Abstract
Conventional flooding irrigation fertilization results in low utilization of resources,high risk of environmental pollution,which has become a serious threat to the sustainable development of greenhouse vegetable production.The object of this study is to evaluate whether drip fertigation can improve water and nitrogen use efficiency and reduce nitrate pollution risk.A long-term experiment within 9 growing seasons was conducted in Shouguang,Shandong Province.Tomato yield,water and nitrogen use efficiency,economic benefits and soil nitrate content were analysed.Compared with conventional flooding irrigation fertilization,fertilizer N and water inputs were reduced by 78% and 46%under drip fertigation system,while nitrogen partial productivity and irrigation water use efficiency were increased 5-fold and 2-fold,respectively.Tomato yield and economic benefits were increased by 6% and 22% under drip fertilization system,while the inter-annual variation of yield decreased significantly.The nitrate residues in the soil(0-90cm)was up to 819kg/hm2 for conventional production system,while it was reduced by 50% under drip fertigation system.In conclusion,compared to conventional flooding irrigation fertilization system,drip fertigation system is more efficient and stable with reduced resources input and environmental cost.
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Claim · model-written summary
Drip fertigation reduced fertilizer N by 78% against conventional flooding irrigation fertilization.
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e0“Compared with conventional flooding irrigation fertilization,fertilizer N and water inputs were reduced by 78% and 46%under drip fertigation system”
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Drip fertigation reduced water inputs by 46% against conventional flooding irrigation fertilization.
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- water inputse0
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e0“Compared with conventional flooding irrigation fertilization,fertilizer N and water inputs were reduced by 78% and 46%under drip fertigation system”
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Drip fertigation increased nitrogen partial productivity 5-fold.
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- drip fertigation systeme2
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- nitrogen partial productivitye1
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- increasede1
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- 5-folde1
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- conventional flooding irrigation fertilizatione0
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e0“Compared with conventional flooding irrigation fertilization”
e1“nitrogen partial productivity and irrigation water use efficiency were increased 5-fold and 2-fold,respectively”
e2“46%under drip fertigation system”
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Drip fertigation increased irrigation water use efficiency 2-fold.
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- drip fertigation systeme2
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- irrigation water use efficiencye1
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- increasede1
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- 2-folde1
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- conventional flooding irrigation fertilizatione0
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e0“Compared with conventional flooding irrigation fertilization”
e1“nitrogen partial productivity and irrigation water use efficiency were increased 5-fold and 2-fold,respectively”
e2“46%under drip fertigation system”
Claim · model-written summary
Drip fertilization increased Tomato yield by 6%.
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- Tomato
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- drip fertilization systeme0
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- Tomato yielde0
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- conventional flooding irrigation fertilizatione1
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e0“Tomato yield and economic benefits were increased by 6% and 22% under drip fertilization system,while the inter-annual variation of yield decreased significantly”
e1“Compared with conventional flooding irrigation fertilization”
Claim · model-written summary
Drip fertilization increased economic benefits by 22%.
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- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
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- economic benefitse0
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- 22%e0
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- conventional flooding irrigation fertilizatione1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

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e0“Tomato yield and economic benefits were increased by 6% and 22% under drip fertilization system,while the inter-annual variation of yield decreased significantly”
e1“Compared with conventional flooding irrigation fertilization”
Claim · model-written summary
Drip fertilization significantly reduced inter-annual yield variation.
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- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
- drip fertilization systeme0
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- inter-annual variation of yielde0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Comparator
- conventional flooding irrigation fertilizatione1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Tomato yield and economic benefits were increased by 6% and 22% under drip fertilization system,while the inter-annual variation of yield decreased significantly”
e1“Compared with conventional flooding irrigation fertilization”
Claim · model-written summary
Drip fertigation reduced soil nitrate residues by 50% relative to conventional production.
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- drip fertigation systeme0
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- nitrate residues in the soile0
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- reducede0
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- 50%e0
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- 819kg/hm2e0
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- conventional production systeme0
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e0“The nitrate residues in the soil(0-90cm)was up to 819kg/hm2 for conventional production system,while it was reduced by 50% under drip fertigation system”
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