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Critical Nitrogen Curve and Nitrogen Nutrition Index for Potato in Eastern Canada |
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| Authors: | G Bélanger J R Walsh J E Richards P H Milburn N Ziadi |
| Institution: | 1. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Soils and Crops Research and Development Centre, 2560 Hochelaga Boulevard, G1V 2J3, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada 2. McCain Foods (Canada), E0J 1K0, Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada 3. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Atlantic Cool Climate Crop Research Centre, 308 Brookfield Road, P.O. Box 39088, A1E 5Y7, St-John’s, Newfoundland, Canada 4. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Potato Research Centre, P.O. Box 20280, E3B 4Z7, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Abstract: | Plant diagnostic methods of N deficiency should be based on the definition of a critical N concentration, that is the minimal N concentration required to achieve maximum growth. The critical N concentration (Nc) of potato was determined from six on-farm field trials in which two cultivars (Russet Burbank and Shepody) were grown under three or four N rates with and without irrigation. Dry matter yield and N concentration of shoots and tubers were determined approximately weekly during the growing season. The Nc was determined by selecting data points for which the highest total biomass comprised of shoots and tubers was obtained, and by expressing N concentration (N) as a function of total biomass (W). The N nutrition index (NNI), calculated as the ratio between measured N concentration and predicted Nc during the growing season, was then related to the relative yield measured at harvest. Under non-limiting water conditions, the allometric relationship between Nc and total biomass for Russet Burbank (Nc = 4.57W-0.42) was different from that of Shepody (Nc = 5.04W-0.42), indicating that Shepody had a greater N concentration than Russet Burbank. The N concentration of Shepody was also greater than that of Russet Burbank under limiting water conditions. These results suggest that there is intra-specific variability in potato for the relationship between N concentration and biomass. The NNI ranged from 0.50 to 1.4. The relationship between relative yield and NNI expressed by a quadratic function accounted for a greater proportion of the variability with irrigation (71% for Russet Burbank and 82% for Shepody) than without irrigation (65% for Russet Burbank and 32% for Shepody). Our results suggest that the NNI could be a reliable indicator of the level of N stress during the growing season, particularly under non-deficient water conditions. |
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