Paper · 2021 · Agronomy

Improvement of Root Characteristics Due to Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Interactions Increases Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency

Ming Du; Wenzhong Zhang; Jiping Gao; et al.

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Abstract

Although nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) co-application improves crop growth, yield, and N use efficiency (NUE) of rice, few studies have investigated the mechanisms underlying these interactions. To investigate root morphological and physiological characteristics and determine yield and nitrogen use parameters, rhizo-box experiments were performed on rice using six treatments (no fertilizer, PK, N, NK, NP, and NPK) and plants were harvested at maturity. The aboveground biomass at the elongating stage and grain yield at maturity for NPK treatment were higher than the sum of PK and N treatments. N, P, and K interactions enhanced grain yield due to an increase in agronomic N use efficiency (NAE). The co-application of N, P, and K improved N uptake and N recovery efficiency, exceeding the decreases in physiological and internal NUE and thereby improving NAE. Increases in root length and biomass, N uptake per unit root length/root biomass, root oxidation activity, total roots absorption area, and roots active absorption area at the elongating stage improved N uptake via N, P, and K interactions. The higher total N uptake from N, P, and K interactions was due to improved root characteristics, which enhanced the rice yield and NUE.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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NPK increased aboveground biomass beyond the sum of PK and N treatments at elongation.

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aboveground biomasse0
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highere0
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the sum of PK and N treatmentse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The aboveground biomass at the elongating stage and grain yield at maturity for NPK treatment were higher than the sum of PK and N treatments.”

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“Rice (Oryza sativa L.)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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NPK increased grain yield beyond the sum of PK and N treatments at maturity.

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maturitye0
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NPK treatmente0
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grain yielde0
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highere0
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the sum of PK and N treatmentse0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The aboveground biomass at the elongating stage and grain yield at maturity for NPK treatment were higher than the sum of PK and N treatments.”

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“Rice (Oryza sativa L.)”

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Mechanismobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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N, P and K interactions enhanced grain yield through increased agronomic N use efficiency.

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grain yielde0
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enhancede0
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increase in agronomic N use efficiencye0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“N, P, and K interactions enhanced grain yield due to an increase in agronomic N use efficiency (NAE).”

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“Rice (Oryza sativa L.)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Co-application of N, P and K improved N uptake.

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co-application of N, P, and Ke0
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N uptakee0
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improvede0

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Oryza sativa
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“The co-application of N, P, and K improved N uptake and N recovery efficiency, exceeding the decreases in physiological and internal NUE and thereby improving NAE.”

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“Rice (Oryza sativa L.)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Co-application of N, P and K improved N recovery efficiency.

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N recovery efficiencye0
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Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The co-application of N, P, and K improved N uptake and N recovery efficiency, exceeding the decreases in physiological and internal NUE and thereby improving NAE.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 720–883 · show in text ↑
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“Rice (Oryza sativa L.)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Co-application of N, P and K decreased physiological and internal NUE.

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co-application of N, P, and Ke0
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physiological and internal NUEe0
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decreasese0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The co-application of N, P, and K improved N uptake and N recovery efficiency, exceeding the decreases in physiological and internal NUE and thereby improving NAE.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 720–883 · show in text ↑
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“Rice (Oryza sativa L.)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Co-application of N, P and K improved NAE.

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NAEe0
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improvinge0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The co-application of N, P, and K improved N uptake and N recovery efficiency, exceeding the decreases in physiological and internal NUE and thereby improving NAE.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 720–883 · show in text ↑
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“Rice (Oryza sativa L.)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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N, P and K interactions increased root length and biomass at elongation.

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elongating stagee0
Treatment
N, P, and K interactionse0
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root length and biomasse0
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Increasese0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Increases in root length and biomass, N uptake per unit root length/root biomass, root oxidation activity, total roots absorption area, and roots active absorption area at the elongating stage improved N uptake via N, P, and K interactions.”

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“Rice (Oryza sativa L.)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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N, P and K interactions increased N uptake per unit root length and biomass.

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N uptake per unit root length/root biomasse0
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Increasese0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Increases in root length and biomass, N uptake per unit root length/root biomass, root oxidation activity, total roots absorption area, and roots active absorption area at the elongating stage improved N uptake via N, P, and K interactions.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 884–1124 · show in text ↑
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“Rice (Oryza sativa L.)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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N, P and K interactions increased root oxidation activity and absorption areas.

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root oxidation activity, total roots absorption area, and roots active absorption areae0
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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Increases in root length and biomass, N uptake per unit root length/root biomass, root oxidation activity, total roots absorption area, and roots active absorption area at the elongating stage improved N uptake via N, P, and K interactions.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 884–1124 · show in text ↑
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“Rice (Oryza sativa L.)”

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Mechanismobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Improved root characteristics increased N uptake under N, P and K interactions.

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N uptakee0
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improvede0
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root length and biomasse0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Increases in root length and biomass, N uptake per unit root length/root biomass, root oxidation activity, total roots absorption area, and roots active absorption area at the elongating stage improved N uptake via N, P, and K interactions.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 884–1124 · show in text ↑
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“Rice (Oryza sativa L.)”

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Mechanismobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Improved root characteristics enhanced rice yield and NUE under N, P and K interactions.

Treatment
N, P, and K interactionse0
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rice yield and NUEe0
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enhancede0
Qualifier
improved root characteristicse0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The higher total N uptake from N, P, and K interactions was due to improved root characteristics, which enhanced the rice yield and NUE.”

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“Rice (Oryza sativa L.)”

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