Rate and time of fertilizer nitrogen application on yield, protein and apparent efficiency of fertilizer nitrogen use of spring wheat

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 709-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. J. Zebarth ◽  
E. J. Botha ◽  
H. Rees
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Spring Wheat ◽  
N Mineralization ◽  
Grain Protein ◽  
Soil N ◽  
Fertilizer N ◽  
N Application ◽  
Fertilizer Nitrogen ◽  
N Status

Use of an in-season measurement of crop nitrogen (N) status to optimize fertilizer N management has been proposed as a means of optimizing yield of spring wheat while minimizing environmental N losses. This study determined the effect of the rate and time of fertilizer N application on the grain yield, grain protein, and apparent recovery of fertilizer N in grain and in the above-ground plant for spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in 2001–2003, and evaluated the use of a SPAD-502 meter to measure crop N status in spring wheat. Sixteen N fertility treatments were used, including application of different rates of fertilizer N (0–160 kg N ha-1) applied pre-seeding (ZGS 0), at tillering (ZGS 21) and at shooting (ZGS 32) as ammonium nitrate. Split N application provided no benefit in terms of grain yield or apparent recovery of fertilizer N. Application of fertilizer N at ZGS 32 reduced crop yield and apparent recovery of fertilizer N compared with N application at ZGS 0. Application of fertilizer N at ZGS 21 reduced yield and apparent recovery of fertilizer N in grain in 2 of 3 yr, but had no effect on apparent recovery of fertilizer N in the above-ground plant. Delayed fertilizer N application generally increased grain protein. Fertilizer N can be applied at ZGS 21 as required to optimize grain yield provided at least some fertilizer N is applied prior to seeding; however, crop N status cannot reliably be assessed at this time using a SPAD-502 meter. Crop N status can be assessed at ZGS 32 using a SPAD-502 meter; however, fertilizer N application at this time primarily influences grain protein rather than grain yield. These results highlight the need for a means of predicting soil N mineralization potential in order to optimize grain yield in humid environments where carry-over of soil nitrate from the previous growing season is limited. Key words: Triticum aestivum; N mineralization; soil N supply; SPAD-502 meter, leaf chlorophyll index

Optimizing fertilizer nitrogen use efficiency by intensively managed spring wheat in humid regions: Effect of split application

2012 ◽  
Vol 92 (5) ◽  
pp. 847-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Luis Velasco ◽  
Hernán Sainz Rozas ◽  
Hernán Eduardo Echeverría ◽  
Pablo Andrés Barbieri
Keyword(s):  
Water Stress ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Spring Wheat ◽  
Nitrogen Use Efficiency ◽  
Split Application ◽  
Nitrogen Use ◽  
N Application ◽  
Fertilizer Nitrogen ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Intensively Managed

Velasco, J. L., Rozas, H. S., Echeverría, H. E. and Barbieri, P. A. 2012. Optimizing fertilizer nitrogen use efficiency by intensively managed spring wheat in humid regions: Effect of split application. Can. J. Plant Sci. 92: 847–856. Efficient N fertilizer management is critical for the economical production of wheat and the long-term protection of the environment. Six experiments were conducted at three locations in the south-east of the province of Buenos Aires (SE), Argentina, during a 4-yr period, on Typic Argiudoll and Petrocalcic Paleudoll. The study was designed to evaluate the effects of splitting nitrogen (N) fertilizer on N use efficiency (NUE) in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Rates of 0 to 150 kg N ha−1were used, applied at tillering (Z24) or split between Z24 and flag leaf (Z39). The experimental design was a randomized complete block with three replications. Grain yield ranged from 3522 to 8185 kg ha−1, according to N availability and application time. In the experiments without water stress (three out of six), average grain yield (across experiments) was 6669 and 6989 kg ha−1for full and split fertilization, respectively. In four out of six experiments, average N in above-ground biomass (NAB), N recovery fraction (NRF), and grain protein content (GPC) for split N application were greater than for full N at Z24 (NAB, 176 and 157 kg N ha−1; NRF, 66 and 51%; GPC, 100 and 92 g kg−1, for split and full N application, respectively). In years without water stress, splitting N between Z24 and Z39 is an appropriate strategy to improve NRF, reducing N losses, and minimizing the environmental impact of fertilization.

