Exploring the Effects of Nitrogen Fertilization Management and Soil Factors on the Yield and Quality of Flue-Cured Tobacco in China—A Quantitative Research
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Data Collection
2.2. Data Categorization
2.3. Meta-Analysis
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. The Overall Effects of Fertilizer Management and Soil Factors on FCT Yield and Leaf Grades in PSMT
3.2. The Yield of FCT as Affected by Fertilizer Management and Soil Conditions
3.3. Influence on Leaf Grades in the Proportion of Superior and Medium Tobacco (PSMT) by Fertilizer Management and Initial Soil Properties
3.4. Effect of N Addition on Leaf Nicotine as Influenced by Fertilizer Management and Edaphic Factors
3.5. Effect of N Fertilization on Leaf Nitrogen Content, as Influenced by Fertilizer Management and Edaphic Factors
3.6. The Relative Importance of Variables on Flued-Cured Yield and Leaf Grades in the Proportion of Superior and Medium Tobacco
4. Discussion
4.1. Effect of Fertilizer Management on the Yield of Flue-Cured Tobacco
4.2. Edaphic Factors Affecting Yield and Quality of Flue-Cured Tobacco
4.3. Effect of Fertilizer Management on the Nicotine Content of Flue-Cured Tobacco
4.4. Effect of Soil Factors on the Nicotine Content of Flue-Cured Tobacco
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Classification | Explanatory Variable | Nicotine Model | ||
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Regression Coefficients | Standard Error | p | ||
Fertilizer management factors | N application rate | 0.266 | 0.001 | 0.008 ** |
N timing | 0.267 | 0.044 | 0.011 * | |
Basal N application ratio | 0.302 | 0.001 | 0.02 * | |
R2(p) | 0.204 (0.000) | |||
Initial soil factors | AK | −0.292 | 0.001 | 0.001 ** |
AN | 0.400 | 0.001 | 0.000 ** | |
TN | 0.246 | 0.091 | 0.016 * | |
SOM | - | - | - | |
pH | - | - | - | |
R2(p) | 0.343(0.000) |
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Huan, W.; Irfan, M.; Yokamo, S.; Lu, H.; Lu, D.; Chen, X.; Wang, H.; Zhou, J. Exploring the Effects of Nitrogen Fertilization Management and Soil Factors on the Yield and Quality of Flue-Cured Tobacco in China—A Quantitative Research. Agronomy 2024, 14, 1365. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14071365
Huan W, Irfan M, Yokamo S, Lu H, Lu D, Chen X, Wang H, Zhou J. Exploring the Effects of Nitrogen Fertilization Management and Soil Factors on the Yield and Quality of Flue-Cured Tobacco in China—A Quantitative Research. Agronomy. 2024; 14(7):1365. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14071365
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuan, Weiwei, Muhammad Irfan, Solomon Yokamo, Hailong Lu, Dianjun Lu, Xiaoqin Chen, Huoyan Wang, and Jianmin Zhou. 2024. "Exploring the Effects of Nitrogen Fertilization Management and Soil Factors on the Yield and Quality of Flue-Cured Tobacco in China—A Quantitative Research" Agronomy 14, no. 7: 1365. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14071365