Abstract:According to the ratios of base fertilizer:elongation fertilizer:booting fertilizer,the four nitrogen treatments were N1(10∶0∶0),N2(7∶3∶0),N3(5∶5∶0),N4(3∶5∶2),respectively.Field experiments with ‘Yannong 19’ (Triticum aestivum L.) were conducted to investigate the effects of postponing nitrogen application on grain filling characteristics and yield components of winter wheat suffered waterlogging after anthesis in continuous growing seasons from 2010 to 2012.The growth processes of 1000-grain volume and 1000-grain dry weight were simulated by polynomial regression and logistic equation,respectively.The results showed clearly:(1)Since the changing trends of indexes were similar in two growing seasons,the results were analyzed according to their averages.(2)Waterlogging after anthesis significantly reduced averages of 1000-grain volume,grain filling rate,grain filling duration,1000-grain dry weight,grains per spike and yield of winter wheat by 11.8%,15.4%,9.2%,20.9%,7.0% and 26.6%,respectively,but had no significant effect on spike numbers.Compared with the treatment N1,treatments of postponing nitrogen application N2,N3 and N4 significantly improved 1000-grain volume by 10.2%,15.0% and 19.4%,respectively;grain filling rate by 8.5%,16.0% and 18.2%,respectively;grain filling duration by 5.0%,9.4% and 11.5%,respectively;1000-grain dry weight by 11.9%,20.2% and 25.6%,respectively;grains per spike by 7.9%,12.3% and 14.6%,respectively;and yield by 18.1%,29.6% and 37.6%,respectively;while reduced spike numbers by 2.2%,3.8% and 4.3%,respectively.(3)According to grey correlations between yield and grain filling parameters of winter wheat,the grain filling rate parameters were significantly related with waterlogging,while the grain filling duration parameters were less related.The treatments of postponing nitrogen application increased yield of winter wheat mainly by improving grain filling rates in middle and late grain filling stages.The study indicated that the treatment N4 (3∶5∶2) was the optimal nitrogen application to obtain the highest yield of winter wheat in wheat-producing areas suffered waterlogging after anthesis.