Nitrogen nutrition and water stress effects on leaf photosynthetic gas exchange and water use efficiency in winter wheat

The responses of gas exchange and water use efficiency to nitrogen nutrition for winter wheat were investigated under well-watered and drought conditions. The photosynthetic gas exchange parameters of winter wheat are remarkably improved by water and nitrogen nutrition and the regulative capability of nitrogen nutrition is influenced by water status. The effects of nitrogen nutrition on photosynthetic characteristics and on the limited factors to photosynthesis are not identical under different water status. Intrinsic water use efficiency (WUE(i)) of the plants at the high-N nutrition was decreased by a larger value than that of the plants in the low-N treatment due to a larger decrease in photosynthetic rate than in transpiration rate. Carbon isotope composition of plant material (delta(p)) is increased by the increase of drought intensity. The delta(p) at a given level of C(i)/C(a) is reduced by nitrogen deficiency. Leaf carbon isotope discrimination (Delta) is increased by the increase of nitrogen nutrition and decreased by the increase of drought intensity. Transpirational water use efficiency (WUE(t)) is negatively correlated with Delta in both nitrogen supply treatments and increased with the nitrogen supply.     

Regulation of Growth at Steady-state Nitrogen Nutrition in Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.): Interactive Effects of Nitrogen and Irradiance

The morphological and physiological adaptation of Lactuca sativaL. (‘Vegas’) to different irradiance levels andrates of nitrogen supply was analysed in such a way that effectsof irradiance were clearly distinguished from the effects ofnitrogen. Lettuce was grown in a glasshouse in aerated nutrientsolutions containing all necessary nutrients except nitrogen.Nitrogen was supplied in excess and at limiting rates in relationto plant growth to provide steady state nutrition. Shading theplants created the low irradiance level. The effects of nitrogensupply and irradiance on growth showed a marked interaction.Dry matter production decreased strongly with decreasing nitrogensupply at high irradiance, but decreased only slightly at lowirradiance. Nitrogen had no effect on radiation use efficiencyexcept for the lowest nitrogen treatment at high irradiance.The effect of nitrogen on growth was mainly mediated by itseffect on leaf area development and hence on light interception.Decreases in leaf area were due to decreases in specific leafarea and dry matter partitioning towards the leaves, while thedecrease in specific leaf area was the result of an increasein leaf dry matter percentage at low nitrogen supply. Dry matterand nitrogen partitioning, and nitrate concentration were closelyrelated to plant nitrogen concentration. Irradiance did notaffect these relationships. Irradiance influenced partitioningonly indirectly by affecting plant nitrogen concentration. Thedemand for organic nitrogen per unit leaf area was lower atlower irradiance. Organic nitrogen per unit leaf area appearedto be adjusted to the irradiance level, independently of thenitrogen supply, suggesting priority of nitrogen usage in photosynthesis.Copyright 2000 Annals of Botany Company Lactuca sativa L., lettuce, growth, irradiance, leaf area, nitrogen, radiation use efficiency, partitioning     

Effect of nitrogen supply on growth,allocation and gas exchange characteristics of two perennial grasses from inland dunes

Summary We studied the effects of nitrogen supply on growth, allocation, and gas exchange characteristics of two perennial grasses of dry, nutrient-poor inland dunes: Corynephorus canescens (L.) Beauv. and Agrostis vinealis Schreber. C. canescens invests more biomass in leaves and less in roots, but has less leaf area and more root length per unit plant weight than A. vinealis. A. vinealis invests more nitrogen per unit leaf weight, but less per unit leaf area, despite a similar relative nitrogen investment in leaves and plant nitrogen concentration. Between-species differences in the rate of net photosynthesis, transpiration and shoot respiration are positively related to leaf nitrogen content per unit leaf area. The rate of net photosynthesis per unit plant weight is higher for A. vinealis at both levels of nitrogen supply, due to differences in leaf area ratio (LAR), and despite the reverse differences in the rate of net photosynthesis per unit leaf area. The water use efficiency of the two species is similar and increases significantly with an increase in nitrogen supply. The photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency on the other hand is not affected by nitrogen supply, while at both low and high nitrogen supply A. vinealis has a 10% higher photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency than C. canescens.     

