Effects of liquid fertilizer and reduced application rate on rice growth, nutrient uptake, and rice yield during the tillering stage
Yin Lin, Nai-Jie Feng, Dian-Feng Zheng, Xiao-Le Du, Hang Zhou, Na-Na Yue, Xi-Xi Yang, Ya-Nan Feng · 2025
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Description
Lin and co-authors tested whether liquid fertilizer, even at reduced rates, beats standard solid fertilizer for rice. They grew a common variety under four regimes: standard solid fertilizer, standard liquid fertilizer, and liquid fertilizer cut by 10 or 20 percent. Growth, photosynthesis, nutrient uptake, and final yield were tracked from the tillering stage onward.
Every liquid treatment outperformed the solid standard. Plants grew heavier, took up more nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, and used nitrogen more efficiently. Yields rose by about 23 percent at the full liquid rate, 15 percent at the 10 percent cut, and 9 percent even at the 20 percent cut, with heavier grains as well. The authors conclude liquid fertilizer can maintain or raise output with less input, though they call the result preliminary.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yin Lin, Nai-Jie Feng, Dian-Feng Zheng, Xiao-Le Du, Hang Zhou, Na-Na Yue, Xi-Xi Yang, Ya-Nan Feng |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |