To understand the conditions of winter wheat yield and nitrogen utilization in northwest dryland under different mulching methods, on the basis of long-term positioning experiment, a field 15N tracer experiment was conducted to test effects of different mulching methods: conventional mode, ridge-furrow plastic mulching, plastic mulching and straw mulching, on yield, nitrogen accumulation and use efficiency. Compared to conventional mode, the wheat yield of ridge-furrow plastic mulching, plastic mulching and straw mulching was increased by 4.9%, 15.4% and 12.4%, respectively, and the yield of plastic mulching and straw mulching were significantly higher than that of conventional mode.Total aboveground biomass increased by 4.6%, 23.9% and 16.8%, respectively. Grain nitrogen content decreased by 19.6%, 8.9% and 7.2%, respectively. The grain nitrogen accumulation and total aboveground nitrogen accumulation have the same changing trend under different mulching methods, that is, compared to conventional mode, the grain nitrogen accumulation of plastic mulching and straw mulching increased by 6.0% and 5.6%; the total aboveground nitrogen accumulation increased by 8.0% and 5.5%; while the grain nitrogen accumulation and the total aboveground nitrogen accumulation of ridge-furrow plastic mulching was decreased by 13.9% and 10.8%. Compared to conventional mode, the Ndff in grains of ridge-furrow plastic mulching, plastic mulching, and straw mulching was increased by 22.5%, 29.8% and 16.3%, respectively. 15N in grain accumulation increased by 4.2%, 39.3% and 20.5%, respectively. The total 15N accumulation increased by 7.1%, 38.8% and 19.3%, respectively. Fertilizer use efficiency increased by 7.1%, 38.8% and 19.3%, respectively. Therefore, plastic mulching and straw mulching obviously improved wheat yield, nitrogen accumulation and 15N fertilizer use efficiency. Combined with environmental factors, the effect of straw mulching is better. |