scholarly journals Co-fertilization of sulfur and struvite-phosphorus in a slow-release fertilizer improves soybean cultivation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stella F. Valle ◽  
Amanda S. Giroto ◽  
Gelton G. F. Guimarães ◽  
Kerstin A. Nagel ◽  
Anna Galinski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Controlled Release ◽  
Root System ◽  
System Development ◽  
Lateral Roots ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
World Population ◽  
Triple Superphosphate ◽  
Root System Development ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Controlled Release Fertilizers

In face of the alarming world population growth predictions and its threat to food security, the development of sustainable fertilizer alternatives is urgent. Moreover, fertilizer performance should be assessed not only in terms of yield but also root system development, as it impacts soil fertility and crop productivity. Fertilizers containing a polysulfide matrix (PS) with dispersed struvite (St) were studied for S and P nutrition due to their controlled-release behavior. Soybean cultivation with St/PS composites provided superior biomass compared to a reference of triple superphosphate (TSP) with ammonium sulfate (AS), with up to 3 and 10 times higher mass of shoots and roots, respectively. Additionally, St/PS achieved a 22% sulfur use efficiency against only 8% from TSP/AS. Root system architectural changes may explain these results, with higher proliferation of second order lateral roots in response to struvite ongoing P delivery. Overall, the composites showed great potential as efficient controlled-release fertilizers for enhanced soybean productivity.

scholarly journals Longleaf Pine Root System Development and Seedling Quality in Response to Copper Root Pruning and Cavity Size

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Anne Sword Sayer ◽  
Shi-Jean Susana Sung ◽  
James D. Haywood
Keyword(s):  
Root Growth ◽  
Root System ◽  
System Development ◽  
Longleaf Pine ◽  
Lateral Roots ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Root Pruning ◽  
Cavity Size ◽  
Root System Development ◽  
Primary Lateral

Abstract Cultural practices that modify root system structure in the plug of container-grown seedlings have the potential to improve root system function after planting. Our objective was to assess how copper root pruning affects the quality and root system development of longleaf pine seedlings grown in three cavity sizes in a greenhouse. Copper root pruning increased seedling size, the allocation of root system dry weight to the taproot, and the fraction of fibrous root mass allocated to secondary lateral roots compared with primary lateral roots. It decreased the allocation of root system dry weight to primary lateral roots and led to a distribution of root growth potential that more closely resembled the root growth of naturally sown seedlings. These effects of copper root pruning may benefit longleaf pine establishment. However, because copper root pruning increased competition for cavity growing space among the taproot and fibrous roots, we suggest that recommendations regarding cavity size and seedling quality parameters be tailored for copper-coated cavities.

Smart Fertilizer Strategy for Better Crop Production

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Karthik ◽  
M. Uma Maheswari
Keyword(s):  
Controlled Release ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Crop Yield ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Nutrient Use Efficiency ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Nano Particles ◽  
Nutrient Use ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Controlled Release Fertilizers

Food security is one of the major concerns for all developing countries of the world. Even though we had attained the highest food production with the use of new technologies, we may not able to feed the burgeoning population adequately in coming years due to stagnant crop productivity. Natural source of nutrients like organic manures and external source of nutrients, viz. fertilizers, are considered as the two eyes in plant nutrient management. Nutrient use efficiency of fertilizer is very low due to numerous pathways of losses such as leaching, denitrification, microbial immobilization, fixation and runoff. It has been estimated that around 40-70% of nitrogen, 80-90% of phosphorus, 50-70% of potassium and more than 95% of micronutrient content of applied fertilizers are lost in to the environment and results in pollution (Kanjana, 2017). Smart fertilizers like slow and controlled release fertilizers, nanofertilizers and bioformulation fertilizers are the new technologies to enhance the nutrient use efficiency their by improving crop yield in sustainable manner. The use of slow and controlled release fertilizers increase nutrient use efficiency, minimize the risks like leaf burning, water contamination and eutrophication. Nano-fertilizers are the nano-particles-based fertilizers, where supply of the nutrients is made precisely for maximum plant growth, have higher use efficiency, exploiting plant unavailable nutrients in the rhizosphere and can be delivered on real time basis into the rhizosphere or by foliar spray (Priyanka Solangi et al., 2015). The small size, high specific surface area and reactivity of nano fertilizers increase the solubility, diffusion and availability of nutrients to plants and enhance crop productivity. Bioformulation is microbial preparations containing specific beneficial microorganisms which are capable of fixing or solubilizing or mobilizing plant nutrients for promoting plant growth and crop yield. Smart fertilizers are the better option for the farmers to increase their crop yield with low input cost in sustainable way without degrading natural environment.

