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{"title":"Effects of different Solanum sect. Solanum (Solanaceae) straw amendments on selenium accumulation and growth of grapevine","authors":"Kewen Huang,&nbsp;Xu Chen,&nbsp;Ran Zhang,&nbsp;Yiping Dong,&nbsp;Qunxian Deng,&nbsp;Yan Huang,&nbsp;Lei Liu,&nbsp;Ting Wang,&nbsp;Ming’an Liao,&nbsp;Lijin Lin","doi":"10.1007/s11738-023-03627-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11738-023-03627-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To improve the nutritional and commercial value of grape, and to meet the human body's requirement for selenium (Se), it is important to increase the absorption capacity of grapevine for Se. In this study, different straws of <i>Solanum</i> sect. <i>Solanum</i> (Solanaceae) plants (<i>Solanum nigrum</i> var. <i>humile</i> (Bernh. ex Willd.) C.Y. Wu &amp; S.C. Huang, <i>Solanum diphyllum</i> L., <i>Solanum nigrum</i> L., and <i>Solanum alatum</i> Moench) were mixed into the Se-supplemented soil before planting the ‘Summer Black’ grape seedlings. Then, the physiological and Se accumulation characteristics of grapevine were studied after planting for two months in the pre-treated soil. The obtained results showed that the photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll <i>a</i>, chlorophyll <i>b</i> and carotenoid) content, the antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, peroxidase and catalase) activity, and the biomass of grapevine were increased by <i>S. nigrum</i> var. <i>humile</i>, <i>S. diphyllum</i> and <i>S. nigrum</i> straw amendments, while <i>S. alatum</i> straw amendment led to opposite results. Furthermore, grapevine Se concentration, soil pH and available soil Se concentration were also significantly improved by mixing with the straws of <i>S. nigrum</i> var. <i>humile</i>, <i>S. diphyllum</i>, and <i>S. nigrum</i> and the significant positive correlations between them were observed. In conclusion, <i>S. nigrum</i> var. <i>humile</i>, <i>S. diphyllum,</i> and <i>S. nigrum</i> straw amendments were beneficial for the growth and accumulation of Se in grapevine. In terms of Se concentration in the grapevine, the <i>S. nigrum</i> straw amendment had the best promoting effect.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":6973,"journal":{"name":"Acta Physiologiae Plantarum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138138532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Computational prediction of protein–protein interactions’ network in Arabidopsis thaliana","authors":"Zhale Hekmati,&nbsp;Javad Zahiri,&nbsp;Ali Aalami","doi":"10.1007/s11738-023-03623-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11738-023-03623-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The study of protein–protein interactions (PPIs) has been a major factor in understanding the function of proteins. The development of diverse methodologies currently facilitates the identification of novel or uncharacterized PPIs. Despite advancements in other species, there is no complete interactome map for plants. Therefore, sketching an interactome map based on the interolog method using a large number of species will further our understanding in this field. We employed interolog to develop the Arabidopsis PPI network (PPIN) in the current investigation. We used data from 273 species to construct our PPIN by collecting experimentally reported PPIs from databases (IntAct, BioGrid, Mint, and DIP) and then using InParanoid to identify the orthologous proteins. The final Arabidopsis predicted PPIN consisted of 526,367 interactions between 10 and 105 proteins. The final PPIN was constructed based on the selection of reliable data sources, and a threshold was applied to filter predicted interactions to reach 289,909 interactions. We believe this predicted PPIN can contribute to ongoing research and provide an excellent opportunity for plant interactomic studies. In addition, the availability of Arabidopsis PPIN increases knowledge at the protein level, facilitates a better understanding of signal transduction pathways, and enables the identification of new proteins involved in unique processes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":6973,"journal":{"name":"Acta Physiologiae Plantarum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134796845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analysis of coumarin content and key enzyme genes expression involved in coumarin biosynthesis from Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn at