High yields of hybrid rice do not require more nitrogen fertilizer than inbred rice: A meta‐analysis
Abstract Hybrid rice has been planted throughout China to ensure food security owing to its higher yield potential than inbred rice. Meanwhile, substantial nitrogen (N) fertilizer has been applied to feed hybrid varieties for maximizing grain yield. However, to what extent the higher yield of hybrid...
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doaj-c56d2ce8baba4c8bb90b1b29262d5cc92021-05-12T16:12:48ZengWileyFood and Energy Security2048-36942021-05-0110234135010.1002/fes3.276High yields of hybrid rice do not require more nitrogen fertilizer than inbred rice: A meta‐analysisLe Xu0Shen Yuan1Xinyu Wang2Xing Yu3Shaobing Peng4National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, MARA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River College of Plant Science and Technology Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, MARA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River College of Plant Science and Technology Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, MARA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River College of Plant Science and Technology Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, MARA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River College of Plant Science and Technology Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, MARA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River College of Plant Science and Technology Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan ChinaAbstract Hybrid rice has been planted throughout China to ensure food security owing to its higher yield potential than inbred rice. Meanwhile, substantial nitrogen (N) fertilizer has been applied to feed hybrid varieties for maximizing grain yield. However, to what extent the higher yield of hybrid than inbred rice depends on N fertilizer input remains unclear. A meta‐analysis was conducted in this study to (1) quantify the difference in N uptake and utilization between hybrid and inbred rice; (2) determine whether hybrid rice requires more N than inbred rice for producing per unit grain yield; and (3) evaluate the impact of the difference in crop growth duration between hybrid and inbred rice on their yield performance. The results showed that, overall, hybrid rice achieved a 10.1% higher grain yield, and 9.7% higher daily grain yield than inbred rice. This grain yield advantage increased from 6.1% to 11.9% depending on whether hybrids have longer crop growth duration than inbred rice. The yield advantage of hybrid rice was explained by higher total N uptake and internal N use efficiency, but not explained by N fertilizer input. Moreover, the yield advantage of hybrid rice with N fertilizer was driven by higher yield without N fertilizer instead of yield response to N fertilizer. These results suggest that hybrid rice does not necessarily require more N fertilizer to achieve higher yield than inbred rice. Therefore, hybrid rice could be planted with fewer external N to ensure food security and reduce environmental costs.https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.276grain yieldhybrid riceinbred ricenitrogen fertilizer |
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High yields of hybrid rice do not require more nitrogen fertilizer than inbred rice: A meta‐analysis |
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High yields of hybrid rice do not require more nitrogen fertilizer than inbred rice: A meta‐analysis |
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High yields of hybrid rice do not require more nitrogen fertilizer than inbred rice: A meta‐analysis |
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High yields of hybrid rice do not require more nitrogen fertilizer than inbred rice: A meta‐analysis |
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High yields of hybrid rice do not require more nitrogen fertilizer than inbred rice: A meta‐analysis |
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high yields of hybrid rice do not require more nitrogen fertilizer than inbred rice: a meta‐analysis |
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Abstract Hybrid rice has been planted throughout China to ensure food security owing to its higher yield potential than inbred rice. Meanwhile, substantial nitrogen (N) fertilizer has been applied to feed hybrid varieties for maximizing grain yield. However, to what extent the higher yield of hybrid than inbred rice depends on N fertilizer input remains unclear. A meta‐analysis was conducted in this study to (1) quantify the difference in N uptake and utilization between hybrid and inbred rice; (2) determine whether hybrid rice requires more N than inbred rice for producing per unit grain yield; and (3) evaluate the impact of the difference in crop growth duration between hybrid and inbred rice on their yield performance. The results showed that, overall, hybrid rice achieved a 10.1% higher grain yield, and 9.7% higher daily grain yield than inbred rice. This grain yield advantage increased from 6.1% to 11.9% depending on whether hybrids have longer crop growth duration than inbred rice. The yield advantage of hybrid rice was explained by higher total N uptake and internal N use efficiency, but not explained by N fertilizer input. Moreover, the yield advantage of hybrid rice with N fertilizer was driven by higher yield without N fertilizer instead of yield response to N fertilizer. These results suggest that hybrid rice does not necessarily require more N fertilizer to achieve higher yield than inbred rice. Therefore, hybrid rice could be planted with fewer external N to ensure food security and reduce environmental costs. |
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