 120.8%, 86.6%, 26.4%, 66.9%, 15.2%, 43.3% higher than CK in 2019, and was 15.4%, 22.4%, 47.0%, 29.7%, 30.0%, 21.3% higher than CK in 2020, respectively; the uptake of phosphorus in roots, stems, leaves of −10 kPa treatment was 47.1%, 53.0%, 10.7% higher than CK respectively in 2019, and the uptake of phosphorus in leaves was 10.1% higher than CK respectively in 2020, and the total phosphorus uptake of other organs was all lower than CK; the phosphorus uptake in various organs and total phosphorus uptake of −15 kPa treatment were significantly lower than CK and −10 kPa treatment; when in 2019, the phosphorus content in root, stem, leaf, bract, and axis of −5 kPa was 22.4%, 71.8%, 10.1%, 10.0%, and 43.7% higher than CK respectively, the stem, leaf, bract, shaft, and grain of −10 kPa was 102.8%, 17.9%, 13.8%, 19.8%, and 11.5% higher than CK, and the phosphorus content of stems, leaves, bracts, and axes of −15 kPa was 136.9%, 38.9%, 98.2%, and 66.1% higher than CK respectively; when in 2020, the phosphorus content in the roots, stems, leaves, and axes of −5 kPa was 34.1%, 17.2%, 13.6%, and 28.4% higher than CK respectively, the root system, leaves, and axis of −10 kPa was 30.5%, 27.6%, and 22.6% higher than CK respectively; the phosphorus partial productivity and phosphorus efficiency of −5 kPa was 38.7% and 41.7% higher than CK respectively in 2019, and was 16.2% and 18.8% higher than CK respectively in 2020; when it was in tassel stage and maturity stage, the total phosphorus in rhizosphere soil of −5 kPa treatment was 8.11% and 10.86% lower than CK in 2019, and was 5.4% and 6.0% in 2020; it was no significant difference between −10 kPa and −5 kPa treatment, and it was no significant difference between −15 kPa treatment and CK; when the maize at tasseling stage and maturity stage, the soil available phosphorus content was 17.56% and 36.0% in 2019 and 19.2% and 21.9% in 2020 lower than CK in the −5 kPa treatment respectively; there was no significant difference between −10 kPa and −5 kPa treatment; the available phosphorus content in rhizosphere soil of −15 kPa treatment was significantly lower than CK and −5 kPa treatment in 2019, and the −15 kPa treatment was significantly lower than CK at maturity in 2020.
Conclusions Negative pressure irrigation with −5 kPa water supply pressure has better effects on promoting maize growth, increasing yield and phosphorus uptake than CK, −10 kPa and −15 kPa treatments, at the same time, the contents of total phosphorus and available phosphorus in rhizosphere soil was reduced.