Welcome to Acta Agronomica Sinica，

Acta Agron Sin ›› 2009, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (5): 867-874.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1006.2009.00867

• TILLAGE & CULTIVATION · PHYSIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Starch Gelatinization and Retrogradation Properties under different Basic Fertilizer Regimes and Nitrogen Topdressing at Jointing Stage of Waxy Maize

LU Da-Lei1,WANG De-Cheng1,JING Li-Quan1,HAN Qing1,GUO Huan-Fen1,ZHAO Jiu-Ran2,LU Wei-Ping1*   

  1. 1Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology of Jiangsu Province/Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology,Ecology and Cultivation in Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtse River of Ministry of Agriculture, Yangzhou University,Yangzhou 225009,China;2Maize Research Center,Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097,China
  • Received:2008-08-11 Revised:2009-02-11 Online:2009-05-12 Published:2009-03-23
  • Contact: LU Wei-Ping，0514-87979377 E-mail:wplu@yzu.edu.cn

PDF

1700

Cited

9

Abstract:

Proper fertilizer managements can improve the starch gelatinization and retrogradation properties of waxy maize (Zea mays L. Ceratina Kulesh). The split-design experiment was conducted using waxy maize cultivar Suyunuo 4 with four main plots subjected to basal fertilizer treatments of N 75 kg ha-1, N 75 kg ha-1+K2O 70 kg ha-1, N 75 kg ha-1+P2O5 65 kg ha-1, and N 75 kg ha-1+P2O5 65 kg ha-1+K2O 70 kg ha-1, respectively in 2007 and 2008. The three split plots were topdressed with nitrogen of 0, 150, and 300 kg ha-1 at jointing stage, respectively. Though onset temperature (To), peak temperature (Tp) and conclusion temperature (Tc) of native starch and retrogradated starch were affected by fertilizer treatments, the variation was little. No significant effects were observed for basic fertilizer treatments on the enthalpy of gelatinization (ΔHgel), and for N topdressing treatments on gelatinization range (R) and peak height index (PHI). The R-value was the lowest in the treatment with only N and K in basal fertilizer, and the highest in the treatment with N, P, and K in basal fertilizer. The changes of PHI showed an opposite trend to R. The ΔHgel was the highest in the treatment with medium N topdressing (150 kg ha-1). Gelatinized starch became retrograded with lower To, Tp, Tc, enthalpy of retrogradation (ΔHret), and PHI, as well as wider R. Compared with the treatment of only N applied in basal fertilizer, the percentage of retrogradation and ΔHret decreased when P and/or K added in the basal fertilizer. The two indicators were higher in the treatments with N topdressing than without N topdressing. The percentage of retrogradation was positively correlated with ΔHret (r = 0.90, P < 0.01) and PHI of retrograded starch (r = 0.41, P < 0.05). ΔHgel was positively correlated with PHI (r = 0.65, P < 0.01) and ΔHret (r = 0.44, P < 0.05), but negatively correlated with Tc (r = -0.41, P < 0.05). It is recommended to apply balanced fertilization with N, P, and K combining with moderate N topdressing under conditions similar to the experiment to improve gelatinization and retrogradation properties of waxy maize starch.

Key words: Waxy maize, Starch, DSC, Gelatinization, Retrogradation, Basal fertilizer ratio, N topdressing at joint stage


[1] Singh N, Singh J, Kaur L, Sodhi N S, Gill B S. Morphological, thermal and rheological properties of starches from different botanical sources. Food Chem, 2003, 81: 219–231

[2] Kuakpetoon D, Wang Y. Structural characteristics and physicochemical properties of oxidized corn starches varying in amylose content. Carbohyd Res, 2006, 341: 1896–1915

[3] Ji Y, Wong K, Hasjim J, Pollak L M, Duvick S, Jane J. Structure and function of starch from advanced generations of new corn lines. Carbohyd Polym, 2003, 5: 305–319

[4] Seetharaman K, Tziotis A, Borras F, White P J, Ferrer, M, Robutti J. Thermal and functional characterization of starch from Argentinean corn. Cereal Chem, 2001, 78: 379–386

[5] Yamin F F, Lee M, Pollak L M, White P J. Thermal properties of starch in corn variants isolated after chemical mutagenesis of inbred line B73. Cereal Chem, 1999, 76: 175–181

[6] Sandhu S K, Singh N. Some properties of corn starches: II. Physicochemical, gelatinization, retrogradation, pasting and gel textural properties. Food Chem, 2007, 101: 1499–1507

[7] Noda T, Takahata Y, Sato T, Ikoma H, Mochida H. Physicochemical properties of starches from purple and orange fleshed sweet potato roots at two levels of fertilizer. Starch/St?rke, 2006, 48: 395–399

