Rice Leaf Lateral Asymmetry in the Relationship between SPAD and Area-Based Nitrogen Concentration
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Lateral Asymmetry in SPAD Readings
3.2. Lateral Asymmetry in SPAD Differences across Measured Points
3.3. Lateral Asymmetry in the Relationship between SPAD and Na
4. Discussion
4.1. Factors Affecting SPAD Measurement
4.2. Difference in SPAD along the Longitudinal Direction
4.3. Relationship between SPAD and Na
4.4. Conclusions and Future Work
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Location | Season | pH | Organic Matter | Total N | Olsen-P | Available K |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
g kg−1 | g kg−1 | mg kg−1 | mg kg−1 | |||
Wuxue | Early | 5.29 | 22.57 | 2.08 | 18.84 | 111.6 |
Middle | 5.60 | 27.18 | 1.83 | 4.91 | 105.8 | |
Late | 5.36 | 21.19 | 1.93 | 13.35 | 63.2 | |
Wuhan | Middle | 6.40 | 10.12 | 0.81 | 7.56 | 146.4 |
Number | Cultivar | Location | Season | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liangyou287 | Wuxue | Early/Late | Hybrid |
2 | Zhongjiazao17 | Wuxue | Early/Late | Inbred |
3 | Ezao17 | Wuxue | Early/Late | Inbred |
4 | Ezao18 | Wuxue | Early/Late | Inbred |
5 | Huanghuazhan | Wuxue/Wuhan | Middle | Inbred |
6 | Zhuliangyou35 | Wuxue/Wuhan | Middle | Hybrid |
7 | Zhongzu14 | Wuxue/Wuhan | Middle | Hybrid |
8 | 9you6 | Wuxue/Wuhan | Middle | Hybrid |
9 | Guangliangyou5 | Wuxue/Wuhan | Middle | Hybrid |
10 | Quanyou982 | Wuxue/Wuhan | Middle | Hybrid |
11 | Rongfengyou41 | Wuxue/Wuhan | Middle | Hybrid |
12 | Wuyouhang1573 | Wuxue/Wuhan | Middle | Hybrid |
13 | Huiliangyou630 | Wuxue/Wuhan | Middle | Hybrid |
14 | Huiliangyou858 | Wuhan | Middle | Hybrid |
15 | Xiangzao45 | Wuxue | Late | Inbred |
16 | Wandao143 | Wuxue | Late | Inbred |
17 | Xiangzaoxian6 | Wuxue | Late | Inbred |
Leaf | Point | Regression Equation | R2 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wide | Narrow | Whole | Wide | Narrow | Whole | ||
1 | 1 | y = 0.049x − 0.250 | y = 0.050x − 0.259 | y = 0.051x − 0.300 | 0.58 * | 0.44 * | 0.57 * |
2 | y = 0.050x − 0.343 | y = 0.050x − 0.347 | y = 0.051x − 0.405 | 0.64 * | 0.53 * | 0.65 * | |
3 | y = 0.049x − 0.321 | y = 0.051x − 0.456 | y = 0.050x − 0.409 | 0.67 * | 0.61 * | 0.70 * | |
4 | y = 0.051x − 0.454 | y = 0.050x − 0.458 | y = 0.051x − 0.481 | 0.71 * | 0.64 * | 0.74 * | |
5 | y = 0.049x − 0.393 | y = 0.047x − 0.361 | y = 0.049x − 0.408 | 0.75 * | 0.66 * | 0.77 * | |
6 | y = 0.051x − 0.477 | y = 0.050x − 0.499 | y = 0.052x − 0.567 | 0.74 * | 0.66 * | 0.78 * | |
7 | y = 0.053x − 0.579 | y = 0.051x − 0.574 | y = 0.052x − 0.599 | 0.69 * | 0.69 * | 0.74 * | |
Ave4–6 | y = 0.051x − 0.480 | y = 0.050x − 0.476 | y = 0.051x − 0.512 | 0.75 * | 0.66 * | 0.77 * | |
2 | 1 | y = 0.047x − 0.432 | y = 0.039x − 0.067 | y = 0.044x − 0.292 | 0.51 * | 0.41 * | 0.47 * |
2 | y = 0.046x − 0.433 | y = 0.046x − 0.461 | y = 0.048x − 0.522 | 0.58 * | 0.47 * | 0.58 * | |
3 | y = 0.050x − 0.639 | y = 0.049x − 0.650 | y = 0.051x − 0.694 | 0.68 * | 0.57 * | 0.66 * | |
4 | y = 0.057x − 0.956 | y = 0.059x − 1.136 | y = 0.060x − 1.115 | 0.71 * | 0.67 * | 0.73 * | |
5 | y = 0.053x − 0.823 | y = 0.051x − 0.782 | y = 0.054x − 0.881 | 0.74 * | 0.69 * | 0.76 * | |
6 | y = 0.058x − 1.035 | y = 0.054x − 0.913 | y = 0.057x − 1.061 | 0.72 * | 0.71 * | 0.74 * | |
7 | y = 0.054x − 0.919 | y = 0.050x − 0.745 | y = 0.054x − 0.916 | 0.69 * | 0.63 * | 0.70 * | |
Ave4–6 | y = 0.058x − 1.012 | y = 0.057x − 1.052 | y = 0.059x − 1.100 | 0.75 * | 0.72 * | 0.77 * | |
3 | 1 | y = 0.032x + 0.004 | y = 0.031x + 0.063 | y = 0.033x − 0.001 | 0.63 * | 0.53 * | 0.56 * |
2 | y = 0.031x + 0.016 | y = 0.033x − 0.062 | y = 0.032x − 0.024 | 0.67 * | 0.52 * | 0.62 * | |
3 | y = 0.033x − 0.074 | y = 0.038x − 0.299 | y = 0.036x − 0.196 | 0.72 * | 0.57 * | 0.69 * | |
4 | y = 0.036x − 0.223 | y = 0.048x − 0.769 | y = 0.041x − 0.437 | 0.79 * | 0.70 * | 0.76 * | |
5 | y = 0.042x − 0.485 | y = 0.051x − 0.918 | y = 0.046x − 0.679 | 0.82 * | 0.69 * | 0.79 * | |
6 | y = 0.046x − 0.674 | y = 0.053x − 1.004 | y = 0.049x − 0.852 | 0.79 * | 0.73 * | 0.80 * | |
7 | y = 0.048x − 0.781 | y = 0.049x − 0.820 | y = 0.049x − 0.823 | 0.74 * | 0.65 * | 0.73 * | |
Ave4–6 | y = 0.042x − 0.470 | y = 0.052x − 0.968 | y = 0.046x − 0.675 | 0.81 * | 0.73 * | 0.80 * |
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Yuan, S.; Goron, T.L.; Huang, L.; Wu, L.; Wang, F. Rice Leaf Lateral Asymmetry in the Relationship between SPAD and Area-Based Nitrogen Concentration. Symmetry 2017, 9, 83. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym9060083
Yuan S, Goron TL, Huang L, Wu L, Wang F. Rice Leaf Lateral Asymmetry in the Relationship between SPAD and Area-Based Nitrogen Concentration. Symmetry. 2017; 9(6):83. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym9060083
Chicago/Turabian StyleYuan, Shen, Travis Luc Goron, Liying Huang, Lilian Wu, and Fei Wang. 2017. "Rice Leaf Lateral Asymmetry in the Relationship between SPAD and Area-Based Nitrogen Concentration" Symmetry 9, no. 6: 83. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym9060083