文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Lyu, Changwen ¹ ; Jiang, Ya ⁴ ; Wu, Chao ² ; Huang, Hong ¹ ; Qiao, Huanhuan ¹ ; Jiang, Cheng ¹ ; Wang, Jichun ¹ ; Tang, Daobin ¹ ; Du, Kang ¹ ; Zhang, Kai ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Southwest Univ, Coll Agron & Biotechnol, Chongqing, Peoples R China

2.Key Lab Biol & Genet Breeding Tuber & Root Crops, Chongqing, Peoples R China

3.Southwest Univ, Yibin Acad, Yibin, Peoples R China

4.Guizhou Acad Agr Sci, Inst Soil & Fertilizer, Guiyang, Peoples R China

5.Southwest Univ, Human Resources Dept, Chongqing, Peoples R China

关键词： Ipomoea batatas; photosynthetic performance; stress physiology; vegetable organs morphogenesis; yield reduction

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY AND CROP SCIENCE （ 影响因子：2.8； 五年影响因子：3.6 ）

ISSN： 0931-2250

年卷期： 2025 年 211 卷 3 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： In the relay intercropping of maize and sweet potato, maize brought 40-70 days of shading stress on sweet potato; thus, sweet potato yield was reduced. Morphological and physiological impacts of weak light or shading stress on sweet potato in the early stage are not known. We hypothesised that shading stress would change morphogenesis and physiology of sweet potato in the early stage that leads to low yield. To test this hypothesis, we simulated the shading stress using weak light and applied the shade stress onto two sweet potato cultivars, Yushu-17 and Qianshu-8. Results showed that 45-day weak light caused abnormal growth of sweet potato seedlings. The weak light triggered a smaller diameter, longer internodes and extended length of the main vines on both cultivars. The fresh weight of stems and leaves was less than that under normal light. It was also found that weak light promoted the accumulation of proline (Pro) and malondialdehyde (MDA) that influence osmotic status of the vines. Weak light elevated the activities of both superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT). Although weak light enhanced the content of chlorophyll, it inhibited the net photosynthetic rate (Pn) and sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS), and delayed root development. The yield loss was not reversed by resuming normal light after 60 days of weak light. We conclude that weak light in the early stage impedes normal morphogenesis by disturbing osmotic status and adversely impacting antioxidant and photosynthetic enzymes that led to abnormal growth of the main vines and roots, thus causing yield reduction. These findings may explain the negative impact of the shading stress by maize on the yield of sweet potato in the field.