[8] Singh M, Sandhu K S, Kaur M. Physicochemical properties including granular morphology, amylose content, swelling and solubility, thermal and pasting properties of starches from normal, waxy, high amylose and sugary corn. Prog Food Biopolymer Res, 2005, 1: 43–54

[9] Singh N, Inouchi N, Nishinari K. Structural, thermal and viscoelastic characteristics of starches separated from normal, sugary and waxy maize. Food Hydrocolloid, 2006, 20: 923–935

[10] Sandhu K S, Singh N, Lim S. A comparison of native and acid thinned normal and waxy corn starches: Physicochemical, thermal, morphological and pasting properties. LWT Food Sci Technol, 2007, 40: 1527–1536

[11] Sandhu K S, Kaur M, Singh N, Lim S. A comparison of native and oxidized normal and waxy corn starches: physicochemical, thermal, morphological and pasting properties. LWT Food Sci Technol, 2008, 41: 1000–1010

[12] Lu D-L(陆大雷), Lu W-P(陆卫平), Zhao J-R(赵久然), Wang D-C(王德成). Effects of basic fertilizer treatments and nitrogen topdressing at jointing stage on starch RVA characteristics of waxy maize. Acta Agron Sin (作物学报), 2007, 34(7): 1253–1258 (in Chinese with English abstract)

[13] Lu H-H(陆虎华), Chen G-Q(陈国清), Xue L(薛林), Huang X-L(黄小兰), Shi M-L(石明亮), Yin Z-T(印志同). Study on the breeding of new waxy maize hybrid Suyunuo No.4 of fresh and processing type. J Jinling Inst Tech (金陵科技学院院报), 2005, 21(3): 58–61(in Chinese with English abstract)

[14] Sasaki T, Yasui T, Matsuki J. Effect of amylase content on gelatinization, retrogradation and pasting properties of starches from waxy and non-waxy wheat and their F1 seeds. Cereal Chem, 2000, 77: 58–63

[15] Karim A A, Norziah M H, Seow C C. Methods for the study of starch retrogradation. Food Chem, 2000, 71: 9–36

[16] Aggarwal V, Singh N, Kamboj S S, Brar P S. Some properties of seeds and starches separated from different Indian pea cultivars. Food Chem, 2004, 85: 585–590

[17] Xu L J, Xie J K, Kong X L, Bao J S. Analysis of genotypic and environmental effects on rice starch: 2. Thermal and retrogradation properties. J Agric Food Chem, 2004, 52: 6017–6022

[18] Sandhu K S, Singh N, Malhi N S. Physicochemical and thermal properties of starches separated from corn produced from crosses of two germ pools. Food Chem, 2005, 89: 541–548

