Optimized Tillage Method Increased Rice Yield in Rice Ratooning System

Tingyu Yang, Haiwei Zhang, Fukang Li, Ting Yang, Yuecheng Shi, Xinyi Gu, Mingshuai Chen and Shuochen Jiang ()
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Tingyu Yang: College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
Haiwei Zhang: College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
Fukang Li: College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
Ting Yang: College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
Yuecheng Shi: College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
Xinyi Gu: College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
Mingshuai Chen: College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
Shuochen Jiang: College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China

Agriculture, 2024, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-16

Abstract: Ratoon rice occupies an important position in rice production owing to its time-saving, labor-saving and low-pollution planting, and increased benefits. However, the impact of tillage management on the yield in rice ratooning system has not yet been reported. Thus, field experiments were carried out to investigate the impact of seven tillage methods on the yield of ratoon rice crop in Jingzhou City in 2021–2022. The managements included winter plowing + rotary 2 times (PTw + RT2) or 3 times (PTw + RT3), spring plowing + rotary 2 times (PTs + RT2) or 3 times (PTs + RT3), no plowing + rotary 2 times (P0 + RT2) or 3 times (P0 + RT3) and no tillage (NT). PTw + RT3 had the highest total rice yield. The experimental data were collected in 2021 and 2022. In terms of main season rice yield, the order of ranking was PTw > PTs ≈ NT ≈ P0, while for ratoon rice yield, the ranking was NT > PTw ≈ PTs > P0. Generally, the root function ranked as PTw > PTs > P0 > NT. The photosynthetic capacity of the main season rice always maximized in PTw, those of the ratoon rice all maximized in NT, and those of both the main season rice and ratoon rice always minimized in P0. In the three tillage modes (PTw, PTs, P0), an additional rotary tillage did not affect the growth or yield of rice. PTw + 3RT was the highest yielding tillage management, but it is still necessary to explore other PTw + 3RT methods and more economical tillage management to increase the yield of ratoon rice.

Keywords: no tillage; reduced tillage; plowing time; root function; photosynthesis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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