ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effect on Efficient Utilization and Availability
of Nitrogen in Paddy Field under Rural
Domestic Reclaimed Water Irrigation
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Zhejiang Institute of Hydraulics and Estuary (Zhejiang Institute of Marine Planning and Design),
Hangzhou, 310020, P.R. China
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North China University of Water Resource and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450045, P.R. China
Submission date: 2023-09-07
Final revision date: 2024-01-03
Acceptance date: 2024-04-13
Online publication date: 2024-06-06
Corresponding author
Menghua Xiao
Zhejiang Institute of Hydraulics and Estuary (Zhejiang Institute of Marine Planning and Design),
Hangzhou, 310020, P.R. China
Yuanyuan Li
North China University of Water Resource and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450045, P.R. China
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Rural domestic reclaimed water (RDRW) brings in a large amount of nitrogen that could affect
the nitrogen supply capacity of soil and the absorption and utilization of crops. Four kinds of irrigation
water sources (primary and secondary treated water R1 and R2, purified water R3, and river water
CK) and three kinds of fertilization gradients (10%, 30%, and 100% conventional nitrogen fertilizer
reduction of N1, N2, and N0) were set up to study the effects on the efficient utilization and availability
of nitrogen in paddy rice. 15N tracer technology combined with fertilizer equivalent methods was used.
The results showed that the nitrogen absorbed and utilized for soil and crop systems mainly came from
fertilizer nitrogen (NF), soil nitrogen (NS), and reclaimed water nitrogen (NRW). NS was the main
source of nitrogen uptake by plants. NRW use efficiency (RWNUE) was not directly proportional
to the nitrogen concentration in RDRW, while NRW residue rate (RWNRE) was inversely proportional
to it. Compared with CK, the absorption and utilization of nitrogen were inhibited, and the contribution
rates of NF and NRW were both decreased under RDRW irrigation. Under N1 and N2, the NF relative
substitution equivalent (RFE) of R1, R2, and R3 was 28.1% and 56.3%, 13.6% and 46.6%, 1.3% and
5.4%, respectively. Since reducing the fertilization gradient can effectively improve NRW availability,
30% and 10% nitrogen reduction fertilization were recommended for R1 and R2 irrigation, which can
fully utilize the effectiveness of nitrogen in reclaimed water in paddy fields.