Effects of N-supply on the rates of photosynthesis and shoot and root respiration of inherently fast- and slow-growing monocotyledonous species

Are there intrinsic differences in the rates of photosynthesis, shoot- and root-respiration between inherently fast- and slow-growing monocotyledons at high and low nitrogen supply? To analyze this question we grew 5 monocotyledons, widely differing in their inherent relative growth rate at high and low nitrogen supply in a growth room. Nitrate was exponentially added to the plants, enabling us to compare inherent differences in plant characteristics, without any effect of species differences in the ability to take up nutrients. At high nitrogen supply, the fast-growing species from productive habitats had a higher photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency and rate of root respiration than the slow-growing ones from unproductive habitats. Only minor differences were observed in their rates of photosynthesis and shoot respiration per unit leaf area. At low nitrogen supply, the rates of photosynthesis and shoot- and root respiration decreased for all species, even though there were no longer any differences in these processes between inherently fast- and slow-growing species. The photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency increased for all species, and no differences were found among species. Differences in the photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency among species and nitrogen treatments are discussed in terms of the utilization of the photosynthetic apparatus, whereas differences in respiration rate are discussed in terms of the energy demand for growth, maintenance and ion uptake and their related specific respiratory energy costs. It is concluded that the relatively high abundance of slow-growing species compared to fast-growing ones in unproductive habitats is unlikely to be explained by differences in rates of photosynthesis and respiration or in photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency.     

Dependence of amino acid composition upon nitrogen availability in birch (Betula pendula)

Small birch plants ( Betula pendula Roth .) were grown at different rates of exponentially increasing nitrogen supply. This resulted in plants with different relative growth rates and different internal nitrogen concentrations. Within a nitrogen treatment, both of these variables remained constant with time.
Free amino acids were measured in leaves and roots of the seedlings at two different harvests. At greater nitrogen supply, higher concentrations of total amino acid nitrogen were found in roots and leaves. The ratio of amino acid nitrogen to total nitrogen was low albeit greater at higher nitrogen supply. Higher concentrations of amino acid nitrogen were mainly due to high concentrations of citrulline, glutamine, γ-aminobuitric acid and arginine.
Greater leaf concentrations of amino acid nitrogen at higher nitrogen supply may be related lo increased concentrations in the xylem sap and/or may be indicative of small excesses of nitrogen with respect to current nitrogen usage in protein synthesis.     

Relationship between leaf nitrogen and photosynthetic rate for three NAD-ME and three NADP-ME C4 grasses

Theoretical considerations have suggested that there may be differences in photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency (PNUE) among plants that use different biochemical variants of C(4) photosynthesis. To test this hypothesis we examined the leaf nitrogen content and photosynthetic rates of six grass species (three of C(4) subtype NAD-ME and three of C(4) subtype NADP-ME) grown over a wide range of nitrogen supply. While there were significant differences among the species in various traits, there were no consistent differences between the C(4) subtypes in either leaf nitrogen content at a given level of nitrogen supply or in the leaf nitrogen-photosynthesis relationship. We suggest that species-level variation in photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency among C(4) species is large enough to mask any differences that may be due to C(4) subtype.     

