Influence of Magnesium on Photosynthetic Characteristics and Growth Effects of Sugarcane at Seedling Stage
- 1 Guangdong Ocean University, China
- 2 South China Agricultural University, China
Abstract
In this study, the effects of different concentrations of magnesium on photosynthetic characteristics and growth of sugarcane cultivars Roc22 and YT00-236 at seedling stage were investigated by combined cultivation of sand culture with nutrient solution. The results showed that under the stress of low magnesium, the synthesis and photosynthesis of chlorophyll are blocked with significantly decreased biomass accumulation, increased root-shoot ratio and slowed growth rate. Appropriate treatment of magnesium (0.1mmol/L) can promote sugarcane photosynthesis with maximal biomass, significantly decreased root-shoot ratio and increased growth rate. Excess With excessive treatment of magnesium (1mmol/L), the photosynthetic rate is lower than the value under low magnesium stress; Once the overall growth of sugarcane is inhibited, however, the growth is better than low magnesium stress. It is found that the photosynthesis and growth effects of ROC22 are stronger than that of YT00-236. It is preliminarily deduced that ROC22 is a sensitive variety of magnesium.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajbbsp.2019.33.38
Copyright: © 2019 Chao Zheng, Yong-Xiang Huang and Ke-Xing Liu. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the
Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
- 5,115 Views
- 2,186 Downloads
- 2 Citations
Download
Keywords
- Sugarcane
- Magnesium
- Photosynthetic Characteristics
- Growth Effect