Effects of Zeolite on Drought Resistance and Water–Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Paddy Rice
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 145, Issue 11
Abstract
To reduce the negative effects of deficit irrigation on water and nitrogen (N) use, a pot experiment was conducted over two consecutive years to study the effects of zeolite (Z) on soil-water retention, water consumption, N distribution, and various soil nutrients under alternate wet–dry (AWD) irrigation. The results showed that Z significantly improved field capacity and reduced the number of ineffective tillers, thereby saving 5.8% and 12% water at the tillering and milky ripening stages, respectively. However, it could not offset its enhanced effect on evapotranspiration mainly due to a greater number of effective tillers promoted by Z addition during the jointing–booting and heading–flowering stages, and ultimately significantly increased total water consumption. AWD reduced rice grain yield, but Z significantly increased water and nutrient retention and, thus, increased water productivity by 8.9%. Although AWD increased N content in roots, it reduced total N uptake. Further, Z significantly increased N accumulation in roots and panicles and reduced N content in leaves and stems, thereby enhancing the N harvest index by 2.7%. Soil potassium, sodium, and calcium content significantly increased with Z addition, further affecting rice grain yield. In summary, zeolite increases the drought resistance of rice under AWD irrigation and increases water–nitrogen use efficiency.
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Some or all data, models, or code generated or used during the study is available from the corresponding author by request.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51679142 and 51709173).
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Received: Jul 25, 2018
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