Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2022, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (3): 419-427.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2022.03.01

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Effect of plant density on canopy structure and population photosynthetic capacity of rapeseed with different plant heights

LI Hongqiao1(), LAI Ying1, MU Na1, YAN Hongmei1, TANG Weiqun1, JIANG Xiaoling1, GAO Wen1, WU Yongcheng1,2,3,*()   

  1. 1. College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology,Ecology and Cultivation in Southwest China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chengdu 611130, China
    3. Crop Ecophysiology and Cultivation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu 611130, China
  • Received:2021-06-11 Online:2022-03-25 Published:2022-03-30
  • Contact: WU Yongcheng

Abstract:

To explore the characteristics of canopy structure and population photosynthetic capacity of Brassica napus with different planting densities under the late direct sowing. A two-factor split plot design was adopted, under the rice-rapeseed rotation system in the Chengdu Plain, with different planting densities (150 000 plants·hm-2, 300 000 plants·hm-2, 600 000 plants·hm-2 expressed as D1, D2, and D3, respectively) as the main factor, and different rapeseed varieties (semi-dwarf rapeseed Jiayou JS-1 and high-stalk rapeseed Chuanyou 36, represented by V1 and V2, respectively) were secondary factors.Leaf area index (LAI), pod area index (PAI), light transmittance, population photosynthetic rate, biomass and grain yield of the plant population under the field experiment were measured. The results showed that during the flowering period, LAI of V1 increased first and then decreased with the increase of planting density, and LAI of V2 increased with the increase of density;During grain grouting stage, PAI increased significantly with the increase of planting density. During the flowering stage, with the increase of planting density, transmittance of V1 did not change significantly, while the transmittance of V2 showed a decreasing trend; The increase of planting density at grain grouting stage resulted in a significant decrease in the transmittance between the rows of V1 and V2. And transmittance of V1was significantly higher than that of V2 under the same density.The population photosynthetic rate (photosynthetic rate of all rapeseed plants per unit area) of V1D3 in the flowering period was 43.42 μmol·m-2·s-1, which increased by 27.33% and 9.72% compared to D1 and D2; The population photosynthetic rate of V1D3 in the grouting period was 28.24 μmol·m-2·s-1, increased by 37.55% and 7.05%compared with D1 and D2. Population photosynthetic rate was V1>V2 and the differences were significant under higher planting density (D2, D3).In conclusion, increasing planting density stimulated the population photosynthetic area index of late direct seeding rapeseed, which was beneficial to the construction of good canopy structure, and enhanced population photosynthetic rate and grain yield of rapeseed. Compared with high-stalk rapeseed (average 2 365.48 kg·hm-2), semi-dwarf rapeseed had higher population light transmittance and population photosynthetic rate, and higher harvest index under the late direct seeding and high density, which resulted in higher grain yield (average 3 057.32 kg·hm-2).

Key words: rapeseed, light environment, canopy structure, population photosynthetic capacity, plant height, density

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