Contribution of Nitrogen Uptake and Retranslocation during Reproductive Growth to the Nitrogen Efficiency of Winter Oilseed-Rape Cultivars (Brassica napus L.) Differing in Leaf Senescence
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Leaf Senescence
2.2. Grain Yield and Straw Dry Matter
2.3. Biomass Distribution Efficiency
2.4. Shoot Nitrogen Uptake
2.5. Nitrogen Accumulation in Pods from Flowering until Maturity
2.6. Apparent N Uptake and Retranslocation to the Pods
Cultivar | Apparent N Retranslocation | Apparent N Uptake | ||||||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||||
(kg·ha−1) | ||||||||
N0 | ||||||||
Apex | 23 | ± | 8 | a | 34 | ± | 19 | a |
Capitol | 28 | ± | 1 | a | 9 | ± | 3 | a |
N160 | ||||||||
Apex | 75 | ± | 20 | B | 47 | ± | 25 | A |
Capitol | 115 | ± | 9 | A | 26 | ± | 29 | A |
ANOVA | ||||||||
Cultivar | ** | + | ||||||
N rate | *** | ns | ||||||
Cultivar × N | * | ns |
2.7. Nitrogen Utilization Efficiency and N Harvest Index
2.8. Nitrogen Remaining in Crop Residues
3. Discussion
4. Experimental Section
4.1. Plant Material and Growing Conditions
4.2. Plant Harvest and Analysis
4.3. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Files
Supplementary File 1Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Koeslin-Findeklee, F.; Horst, W.J. Contribution of Nitrogen Uptake and Retranslocation during Reproductive Growth to the Nitrogen Efficiency of Winter Oilseed-Rape Cultivars (Brassica napus L.) Differing in Leaf Senescence. Agronomy 2016, 6, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy6010001
Koeslin-Findeklee F, Horst WJ. Contribution of Nitrogen Uptake and Retranslocation during Reproductive Growth to the Nitrogen Efficiency of Winter Oilseed-Rape Cultivars (Brassica napus L.) Differing in Leaf Senescence. Agronomy. 2016; 6(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy6010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleKoeslin-Findeklee, Fabian, and Walter J. Horst. 2016. "Contribution of Nitrogen Uptake and Retranslocation during Reproductive Growth to the Nitrogen Efficiency of Winter Oilseed-Rape Cultivars (Brassica napus L.) Differing in Leaf Senescence" Agronomy 6, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy6010001