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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (9): 33-39.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2022-0475

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Different Calcium Concentrations Under Aeroponics: Effects on Growth and Yield of Potato

HU Baigeng1(), LI Xueyang1, KONG Haiming1, SUN Shasha1, WANG Kexiu2, HU Jianjun2, HE Wei2, TANG Mingxia2()   

  1. 1 Xisen Potato Industry Group Co., LTD., Leling, Shandong 253600
    2 Crop Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610066
  • Received:2022-06-14 Revised:2022-08-15 Online:2023-03-25 Published:2023-03-23

Abstract:

The aim of this research is to explore the effect of calcium on potato physiology and provide a theoretical basis for optimizing the production technology of pre-basic seed and reasonable application of calcium fertilizer. Two varieties, ‘Xisen 6' and ‘Chuanyu 50', were used as materials. A randomized block design was used to study the effects of different calcium concentrations on growth and development, physiological characteristics and yield of potato. The plant height, root length, leaf area index and stolon length of ‘Xisen 6' and ‘Chuanyu 50' under 13.5 mmol/L treatment were the highest, but the number of stolons was the least. Leaf ABA content decreased with the increase of calcium concentration, while GA3 content increased with the increase of calcium concentration. When the calcium concentration was 0.5 mmol/L, the number of tuber per plant of ‘Xisen 6' and ‘Chuanyu 50' was the highest, which was 26.56 tubers/plant and 41.27 tubers/plant, respectively. When the concentration of calcium was 4.5 mmol/L, the yield and the number of tubers weighed more than 1 g were the highest for each plant. The yield of ‘Xisen 6' and ‘Chuanyu 50' was 65.58 g/plant and 108.35 g/plant, and the number of tubers weighed more than 1 g was 19.57 tubers/plant and 28.92 tubers/plant, respectively. High calcium application could promote potato plant development, improve photosynthesis and increase the yield, while low calcium concentration could help to obtain more tubers per plant. In general, the optimal calcium concentration is 4.5 mmol/L under the experimental conditions of this study.

Key words: Solanum tuberosum, calcium concentration, growth and development, tuber formation, yield