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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (17): 44-50.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2021-1196

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Effects of Different Nitrogen Supply on Photosynthetic Characteristics and Growth of Calamagrostis angustifolia Under Elevated CO2 Concentration

WANG Jianbo1(), WANG Jifeng1, FU Xiaoling1, ZHONG Haixiu1, LIU Yingnan1, NI Hongwei2()   

  1. 1Institute of Natural Resources and Ecology, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150040
    2Heilongjiang Academy of Forestry, Harbin 150081
  • Received:2021-12-14 Revised:2022-02-24 Online:2022-06-15 Published:2022-07-08
  • Contact: NI Hongwei E-mail:181923445@qq.com;nihongwei2000@163.com

Abstract:

In order to reveal the effects of elevated CO2 concentration and different nitrogen supply on the photosynthetic characteristics and growth of wetland plants, the marsh predominated with Calamagrostis angustifolia in Sanjiang Plain was studied. A manipulative in situ experiment was performed. Open top chambers (OTCs) were used for the CO2 concentration treatment in order to model the effects of elevated CO2 concentration in the atmospheric environment. Three levels of CO2 concentration, i.e., E0 (380±20 μmol/mol), E1 (550±20 μmol/mol) and E2 (700±20 μmol/mol), and three levels of nitrogen fertilization, i.e., N0 (0 g N/m2 ), N1 (4 g N/m2 ) and N2(8 g N/m2), were applied in the study. Under treatment N0, after a long period of elevated CO2 concentration treatment (72 days), the net photosynthetic rate of C. angustifolia under E1 and E2 was reduced by 11% and 12% (P<0.05) respectively compared with that under E0, and the leaf soluble protein content, nitrogen content (72 days by CO2 fumigation) and the plant height (86 days by CO2 fumigation) were all significantly lower than those under E0 (P<0.05). Under treatment N1, the net photosynthetic rate of C. angustifolia under E1 and E2 (72 days) decreased by 5% (P>0.05) and 10% (P<0.05) compared with that under E0, respectively, and the leaf nitrogen content (P<0.05) and plant height were lower than those under E0. Under treatment N2, the net photosynthetic rate of C. angutifolia under E1 and E2 (72 days) had a slight increase trend (P>0.05), the leaf soluble protein content was significantly enhanced (P<0.05), and the leaf nitrogen content and plant height had no significant change (P>0.05). The elevated CO2 concentration significantly increased the soluble sugar content in the leaves of C. angustifolia under treatment N0, N1 and N2. Our results indicate that the long-term increase of CO2 concentration may decrease the net photosynthetic rate of C. angustifolia leaves by reducing the activity of photosynthesis enzyme, and the high-rate application of nitrogen fertilizer can alleviate the negative effects of long-term high CO2 concentration on photosynthesis and growth of wetland plants.

Key words: Calamagrostis angustifolia, elevated CO2 concentration, nitrogen, photosynthesis

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