Uptake of foliar or soil application of 15N-labelled urea solution at anthesis and its affect on wheat grain yield and protein

2000 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 331-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. D. L. Rawluk ◽  
G. J. Racz ◽  
C. A. Grant
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Nitrogen Recovery ◽  
Urea Solution ◽  
Ionic Surfactant ◽  
Grain Protein ◽  
N Recovery ◽  
Fertilizer N ◽  
Soil Application

Two growth chamber experiments were conducted to determine the effect of 15N-labelled urea solution foliar- or soil-applied at anthesis on recovery of fertilizer N in grain, grain protein and grain yield of Canadian Western Red Spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Recovery of 15N-labelled urea-N in grain ranged from 4.5 to 26.7% with foliar application, and from 32.3 to 70.1% with soil application. Amending the urea solution with the urease inhibitor N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT) improved recovery of soil-applied N in exp. 1 only and did not increase N recovery from foliar applications. Nitrogen recovery of foliar-applied urea was increased on average from 10.6 to 25.0% by adding nonyl phenol ethoxylates (NPE), a non-ionic surfactant, to the urea solution. Grain protein was higher when urea was applied to the soil than when applied to the foliage. Addition of N at planting increased both grain protein and yield while only protein was enhanced with fertilizer N applied at anthesis. Although wheat cultivar, soil type and growing environment differed in the two experiments, protein content consistently increased with N application at anthesis, indicating the effect of N applied at anthesis is constant across a range of conditions. Key words: Triticum aestivum L., N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide, NBPT, non ionic surfactant, wetting agent, nitrogen recovery

Infinity hard red spring wheat

2006 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 737-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. DePauw ◽  
R. E. Knox ◽  
F. R. Clarke ◽  
T. N. McCaig ◽  
J. M. Clarke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Spring Wheat ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Advisory Council ◽  
Grain Protein ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Hard Red Spring Wheat ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Moderate Resistance

Infinity hard red spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) has exhibited adaptation to a wide range of growing season temperatures and moisture availability. Infinity averaged significantly more grain yield than most other presently registered cultivars, and its grain protein concentration was significantly higher than that of Superb in the Saskatchewan Advisory Council trials. It matured significantly earlier than Superb. The straw length and strength, and volume weight of Infinity was intermediate to the check cultivars. Its seed size was smaller than that of AC Barrie and Superb. Infinity expressed resistance to prevalent races of stem rust and loose smut, moderate resistance to leaf rust and common bunt, and susceptibility to fusarium head blight. Infinity is eligible for all grades of the Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat class. Key words: Triticum aestivum L., cultivar description, adaptation, grain yield, grain protein, disease resistance

Wheat grain Cd concentration and uptake as affected by timing of fertilizer N application

2013 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianglan Li ◽  
Noura Ziadi ◽  
Gilles Bélanger ◽  
Wenping Yuan ◽  
Shunlin Liang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Field Experiment ◽  
Spring Wheat ◽  
Stem Elongation ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Acceptable Level ◽  
Split Application ◽  
Fertilizer N ◽  
Wheat Grain ◽  
N Application

Li, X., Ziadi, N., Bélanger, G., Yuan, W., Liang, S., Xu, H. and Cai, Z. 2013. Wheat grain Cd concentration and uptake as affected by timing of fertilizer N application. Can. J. Soil Sci. 93: 219–222. The effect of a single N application (120 kg ha−1) at seeding on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain Cd concentration and uptake was compared with an equally split N application (seeding and the stem elongation stage) in a field experiment at 12 site-years. Averaged across all site-years, the single N application tended to reduce wheat grain Cd concentration (58 vs. 68 µg kg−1DM) and uptake (151 vs. 191 mg ha−1) compared with the split application. The Cd concentrations, however, never exceeded the maximum acceptable level for Cd in wheat grain. A single N application at seeding might reduce the risk of high grain Cd concentration in spring wheat.

