ArticleFrontiers in plant science2022
Yield and quality of alfalfa (
Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Effects of Combined Application of Organic and Chemical Fertilizers on Nutrient Accumulation and Utilization Efficiency of Alfalfa.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Optimizing nitrogen management enhances photosynthesis and alfalfa productivity in jujube-alfalfa intercropping.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Recommendation of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium balanced fertilizer based on soil status/soil availability and economic benefits of alfalfa in salt-affected soils of North China plain.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Nitrogen fertilizer application for improving the biomass, quality, and nitrogen fixation of alfalfa (PeerJ · 2025Article
- Enhancing lucerne (Frontiers in plant science · 2024Article
- Phosphorus uptake and rhizosphere properties of alfalfa in response to phosphorus fertilizer types in sandy soil and saline-alkali soil.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Article
- A dataset for estimating alfalfa leaf area and predicting leaf area index.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Article
- Alfalfa growth and nitrogen fixation constraints in salt-affected soils are in part offset by increased nitrogen supply.Frontiers in plant science · 2023Article
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Abstract
Introduction: In China, alfalfa ( Methods: We conducted a meta-analysis to explore the contribution of fertilizer application to the yield and quality of alfalfa based on a dataset from 86 studies published between 2004 and 2022. Results and Discussion: The results showed that fertilizer application not only increased alfalfa yield by 19.2% but also improved alfalfa quality by increasing crude protein (CP) by 7.7% and decreasing acid detergent fibre by 2.9% and neutral detergent fibre by 1.8% overall compared to the non-fertilizer control levels. The combined nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) and combined NP fertilizer applications achieved the greatest yield and CP concentration increases of 27.0% and 13.5%, respectively. Considering both yield and quality, the optimal rate of fertilizer application ranged from 30 to 60 kg ha
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