Please wait a minute...
Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2023, Vol. 22 Issue (12): 3769-3782    DOI: 10.1016/j.jia.2023.05.030
Special Issue: 农业生态环境-植物营养和肥料Agro-ecosystem & Environment—Plant Nutrition & Fertilizer
Agro-ecosystem & Environment Advanced Online Publication | Current Issue | Archive | Adv Search |
Identifying the critical phosphorus balance for optimizing phosphorus input and regulating soil phosphorus effectiveness in a typical winter wheat-summer maize rotation system in North China
XU Meng-ze1, WANG Yu-hong1, NIE Cai-e1, SONG Gui-pei1, XIN Su-ning1, LU Yan-li1, BAI You-lu1, ZHANG Yin-jie2#, WANG Lei1#
1 State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arid and Semi-arid Arable Land in Northern China/Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, P.R.China
2 College of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R.China
Download:  PDF in ScienceDirect  
Export:  BibTeX | EndNote (RIS)      
摘要  

磷(P)是一种不可再生资源,也是植物生长的关键营养元素,对作物产量的提高起着重要作用。磷肥的过量施用在农业生产中很普遍,这不仅浪费了磷肥资源,还造成了磷的积累和地下水污染。为了获得较高的产量和磷素利用效率(PUE),我们假设农业系统的表观磷平衡可以作为确定磷投入阈值的关键指标。因此,我们进行了长达12年的定位田间试验,包括6个施磷处理,施磷量分别为0、45、90、135、180和225 kg P2O5 ha–1,以明确作物产量、PUE和土壤Olsen-P对磷平衡的反应并优化磷投入。结果表明,当磷肥施用量超过某一水平时,周年产量不再增加,当周年磷肥施用量为90–135 kg P2O5 ha–1时可以实现较高的产量和PUE。当磷平衡阈值为2.15–4.45 kg P ha–1时可以实现最佳产量和最小的环境风险。基于磷平衡阈值估算的磷投入为95.7–101 kg P2O5 ha–1,施磷量在此阈值内时可以协同提高产量与PUE(90.0–94.9%)。此外,本研究发现磷投入-产出平衡框架的建立有助于评估土壤Olsen-P在未来的变化,其中土壤磷平衡每增加100 kg P ha–1,有效磷含量上升4.07 mg kg–1。总之,磷平衡可以作为农业生产中磷管理的一个重要指标,为限制磷过剩和制定更高产、高效和环保的磷肥管理策略提供有力参考。



Abstract  

Phosphorus (P) is a nonrenewable resource and a critical element for plant growth that plays an important role in improving crop yield.  Excessive P fertilizer application is widespread in agricultural production, which not only wastes phosphate resources but also causes P accumulation and groundwater pollution.  Here, we hypothesized that the apparent P balance of a crop system could be used as an indicator for identifying the critical P input in order to obtain a high yield with high phosphorus use efficiency (PUE).  A 12-year field experiment with P fertilization rates of 0, 45, 90, 135, 180, and 225 kg P2O5 ha–1 was conducted to determine the crop yield, PUE, and soil Olsen-P value response to P balance, and to optimize the P input.  Annual yield stagnation occurred when the P fertilizer application exceeded a certain level, and high yield and PUE levels were achieved with annual P fertilizer application rates of 90–135 kg P2O5 ha–1.  A critical P balance range of 2.15–4.45 kg P ha–1 was recommended to achieve optimum yield with minimal environmental risk.  The critical P input range estimated from the P balance was 95.7–101 kg P2O5 ha–1, which improved relative yield (>90%) and PUE (90.0–94.9%).  In addition, the P input–output balance helps in assessing future changes in Olsen-P values, which increased by 4.07 mg kg–1 of P for every 100 kg of P surplus.  Overall, the P balance can be used as a critical indicator for P management in agriculture, providing a robust reference for limiting P excess and developing a more productive, efficient and environmentally friendly P fertilizer management strategy.

Keywords:  yield of winter wheat and summer maize        phosphorus balance        phosphorus use efficiency        Olsen-P        critical phosphorus application rate  
Received: 15 December 2022   Accepted: 20 March 2023
Fund: This study was funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2021YFD1700900).
About author:  XU Meng-ze, E-mail: xumengze1013@163.com; #Correspondence ZHANG Yin-jie, Tel: +86-371-68555200, E-mail: zzhangyinjie@126.com; WANG Lei, Tel: +86-10-82105030, E-mail: wanglei02@caas.cn

Cite this article: 

XU Meng-ze, WANG Yu-hong, NIE Cai-e, SONG Gui-pei, XIN Su-ning, LU Yan-li, BAI You-lu, ZHANG Yin-jie, WANG Lei. 2023. Identifying the critical phosphorus balance for optimizing phosphorus input and regulating soil phosphorus effectiveness in a typical winter wheat-summer maize rotation system in North China. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 22(12): 3769-3782.