Effects of controlled-release fertilizers on the shoot and root development of Douglas-fir seedlings

1981 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. C. Carlson ◽  
C. L. Preisig
Keyword(s):  
Controlled Release ◽  
Root System ◽  
Root Zone ◽  
Lateral Roots ◽  
Unit Length ◽  
Late Summer ◽  
Douglas Fir ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Lateral Buds ◽  
Controlled Release Fertilizers

Controlled-release fertilizers, applied to the root zone of 1-0 plug Douglas-fir (Pseudotsugamenziesii Mirb. Franco) seedlings at planting, stimulated shoot and root growth in the following two growing seasons. Stem unit length was increased in the first growth flush after treatment, and a higher proportion of fertilized seedlings had a second growth flush that year. Fertilizing increased the number of needle primordia formed in the overwintered bud in the late summer and fall of the 1st year after treatment and increased the number of lateral buds formed the following spring, but did not affect the length of stem units elongated in the first growth flush of the 2nd year after treatment. Shoot–root ratio was not altered abnormally by fertilizing. Fertilizing increased the number and in some cases the diameter of lateral roots in the root system. Position of fertilizer placement did not alter root system symmetry in terms of the distribution of numbers of roots over 12 root zones.

scholarly journals IBA endogenous auxin regulates Arabidopsis root system development in a glutathione-dependent way and is important for adaptation to phosphate deprivation

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
José A. Trujillo-Hernandez ◽  
Laetitia Bariat ◽  
Lucia C. Strader ◽  
Jean-Philippe Reichheld ◽  
Christophe Belin
Keyword(s):  
Root System ◽  
Root Development ◽  
Developmental Process ◽  
System Development ◽  
Lateral Roots ◽  
Root System Architecture ◽  
Indole Butyric Acid ◽  
Phosphate Deprivation ◽  
Root System Development ◽  
Glutathione Deficiency

AbstractRoot system architecture results from a highly plastic developmental process to perfectly adapt to environmental conditions. In particular, the development of lateral roots (LR) and root hair (RH) growth are constantly optimized to the rhizosphere properties, including biotic and abiotic constraints. Every step of root system development is tightly controlled by auxin, the driving morphogenic hormone in plants. Glutathione, a major thiol redox regulator, is also critical for root system development but its interplay with auxin is still scarcely understood. Indeed, previous works showed that glutathione deficiency does not alter root responses to exogenous indole acetic acid (IAA), the main active auxin in plants. Because indole butyric acid (IBA), another endogenous auxinic compound, is an important source of IAA for the control of root development, we investigated the crosstalk between glutathione and IBA during root development. We show that glutathione deficiency alters LR and RH responses to exogenous IBA but not IAA. Although many efforts have been deployed, we could not identify the precise mechanism responsible for this control. However, we could show that both glutathione and IBA are required for the proper responses of RH to phosphate deprivation, suggesting an important role for this glutathione-dependent regulation of auxin pathway in plant developmental adaptation to its environment.

Relationships between lateral root order, arbuscular mycorrhiza development, and the physiological state of the symbiotic fungus in Platanus acerifolia

1996 ◽  
Vol 74 (12) ◽  
pp. 1947-1955 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Tisserant ◽  
S. Gianinazzi ◽  
V. Gianinazzi-Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Alkaline Phosphatase ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza ◽  
Root System ◽  
Lateral Root ◽  
System Development ◽  
Lateral Roots ◽  
Physiological State ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽  
Platanus Acerifolia ◽  
Root System Development

The rapid development of an efficient root system resulting from arbuscular mycorrhiza formation is essential to the successful establishment of many plant species. We have analysed root system development and used histochemical staining to define relationships between lateral root order dynamics, arbuscular mycorrhiza development, and the physiological state of the symbiotic fungus Glomus fasciculatum (Thaxter sensu Gerdeman) Gerd & Trappe amend. Walker and Koske, in a woody plant species Platanus acerifolia Willd. Arbuscular mycorrhiza induced modifications in root system development in P. acerifolia, compared with nonmycorrhizal root systems. Third-order lateral roots dominated in arbuscular mycorrhizal plants, while second-order laterals were most numerous in nonmycorrhizal systems. Arbuscular mycorrhiza colonization was closely related to the appearance of different root orders; the most active mycelium (characterized by fungal succinate dehydrogenase and alkaline phosphatase activities) was mainly localized in newly formed lateral roots. Nine weeks after inoculation with G. fasciculatum the proportion of alkaline phosphatase-active mycelium strongly decreased in all root orders, and this was related to an increased phosphorus content of the host plant. The dynamics of development of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and the possible regulation of its activity by the host plant are discussed. Keywords: arbuscular mycorrhiza, fungal enzyme, root system morphology, Platanus acerifolia, Glomus fasciculatum.

scholarly journals Timecourse Changes in Two Different Topological Indices with Seminal Root System Development of Rice.

