Genotypic variation in phosphorus utilisation of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Murr.] grown in various sparingly soluble P sources
C. Tang A D , Y. F. Qiao B , X. Z. Han B and S. J. Zheng CA Department of Agricultural Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora (Melbourne), Vic 3086, Australia.
B Northeast Institute of Geography and Agricultural Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin, China.
C College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
D Corresponding author. Email: c.tang@latrobe.edu.au
Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 58(5) 443-451 https://doi.org/10.1071/AR06280
Submitted: 25 August 2006 Accepted: 12 January 2007 Published: 11 May 2007
Abstract
This study compared the utilisation of sparingly soluble P among soybean genotypes selected from 3 geographical regions with contrasting soil pH. Plants of 5 genotypes from each region were grown for 72 days in soil columns supplied with hydroxyapetite (Ca-P), AlPO4 (Al-P), or FePO4 (Fe-P) at a rate of 25 mg P/kg soil. NaH2PO4 (Na-P) was used as control at the same rate. Shoot weights ranged from 2.4 to 5.9 g/plant. On average, the genotypes selected from calcareous soils of north-west China produced the highest shoot biomass whereas those from neutral soils of the north-east region the least. Root biomass and root surface area followed the same trend. In contrast, the root-to-shoot weight ratio was highest in Fe-P and lowest in Na-P while root length in Na-P and Fe-P was greater than in the other P forms. The genotypes from the north-east region had higher P concentration in the shoot than those from the other 2 regions. Total P uptake ranged from 9.0 to 15.9 mg/plant for Na-P, and from 6.3 to 12.4 for the sparingly soluble P. Average total P uptake was the highest for the genotypes from the north-west region, and was greatest in Na-P and lowest in Fe-P. The genotypes from the north-east region displayed the greatest ability to use sparingly soluble P, and those from the north-west the least relative to Na-P. Total P uptake from the sparingly soluble P correlated highly with plant biomass production, N2 fixation and nodulation, and seed P, while the relative P uptake correlated highly with P concentration in shoots but neither correlated with root carboxylate release nor leachate pH. The results suggest that there is a substantial genotypic variation in utilisation of sparingly soluble P, which is related to early vigour, nodulation, and seed P reserve but not to origin site pH or root exudation.
Additional keywords: breeding, local variety, organic acids, P deficiency, phosphorus acquisition, rhizosphere pH, root exudates, selection site pH.
Acknowledgment
We thank Prof. G. X. Pan for soil classification, and Chinese Academy of Sciences (KSCX2-YW-N-002) and Natural Science Foundation of China (30671217) for financial support.
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