different stages","authors":"Peipei Wei,&nbsp;Yaobiqi Li,&nbsp;Cheng Song,&nbsp;Muhammad Aamir Manzoor,&nbsp;Jun Dai,&nbsp;Qihui Yin,&nbsp;Yanmei Zhang,&nbsp;Bangxing Han","doi":"10.1007/s11738-023-03619-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11738-023-03619-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The accumulation of pyranocoumarins, the main active ingredient of <i>Peucedanum praeruptorum</i> Dunn, is strictly regulated by key enzyme genes in the coumarin biosynthesis pathway. However, little is understood about the correlation between the expression of key enzyme genes and the accumulation of coumarin content at various growth and development phases. In this work, a high-performance liquid chromatographic method and the real-time quantitative PCR system were prepared to establish the pyranocoumarins contents and the key enzyme expression in the roots, stems, and leaves of <i>Peucedanum praeruptorum</i> Dunn. The results showed that the coumarin content in the roots was the highest before blotting and was the lowest after flowering. Particularly, the content of Praeruptorin A, Praeruptorin B and Praeruptorin E was reduced to the lowest in roots after flowering. Consistent with the variation trend of the coumarin content in the stem, the relative expression of most key enzyme genes in the coumarin synthesis pathway was also significantly decreased. Especially for <i>PpBMT</i> gene, the relative expression in roots were extremely significantly decreased up to 90%. However, the variation trend of the coumarin content and the key enzyme genes expression was opposite in the roots and leaves. These results contribute to our knowledge of the process by which important enzymes control the production and accumulation of coumarin.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":6973,"journal":{"name":"Acta Physiologiae Plantarum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134796363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Growth response characteristics of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) grown in soil artificially contaminated with vanadium and soil naturally rich in vanadium","authors":"Zhen-zhong Wu,&nbsp;Yan-li Ren,&nbsp;Adil Abbas,&nbsp;Jin-yan Yang","doi":"10.1007/s11738-023-03620-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11738-023-03620-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Plant growth responsive characteristics are critical to evaluate the metal resistance of the plant, especially for elements whose essentiality for higher plants have not yet been clearly defined until now. Therefore, an indoor pot experiment was conducted for alfalfa (<i>Medicago sativa</i> L.) grown in clean soil exogenously supplied with artificial source of soluble vanadium [0 (control), 75, 150, 300, 600, 900 mg kg⁻¹] and in the soil naturally rich in vanadium from a mining area (marked as M₀), respectively. Versus control, alfalfa growth was markedly influenced at ≥ 150 mg kg⁻¹ exogenously supplied vanadium and M₀ treatment. The inhibited alfalfa growth at M₀ treatment may incorporate multifactor due to complicated components of the vanadium-rich soil from the mining area. Vanadium translocation capability of the alfalfa at M₀ treatment was significantly higher than that at the exogenous vanadium-addition treatments. The total uptake of vanadium in the alfalfa increased significantly at 75−300 mg kg⁻¹ vanadium treatment, while no apparent difference arose at M₀ treatment versus control. The percentage of root vanadium uptake to the total amount markedly increased and later decreased marginally with vanadium concentration; a converse changing trend of the aboveground parts was noted. In addition, Proteobacteria were the most abundant bacteria community at all treatments excluding 900 mg kg⁻¹ exogenous vanadium treatment. Actinobacteria, Chloroflexi, Gemmatimonadetes, and Acidobacteria were relatively abundant bacterial communities in soil with vanadium addition treatments. Alfalfa exhibited the potential to colonize in the vanadium-rich soil from natural/artificial sources by modulation of its vanadium bioaccumulation and translocation capability.