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Industrial Organic Wastewater through Drip Irrigation to Reduce Chemical Fertilizer Input and Increase Use Efficiency by Promoting N and P Absorption of Cotton in Arid Areas

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  • Xianzhe Hao

    (Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-Agriculture, Xinjiang Production and Construction Group, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
    Soil and Water Research Institute, Xinjiang Academy Agricultural and Reclamation Science, Shihezi 832000, China
    Key Laboratory of Northwest Oasis Water-Saving Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shihezi 832000, China
    These authors contributed equally to this article.)

  • Xiaojuan Shi

    (Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-Agriculture, Xinjiang Production and Construction Group, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
    These authors contributed equally to this article.)

  • Aziz Khan

    (Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-Agriculture, Xinjiang Production and Construction Group, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China)

  • Nannan Li

    (Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-Agriculture, Xinjiang Production and Construction Group, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China)

  • Feng Shi

    (Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-Agriculture, Xinjiang Production and Construction Group, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China)

  • Junhong Li

    (Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-Agriculture, Xinjiang Production and Construction Group, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China)

  • Yu Tian

    (Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-Agriculture, Xinjiang Production and Construction Group, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China)

  • Peng Han

    (Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-Agriculture, Xinjiang Production and Construction Group, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China)

  • Jun Wang

    (Soil and Water Research Institute, Xinjiang Academy Agricultural and Reclamation Science, Shihezi 832000, China
    Key Laboratory of Northwest Oasis Water-Saving Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shihezi 832000, China)

  • Honghai Luo

    (Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-Agriculture, Xinjiang Production and Construction Group, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China)

Abstract

The use of industrial waste as an agricultural resource is important for clean and sustainable agriculture. We assumed that industrial organic wastewater coupled with chemical fertilizer would increase cotton yield by enhancing nutrients absorption and utilization. To test this hypothesis, a two-year (2019–2020) field trial was conducted to assess the impacts of CK (0 kg ha −1 ), chemical fertilizer (CF) (N-P2O5-K2O: 228-131-95 kg ha −1 ), chemical fertilizer + organic wastewater (F0.6 (60%CF + OW: 1329 kg ha −1 ), F0.8 (80%CF + OW), F1.0 (CF + OW), F1.2 (120%CF + OW) and F1.4 (140%CF + OW)) on nutrient absorption and distribution, fertilizer use efficiency and cotton yield under drip irrigation system. Compared with CF, the soil organic matter, NH4+-N and AV-K increased significantly after F0.8-F1.4 treatments. The absorption of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) by plants after dripping organic wastewater (F0.8-F1.4) increased by 1.1–11.2% as compared with CF (F0.6, CF < F0.8, F1.0 < F1.2, F1.4). Under F0.8, treatment resulted in a higher distribution rate of N, P and K in reproductive organs compared with other counterparts. In addition, drip application of organic wastewater promoted the absorption of magnesium (Mg) and zinc (Zn) in leaves and Fe in roots with higher translocation of Zn and boron (B) to reproductive organs compared with other treatments. The absorption of N, P and K was positively correlated with Mg, negatively correlated with calcium (Ca) and sulfur (S), and positively correlated with manganese (Mn) and iron (Fe). The yield and fertilizer utilization rate of cotton were higher at F0.8. Conclusively, the use of 1329 kg ha −1 organic wastewater (organic mattered ≥ 20%, humic acid ≥ 20 g L −1 , Bacillus subtilis ≥ 2 × 108 L −1 ) combined with chemical fertilizer (N-P2O5-K2O) at (182-104-76 kg ha −1 ) reduces the application of chemical fertilizer and can increase utilization efficiency of chemical fertilizer with a high cotton yield under mulch drip irrigation in arid regions.

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  • Xianzhe Hao & Xiaojuan Shi & Aziz Khan & Nannan Li & Feng Shi & Junhong Li & Yu Tian & Peng Han & Jun Wang & Honghai Luo, 2022. "Industrial Organic Wastewater through Drip Irrigation to Reduce Chemical Fertilizer Input and Increase Use Efficiency by Promoting N and P Absorption of Cotton in Arid Areas," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-20, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:12:y:2022:i:12:p:2007-:d:983732
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