Effect of different fertilization on spring cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata) production and fertilizer use efficiencies

Zhibin Guo, ChuanLong He, Youhua Ma, Hongbin Zhu, Feng Liu, Daozhong Wang, Li Sun

Key laboratory of Nutrient Cycling and Resources Environment, Anhui Province, Anhui Academy of Agricultural of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, China.
Resources and Environment College of Anhui Agriculture University, Hefei, China.
Soil and Fertilizer Research Institute, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031 China.
Soil and Fertilizer Research Institute, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, China.

DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23029                

Abstract

Just after transplanting, the vegetable has difficulty in nutrients uptake. To explore the effect of different fertilization on spring cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata) production and fertilizer use efficiencies, this experiment consisting of six treatments was implemented and divided into three groups: 1) no fertilizer (NF) and vegetable planting fertilizer (VPF); 2) conventional fertilizer (CF) and conventional fertilizer + vegetable planting fertilizer (CVPF); 3) reduced fertilizer application (RFA) and reduced fertilizer application + vegetable planting fertilizer (RVPF). The results of this experiment indicated that the yields of spring cabbage treated by VPF increased by 38.20% in VPF, 16.00% in CVPF and 20.40% in RVPF than their controls respectively. Additionally, the VPF helped improve the total and economic yields of the spring cabbage in all groups, and the economic benefits increased by 38.21% in VPF, 15.97% in CVPF and 20.42% in RVPF than their controls respectively. Finally, the VPF was of benefit to spring cabbage to exploit the soil nutrients and helped improve the chemical fertilizer use efficiencies. Therefore, it is an efficient, economical and ecological fertilization for vegetable production to apply chemical fertilizers in combination with VPF.

Keywords

Spring Cabbage; Fertilizer Use Efficiency

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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