Amery F, Vandecasteele B, D’Hose T, Nawara S, Elsen A, Odeurs W, Vandendriessche H, Arlotti D, McGrath S P, Cougnon M, Smolders E. 2021. Dynamics of soil phosphorus measured by ammonium lactate extraction as a function of the soil phosphorus balance and soil properties. Geoderma, 385, 114855.

Bai Z, Li H, Yang X, Zhou B, Shi X, Wang B, Li D, Shen J, Chen Q, Qin W, Oenema O, Zhang F. 2013. The critical soil P levels for crop yield, soil fertility and environmental safety in different soil types. Plant and Soil, 372, 1–2.

Cao N, Chen X, Cui Z, Zhang F. 2012. Change in soil available phosphorus in relation to the phosphorus budget in China. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 94, 161–170.

Chen M, Chen J, Sun F. 2008. Agricultural phosphorus flow and its environmental impacts in China. Science of the Total Environment, 405, 140–152.

Childers D L, Corman J, Edwards M, Elser J J. 2011. Sustainability challenges of phosphorus and food: Solutions from closing the human phosphorus cycle. BioScience, 61, 117–124.

Deng Y, Chen K, Teng W, Zhan A, Tong Y, Feng G, Cui Z, Zhang F, Chen X. 2014. Is the inherent potential of maize roots efficient for soil phosphorus acquisition? PLoS ONE, 9, e90287.

Dhillon J, Torres G, Driver E, Figueiredo B, Raun W R. 2017. World phosphorus use efficiency in cereal crops. Agronomy Journal, 109, 1670–1677.

Ding W, Xu X, Zhang J, Huang S, He P, Zhou W. 2021. Nitrogen balance acts an indicator for estimating thresholds of nitrogen input in rice paddies of China. Environmental Pollution, 290, 118091.

EUNEP (EU Nitrogen Expert Panel). 2016. Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) - Guidance Document for Assessing NUE at Farm Level. Wageningen University, Netherlands.

Fan B, Wang H, Zhai L, Li J, Fenton O, Daly K, Lei Q, Wu S, Liu H. 2022. Leached phosphorus apportionment and future management strategies across the main soil areas and cropping system types in northern China. Science of the Total Environment, 805, 150441.

Hart M R, Quin B F, Nguyen M L. 2004. Phosphorus runoff from agricultural land and direct fertilizer effects: A review. Journal of Environmental Quality, 33, 1954–1972.

Hesketh N, Brookes P C. 2000. Development of an indicator for risk of phosphorus leaching. Journal of Environmental Quality, 29, 105–110.

Huang S, Yang W, Ding W, Jia L, Jiang L, Liu Y, Xu X, Yang Y, He P, Yang J. 2021. Estimation of nitrogen supply for summer maize production through a long-term field trial in China. Agronomy, 11, 1358.

Hunter M C, Smith R G, Schipanski M E, Atwood L W, Mortensen D A. 2017. Agriculture in 2050: Recalibrating targets for sustainable intensification. BioScience, 67, 386–391.

Jagdeep S, Brar B S. 2022. Build-up and utilization of phosphorus with continues fertilization in maize–wheat cropping sequence. Field Crops Research, 276, 108389.

Jiang W, Liu X, Wang X, Yang L, Yin Y. 2019. Improving phosphorus use efficiency and optimizing phosphorus application rates for maize in the Northeast Plain of China for sustainable agriculture. Sustainability, 11, 4799.

Johnston A E, Poulton P R, Fixen P E, Curtin D. 2014. Phosphorus: Its efficient use in agriculture. Advances in Agronomy, 123, 177–228.

Jordan-Meille L, Rubaek G H, Ehlert P A I, Genot V, Hofman G, Goulding K, Recknagel J, Provolo G, Barraclough P. 2012. An overview of fertilizer-P recommendations in Europe: Soil testing, calibration and fertilizer recommendations. Soil Use and Management, 28, 419–435.

Kalkhajeh Y K, Huang B, Hu W, Holm P E, Hansen H C B. 2017. Phosphorus saturation and mobilization in two typical Chinese greenhouse vegetable soils. Chemosphere, 172, 316–324.

Khan A, Lu G, Ayaz M, Zhang H, Wang R, Lv F, Yang X, Sun B, Zhang S. 2018. Phosphorus efficiency, soil phosphorus dynamics and critical phosphorus level under long-term fertilization for single and double cropping systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 256, 1–11.

Li H, Huang G, Meng Q, Ma L, Yuan L, Wang F, Zhang W, Cui Z, Shen J, Chen X, Jiang R, Zhang F. 2011. Integrated soil and plant phosphorus management for crop and environment in China. A review. Plant and Soil, 349, 157–167.

Li M, Hu T, Cui X, Luo L, Chen S. 2021. Study on fertilization effect on winter wheat–summer corn yield in Guanzhong Plain based on meta analysis. Soil and Fertilizer Sciences in China, (6), 300–311. (in Chinese)

Liu J, Zhang N, Zhang S. 2020. Study on transfer of phosphorus and threshold values of available phosphorus in fluvo-aquic soil under long-term fertilization. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering, 36, 8–16. (in Chinese)

Lu R K. 2000. Methods of Agricultural Chemical Analysis of Soil. China Agricultural Science and Technology Press, China. (in Chinese)

Ma J, Liu Y, He W, He P, Haygarth P M, Surridge B W J, Lei Q, Zhou W. 2018. The long-term soil phosphorus balance across Chinese arable land. Soil Use and Management, 34, 306–315.

Mayer N, Kaltschmitt M. 2022. Closing the phosphorus cycle: Current P balance and future prospects in Germany. Journal of Cleaner Production, 347, 131272.

McLellan E L, Cassman K G, Eagle A J, Woodbury P B, Sela S, Tonitto C, Marjerison R D, van Es H M. 2018. The nitrogen balancing act: Tracking the environmental performance of food production. Bioscience, 68, 194–203.

Medinski T, Freese D, Reitz T. 2018. Changes in soil phosphorus balance and phosphorus-use efficiency under long-term fertilization conducted on agriculturally used Chernozem in Germany. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 98, 650–662.

van Middelkoop J C, van der Salm C, Ehlert P A I, de Boer I J M, Oenema O. 2016. Does balanced phosphorus fertilisation sustain high herbage yields and phosphorus contents in alternately grazed and mown pastures? Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 106, 93–111.

NBSC (National Bureau of Statistics of China). 2020. China Statistical Yearbook. China Statistics Press, China. (in Chinese)

O’Donnell C, Egan A, Harrington J, Barnett D, Forrestal P, Power N. 2021. An overview on deficit and requirements of the Irish national soil phosphorus balance. Science of the Total Environment, 785, 147251.

Pedersen I F, Rubæk G H, Nyord T, Sørensen P. 2020. Row-injected cattle slurry can replace mineral P starter fertiliser and reduce P surpluses without compromising final yields of silage maize. European Journal of Agronomy, 116, 126057.

Penuelas J, Poulter B, Sardans J, Ciais P, van der Velde M, Bopp L, Boucher O, Godderis Y, Hinsinger P, Llusia J, Nardin E, Vicca S, Obersteiner M, Janssens I A. 2013. Human-induced nitrogen-phosphorus imbalances alter natural and managed ecosystems across the globe. Nature Communications, 4, 2934.

Powers S M, Bruulsema T W, Burt T P, Chan N I, Elser J J, Haygarth P M, Howden N J K, Jarvie H P, Lyu Y, Peterson H M, Sharpley A N, Shen J, Worrall F, Zhang F. 2016. Long-term accumulation and transport of anthropogenic phosphorus in three river basins. Nature Geoscience, 9, 353–356.

Qaswar M, Huang J, Ahmed W, Li D, Liu S, Zhang L, Cai A, Liu L, Xu Y, Gao J, Zhang H. 2020. Yield sustainability, soil organic carbon sequestration and nutrients balance under long-term combined application of manure and inorganic fertilizers in acidic paddy soil. Soil and Tillage Research, 198, 104569.

Qin X, Guo S, Zhai L, Pan J, Khoshnevisan B, Wu S, Wang H, Yang B, Ji J, Liu H. 2020. How long-term excessive manure application affects soil phosphorous species and risk of phosphorous loss in fluvo-aquic soil. Environmental Pollution, 266, 115304.

Roberts T L, Johnston A E. 2015. Phosphorus use efficiency and management in agriculture. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 105, 275–281.

Rowe H, Withers P J A, Baas P, Chan N I, Doody D, Holiman J, Jacobs B, Li H, MacDonald G K, McDowell R, Sharpley A N, Shen J, Taheri W, Wallenstein M, Weintraub M N. 2015. Integrating legacy soil phosphorus into sustainable nutrient management strategies for future food, bioenergy and water security. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 104, 393–412.

Sato S, Solomon D, Hyland C, Ketterings Q M, Lehmann J. 2005. Phosphorus speciation in manure and manure-amended soils using XANES spectroscopy. Environmental Science & Technology, 39, 7485–7491.

Sattari S Z, Bouwman A F, Giller K E, van Ittersum M K. 2012. Residual soil phosphorus as the missing piece in the global phosphorus crisis puzzle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109, 6348–6353.

Schröder J J, Aarts H F M, ten Berge H F M, van Keulen H, Neeteson J J. 2003. An evaluation of whole-farm nitrogen balances and related indices for efficient nitrogen use. European Journal of Agronomy, 20, 33–44.

