Grain N and P relationships in maize

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• 作者：Gilles Bé ; langer ; ^{gilles.belanger@agr.gc.ca} ; Annie Claessens ; Noura Ziadi
• 关键词：CHU ; crop heat units ; DM ; dry matter
• 刊名：Field Crops Research
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：14 February 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：126
• 期：Complete
• 页码：1-7
• 全文大小：310 K

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Relationships between P and N concentrations in the shoot biomass and the uppermost collared leaf have been established in maize (Zea mays. L.) with the idea of using this N:P stoichiometry for developing an in-season plant-based diagnostic of P deficiency. Much less is known of the grain N and P relationship and its potential for a posteriori diagnostic of maize nutrition. The objectives of this study with maize were to determine: (1) the effect of N fertilization on grain N and P concentrations, (2) the relationship between grain P and N concentrations at sites known to have adequate soil P for growth, and (3) critical grain N and P concentrations and ratios of N to P that could be used for a posteriori diagnostic of N and P deficiencies. A field experiment was conducted at 10 site-years (2004-2009) in Qu¨¦bec, Canada, with three to six N fertilization rates (0-250 kg N ha^?). Maize grain yield, and N and P concentrations were determined at harvest. Increasing N fertilization increased grain N concentration at most site-years but decreased grain P concentration and increased the N to P ratio at four of the 10 site-years. Grain P concentration tended to decrease slightly with increasing grain N concentration (P = 1.32 + 0.38 N ?#xA0;0.02 N², R² = 0.32; P < 0.001). This weak relationship and the small change in P concentration with increasing N concentration limit its potential use for a posteriori diagnostic of P deficiency in maize. Risks of having a low relative grain yield tended to be greater when the N to P ratio in the grains was less than 4.0. We conclude that, contrary to vegetative tissues, the N and P stoichiometry in maize grains is non existent, hence limiting the potential of the grain N and P relationship for diagnostic purposes.