增强UV-B辐射和氮对谷子叶光合色素及非酶促保护物质的影响

以谷子(Setaria italica(L)Beauv.)为对象,从拔节期开始持续给予低氮(1.875 mmol/L)和高氮(15 mmol/L)两种氮供应条件并从抽穗期开始进行26 d两种强度(4.29、7.12 kJ·m-2·d-1)的增强UV-B辐射处理,研究了谷子叶中光合色素含量、类黄酮含量和苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)活性的变化.结果表明:与高氮供应条件相比,低氮供应条件明显降低了谷子叶中光合色素含量但提高了类胡萝卜素/叶绿素含量比值;在开花期中段和灌浆期中段,高氮供应条件下谷子叶中光合色素含量对增强UV-B辐射比低氮供应条件下的谷子更敏感.从灌浆期开始到处理结束,两种影响因子对谷子叶中类黄酮含量均有显著影响,增强UV-B辐射导致谷子叶中类黄酮含量逐渐升高,且相同增强UV-B辐射强度下低氮供应条件下的谷子叶中类黄酮含量明显高于高氮供应条件下的谷子.谷子叶中PAL活性对两种影响因子的响应较类黄酮含量更加敏感,低氮供应条件使谷子叶中PAL活性明显提高.结合上述指标的相关性分析结果可知,低氮供应条件加强了处于繁殖期主要阶段的谷子叶中类黄酮的积累,并使谷子叶中的类胡萝卜素/叶绿素含量比值明显提高,进而有助于维持谷子叶中光合色素含量在增强UV-B辐射条件下的相对稳定性,对植株抵抗UV-B辐射伤害有利.     

开放式空气二氧化碳浓度增高对小麦氮素吸收利用的影响

2001—2003年,利用我国唯一的农田开放式空气CO₂浓度增高 (free-air carbon dioxide enrichment,FACE) 技术平台,研究了FACE条件下冬小麦宁麦9号不同生育期N含量、吸收、分配和N效率的响应.结果表明：与对照相比,FACE处理使不同生育时期植株含N率显著降低,降幅达4.4%～13.4%;不同生育时期吸N量显著增加(7.4%～25.4%),生育中期的增幅明显大于生育前、后期;不同生育时期茎鞘的N积累能力相对增强,叶片N积累能力相对减弱,而对麦穗N积累能力的影响因生育进程而异;FACE处理使小麦不同生育时期N物质生产效率(5.5%～10.3%)、成熟期N收获指数(16.3%)和N籽粒生产效率(9.3%)均显著或极显著增加;增施N肥,使小麦不同生育时期N含量和吸收量呈增加趋势,使N效率呈下降趋势,而对N在各器官中分配的影响较小.     

Nitrogen dynamics in the intact grasses Poa trivialis and Panicum maximum receiving contrasting supplies of nitrogen

The C(3) grass Poa trivialis and the C(4) grass Panicum maximum were grown in sand culture and received a complete nutrient solution with nitrogen supplied as 1.5 mol m(-3) NH(4)NO(3). (15)N tracer techniques were used to quantify the relative use of root uptake and mobilization in supplying nitrogen to growing leaves in intact plants which either continued to receive nitrogen or which received the complete nutrient solution without nitrogen. The allocation of both (15)N-labelled nitrogen uptake and unlabelled mobilized nitrogen indicated that, under their conditions of growth, the sink strength of growing leaves was relatively greater in P. maximum than P. trivialis. The supply of nitrogen by mobilization to side tillers of P. trivialis was completely stopped as the external nitrogen supply was reduced, whilst in P. maximum some allocation of mobilized nitrogen to side tillers, roots and growing leaves was maintained. In both plant species receiving an uninterrupted supply of nitrogen the allocation pattern of mobilized nitrogen differed from that of nitrogen derived from root uptake. Differences exist in the degree to which P. trivialis and P. maximum utilized uptake and mobilization to supply nitrogen to the growing leaves. In P. trivialis roots were always a net sink of mobilized nitrogen, irrespective of the external nitrogen supply. In P. maximum, roots were a net sink of mobilized nitrogen when external nitrogen was withdrawn, but exhibited both source and sink behaviour when nitrogen supply was continued.     

