To explore the effect of selenium fertilizer on the selenium content of
Chinese yam in Guangxi region, field experiment was applied in this study. The study
areas were Lijian Town in Nanning and RenHou Town in Yulin. GuiHuai 7 and Ziyu
Chinese yam were taken as experiment materials, both grew in two study areas. Then
the selenium fertilizer was sprayed at the tuber early stage, tuber enlargement stage
and tubers maturation stage, and the amount respectively was 0 kg/hm2, 10 kg/hm2
and 25 kg/hm2. In Nanning study area, spraying selenium fertilizer on the leaves at
the tuber early stage and tuber enlargement stage could significantly increase the
selenium content of Chinese yam, which was 6.5 times and 9.8 times of the control
group (p<0.05), and the tuber enlargement stage was significantly higher than the early
(p<0.05); The selenium content of Chinese yam was significantly increased by spraying 10 kg/hm2 and 25 kg/hm2 selenium fertilizer, which was 9.2 times and 10.4 times of the
control group (p<0.05), but there was no significant difference between the two. The
average selenium content in Guihuai 7 was higher than that in Ziyu. In Yulin study
area, spraying selenium fertilizer on the leaves at the tuber early stage significantly
increased selenium content of Chinese yam, which was 3.7 times that of control
group (p<0.05); Application of 25 kg/hm2 selenium fertilizer significantly increased
selenium content of Chinese yam to 4.2 times of the control group (p<0.05); The
average selenium content in Ziyu was higher than that in Guihuai 7. It is suitable to
plant Guihuai 7 in Nanning area, and spraying 10 kg/hm2 selenium fertilizer at tuber
enlargement stage has the best effect. And it is suitable to plant Ziyu in Yulin area,
and spraying 25 kg/ hm2 selenium fertilizer at tuber early stage has the best effect. The
results of this study have guiding effects on the planting and foliar spraying of Chinese
yam in Nanning and Yulin, Guangxi.