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Chen D, Zhou W, Yang J, Ao J, Huang Y, Shen D, Jiang Y, Huang Z, Shen H. Effects of Seaweed Extracts on the Growth, Physiological Activity, Cane Yield and Sucrose Content of Sugarcane in China. Front Plant Sci 2021; 12:659130. [PMID: 34122479 PMCID: PMC8189154 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.659130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
Abstract
Seaweed extracts (SEs) have been widely used as biostimulants in crop management due to their growth-promoting and stress-resistant effects. To date, there are few reports of the effect of SEs on sucrose content and cane yield. Here, we conducted field experiments for three consecutive growth seasons (2017∼2019) in two areas (Suixi and Wengyuan) of China, to investigate the yield and sugar content of sugarcane in response to SE treatment at different growth stages. The results showed that spraying SEs once at seedling (S), early elongation (E), and early mature (M) stages, respectively, once at S and E stages, respectively, or once at the S stage increased the cane yield by 9.23, 9.01, and 3.33%, respectively, implying that SEs application at the early elongation stage played a vital role in promoting sugarcane growth. Photosynthetic parameters and nutrient efficiency analysis showed that spraying SEs at S and E stages enhanced the net photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, and water use efficiency, and increased N, P, or K utilization efficiency, compared with those of the control. Notably, cane yield increasing rate of SEs in 2017 and 2018 were higher than those in 2019 in Wengyuan but lower than those in 2019 in Suixi. Interestingly, the total rainfall and monthly average rainfall in 2017 and 2018 were lower than those in 2019 in Wengyuan but higher than those in 2019 in Suixi. The results suggested that the yield increasing rate of SEs on sugarcane was better in less rainfall years. The sucrose content of sugarcane showed no difference between spraying SEs at the M stage alone or at the three growth stages but was higher than those of SE treatments at S and/or E stages. Enzyme activity analysis showed that spraying SEs at the M stage increased the activity of sucrose phosphate synthase activity by 9.14% in leaves and 15.16% in stems, and decreased soluble acid invertase activity in stems by 16.52%, which contributed to the sucrose increase of 5.00%. The above results suggested that SEs could increase cane yield and promote sucrose accumulation in sugarcane. The yield increasing effect was more obvious under conditions of drought stress.
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- Diwen Chen
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Circular Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Bioengineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Circular Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Crops Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Improvement, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Zhenrui Huang,
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Circular Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
- Hong Shen,
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Gagne MA, Smith DD, McCulloh KA. Limited physiological acclimation to recurrent heatwaves in two boreal tree species. Tree Physiol 2020; 40:1680-1696. [PMID: 32785621 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The intensity of extreme heat and drought events has drastically risen in recent decades and will likely continue throughout the century. Northern forests have already seen increases in tree mortality and a lack of new recruitment, which is partially attributed to these extreme events. Boreal species, such as paper birch (Betula papyrifera) and white spruce (Picea glauca), appear to be more sensitive to these changes than lower-latitude species. Our objectives were to investigate the effects of repeated heatwaves and drought on young paper birch and white spruce trees by examining (i) responses in leaf gas exchange and plant growth and (ii) thermal acclimation of photosynthetic and respiratory traits to compare ecophysiological responses of two co-occurring, yet functionally dissimilar species. To address these objectives, we subjected greenhouse-grown seedlings to two consecutive summers of three 8-day long, +10 °C heatwaves in elevated atmospheric CO2 conditions with and without water restriction. The data show that heatwave stress reduced net photosynthesis, stomatal conductance and growth-more severely so when combined with drought. Acclimation of both photosynthesis and respiration did not occur in either species. The combination of heat and drought stress had a similar total effect on both species, but each species adjusted traits differently to the combined stress. Birch experienced greater declines in gas exchange across both years and showed moderate respiratory but not photosynthetic acclimation to heatwaves. In spruce, heatwave stress reduced the increase in basal area in both experimental years and had a minor effect on photosynthetic acclimation. The data suggest these species lack the ability to physiologically adjust to extreme heat events, which may limit their future distributions, thereby altering the composition of boreal forests.
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- Maegan A Gagne
- Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin, 322 Birge Hall, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin, 322 Birge Hall, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin, 322 Birge Hall, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Maher T, Mirzaei M, Pascovici D, Wright IJ, Haynes PA, Gallagher RV. Evidence from the proteome for local adaptation to extreme heat in a widespread tree species. Funct Ecol 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Timothy Maher
- Department of Biological Sciences Macquarie University North Ryde New South Wales Australia
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- Department of Molecular Sciences Macquarie University North Ryde New South Wales Australia
- Australian Proteome Analysis Facility Macquarie University North Ryde New South Wales Australia
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- Australian Proteome Analysis Facility Macquarie University North Ryde New South Wales Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences Macquarie University North Ryde New South Wales Australia
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- Department of Molecular Sciences Macquarie University North Ryde New South Wales Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences Macquarie University North Ryde New South Wales Australia
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