Contribution of Photosynthetic, Root and Phenotypic Traits to Soybean Plant Height

作者：Rongzhen Suo, Mingjiu Wang, Tianqi Zhao · 发表于：Sustainability · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.3390/su16072886 · 被引用次数：9 · 研究领域：Soybean genetics and cultivation、Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis、Plant responses to water stress

Breeding new high-yield and high-quality forage soybean cultivars is an effective approach to addressing the shortage of feed protein and sustainable agricultural development. Plant height is a key indicator of forage soybean genotypes and is closely related to forage yield. However, the determinants affecting soybean plant height remain highly uncertain. In order to analyze the factors contributing to plant height differences among soybean cultivars, two tall-stemmed soybean cultivars (“Neinong S001” and “Neinong S002”) and two short-stemmed soybean cultivars (“Neinong 0004” and “Neinong 0005”) were used in this study as test materials for examining aboveground phenotypic characteristics, root traits, and photosynthetic characteristics. The test materials were planted in 2018 at Chakintai Ranch (122°15′ E, 43°38′ N) using the potting method, and the indicators were measured in June. The results showed that the leaf area, root volume, and root surface area of high-stemmed soybean cultivars were significantly (p < 0.05) lower than those of short-stemmed soybean cultivars. Additionally, the dry weight of a single plant and transpiration rate were significantly (p < 0.05) higher in high-stemmed soybean cultivars compared to short-stemmed soybean cultivars. It was found that soybean plant height was significantly (p < 0.05) correlated with leaf area, leaf shape index, intercellular CO2 concentration, transpiration rate, SPAD, root weight, root length, root surface area, ...