Abstract:
To address the issues of low fertilizer efficiency, imbalanced standing culm density, constrained yield, and poor economic returns in traditional extensive management of Taiwan Makino Bamboo (
Phyllostachys makinoi Hayata), this study aimed to develop a standardized high-yield protocol through synergistic optimization of cultivation techniques. A three-year field trial was conducted in Xikou Village, Zhangping City, Fujian Province (fertilization experiment) and Guanling Village, Pingnan County, Fujian Province (density experiment). Experimental treatments were established as follows: (1) Fertilization experiment: Comparing split fertilization (T1: 750 kg·hm
−2 urea in spring early shoot emergence stage, 975 kg·hm
−2 PK fertilizer 375 kg·hm
−2 urea + 225 kg·hm
−2 potassium sulfate (K
2O≥50%) + 750 kg·hm
−2 calcium superphosphate (P
2O
5≥12%) in summer culm elongation stage, and 4.5t·hm
−2 commercial organic fertilizer organic matter≥45%, N+P
2O
5+K
2O≥5% in autumn rhizome bud differentiation and nutrient accumulation stage) with traditional single application (CK: 900 kg·hm
−2 NPK compound fertilizer N:P
2O
5:K
2O=15:15:15 applied once in autumn); (2) Density experiment: Gradient treatments of
4500,
6000,
7500, and
10000 culms·hm
−2. Shoot yield, timber (culm) yield, new culm survival rate, and economic benefits were measured. The results demonstrated that: (1) T1 significantly enhanced productivity compared to CK: Shoot yield reached 23.95 ± 0.25 t·hm
−2 (235% increase, p<0.01), timber yield was 4.94 ± 0.09 t·hm
−2 (35% increase), and economic benefit was 1.37 ± 0.06 × 10
4 CNY·hm
−2 (3.26 times higher); (2) The optimal standing culm density was
7500 culms·hm
−2: Peak shoot yield of 24.96 ± 0.29 t·hm
−2 was achieved, representing increases of 7.0% and 14.9% compared to lower (
4500 culms·hm
−2) and higher (
10000 culms·hm
−2) densities, respectively (p<0.05), with a new culm survival rate of 96.67 ± 3.34%; (3) Following technology integration, the annual net income was 0.685 × 10
4 CNY·hm
−2, while soil organic matter (38.7 ± 1.5 g·kg
−1) and available phosphorus/potassium levels remained stable. The synergistic model of "spring N-summer PK-autumn organic" split fertilization combined with a standing culm density of
7500 culms·hm
−2 effectively overcomes traditional productivity bottlenecks and provides core parameters for the formulation of the Cultivation Technical Code for Shoot-Timber Dual-Purpose Forests of
P. makinoi.