Scientia Agricultura Sinica ›› 2019, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (5): 874-881.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2019.05.009

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Effects of Sulfur Fertilizer on Boron Uptake and Distribution of Rape in B-contaminated Soil

LI MingFeng,LIU XinWei,WANG HaiTong,ZHAO ZhuQing()   

  1. Microelement Research Center, Huazhong Agricultural University/Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New-Type Fertilizer, Wuhan 430070
  • Received:2018-09-02 Accepted:2018-12-17 Online:2019-03-01 Published:2019-03-12
  • Contact: ZhuQing ZHAO E-mail:zzq@mail.hzau.edu.cn

Abstract:

【Objective】This study explored the effects of sulfur (S) fertilizer application on B uptake and distribution in rapeseed under high boron (B) environment, and provided a theoretical basis for rational application of S fertilizer to alleviate B toxicity in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.). 【Method】Rape plants (cv. Huayouza 9) were grown in pots filled with calcareous alluvial soil contaminated with B (total B content: 13.44 mg·kg -1; available B: 5.07 mg·kg -1) and the effects of S fertilizer level (0, 20, 50, 100, 200, and 500 mg·kg -1) on B concentration, distribution, cell wall extraction rate, cell wall B concentration and its proportion of total B in different parts of the rape were determined at the podding stage. 【Result】 With the increase of S application, the biomass increased at first and then decreased in different parts of rape. When the S was applied at 50 mg·kg -1, the fresh biomass of rape was the largest, reached 364.5 g/plant under different S application, and the B concentration and distribution in different parts of rape followed the order of pods>leaves>stems>roots, which indicated that the pods were the main accumulation site of B. As the S fertilizer level increased from 0 to 100 mg·kg -1, the pod B concentration and distribution ratios decreased by 14.8% and 15.0%, respectively. The extraction rate of cell wall of rapeseed pods increased by 43.0%, and there was no significant change in the B concentration and proportion in the cell wall. When S fertilizer was continuously applied to 200 mg·kg -1, the B concentration, distribution ratios and cell wall B concentration of rapeseed pods decreased significantly, and cell wall B proportion increased significantly compared with that of non-sulfur fertilizer. The opposite trends were found in the B concentrations and cumulative distribution ratios in the leaves, stems and roots. As the S fertilizer level increased from 0 to 100 mg·kg -1, the B concentration significantly increased by 15.0%, 32.9% and 34.9% in rape leaves, stems, and roots, respectively. The B distribution ratios significantly increased by 13.4%, 29.6% and 18.6%, and B concentration in the cell wall significantly increased by 12.3%, 22.9% and 14.9% in rape leaves, stems, and roots, respectively. It showed that the addition of S fertilizer increased the B concentration of the leaves, stems and roots of rapeseed. 【Conclusion】S fertilizer application effectively alleviated B toxicity by increasing biomass, limiting B translocation from roots, stems and leaves to pods, and by increasing the extraction rate of cell wall in rape plants grown on B-contaminated soil. The optimum amount of S fertilizer application was 50-100 mg·kg -1.

Key words: boron contamination, sulfur fertilizer, rape, boron distribution, cell wall

Table 1

Effect of S fertilizer level on biomass in different parts of rape plants at the podding stage (fresh weight)"

施硫量
S fertilizer level (mg·kg-1)
油菜不同部位鲜重 Fresh weight in different parts of rape (g/plant) 单株生物量
Biomass (g/plant)
果荚 Pod 叶 Leaf 茎 Stem 根 Root
0 57.30±2.71c 77.02±6.46b 142.48±5.95cd 36.35±1.49ab 313.16±13.52cd
20 64.15±3.87abc 84.60±2.23ab 151.91±11.07bc 37.61±1.78a 338.26±13.33b
50 68.47±3.70a 90.90±5.38a 166.68±6.25a 38.49±2.18a 364.53±6.75a
100 64.57±5.62ab 85.79±7.10ab 157.18±7.58ab 38.76±2.65a 346.29±14.74ab
200 60.89±3.32bc 81.38±2.58ab 148.35±1.86bcd 35.72±1.82ab 326.34±5.23bc
500 57.71±2.15bc 77.00±3.93b 137.38±3.28d 33.42±2.51b 305.50±8.94d

Fig. 1

Effect of S fertilizer level on B concentration (left) and distribution ratio (right) in different parts of rape plants at the podding stage"

Fig. 2

Effect of S fertilizer level on cell wall B concentration(left) and its proportion on total B (right) in different parts of rape plants at the podding stage"

Table 2

Effect of S fertilizer level on cell wall extraction ratio in different parts of rape plants at the podding stage (fresh weight)"

施硫量
S fertilizer level (mg·kg-1)
细胞壁提取率 The extraction rate of the cell wall (%)
果荚 Pod 叶 Leaf 茎 Stem 根 Root
0 7.90±0.45c 7.65±0.32b 21.25±1.48a 20.71±1.18a
20 8.23±0.15c 7.62±0.43b 22.69±0.58a 19.77±1.20ab
50 9.25±0.17c 7.04±0.77ab 22.62±1.14a 19.36±0.77ab
100 11.30±0.97b 6.97±0.31ab 21.32±0.95a 18.44±1.00b
200 11.99±0.79ab 6.37±0.50a 19.20±1.18b 17.91±0.77b
500 12.94±1.41a 6.31±0.23a 18.95±0.67b 17.87±1.61b

Fig. 3

Effects of S fertilizer on the transmission electron micrographs of leaves of rape at the podding stage"

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