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Effects of low nutrition on photosynthetic capacity and accumulation of total N and P in three climber plant species

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To study the effects of low nutrition on photosynthetic capacity and accumulation of total nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in three climber plant species, Pharbitis nil (Linn.) Choisy, Lonicera japonica Thunb. and Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Sieb.et Zucc.) Planch, all climber plants were exposed to low nutrition at 6 levels (Hoagland solution as control, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 and 1/32-strength Hoagland solution) for 30 days. Photosynthetic capacity was determined by measuring leaf chlorophyll fluorescence, chlorophyll content, carbonic anhydrases activity and growth. Accumulation of total N and P was studied by measuring N and P content in plant tissues. Low nutrition decreased the photosynthetic capacity of P. nil, while L. japonica maintained high photosynthetic capacity under low nutrition. Photosynthetic apparatus of P. tricuspidata suffered no damage when exposed to low nutrition. L. japonica and P. tricuspidata had better adaptability to low nutrition than P. nil. With a faster growth rate, P. nil consumed more nutrition (N and P), and its growth was mainly affected by P deficiency under low nutrition. Although L. japonica suffered damage from N and P deficiency simultaneously, but the nutrient deficiency was not serious except for 1/32-strength Hoagland solution. P. tricuspidata grew slowly, so its requirement of N and P were the least, even if it was mainly affected by the P deficiency, it could still grow well under low nutrition. With the consideration of fertilizing N and P fertilizers in karst areas which were with lower N and P contents, plant species, N/P ratio threshold and low nutrition level should be taken into account synchronously. This study could provide a general consideration for the planning and developing low nutrition resistant plants and fertilizing the three climber plant species in the low nutrition environment.

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Abbreviations

CA:

Carbonic anhydrase

ChlF:

Chlorophyll fluorescence

N:

Nitrogen

P:

Phosphorus

P. nil :

Pharbitis nil (Linn.) Choisy

L. japonica :

Lonicera japonica Thunb

P. tricuspidata :

Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Sieb.et Zucc.) Planch

PSII:

Photosystem II

WA:

Wilbur and Anderson

Fv/Fm:

Maximum quantum yield of PSII

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This study was supported by the “One Hundred Talents Program of The Chinese Academy of Sciences” and the project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31070365).

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    Deke Xing & Yanyou Wu

  2. State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550002, China

    Deke Xing & Yanyou Wu

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Xing, D., Wu, Y. Effects of low nutrition on photosynthetic capacity and accumulation of total N and P in three climber plant species. Chin. J. Geochem. 34, 115–122 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11631-014-0025-3

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