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Responses of Grain Yield and Nutrient Content to Combined Zinc and Nitrogen Fertilizer in Upland and Wetland Rice Varieties Grown in Waterlogged and Well-Drained Condition

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This study explored the response in grain yield and quality of upland and wetland rice varieties to a combination of zinc (Zn) and nitrogen (N) fertilizers under two water management regimes. A factorial arrangement based on a randomized complete block design composed of three factors was carried out with three independent replications. Upland and wetland rice varieties were grown with three fertilizer treatments; the optimum N rate (86 kg N ha−1) without Zn application, the optimum N rate with Zn (50 kg ZnSO4 ha−1), and the high N rate (172 kg N ha−1) with Zn under waterlogged and well-drained conditions. Grain yield was 27% lower in the well-drained than in the waterlogged condition in wetland rice, while there was no effect in upland rice. Application of optimum N with Zn application produced the highest grain yield in upland rice, while yield was the highest in wetland rice in high N with Zn application. Upland rice grown in the well-drained condition with the optimum and high N with Zn treatments enhanced Zn concentration by 45% and 29% higher than the treatment without Zn, respectively, while it had no difference among three treatments in the waterlogged condition. Wetland rice variety grown under the well-drained condition in optimum and high N rate with Zn treatments were equally effective in improving grain Zn concentration at the average of 88% compared to the control. While rice grown under the waterlogged condition in the high N with Zn treatment had improved 92% the concentration. The optimum N rate with Zn application increased grain yield in upland rice, while the higher N input is required for wetland rice. Grain Zn concentrations of upland and wetland rice varieties were enhanced by applying Zn fertilizer; however, the increased level was depended on N application rate in the individual water condition.

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We are grateful to all the staffs at Plant Nutrition Laboratory for glasshouse work and laboratory analysis for their help and support.

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This study was funded by the Thailand Research Fund (RSA6080024) and Chiang Mai University.

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  1. Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Supapohn Yamuangmorn, Rarinthorn Rinsinjoy & Chanakan Prom-u-thai

  2. Center for Agricultural Resource Systems Research, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Sithisavet Lordkaew

  3. School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, 90 South St, Murdoch, WA, 6150, Australia

    Bernard Dell

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Yamuangmorn, S., Rinsinjoy, R., Lordkaew, S. et al. Responses of Grain Yield and Nutrient Content to Combined Zinc and Nitrogen Fertilizer in Upland and Wetland Rice Varieties Grown in Waterlogged and Well-Drained Condition. J Soil Sci Plant Nutr 20, 2112–2122 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-020-00279-x

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