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PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 182, Issue -, Pages 90-103Publisher
ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2022.04.017
Keywords
Low-nitrogen-tolerant; Photosynthetic capacity; Nitrogen uptake and transportation; Grain yield; Broomcorn millet
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- Yulin Academy of Agricultural Science
- National Key R&D Program of China [2019YFD1000700, 2019YFD1000702]
- National Millet Crops Research and Development System [CARS-06-13.5-A26]
- Doctoral research start-up fund of Shenyang Agricultural University [X2021060]
- Minor Grain Crops Research and Development System of Shaanxi Province [NYKJ-2018-YL19]
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Through studying the growth performances of two broomcorn millet cultivars, we found that the low-N-tolerant cultivar had better growth performances under low N fertilizer conditions, with higher photosynthetic parameters, more effective N uptake and transportation, as well as higher rhizosphere soil fertility and soil enzyme activity, resulting in higher productivity.
In order to explore the influences of low nitrogen (N) fertilizer on the growth performances of two broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) cultivars with different N tolerances, the field experiment was carried out with a low-N-tolerant cultivar (BM 184) and a low-N-sensitive cultivar (BM 230) under three N levels (0, 75 and 150 kg N ha(-1)) in the Loess Plateau, China. 150 kg N ha(-1) was conventional N application rate and considered as the control. Compared to typical N supply, low N fertilizer significantly weakened the photosynthetic capacity by increasing the light transmission ratio and decreasing leaf area index, resulting in reduced biomass accumulation. BM 184 held the longer duration of the biomass increase phase and larger relative growth rate than BM 230 as well as higher photosynthetic parameters (i.e., relative chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate, and transpiration rate) did under low N treatments. Such optimized physiological characteristics contributed to more effective N uptake and transportation from the stems, leaves, and sheaths to grains in the BM 184. Furthermore, compared with BM 230, BM 184 had higher rhizosphere soil fertility and soil enzyme activity under low N conditions; consequently, combined with the physiological characteristics for aboveground and soil nutrient status for belowground, higher productivity was obtained in BM 184 than that in BM 230 over the two years study. Overall, our results demonstrated that low-N-tolerant cultivar achieved reduced N fertilizer input with increased efficiency by optimizing growth performances in semi-arid cultivation areas.
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