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":6973,"journal":{"name":"Acta Physiologiae Plantarum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134796341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Drought and UV-B radiation modulate Adenanthera pavonina leaf metabolite profile and physiology","authors":"Maria Celeste Dias,&nbsp;Diana C. G. A. Pinto,&nbsp;Maria Costa,&nbsp;Conceição Santos,&nbsp;Artur M. S. Silva","doi":"10.1007/s11738-023-03622-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11738-023-03622-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><i>Adenanthera pavonina</i> is a medicinal species, which economic value depends on the richness of its phytocompounds. Extreme climatic conditions are becoming frequent worldwide, but despite their impact on plant productivity these weather events also modulate plants’ metabolism increasing the production of important phytocompounds. We aimed to characterize the physiological and metabolite adjustments in <i>A. pavonina</i> leaves induced by drought and UV-B radiation. Plants were exposed to drought (DS), UV-B radiation (UV-B), and drought + UV-B (DS + UV-B), and photosynthesis, lipophilic metabolites, and antioxidant status were evaluated. The stress conditions compromised the photosynthetic performance and induced oxidative stress (DS and UV-B plants). However, plants activated protective mechanisms (increased antioxidant activity and flavonoids in all treatments, total phenols in DS and DS + UV-B, and catechols in UV-B and DS + UV-B) and modulated their lipophilic profiles (accumulation of fatty acids and TCA cycle-related metabolites, and reduction of carbohydrates) to cope with the stress. We demonstrate for the first time that DS and UV-B radiation can enrich <i>A. pavonina</i> leaves with antioxidants and fatty acids increasing their medicinal value.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":6973,"journal":{"name":"Acta Physiologiae Plantarum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11738-023-03622-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134796330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Influence of environmental conditions on embryo growth, dormancy breaking, and germination in seeds of Helleborus foetidus (Ranunculaceae)","authors":"Raquel Herranz Ferrer,&nbsp;Miguel A. Copete Carreño,&nbsp;Elena Copete Carreño,&nbsp;Pablo Ferrandis Gotor,&nbsp;José Mª Herranz Sanz","doi":"10.1007/s11738-023-03617-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11738-023-03617-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>One of the most critical phases in the life cycle of plants encompasses early stages, since success in seed dormancy overcoming and germination as well as in seedling establishment represents a key process filtering the participation of species in plant communities. In this study, the requirements for dormancy breaking and germination of seeds of <i>Helleborus foetidus</i> were analyzed. The seeds were dormant with underdeveloped embryos (0.54 mm) at the time of dispersal and radicle emergence did not occur until embryos reached full size (3.6 mm). The light–temperature requirements for embryo growth and radicle emergence were studied correlating experiments under near-natural conditions with others under laboratory-controlled conditions. The embryos completed their growth and the radicle emerged when seeds were warm → cool stratified in darkness under a thermal sequence meeting late summer to early autumn temperature conditions. Conversely, cold stratified seeds did not germinate at winter temperatures (5 °C). The highest seed germination response (i.e., 75%) occurred in 6-month-old seeds incubated at 15/4 °C in darkness after being warm + cool stratified for 3 months (i.e., 32/18 °C for 1 month + 28/14 °C for 1 month + 25/10 °C for 1 month). In outdoor conditions, the embryo grew during late summer–autumn and the radicle emerged in late autumn, but the shoot did not emerge immediately because it was physiologically dormant too, so it required cold winter temperatures for dormancy breaking. Seedling establishment commenced at late winter–early spring, which is a more suitable season for seedling survival. In conclusion, the seeds of <i>Helleborus foetidus</i> exhibit deep simple epicotyl morphophysiological dormancy (MPD), which is ecologically well adapted to temperate forest regions. This is the second report of this level of MPD in Ranunculaceae.