简介：Withdecreasingavailabilityofwaterforagricultureandincreasingdemandforriceproduction,anoptimumuseofirrigationwaterandphosphorusmayguaranteesustainablericeproduction.Fieldexperimentswereconductedin2003and2004toinvestigatetheeffectofphosphorusandirrigationlevelsonyield,waterproductivity(WP),phosphorususeefficiency(PUE)andincomeoflowlandrice.Theexperimentwaslaidoutinrandomizedcompleteblockdesignwithsplitplotarrangementsreplicatedfourtimes.Mainplotconsistedoffivephosphoruslevels,viz.0(P0),50(P50),100(P100),150(P150),and200(P200)kg/hm2,whilesubplotscontainedofirrigationtimes,i.e.8(I8),10(I10),12(I12),and14(I14)irrigationlevels,eachwithawaterdepthof7.5cm.MeanvaluesrevealedthatP150incombinationwithI10producedthehighestpaddyyield(9.8t/hm2)andnetbenefit(1231.8US$/hm2)amongallthetreatments.PhosphorusenhancedWPwhenappliedinappropriatecombinationwithirrigationlevel.ThehighestmeanWP[13.3kg/(hm2?mm)]couldbeachievedatP150withI8anddecreasedwithincreaseinirrigationlevel,whilethehighestmeanPUE(20.1kg/kg)couldbeachievedatP100withI10anddiminishedwithhigherPlevels.TheoverallresultsindicatethatP150alongwithI10wasthebestcombinationforsustainablericecultivationinsiltyclaysoil.