Simplified nitrogen fertilizer rate recommendation method based on nitrogen balance benchmark
AssigneeInstitute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, CAAS
InventorsWencheng DING, Ping HE, Xinpeng XU, Wei ZHOU, Shicheng ZHAO, Shaojun QIU
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Abstract
A simplified nitrogen fertilizer rate recommendation method based on a nitrogen balance benchmark for rice, maize and rice is provided. The present disclosure provides a nitrogen fertilizer rate recommendation method based on nitrogen balance benchmark. This method only requires knowledge of the crop yield and soil fertility level to recommend nitrogen fertilizer application rates.
Claims3
A simplified rice nitrogen fertilizer dosage recommendation method based on a nitrogen balance benchmark, comprising following steps:
- (1) determining a soil nitrogen supply level of a target field by any one of Method 1, Method 2, Method 3, or Method 4:
- Method 1:
- determining the soil nitrogen supply level of the target field according to aboveground nitrogen uptake of rice under a nitrogen omission treatment, based on different rice varieties:
- Soil
- Aboveground nitrogen uptake of
- nitrogen
- rice under nitrogen omission
- supply
- treatment (kilograms per hectare (kg/ha))
- capacity
- Single-season
- Middle-season
- level
- rice
- rice
- Early rice
- Late Rice
- Low
- <58.2
- <78.3
- <61.2
- <65.4
- Medium
- 58.2-89.0
- 78.3-109.9
- 61.2-96.0
- 65.4-100.2
- High
- >89.0
- >109.9
- >96.0
- >100.2
- Method 2:
- determining the soil nitrogen supply level of the target field according to rice yield under the nitrogen omission treatment, based on the different rice varieties:
- Soil
- nitrogen
- supply
- Rice yield under nitrogen omission treatment (kg/ha)
- capacity
- Single-season
- Middle-
- Early
- level
- rice
- season rice
- rice
- Late Rice
- Low
- <4631
- <5451
- <4167
- <4441
- Medium
- 4631-6334
- 5451-6860
- 4167-6067
- 4441-6459
- High
- >6334
- >6860
- >6067
- >6459
- Method 3:
- dividing the soil nitrogen supply level of the target field according to soil organic matter content:
- Soil
- nitrogen
- supply
- Soil organic matter
- Soil hydrolysable nitrogen
- capacity
- content (grams per
- content (milligrams of nitrogen per
- level
- kilogram (g/kg))
- kilogram (mg N/kg))
- Low
- <10
- <100
- Medium
- 10-30
- 100-180
- High
- >30
- >180
- wherein the soil nitrogen supply level uses a soil organic matter content level as a judgment basis, with soil hydrolysable nitrogen as an adjustment factor:
- when the soil hydrolysable nitrogen is ≥180 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg), the soil nitrogen supply level of the low supply capacity is adjusted to the medium supply capacity;
- when the soil hydrolysable nitrogen is ≤100 mg/kg, the soil nitrogen supply level of high supply capacity is adjusted to the medium supply capacity;
- Method 4:
- determining the soil nitrogen supply level of the target field according to soil texture and apparent characteristics:
- Soil
- nitrogen supply
- capacity level
- Conditions to be met
- Medium
- Soil texture:
- loam or clay;
- Soil color:
- gray or brown
- High
- Soil texture:
- loam or clay;
- Soil color:
- black
- Low
- The conditions above are not met
- (2) determining the nitrogen balance benchmark for the target field according to the soil nitrogen supply level of the target field determined in the step (1) and in combination with a fertilization mode, with reference to a following table:
- Nitrogen balance benchmark (kg/ha)
- Mechanical
- Nitrogen
- Conventional
- Controlled-
- deep
- fertilizer
- Soil
- chemical
- release
- placement
- application
- nitrogen supply
- nitrogen
- nitrogen
- of nitrogen
- via organic
- Straw
- capacity level