1996 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 303-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasuhiro IZUMI ◽  
Yasuhiro KONO ◽  
Akira YAMAUCHI ◽  
Morio IIJIMA
Keyword(s):  
Root System ◽  
System Development ◽  
Topological Indices ◽  
Seminal Root ◽  
Root System Development

The Effect of Salinity on Root Architecture in Forage Pea (Pisum sativum ssp. arvense L.)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Acikbas ◽  
M.A. Ozyazici ◽  
H. Bektas
Keyword(s):  
Root System ◽  
Root Architecture ◽  
System Development ◽  
Shoot Biomass ◽  
Growth And Survival ◽  
Legume Crop ◽  
Root System Development ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Salinity Levels ◽  
Root And Shoot Biomass

Background: Plants face different abiotic stresses such as salinity that affect their normal development, growth and survival. Forage pea is an important legume crop for herbage production in ruminants. Its agronomy requires high levels of irrigation and fertilization. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of salinity on seedling root system development in forage pea under semi-hydroponics conditions.Methods: Different treatment of NaCl doses (0, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250 and 300 mM) on root architecture was investigated in two different forage pea cultivars (Livioletta and Ulubatlý) with contrasting root structures under controlled conditions. The experimental design was completely randomized design with three replications and nine plants per replication.Result: Salinity affects root and shoot development differently on these cultivars. Despite the salinity, Livioletta produced more shoot (0.71 g) and root biomass (0.30 g) compared to Ulubatlý (0.52 g and 0.25 g for Root and Shoot biomass, respectively) at 150 mM and all other salinity levels. Livioletta developed a better root system and tolerated salt to a higher dose than Ulubatlý. Understanding root system responses of forage pea cultivars may allow breeding and selecting salinity tolerant cultivars with better rooting potential.

Growth and development of Hippophae rhamnoides L. introduced in Absheron

2020 ◽  
Vol 02 (03) ◽  
pp. 35-38
Author(s):  
Kamala Arastun Sadigov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Root System ◽  
System Development ◽  
Growth Dynamics ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Hippophae Rhamnoides ◽  
Seedling Morphology ◽  
Hippophaë Rhamnoides ◽  
Root System Development ◽  
Hippophae Rhamnoïdes L ◽  
Seed Propagation

The presented article provides seed propagation, seedling morphology and growth dynamics, root system development in connection with the introduction of Hippophae rhamnoides L. species found in our natural flora in Absheron. The study found that the species Hippophae rhamnoides L. is well adapted to the soil and climatic conditions of Absheron and can be grown in cultural conditions. Key words: Hippophae rhamnoides L., introdiction, seed, repoduction, morphology, dewelopment, root system

scholarly journals Reaction of potential guava rootstocks to Meloidogyne enterolobii

Revista CERES ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Marcelo Chiamolera ◽  
Antonio Baldo Geraldo Martins ◽  
Pedro Luiz Martins Soares ◽  
Tatiana Pagan Loeiro da Cunha-Chiamolera
Keyword(s):  
Root System ◽  
Fusarium Solani ◽  
Root Rot ◽  
System Development ◽  
Control Treatment ◽  
Root Knot Nematode ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Root System Development ◽  
Meloidogyne Enterolobii ◽  
Reproduction Factor

ABSTRACT Root-knot nematode Meloidogyne enterolobii is the main phytosanitary problem of guava cultivation in Brazil. Among the strategies to manage the problem, the best prospects are in identifying or developing cultivars or rootstocks that are resistant to this nematode. To identify plants with potential as rootstocks for guava, the reaction of araçá (wild guava) to M. enterolobii was assessed in a greenhouse experiment. Seven araçá species were evaluated (Eugenia stipitata, Psidium acutangulum, P. cattleyanum ‘yellow’, P. friedrichsthalianum, P. guajava var. minor, P. guineense, and Psidium sp.). The plants were inoculated with a suspension of 3,000 eggs of M. enterolobii, using eggplant as control treatment. The parameters fresh root mass, number of eggs and second stage juveniles (J2) per root system, the reproduction factor (RF = Pf/Pi), and araçá reaction were determined during the experiment. RF of the araçá species E. stipitata, P. cattleyanum ‘yellow’, and P. friedrichsthalianum was less than one (RP < 1), therefore resistant to M. enterolobii. The araçá trees had good root system development and the susceptible plants showed many root galls, high number of eggs and J2, and Fusarium solani and Rhizoctonia solani root rot. The araçá species, P. cattleyanum ‘yellow’, P. friedrichsthalianum, and E. stipitata are resistant to M. enterolobii and can be tested as potential guava rootstocks.

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