Effects of Foliar Spring Urea on Nitrogen Absorption, Distribution,Physiological and Biochemical Characteristic of Cotton Plant at the Flowering and Boll-forming Stages
Abstract:In order to clarify the optimum urea concentration of foliar spraying the studies used 15N isotope tracer technique to investigate the effects of foliage spraying urea on nitrogen distribution, physiological and biochemical characteristics of cotton plant. The study was undertaken on cotton cultivar CCRI79 which was foliar sprayed with five different concentrations (0.00, 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04 kg·L-1) of 15N-urea solution at flowering and boll-forming stages. And we used a randomized block design in this experiment.The results showed that the 15N content in root, stem, leave and flower of cotton had consistent trend which increased with increasing concentration in all treatments. By spraying different concentrations of 15N-urea, thedistribution of 15N contentin all parts of the cotton plant was basically the same, which was of 7.5%~8.5% in root, 12.6%~13.4% in stem, 45.5% ~47.5% in leave, 31.9% ~32.7% in boll, respectively.And according to the fitted regression equationthe suitable urea concentration forfoliar application was 0.0324kg·L-1atflowering and boll-forming stages.In summary,at cotton flowering and boll-forming stages, foliar nitrogen application could promote photosynthesis by increasing the activity of nitrate reductase and glutamine synthetase, increasing the chlorophyll content, improving leaf area and forming a reasonableleaf area index of cotton group. In short, this approach can promote thecotton plant growth and increase cotton production. The experiment could provide theoretical data for the development of cotton foliar fertilizer.