- fertilizer
- fertilizer
- fertilizer
- sources
- return
- Low
- 88.6
- 78.6
- 71.8
- 86.8
- 82.3
- Medium
- 63.9
- 53.9
- 47.2
- 62.1
- 57.6
- High
- 27.9
- 18.0
- 11.2
- 26.1
- 21.6
- (3) obtaining Ygrain as rice grain yield based on a target yield, and determining the aboveground nitrogen uptake of the rice for the target field according to formula (a-1) or (a-2):
- N
- uptake
- =
- N
- grain
- +
- N
- straw
- ;
- (
- a
- -
- 1
- )
- wherein:
- Nuptake is the aboveground nitrogen uptake of the rice, in kg/ha;
- Ngrain is a rice grain nitrogen uptake, in kg/ha;
- and
- Nstraw is a rice straw nitrogen uptake, in kg/ha;
- N
- uptake
- =
- Y
- grain
- *
- X
- grain
- +
- Y
- straw
- *
- X
- straw
- ;
- (
- a
- -
- 2
- )
- wherein:
- Nuptake is the aboveground nitrogen uptake of the rice, in kg/ha;
- Ygrain is the rice grain yield, in kg/ha;
- Ystraw is rice straw biomass, in kg/ha;
- Xgrain is a rice grain nitrogen content, in mg/kg;
- and
- Xstraw is a rice straw nitrogen content, in mg/kg;
- (4) calculating a recommended rice nitrogen fertilizer application rate for the target field according to formula (b):
- N
- =
- N
- uptake
- +
- N
- balance
- ;
- (
- b
- )
- wherein, N represents the recommended rice nitrogen fertilizer application rate, in kg/ha;
- Nuptake represents the aboveground nitrogen uptake of the rice, in kg/ha;
- and Nbalance represents the nitrogen balance benchmark, in kg/ha;
- wherein when no measured value is available for the rice straw biomass, the rice straw biomass is calculated according to formula (c):
- Y
- s
-
- t
-
- r
-
- a
-
- w
- =
- Y
- g
-
- r
-
- a
-
- i
-
- n
- *
- a
- ;
- (
- c
- )
- wherein Ystraw is the rice straw biomass, in kg/ha;
- Ygrain is the rice grain yield, in kg/ha;
- and a represents a conversion coefficient between the rice grain yield and the rice straw biomass, wherein conversion coefficients for different rice varieties are shown in a table below;
- when no measured value is available for the rice grain nitrogen uptake, the rice grain nitrogen uptake is calculated according to formula (d):
- N
- grain
- =
- Y
- grain
- *
- b
- *
- 0.001
- (
- d
- )
- wherein Ngrain is the rice grain nitrogen uptake, in kg/ha;
- Ygrain is the rice grain yield, in kg/ha;
- and b represents a conversion coefficient between the rice grain yield and the rice grain nitrogen uptake, wherein conversion coefficients for different rice varieties are shown in the table below;
- when no measured value is available for the rice straw nitrogen uptake, the rice straw nitrogen uptake is calculated according to formula (e):
- N
- s
-
- t
-
- r
-
- a
-
- w
- =
- Y
- s
-
- t
-
- r
-
- a
-
- w
- *
- c
- *
- 0.001
- ;
- (
- e
- )
- wherein Nstraw is the rice straw nitrogen uptake, in kg/ha;
- Ystraw is the rice straw biomass, in kg/ha;
- and c represents a conversion coefficient between the rice straw biomass and the rice straw nitrogen uptake, wherein conversion coefficients for different rice varieties are shown in the table below:
- Conversion
- Single-
- Middle-
- coefficient
- season rice
- season rice
- Early rice
- Late rice
- a
- 0.90
- 1.00
- 0.88
- 0.94
- b
- 9.0
- 11.8
- 11.9
- 11.5
- c
- 5.5
- 6.5
- 7.8
- 7.5
A simplified maize nitrogen fertilizer dosage recommendation method based on a nitrogen balance benchmark, comprising following steps:
- (1) determining a soil nitrogen supply level of a target field by any one of Method 1, Method 2, Method 3, or Method 4:
- Method 1:
- determining the soil nitrogen supply level of the target field according to aboveground nitrogen uptake of maize under a nitrogen omission treatment, based on different maize varieties:
- Soil
- Aboveground nitrogen uptake of maize under
- nitrogen supply
- nitrogen omission treatment (kg/ha)
- capacity level
- Spring maize
- Summer maize
- Low
- <71.1
- <73.1
- Medium
- 71.1-141.7
- 73.1-146.1
- High
- >141.7
- >146.1
- Method 2:
- determining the soil nitrogen supply level of the target field according to maize yield under the nitrogen omission treatment, based on the different maize varieties:
- Soil
- Maize yield under nitrogen
- nitrogen supply
- omission treatment (kg/ha)
- capacity level
- Spring maize
- Summer maize
- Low
- <4300
- <3738
- Medium
- 4300-8766
- 3738-7485
- High
- >8766
- >7485
- Method 3:
- dividing the soil nitrogen supply level of the target field according to soil organic matter content:
- Soil
- Soil organic
- Soil
- nitrogen supply
- matter content
- hydrolysable nitrogen
- capacity level
- (g/kg)
- content (mg N/kg)
- Low
- <10
- <100
- Medium
- 10-30
- 100-180
- High
- >30
- >180
- wherein the soil nitrogen supply level uses a soil organic matter content level as a judgment basis, with soil hydrolysable nitrogen as an adjustment factor:
- when a soil hydrolysable nitrogen is ≥180 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg), the soil nitrogen supply level of the low supply capacity is adjusted to the medium supply capacity;
- when the soil hydrolysable nitrogen is ≤100 mg/kg, the soil nitrogen supply level of high supply capacity is adjusted to the medium supply capacity;
- Method 4:
- determining the soil nitrogen supply level of the target field according to soil texture and apparent characteristics:
- Soil
- nitrogen supply
- capacity level
- Conditions to be met
- Medium
- Soil texture:
- loam or clay;
- Soil color:
- gray or brown
- High
- Soil texture:
- loam or clay;
- Soil color:
- black
- Low
- The conditions above are not met
- (2) determining the nitrogen balance benchmark for the target field according to the soil nitrogen supply level of the target field determined in the step (1) and in combination with a fertilization mode, with reference to a following table:
- Nitrogen balance benchmark (kg/ha)
- Mechanical
- Nitrogen
- Conventional
- Controlled-
- deep
- fertilizer
- Soil
- chemical
- release
- placement
- application
- nitrogen supply
- nitrogen
- nitrogen
- of nitrogen
- via organic
- Straw
- capacity level
- fertilizer
- fertilizer
- fertilizer
- sources
- return
- Low
- 73.3
- 61.9
- 57.5
- 73.1
- 62.7
- Medium
- 46.4
- 35.0
- 30.6
- 46.2
- 35.8
- High
- 12.0
- 0.6
- −3.8
- 11.8
- 1.4
- (3) obtaining Ygrain as maize grain yield based on a target yield, and determining the aboveground nitrogen uptake of the maize for the target field according to formula (a-1) or (a-2):
- N
- uptake
- =
- N
- g
-
- r
-
- a
-
- i
-
- n
- +
- N
- s
-
- t
-
- r
-
- a
-
- w
- ;
- (
- a
- -
- 1
- )
- wherein:
- Nuptake is the aboveground nitrogen uptake of the maize, in kg/ha;
- Ngrain is a maize grain nitrogen uptake, in kg/ha;
- and
- Nstraw is a maize straw nitrogen uptake, in kg/ha;
- N
- uptake
- =
- Y
- grain
- *
- X
- grain
- +
- Y
- s
-
- t
-
- r
-
- a
-
- w
- *
- X
- s
-
- t
-
- r
-
- a
-
- w
- ;
- (
- a
- -
- 2
- )
- wherein:
- Nuptake is the aboveground nitrogen uptake of the maize, in kg/ha;
- Ygrain is the maize grain yield, in kg/ha;
- Ystraw is maize straw biomass, in kg/ha;
- Xgrain is a maize grain nitrogen content, in mg/kg;
- and
- Xstraw is a maize straw nitrogen content, in mg/kg;
- (4) calculating a recommended maize nitrogen fertilizer application rate for the target field according to formula (b):
- N
- =
- N
- uptake
- +
- N
- balance
- ;
- (
- b
- )
- wherein, N represents the recommended maize nitrogen fertilizer application rate, in kg/ha;
- Nuptake represents the aboveground nitrogen uptake of the maize, in kg/ha;
- and Nbalance represents the nitrogen balance benchmark, in kg/ha;
- wherein the maize straw biomass is calculated according to formula (c):
