Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2022, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (12): 2610-2621.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2022.12.04

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Effects of water retaining agent on carbon-nitrogen metabolism and neutral aroma substances content in cigar tobacco leaves under drought stress

LI Xinyan1(), WANG Fangling1,2, ZHANG Mingyue1, SHAO Zhihui1, WANG Jun3, YANG Weili4, ZHAO Mingqin1,*()   

  1. 1. College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
    2. Zhushan Tobacco Branch of Shiyan City Tobacco Company of Hubei Province, Zhushan 442200, Hubei, China
    3. Deyang City Company of Sichuan Province Tobacco Company, Deyang 618400, Sichuan, China
    4. Dazhou City Company of Sichuan Province Tobacco Company, Dazhou 635000, Sichuan, China
  • Received:2022-03-24 Online:2022-12-25 Published:2022-12-26
  • Contact: ZHAO Mingqin

Abstract:

In order to study the effects of types and dosage of water retaining agents on the carbon and nitrogen metabolism and aroma quality of cigar tobacco leaves under drought stress, Dexue 3 was used as the test material to study the changes of carbon and nitrogen metabolism and neutral aroma components content in cigar tobacco leaves under the effects of types and dosage of water retaining agents (SAP water retaining agent, Wote water retaining agent and self-made water retaining agent) and dosage (2, 4, 6 g per plant). The results showed that: 1) The use of water retaining agent could effectively improve the nitrogen metabolism intensity in the early stage (before 45 days) of cigar tobacco growth and development, accelerate the transformation and accumulation of nitrogen nutrition to nicotine, weaken the nitrogen metabolism intensity in the late stage (after 60 days), and significantly weaken the nicotine accumulation. At 75 days, the nicotine content of each treatment was significantly reduced compared with the control, and the TS-PAA 2 g per plant treatment had the largest reduction, with a decrease of 32.26%. 2) The use of water retaining agent could accelerate the level of carbon metabolism in the middle and late stages (after 45 days), and promote the increase of starch, total sugar and reducing sugar content in cigar tobacco leaves. Among them, TS-PAA 4 g per plant treatment had the highest increase, increasing 327.28%, 80.51% and 79.54%, respectively compared with the control. The sugar base ratio increased by 161.90%, and the two sugar ratios (reducing sugar/total sugar) were maintained at about 0.9. 3) The use of water retaining agent could also significantly delay leaf senescence, improve the drought resistance of tobacco plants, and promote the accumulation of neutral aroma components in cigar tobacco leaves. 4) Under drought stress, the use of water retaining agent was conducive to promoting the reasonable transformation and dynamic balance of carbon and nitrogen metabolism during the growth and development of cigar tobacco leaves, and improving the quality of tobacco leaves. Compared with different treatments, TS-PAA and Wote water retaining agent had the best effect at the dosage of 4 g per plant and SAP water retaining agent at the dosage of 6 g per plant.

Key words: drought stress, water retaining agent, cigar tobacco leaves, carbon-nitrogen metabolism, aroma substances

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