Responses of Phosphorus Use Efficiency, Grain Yield, and Quality to Phosphorus Application Amount of Weak-Gluten Wheat

• Published in: Journal of Integrative Agriculture Vol. 11; no. 7; pp. 1103 - 1110
• Main Authors: ZHU, Xin-kai, LI, Chun-yan, JIANG, Zong-qing, HUANG, Lian-lian, FENG, Chao-nian, GUO, Wen-shan, PENG, Yong-xin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.07.2012; Science Press; Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, Jiangsu Province/Wheat Research Institute, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, P.R. China; KeAi Communications Co., Ltd
• Subjects: grain yield and quality; phosphorus fertilizer; phosphorus fertilizer phosphorus use efficiency grain yield and quality weak-gluten wheat; phosphorus use efficiency; weak-gluten wheat; 小麦品质; 小麦生长; 弱筋小麦; 施用量; 磷利用效率; 粮食产量; 蛋白质含量; 酸性磷酸酶; phosphorus fertilizer; grain yield and quality; phosphorus use efficiency; weak-gluten wheat
• ISSN: 2095-3119; 2352-3425
• DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(12)60103-8

Phosphorus （P） is one of the most widely occurring nutrients for development and growth of wheat. In this study, the effects of P application amount on grain yield, protein content, and phosphorus use efficiency （PUE） were studied by agronomic management of P fertilizer on spring weak-gluten wheat （Triticum aestivum L.） grown under field conditions for 2 yr. The experiments were performed at five levels of P205 application amount, including 0, 72, 108, 144, and 180 kg ha-1. As a result, with increase in P fertilizer, grain yield, and P agricultural efficiency （AEp） increased in a quadratic equitation, but partial factor productivity of P （PFPp） decreased in a logarithmic eq. When 108 kg ha-1 P2Os was applied, the grain yield reached the highest level, but the protein content in gain was lower than 11.5%, a threshold for the protein content to evaluate weak-gluten wheat suitable for production of cake and biscuit. Yangmai 13 and Ningmai 9 could tolerate to higher P level of soils than Yangmai 9 that had more loss in grain yield when P fertilizer was over-applied. AEp had a concomitant relationship with grain yield and was a better descriptor for P use efficiency in the wheat. A high P use efficiency resulted in leaf area index （LAI）, increased chlorophyll content and photosynthetic rate, and stable acid phophatase （APase） activity to accumulate more dry matter after anthesis, which explained that the optimum P fertilizer increased grain yield and improved grain quality of weak-gluten wheat.