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":6973,"journal":{"name":"Acta Physiologiae Plantarum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134796118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of water and fertilizer coupling on photosynthetic performance of flag leaves and plant nutrient utilization after anthesis of wheat","authors":"Shuang Chen,&nbsp;Yan Liu,&nbsp;Yu Gao,&nbsp;Yan Shi","doi":"10.1007/s11738-023-03616-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11738-023-03616-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To investigate the effects of different water and fertilizer coupling on photosynthetic performance and plant nutrient utilization of post-anthesis flag leaf of wheat, a field experiment was conducted at the experimental base of Qingdao Agricultural University from October 2016 to June 2017. And two water levels (I1 and I2) and four fertilization levels (F1, F2, F3 and F4) were set. In terms of flag leaf light and performance of wheat, reasonable irrigation and fertilization (I1F1 and I1F4) of wheat can maintain a higher concentration of chlorophyll content, increase Gs, Pn and Tr, and reduce Ci. The Tr in I2F2 and I2F3 of wheat was very small, which was not conducive to CO₂ assimilation and to photosynthesis in wheat. In regard to nutrient utilization, the contents of N, P and K contents in roots, stems and leaves of wheat decreased gradually from elongation stage to filling stage. Reasonable coupled treatment (I1F1, I1F3, and I1F4) of water and fertilizer could increase the contents of N, P and K in root, stem and leaf of wheat. The results showed that I1F1 and I1F3 treatments played a favorable role in the photosynthetic performance of flag leaves and plant nutrient utilization, indicating that the treatment with 60 mm irrigation amount was more conducive to photosynthesis and plant nutrient utilization of wheat.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":6973,"journal":{"name":"Acta Physiologiae Plantarum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134878309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Physiological, biochemical, and yield attributes of fennel, anise, and ajwain in response to saline irrigation water","authors":"Javad Nouripour-Sisakht,&nbsp;Parviz Ehsanzadeh,&nbsp;Mohammad H. Ehtemam","doi":"10.1007/s11738-023-03618-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11738-023-03618-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Saline irrigation water is increasingly becoming an inevitable choice for agricultural production in arid regions. However, its comparative suitability for production of medicinal species is not satisfactorily understood. Physiological and biochemical responses in relation to grain and essential oil yield penalties of three medicinal species, including anise (<i>Pimpinella anisum</i> L.), fennel (<i>Foeniculum vulgare</i> Mill.), and ajwain (<i>Trachyspermum ammi</i> L.) were examined under normal (control) and saline (100 mM NaCl) irrigation water conditions in a 2-year field experiment. Chlorophyll-a and K⁺ concentrations, relative water content (RWC), shoot dry mass, grains plant⁻¹, 1000-grains weight, and grain yield were decreased but H₂O₂, Na⁺, and essential oil concentrations, electrolyte leakage, malondialdehyde concentration, and Na⁺/K⁺ were increased upon exposure to the saline water. Certain <i>F. vulgare</i> and <i>T. ammi</i> genotypes tended to indicate smaller Na⁺ concentrations and Na⁺/K⁺, resulting in an ability to indicate the greatest above-ground dry mass and essential oil concentration, particularly in the presence of saline water, compared to <i>P. anisum</i> genotypes. <i>P. anisum</i> genotypes indicated smaller grain essential oil concentration and above-ground dry mass, particularly upon exposure to the saline water. The data obtained were suggestive of distinct salt-induced physiological and biochemical responses that are important to differential yield penalties of these species and potentiate <i>F. vulgare</i> and <i>T. ammi</i> to being irrigated with saline water. This potency of these species was brought about, in part, through an ability to exclude Na⁺ and hence refrain from ion toxicity and partially through osmoregulation and, therefore, sustaining water status and RWC.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":6973,"journal":{"name":"Acta Physiologiae Plantarum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134795664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Elucidating the role of exogenous iron (Fe) in regulation of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) biosynthesis and its concomitant effect on seedling growth, pigment composition and antioxidative defense in NaCl stressed tomato seedlings","authors":"Rewaj Subba,&nbsp;Shreyasi Dey,&nbsp;Soumya Mukherjee,&nbsp;Swarnendu Roy,&nbsp;Piyush Mathur","doi":"10.1007/s11738-023-03615-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11738-023-03615-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>There