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Plant-soil interactions and nutrient availability determine the impact of elevated CO2 and temperature on cotton productivity

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Background and aims

Elevated CO2 (CE) and temperature (TE) can not only affect crop physiology and growth but also soil nutrient availability, which could in turn influence crop response to CE and TE. However, such indirect impacts of CE and TE on crop productivity are often unexplored, potentially underestimating the impact of CE and TE at a system level.

Methods

To explore the possible role of soil nutrient availability in mediating crop responses to CE and TE, we examined the effects of CE and TE on cotton productivity and soil nutrient availability in two soils.

Results

Early vegetative growth response was dominated by the interaction between CE and TE; TE accelerated vegetative growth while CE enhanced photosynthesis and vegetative growth at ambient temperature. When soil nitrogen availability became low during the reproductive phase, altered soil nitrogen availability at CE and TE and differences in soil characteristics influenced resource allocation and yield response, resulting in a doubling of cotton yield at TE but only a marginal increase at CE.

Conclusions

Changes in soil nutrient availability induced by CE and TE during crop development can enhance or limit yield responses to CE and TE. Thus, soil responses should also be considered when developing adaptation strategy for climate change.

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Acknowledgments

We acknowledge the financial assistance of the Cotton Research and Development Corporation in order to undertake this project. We thank M. Hovenden and P. Trivedi for their helpful comments on the manuscript and J. Grinyer, R. Smith and M. Thiessen for their assistance with glasshouse and laboratory work. We also thank Ben Clift ‘Tathra’ Spring Ridge for access to the soil for the study. We have no conflict of interest to declare.

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  1. Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia

    Yui Osanai, David T. Tissue, Ian C. Anderson & Brajesh K. Singh

  2. CSIRO Agriculture, Australian Cotton Research Institute, Locked Bag 59, Narrabri, NSW, 2390, Australia

    Michael P. Bange & Michael V. Braunack

  3. Global Centre for Land Based Innovation, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia

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Osanai, Y., Tissue, D.T., Bange, M.P. et al. Plant-soil interactions and nutrient availability determine the impact of elevated CO2 and temperature on cotton productivity. Plant Soil 410, 87–102 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-016-2981-3

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