油菜NO3-的吸收、分配及氮利用效率对低氮胁迫的响应

【目的】探究油菜NO3-的吸收、分配和对低氮胁迫的响应及其氮利用效率,为理解油菜在不同低氮胁迫下相关生理变化及其氮素利用效率提供科学依据。【方法】以常规油菜品种814为研究材料,采用砂培试验,在正常供氮水平（10 mmol/L）和低氮胁迫水平（3 mmol/L、1 mmol/L）下,研究油菜的根系特性、蒸腾作用对低氮胁迫的响应及其氮素吸收效率,并研究油菜NO3-的运输分配与同化对低氮胁迫的响应及其氮素利用效率。【结果】与正常供氮处理（10 mmol/L）相比,低氮胁迫处理（3 mmol/L、1 mmol/L）的油菜NO3-含量、全氮含量均显著下降,但（NO3-）叶/根、（全氮（%））叶/根显著升高,植株根系干物质重、根系吸收面积均显著下降,但根冠比显著升高。油菜植株在低氮胁迫下气孔导度和蒸腾速率显著增加,一方面促进植株对NO3-的捕获,另一方面也促使更大比例的NO3-分配在植物的地上部分,但植株的水分散失加剧,水分利用效率显著下降。低氮胁迫处理油菜根和叶中NR、GS活性与正常供氮处理之间的差异不显著或有增加,其叶绿素含量、光合速率均显著下降,但光合氮素利用率显著升高。【结论】在低氮胁迫条件下,油菜植株的氮素和干物质累积均显著下降,但NO3-在植株的地上部分分配比例的增加以及光合氮素利用率的升高促使植株的氮素利用效率显著提高。     

川中丘区玉米氮高效品种筛选及增产潜力分析

为探究高产氮高效玉米品种在减肥增效措施中的增产潜力,本研究通过对川中丘陵区近十年11个主推玉米品种在2个环境(简阳和中江)和3个氮水平[0(LN)、150(MN)和300 kg·hm^-2(HN)]下的田间产量及产量构成因子等进行方差和相关性分析,依据产量的基因型×氮互作效应对玉米品种进行氮效率分类,研究不同类型玉米的增产潜力以及与增产潜力有关的产量性状。结果表明,基因型、氮、环境及其互作显著影响玉米产量,基因型×氮互作显著影响穗粗和百粒重;11个试验玉米品种存在氮效率的基因型差异,包括双高效型、高氮高效型、耐低氮型和双低效型4种类型,其中双高效型和高氮高效型占总数的45.5%,其在HN和LN的增产潜力分别为6.74%~7.54%和9.88%~13.45%;高产氮高效品种(双高效型和高氮高效型)在2个试验点的节氮潜力差异较大,HN的节氮潜力可达19.18%以上;增产潜力与穗粗、百粒重等产量构成因子显著正相关;正红311、川单189和绵单1256在2个环境下均表现出高产氮高效品种特征。在川中丘陵区不同肥力的土壤上选择种植高产氮高效或耐低氮的玉米品种,通过合理施肥,可以达到增产/稳产和节氮增效的目的。本研究对川中丘陵区玉米高产氮高效品种的选育和推广应用具有重要理论意义。     

SUBSOIL ROOT GROWTH OF FIELD GROWN SPRING WHEAT GENOTYPES (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.) DIFFERING IN NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY PARAMETERS

