Table 3 Significance of NO3-N content in different soil layers under different fertilization timing sequences in 2020–2021.

From: Effect of different NPK fertilization timing sequences management on soil-petiole system nutrient uptake and fertilizer utilization efficiency of drip irrigation cotton

Growth stage

Soil depth

2020 Soil NO3-N content (mg/kg)

2021 Soil NO3-N content (mg/kg)

S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

FBS

0–20

16.44a

16.15a

17.17a

16.25a

15.85a

15.92a

14.47a

16.81d

18.31b

17.75c

18.11bc

19.10a

19.16a

15.93e

20–40

18.87a

19.15a

19.24a

19.40a

18.21a

18.58a

16.74a

20.29b

18.12d

18.40d

19.11c

21.31a

19.30c

17.25e

40–60

17.85a

16.42a

17.76a

16.53a

16.45a

16.34a

16.60a

20.33b

18.94d

21.49a

19.76c

17.37e

19.06d

16.14f

FFS

0–20

18.78de

19.53ab

18.49e

19.05cd

19.21bc

19.81a

17.37f

18.75bc

20.07a

19.26b

19.26b

20.50a

20.70a

17.55d

20–40

19.95d

21.28b

20.25d

20.85c

22.30a

21.24b

19.10e

20.43e

22.64b

20.77de

21.33cd

24.14a

22.07bc

19.51f

40–60

21.54b

19.01d

22.18a

20.31c

18.26e

19.22d

17.19f

22.72b

19.99d

23.43a

21.05c

19.20e

20.12d

18.04f

PBS

0–20

15.22d

16.20bc

15.13d

15.94c

16.58ab

16.71a

14.25e

15.84d

18.26a

15.28e

16.28cd

17.34b

18.64a

14.27f

20–40

16.84e

18.32ab

17.14de

17.66cd

18.81a

18.14bc

16.06f

17.13d

19.24b

17.28d

18.36c

20.66a

18.96b

16.48e

40–60

18.15a

16.89b

18.31a

17.92a

16.23c

17.24b

15.12d

20.33b

16.90d

21.34a

18.38c

16.37e

17.29d

15.16f

BOS

0–20

17.26b

17.68ab

17.15b

17.55ab

16.96b

18.00a

17.05b

17.98ab

18.94ab

18.31ab

18.75ab

18.92ab

19.04a

16.82b

20–40

18.58bc

19.67a

18.71b

19.20a

19.53a

19.33a

18.23c

20.77a

20.45a

20.98a

21.31a

21.42a

21.06a

18.44b

40–60

18.12b

17.62cd

18.83a

18.35b

17.51d

17.98bc

17.45d

20.41a

17.92b

21.02a

17.48b

17.22b

17.73b

16.75b

  1. Different lowercase letters mean significant differences (P < 0.05) among the different fertilization timing sequence under the same soil layer.