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Evidence for magnesium–phosphorus synergism and co-limitation of grain yield in wheat agriculture
Modern crop production is characterized by high nitrogen (N) application rates, which can influence the co-limitation of harvested yield by other nutrients. Using a multidimensional niche volume concept and scaling exponents frequently applied in plant ecological research, we report that increased N...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8079383/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33907249 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88588-8 |
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author | Weih, Martin Liu, Hui Colombi, Tino Keller, Thomas Jäck, Ortrud Vallenback, Pernilla Westerbergh, Anna |
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description | Modern crop production is characterized by high nitrogen (N) application rates, which can influence the co-limitation of harvested yield by other nutrients. Using a multidimensional niche volume concept and scaling exponents frequently applied in plant ecological research, we report that increased N and phosphorus (P) uptake in a growing wheat crop along with enhanced grain biomass is associated with more than proportional increase of other nutrients. Furthermore, N conversion efficiency and grain yield are strongly affected by the magnesium (Mg) to P ratio in the growing crop. We analyzed a field trial in Central Sweden including nine wheat varieties grown during two years with contrasting weather, and found evidence for Mg co-limitation at lower grain yields and P co-limitation at higher yields. We argue that critical concentrations of single nutrients, which are often applied in agronomy, should be replaced by nutrient ratios. In addition, links between plant P and Mg contents and root traits were found; high root number enhanced the P:N ratio, whilst steep root angle, indicating deep roots, increased the Mg:N ratio. The results have significant implications on the management and breeding targets of agriculturally grown wheat, which is one of the most important food crops worldwide. |
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spelling | pubmed-80793832021-04-28 Evidence for magnesium–phosphorus synergism and co-limitation of grain yield in wheat agriculture Weih, Martin Liu, Hui Colombi, Tino Keller, Thomas Jäck, Ortrud Vallenback, Pernilla Westerbergh, Anna Sci Rep Article Modern crop production is characterized by high nitrogen (N) application rates, which can influence the co-limitation of harvested yield by other nutrients. Using a multidimensional niche volume concept and scaling exponents frequently applied in plant ecological research, we report that increased N and phosphorus (P) uptake in a growing wheat crop along with enhanced grain biomass is associated with more than proportional increase of other nutrients. Furthermore, N conversion efficiency and grain yield are strongly affected by the magnesium (Mg) to P ratio in the growing crop. We analyzed a field trial in Central Sweden including nine wheat varieties grown during two years with contrasting weather, and found evidence for Mg co-limitation at lower grain yields and P co-limitation at higher yields. We argue that critical concentrations of single nutrients, which are often applied in agronomy, should be replaced by nutrient ratios. In addition, links between plant P and Mg contents and root traits were found; high root number enhanced the P:N ratio, whilst steep root angle, indicating deep roots, increased the Mg:N ratio. The results have significant implications on the management and breeding targets of agriculturally grown wheat, which is one of the most important food crops worldwide. Nature Publishing Group UK 2021-04-27 /pmc/articles/PMC8079383/ /pubmed/33907249 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88588-8 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Article Weih, Martin Liu, Hui Colombi, Tino Keller, Thomas Jäck, Ortrud Vallenback, Pernilla Westerbergh, Anna Evidence for magnesium–phosphorus synergism and co-limitation of grain yield in wheat agriculture |
title | Evidence for magnesium–phosphorus synergism and co-limitation of grain yield in wheat agriculture |
title_full | Evidence for magnesium–phosphorus synergism and co-limitation of grain yield in wheat agriculture |
title_fullStr | Evidence for magnesium–phosphorus synergism and co-limitation of grain yield in wheat agriculture |
title_full_unstemmed | Evidence for magnesium–phosphorus synergism and co-limitation of grain yield in wheat agriculture |
title_short | Evidence for magnesium–phosphorus synergism and co-limitation of grain yield in wheat agriculture |
title_sort | evidence for magnesium–phosphorus synergism and co-limitation of grain yield in wheat agriculture |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8079383/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33907249 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88588-8 |
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