The Effect Of Variable-Rate Fertilizer Nitrogen Decision-Making On Winter Wheat
1L. Zotarelli, 2J. Guo, 2L. Chen, 2X. wang, 2R. Zhang
1. University of Florida
2. National Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture, Beijing , China
Precision fertilization is one of the important measure in precision agriculture. In the agricultural management to implement "demand input" and change uniform input into a variable. According to soil conditions and crop status comprehensive to variable-rate fertilization. The core of precision fertilization is to get the largest fertilizer efficiency . In this study, we carried out precision fertilization of wheat through the topdressing by intelligent spatial decision , which is based on the variability of soil fertility which soil nutrient supply and target yield in the whole growth period as the variable- rate nitrogen making and growth status of wheat as variable- rate nitrogen top-dressing making to set up in precision rate fertilizer applicator.
The results showed that the yield coefficient of precision fertilization had a decrease of 1.08-1.23 percentage points; According to soil supplying nutrient and target yield to recommended fertilizer ,can save fertilizer 9.82% compare to farmer’s. Suitable nitrogen decision- making could increased yield 5.2-19.8% compare to farmer’s. The Nitrogen rate not only impact on the nutritional status of wheat£¬but also leaves colors. Using the Greenseeker to test wheat canopy NDVI. Result showed that with the increased of nitrogen fertilizer NDVI value increased During the jointing stage , nitrogen and NDVI values have a relation , Correlation coefficient is 0.59. Within a certain ranges, the more fertilizer, the more NDVI value ,but when the fertilizer over certain mount, NDVI value is not increased again.
Along with the development of science and technology, new sensor will be more and more used at variable-rate fertilizer in the future. Rapid and non - destructive measurement will be development and application in the future.