- Y
- s
-
- t
-
- r
-
- a
-
- w
- =
- Y
- g
-
- r
-
- a
-
- i
-
- n
- *
- a
- ;
- (
- c
- )
- wherein Ystraw is the maize straw biomass, in kg/ha;
- Ygrain is the maize grain yield, in kg/ha;
- and a represents a conversion coefficient between the maize grain yield and the maize straw biomass, wherein conversion coefficients for different maize varieties are shown in a table below;
- the maize grain nitrogen uptake is calculated according to formula (d):
- N
- grain
- =
- Y
- grain
- *
- b
- *
- 0.001
- (
- d
- )
- wherein Ngrain is the maize grain nitrogen uptake, in kg/ha;
- Ygrain is the maize grain yield, in kg/ha;
- and b represents a conversion coefficient between the maize grain yield and the maize grain nitrogen uptake, wherein conversion coefficients for different maize varieties are shown in the table below;
- the maize straw nitrogen uptake is calculated according to formula (e):
- N
- s
-
- t
-
- r
-
- a
-
- w
- =
- Y
- s
-
- t
-
- r
-
- a
-
- w
- *
- c
- *
- 0.001
- ;
- (
- e
- )
- wherein Nstraw is the maize straw nitrogen uptake, in kg/ha;
- Ystraw is the maize straw biomass, in kg/ha;
- and c represents a conversion coefficient between the maize straw biomass and the maize straw nitrogen uptake, wherein conversion coefficients for different maize varieties are shown in the table below:
- Conversion
- coefficient
- Spring maize
- Summer maize
- a
- 1.08
- 0.95
- b
- 10.7
- 11.9
- c
- 5.6
- 7.5
A simplified wheat nitrogen fertilizer dosage recommendation method based on a nitrogen balance benchmark, comprising following steps:
- (1) determining a soil nitrogen supply level of a target field by any one of Method 1, Method 2, Method 3, or Method 4:
- Method 1:
- determining the soil nitrogen supply level of the target field according to aboveground nitrogen uptake of wheat under a nitrogen omission treatment, based on different wheat planting regions:
- Aboveground nitrogen uptake of wheat under
- Soil
- nitrogen omission treatment (kg/ha)
- nitrogen supply
- Northern
- Southern
- capacity level
- planting region
- planting region
- Low
- <49.6
- <32.1
- Medium
- 49.6-139.2
- 32.1-93.5
- High
- >139.2
- >93.5
- Method 2:
- determining the soil nitrogen supply level of the target field according to wheat yield under the nitrogen omission treatment, based on the different wheat planting regions:
- Wheat yield under nitrogen
- Soil
- omission treatment (kg/ha)
- nitrogen supply
- Northern
- Southern
- capacity level
- planting region
- planting region
- Low
- <1701
- <1098
- Medium
- 1701-5224
- 1098-3585
- High
- >5224
- >3585
- Method 3:
- dividing the soil nitrogen supply level of the target field according to soil organic matter content:
- Soil
- Soil organic
- Soil
- nitrogen supply
- matter content
- hydrolysable nitrogen
- capacity level
- (g/kg)
- content (mg N/kg)
- Low
- <10
- <100
- Medium
- 10-30
- 100-180
- High
- >30
- >180
- wherein the soil nitrogen supply level uses a soil organic matter content level as a judgment basis, with soil hydrolysable nitrogen as an adjustment factor:
- when a soil hydrolysable nitrogen is ≥180 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg), the soil nitrogen supply level of the low supply capacity is adjusted to the medium supply capacity;
- when the soil hydrolysable nitrogen is ≤100 mg/kg, the soil nitrogen supply level of high supply capacity is adjusted to the medium supply capacity;
- Method 4:
- determining the soil nitrogen supply level of the target field according to soil texture and apparent characteristics:
- Soil
- nitrogen supply
- capacity level
- Conditions to be met
- Medium
- Soil texture:
- loam or clay;
- Soil color:
- gray or brown
- High
- Soil texture:
- loam or clay;
- Soil color:
- black
- Low
- The conditions above are not met
