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Ethephon reduced maize grain yield by 1.83–5.74% over three seasons.
Zea maysNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingQualifier
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e0“the application of ethephon decreased the grain yield by 1.83–5.74% due to the decrease of grain numbers and grain weight during the three experimental seasons”
t0“Zea mays L.”
Title
Ethephon Reduces Maize Nitrogen Uptake but Improves Nitrogen Utilization in Zea mays L.
Yushi Zhang; Yubin Wang; Churong Liu; et al. Frontiers in Plant Science 2022. doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.762736
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- Intervention effect Ethephon reduced maize grain numbers.
- Intervention effect Ethephon reduced maize grain weight.
- Intervention effect Ethephon treatments produced lower maize biomass.
- Intervention effect Ethephon treatments lowered NO3- flux in maize xylem bleeding sap.
- Intervention effect Ethephon treatments lowered NH4+ flux in maize xylem bleeding sap.
- Intervention effect Ethephon treatments lowered total maize N uptake.
- Intervention effect Ethephon lowered maize N agronomic efficiency at corresponding N rates and densities.
- Intervention effect Ethephon lowered maize N uptake efficiency at corresponding N rates and densities.
- Intervention effect Ethephon had no significant effect on maize grain N concentration.
- Intervention effect Ethephon decreased maize stover N concentration at harvest.
- Intervention effect Ethephon increased plant N concentration at silking.
- Intervention effect Ethephon significantly increased post-silking N remobilization by 14.10–32.64%.
- Intervention effect Ethephon significantly increased maize N utilization efficiency.