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Low Phosphorus Tolerance in Cotton Genotypes is Regulated by Root Morphology and Physiology

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Low phosphorus (P) availability is a major problem for cotton production. However, little is known about cotton agronomic and physiological traits associated with low P tolerance. Therefore, the agronomic and physiological performance of three cotton genotypes with strong tolerance to low P (STGs) and three cotton genotypes with weak tolerance (WTGs) was characterized under low and normal P conditions in hydroponic and pot culture. The results showed that low P significantly reduced dry matter production, photosynthesis, and carbon metabolism in both STGs and WTGs; however, the reduction was more in WTGs. In contrast, low P improved root morphology, carbohydrate accumulation, and P metabolism, especially in STGs genotype Jimian169, whereas the opposite responses were observed for WTGs mainly DES926. The multivariate analysis suggested that root morphological traits, carbohydrate contents, and enzymes related to P metabolism were strong positively correlated and contributed more to the genotypic variation, suggesting the importance of root over shoot in low P tolerance. Moreover, plants grown under low P produced low yields than normal P, whereas WTGs yields were lower than the STGs yield. Overall, it was suggested that the low P tolerance of cotton genotypes is closely related to root morphology and physiology. In the future, the identified contrasting low P tolerant cotton genotypes Jimian169 and DES926 will be used to understand the molecular mechanisms of low P tolerance in cotton.

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We greatly appreciate the financial support from the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Cotton Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (Grant No.: CB2021C10), and Basic Research Service Fund of Central Public Welfare Scientific Institutions (Grant No.: 1610162021025).

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  1. Asif Iqbal and Dong Qiang have contributed equally to this work.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou Research Base, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China

    Asif Iqbal, Dong Qiang, Wang Xiangru, Gui Huiping, Zhang Hengheng, Zhang Xiling & Song Meizhen

  2. Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Weifang, 261325, Shandong, China

    Asif Iqbal

  3. Western Agricultural Research Center of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changji, 831100, Xinjiang, China

    Wang Xiangru, Zhang Xiling & Song Meizhen

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  1. Asif Iqbal
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  2. Dong Qiang
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AI: Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. DQ: Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. WX: Data curation, Resources, Software, Visualization. GH: Formal analysis, Methodology. ZH: Data curation, Formal analysis. ZX: Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Writing—review & editing. SM: Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing—review & editing.

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Iqbal, A., Qiang, D., Xiangru, W. et al. Low Phosphorus Tolerance in Cotton Genotypes is Regulated by Root Morphology and Physiology. J Plant Growth Regul 42, 3677–3695 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-022-10829-5

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