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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2012, Vol. 12 Issue (12): 2013-2019    DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(00)8738
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Relationship Between the N Concentration of the Leaf Subtending Boll and the Cotton Fiber Quality
 WANG You-hua, ZHAO Xin-hua, CHEN Bing-lin, GAO Xiang-bin , ZHOU Zhi-guo
1.College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R.China
2.Cotton Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang 2633206, P.R.China
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摘要  This experiments were conducted in Nanjing (118º50´E, 32º02´N) and Xuzhou (117°11´E, 34°15´N), Jiangsu Province, China, to study the response of fiber quality to the N concentration of the leaf subtending boll in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Results suggested that the N dilution curve of the leaf subtending boll can accurately indicate the stagespecific plant N status for fiber development. Fiber strength is likely to be the most variable fiber quality index responding to the leaf N variation which is different in cultivars. Fiber length was the most stable index among strength, length, micronaire, and elongation. There existed an optimum leaf N concentration for fiber strength development in each stage. The optimum leaf N regression curve was very close to the N dilution curve in the middle positional fruiting branches under the 240 kg N ha-1 soil N application rate.

Abstract  This experiments were conducted in Nanjing (118º50´E, 32º02´N) and Xuzhou (117°11´E, 34°15´N), Jiangsu Province, China, to study the response of fiber quality to the N concentration of the leaf subtending boll in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Results suggested that the N dilution curve of the leaf subtending boll can accurately indicate the stagespecific plant N status for fiber development. Fiber strength is likely to be the most variable fiber quality index responding to the leaf N variation which is different in cultivars. Fiber length was the most stable index among strength, length, micronaire, and elongation. There existed an optimum leaf N concentration for fiber strength development in each stage. The optimum leaf N regression curve was very close to the N dilution curve in the middle positional fruiting branches under the 240 kg N ha-1 soil N application rate.
Keywords:  cotton      fiber quality      leaf N concentration      cellulose  
Received: 26 March 2012   Accepted:
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This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30771279) and the Specialized Research Funds for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education, China (20080307001).

Corresponding Authors:  Correspondence ZHOU Zhi-guo, Tel: +86-25-84396129, Fax: +86-25-84396813, E-mail: giscott@njau.edu.cn     E-mail:  giscott@njau.edu.cn

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WANG You-hua, ZHAO Xin-hua, CHEN Bing-lin, GAO Xiang-bin , ZHOU Zhi-guo. 2012. Relationship Between the N Concentration of the Leaf Subtending Boll and the Cotton Fiber Quality. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 12(12): 2013-2019.

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