Paper · 2025 · BMC Plant Biology

Effects of nitrogen allocation and photosynthetic proteins response in peanut leaves on photosynthesis under conditions of water scarcity and nitrogen deficiency

Yang Xu; Zhimeng Zhang; Qing Guo; et al.

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Abstract

Leaf nitrogen allocation and photosynthetic proteins response can affect net photosynthetic rate (Pn), ultimately influencing crop yield under diverse environmental stresses. However, the internal relationship between Pn with leaf nitrogen allocation and photosynthetic proteins response under nitrogen or water scarcity in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) remains elusive. Here, comprehensive physiological property and proteomic analyses of peanut were conducted, revealing that both nitrogen and water scarcity remarkably impeded leaf growth and reduced Pn. Nitrogen deficiency significantly reduced the total nitrogen content per unit leaf area (Narea), chlorophyll content, and Pn, whereas drought stress caused a greater decline in photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency (PNUE). The allocation of leaf nitrogen to photosynthetic components, including the carboxylation system and electron transport system in leaves, was significantly reduced when subjected to individual or combined deficiency. Proteomic analyses exhibited that several key photosynthetic proteins underwent a decrease under both single and combined water and nitrogen deficiency conditions. Thereby, Pn may decline due to the disruption of nitrogen allocation and down-regulated expression of photosynthetic proteins under these stress conditions. Our findings establish a benchmark for future research exploring the roles of leaf nitrogen allocation and photosynthetic proteins in the plant’s response to nitrogen or water deficiency.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Nitrogen scarcity impeded peanut leaf growth.

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nitrogene0
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leaf growthe0
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Arachis hypogaea
Arachis hypogaea · Taxon葉子 · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“both nitrogen and water scarcity remarkably impeded leaf growth and reduced Pn”

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“peanut”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Water scarcity impeded peanut leaf growth.

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water scarcitye0
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leaf growthe0
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impedede0

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Arachis hypogaea
Arachis hypogaea · Taxon葉子 · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“both nitrogen and water scarcity remarkably impeded leaf growth and reduced Pn”

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“peanut”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Nitrogen scarcity reduced net photosynthetic rate.

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nitrogene0
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Pne0
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reducede0

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Arachis hypogaea
Arachis hypogaea · Taxon葉子 · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“both nitrogen and water scarcity remarkably impeded leaf growth and reduced Pn”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 477–555 · show in text ↑
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“peanut”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Water scarcity reduced net photosynthetic rate.

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water scarcitye0
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Pne0
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reducede0

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Arachis hypogaea
Arachis hypogaea · Taxon葉子 · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“both nitrogen and water scarcity remarkably impeded leaf growth and reduced Pn”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 477–555 · show in text ↑
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“peanut”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Nitrogen deficiency significantly reduced leaf nitrogen content, chlorophyll content and Pn.

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Nitrogen deficiencye0
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total nitrogen content per unit leaf area (Narea), chlorophyll content, and Pne0
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reducede0

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Arachis hypogaea
Arachis hypogaea · Taxon葉子 · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“Nitrogen deficiency significantly reduced the total nitrogen content per unit leaf area (Narea), chlorophyll content, and Pn”

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“peanut”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Drought caused a greater decline in photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency.

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drought stresse0
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photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency (PNUE)e0
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greater declinee0

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Arachis hypogaea
Arachis hypogaea · Taxon葉子 · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“drought stress caused a greater decline in photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency (PNUE)”

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“peanut”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Individual deficiency reduced nitrogen allocation to leaf carboxylation and electron transport systems.

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allocation of leaf nitrogen to photosynthetic componentse0
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reducede0
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carboxylation system and electron transport system in leavese0

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Arachis hypogaea
Arachis hypogaea · Taxon葉子 · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“The allocation of leaf nitrogen to photosynthetic components, including the carboxylation system and electron transport system in leaves, was significantly reduced when subjected to individual or combined deficiency”

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“peanut”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Combined deficiency reduced nitrogen allocation to leaf carboxylation and electron transport systems.

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combined deficiencye0
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allocation of leaf nitrogen to photosynthetic componentse0
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reducede0
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carboxylation system and electron transport system in leavese0

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Arachis hypogaea
Arachis hypogaea · Taxon葉子 · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“The allocation of leaf nitrogen to photosynthetic components, including the carboxylation system and electron transport system in leaves, was significantly reduced when subjected to individual or combined deficiency”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 781–996 · show in text ↑
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“peanut”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Photosynthetic proteins decreased under separate water and nitrogen deficiency.

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several key photosynthetic proteinse0
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decreasee0

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Arachis hypogaea
Arachis hypogaea · Taxon葉子 · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“several key photosynthetic proteins underwent a decrease under both single and combined water and nitrogen deficiency conditions”

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“peanut”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Photosynthetic proteins decreased under combined water and nitrogen deficiency.

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combined water and nitrogen deficiency conditionse0
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several key photosynthetic proteinse0
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decreasee0

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

Arachis hypogaea
Arachis hypogaea · Taxon葉子 · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“several key photosynthetic proteins underwent a decrease under both single and combined water and nitrogen deficiency conditions”

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“peanut”

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Mechanismhypothesisoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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The authors propose that disrupted nitrogen allocation and lower photosynthetic protein expression may explain reduced Pn.

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disruption of nitrogen allocation and down-regulated expression of photosynthetic proteinse0

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Arachis hypogaea · Taxon葉子 · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“Pn may decline due to the disruption of nitrogen allocation and down-regulated expression of photosynthetic proteins under these stress conditions”

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“peanut”

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