In a two-year (1999–2000) field experiment four Swiss spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes (cvs. ‘Albis’, ‘Toronit’ and ‘Pizol’ and an experimental line ‘L94491’) were compared for genotypic differences in the root parameters that determine uptake potential and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE):root surface area (RSA) and its components, root length density (RLD) and the diameter of the roots. The genotypes were grown under no (N0) and under ample fertilizer nitrogen (N) [ammonium nitrate (NH₄NO₃); N1; 250 kg N ha^?1] supply. Root samples were taken from all the genotypes at anthesis from the subsoil (30–60 cm). Genotypic effects on RLD and RSA were evident only in 2000 and large amounts of N fertilizer usually diminished root growth. Adequate soil moisture in 1999 may have favored the establishment of the root system of all the genotypes before anthesis. Parameters of NUE for each genotype were also determined at anthesis and at physiological maturity. ‘Albis’ the least efficient cv. in recovering fertilizer N (ranged from 36.5 to 61.1%) with the lowest N uptake efficiency (0.47 to 0.79 kg kg^?1) had the lowest RLD and RSA in both seasons. Among genotypes ‘Toronit’, a high-yielding cv., efficient in recovering fertilizer N, exhibited the higher NUE (22.4 to 29.3 kg kg^?1) and tended to have the highest values of RLD and RSA. Nitrogen fertilization also led to an increase in the proportion of roots with diameters less than 300 μm and decreased the proportion of roots with diameters of 300 to 700 μm. These trends were more pronounced for cv. ‘Pizol’ in 1999 and for cv. ‘Toronit’ in 1999 and 2000. By anthesis in a humid temperate climate, there are no marked differences in the subsoil root growth of the examined genotypes. Some peculiarities on the root growth characteristics of the cultivars ‘Albis’ and ‘Toronit’ may partially explain their different NUE performance.     

不同氮素利用效率小麦品种的氮效率相关生理参数研究

在不同氮处理条件下,研究了不同氮效率小麦品种的子粒产量、植株氮含量和植株氮累积量及氮效率相关的生理参数。结果表明,在低氮处理（LN）下,氮高效品种沧核036较氮低效品种衡6599具有较高的子粒产量、植株氮含量和植株氮累积量,其产量比对照的下降幅度也明显小于衡6599;单位面积穗数的大幅减少是衡6599产量明显下降的主导因素。在LN条件下,沧核036在挑旗期、开花期和灌浆期,植株上部三片展开叶均具有较高的硝酸还原酶（NR）、亚硝酸还原酶（NIR）和谷氨酰胺合成酶（GS）活性,以及较高的光合色素含量和可溶蛋白含量;生育后期该品种的气孔导度和光合速率也高于衡6599。在LN条件下,叶片的可溶性糖含量和脯氨酸含量以衡6599较高;各测定时期的丙二醛含量,沧核036也低于衡6599,但SOD活性在两品种间差异较小。表明LN条件下,氮高效品种沧核036表现的氮高效特征,是其具有较强的氮素吸收和同化能力;较高SOD活性,缓解了细胞的膜脂过氧化程度;光合色素含量增加和光合暗反应活性增强,使光合碳同化能力提高的综合作用结果。     

Sulfur affects root growth and improves nitrogen recovery and internal efficiency in wheat

Wheat plants were cultivated in pots with the objective of evaluating the effect of two sulfur (S) rates (+S and ?S) on (i) shoot growth, S and nitrogen (N) uptake and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and (ii) root growth and architecture and its relations with S and N uptake. Plant samplings were at Z39, Z51 and Z92 stages. Shoot mass and NUE were greater in +S treatment at the three stages. ?S treatment increased root growth at Z39 (14% more length and 16% more tips) in comparison with +S, but the opposite occurred at Z51 (31% less area and 42% less mass). S uptake per unit root mass, area and length were greater in +S treatment at Z39 and Z51. A similar pattern was determined for nitrogen uptake (Nu) at Z39, but the opposite occurred at Z51. This indicates that Nu is mainly controlled by shoot growth and not by root growth.     

LEAF PHOTOSYNTHESIS,BIOMASS PRODUCTION AND WATER AND NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCIES OF TWO CONTRASTING NAKED VS. HULLED OAT GENOTYPES SUBJECTED TO WATER AND NITROGEN STRESSES

Water and nitrogen (N) are the two most important factors influencing the growth and yield of oat (Avena sativa). A pot culture study was conducted to determine the physiological and biomass production of contrasting oat genotypes to water and N supply conditions. With sufficient water, biomass yield of the naked ‘Shadow’ was 12.4% and 10.0% greater than ‘Bia’ in the treatments 750 and 1250 mg N pot^?1, respectively, but ‘Bia’ produced greater grain yield than ‘Shadow’. Under severe water stress conditions, increasing N supply decreased P_N mainly due to the reduction of g_s and E. ‘Shadow’ had higher chlorophyll and leaf N than ‘Bia’, while there were no differences in plant total N, NuptE and NUE. With increasing N application and water stress, WUE_L and WUE_P both increased. NUE was inversely related with increasing N rates and water stress levels, resulting in a trade-off relationship between WUE_P and NUE.     

