HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2026, Vol. 65 ›› Issue (3): 150-156.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2026.03.024

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Impacts of altitude and fertilization on yield and quality of safflower rotated after flue-cured tobacco

SHAN Kui1, ZHOU Min2a, YANG Jing-hua2a, SHI Yuan1, LI Hang1, CHEN Xi-yao1, YANG Rui1, ZHANG Lan-qing1, LI Hong-tu3, ZOU Bing-li2a, HU Xue-li2b, ZHOU Shao-song2a   

  1. 1. Nanjian Branch Company, Dali Prefectural Company, Yunnan Provincial Tobacco Company, Nanjian 675700, Yunnan, China;
    2a. Institute of Agricultural Environment and Resources; 2b. Institute of Economic Crops, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, China;
    3. Weishan Branch Company, Dali Prefectural Company, Yunnan Provincial Tobacco Company, Weishan 672400, Yunnan, China
  • Received:2025-11-11 Online:2026-03-25 Published:2026-04-09

Abstract: To investigate the optimal altitude and fertilization rate for safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) in post-flue-cured-tobacco crop rotation, field plot experiments were conducted at altitudes of 1 590 m and 1 972 m. Four fertilization treatments were designed: T1 (CK), no fertilizer; T2, application of compound fertilizer at 250.05 kg/hm2 (equivalent to pure nutrient application rates of N 30.0 kg/hm2, P2O5 30.0 kg/hm2, and K2O 60.0 kg/hm2); T3, application of compound fertilizer at 499.95 kg/hm2 (equivalent to pure nutrient application rates of N 60.0 kg/hm2, P2O5 60.0 kg/hm2, and K2O 120.0 kg/hm2); T4, application of compound fertilizer at 750.00 kg/hm2 (equivalent to pure nutrient application rates of N 90.0 kg/hm2, P2O5 90.0 kg/hm2, and K2O 180.0 kg/hm2). The effects of different altitudes and fertilization rates on the agronomic traits, yield, and quality of safflower and their correlations were studied. The results showed that at both 1 590 m and 1 972 m altitude, the T2 produced the highest dry petal yield, while the T4 produced the highest hydroxysafflor yellow A (HSYA) content. Taking fertilizer cost, dry petal yield, and HSYA content into comprehensive consideration, the economically optimal fertilization rate for safflower cultivated in moderately fertile former tobacco fields was the T1 (no fertilizer) at around 1 590 m altitude, and the T2 at around 1 972 m altitude.

Key words: safflower(Carthamus tinctorious L), altitude, fertilization rate, yield, hydroxysafflor yellow A (HSYA), agronomic traits

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