Nitrogen Fertilizer Effects on Pea-Barley Intercrop Productivity Compared to Sole Crops in Denmark
Nitrogen Fertilizer Effects on Pea-Barley Intercrop Productivity Compared to Sole Crops in Denmark
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DOI:
10.3390/su12229335
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发表时间:
2020-11-01
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3.9
通讯作者:
Ghaley, Bhim Bahadur
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Cowden, Reed John;Shah, Ambreen Naz;Ghaley, Bhim Bahadur
Cereal-legume intercropping increases the nitrogen (N) input from biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) and improves the exploitation of fertilizer and soil N, often leading to higher grain N content and higher productivity per unit land area compared to monocrops. Previous studies have found that these effects are more tangible under low soil and fertilizer N conditions compared to high N availability, and there is a need to assess the N uptake at critical crop development stages in order to time the N application for maximum uptake and use efficiency. The objective of this study was to assess the productivity of pea-barley intercropping compared to monocropping under 0 kg N ha(-1) (0 N) and 100 kg N ha(-1) (100 N). In 2017, a split plot experimental design was implemented with pea (Pisum sativum) sole crop (SC pea), barley (Hordeum vulgare) sole crop (SC barley), and pea-barley intercrop (IC total) as the main plots and 100 N applications in two 50 kg N ha(-1) splits at 30 and 60 days after emergence as subplots within the main plots. The Land Equivalent Ratio (LER), based on grain dry matter (GDM) yields in the pea-barley intercrop (IC total), was higher (1.14 at 0 N and 1.10 at 100 N), indicating 10-14% greater radiation, nutrient, and water use efficiency compared to the sole crops and 4% greater resource use efficiency at 0 N compared to the 100 N; this illustrated greater total intercrop productivity compared to sole crops. The 100 N treatment decreased the SC pea and pea in intercrop (IC pea) GDM and grain dry matter N (GDMN) and increased the GDM and GDMN in SC barley and barley in the intercrop (IC barley). Intercropping increased the grain N content and therefore the protein content of the grains in 0 N and 100 N treatments. The highest fertilizer N yield, % nitrogen derived from fertilizer (%NDFF), and % nitrogen use efficiency (%NUE) were achieved in SC barley followed by IC total, indicating that intercropping improved the soil and fertilizer N use compared to SC pea. The IC pea increased the % nitrogen derived from atmosphere (%NDFA) from 67.9% in SC pea to 70.1% in IC pea. IC total increased the share of %NDFF, %NDFS, and %NDFA compared to the SC pea, which indicated a significant advantage of intercropping due to the complementarity of the component species under limited N supply in the field.