玉米氮高效品种的生物学特征

提高氮肥利用率依赖于氮肥优化管理及作物氮素营养效率的遗传改良。本文分析了作物氮高效的定义,并以玉米为例,分析了氮高效的生物学机制,提出了玉米氮高效品种的生物学特征。本文认为,玉米氮高效品种的生物学特征为:(1)在开花前,维持稳定的氮吸收,并将所吸收的氮素高效利用于穗的发育,提高小花结实率,为产量形成过程中的碳、氮积累提供较大的库;根系生长发育能力强,能建成较大的根系,以满足籽粒生长期氮素吸收的要求;有较强的叶片扩展能力,保持较大的叶面积。(2)在开花后,充分利用前期建成的根系,高效吸收土壤中的矿化氮,用于籽粒生长所需,从而减少叶片中氮素的输出,减缓叶片衰老(保绿性强),维持叶片较高的光合效率,为籽粒灌浆提供碳化合物。因此,在氮高效育种中,应注重穗部性状(大穗,结实能力强)、根系性状(发达的根系,功能期长)与叶片性状(保绿性好)的结合。     

不同施氮水平下不同氮利用效率小黑麦植株氮素积累分配特性

采用土培盆栽试验,以小黑麦氮高效利用品种‘Clxt82’、‘PI429186’和氮低效利用品种‘Clxt74’为材料,研究0(不施氮)、0.033 g(N)·kg-1(低氮)和0.066 g(N)·kg-1(正常氮)3个不同施氮水平下,各生长时期氮素在器官间和器官内不同功能性氮素分配的特性。结果表明:氮高效利用品种在氮素不足的条件下优势更明显,抽穗期高效利用品种和低效利用品种间生物量的差异随施氮量的增加而减小,在不施氮、低氮和正常供氮时‘Clxt82’、‘PI429186’地上部生物量分别为‘Clxt74’的1.55倍、1.19倍、1.06倍和1.79倍、1.35倍、1.30倍。不同生育时期,小黑麦氮积累量均随施氮量的增加而显著增加,低氮和正常供氮处理,在分蘖期、拔节期氮高效利用品种氮积累量均显著高于低效利用品种,而在抽穗期差异则不大。随施氮量的增加,氮素在叶片和穗部的分配比例减小,在茎的分配比例增大;分蘖期和拔节期,氮高效利用品种茎中氮素分配比例小于低效利用品种,叶片氮素分配比例则大于低效利用品种。抽穗期氮高效利用品种穗部氮素分配比例大于低效品种,而叶部则相反。各生育时期各器官不同形态氮素含量总体上随施氮量的增加而增加。不施氮和低氮处理,拔节期氮高效品种‘Clxt82’、‘PI429186’叶片营养性氮含量是低效品种‘Clxt74’的1.31倍、1.76倍和1.12倍、1.35倍,而结构性氮含量则是低效品种的86.12%、64.01%和80.82%、71.51%;抽穗期氮高效品种‘Clxt82’、‘PI429186’叶片营养性氮含量是低效品种‘Clxt74’的1.01倍、1.11倍和1.04倍、1.13倍,结构性氮含量为低效品种‘Clxt74’的74.99%、63.08%和75.78%、62.84%;各时期品种间功能性氮素含量差异不大。低氮条件下氮高效利用品种通过降低结构性氮素含量、增加营养性氮素含量来满足氮素的利用和体内循环。     

