In order to determine the most suitable sowing periods for maize in the cold area of Harbin City,the field test method was adopted.From 2018 to 2019,the main maize variety Xianyu 696 which was planted in Harbin City,H...In order to determine the most suitable sowing periods for maize in the cold area of Harbin City,the field test method was adopted.From 2018 to 2019,the main maize variety Xianyu 696 which was planted in Harbin City,Heilongjiang Province,was used as the test material for the six-sowing-period treatment experiments.The sowing period settings were as the followings:April 20(T1),April 24(T2),April 27(T3),May 4(T4),May 11(T5)and May 18(T6).In the experiment,the effects of different sowing periods on the growth and development,yields and quality of maize were studied.The results showed that the maize through T1 treatment had the longest growth period,the lowest height and the highest ear height,and the highest grain protein content.The maize through T6 treatment had the highest height and ear height,as well as the highest starch and oil content.And the grain crude fat,soluble protein,soluble sugar and the moisture content increased and then decreased with the delay of the sowing period.The maize through T4 treatment had the highest content of soluble protein.However,other quality indicators and the number of rows,the length of the bald tip,the number of grains per spike and the weight of 100 grains first increased and then decreased with the delay of the sowing period.The dry matter accumulation through T4 treatment was significantly higher than the ones through five treatments,and the 100-kernel weight and other ear-grain traits were the highest,the maizes through T4 treatment increased the yield by 21.54%compared with that through T1 treatment.Thus,the most suitable sowing period for the maize in the cold area of Harbin City was from May 4 to May 11.It provided technical supports for guiding maize planting in the cold area of Harbin City.展开更多
Background:Today,stress moderators are employed to mitigate crop loss due to the adverse effects of environmental stress.The current research aimed to investigate the impacts of time and stress moderator types on agro...Background:Today,stress moderators are employed to mitigate crop loss due to the adverse effects of environmental stress.The current research aimed to investigate the impacts of time and stress moderator types on agro-physiological responses of cotton on conventional and double-cropping systems during 2017 and 2018 under saline conditions.A split-plot factorial experiment was carried out in a randomized complete block design with three replications.Cultivation system[conventional(recommended planting date)and double-cropping systems(sowing after harvest of wheat)]were considered as the main plots,and stress moderator type at four levels[water control,2 mmol·L^(-1) Salicylic acid(SA),100 mmol·L^(-1) Glycine betaine(GB),and 100μmol·L^(-1) sodium nitroprusside(SNP)]and application time(flowering and flowering+bolling stages)were regarded as subplots.Results:Plant height,reproductive branch number,the number of bolls,10-boll weight,1000-seed weight,biological yield,seed cotton yield,lint yield,chlorophyll a,chlorophyll b,carotenoids,total chlorophyll,sodium,potassium,and proline content were less in double-cropping system comparing with conventional system.Spraying with the stress moderators alleviated soil salinity effects on yield,yield components,and biochemical traits of cotton.SNP spraying led to maximum plant height,branch number,the number of bolls per plant,10-boll weight and seed cotton yield.SA spraying yielded the highest 1000-seed weight,biological yield,lint percentage and lint yield.The highest chlorophyll a,chlorophyll b,carotenoids,and total chlorophyll content resulted from SNP spraying.Yield,yield components,and biochemical traits did not respond to the stress moderator types in double-cropping system.However,the highest chlorophyll a,carotenoids,proline content,the number of bolls per plant,and seed cotton yield resulted from SNP spraying in conventional system.No statistically significant differences were observed between spraying with SNP and SA in most studied traits.Conclusions:The results suggest that the optimum cotton planting time and SNP spraying could be recommended for producing the most suitable yield under saline conditions.Highlights:External application of stress modulators increases salinity stress tolerance.Spraying with sodium nitroprusside has more moderating effect.Agro-physiological response of cotton to moderators is stronger in early sowing.Maximum seed cotton yield was achieved at early sowing and spraying sodium nitroprusside.Delayed cultivation reduces cotton yield.展开更多
