Increasing rice yield with low ammonia volatilization by combined application of controlled-release blended fertilizer and densification.

Controlled-release blended fertilizer (CRBF) and densification can increase rice yield and nitrogen (N) efficiency. However, the effects of CRBF combined with densification on rice yield, N absorption, economic benefits of fertilization, and ammonia volatilization loss remain unclear. A 2-year field...

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Main Authors: Xiaowei Ma, Zijuan Ding, Ren Hu, Xuexia Wang, Jun Hou, Guoyuan Zou, Bing Cao
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0318177
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author Xiaowei Ma
Zijuan Ding
Ren Hu
Xuexia Wang
Jun Hou
Guoyuan Zou
Bing Cao
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Zijuan Ding
Ren Hu
Xuexia Wang
Jun Hou
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Bing Cao
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description Controlled-release blended fertilizer (CRBF) and densification can increase rice yield and nitrogen (N) efficiency. However, the effects of CRBF combined with densification on rice yield, N absorption, economic benefits of fertilization, and ammonia volatilization loss remain unclear. A 2-year field experiment was conducted using five treatments: no N (control, CK), conventional N application (farmer's fertilization practice, FFP), optimal N application (OPT), single basal application of CRBF (CRBF), and CRBF combined with densification (CRFDP). Moreover, rice yield, N absorption and use efficiency, economic benefit, and ammonia volatilization loss were evaluated. CRBF and CRFDP significantly increased rice dry matter, N use efficiency by 11.6%-30.5% and 90.2%-160.0%, finally increased the yield by 33.3% and 26.1% in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Compared with FFP, CRFDP with 16.7% reduction of N input significantly increased yield by 33.3% and 26.1% and economic benefit by 46.9% and 38.3% in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Compared with CRBF, CRFDP increased the total yield by 2.7% and 15.2%, economic benefit by 3.5% and 7.6%, and N absorption efficiency by 10% and 8.3% in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Compared with FFP, CRFDP reduced ammonia volatilization intensity by 62.5% and 60.8%, cumulative ammonia volatilization loss by 46.3% and 50.3% and also lowered NH4+-N of surface water by 69.0%-93.8% and 57.8%-89.7% in 2021 and 2022, respectively. The combination of CRBF and densification could improve the rice yield, economic benefit, and N use efficiency and reduce ammonia volatilization. These results might provide data and theoretical support for the high yield of rice and a new environmentally friendly and resource-efficient model of rice cultivation.
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spelling doaj-art-4ea4447eda01428a849b7feea17753e52025-08-20T02:16:13ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032025-01-01202e031817710.1371/journal.pone.0318177Increasing rice yield with low ammonia volatilization by combined application of controlled-release blended fertilizer and densification.Xiaowei MaZijuan DingRen HuXuexia WangJun HouGuoyuan ZouBing CaoControlled-release blended fertilizer (CRBF) and densification can increase rice yield and nitrogen (N) efficiency. However, the effects of CRBF combined with densification on rice yield, N absorption, economic benefits of fertilization, and ammonia volatilization loss remain unclear. A 2-year field experiment was conducted using five treatments: no N (control, CK), conventional N application (farmer's fertilization practice, FFP), optimal N application (OPT), single basal application of CRBF (CRBF), and CRBF combined with densification (CRFDP). Moreover, rice yield, N absorption and use efficiency, economic benefit, and ammonia volatilization loss were evaluated. CRBF and CRFDP significantly increased rice dry matter, N use efficiency by 11.6%-30.5% and 90.2%-160.0%, finally increased the yield by 33.3% and 26.1% in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Compared with FFP, CRFDP with 16.7% reduction of N input significantly increased yield by 33.3% and 26.1% and economic benefit by 46.9% and 38.3% in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Compared with CRBF, CRFDP increased the total yield by 2.7% and 15.2%, economic benefit by 3.5% and 7.6%, and N absorption efficiency by 10% and 8.3% in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Compared with FFP, CRFDP reduced ammonia volatilization intensity by 62.5% and 60.8%, cumulative ammonia volatilization loss by 46.3% and 50.3% and also lowered NH4+-N of surface water by 69.0%-93.8% and 57.8%-89.7% in 2021 and 2022, respectively. The combination of CRBF and densification could improve the rice yield, economic benefit, and N use efficiency and reduce ammonia volatilization. These results might provide data and theoretical support for the high yield of rice and a new environmentally friendly and resource-efficient model of rice cultivation.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0318177
spellingShingle Xiaowei Ma
Zijuan Ding
Ren Hu
Xuexia Wang
Jun Hou
Guoyuan Zou
Bing Cao
Increasing rice yield with low ammonia volatilization by combined application of controlled-release blended fertilizer and densification.
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title Increasing rice yield with low ammonia volatilization by combined application of controlled-release blended fertilizer and densification.
title_full Increasing rice yield with low ammonia volatilization by combined application of controlled-release blended fertilizer and densification.
title_fullStr Increasing rice yield with low ammonia volatilization by combined application of controlled-release blended fertilizer and densification.
title_full_unstemmed Increasing rice yield with low ammonia volatilization by combined application of controlled-release blended fertilizer and densification.
title_short Increasing rice yield with low ammonia volatilization by combined application of controlled-release blended fertilizer and densification.
title_sort increasing rice yield with low ammonia volatilization by combined application of controlled release blended fertilizer and densification
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0318177
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