Models analyses for allelopathic effects of chicory at equivalent coupling of nitrogen supply and pH level on F. arundinacea, T. repens and M. sativa

Alllelopathic potential of chicory was investigated by evaluating its effect on seed germination, soluble sugar, malondialdehyde (MDA) and the chlorophyll content of three target plants species (Festuca arundinacea, Trifolium repens and Medicago sativa). The secretion of allelochemicals was regulated by keeping the donor plant (chicory) separate from the three target plant species and using different pH and nitrogen levels. Leachates from donor pots with different pH levels and nitrogen concentrations continuously irrigated the target pots containing the seedlings. The allelopathic effects of the chicory at equivalent coupling of nitrogen supply and pH level on the three target plants species were explored via models analyses. The results suggested a positive effect of nitrogen supply and pH level on allelochemical secretion from chicory plants. The nitrogen supply and pH level were located at a rectangular area defined by 149 to 168 mg/l nitrogen supply combining 4.95 to 7.0 pH value and point located at nitrogen supply 177 mg/l, pH 6.33 when they were in equivalent coupling effects; whereas the inhibitory effects of equivalent coupling nitrogen supply and pH level were located at rectangular area defined by 125 to 131 mg/l nitrogen supply combining 6.71 to 6.88 pH value and two points respectively located at nitrogen supply 180 mg/l with pH 6.38 and nitrogen supply 166 mg/l with pH 7.59. Aqueous extracts of chicory fleshy roots and leaves accompanied by treatment at different sand pH values and nitrogen concentrations influenced germination, seedling growth, soluble sugar, MDA and chlorophyll of F. arundinacea, T. repens and M. sativa. Additionally, we determined the phenolics contents of root and leaf aqueous extracts, which were 0.104% and 0.044% on average, respectively.     

氮肥处理对氮素高效吸收水稻根系性状及氮肥利用率的影响

2011—2012年在土培条件下,以氮素吸收效率差异较大的15个常规籼稻为供试材料,研究氮肥运筹对不同氮效率品种根系性状、成熟期吸氮量及氮肥利用率的影响,分析影响氮高效水稻氮素吸收的主要根系性状。结果表明:(1)各氮肥处理下,成熟期吸氮量均表现为氮高效品种氮中效品种氮低效品种。适量增施氮肥及基肥+促花肥处理有利于氮高效品种吸氮量的增加,氮素吸收受品种、氮肥处理的显著影响。(2)在施氮量处理下,氮高效品种单株不定根数、单株根干重、单株不定根总长大或较大,单株根活力在常氮(N2)、高氮(N3)处理下有一定的优势;在施氮时期处理下,氮高效品种单株不定根数、单株不定根总长、单株根干重、单株根系总吸收面积、单株根系活跃吸收面积、抽穗期冠根比多数处理有优势;增施氮肥有利于促进氮高效品种单株不定根总长和单株根活力的提高,适量施氮有利于单株不定根数、单株根干重增加,前期施氮可促进不定根的发生和伸长,后期施氮有利于不定根的充实和根系生理性状的提高。此外,增施氮肥可提高各类品种冠根比;(3)在常氮、高氮处理下,氮高效品种氮肥利用率大于氮中效、氮低效品种。(4)提高单株不定根数、单株不定根总长、单株根活力及抽穗期冠根比有利于各类品种吸氮量的提高,增加根干重对氮高效品种吸氮量的提高也有显著的促进作用。结合相关分析与通径分析结果,抽穗期冠根比及单株不定根数、单株根活力、单株不定根总长、单株根干重是影响氮高效品种吸氮能力的主要根系性状。     

有机无机肥配施提高麦-稻轮作系统中水稻氮肥利用率的机制

采用盆栽试验,研究了有机无机肥配施对麦-稻轮作系统中水稻氮素累积动态和土壤氮素供应动态的影响,并从微生物学角度探讨了有机无机肥协同提高水稻氮肥利用率的机制.结果表明：有机无机肥配施处理的土壤微生物生物量碳、氮和矿质态氮在水稻分蘖期前低于化肥处理,而在抽穗期至灌浆期显著高于其他处理.土壤氮素供应动态与水稻吸收利用氮素规律吻合程度最高,促进了水稻产量、生物量和氮素累积量的增加,显著提高了水稻的氮肥利用率.其主要机制是有机无机肥配施促进了土壤微生物繁殖,使其在水稻生育前期固持了较多的矿质氮,在水稻生育中、后期这些氮素逐渐被释放以供水稻吸收利用,较好地满足了水稻各阶段生长发育对氮素养分的需求.     

