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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 2018, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (3): 874-882.doi: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.201803.028

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Effects of spraying paclobutrazol at different stages on physiological characteristics, yield and quality of peanut.

ZHANG Jia-lei, GUO Feng, LI Xin-guo, YANG Sha, GENG Yun, MENG Jing-jing, FAN Zhong-xue, WAN Shu-bo*   

  1. Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and Ecological Physiology, Ji’nan 250100, China
  • Received:2017-06-18 Online:2018-03-18 Published:2018-03-18
  • Contact: * E-mail: wansb@saas.ac.cn
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    This work was supported by the Youth Scientific Research Foundation of Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (2015YQN12), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31601252, 31571605), the Supporting Plan of National Science and Technology of China (2014BAD11B04), the Earmarked Fund for Modern Agro-industry Technology Research System (CARS-13) and Project of Significant Application of Agricultural Technology Innovation in Shandong Province

Abstract: To explore the optimum stage of spraying with paclobutrazol (PBZ) for different peanut cultivars under high yield condition, we investigated the effects of spraying PBZ at different stages on chlorophyll content, root activity, protective enzymes, nitrogen and carbon metabolism enzymes of leaves, pod yield and kernel quality of peanut, with Huayu 20 and Huayu 25 as materials. The results showed that spraying PBZ at different stages increased root activity, chlorophyll content, SOD, POD, CAT, SS, SPS, PEPC activities and decreased the MDA content, NR, GS, GDH and GOGAT activities for pod setting stage of two cultivars. These results suggested that the effects would be more obvious at earlier spray time. For HY25, the most significant effects of spraying PBZ on those parameters of pod filling stage could be obtained when the main stem height was 25 cm. For HY20, spraying PBZ when the main stem height was 25 cm decreased the activities of protective enzymes. Earlier spraying time to HY20 would lead to early senescence, lower chlorophyll content, root activity and carbon metabolism enzyme activity. For HY20, the most significant effects of spraying PBZ on those parameters of pod filling stage could be obtained when the main stem height was 30 cm. Our results indicated that PBZ treatments at the optimum stage could improve pod yield and economic coefficient of both cultivars and enhance the fat content and the relative content of oleic acid and the O/L. Under high yield condition, the optimum stage of spraying PBZ was 25 cm height of the main stem for HY25 and 30 cm for HY20.