Applied Sciences,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(2), P. 764 - 764
Published: Jan. 14, 2025
Accurate
diagnosis
of
plant
phosphorus
nutritional
status
is
critical
for
optimizing
agricultural
practices
and
enhancing
resource
efficiency.
Existing
methods
are
limited
to
qualitatively
assessing
cannot
quantitatively
estimate
the
plant’s
requirements.
Moreover,
these
time-consuming,
making
them
impractical
large-scale
application.
In
this
study,
we
developed
an
advanced
absorption
model
(Pabs)
that
integrates
nutrition
index
(PNI)
use
efficiency
(PUE).
The
PUE,
a
metric
phosphate
fertilizer
efficiency,
was
quantified
by
comparing
yields
under
fertilized
unfertilized
conditions.
Utilizing
Agricultural
Production
Systems
Simulator
(APSIM)
model,
simulated
maize
(Zea
mays
L.)
concentration
(P)
aboveground
biomass
(Bio)
varying
application
rates.
exhibited
robust
performance,
achieving
R2
above
0.95
RMSE
below
0.22.
Based
on
APSIM
simulations,
dilution
curve
(Pc
=
3.17
Bio−0.29,
0.98)
established,
reflecting
trends
across
growth
stages.
Furthermore,
vegetation
indices
(VIS)
evaluate
also
showed
promising
results,
with
inversion
accuracies
exceeding
0.70.
To
validate
field
sampling
conducted
in
maize-growing
regions
Changchun.
Results
demonstrated
correct
rate
75%,
underscoring
model’s
capacity
accurately
requirements
regional
scale.
These
findings
highlight
Pabs
as
reliable
tool
precision
management,
offering
significant
potential
optimize
fertilization
strategies
support
sustainable
systems.
Crop Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
64(3), P. 1559 - 1576
Published: Feb. 28, 2024
Abstract
Understanding
historical
changes
in
root
depth
attributes
is
needed
for
crop
productivity
and
sustainability
assessments,
but
such
information
rare.
We
explored
whether
newer
maize
(
Zea
mays
L.)
hybrids
grow
roots
faster
deeper
than
older
quantified
the
role
of
management
environment
on
trait
expression.
measured
front
velocity
(RFV)
maximum
11
Bayer
Crop
Science
legacy
released
from
1983
to
2017
across
five
environments
US
Corn
Belt
during
2021
2022.
Root
was
weekly
vegetative
stages
with
manual
probes
at
harvest
a
Giddings
probe.
Results
indicated
that
RFV
slightly
increased
year
hybrid
release
(0.13%
per
year,
p
=
0.1)
8.7
plants
m
−2
.
Historical
increases
plant
density
4.7
lowered
depth,
new
compensated
this
loss,
resulting
4%
higher
3%
when
comparing
systems
2017.
The
strongly
influenced
expression
(>41%).
Rain
anomaly
soil
bulk
explained
portion
variation.
found
linear
relationship
between
leaf
number
R
2
0.95)
nonlinear
0.77),
which
can
stimulate
model
improvements.
Faster
were
not
correlated
yields
our
environments.
This
study
enhances
understanding
breeding
impacts
traits.
Soil Biology and Biochemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
191, P. 109343 - 109343
Published: Feb. 6, 2024
Successive
winter
wheat
(WW)
rotations
are
associated
with
a
substantial
yield
decline,
and
the
underlying
mechanisms
remain
elusive.
An
outdoor
experiment
was
set
up
using
sandy
loam
soil.
WW
grown
in
rhizotrons,
soil
after
oilseed
rape
(KW1),
one
season
of
(KW2),
three
successive
seasons
(KW4).
We
applied
zymography
harvested
plants
at
stem
elongation
stage
to
observe
changes
activity
β-glucosidase
(BGU)
leucine
aminopeptidase
(LAP),
as
well
glucose
(GLU)
imaging
release
patterns
rhizosphere
WW.