Effect of Nitrogen Supply on the Nitrogen Use Efficiency of an Annual Herb, Helianthus annuus L.

Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is the product of nitrogen productivity (NP) and the mean residence time of nitrogen (MRT). Theory suggests that there should be a trade-off between both components,but direct experimental evidence is still scarce. To test this hypothesis, we analyzed the effect of varying nitrogen supply levels on NUEand its two components (NP, MRT) in Helianthus annuus L., an annual herb.The plants investigated were subjected to six nitrogen levels (0, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32 g N/m2). Total plant production increased substantially with increasing nitrogen supply. Nitrogen uptake and loss also in creased with nitrogen supply. Nitrogen influx (rin) and outflux (rout) were defined as the rates of nitrogen uptake and loss per unit aboveground nitrogen, respectively. Both rin and rout increased with increasing nitrogen supply. In addition, rin was far higher than rout. Consequently, the relative rate of nitrogen incre ment (rin- rout) also increased with nitrogen supply. There were marked differences between treatments with respect to parameters related to the stress resistance syndrome: nitrogen pool size, leaf nitrogen concentration,and net aboveground productivity increased with nitrogen supply. Plants at high nitrogen levels showed a higher NP (the growth rate per unit aboveground nitrogen) and a shorter MRT (the inverse of rout), whereas plants at low nitrogen levels displayed the reverse pattern. Shorter MRT for plants at high nitrogen levels was caused by the abscission of leaves that contained relatively large fractions of total plant nitrogen. We found a negative relationship between NP and MRT, the components of NUE, along the gradient of nitrogen availability, suggesting that there was a trade-off between NP and MRT. The NUE increased with increasing nitrogen availability, up to a certain level, and then decreased. These results offer support for the hypoth esis that adaptation to infertile habitats involves a low nitrogen loss (long MRT in the plant) rather than a high NUE per se. The higher NUE at the plant level was a result, in part, of greater nitrogen resorption during senescence. We suggest that a long MRT (an index of nitrogen conservation) is a potentially successful strategy in nitrogen-poor environments.     

Contribution of physiological and morphological plant traits to a species' competitive ability at high and low nitrogen supply

Why do inherently fast-growing species from productive habitats generally have a higher rate of biomass production in short-term low-nitrogen experiments than slow-growing species from unproductive habitats, whereas the opposite is found in long-term experiments? Is this mainly due to inherent differences in biomass allocation, leaf characteristics or the plants' physiology? To analyse these questions we grew five monocotyledonous species from productive and unproductive habitats in a climate chamber at both high and low nitrogen supply. Nitrate was supplied exponentially, enabling us to compare inherent differences in morphological and physiological traits between the species, without any interference due to differences in the species' ability to take up nutrients. At high nitrogen supply, we found major inherent differences in specific leaf area and nitrogen productivity, i.e. daily biomass increment per unit plant nitrogen, where-as there were only small differences in net assimilation rate, i.e. daily biomass increment per unit leaf area, and biomass partitioning. We propose that the higher specific leaf area and nitrogen productivity of inherently fast-growing species are the key factors explaining their high abundance in productive habitats compared with inherently slow-growing ones. At low nitrogen supply, the net assimilation rate was decreased to a similar extent for all species, compared with that at high nitrogen supply. The nitrogen productivity of the inherentlyfast-growing species decreased with decreasing nitrogen supply, whereas that of the inherently slow-growing species remained constant. There were no inherent differences in nitrogen productivity in this treatment. At this low nitrogen supply, the inherently fast-growing species invested relatively more biomass in their roots that the slow-growing ones did. The inherently fast-growing species still had a higher specific leaf area at low nitrogen supply, but the difference between species was less than that at high nitrogen supply. Based on the present results and our optimization model for carbon and nitrogen allocation (Van der Werf et al. 1993a), we propose that the relatively large investment in root biomass of fast-growing species is the key factor explaining their higher biomass production in short-term experiments. We also propose that in the long run the competitive ability of the slow-growing species will increase due to a lower turnover rate of biomass. It is concluded that the plant's physiology (net assimilation rate and nitrogen productivity), only plays a minor role in the species' competitive ability in low-nitrogen environments.     