不同氮效率玉米杂交种的根系生长、氮素吸收与产量形成

以氮效率不同的4个玉米杂交种(组合)为材料,在两个氮水平下分析了根系大小与氮素累积及产量形成方面的相互关系。结果表明,氮高效杂交种(NE1和ND108)吸氮量显著高于氮低效品种,但这种差异主要来自于吐丝后氮累积量,而在前期不同基因型间氮素累积差异不显著。两个氮水平下,氮高效品种NE1和ND108都具有较大的根系;在不施氮条件下,氮低效品种209115的根系干重与ND108相近,而其氮累积量及产量均最低。说明根系大小是决定氮累积量的主导因素,但氮吸收速率的作用也不可忽视。     

Effect of Nitrogen Status on Salinity Tolerance of Tall Fescue Turf

ABSTRACT

Turfgrass salinity tolerance is usually studied under conditions of non-limiting nutrition, even though most turfgrasses are managed with growth-limiting levels of nitrogen (N). This study examined the effect of N status (replete versus deficient) on salinity tolerance in tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.). Additionally, the interactive effects of N status and salinity on tissue ion concentrations were determined. Two cultivars (‘Monarch’ and ‘Finelawn I’) were grown in nutrient solution culture. Treatments included N level (100% or 25% of maximum N demand) and salinity (0, 40, 80, 120 meq L^?1). Salinity reduced leaf growth under high-N conditions, but much less so under low-N conditions. Concentrations of potassium (K), sodium (Na), and chloride (Cl) in the leaf sap were significantly higher in low-N than in high-N plants, indicating that increased salinity tolerance in low-N turf was not due to ion exclusion. These results suggest that efforts to screen turfgrasses for salt tolerance should be conducted using realistic N-fertility levels.     

水稻根系生长对不同氮形态响应的动态变化

土壤养分供应变异很大,植物根系生长对这种养分变异的响应非常敏感.为了探索水稻根系生长对N素供应响应的动态变化规律以及这种适应性变化与水稻N效率之间的关系,采用水培方法,以两个苗期不同N效率水稻品种桂单4号和南光为研究材料,比较了不同铵硝比、不同浓度NH4、不同浓度NO3-和不同浓度NH4NO3对水稻根系构型参数的影响.结果表明:NH4 和NH4NO3供应显著降低了总根长、总根表面积和总根体积,且有增加平均根直径的趋势;而NO3-供应在0～1 mmol/L浓度范围内,增加了总根长、总根表面积和总根体积,降低了平均根直径,但当NO3-供应超过1 mmo1/L后,NO3-却有降低总根长、总根表面积和总根体积的趋势,对平均根直径没有明显影响.苗期N高效基因型桂单4号总根长和总根表面积在各种N素营养条件下均显著高于N低效基因型南光.上述结果表明,NH4 和NH4NO3都抑制了水稻根系生长,而NO3-为低浓度诱导、高浓度抑制根系生长,根长和根表面积,对提高水稻N效率贡献较大.     

不同氮效率水稻品种苗期吸氮效率差异及其机理研究

以大田筛选得到的不同生物学特性的12个水稻品种为材料,研究了水培条件下这些品种苗期的吸N效率差异,结果表明大田N效率不同的品种在苗期水培条件下吸N效率也不相同,并且大田相同类型的品种在苗期N效率也不完全相同。供试7个大田高产品种中只有桂单4号、云粳38和黔育421这3个水稻品种在水培环境中同样保持较其它品种生物量大,N响应高的特性;另外3个大田高产品种南光、予粳7号和4007在苗期N效率表现很差;红稻Vmax虽然很大,但是生物量很小,所以综合表现一般。3个低产品种Elio、抚宁小红芒和黄金糯中,Elio在苗期N效率很高,另外2个品种N效率不高。研究发现,生物量(尤其是根系的生物量)和对NH4 的亲和力(1/Km)以及Vmax是水稻苗期吸N效率的主要决定因素。典型的苗期N高效品种有桂单4号、黔育421、Elio和云粳38,这些品种苗期N累积量高,N响应值高,原因在于桂单4号、黔育421和Elio在水平增加后Vmax都成倍增加,尤其Elio的Vmax一直都很高,而云粳38则主要是靠较高的生物量来获得高吸N量。典型的低效品种有南光、4007、武运粳7号和予粳7号,这些品种N累积量小,N响应值小,原因在于其中前3个品种在N水平增加后Vmax都降低,Km大幅度增加,而予粳7号虽然Vmax稍有增加,但亲和力则降低最大而成为所有品种中最低的,所以综合结果仍是低效。     

