不同磷、钾处理小麦苗期氮营养性状的QTL分析

【目的】对不同浓度磷、钾处理下小麦苗期氮养分效率相关性状进行QTL分析,以深入理解磷、钾与氮养分效率的相互关系,为氮营养相关性状的图位克隆及分子标记辅助选择育种奠定基础。【方法】采用苗期液培试验,以"川35050×山农483"组合衍生的小麦重组自交系群体(131个株系)为研究材料,设置了中磷中钾(MPMK)、高磷(HP)、低磷1(LP1)、低磷2(LP2)、低磷3(LP3),高钾(HK)、低钾1(LK1)、低钾2(LK2)、低钾3(LK3)共9个处理,对不同磷、钾处理下的氮养分效率相关性状进行研究,并结合分子标记遗传图谱,从整个基因组水平对与小麦苗期氮养分效率相关的10个性状进行QTL定位及遗传分析。【结果】不同处理下的10个性状共检测到137个QTL,位于除3D外的20条染色体上,大部分QTL(89.05%)仅在单一处理下被定位到,有3个QTL(QRnue-1A.2、QSnue-1A.1和QTnue-1A.1)可在至少4个处理中被检测到,有5个QTL(QRnue-1A.1、QTnue-1A.1、QSnc-4A、QRnc-6A.3和QSnue-6B)可同时在低磷和低钾环境中被检测到。本研究还检测到至少包含3个以上QTL的QTL簇17个,分别位于1A、1B、2B、2D、3A、3B、4A、4B、5D、6A、6 B、6 D和7 A染色体上,共涉及6 6个Q T L,占Q T L总数的4 8.1 8%。其中,有5个Q T L簇仅与特定磷、钾处理有关,大多数QTL簇均同时定位了不同磷、钾处理的不同性状,许多QTL簇位点还与前人定位的生物量、产量及其他养分有关。【结论】磷、钾的供应能够显著影响小麦苗期对氮素的吸收利用及其相关QTL的表达。影响苗期小麦氮养分效率相关性状的QTL大多数仅在特定处理下被检测到,但大多数QTL会形成QTL簇,构成了控制氮养分效率的QTL热点,许多热点区域也与前人定位的许多成株期性状如生物量、产量及其他养分效率有关,这些QTL/基因密集区域及其特点的发现,为我们深入理解小麦氮养分效率的遗传控制特点及其与磷、钾养分供应的关系提供了新的视角,也为这些重要位点的克隆及其应用提供数据支持。

Experimental evidence for weakened tree nutrient use and resorption efficiencies under severe drought in a subtropical monsoon forest

Aims The functions of global forests are threatened by the increasing frequency of severe drought.Due to drought inducing reductions in soil nutrient availability,efficiencies of nutrient use and resorption of trees become crucial for forest functions and biogeochemical cycles.However,understanding the dynamics of responses of foliar nutrient use and resorption efficiencies to drought,especially in tropical or subtropical forests,is still limited.Our goal was to detect whether and how the importance of leaf nutrient use and resorption changes across different species in the hot and wet forests when suffering drought stress in different months.Methods Based on a 70%throughfall exclusion experiment in a subtropical forest,we collected green and senesced leaves of Schima superba and Lithocarpus glaber in different months from October 2016 to May 2019,to estimate the effects of drought on leaf nitrogen(N)and phosphorus(P)use and resorption efficiencies(i.e.NUE and PUE,NRE and PRE).Important Findings The effects of drought on nutrient use and resorption efficiencies varied between species and months.Based on a 2-year observation,drought had no effect on S.superba,but significantly decreased NUE,NRE and PRE of L.glaber by 3.4%,20.2%and 7.1%,respectively.Furthermore,the negative drought effects were aggravated by the natural summer drying in 2017.As a result,NUE and PUE of L.glaber were significantly depressed by 17.2%and 58.1%,while NRE and PRE were significantly reduced by 56.5%and 53.8%in August 2017.Moreover,the responses of NRE,PRE and NUE to drought were related with soil moisture(SM)for L.glaber,and when SM decreased to a threshold near 9 v/v%,drought effects were shifted from unresponsive to negative.Our results highlight a species-specific threshold response of nutrient use under drought in a subtropical forest.

N limitation increases along a temperate forest succession:evidences from leaf stoichiometry and nutrient resorption

Forest productivity and carbon(C) sequestration largely depend on soil N and P availability.To date,however,the temporal variation of nutrient limitation along forest succession is still under debate.Leaf stoichiometry and nutrient resorption are important indicators for predicting nutrient limitation of plant growth.Here,we measured nitrogen(N)and phosphorus(P)concentrations in green leaves and leaf liter for all woody species at four stages of temperate forest succession,and analyzed how abiotic and biotic factors affect leaf stoichiometry and nutrient resorption along forest succession.At the individual scale,leaf N and P concentrations had a significant increase at the end of the succession,while no change in leaf N:P ratio was detected.Nitrogen resorption efficiency(NRE)increased significantly with succession,but P resorption efficiency(PRE)first increased and then decreased.Significant increases in NRE:PRE ratios only occurred at the end of the succession.Moreover,plant N cycling was less responsive to soil nutrient than P cycling.At the community scale,we found that leaf N and P concentrations first decreased and then increased along forest succession,which were mainly affected by Shannon-Wiener index and species richness.Leaf N:P ratio significantly varied with succession and was mainly determined by community-weighted mean diameter at breast height(DBH).NRE increased and was significantly influenced by species richness and DBH,while PRE was relatively stable along forest succession.Thus,the NRE:PRE ratios significantly increased,indicating that N limitation is exacerbated with the temperate forest succession.These results might reflect the intense interspecific competition for limiting resource in a higher biodiversity community.In conclusion,our findings highlight the importance of biotic factors in driving forest ecosystem nutrient cycling and provide valuable information for sustainable fertilizer management practices in China's temperate and boreal forests.

Effect of Biochar Addition on Maize Growth and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Acidic Red Soils

Biochar added to soil can improve crop growth through both direct and indirect effects, particularly in acidic, highly weathered soils in subtropical and tropical regions. However, the mechanisms of biochar improving crop growth are not well understood. The objectives of this study were i) to determine the crop responses to biochar addition and ii) to understand the effect of biochar addition on N use efficiency. Seven acidic red soils varying in texture, p H, and soil nutrient were taken from southern China and subjected to four treatments: zero biochar and fertilizer as a control(CK), 10 g kg-1biochar(BC), NPK fertilizers(NPK), and 10 g kg-1biochar plus NPK fertilizers(BC+NPK).15N-labeled fertilizer was used as a tracer to assess N use efficiency. After a 46-d pot experiment,biochar addition increased soil p H and available P, and decreased soil exchangable Al3+, but did not impact soil availabe N and cation exchange capacity(P > 0.05). The N use efficiency and N retained in the soil were not significantly affected by biochar application except for the soil with the lowest available P(3.81 mg kg-1) and highest exchanageable Al3+(4.54 cmol kg-1). Greater maize biomass was observed in all soils amended with biochar compared to soils without biochar(BC vs. CK, BC+NPK vs. NPK). This agronomic effect was negatively related to the concentration of soil exchangeable Al3+(P < 0.1). The results of this study implied that the liming effect of biochar improved plant growth through alleviating Al toxicity and P deficiency, especially in poor acidic red soils.