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作者： Liu, H. J. ¹ ; Chai, S. S. ² ; Shi, C. Y. ¹ ; Wang, C. J. ¹ ; Ren, G. B. ¹ ; Jiang, Y. ¹ ; Si, C. C. ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Shandong Agr Univ, Agron Coll, State Key Lab Crop Biol, Tai An 271018, Shandong, Peoples R China

2.Hubei Acad Agr Sci, Res Inst Food Crops, Wuhan 430064, Peoples R China

关键词： C-13 distribution rate;photosynthate distribution;sweet potato;tuber roots;yield

期刊名称：PHOTOSYNTHETICA （ 影响因子：3.189； 五年影响因子：3.38 ）

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摘要： Previous studies have focused mainly on the accumulation of photosynthates and less on their distribution in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.). In addition, the effect of photosynthate accumulation in root tubers on photosynthate distribution was not considered. Thus, a field experiment was carried out from May to October (2011 and 2012) to clarify the differences in photosynthate transport between high- and low-yielding sweet potato. This study mainly focused on the photosynthetic capacities of leaves, photosynthate distribution, and characteristics of photosynthate accumulation in root tubers. Results showed the high-yielding varieties displayed the higher fresh root tuber yield and the economic coefficient than the low-yielding varieties. They also showed greater net photosynthetic rate with a pronounced increase at the early and middle growth stages (8.9% and 11.4%, respectively). After the growth peak, the leaf area index (LAI) of the high-yielding varieties decreased with time and was maintained at 2 similar to 3 until harvest, whereas the LAI of the low-yielding varieties decreased slowly. The high-yielding varieties reached the C-13 distribution rate a parts per thousand yen 50% at the early (2011, 2012) and middle (2011) growth stages, whereas the low-yielding varieties reached it at the late (2011) or middle (2012) growth stages. At harvest, the C-13 distribution rates in the branches and root tubers of the high-yielding varieties were 6.0-20.3% and 73.7-91.2%, respectively, whereas those of the low-yielding varieties were 29.6-34.7% and 60.7-63.5%, respectively. The high-yielding varieties showed the remarkable initial potential in root tubers, which was much better than that of the low-yielding varieties. The high-yielding varieties also produced heavier root tubers and the higher number of root tubers per plant at the early bulking stage. The root tubers also attained the greater content of soluble sugar and starch. The high-yielding varieties formed root tubers earlier, showed strong abilities to transport photosynthates into the root tubers, and exhibited a higher mean accumulation rate. These varieties could also reduce the photosynthate consumption in branch leaves and stems. Therefore, the high-yielding varieties established growth advantage for the root tubers earlier. It contributed to a reasonable distribution structure of photosynthates that led to the high root tuber yield. Based on our results, effective agricultural measures can be chosen to improve the root tuber yield of sweet potato.