is a paucity of information on the role of iron nutrition in regulating H₂S-mediated salinity tolerance in plants. The present work implies exogenous Fe and Na₂S (H₂S-donor) for investigating the interactive effects of Fe and H₂S in regulating seedling growth, osmolyte accumulation, chlorophyll accumulation and antioxidative defense under salinity stress. To achieve this, an experiment was set up with seeds of tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L. var. romeo) grown in presence of NaCl concentration (80 mM). Control seedlings were grown using half strength hoagland nutrient solution without NaCl. Exogenous Fe (100 µM) and H₂S was supplied in the form of Na₂S (100 µM) individually and in combination both in presence and absence of NaCl. Growth parameters like shoot length and root lengths were taken along with chlorophyll, osmolyte contents, enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants as well as content of H₂S and L-DES activity were also measured. Results demonstrated that exogenous Fe and H₂S to an extent provide protection to tomato seedlings subjected to salt stress through prevention membrane damage, increased antioxidative defense and there was significant increase in L-DES activity that led to increased H₂S content. Exogenous Fe and Na₂S application in tomato seedlings under salt stress exhibited decrease in malondialdehyde content by 19% and 50% respectively and H₂O₂ by 13.7% and 16.8% respectively. Combined application of Fe and Na₂S increased the levels of antioxidative enzyme activities including CAT (53.8%), POX (14%), SOD (58%) and APX (11.7%) was observed under salt stress. However, tomato seedlings supplemented with combined application of Fe and H₂S showed decreased H₂S content as well as lower L-DES activity. Simultaneously, combined application of Fe and H₂S to salt stressed tomato seedlings however showed increased activity of some of the antioxidative enzymes deciphering positive role of this interaction of Fe and Na₂S under the influence of salt stress.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":6973,"journal":{"name":"Acta Physiologiae Plantarum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71908982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nitrogen reduction and foliar application of zinc sulfate improve the physiological and biochemical characteristics of two autumn-sown sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.)","authors":"Amene Haqshenas,&nbsp;Khosro Azizi,&nbsp;Soraya Ghasemi,&nbsp;Farhad Nazarian Firouzabadi,&nbsp;Mostafa Hosseinpour","doi":"10.1007/s11738-023-03589-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11738-023-03589-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Nitrogen (N) is considered as an important factor influencing sugar beet quantity and quality. Also, Zinc (Zn) is another main element to improve enzyme activity and growth of sugar beet. In fact, the balance between using top-mentioned elements can increased both sugar beet quantity and quality. The study aimed to look into nitrogen reduction and foliar zinc sulfate (ZnSO₄) administration to enhance the physiological and biochemical properties of two autumn-sown sugar beet cultivars (<i>Beta vulgaris</i> L.). The experimental treatments were two autumn cultivars of sugar beet (Rosagold and Chimene) and four fertilizer levels including N application based on soil test as 300 kg/ha and no foliar application of ZnSO₄ (control), and 10%, 20%, and 30% reduction in N application with foliar application of ZnSO₄ as 5 g/L. The Rosagold cultivar dramatically boosted leaf pigments, net photosynthetic rate, and soluble sugar of leaf under 10% reduction in N application with foliar application of ZnSO₄. Peroxidase, catalase, and sugar content were increased under applying Rosagold cultivar and 20% reduction in N application with foliar application of ZnSO₄. The effect of fertilizer levels on betaine was not significant, whereas a 10% reduction in N application with foliar application of ZnSO₄ reduced the α-amino-n. Overall, sugar beet quality and sugar content can be achieved using optimal management (i.e., by decreasing in N fertilizer with foliar application of ZnSO₄) and genetic (i.e., Rosagold cultivar) factors, and it could also be a step toward sustainable agriculture.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":6973,"journal":{"name":"Acta Physiologiae Plantarum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71908779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}