Optimisation of phosphorus fertilisation promotes biomass and phosphorus nutrient accumulation, partitioning and translocation in three cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) genotypes
Bolang Chen
A E , Qinghui Wang B , Zupeng Ye A , Shane Stiles C and Gu Feng D
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A College of Grassland and Environmental Sciences, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Soil and Plant Ecological Processes, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830052, China.
B Agricultural Mechanisation Institute, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830091, China.
C Biology and Microbiology Department, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA.
D College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
E Corresponding author. Email: chenwang200910@sina.com
Crop and Pasture Science 71(1) 56-69 https://doi.org/10.1071/CP19281
Submitted: 15 July 2019 Accepted: 29 October 2019 Published: 31 January 2020
Abstract
Limited information is available on accumulation, distribution, and remobilisation of dry matter (DM) and nutrients in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) under the interaction of nutrient management and genotype. We conducted a 2-year field experiment to study the impacts of phosphorus (P) treatments (0, 16.5, 33, 66, 132 and 198 kg P ha–1) on growth and P absorption, allocation and remobilisation in three cotton genotypes. At maturity, the maximum DM and P content allocation to seeds were 20.7% and 62.3%, respectively. Compared with the anthesis stage, leaf DM and P content at maturity significantly decreased by 46.3% and 73.6%, respectively; thus, seed P content was mainly contributed by leaves. Compared with the control (nil P), optimal P fertilisation (33–66 kg P ha–1) increased leaf DM and P content at anthesis by 21.2% and 40.8%, promoted P translocation from leaves to seeds by 43%, and improved lint yield at maturity by 22.8%. At anthesis and maturity, the DM and P content of the entire plant, and lint and seed yields were higher in genotypes XLZ57 and XLZ19 than in XLZ13. Suitable P doses increase DM and P accumulation and yield, and improve source–sink relationships of DM and P in cotton.
Additional keywords: biomass partitioning, phosphorus remobilisation.
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