Abstract:
Abstract: In the present maize production in China, the problem of agricultural machinery and agronomic technology not supporting the link of maize planting, soil tillage and maize planting has been significantly restricting the increase of maize yield levels and production capability. In order to resolve the problem that the good agronomic practices and agricultural machinery are not currently combined, a new maize planter based on wide-narrow row strip deep rotation and no-tillage technology was used in Weibei dry land in 2011 and 2012. Measured quantities were soil quality, soil moisture, maize emergence rate, field light distribution of maize groups, corn root growth number, and yield traits after this mechanical and ordinary seeder operations in spring corn field. The results show that through adopting the cultivation principle that combined strip-rotating in 40 cm narrow row with no-tillage in 80 cm wide row and integration of excellent seeding technique, deep application of fertilizer, deep rotation technology, no-tillage technology, and wide-narrow row planting technology, the machine can improve soil physical properties and maize population characteristics during the growth period. With the planter seeding, it can effectively break the plough pan and reduce soil bulk density in the 0-30 cm soil layer in narrow deep rotation rows, increasing the mass of maize root, increasing the soil water storage capacity, and significantly enhancing the quality of corn planting groups and population light transmittance. The yield of spring maize and water use efficiency significantly increased after using the planter. The soil bulk density of deep rotation row with precise mechanical sowing of maize based on wide-narrow row strip deep rotation and no-tillage technology is reduced, soil water storage in deep loosening row noticeably improved in later growth stage, soil water content of no-tillage trip with significantly raised in earlier growth stage, the seedling germination rate of maize increased 6.2 percentage points, and the plant height variation coefficient within the field at jointing period decreased 8.33% than those with the ordinary planter. As the same time, root dry weight of maize at the jointing period increased 15.79%, the light intercepted by the population of maize at the later spinning stage significantly increased 22.47%-23.45%, 1000-grain weight increased an average of 3.73%, the effective panicle number per hectare increased an average of 5.84%, and yield increased an average of 11.15% compared with ordinary machine sowing. The combination of good agronomic measures and agricultural machinery is realized in this system, and it can further promote maize grain production and farmers' income in this region.