[Effects of water limiting and nitrogen reduction on nitrogen use and apparent balance of winter wheat in the Guanzhong Plain, Northwest China].

Effects of water limiting and nitrogen reduction on yield, nitrogen use efficiency and nitrogen apparent balance of wheat were investigated to explore whether it would be feasible to restrict water and reduce nitrogen in wheat production of the Guanzhong Plain and thus to provide scientific supports for yield-stable, high-efficiency, and environment-friendly developments in the irrigated production of winter wheat. Following a split-plot design with two water regimes as the main plots and four N addition rates as sub-plot factors, a field experiment (2017-2019) was conducted in Yangling, Shaanxi. The two water regimes were conventionally irrigating at the rate of 60 mm during the overwinter period and at the jointing stage, respectively (W, a conventional practice) and irrigating at a rate of 60 mm during the overwintering period (W, a restrictive irrigation practice).