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Responses of uptake and accumulation of manganese and zinc in wheat to zinc fertilization

WANG Zi-Lin1(), GUAN Pei-Yi1, HUANG Cui1, CHEN Jian1, FANG Jia-Chuang1, LIU Chen-Rui1, GUO Zhang-Xi1, WANG Zi-Ming1, WANG Zhao-Hui1,2, LIU Jin-Shan1,2, TIAN Hui1,2, SHI Mei1,2,*()   

  1. 1College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University / Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Agro-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
    2State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
  • Received:2025-03-15 Accepted:2025-07-09 Online:2025-10-12 Published:2025-07-25
  • Contact: *E-mail: meishi@nwafu.edu.cn E-mail:15129070882@163.com;meishi@nwafu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(42377034);National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFD1900702);China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA(CARS-03)

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Abstract:

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of zinc (Zn) fertilizer application on the uptake and accumulation of zinc and manganese (Mn) in wheat, and to analyze their interactions, providing a theoretical basis for enhancing Zn nutrition and regulating Mn nutrition through Zn fertilization. The research was conducted based on a long-term field experiment established in 2017 on calcareous soils in the dryland region of the Loess Plateau. Plant and soil samples were collected during two consecutive growing seasons (2022-2023 and 2023-2024). We measured the concentrations, accumulations, root acquisition efficiencies, and shoot transfer coefficients of Zn and Mn in various wheat organs, along with soil physicochemical properties, at both anthesis and maturity stages under different Zn fertilizer treatments to elucidate differences in Zn and Mn dynamics. Compared with the control (Zn 0), Zn fertilizer application significantly increased soil available Zn, with grain Zn concentration and total shoot Zn accumulation at maturity enhanced by 42.4% and 46.3%, respectively. At anthesis, Zn accumulation in all plant organs increased by 41.7%-131.8%. Root Zn acquisition efficiency rose by 34.6%, while the root-to-shoot Zn transfer coefficient decreased by 30.5%, with no significant change in the grain Zn harvest index. In contrast, Zn fertilization reduced grain Mn concentration by 13.1% and Mn accumulation in various organs at maturity by 10.2%-27.0%. At anthesis, Mn accumulation in stems declined by 7.7%, and both average root Mn acquisition efficiency and the root-to-shoot Mn transfer coefficient decreased by 22.1% and 32.2%, respectively. However, the Mn harvest index increased significantly by 11.2%. These results suggest that Zn fertilizer application effectively enhances Zn nutrition in wheat and indirectly regulates Mn uptake. The underlying mechanism appears to involve changes in the availability of soil micronutrients and the differential regulation of root acquisition efficiency for Zn and Mn during anthesis. These findings provide a theoretical foundation for optimizing fertilization strategies, enabling integrated Zn and Mn management, and ultimately improving both grain yield and nutritional quality in wheat production.

Key words: crop, micronutrient, fertilization, uptake, transfer

Table 1

Basic chemical properties of the 0-20 cm soil layer before wheat sowing in 2022 under different zinc fertilizer treatments"

处理Treatment 施锌量
Zn rate
(kg hm-2)		 pH 有机质Organic matter
(g kg-1)		 全氮
Total N
(g kg-1)		 硝态氮NO3--N
(mg kg-1)		 铵态氮NH4+-N
(mg kg-1)		 有效磷
Available P
(mg kg-1)		 速效钾Available K
(mg kg-1)		 有效锌Available Zn
(mg kg-1)		 有效锰Available Mn
(mg kg-1)
Zn 0 0 8.35 13.60 0.95 8.95 0.74 12.89 132.60 0.52 5.22
Zn 90 20.5 8.36 13.84 0.98 8.71 0.38 13.65 131.97 5.54 5.29

Table 2

Grain Zn and Mn concentrations in the low-Mn, high-Zn wheat variety LI027 and the average of 150 wheat varieties across two locations"

地点
Site		 品种
Cultivar		 籽粒锌含量
Grain Zn concentration (mg kg-1)		 籽粒锰含量
Grain Mn concentration (mg kg-1)
杨凌 Yangling LI027 40.4±2.1* 28.6±0.9*
平均 Average 35.4±0.5 31.1±0.2
永寿 Yongshou LI027 21.6±0.8* 40.0±1.3*
平均 Average 19.1±0.2 45.4±0.6

Table 3

Effect of zinc fertilizer application on yield and biomass of wheat (kg hm-2)"

处理
Treatment		 成熟期 Maturity 开花期 Anthesis
籽粒产量
Grain yield		 颖壳生物量
Glume biomass		 茎叶生物量
Stem biomass		 根生物量
Root biomass		 茎叶生物量
Stem biomass		 穗生物量
Spike biomass
Zn 0 9325±25 2338±40 7326±76 529±18 11,167±107 2663±48
Zn 90 9631±60** 2243±63 7110±61 640±16** 11,064±97 3035±31***

Fig. 1

Zn and Mn concentrations and accumulations in different wheat organs at maturity Treatments are the same as those given in Table 1. *** indicates significant differences between treatment groups of different categories at the 0.001 probability level, and ns indicates no significant difference."

Fig. 2

Zn and Mn accumulation in different wheat organs at anthesis Treatments are the same as those given in Table 1. *** indicates significant differences between treatment groups of different categories at the 0.001 probability level, and ns indicates no significant difference."

Fig. 3

Effect of zinc fertilizer application on Zn and Mn uptake, translocation, and partitioning in wheat Treatments are the same as those given in Table 1. * indicates significant differences between different cultivar categories. **: P < 0.01, ***: P < 0.001, ns indicates no significant difference. TFroot-shoot: nutrient transfer coefficients from roots to shoot at anthesis in wheat."

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