Optimized High-Input Practice Enhances Wheat Productivity and Water Use Efficiency by Improving Root Distribution and Canopy Photosynthesis.

Haicheng Xu, Fei Zhao, Yuhai Tang, Qiqin Xue, Jingmin Zhang, Dianliang Peng, Xinglong Dai

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Haicheng XuShandong Provincial University Laboratory for Protected Horticulture, College of Agronomy, Weifang University of Science and Technology, Weifang 262700, China.

Fei ZhaoShandong Provincial University Laboratory for Protected Horticulture, College of Agronomy, Weifang University of Science and Technology, Weifang 262700, China.

Yuhai TangShandong Provincial University Laboratory for Protected Horticulture, College of Agronomy, Weifang University of Science and Technology, Weifang 262700, China.

Qiqin XueShandong Provincial University Laboratory for Protected Horticulture, College of Agronomy, Weifang University of Science and Technology, Weifang 262700, China.

Jingmin ZhangShandong Provincial University Laboratory for Protected Horticulture, College of Agronomy, Weifang University of Science and Technology, Weifang 262700, China.

Dianliang PengShandong Provincial University Laboratory for Protected Horticulture, College of Agronomy, Weifang University of Science and Technology, Weifang 262700, China.

Xinglong DaiState Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China.

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College Youth Innovation Technology Support Program of Shandong Province 2022KJ242Initial Scientific Research Fund for High Level Talent of Weifang University of Science and Technology KJRC2022004, KJRC2021001National Key Research and Development Program of China 2023YFD2300203

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Abstract

Integrated agronomic optimization can synergistically enhance crop yields and resource use efficiency. This strategy incorporates suitable sowing date, planting density, and fertilization and irrigation management adapted to the local environment. However, there is a dearth of research on how integrated agronomic optimization practices enhance wheat productivity and water use efficiency (WUE) by improving population root distribution and canopy production capacity. Therefore, a two-year field experiment was conducted in the North China Plain. The experiment involved three integrated agronomic practice treatments with four replications: local farmer's agronomic practice (FP); high-input agronomic practice (HP), which aimed to explore wheat yield potential regardless of resource input costs; and optimized high-input agronomic practice (OP), which was adapted to local conditions to revamp the wheat production system. Compared to FP and HP, OP involved a later sowing date, higher planting density, and lower N fertilizer or irrigation inputs. Results showed that OP significantly improved grain yield, WUE, N fertilizer productivity (NFP), and net profit compared to FP (

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agronomic practicecanopy capacityroot distributionwater use efficiencywinter wheat

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PMID41157734

DOI10.3390/plants14203176

PMCPMC12567222

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