Photosynthetica 2019, 57(3):804-811 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2019.089

Light-response characteristics of photosynthesis of drip-irrigated sugar beet under different nitrogen fertilizer managements

C. FEI, J.X. SU, Y.Y. LI, Z.F. LI, K.Y. WANG, H. FAN, F.Y. MA
Agricultural College, Shihezi University, 832003 Shihezi, China

Effects of two split application ratios of nitrogen fertilizer (R1: half of the total nitrogen fertilizer was applied on 13 June, and the rest was applied on 1 July; R2: two equal amounts of N fertilizer accounting for 70% of total were applied on 15 June and 1 July, respectively, and the rest was applied on 1 August) and three N fertilizer application rates (75, 150, and 225 kg ha-1) on chlorophyll content, photosynthetic characteristics, and root yield of sugar beets were studied. The results showed that with N fertilizer application rates of 150 and 225 kg ha-1, R2 treatment significantly decreased light-compensation point, but increased light-saturation point and actual photochemical efficiency at the storage root development compared to R1 treatment. The R2 treatment with the N fertilizer application rate of 150 kg ha-1 significantly increased sugar yield by 5-29% compared to other treatments.

Additional key words: Beta vulgaris; chlorophyll fluorescence; gas exchange; nitrogen content; sugar production.

Received: June 21, 2018; Accepted: April 23, 2019; Prepublished online: June 25, 2019; Published: July 23, 2019  Show citation

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FEI, C., SU, J.X., LI, Y.Y., LI, Z.F., WANG, K.Y., FAN, H., & MA, F.Y. (2019). Light-response characteristics of photosynthesis of drip-irrigated sugar beet under different nitrogen fertilizer managements. Photosynthetica, 57(3), 804-811. doi: 10.32615/ps.2019.089
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