Effect of post-emergence nitrogen application on the yield and protein content of wheat

2005 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 327-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. Karamanos ◽  
N. A. Flore ◽  
J. T. Harapiak
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Ammonium Nitrate ◽  
Spring Wheat ◽  
Application Rate ◽  
Grain Protein ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
N Application ◽  
Hard Red Spring Wheat ◽  
Seeding Time ◽  
N Deficiency

Post-emergence application of N with wheat is contemplated as a practice for managing risk and reducing fertilizer N costs. An attempt was made to develop a comprehensive agronomic package relating to the practice of post-emergence applications by examining aspects relating to the rates of N, timing of post-emergence applications and products that might be used for that purpose. An extensive database of 49 trials conducted between 1995 and 1998 separated in five experimental plans was utilized to address the above issues. Nitrogen rates of up to 100 kg N ha-1 were employed as soil applied at seeding by side banding (0, 20, 40 and 60 kg N ha-1) plus topdressed (0, 20 and 40 kg ha-1) as post-emergence applications between Feekes growth stages 10.4 and 10.5. The effect of timing was explored in three different experimental designs that included rates up to 100 kg ha-1 applied at seeding or split, so that a post-emergence application of 20 kg N ha-1 was applied at Feekes growth stages 10 and 10.5, or up to 60 kg N ha-1, applied either all at seeding time or 20 or 40 kg N ha-1 at seeding time accompanied by 20 or 40 kg N ha-1 in a post-emergence application at Feekes growth stages 3–4, 6, 10.5 or 11. A number of products (ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulphate, urea, urea ammonium nitrate, Pro N and N serve) were also evaluated for their effectiveness in post-emergence applications. Two distinct trends emerged from all experiments depending on whether application of N at seeding corrected an N deficiency. If N deficiency was corrected by the application rate at seeding then the post-emergence N application increased grain protein concentrations; however, this practice was shown to result in no economic advantage. If N deficiency was not corrected by the N application at seeding, post-emergence applications at late growth stages increased grain protein of wheat at the expense of grain yield. This increase was greater in soils containing soil organic matter (SOM) concentrations less than 5% than those over 5%. Increases in grain protein ranged from 0.7 to 1.5% depending on initial fertilization regime, but they were not sufficient in any of the circumstances to economically compensate for the loss in grain yield caused by insufficient application of N at seeding. The performance of a number of products used for post-emergence application on the protein of hard red spring wheat was mixed with none proving to be consistently superior. Post-emergence application of N to enhance either the grain yield or protein of hard red spring wheat could be effective under high moisture or irrigated conditions; however, this practice represents a relatively high-risk practice under dryland conditions in the western Canadian prairies. Key words: Economics, growth stage, N rates, N products, timing

Influence of soil and N fertilizer on performance of barley and spring wheat cultivars

1992 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 651-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. M. Carr ◽  
J. S. Jacobsen ◽  
G. R. Carlson ◽  
G. A. Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Hordeum Vulgare ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Spring Wheat ◽  
N Fertilizer ◽  
Test Weight ◽  
Soil N ◽  
Wheat Cultivars ◽  
Yield Test ◽  
Different Soils

Fields often include several different soils with contrasting chemical and/or physical characteristics which may influence crop performance. Field experiments were conducted (i) to quantify differences in spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain yield, test weight, and protein on contrasting soils within single fields, and (ii) to determine interactions between N fertilizer and spring wheat cultivar performance on several different soils. Twelve barley and twelve wheat cultivars were established in a randomized complete block design on three different soils in a field during 1987. Soils affected grain yield, test weight, and protein of the barley cultivars by as much as 485 kg ha−1, 38 kg m−3, and 16 g kg−1, respectively. Corresponding differences for spring wheat were 456 kg ha−1, 50 kg m−3, and 16 g kg−1. Grain yield of one barley cultivar differed by as much as 966 kg ha−1 across three soils, while wheat grain yield differed by as much as 1271 kg ha−1. Significant soil × cultivar interactions were measured for at least one grain parameter with both crops (P < 0.10). In another experiment conducted nearby in 1987 and 1988, grain yield, test weight, and protein differed by as much as 2217 kg ha−1, 16 kg m−3, and 15 g kg−1, respectively, among soils where different spring wheat cultivars and several rates of N fertilizer were evaluated. Cultivar and N rate significantly influenced grain yield and test weight during both years and protein during 1987. Soil × N rate interactions were highly significant for both yield and protein during 1988, but not for test weight; nor were the soil × N rate interactions significant for any grain parameter during 1987. Soil × cultivar interactions were significant for both test weight and protein during both years, whereas cultivar × N rate interactions were not significant. These data suggest that in some instances soil conditions should influence cultivar recommendations.Key words: Triticum aestivum, Hordeum vulgare, N fertilizer, soil variability

