Abstract
Nitrogen (N) fertilizer experiments were conducted to investigate the optimal subtending leaf N concentration for fiber strength, and its relationship with activities of key enzymes (sucrose synthase and β-1,3-glucanase) and contents of key constituents (sucrose and β-1,3-glucan) involved in fiber strength development in the lower, middle and upper fruiting branches of two cotton cultivars (Kemian 1 and NuCOTN 33B). For each sampling day, we simulated changes in fiber strength, activity of sucrose synthase and β-1,3-glucanase and levels of sucrose and β-1,3-glucan in response to leaf N concentration using quadratic eqs.; the optimal subtending leaf N concentrations were deduced from the eqs. For the same fruiting branch, changes in the optimal leaf N concentration based on fiber development (DPA) could be simulated by power functions. From these functions, the average optimal subtending leaf N concentrations during fiber development for the cultivar, Kemian 1, were 2.84% in the lower fruiting branches, 3.15% in the middle fruiting branches and 3.04% in the upper fruiting branches. For the cultivar, NuCOTN 33B, the optimum concentrations were 3.04, 3.28 and 3.18% in the lower, middle and upper fruiting branches, respectively. This quantification may be used as a monitoring index for evaluating fiber strength and its related key enzymes and constituents during fiber formation at the lower, middle and upper fruiting branches.
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