Why Nitrogen Use Efficiency Decreases Under High Nitrogen Supply in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Seedlings |
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Authors: | Yong Li Xiuxia Yang Binbin Ren Qirong Shen Shiwei Guo |
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Institution: | (1) College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Tongwei Road 6, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu Province, China; |
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Abstract: | Hydroponic experiments were conducted in a greenhouse to examine the effects of different nitrogen (N) supply (low, 20 mg L−1; intermediate, 40 mg L−1; and high, 100 mg L−1) on the growth, nitrogen use efficiency, and photosynthetic characteristics of rice seedlings (Oryza sativa L., cv. “Shanyou 63” hybrid indica. China). Leaf gas exchange was conducted to identify the photosynthetic-limiting factors in plants with high N supply. The
results showed that (1) shoot biomass, leaf area, and tiller numbers per plant under low N were lower than under intermediate
and high N supplies. No significant differences were observed between plants supplied with intermediate and high N. (2) About
a 35% increase in leaf N content in plants fed by high N resulted in about a 15% increase in carboxylation efficiency (CE)
and photosynthetic rate. (3) The noncorresponding increases in photosynthetic rate in rice seedlings fed by high N relative
to low N resulted from Rubisco activity and/or CE. (4) The decreased Rubisco activity was induced by a relatively insufficient
CO2 supply under high N supply. These results indicated that insufficient CO2 supply under high N supply accounted for the decreased Rubisco activity and the noncorresponding increases in photosynthetic
rate to leaf N content, and as a result, decreased (photosynthetic) nitrogen use efficiency. |
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