Fucheng Zhao¹ , Renxiang Cai² , Zhengfa Zhou³ , Heping Tan¹ , Hailiang Han¹ , Fei Bao¹ , Guiyue Wang¹

1 Zhejiang Dongyang Maize Research Institute, Dongyang, 322100, P.R. China
2 Extension Center for Agricultural Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310020, P.R. China
3 Extension Center for Agricultural Technology of Shengzhou, Shengzhou, 312400, P.R. China
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Field Crop, 2021, Vol. 4, No. 4   doi: 10.5376/fc.2021.04.0004
Received: 24 Jun., 2021    Accepted: 07 Jul., 2021    Published: 21 Jul., 2021

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Zhao F.C., Cai R.X., Zhou Z.F., Tan H.P., Han H.L., Bao F., and Wang G.Y., 2021, Innovative farming system in Zhejiang province: high-value cultivation techniques of rotation between upland sweet corn and paddy late rice, Field Crop, 4(4): 1-7 (doi: 10.5376/fc.2021.04.0004)

In order to pursue the development of green and efficient agriculture, Zhejiang Province has actively carried out reforms and innovations in the cultivation system. The green and efficient cultivation technology of rotation between upland sweet corn and paddy late rice was listed as the main technology in 2019 by Zhejiang Agriculture and Rural Affairs Department. The rotation as an agricultural innovation system was promoted to the province. After the sweet corn were harvested, the full amount of straw was returned to the field, reducing the occurrence of rice pests and diseases and the application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, significantly improving the soil structure, increasing the yield and quality of rice and corn, and achieving the goal of half-a-ton of grain and ten-thousand yuan of income per mu. It is widely used in Shenzhou, Jiande, Dongyang, Wenzhou, Jiaxing, etc of Zhejiang Province. This paper summarizes the green and high-value cultivation techniques of rotation between upland sweet corn and paddy late rice, in order to provide technical basis for the popularization and application of this model.

Farming system; Sweet corn; Upland rotation; Cultivation techniques