Photosynthetica 2019, 57(2):572-580 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2019.074

Distribution and effects of ionic titanium application on energy partitioning and quantum yield of soybean under different light conditions

S. HUSSAIN1,†, N. IQBAL1,†, M.A. RAZA1, M.N. KHAN2, S. AHMED1, T. RAHMAN3, P. CHEN1, X. WANG1, X. DU5, W. LIU1, W. YANG1
1 Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211-Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 611130, China Soil Survey of Punjab, Multan Road, Lahore, Pakistan2
2 College of Agriculture, Bahadur Sub Campus Layyah, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
3 Department of Environmental Sciences, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan
5 Sichuan Haocheng Agricultural Science Limited Company, China

Soybean growth and development response to ionic titanium application have never been investigated. Therefore, such study is needed to better explain the titanium (Ti) application for soybean crop. For the first time, we studied the effects of application of two Ti concentrations (12.5 and 25 mg L-1) on photosynthetic and chlorophyll (Chl) fluorescence parameters of soybean under normal light (NL) and shade conditions (SC). Compared to NL, SC significantly decreased Chl contents, leaf area (LA), leaf thickness (LT), plant dry mater (PDM), photosynthetic and Chl fluorescence parameters, total soluble sugar, and Ti uptake. Overall, Ti application (12.5 mg L-1) had more distinct effects on LA, LT, PDM, Chl content and Chl fluorescence parameters. In conclusion, these results implied that an appropriate Ti content can improve plant morphological and anatomical features by enhancing the photosynthetic characteristics, especially under shade conditions.

Keywords: anatomical structure; biomass; foliar application; Glycine max; photosynthesis; titanium uptake.

Received: January 2, 2018; Accepted: November 14, 2018; Prepublished online: April 17, 2019; Published: May 16, 2019Show citation

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HUSSAIN, S., IQBAL, N., RAZA, M.A., KHAN, M.N., AHMED, S., RAHMAN, T., ... YANG, W. (2019). Distribution and effects of ionic titanium application on energy partitioning and quantum yield of soybean under different light conditions. Photosynthetica, 57(2), 572-580. doi: 10.32615/ps.2019.074.
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