Fertilizer Demand Law of Spring Rape in Eastern Qinghai Province
[Objective] To find the optimum fertilizer proportion for spring rape in eastern Qinghai Province of China. [ Method ] The 4 + X experimental design was used to investigate the effects of different N:P:K proportions on biological traits of spring rape. The optimum fertilizer proportion was found by comparing five treatments. [ Result ] The spring rape required N, P and K regularly at the same stage. The fertilizer requirements in seedling stage, from bolting stage to flowing stage, in pod-setting stage and in mature stage were N>K>P, N ≈ K > P, K> N > P and N > K > P, respectively. Therefore, attention should be paid to application of N fertilizer in seedling stage, bolting stage, flowing stage and mature stage, and to application of K fertilizer in flowering stage, pod-setting stage and mature stage. [ Conclusion ] The best proportion of N:P2O5:K2O is 1.00:0.14:0.94 for spring rape in eastern Qinghai Province.
Spring rapeFertilizer demand lawFertilizer proportionEastern Qinghai Province