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Effect of Zinc Deficiency in Substrate on Growth, Photosynthetic Apparatus and Seed Productivity of Barley

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Under the growth experiment, the effect of zinc deficiency in the substrate on a number of growth of barley parameters, the state of the photosynthetic apparatus (PSA), and the parameters seed productivity (Hordeum vulgare L., variety Nur) depending on the phase of plant development were studied. Differences in the response of barley to zinc deficiency at different phases of plant development were revealed. In particular, in the heading phase, the lack of this trace element in the substrate caused growth inhibition but did not adversely affect the photosynthetic function of plants. In the booting phase, the negative effect of zinc deficiency on growth parameters was smoothed out, however, inhibition of PSA activity was observed. The deterioration in the supply of inflorescences with assimilates during this period, apparently, was one of the important factors in the decrease in seed yield observed in experimental plants. In the heading phase, plants grown under conditions of zinc deficiency lagged behind the plants of the control variant in terms of shoot height and area of leaf blades of subflag and flag leaves, while the photosynthesis rate did not differ from the control values or even exceeded them. Maintaining a high rate of photosynthesis in the leaves, which are the main donors of assimilates for ripening seeds, ensured the formation of full-fledged caryopses on the main shoot, although it was in smaller numbers than under favorable conditions of mineral nutrition.

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The studies were carried out using the equipment of the Center for Collective Use of the Federal Research Center Karelian Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences.

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    N. M. Kaznina, Yu. V. Batova, E. S. Kholoptseva & A. F. Titov

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Kaznina, N.M., Batova, Y.V., Kholoptseva, E.S. et al. Effect of Zinc Deficiency in Substrate on Growth, Photosynthetic Apparatus and Seed Productivity of Barley. Russ J Plant Physiol 69, 100 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1021443722040070

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