Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica ›› 2022, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (3): 119-127. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20192810

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Effect Regulating of Nitrogen on Grain Development of Maize under Heat Stress

CAI Fengle1, MA Xin1, WANG Shuaili1, LU Liangtao1, SHAO Ruixin1, LI Hongping1, ZHAO Yali1, MU Xinyuan2, ZHAO Xia2, LI Shuyan3, LIU Tianxue1,   

  1. 1. College of Agronomy,Henan Agricultural University,National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Sciences,Key Laboratory of Regulating and Controlling Crop Growth and Development, Ministry of Education,Zhengzhou 450002,China
    2. Institute of Cereal,Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Zhengzhou 450002,China
    3. Henan Institute of Meteorological Sciences, Henan Key Laboratory of Agrometeorological Support and Applied Technique,Zhengzhou 450003,China
  • Received:2022-03-04 Published:2022-06-30
  • Contact: LIU Tianxue

Abstract:

Clarifying the regulation effect of nitrogen on grain development under heat stress at blister stage of maize is of great significance for rational fertilization,relieving the harm of heat and realizing high and stable yields.The effects of amount of nitrogen application(90,180,270 kg/ha,marked as N90,N180,N270)on the grain development and yield under heat stress during blister stage of maize were investigated by using Xianyu 335(XY335)and Zhengdan 958(ZD958)as materials and setting heat treatment(T)and control(CK).The results showed that heat stress broke the balance of endogenous hormones in maize grains, resulting in the decrease of abscisic acid (ABA) content in the grains of N180 and N270 of two maize varieties and auxin (IAA) content in the grains of N180 and N270 of ZD958; Soluble acid invertase activity (SAI) of upper grains was decreased, grain volume expansion and dry matter accumulation were blocked, abortion rate was increased, grain number per ear was decreased, and yield was significantly decreased. The heat-sensitive variety XY335 was more affected by heat stress than the heat-resistant variety ZD958.With the increase of nitrogen application rate,the negative effect of heat stress on corn grains development was intensified.Under heat stress,the ABA/GA3 of XY335 and ZD958 decreased,the IAA and ZR contents increased,the grains volume and dry matter were more severely reduced,the abortion rate was significantly increased by 25.55,29.31 percentage points and 15.45,24.49 percentage points,respectively,the grains number per spike was decreased by 42.89%,52.68% and 20.95%,35.25%,respectively,and yield was significantly decreased by 44.29%,52.04% and 26.41%,39.94% respectively,under medium(N180)and high(N270)nitrogen treatments compared with low nitrogen(N90)treatment.Therefore,reasonable nitrogen application rate(N90)could alleviate the adverse effects of heat stress on corn grain development and reduce yield loss.

Key words: Maize, Heat stress, Nitrogen, Grain development, Yield

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CAI Fengle, MA Xin, WANG Shuaili, LU Liangtao, SHAO Ruixin, LI Hongping, ZHAO Yali, MU Xinyuan, ZHAO Xia, LI Shuyan, LIU Tianxue. Effect Regulating of Nitrogen on Grain Development of Maize under Heat Stress[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2022, 37(3): 119-127. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20192810.

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