Effects of Nitrogen on the Development and Growth of the Potato Plant. 1. Leaf Appearance, Expansion Growth, Life Spans of Leaves and Stem Branching

Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L) were planted in pots in a temperature-controlledglasshouse to collect data on the rate of leaf apearance, leafexpansion, apical lateral branching and active life spans ofleaves The treatments consisted of three rates of nitrogen supply,i e the NI treatment with 2 5 g N per pot and the N2 and N3treatments with 8 and 16 g N per pot, respectively The rate of leaf appearance was 0·53 leaves d^–1(one leaf per 28 °C d) and was negligibly affected by nitrogensupply The rate of leaf expansion was related to leaf numberand nitrogen supply The areas of mature leaves increased withleaf number on the main stem to reach a maximum for leaf numbers12–14, and declined for higher leaf numbers Leaves onapical lateral branches declined in mature area with increasein leaf number The expansion rate of leaves was the dominantfactor that determined the mature leaf area, irrespective ofleaf number and nitrogen treatment The smallest leaves wereobserved at the lowest rate of nitrogen supply Nitrogen promotedapical branching and hence the total number of leaves that appearedon a plant The proportion of total leaf area contributed byleaves on apical branches increased with time and nitrogen supply Active life span, i e the period of time between leaf appearanceand yellowing of the leaf, showed a similar relation to leafnumber as mature leaf area, at least in qualitative terms Leavesof the N3 treatment showed systematically longer life spansthan leaves of the NI and N2 treatment in the order of 3 weeksThe number of main stem leaves was not affected by nitrogensupply Potato, Solanum tuberosum L, leaf development, leaf extension, plant structure, nitrogen nutrition     

猪粪配施化肥对稻-麦轮作系统籽粒产量和氮素利用率的影响

通过大田试验,以水稻(品种‘F优498’)-小麦(品种‘内麦863’)轮作体系为研究对象,根据成都平原稻麦种植体系常规施氮水平,设7个不同猪粪施用处理:对照(CK,无化学氮肥,无猪粪)、常规化肥(T₁,无猪粪)、化肥减量25%+猪粪2500 kg·hm^-2(T₂)、化肥减量50%+猪粪5000 kg·hm^-2(T₃)、猪粪10000 kg·hm^-2(T₄)、猪粪15000 kg·hm^-2(T₅)和猪粪20000 kg·hm^-2(T₆),研究添加猪粪对稻麦干物质、氮素积累及分配特征、籽粒产量和氮素利用率等的影响.结果表明: 猪粪配施化肥对稻麦各生育期干物质积累均有促进作用,稻麦成熟期作物地上部干物质积累量均以高量猪粪施用处理(T₆)最高,但其干物质积累及氮素分配向茎叶富集,且籽粒干物质积累及氮积累分配率显著低于T₂处理;随着配施猪粪用量的增加,稻麦氮肥偏生产力、氮肥农学利用率、籽粒产量均呈现先增加后减少趋势,其中水稻季以T₃处理最优,较常规化肥处理提高11.4%、55.4%、11.4%,小麦季则以T₂处理最优,较常规化肥处理提高14.0%、29.1%、14.0%.本试验条件下,2500～5000 kg·hm^-2猪粪+化肥减量25%～50%处理,有利于促进稻麦干物质积累、氮素向籽粒运移,达到增产及提高氮素利用率的效果,超量施用猪粪(15000～20000 kg·hm^-2)后,土壤氮素供应过量,干物质向经济器官运移受阻,氮素向茎秆富集,贪青晚熟现象严重,稻麦籽粒产量显著下降.     

