Combined effects of rain-shelter cultivation and deficit micro-sprinkler irrigation practice on yield, nutrient uptake, economic benefit and water productivity of Panax notoginseng in a semi-arid region of China

Zhennan Zang; Xiaofan Zhang; Tianqi Mu; Leilei Yao; Chunwei Ji; Qiliang Yang; Jiaping Liang; Na Li; Haidong Wang; Jinjin Guo; Ling Yang

Agricultural Water Management (Mar 2024)

Combined effects of rain-shelter cultivation and deficit micro-sprinkler irrigation practice on yield, nutrient uptake, economic benefit and water productivity of Panax notoginseng in a semi-arid region of China

Zhennan Zang,
Xiaofan Zhang,
Tianqi Mu,
Leilei Yao,
Chunwei Ji,
Qiliang Yang,
Jiaping Liang,
Na Li,
Haidong Wang,
Jinjin Guo,
Ling Yang

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Zhennan Zang: School of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, China; Faculty of strategy Agricultural Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China; Provincial Field Scientific Observation and Research Station on Water-Soil-Crop System in Seasonal Arid Region, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China; Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Water Use and Green Production of Characteristic Crops in Universities, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
Xiaofan Zhang: Faculty of strategy Agricultural Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China; Provincial Field Scientific Observation and Research Station on Water-Soil-Crop System in Seasonal Arid Region, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China; Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Water Use and Green Production of Characteristic Crops in Universities, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
Tianqi Mu: Faculty of strategy Agricultural Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China; Provincial Field Scientific Observation and Research Station on Water-Soil-Crop System in Seasonal Arid Region, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China; Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Water Use and Green Production of Characteristic Crops in Universities, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
Leilei Yao: Faculty of strategy Agricultural Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China; Provincial Field Scientific Observation and Research Station on Water-Soil-Crop System in Seasonal Arid Region, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China; Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Water Use and Green Production of Characteristic Crops in Universities, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
Chunwei Ji: Faculty of strategy Agricultural Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China; Provincial Field Scientific Observation and Research Station on Water-Soil-Crop System in Seasonal Arid Region, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China; Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Water Use and Green Production of Characteristic Crops in Universities, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
Qiliang Yang: Faculty of strategy Agricultural Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China; Provincial Field Scientific Observation and Research Station on Water-Soil-Crop System in Seasonal Arid Region, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China; Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Water Use and Green Production of Characteristic Crops in Universities, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China; Corresponding authors at: Faculty of strategy Agricultural Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China.
Jiaping Liang: Faculty of strategy Agricultural Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China; Provincial Field Scientific Observation and Research Station on Water-Soil-Crop System in Seasonal Arid Region, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China; Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Water Use and Green Production of Characteristic Crops in Universities, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China; Corresponding authors at: Faculty of strategy Agricultural Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China.
Na Li: Faculty of strategy Agricultural Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China; Provincial Field Scientific Observation and Research Station on Water-Soil-Crop System in Seasonal Arid Region, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China; Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Water Use and Green Production of Characteristic Crops in Universities, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
Haidong Wang: Faculty of strategy Agricultural Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China; Provincial Field Scientific Observation and Research Station on Water-Soil-Crop System in Seasonal Arid Region, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China; Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Water Use and Green Production of Characteristic Crops in Universities, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
Jinjin Guo: Faculty of strategy Agricultural Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China; Provincial Field Scientific Observation and Research Station on Water-Soil-Crop System in Seasonal Arid Region, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China; Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Water Use and Green Production of Characteristic Crops in Universities, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
Ling Yang: Faculty of Information Engineering and Automation, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 293
p. 108714

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The excessive rainfall and irrigation amount in the facility herbal medicine production system (FHmPS) in China leading to a severe root rot disease of Panax notoginseng, which endangers root yield and quality, compromise economic profit and waste resources. Therefore, the objective of our research was to seek optimal irrigation and cultivation management strategy for FHmPS to improve Panax notoginseng production and economic benefit. A three-year (2019, 2020 and 2021) field experiment was conducted on Panax notoginseng under two shelter-cultivation [rain-shelter cultivation (Sr) and unrain-shelter cultivation (NSr)] at three deficit irrigation levels [I1= 65%W, I2= 75%W, I3= 85% W, where W was the irrigation quota when the upper and lower limits of irrigation are (100% ∼ 40%)θFC under shelter-cultivation] to explore the combined practices effects on yield, quality, economic benefit, water productivity (WP) and nutrients uptake of Panax notoginseng, and to obtain the optimal irrigation and cultivation supply practice by the technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS). The results showed that SrI2 obtained relatively high plant nutrient uptake, net profit, WP, and quality. SrI2 significantly decreased the root rot incidence by 6–17.5% in comparison to other treatments. However, compared with rain-shelter cultivation, unrain-shelter cultivation weaken these effects in Panax notoginseng. Deficit irrigation promoted Sr to obtain higher WP than NSr. According to the result of TOPSIS, the comprehensive ranking of SrI2 and SrI3 were first and second among the practices, regardless of growing seasons and planting years. The SrI2 significantly decreased the yield of Panax notoginseng by 5.4%− 20.8% in comparison to other treatments. SrI2 and SrI3 were highly recommended for facility herbal medicine production system (FHmPS) in the semi-arid area of Southwest China.

Published in Agricultural Water Management

ISSN: 1873-2283 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Agriculture (General); Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Special industries and trades: Agricultural industries
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