Pot experiments were conducted in 2006 to study the effects of the coupling of water-fertilizer on winter wheat grain yield and its quality and apparent N uses. The results showed that under the different water levels of W1, W2 and W3, the N application rate for maximum grain yield was 345, 274 and 201 kg/hm2, and that for maximum grain crude protein content was 414, 386 and 350 kg/hm2. Nitrogen production efficiency was greatly related to moisture condition. At low water supplying levels (W3), the lowest N application rate and the highest N residual were obtained. Quadratic equation was used to describe the relation between the N application rate and the winter wheat grain yield, and the maximum economic rate of N fertilizer application was 308, 234 and 147 kg/hm2.
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