Xiu-min Cui

Dr. Xiu-min Cui


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Academic Career Length

12Years (2015-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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6 November 2015 in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
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YWYi-Jun Wang
Yi-Jun Wang
YDYu-Xiu Dong
Yu-Xiu Dong
JWJuan Wang
Juan Wang
XCXiu-min Cui
Xiu-min Cui

11 August 2022 in Agronomy
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XCXiumin Cui
Xiumin Cui
LZLingfei Zhang
Lingfei Zhang
JWJiahui Wang
Jiahui Wang
YLYun Li
Yun Li
YLYanhong Lou
Yanhong Lou
XCXiu-min Cui
Xiu-min Cui
In a wheat/maize rotation system, nitrogen (N) accounts for a large proportion of basal fertilizer, but soil N loss and the resulting environmental risk simultaneously exist worldwide. This study applied different urease/nitrification inhibitors together with basal fertilizers and investigated their effects on soil N level and grain yield. Six N stabilizing combinations consisted of two urease inhibitors (HQ and NBPT) and three nitrification inhibitors (DCD, DMPP, and Nitrapyrin). The treatments supplied with urease/nitrification inhibitors reduced, to some degree, the conversion rate of NH4+ into NO3−, and kept NH4+ content higher in surface soils for a longer time. Compared to CK, A1 treatment supplied with 1.5% HQ + 4% DCD well-maintained the levels of soil alkali-hydrolyzable N and NH4+. For example, alkali-hydrolyzable N and NH4+ contents at 0–20 cm soil layer under A1 were increased by 8.59–41.6% and 8.15–14.5% more than CK, respectively. Based on the entire growth period of wheat and maize rotation, urease/nitrification inhibitors improved soil available N in surface soils but did not prevent NH4+ and NO3− leaching, especially in the intensive rainfall season. The combinations of HQ and DCD or Nitrapyrin significantly enhanced crop yield. Specifically, crop yields under A1 and A3 (1.5% HQ + 0.25% Nitrapyrin) were 16.3% and 14.3% higher than CK, respectively. The N stabilizing combinations also promoted N intake and transport at every growth stage. The maximum N accumulation was increased by 27% under A1, when compared to CK. The treatments supplied with urease/nitrification inhibitors also achieved higher apparent N recovery efficiency, N agronomic efficiency, and N partial factor productivity. Consequently, the combinations of urease/nitrification inhibitors could improve N availability at 0–40 cm soil layer, which in turn improved N use efficiency of wheat and maize. The results suggested that the two urease/nitrification inhibitor combinations, 1.5% HQ + 4% DCD (A1) and 1.5% HQ + 0.25% Nitrapyrin (A3), were optimal N stabilizing agents and worthy of further study.