Abstract:Based on data collected at the 26th year of a longterm fertilization experiment in the yellow paddy in Fujian, we investigated the influences of different longterm fertilization regimes on the characters of rice grain quality and the factors of soil fertility. The results show that compared with the control (No fertilization, CK), total essential amino acid contents of rice grain in the treatments of chemical fertilizer plus cattle manure (NPKM), chemical fertilizer plus straw (NPKS) and chemical fertilizer (NPK) are significantly increased by 256%, 161% and 131% respectively. Contents of coarse protein and starch are also 111-141 and 23-39 percentage points higher, respectively, with the most significant effect found in the NPKM treatment. Likewise, the N and P contents of rice grain are significantly higher in the NPKM, NPKS, NPK treatments compared with the CK, particularly with an increase of 261% and 311% in the NPKM treatment. Moreover, the Ca,Mg and S contents of rice grain in the NPKM treatment are increased as well compared with the CK treatment. The amino acid content of rice grain is significantly and positively correlated to the N, P, Mg and S contents of rice grain, and the starch content of rice grain is significantly and positively correlated to the N, Ca and S contents. Soil organic matter and nutrient availability(particularly K) are increased in the NPKM, NPKS and NPK treatments compared with the CK. Furthermore, the key fertility factors including soil organic matter, available N and available P are significantly and positively correlated with amino acid and starch contents of rice grain, and soil available N and available P are significantly and positively correlated with N content and P content of rice grain, respectively. In conclusion, the NPKM treatment is the best fertilization regime for yellow paddy fields, considering overall effects of fertilization on rice yield, grain quality and soil fertility.