不同小麦品种氮效率与氮吸收对氮素供应的响应及生理机制

以具有典型特征的不同氮效率小麦品种为材料,研究了低氮和高氮条件下小麦的生物学性状、生理参数和氮同化代谢酶活性.结果表明:低氮条件下,不同氮效率小麦品种根系干质量、茎叶干质量、植株氮累积量基本上为氮高效品种>中效品种>低效品种.低氮条件下,氮吸收高效品种（冀97-6360）的根系活跃吸附面积、TTC还原力、叶片硝酸还原酶活性和叶片NO₃^-含量最大;生理高效品种(石新5418)具有较高的叶片亚硝酸还原酶活性和谷氨酰胺合成酶活性,较低的植株全氮含量、叶片NO₃^-含量和硝酸还原酶活性.低氮条件下植株氮利用效率与氮吸收系数显著相关.不同小麦品种在高氮条件下的生物学性状、生理参数和氮同化代谢酶活性与低氮条件下不尽一致.     

水氮处理对冬小麦生长、产量和水氮利用效率的影响

采用完全随机裂区设计,研究不同灌水(0、900、1200、1500 m³·hm^-2)和施氮(0、90、150、210、270 kg·hm^-2)处理对田间冬小麦生长、产量和水氮利用效率的影响.结果表明：冬小麦籽粒产量、氮素吸收量、氮肥利用效率和氮肥生产效率均随灌水量的增加而增加;氮肥利用效率和生产效率均随施氮量的增加而降低;施氮量在0~150 kg·hm^-2时,冬小麦籽粒产量、氮吸收量和氮收获指数随施氮量增加而增加,超过150 kg·hm^-2时不再显著增加;随灌水量的增加,冬小麦耗水量和整体水分利用效率增加,降水和土壤供水量占耗水量的比例及灌溉水利用效率降低;随施氮量的增加,降水和灌水量占耗水量的比例降低,土壤供水占耗水量的比例增加,整体水分利用效率和灌溉水利用效率先增加后降低,且均在施氮150、210和270 kg·hm^-2处理间无显著差异.综合考虑各因素,本试验条件下,生育期灌水1500 m³·hm^-2、施氮150 kg·hm^-2的处理为产量和效益兼优的最佳水氮组合.     

Optimising non-destructive sampling methods to study nitrogen use efficiency throughout the growth-cycle of giant C4 crops

Plant and Soil - The improvement of nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of crops allows crop nitrogen (N) demands to be met while reducing N supply, and so reducing excess N which has potential negative...     

Effect of nitrate on respiration ofMentha arvensis

The supply of nitrate nitrogen caused a marked increase in the rate of respiration of Japanese mint. Sodium azide strongly inhibited the rate of respiration at all the nitrate levels, but the inhibition was more marked at higher levels. Besides this, inhibition caused by azide treatment was less marked in older and nitrogen deficient tissues than in younger ones at higher nitrogen levels. The addition of sodium diethyl dithio-carbamate (DIECA), an inhibitor of copper containing enzymes resulted in an increase in the respiration of mint leaves which increased further with an increase in the nitrate supply. The same concentration of DIECA which stimulate the respiration of leaves caused an inhibition in the respiration of roots. The inhibition was greater at lower levels and decreased consistently as the supply of nitrate increased. The sensitivity of root respiration to DIECA observed with varying levels of nitrate indicated that unlike the leaf, the roots contain copper-containing enzymes which get decreased as the nitrate supply is increased. An increased supply of nitrogen up to 16 me NO₃ ^- -N was associated with an increase in respiratory quotient.