基金Supported by"Thirteenth Five-Year"Key Research and Development Project Sub-project"Integration and Demonstration of Spring maize Solar and Hot Water Resources Utilization Technology in Humid Areas of Heilongjiang Province"(2018YFD0300103-1)。
文摘In order to determine the most suitable sowing periods for maize in the cold area of Harbin City,the field test method was adopted.From 2018 to 2019,the main maize variety Xianyu 696 which was planted in Harbin City,Heilongjiang Province,was used as the test material for the six-sowing-period treatment experiments.The sowing period settings were as the followings:April 20(T1),April 24(T2),April 27(T3),May 4(T4),May 11(T5)and May 18(T6).In the experiment,the effects of different sowing periods on the growth and development,yields and quality of maize were studied.The results showed that the maize through T1 treatment had the longest growth period,the lowest height and the highest ear height,and the highest grain protein content.The maize through T6 treatment had the highest height and ear height,as well as the highest starch and oil content.And the grain crude fat,soluble protein,soluble sugar and the moisture content increased and then decreased with the delay of the sowing period.The maize through T4 treatment had the highest content of soluble protein.However,other quality indicators and the number of rows,the length of the bald tip,the number of grains per spike and the weight of 100 grains first increased and then decreased with the delay of the sowing period.The dry matter accumulation through T4 treatment was significantly higher than the ones through five treatments,and the 100-kernel weight and other ear-grain traits were the highest,the maizes through T4 treatment increased the yield by 21.54%compared with that through T1 treatment.Thus,the most suitable sowing period for the maize in the cold area of Harbin City was from May 4 to May 11.It provided technical supports for guiding maize planting in the cold area of Harbin City.
文摘Background:Today,stress moderators are employed to mitigate crop loss due to the adverse effects of environmental stress.The current research aimed to investigate the impacts of time and stress moderator types on agro-physiological responses of cotton on conventional and double-cropping systems during 2017 and 2018 under saline conditions.A split-plot factorial experiment was carried out in a randomized complete block design with three replications.Cultivation system[conventional(recommended planting date)and double-cropping systems(sowing after harvest of wheat)]were considered as the main plots,and stress moderator type at four levels[water control,2 mmol·L^(-1) Salicylic acid(SA),100 mmol·L^(-1) Glycine betaine(GB),and 100μmol·L^(-1) sodium nitroprusside(SNP)]and application time(flowering and flowering+bolling stages)were regarded as subplots.Results:Plant height,reproductive branch number,the number of bolls,10-boll weight,1000-seed weight,biological yield,seed cotton yield,lint yield,chlorophyll a,chlorophyll b,carotenoids,total chlorophyll,sodium,potassium,and proline content were less in double-cropping system comparing with conventional system.Spraying with the stress moderators alleviated soil salinity effects on yield,yield components,and biochemical traits of cotton.SNP spraying led to maximum plant height,branch number,the number of bolls per plant,10-boll weight and seed cotton yield.SA spraying yielded the highest 1000-seed weight,biological yield,lint percentage and lint yield.The highest chlorophyll a,chlorophyll b,carotenoids,and total chlorophyll content resulted from SNP spraying.Yield,yield components,and biochemical traits did not respond to the stress moderator types in double-cropping system.However,the highest chlorophyll a,carotenoids,proline content,the number of bolls per plant,and seed cotton yield resulted from SNP spraying in conventional system.No statistically significant differences were observed between spraying with SNP and SA in most studied traits.Conclusions:The results suggest that the optimum cotton planting time and SNP spraying could be recommended for producing the most suitable yield under saline conditions.Highlights:External application of stress modulators increases salinity stress tolerance.Spraying with sodium nitroprusside has more moderating effect.Agro-physiological response of cotton to moderators is stronger in early sowing.Maximum seed cotton yield was achieved at early sowing and spraying sodium nitroprusside.Delayed cultivation reduces cotton yield.