两个品种水稻中硝酸盐吸收和利用率对氮素饥饿的响应特征

Ammonium（NH＋4） is the main nitrogen（N） form for rice crops, while NH＋4near the root surface can be oxidized to nitrate（NO-3）by NH＋4-oxidizing bacteria. Nitrate can be accumulated within rice tissues and reused when N supply is insufficient. We compared the remobilization of NO-3stored in the tissue and vacuolar between two rice（Oryza sativa L.） cultivars, Yangdao 6（YD6, indica）with a high N use efficiency（NUE） and Wuyujing 3（WYJ3, japonica） with a low NUE and measured the uptake of NO-3, expression of nitrate reductase（NR）, NO-3transporter genes（NRTs）, and NR activity after 4 d of N starvation following 7-d cultivation in a solution containing 2.86 mmol L-1NO-3. The results showed that both tissue NO-3concentration and vacuolar NO-3activity were higher in YD6 than WYJ3 under N starvation. YD6 showed a 2- to 3-fold higher expression of OsNRT2.1 in roots on the 1st and 4th day of N starvation and had significantly higher values of NO-3uptake（maximum uptake velocity, Vmax） than the cultivar WYJ3.Furthermore, YD6 had significantly higher leaf and root maximum NR activity（NRAmax） and actual NR activity（NRAact） as well as stronger root expression of the two NR genes after the 1st day of N starvation. There were no significant differences in NRAmax and NRAact between the two rice cultivars on the 4th day of N starvation. The results suggested that YD6 had stronger NRA under N starvation, which might result in better NO-3re-utilization from the vacuole, and higher capacity for NO-3uptake and use, potentially explaining the higher NUE of YD6 compared with WYJ3.     

旱地高产小麦品种籽粒氮含量差异与氮磷钾吸收利用的关系

【目的】 调查高产小麦品种籽粒氮含量差异,探讨引起籽粒氮含量差异的主要农学和营养学因素,对于品种选育和优化养分管理,提高旱地小麦产量与营养品质有重要意义。 【方法】 于2013—2016年,以我国不同麦区的123个小麦品种为供试材料,在陕西渭北旱塬连续三年开展田间试验。设置施肥 (N 150 kg/hm2、P₂O₅ 100 kg/hm2) 和不施肥对照两个处理,收获后测产。在产量高于平均值的品种中,籽粒含氮量列前10名的定义为高氮品种,后10名的为低氮品种。分析了高产小麦品种植株和籽粒氮、磷、钾含量,干物质累积,产量构成及氮磷钾吸收利用的关系。 【结果】 小麦籽粒含氮量与产量呈极显著负相关,高产品种平均产量为6.9 t/hm2,籽粒产量每增加1000 kg/hm2,含氮量平均降低1.1 g/kg。高产品种间籽粒氮含量差异显著,高氮品种的籽粒含氮量平均分别为24.2 g/kg,低氮品种平均为19.4 g/kg,相差24.7%。两组品种的产量、生物量和产量构成因素差异均不显著,高氮品种的产量、生物量、收获指数、穗数和穗粒数对氮肥响应更敏感,施肥后分别显著增加70.0%、60.2%、9.8%、51.6%和14.3%,高氮品种营养器官含氮量较高,施肥后可显著增加150.0%;高、低氮品种籽粒的磷钾含量无显著差异,施肥后钾含量增加幅度均大于磷含量增加。高氮品种施肥后地上部氮、磷吸收量高于低氮品种,籽粒积累量增加幅度高于营养器官;籽粒钾吸收量无论施肥与否均显著低于低氮品种。施肥后,高氮品种地上部氮磷钾吸收量增幅高于低氮品种,营养器官的增幅高于籽粒。两类品种的氮磷收获指数无显著差异,但高氮品种的钾收获指数三年平均显著低于低氮品种。 【结论】 旱地土壤养分供应充足条件下,高产小麦高、低籽粒氮品种的产量、穗数、穗粒数和千粒重均无显著差异,但高籽粒氮品种对施肥响应更敏感。高产小麦品种间籽粒氮含量存在显著差异,高氮品种的籽粒含磷量高,含钾量低。施肥后,高氮品种的籽粒氮含量提高,磷、钾含量降低。高氮品种具有较高的地上部氮磷钾吸收量,但其向籽粒的转移能力并无优势。因此,在高产优质品种选育中,应进一步提升品种的氮磷钾收获指数,促进养分向籽粒分配,同时生产中需优化肥料投入,促进籽粒氮磷钾吸收与利用,实现产量和籽粒氮磷钾含量同步提高。      

