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Effects of Different Levels of Boron Fertilizer on Alfalfa Photosynthesis and Source-Sink Translocation of Soluble Carbohydrate

ZONG Yu-Zheng,WANG Wen-Yue,HAN Qing-Fang*,DING Rui-Xia,JIA Zhi-Kuan,NIE Jun-Feng   

  1. The Arid and Semi-arid Areas Research Center of Agriculture Northwest A&F University/Key Laboratory of Crop Production and ecology,Minister of Agriculture,the People's Republic of China,Yangling 712100,China
  • Received:2009-08-12 Revised:2009-12-18 Online:2010-04-12 Published:2010-03-03
  • Contact: HAN Qing-Fang,E-mail:hanqf88@126.com E-mail:zongyuzheng@163.com

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Alfalfa, one of the uppermost leguminous grasses in the world, is widely cultivated in arid-semiarid areas of the loess plateau. Because the content of water-soluble Boron (B) is less than 0.5 mg kg–1 in 56% soil in loess plateau and alfalfa is a highly sensitive crop to B, it is necessary to supply adequate B for perennial alfalfa growth. Previous studies showed that physiological characteristics of crops were influenced by B through its effect on the structure of chloroplast, promoting the transportation of sugar and adjusting the balance between moisture and nutrient, then indirectly on the oxidation and reduction process of photosynthesis and respiration of crops. Until now, most studies have concentrated on the effects of B on yield and quality of alfalfa, few reports on the impact of B on photosynthetic characteristics of alfalfa were available. This study focused on the effects of different B fertilizer levels on the photosynthesis and translocation of soluble carbohydrate by spraying B on the leaves surface of alfalfa grown in B deficient soil, and investigated the high-yield technology of applying B fertilizer in alfalfa. The results showed that photosynthesis and translocation of soluble carbohydrate between source and sink were differently influenced by spraying five concentrations of B fertilizer with different times (1, 2, or 3 times) at reviving, branching and early flower bud stages. Significant influences were observed on the increase of Pn, Tr, and chlorophyll content by 39%, 30%, and 70%, respectively, in the treatment of spaying three times of 0.3% borax solution compared with the control. Leaf area increased by 37% and soluble carbohydrate concentration in leaves decreased by 50% in the treatment of spraying three times of 0.2% borax solution. B content, Pn, and Tr in leaf were significantly increased by 51%, 33%, and 25%, respectively in the treatment of spraying two times of 0.4% borax solution compared with the control. However, B intoxication might occur, along with the decrease of photosynthesis capacity and retardness of growth by spraying 0.5% borax solution 1–3 times.

Key words: Boron, Alfalfa, Photosynthesis, Chlorophyll content, Soluble carbohydrate

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