Table 4 Balanced nutrient uptake requirements, internal efficiencies (IE, kg fleshy root per kg nutrient), and the reciprocal internal efficiencies (RIE, kg nutrient per 1000 kg fleshy root) of N, P, and K simulated by the QUEFTS model to achieve specific radish fleshy root yield targets and a potential yield of 120 t ha−1.

From: Estimating nutrient uptake requirements for radish in China based on QUEFTS model

Yield (kg ha−1)

Required nutrient uptake (kg ha−1)

Internal efficiency (kg kg−1)

Reciprocal internal efficiency (kg t−1)

N

P

K

N

P

K

N

P

K

0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

6000

12.9

2.7

15.5

465.1

2222.2

387.1

2.15

0.45

2.58

12000

25.8

5.4

31.0

465.1

2222.2

387.1

2.15

0.45

2.58

18000

38.7

8.1

46.5

465.1

2222.2

387.1

2.15

0.45

2.58

24000

51.6

10.8

62.0

465.1

2222.2

387.1

2.15

0.45

2.58

30000

64.5

13.5

77.5

465.1

2222.2

387.1

2.15

0.45

2.58

36000

77.4

16.2

93.0

465.1

2222.2

387.1

2.15

0.45

2.58

42000

90.3

18.9

108.5

465.1

2222.2

387.1

2.15

0.45

2.58

48000

103.2

21.6

124.0

465.1

2222.2

387.1

2.15

0.45

2.58

54000

116.1

24.3

139.5

465.1

2222.2

387.1

2.15

0.45

2.58

60000

129.0

27.0

155.0

465.1

2222.2

387.1

2.15

0.45

2.58

66000

143.9

29.7

172.4

458.7

2222.2

382.8

2.18

0.45

2.61

72000

161.2

33.2

193.2

446.7

2168.7

372.7

2.24

0.46

2.68

78000

179.8

37.1

215.5

433.8

2102.4

361.9

2.31

0.48

2.76

84000

200.0

41.2

239.7

420.0

2038.8

350.4

2.38

0.49

2.85

90000

222.3

45.8

266.5

404.9

1965.1

337.7

2.47

0.51

2.96

96000

247.5

51.0

296.6

387.9

1882.4

323.7

2.58

0.53

3.09

102000

276.7

57.0

331.7

368.6

1789.5

307.5

2.71

0.56

3.25

108000

312.7

64.4

374.7

345.4

1677.0

288.2

2.90

0.60

3.47

114000

362.4

74.7

434.4

314.6

1526.1

262.4

3.18

0.66

3.81

120000

441.9

86.9

490.3

271.6

1380.9

244.7

3.68

0.72

4.09