Shaw A N, Cleveland C C. 2020. The effects of temperature on soil phosphorus availability and phosphatase enzyme activities: a cross-ecosystem study from the tropics to the Arctic. Biogeochemistry, 151, 113–125.

Shen P, Xu M, Zhang H, Yang X, Huang S, Zhang S, He X. 2014. Long-term response of soil Olsen P and organic C to the depletion or addition of chemical and organic fertilizers. Catena, 118, 20–27.

Singh J, Brar B S, Sekhon B S, Mavi M S, Singh G, Kaur G. 2016. Impact of long-term phosphorous fertilization on Olsen-P and grain yields in maize–wheat cropping sequence. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 106, 157–168.

Svanback A, McCrackin M L, Swaney D P, Linefur H, Gustafsson B G, Howarth R W, Humborg C. 2019. Reducing agricultural nutrient surpluses in a large catchment - Links to livestock density. Science of the Total Environment, 648, 1549–1559.

Syers J K, Johnston A E, Curtin D. 2008. Efficiency of soil and fertilizer phosphorus use. Reconciling changing concepts of soil phosphorus behaviour with agronomic information. FAO Fertilizer and Plant Nutrition Bulletin, 18, 107.

Tang X, Li J, Ma Y, Hao X, Li X. 2008. Phosphorus efficiency in long-term (15 years) wheat–maize cropping systems with various soil and climate conditions. Field Crops Research, 108, 231–237.

Thomas I A, Buckley C, Kelly E, Dillon E, Lynch J, Moran B, Hennessy T, Murphy P N C. 2020. Establishing nationally representative benchmarks of farm-gate nitrogen and phosphorus balances and use efficiencies on Irish farms to encourage improvements. Science of the Total Environment, 720, 137245.

Torrent J, Schwertmann U, Barron V. 1992. Fast and slow phosphate sorption by goethite-rich natural materials. Clays and Clay Minerals, 40, 14–21.

Vandermoere S, Van De Sande T, Tavernier G, Lauwers L, Goovaerts E, Sleutel S, De Neve S. 2021. Soil phosphorus (P) mining in agriculture - Impacts on P availability, crop yields and soil organic carbon stocks. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 322, 107660.

Volf M R, Rosolem C A. 2020. Soil P diffusion and availability modified by controlled-release P fertilizers. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 21, 162–172.

Wang Y, Chen Y F, Wu W H. 2021. Potassium and phosphorus transport and signaling in plants. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 63, 34–52.

Weiss T M, Leiser W L, Reineke A J, Li D, Liu W, Hahn V, Wurschum T. 2021. Optimizing the P balance: How do modern maize hybrids react to different starter fertilizers? PLoS ONE, 16, e0250496.

Wu Q, Zhou W, Chen D, Cai A, Ao J, Huang Z. 2020. Optimizing soil and fertilizer phosphorus management according to the yield response and phosphorus use efficiency of sugarcane in southern China. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 20, 1655–1664.

Xi B, Zhai L M, Liu J, Liu S, Wang H Y, Luo C Y, Ren T Z, Liu H B. 2016. Long-term phosphorus accumulation and agronomic and environmtal critical phosphorus levels in Haplic Luvisol soil, northern China. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 15, 200–208.

Yang M, Yang H. 2021. Utilization of soil residual phosphorus and internal reuse of phosphorus by crops. PeerJ, 9, e11704.

Yang X, Fang S. 2015. Practices, perceptions, and implications of fertilizer use in East-Central China. AMBIO, 44, 647–652.

Zhang K K, Huang S M, Guo D D, Song X, Yue K, Zhang S Q, Huang C C. 2020. Study on transfer of phosphorus and threshold values of available phosphorus in fluvo-aquic soil under long term fertilization. Soil and Fertilizer Sciences in China, (5), 64–69. (in Chinese)

Zhang WW, Zhan X Y, Zhang S X, Ibrahima K H M, Xu M G. 2019. Response of soil Olsen-P to P budget under different long-term fertilization treatments in a fluvo-aquic soil. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 18, 667–676.

Zhang Y, Gao W, Luan H, Tang J, Li R, Li M, Zhang H, Huang S. 2021. Long-term organic substitution management affects soil phosphorus speciation and reduces leaching in greenhouse vegetable production. Journal of Cleaner Production, 327,129464.

Zicker T, von Tucher S, Kavka M, Eichler-Löbermann B. 2018. Soil test phosphorus as affected by phosphorus budgets in two long-term field experiments in Germany. Field Crops Research, 218, 158–170.

Zou T, Zhang X, Davidson E A. 2022. Global trends of cropland phosphorus use and sustainability challenges. Nature, 611, 81–87.

No related articles found!
No Suggested Reading articles found!