Effects of drip irrigation and fertilization on photo⁃ synthetic physiological characteristics and the amount of dry matter of alfalfa in Hexi Irrigation Area
In order to explore the effects of fertilization patterns on photosynthetic characteristics and dry matter mass of alfalfa(Medicago sativa)under different drip irrigation rates,the field study was carried out in Hexi Irriga- tion Area in 2020. In the field study tree drip irrigation levels(I3:160 mm;I2:80 mm;I1:0 mm)and six kinds of fertilization mode(F1:phosphorus application 120 kg/hm2 and nitrogen application 75 kg/hm2 ;F2:phosphorus ap- plication 60 kg/hm2 and nitrogen application 75 kg/hm2 ;F3:no phosphorus and 75 kg/hm2 nitrogen;F4:120 kg/ hm2 phosphorus and no nitrogen;F5:60 kg/hm2 phosphorus and no nitrogen;F6:no Apply nitrogen and phospho- rus)were set. The study showed that:1)The plant height of alfalfa under I3 was significantly higher than that of I1, which was increased by 23. 02%,28. 69% and 19. 63%,respectively. The total dry matter weight per plant of al- falfa under F1 was significantly higher than that of F6,which was 4. 27,3. 44 and 4. 96 times of F6,respectively. 2)The chlorophyll a,b content,carotenoid content and total chlorophyll content of alfalfa under I3 treatment were higher than those under I2 and I1. The average chlorophyll content of F2 was the highest under fertilization treat- ment. 3)The net photosynthetic rate(Pn),transpiration rate(Tr ),stomatal conductance(Gs )and intercellular CO2 concentration(Ci) of I3F1 are significantly higher than that of I1F6. In all treatments,the individual roots, stems,leaves and the amount of dry matter of alfalfa achieved the maximum value in I3F1. To summarize,I3F1 is a suitable cultivation model to improve the photosynthetic performance and dry matter quality of alfalfa.