Nitrogen management of spring milling wheat underseeded with red clover

2002 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 653-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. Nass ◽  
Y. Papadopolous ◽  
J. A. MacLeod ◽  
C. D. Caldwell ◽  
D. F. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Spring Wheat ◽  
Prince Edward Island ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Trifolium Pratense ◽  
Red Clover ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Grain Protein ◽  
Soil N ◽  
Protein Nitrogen

The benefits of underseeding cereals with legumes and grasses have been established. However, research is required to determine the effects of underseeding spring wheat with red clover on yield and milling quality. The objectives of this study were: (1) to determine the rates of supplemental N required to obtain 13.5% or greater grain protein of three spring milling wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em Thell.) cultivars underseeded to red clover (Trifolium pratense L.); (2) to determine the effect of supplemental N on establishment of red clover , and (3) to relate the N status of the soil after harvest to grain protein. Field experiments were conducted from 1998 to 2000 on three sites: Hartland, New Brunswick; Truro, Nova Scotia; and Harrington, Prince Edward Island. Grain yield and protein content increased with increasing amounts of supplemental N. In most years, supplemental N above a base application of 55 kg N ha-1 applied at 52.5 kg N ha-1 at Zadoks GS 30 resulted in 13.5% protein in the grain of Grandin and AC Barrie, but 70 kg N ha-1 was r equired for AC Walton. Based on the N content of the straw, Grandin was less effective in partitioning N into the grain than AC Barrie and AC Walton. Increasing rates of supplemental N caused a reduction in red clover establishment. Soil pH decreased with increasing rates of supplemental N. Nitrate N in the soil at 0–5 and 0–20 cm depths increased with supplemental N, but there was no effect on ammonium N. Differences in pH or levels of soil N after harvest did not account for differences in grain protein. In the Maritime provinces, to reach a desirable milling protein level in spring wheat of 13.5%, producers will need to add supplemental N at a rate of at least 100 kg N ha-1 over and above background levels; however, this will be at the risk of reducing red clover establishment and increasing levels of soil N available for leaching. Key words: Spring wheat, Triticum aestivum, red clover, Trifolium pratense, underseeding, protein, nitrogen

Crop and soil nitrogen status of tilled and no-tillage systems in semiarid regions of Saskatchewan

2002 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 489-498 ◽  
Author(s):  
B G McConkey ◽  
D. Curtin ◽  
C A Campbell ◽  
S A Brandt ◽  
F. Selles
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Protein Concentration ◽  
Grain Protein ◽  
Soil N ◽  
Grain Protein Concentration ◽  
Brown Soil ◽  
Semiarid Regions ◽  
Soil Zone ◽  
Tillage System ◽  
Loam Soil

We examined 1990-1996 crop and soil N data for no-tillage (NT), minimum tillage (MT) and conventional tillage (CT) systems from four long-term tillage studies in semiarid regions of Saskatchewan for evidence that the N status was affected by tillage system. On a silt loam and clay soil in the Brown soil zone, spring what (Triticum aestivum L.) grain yield and protein concentration were lower for NT compared with tilled (CT or MT) systems for a fallow-wheat (F-WM) rotation. Grain protein concentration for continuous wheat (Cont W) was also lower for NT than for MT. For a sandy loam soil in the Brown soil zone, durum (Triticum durum L.) grain protein concentration was similar for MT and NT for both Cont W and F-W, but NT had higher grain yield than MT (P < 0.05 for F-W only). For a loam soil in the Dark Brown soil zone, wheat grain yield for NT was increased by about 7% for fallow-oilseed-wheat (F-O-W) and wheat-oilseed-wheat (W-O-W) rotations. The higher grain yields for NT reduced grain protein concentration by dilution effect as indicated by similar grain N yield. However, at this site, about 23 kg ha-1 more fertilizer N was required for NT than for CT. Elimination of tillage increased total organic N in the upper 7.5 cm of soil and N in surface residues. Our results suggest that a contributing factor to decreased availability of soil N in medium- and fine-textured soils under NT was a slower rate of net N mineralization from organic matter. Soil nitrates to 2.4 m depth did not indicate that nitrate leaching was affected by tillage system. Current fertilizer N recommendations developed for tilled systems may be inadequate for optimum production of wheat with acceptable grain protein under NT is semiarid regions of Saskatchewan. Key words: Tillage intensity, N availability, soil N fractions, N mineralization, crop residue decomposition, grain protein

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