Higher Seed Rates Enlarge the Effects of Wide-Belt Sowing on Root Length Density, Thereby Improving Nitrogen Uptake and Use Efficiencies in Winter Wheat.

Yuechao Wang, Wen Li, Yaoyao Deng, Jianfu Xue, Zhiqiang Gao

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Article in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Drip Fertigation Enhances Nitrogen Uptake and Improves Winter Wheat Yield and Stability Across Planting Densities.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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Influence of planting density on growth performance, salt dynamics, and nitrogen uptake inFrontiers in plant science · 2026
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Yuechao WangCollege of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Jinzhong 030801, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8370-7789

Wen LiCollege of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Jinzhong 030801, China.

Yaoyao DengCollege of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Jinzhong 030801, China.ORCID 0009-0006-1580-4599

Jianfu XueCollege of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Jinzhong 030801, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4449-0569

Zhiqiang GaoCollege of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Jinzhong 030801, China.

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and the Shanxi Fundamental Research Program 202303021222074the Ministerial and Provincial Co-Innovation Centre for Endemic Crops Production with High Quality and Efficiency in Loess Plateau SBGJXTZX-38the Shanxi Agricultural University Scientific Research Fund 2020BQ41the Shanxi University Technological Innovations Plan 2021L171

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Abstract

The optimized sowing method and appropriate seed rate can improve wheat N use efficiency. However, the interactive effect of the sowing method and seed rate on N use efficiency, particularly N uptake and root length density, are unclear. A field experiment was conducted for two growing seasons in southern Shanxi province, China, using a split-plot design with the sowing method as the main plot (wide-belt sowing, WBS, and conventional narrow-drill sowing, NDS) and seed rate as the sub-plot (100-700 m

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nitrogen uptakenitrogen use efficiencyroot length densityseed ratewide-belt sowing

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PMID39273960

DOI10.3390/plants13172476

PMCPMC11396912

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