Abstract:To clarify the effects of different nitrogen(N) and phosphorus(P) fertilizer rates on yield and active ingredients of Gentiana macrophylla and determine optimal fertilization strategies for its standardized production, a "3414" partial factorial design experiment was conducted in its main producing area. The study analyzed the impacts of various fertilization treatments on yield, root traits, and iridoid glycoside content. The results showed significant effects(P<0.05) of N-P combinations on root traits, total iridoid glycoside content, and yield. The coefficient of variation of root traits followed the order: root branch number>single root fresh weight>root length>root diameter. Among the four iridoid glycosides in roots, the content sequence was gentiopicroside>loganic acid>sweroside>swertiamarin. The highest total iridoid glycoside content(12.14%) and yield(20,784.1 kg/ha) were observed in treatment T6, which increased by 35% and 42%, respectively, compared with the control(T1, P<0.05).For a target yield of 19,500-21,000 kg/ha with a base application of 22.5 t/ha organic fertilizer, optimal N application ranged from 69.0 to 96.6 kg/ha, P2O5 from 24.0 to 36.0 kg/ha, and the N:P2O5 ratio was 2.8:1.