Several
biochemical
microbial
properties
bulk
rotational
positions
were
measured.
KW2
KW4
exhibited
reduced
plant
biomass
compared
KW1.
There
higher
root
length
density
mean
diameter
lower
specific
for
KW1
KW4.
had
mineral
N
concentration
carbon
(C)
nitrogen
(N)
than
KW4,
which
translated
C:N
ratio.
A
greater
extent
BGU
LAP
across
profile
also
visible
zymography.
Lower
dissolved
organic
C
hotspot
areas
GLU
might
explain
shifts
community
composition,
possibly
leading
dysbiosis
microbes
rhizosphere.
Soil
depth
position
explained
most
variance
communities.
The
relative
abundance
Acidobacteriota,
Gemmatimonadota,
Nitrospirota,
Chloroflexi
significantly
varied
among
positions.
Our
results
highlight
effect
on
properties,
dynamics,
provide
evidence
pathways
driving
decline
successively
Soil Biology and Biochemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
195, P. 109449 - 109449
Published: April 27, 2024
Given
the
increasingly
recognised
importance
of
microbial
biomass
(MB)
in
soil
organic
carbon
(SOC)
sequestration,
knowledge
ionome
beyond
(C),
nitrogen
(N)
and
phosphorus
(P)
becomes
crucial.
The
could
indicate
nutritional
restrictions
related
to
MB
growth
necromass
C
(MN-C)
accumulation.
In
this
study,
soils
receiving
different
combinations
mineral
N,
P
potassium
(K)
were
sampled
Askov
long-term
field
experiment,
Denmark,
analysed
for
elemental
composition
including
P,
K,
magnesium
(Mg),
manganese
(Mn)
zinc
(Zn)
using
fumigation-extraction
ICP-OES.
Furthermore,
bacterial,
archaeal
fungal
gene
abundance
was
determined
by
qPCR
as
community
shifts
may
relate
shifts.
MN-C
amino
sugar
analysis.
MB-C
unaffected
fertiliser
treatments
not
correlated
with
MN-C.
N
fertilisation
increased
K
additions
plant-derived
SOC,
indicating
SOC
Availability
MB-P
MB-K,
respectively,
reduced
MB-C:P
ratio
but
MB-C:K.
pH
Mn
availability
which
MB-Mn
MB-C:Mn.
ITS1
copies
responded
positively
availability.
A
MB-C:Mn
associated
a
relative
increase
copy
abundance.
This
linked
an
positive
link
between
availability,
level,
yet
reflected
accumulation,
accumulation
possibly
due
plant
turnover.
BMC Plant Biology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
23(1)
Published: April 24, 2023
In
many
regions
of
the
world,
K
is
being
depleted
from
soils
due
to
agricultural
intensification
a
lack
accessibility,
and
high
cost
K.
Thus,
there
an
urgent
need
for
sustainable
strategy
crops
in
this
environment.
Si
option
mitigating
stress
nutritional
deficiency.
However,
underlying
effects
deficiency
C:N:P
homeostasis
still
remains
unknown
bean
plants.
This
species
great
worldwide
importance.
study
aims
evaluate
whether
i)
modifies
homeostatic
balance
C,
N
P,
and,
if
so,
ii)
supply
can
reduce
damage
caused
stoichiometry,
nutrient
use
efficiency,
production
dry
mass
plants.K
reduction
stoichiometric
ratios
C:N,
C:P,
P:Si
shoots
C:Si,
N:Si,
roots,
resulting
decrease
content
efficiency
reducing
biomass
production.
The
application
K-deficient
plants
modified
N:P,
increasing
loss
biomass.
with
sufficiency,
also
changed
only
roots
C
P
N,
roots.K
causes
balance,
viable
alternative
attenuate
these
damages,
favoring
growth.
future
perspective
that
agriculture
underdeveloped
economies
restrictions
on
will
constitute
increase
food
security.