[19] Singh N, Kaur L, Sandhu K S, Kaur J, Nishinari K. Relationships between physicochemical, morphological, thermal, rheological properties of rice starches. Food Hydrocolloid, 2006, 20: 532–542
[1] ZHUO Feng-Qi, TANG Zhen-San, LEI Yu-Jun, CHENG Li-Xiang, ZHAO Tian-Tian, LYU Tai, YANG Chen, ZHANG Feng. Screening of low glycemic potato varieties (lines) based on cooking methods and regeneration temperature [J]. Acta Agronomica Sinica, 2025, 51(9): 2538-2546.
[2] ZHU Wei-Jia, WANG Rui, XUE Ying-Jie, TIAN Hong-Li, FAN Ya-Ming, WANG Lu, LI Song, XU Li, LU Bai-Shan, SHI Ya-Xing, YI Hong-Mei, LU Da-Lei, YANG Yang, WANG Feng-Ge. Development and application of functional insertion and deletion (InDel) markers associated with maize Waxy gene compatible with dual-platform [J]. Acta Agronomica Sinica, 2025, 51(9): 2330-2340.
[3] YANG Ying-Cong, ZHANG Jun-Hao, TANG Yi-Zhe, QIAO Chang-Chang, WANG Peng-Bo, HUANG Ming, XU Guo-Wei, WANG He-Zheng. Effects of straw returning and phosphorus application rates on grain starch and the activities of starch synthesis-related enzymes in dryland wheat [J]. Acta Agronomica Sinica, 2025, 51(9): 2467-2484.
[4] SONG Gai-Li, WANG Lu-Qian, QU Ke-Fei, TANG Jian-Wei, DONG Chun-Hao, HUANG Zhen-Pu, GAO Yan, NIU Ji-Shan, YIN Gui-Hong, LI Qiao-Yun. Effect of Bipolaris sorokiniana-induced black point disease on starch content, particle size distribution, and pasting properties of medium-gluten wheat [J]. Acta Agronomica Sinica, 2025, 51(8): 2164-2175.
[5] WU Mei-Juan, ZHANG Yin-Hui, LI Yuan-Hao, LIU Hai-Xia, HUANG Yi-Lin, LI Tian, LIU Hong-Xia, ZHANG Xue-Yong, HAO Chen-Yang, GUO Jie, HOU Jian. Functional dissection of sucrose synthase gene TaSUS2 regulating grain starch synthesis and quality in wheat [J]. Acta Agronomica Sinica, 2025, 51(6): 1514-1525.
[6] ZHU Jian-Ping, LI Wen-Qi, XU Yang, WANG Fang-Quan, LI Xia, JIANG Yan-Jie, FAN Fang-Jun, TAO Ya-Jun, CHEN Zhi-Hui, WU Ying-Ying, YANG Jie. Phenotypic analysis and gene mapping of a floury endosperm mutant we2 in rice [J]. Acta Agronomica Sinica, 2025, 51(4): 1110-1117.
[7] XIAO Zheng-Wu, ZHANG Ke-Qian, CAO Fang-Bo, CHEN Jia-Na, ZHENG Hua-Bin, WANG Wei-Qin, HUANG Min. Relationships between cooking and eating quality of brown rice noodles and starch component contents and pasting properties of brown rice grains [J]. Acta Agronomica Sinica, 2025, 51(4): 1102-1109.
[8] SU Ming, WU Jia-Rui, HONG Zi-Qiang, LI Fan-Guo, ZHOU Tian, WU Hong-Liang, KANG Jian-Hong. Response of potato tuber starch formation and yield to phosphorus fertilizer reduction in the semi-arid region of Northwest China [J]. Acta Agronomica Sinica, 2025, 51(3): 713-727.
[9] YAN Bing-Chun, WAN Xue, ZHONG Min, LIU Yu-Qi, ZHAO Yan-Ze, JIANG Hong-Fang, LIU Ya, LIU Hui-Ling, MA Qin-Chun, GAO Ji-Ping, ZHANG Wen-Zhong. Effects of nitrogen levels on quality and fine grinding powder characteristics of northern japonica rice [J]. Acta Agronomica Sinica, 2025, 51(2): 503-515.
[10] XIN Yu-Ning, REN Hao, WANG Hong-Zhang, LIANG Ming-Lei, YU Tao, LIU Peng. Effects of spraying 6-benzylaminopurine (6-BA) on grain filling and yield of summer maize under post-pollination high temperature stress [J]. Acta Agronomica Sinica, 2025, 51(2): 418-431.
[11] LIU Jia-Hui, LI Yu-Long, WANG Ya-Ru, HE Hong, ZHANG Yun-Shu, WU Yu, ZENG Xiu-Li, LIU Ting-Hui, CHEN Guo-Yue, QI Peng-Fei, WEI Yu-Ming, JIANG Qian-Tao. Effects of natural variation in the SSIIa gene on starch composition and properties in Tibetan barley [J]. Acta Agronomica Sinica, 2025, 51(12): 3144-3156.
[12] ZHANG Shun-Jie, WU Wei-Tai, RAN Xi-Yue, ZHAO Zi-Han, HAN Yong-Hui, WU Zheng-Dan, ZHANG Kai. Functional analysis of the sweetpotato β-Amylase IbBAM48829 [J]. Acta Agronomica Sinica, 2025, 51(11): 3096-3104.
[13] CHEN Juan, YANG Ting-Ting, YAN Su-Hui, YONG Yu-Dong, ZHANG Shi-Ya, LI Wen-Yang. Effects of waterlogging at jointing stage on starch particle size distribution and pasting properties of soft wheat [J]. Acta Agronomica Sinica, 2024, 50(7): 1877-1884.
[14] ZHAO Na, LIU Yu-Xi, ZHANG Chao-Shu, SHI Ying. Transcriptomic analysis of differences in the starch content of different potatoes [J]. Acta Agronomica Sinica, 2024, 50(6): 1503-1513.
[15] HAN Jie-Nan, ZHANG Ze, LIU Xiao-Li, LI Ran, SHANG-GUAN Xiao-Chuan, ZHOU Ting-Fang, PAN Yue, HAO Zhuan-Fang, WENG Jian-Feng, YONG Hong-Jun, ZHOU Zhi-Qiang, XU Jing-Yu, LI Xin-Hai, LI Ming-Shun. Analysis of differential accumulation of starch in waxy maize grain caused by the o2 mutation gene [J]. Acta Agronomica Sinica, 2024, 50(5): 1207-1222.
Viewed
Full text


Abstract

Cited
  Shared   
  Discussed   
No Suggested Reading articles found!
Add: No. 80 Xueyuan South Rd, Beijing 100081, P. R. China E-mail: zwxb301@caas.cn
Supported by Beijing Magtech Co.Ltd