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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2014, Vol. 13 Issue (9): 1934-1942    DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(14)60839-X
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Differences in the Efficiency of Potassium (K) Uptake and Use in Five Apple Rootstock Genotypes
 CHANG Cong, LI Chao, LI Cui-ying, KANG Xiao-yu, ZOU Yang-jun , MA Feng-wang
State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, P.R.China
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摘要  Plants that grow well while accumulating and transporting less potassium (K) perform better than more-sensitive plants when under deficiency conditions, which makes low-K-input and environmentally friendly agriculture possible. We conducted hydroponics and sand culture experiments to evaluate the efficiency of various apple (Malus domestica Borkh) rootstocks in their K uptake and utilization. Five genotypes were selected which are widely used in China -M. hupehensis Rehd, M. prunifolia Borkh, M. robusta Rehd, M. sieversii Roem, and M. rockii Rehd. Plant heights, root and shoot dry weights, and K concentrations were recorded. These genotypes differed markedly in dry weights, absolute and relative K concentrations, absolute and relative K accumulations, and their K efficiency ratio under deficient K conditions. The last parameter, expressed as relative shoot dry weight, was strongly and positively correlated with the other four parameters in each genotype. Therefore, we suggest that this parameter could serve as an index when selecting K-efficient genotypes. In this study, we have determined that M. sieversii and M. rockii are K-inefficient genotypes; M. prunifolia is K-efficient genotype; M. hupehensis and M. robusta have moderate levels of potassium efficiency.

Abstract  Plants that grow well while accumulating and transporting less potassium (K) perform better than more-sensitive plants when under deficiency conditions, which makes low-K-input and environmentally friendly agriculture possible. We conducted hydroponics and sand culture experiments to evaluate the efficiency of various apple (Malus domestica Borkh) rootstocks in their K uptake and utilization. Five genotypes were selected which are widely used in China -M. hupehensis Rehd, M. prunifolia Borkh, M. robusta Rehd, M. sieversii Roem, and M. rockii Rehd. Plant heights, root and shoot dry weights, and K concentrations were recorded. These genotypes differed markedly in dry weights, absolute and relative K concentrations, absolute and relative K accumulations, and their K efficiency ratio under deficient K conditions. The last parameter, expressed as relative shoot dry weight, was strongly and positively correlated with the other four parameters in each genotype. Therefore, we suggest that this parameter could serve as an index when selecting K-efficient genotypes. In this study, we have determined that M. sieversii and M. rockii are K-inefficient genotypes; M. prunifolia is K-efficient genotype; M. hupehensis and M. robusta have moderate levels of potassium efficiency.
Keywords:  apple rootstock genotypes       potassium efficiency       genotype difference       potassium uptake       potassium utilization  
Received: 13 September 2013   Accepted:
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This work was supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program, 2011AA100201), and the Earmarked Fund for the China Agriculture Research System (CARS-28).

Corresponding Authors:  ZOU Yang-jun, Tel/Fax: +86-29-87082613, E-mail: yangjunzou@126.com     E-mail:  yangjunzou@126.com
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CHANG Cong, LI Chao, LI Cui-ying, KANG Xiao-yu, ZOU Yang-jun , MA Feng-wang. 2014. Differences in the Efficiency of Potassium (K) Uptake and Use in Five Apple Rootstock Genotypes. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 13(9): 1934-1942.

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