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Reduced P fertilization for rice/wheat rotation in Taihu Lake region
Received:September 18, 2015  
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KeyWord:rice-wheat rotation;P fertilization for wheat only;crop yield;P utilization efficiency;Olsen-P
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LU Ya-nan Nanjing Agricultural University College of Science, Nanjing 210095, China
Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Nanjing 210008, China 
 
WANG Yu Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Nanjing 210008, China  
WANG Shen-qiang Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Nanjing 210008, China sqwang@issas.ac.cn 
ZHU Wen-bin Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Nanjing 210008, China
Anhui Agricultural University School of Resources and Environment, Hefei 230036, China 
 
ZHAO Xu Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Nanjing 210008, China  
CHENG Yi Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Nanjing 210008, China  
LI Guo-hua Nanjing Agricultural University College of Science, Nanjing 210095, China liguohua@njau.edu.cn 
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Abstract:
      High inputs of P fertilizers to soils have caused P pollution in waters, especially in intensive farming areas. A pot experiment was carried out to explore the feasibility of omitting or reducing phosphorus(P) fertilizers for rice in rice/wheat rotation using paddy soils with three different Olsen-P levels(P-rich, P-medium, and P-deficient) soils from Taihu Lake region. Four P treatments, including P fertilization for wheat only(PW), P fertilization for rice only(PR), P fertilization for both rice and wheat(PR+W), and no P for rice or wheat(Pzero), were used. Compared with PR+W treatment, crop yields in PW had no significant difference in P-rich, P-medium and P-deficient soils, while P utilization efficiency was increased by 4.21%, 17.3% and 18.5%, respectively, but the concentration of Olsen-P in soils decreased by 20%~60%. However, PR treatment significantly reduced crop yields in P-deficient soil(P<0.05). Hence, P fertilization for wheat only(PW) in rice/wheat rotation is feasible while maintaining rice yield.