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Nitrogen deficiency slows leaf development and delays flowering in narrow-leafed lupin
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Nitrogen deficiency slows leaf development and delays flowering in narrow-leafed lupin

Q. Ma, N. Longnecker and M. Dracup
Annals of Botany, Vol.79(4), pp.403-409
1997
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Abstract

Effects of nitrogen (N) supply on leaf and flower development in Lupinus angustifolius L. cv Merrit were examined in a temperature-controlled glasshouse. Low N supply (0.05 or 0.4 mM N) had little effect on leaf initiation but slowed leaf emergence on the main stem compared with plants receiving high N supply (6.0 or 6.4 mM N), or with symbiotic N2-fixation. Plants experiencing transient N deficiency had slower leaf emergence than plants with a continuous supply of 6.4 mM N. Nitrogen supply did not affect the time of floral initiation, which occurred within 4 weeks of sowing, by which time nine to ten leaves had emerged. However, the flowering of low-N plants was delayed by 68 to 220 °C d (i.e. 4.14 d) even though they had fewer leaves. The effect of N deficiency on flowering time was largely a result of slower leaf emergence.

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3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology
3.4 Crop Science
3.4.424 Crop Yield Optimization
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Plant & Animal Science
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