- (2) determining the nitrogen balance benchmark for the target field according to the soil nitrogen supply level of the target field determined in the step (1) and in combination with a fertilization mode, with reference to a following table:
- Nitrogen balance benchmark (kg/ha)
- Mechanical
- Nitrogen
- Conventional
- Controlled-
- deep
- fertilizer
- Soil nitrogen
- chemical
- release
- placement
- application
- supply capacity
- nitrogen
- nitrogen
- of nitrogen
- via organic
- Straw
- level
- fertilizer
- fertilizer
- fertilizer
- sources
- return
- Low
- 72.3
- 61.4
- 62.9
- 74.8
- 63.5
- Medium
- 33.6
- 22.7
- 24.2
- 36.1
- 24.8
- High
- −23.3
- −34.2
- −32.7
- −20.8
- −32.1
- (3) obtaining Ygrain as wheat grain yield based on a target yield, and determining the aboveground nitrogen uptake of the wheat for the target field according to formula (a-1) or (a-2):
- N
- uptake
- =
- N
- g
-
- r
-
- a
-
- i
-
- n
- +
- N
- s
-
- t
-
- r
-
- a
-
- w
- ;
- (
- a
- -
- 1
- )
- wherein:
- Nuptake is the aboveground nitrogen uptake of the wheat, in kg/ha;
- Ngrain is a wheat grain nitrogen uptake, in kg/ha;
- and
- Nstraw is a wheat straw nitrogen uptake, in kg/ha;
- N
- uptake
- =
- Y
- grain
- *
- X
- grain
- +
- Y
- s
-
- t
-
- r
-
- a
-
- w
- *
- X
- s
-
- t
-
- r
-
- a
-
- w
- ;
- (
- a
- -
- 2
- )
- wherein:
- Nuptake is the aboveground nitrogen uptake of the wheat, in kg/ha;
- Ygrain is the wheat grain yield, in kg/ha;
- Y straw is wheat straw biomass, in kg/ha;
- Xgrain is a wheat grain nitrogen content, in mg/kg;
- and
- Xstraw is a wheat straw nitrogen content, in mg/kg;
- (4) calculating a recommended wheat nitrogen fertilizer application rate for the target field according to formula (b):
- N
- =
- N
- uptake
- +
- N
- balance
- ;
- (
- b
- )
- wherein, N represents the recommended wheat nitrogen fertilizer application rate, in kg/ha;
- Nuptake represents the aboveground nitrogen uptake of the wheat, in kg/ha;
- and Nbalance represents the nitrogen balance benchmark, in kg/ha;
- wherein the wheat straw biomass is calculated according to formula (c):
- Y
- s
-
- t
-
- r
-
- a
-
- w
- =
- Y
- g
-
- r
-
- a
-
- i
-
- n
- *
- a
- ;
- (
- c
- )
- wherein Ystraw is the wheat straw biomass, in kg/ha;
- Ygrain is the wheat grain yield, in kg/ha;
- and a represents a conversion coefficient between the wheat grain yield and the wheat straw biomass, wherein conversion coefficients for different wheat varieties are shown in a table below;
- when no measured value is available for the wheat grain nitrogen uptake, the wheat grain nitrogen uptake is calculated according to formula (d):
- N
- grain
- =
- Y
- grain
- *
- b
- *
- 0.001
- (
- d
- )
- wherein Ngrain is the wheat grain nitrogen uptake, in kg/ha;
- Ygrain is the wheat grain yield, in kg/ha;
- and b represents a conversion coefficient between the wheat grain yield and the wheat grain nitrogen uptake, wherein conversion coefficients for different wheat varieties are shown in the table below;
- when no measured value is available for the wheat straw nitrogen uptake, the wheat straw nitrogen uptake is calculated according to formula (e):
- N
- s
-
- t
-
- r
-
- a
-
- w
- =
- Y
- s
-
- t
-
- r
-
- a
-
- w
- *
- c
- *
- 0.001
- ;
- (
- e
- )
- wherein Nstraw is the wheat straw nitrogen uptake, in kg/ha;
- Y straw is the wheat straw biomass, in kg/ha;
- and c represents a conversion coefficient between the wheat straw biomass and the wheat straw nitrogen uptake, wherein conversion coefficients for different wheat varieties are shown in the table below:
- Conversion
- Wheat-northern
- Wheat-southern
- coefficient
- planting region
- planting region
- a
- 1.20
- 1.18
- b
- 19.8
- 18.9
- c
- 5.6
- 5.5
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.