Table 2.
Nitrogen use efficiencies of wheat plants measured under different N application treatments.
| Year | Treatment | ARNUE/% | PFP kg kg−1 | ANUE kg kg−1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Urea | 25.73c | 42.83a | 3.60b |
| CRU | 42.47a | 46.34a | 7.67a | |
| 30%OF+70%CRU | 38.49ab | 46.38a | 8.09a | |
| 50%OF+50%CRU | 34.15b | 46.07a | 6.85a | |
| 70%OF+30%CRU | 33.22b | 43.49a | 4.27b | |
| 2019 | Urea | 41.97b | 46.04a | 4.49b |
| CRU | 51.28ab | 47.2a | 5.65ab | |
| 30%OF+70%CRU | 60.36a | 47.96a | 6.41ab | |
| 50%OF+50%CRU | 66.69a | 49.92a | 8.03a | |
| 70%OF+30%CRU | 57.41ab | 47.0a | 5.45ab | |
| Source of variation | ||||
| N source | 0.2819* | 0.3509* | 0.1741* | |
| Year | 0.5495* | 0.2384* | 0.0835* | |
| N source × Year | 0.1594* | 0.8890ns | 0.3227* | |
ARNUE, apparent recovery nitrogen use efficiency; PFP, partial factor productivity; ANUE, agronomic nitrogen use efficiency.
significant at 5%.