不同氮效率水稻生育后期氮代谢酶活性的变化特征

以不同氮效率水稻基因型为供试材料,研究了两个供氮水平下水稻生育后期功能叶和茎秆的氮、可溶性蛋白浓度和氮转运量以及氮代谢关键酶的变化。结果表明:与对照相比,施氮处理能显著增加不同氮效率水稻功能叶和茎秆的氮、可溶性蛋白的浓度和氮转运量。在不同的施氮水平下,水稻从齐穗至成熟顶三叶的氮浓度降低了60%～67%;而茎秆氮在生育后期对籽粒氮的贡献取决于环境供氮水平,与对照相比施氮处理水稻从茎秆转运出的氮大幅提高,在不同的供氮水平下南光的叶片和茎秆氮转运量显著高于Elio。与对照相比,施氮处理增加齐穗期时硝酸还原酶(NR)、谷氨酰胺合成酶(GS)、谷氨酸合成酶(GOGAT)和谷氨酸脱氢酶(GDH)的活性。随生育期的推进,四种氮代谢酶活性随之降低。南光的NR和GS酶活性显著高于Elio,但NR活性受水稻生育期和环境供氮水平的影响较大;南光的GOGAT和GDH的活性显著低于Elio。相关分析表明,NR和GS活性与功能叶和茎秆的氮转运量呈显著正相关。这就意味着水稻生育后期功能叶和茎秆的NR和GS活性高,尤其是GS活性高是筛选水稻氮高效的重要指标。     

Nitrogen‐use efficiency traits of mini‐watermelon in response to grafting and nitrogen‐fertilization doses

Two experiments were conducted to study the effect of grafting on nitrogen‐use efficiency (NUE) in mini‐watermelon plants. In the first study, mini‐watermelon plants (Citrullus lanatus [Thumb.] Matsum. and Nakai cv. Minirossa) either ungrafted or grafted onto Macis, Vita (Lagenaria siceraria [Mol.] Standl.), PS1313, and RP15 (Cucurbita maxima Duchesne × Cucurbita moschata Duchesne) rootstocks grown in hydroponics were compared in terms of shoot dry biomass, leaf area, root‐to‐shoot ratio, SPAD index, shoot N uptake, and nitrate reductase (NR) activity 40 d after transplantation in response to nitrate concentration in the nutrient solution (0.5, 2.5, 5, 10, 15, or 20 mM of NO$ _3^- $ ). In the second experiment, the suitability of a selected rootstock with high NUE (Vita) to improve crop performance and NUE of grafted mini‐watermelon plants was evaluated under field conditions. In the hydroponic experiment mini‐watermelon grafted onto Vita rootstock needed the lowest nitrate concentration (1.31 mM of NO₃) in the nutrient solution to reach half maximum shoot dry weight. Total leaf area, SPAD index, and shoot N uptake increased in response to an increase of N concentration in the nutrient solution. At 2.5 mM NO$ _3^- $ , mini‐watermelon grafted on either Vita or RP15 had the highest NR activity whereas no significant difference was observed at 10 mM NO$ _3^- $ . The open‐field study indicated that increasing N‐fertilization rates from 0 to 100 kg ha^–1 improved total and marketable yields of mini‐watermelon plants while decreasing NUE. When averaged over N levels, the marketable yield, NUE, N‐uptake efficiency, and N‐utilization efficiency were significantly higher by 39%, 38%, 21%, and 17%, respectively, in Minirossa grafted onto Vita compared to ungrafted Minirossa plants. Therefore, grafting mini‐watermelon plants onto selected rootstocks can be used as a quick and effective method for improving productivity and NUE.     

