PMID- 28455510
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20180330
LR  - 20181113
IS  - 2045-2322 (Electronic)
IS  - 2045-2322 (Linking)
VI  - 7
IP  - 1
DP  - 2017 Apr 28
TI  - Effects of fertilization on crop production and nutrient-supplying capacity under 
      rice-oilseed rape rotation system.
PG  - 1270
LID - 10.1038/s41598-017-01412-0 [doi]
LID - 1270
AB  - Incredible accomplishments have been achieved in agricultural production in 
      China, but many demanding challenges for ensuring food security and environmental 
      sustainability remain. Field experiments were conducted from 2011-2013 at three 
      different sites, including Honghu, Shayang, and Jingzhou in China, to determine 
      the effects of fertilization on enhancing crop productivity and indigenous 
      nutrient-supplying capacity (INuS) in a rice (Oryza sativa L.)-rapeseed (Brassica 
      napus L.) rotation. Four mineral fertilizer treatments (NPK, NP, NK and PK) were 
      applied in a randomized complete block design with three replicates. Crop yields 
      were increased by 19-41% (rice) and 61-76% (rapeseed) during the two years of 
      rice-rapeseed rotation under NPK fertilization compared to PK fertilization 
      across the study sites. Yield responses to fertilization were ranked 
      NPK > NP > NK > PK, illustrating that N deficiency was the most limiting 
      condition in a rice-rapeseed rotation, followed by P and K deficiencies. The 
      highest and lowest N, P and K accumulations were observed under NPK and PK 
      fertilization, respectively. The INuS of the soil decreased to a significant 
      extent and affected rice-rapeseed rotation productivity at each site under NP, 
      NK, and PK fertilization when compared to NPK. Based on the study results, a 
      balanced nutrient application using NPK fertilization is a key management 
      strategy for enhancing rice-rapeseed productivity and environmental safety.
FAU - Yousaf, Muhammad
AU  - Yousaf M
AD  - Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze 
      River), Ministry of Agriculture; College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong 
      Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
FAU - Li, Jifu
AU  - Li J
AD  - Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze 
      River), Ministry of Agriculture; College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong 
      Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
FAU - Lu, Jianwei
AU  - Lu J
AD  - Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze 
      River), Ministry of Agriculture; College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong 
      Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
FAU - Ren, Tao
AU  - Ren T
AD  - Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze 
      River), Ministry of Agriculture; College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong 
      Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
FAU - Cong, Rihuan
AU  - Cong R
AD  - Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze 
      River), Ministry of Agriculture; College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong 
      Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
FAU - Fahad, Shah
AU  - Fahad S
AD  - College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 
      Hubei, 430070, China.
FAU - Li, Xiaokun
AU  - Li X
AD  - Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze 
      River), Ministry of Agriculture; College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong 
      Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China. lixiaokun@mail.hzau.edu.cn.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20170428
PL  - England
TA  - Sci Rep
JT  - Scientific reports
JID - 101563288
PMC - PMC5430767
COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
EDAT- 2017/04/30 06:00
MHDA- 2017/04/30 06:01
PMCR- 2017/04/28
CRDT- 2017/04/30 06:00
PHST- 2016/09/13 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2017/03/28 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2017/04/30 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/04/30 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/04/30 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2017/04/28 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1038/s41598-017-01412-0 [pii]
AID - 1412 [pii]
AID - 10.1038/s41598-017-01412-0 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Sci Rep. 2017 Apr 28;7(1):1270. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-01412-0.