Effects of water stress on nitrogen nutrition of grain sorghum. [Symposium paper]
1986
Rego, T.J. | Grundon, N.J. | Asher, C.J. | Edwards, D.G. (Queensland Univ., St Lucia (Australia). Dept. of Agriculture)
Texas 610SR was grown in culture solution at five levels of nitrogen. Polyethylene glycol 6000 was used to impose solution osmotic potentials of -0.1, -0.4, -0.8 and -1.1 MPa during the fourth week. Plants were harvested at 6 weeks. Reduced nitrogen supply and solution osmotic potential both decreased dry matter yields, total plant N content, mean rate of N uptake per unit root weight and number of leaves expanded after day 21. The effects of lower solution osmotic potential were more pronounced at higher levels of N supply. Decreasing solution osmotic potential decreased mean N concentation in leaves, had no effect on mean N concentration in roots and increased N concentrations in stems plus immature leaves and in whole tops. Critical N concentration at any solution osmotic potential could not be calculated.
Show more [+] Less [-]AGROVOC Keywords
Bibliographic information
This bibliographic record has been provided by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation