简介：Nitrogen(N)useefficiencyisusuallylessthan50%,anditremainsamajorprobleminricecultivation.Controlledreleasefertilizer(CRF)technologyisoneofthewell-knowneffortstoovercomethisproblem.TheefficiencyofCRF,however,isverymuchdependentonthetimingofnutrientrelease.ThisstudywasconductedtodeterminetheprecisetimeofNuptakebyriceasaguidelinetodevelopefficientCRF.FertilizerNuptakebyriceatdifferentgrowthstageswasinvestigatedbyusing15Nisotopictechnique.Ricewasplantedinpots,with15NureaasNsourceattherateof120kg/hm2.Potassiumandphosphoruswereappliedatthesamerateof50kg/hm2.Standardagronomicpracticeswereemployedthroughoutthegrowingperiods.Riceplantswereharvestedeverytwoweeksuntilmaturationatthe14thweekandanalyzedfortotalNand15Ncontent.Nitrogenderivedfromfertilizerwascalculated.TotalNuptakeinplantsconsistentlyincreaseduntilthe11thweek.Afterthat,itstartedtoplateauandfinallydeclined.Moreover,Nutilizationbyriceplantspeakedat50%,whichoccurredduringthe11thweekaftertransplanting.Nderivedfromfertilizerinriceplantswereintherangeof18.7%to40.0%inallplanttissues.TheremainingNwasderivedfromsoil.Basedonthisstudy,NreleasefromCRFshouldcompletebythe11thweekafterplantingtoensurethemaximumfertilizerNuptakebyriceplants.EfficientCRFshouldcontributetohigherNderivedfromfertilizerwhichalsoresultedinahighertotalNuptakebyriceplants,increasingthepotentialofricetoproducehigheryieldwhileatthesametimeofreducingloss.