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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (13): 41-46.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2021-0568

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Effects of Exogenous Zinc on the Growth and Quality of Hydroponic Lettuce Under Different Photoperiods

ZHANG Yuanbo(), HAO Wenqin, SHI Yu, HAN Ruifeng, CHENG Yongsan, ZHANG Yi()   

  1. College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi 030801
  • Received:2021-05-31 Revised:2021-11-24 Online:2022-05-05 Published:2022-06-08
  • Contact: ZHANG Yi E-mail:zyb19980807@163.com;harmony1228@163.com

Abstract:

Italian bolting-resistant lettuce was used as the test material to study the regulatory effects of exogenous zinc on the growth and quality characteristics of hydroponic lettuce under different photoperiods. The hydroponic method was used, and different photoperiods (12 h/12 h, 16 h/8 h, 20 h/4 h) and exogenous zinc concentrations (0, 0.5 and 1 mg/L ZnSO4·7H2O) were set. The test results show that the 16 h/8 h photoperiod treatment is beneficial to the growth of lettuce shoots and the content increase of vitamin C, flavonoids and total phenols, while the 20 h/4 h photoperiod treatment is beneficial to the growth of lettuce underground parts and the content increase of soluble protein, soluble sugar and reducing sugar. But the 20 h/4 h photoperiod treatment can inhibit the growth of lettuce, thereby affecting the accumulation of dry matter. From the interaction effect of photoperiod and zinc, photoperiod plays a leading role in the growth and quality of lettuce, and exogenous zinc plays a regulatory role. In summary, root application of 0.5 mg/L Zn under 16 h/8 h photoperiod has the best effect on promoting the growth and quality of lettuce.

Key words: Italian bolting-resistant lettuce, photoperiod, micronutrients, exogenous zinc, hydroponics, regulatory effect

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