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Visible\/near infrared spectroscopy is a non-destructive and effective technique for real-time assessment of leaf N concentration, but its utility for decisions about fertilizer application in the pear orchards remains to be determined. In this study, we used leaf spectroscopy to determine leaf N concentration, used this value to calculate the amounts of N required for supplementary fertilization, and then evaluated the effects of the application. Over the two-year study, Cuiguan pear trees were treated with N at the following rates: 0 (N0), 100 (N1), 200 (N2), 300 (N3), and 400 (N4) g N per tree, regarded as five \u201ccontrolled\u201d N application rates. Another four \u201cregulatory\u201d treatments (Nr1-4) were fertilized as the \u201ccontrolled\u201d N application rates the first year, then given adjusted N application by topdressing as calculated using the N concentrations inferred from visible\/near infrared spectroscopy data the second year. A model (R2 = 0.82) was established the first year to relate leaf spectra and N concentration using a partial least squares regression with full bands (350\u20132500 nm). The amount of N in the topdressing for the supplemental treatments was determined using the predicted leaf N concentration and the topdressing calculation method adapted from the N balance formula. Results showed that adjusted N applications of the Nr1 and Nr2 increased yield by 26% and 23%, respectively, over the controlled treatments N1 and N2. Although treatments Nr3 and Nr4 did not increase yield significantly over N3 and N4, the partial factor productivity of nitrogen in Nr4 was higher than the N4. The transverse diameter of fruit from Nr1 trees was significantly higher than from N1 trees, while the longitudinal diameter of fruit from Nr1, Nr2, and Nr3 trees was significantly higher than from N1, N2 and N3 trees, suggesting that fruit longitudinal growth and single-fruit weight is stimulated by adjusted N applications. However, the soluble solids in fruit from trees receiving adjusted N were not significantly greater than in fruit from non-supplemented trees. In conclusion, our results illustrate that regulatory N management contributes to fruit yield and quality especially in the nitrogen deficiency condition and improves the nitrogen use efficiency in nitrogen surplus. The N prediction model established using the nondestructive visible\/near infrared spectroscopy is convenient and economical.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs13050927","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,2]],"date-time":"2021-03-02T05:17:16Z","timestamp":1614662236000},"page":"927","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Nitrogen Management Based on Visible\/Near Infrared Spectroscopy in Pear Orchards"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Jie","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waster Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China"},{"name":"College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5740-4098","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xiaojun","family":"Shi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China"}]},{"given":"Yangchun","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waster Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China"}]},{"given":"Caixia","family":"Dong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waster Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"795","DOI":"10.3389\/fpls.2015.00795","article-title":"Transcriptome profiling reveals differential gene expression in proanthocyanidin biosynthesis associated with red\/green skin color mutant of pear (Pyrus communis L.)","volume":"6","author":"Yang","year":"2015","journal-title":"Front. 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