Growth and physiological characterization of low nitrogen responses in Tibetan wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum) and cultivated barley (Hordeum vulgare)

Development of crop cultivars with high yield under low nitrogen (N) supply is a basic approach for the enhancement of agricultural sustainability. The previous studies showed that Tibetan wild barley shows wider genetic diversity in abiotic stress and poor fertility tolerance. In this study, four barley genotypes (two Tibetan wild and two cultivated), differing in N use efficiency (NUE), were characterized for their growth and physiological responses to low N stress. The genotypes ZD9 (cultivated) and XZ149 (wild) with high NUE performed better in terms of shoot dry weight (DW) and photosynthetic parameters under both low and normal N levels and had higher antioxidative enzyme activities, N concentration, and accumulation in both shoots and roots under low N stress. The current results showed the substantial difference among barley genotypes in low N tolerance and verified the significance of Tibetan wild barley in the genetic improvement of cultivated barley in NUE.     

Nitrogen Leaching Of Spring Wheat Genotypes (Triticum Aestivum L.) Varying In Nitrogen-Related Traits

Efficient use of nitrogen (N) by wheat crop and hence prevention of possible contamination of ground and surface waters by nitrates has aroused environmental concerns. The present study was conducted in drainage lysimeters for three years (1998–2000) to identify whether spring wheat genotypes (Triticum aestivum L.) that differ in N-related traits differ in N leaching and to relate parameters of N use efficiency (NUE) with parameters of N leaching. For this reason two spring wheat cultivars (‘Albis’ and ‘Toronit’) and an experimental line (‘L94491’) were grown under low (20 kg N ha^?1) and ample N supply (270 kg N ha^?1). The genotypes varied in parameters of NUE but not in N leaching. Grain yield of the high-protein line (‘L94491’) was, on average, 11% lower than that of ‘Toronit’ but among genotypes had significantly higher N in the grain (%), grain N yield, and N harvest index. Nitrogen lost through leaching was considerably low (0.42–0.52 g m^?2) mainly due to low volume of percolating water or the ability of the genotypes to efficiently exploit soil mineral N. There were no clear relationships between N-related genotype traits and N leaching, but across all treatments significantly negative correlations between volume of leachate and the amount of N in the total biomass and grain N yield existed.     

NITROGEN SOURCE AND MANGANESE APPLICATION EFFECTS ON MANGANESE DYNAMICS IN THE RHIZOSPHERE OF WHEAT CULTIVARS GROWN ON MANGANESE-DEFICIENT SOILS

To study the effect of two different nitrogen (N) sources and manganese application on root-shoot relations and manganese (Mn) dynamics in the rhizosphere of two wheat cultivars, a screen house experiment was conducted using manganese-deficient soil. Significantly higher root length (RL), root surface area, shoot dry weight (SDW), root length density, and manganese uptake were recorded in calcium nitrate supplied plants of cultivar ‘WH 542’ when applied with calcium nitrate along with manganese rather than ammonium sulfate. Cultivar ‘PD W274’ produced 72% of the maximum RL and 77% of the maximum SDW under similar conditions. Results indicated that cultivar ‘WH 542’ was more manganese efficient than ‘PD W274’ and calcium nitrate was a better source of nitrogen than ammonium sulfate. However, maximum shoot manganese content was recorded in ammonium sulfate supplied plants, which was due to depletion of manganese at root surface to a lower value, causing higher concentration gradient and hence higher manganese influx to root.