Paper · 2026 · PLoS ONE

Effects of increasing molybdenum under low nitrogen input on yield, nitrogen-metabolizing enzymes and nitrogen use efficiency of winter wheat cultivars

Di Yang; Qixia Wu; Youning Wang

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Abstract

In wheat production, improving resource utilization and grain yield has been a longstanding goal that researchers have been pursuing. This study aimed to investigate whether regulated nitrogen (N) and molybdenum (Mo) fertilizer management could enhance wheat yield and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). This study reports the effects of three N application levels (N0: 0 kg N ha-1, N1: 75 kg N ha-1, N2: 150 kg N ha-1) and a combination of three Mo application levels (Mo1: 0 kg Na2MoO4 ha-1, Mo2: 0.75 kg Na2MoO4 ha-1, Mo3: 1.5 kg Na2MoO4 ha-1) on N metabolism, NUE, and yield in wheat. The results showed that average grain yield increased by 61.78% under the different N input, and 11.71% under the different Mo input levels. Nitrogen agronomic efficiency (NAE), nitrogen recovery efficiency (NRE) and partial factor productivity (PEPN) significantly (P < 0.01) increased at the low N rates (N1) but significantly (P < 0.05) decreased at high N rates (N2). NAE and PEPN were significantly (P < 0.01) different among different Mo input levels. NAE significantly decreased with the increasing Mo input. Conversely, PEPN increased with increaseing Mo input, the N1 + Mo3 had the highest PEPN.With the increase of Mo, the leaf area index and net photosynthetic rate increased significantly at all growth stages. Compared with Mo1, the leaf area index (LAI) of Mo2 and Mo3 increased by 13.68% and 19.33%, respectively, and the photosynthetic rate increased by 26.47% and 45.07%. Compared with Mo0(control), NR, GS and GOGAT increased by 1.15%, 4.60%, and 1.95% in N1 and by 3.80%, 7.31%, and 4.94% in N2, respectively. We conclude that high Mo and low nitrogen input could prolong the duration of green leaves, enhance the activity of nitrogen metabolism enzymes during the middle and late growth stages, and improve spikelets number per spike and N metabolism, thereby having potential to increase wheat yield and NUE.

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Different N input increased average grain yield by 61.78%.

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Different Mo input increased average grain yield by 11.71%.

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Low N rates significantly increased NAE, NRE and PEPN.

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“Nitrogen agronomic efficiency (NAE), nitrogen recovery efficiency (NRE) and partial factor productivity (PEPN) significantly (P < 0.01) increased at the low N rates (N1)”

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High N rates significantly decreased NAE, NRE and PEPN.

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“significantly (P < 0.05) decreased at high N rates (N2)”

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NAE significantly decreased as Mo input increased.

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“NAE significantly decreased with the increasing Mo input”

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PEPN increased as Mo input increased, highest for N1 + Mo3.

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“PEPN increased with increaseing Mo input, the N1 + Mo3 had the highest PEPN”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Increasing Mo significantly increased leaf area index at all growth stages.

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“With the increase of Mo, the leaf area index and net photosynthetic rate increased significantly at all growth stages”

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Increasing Mo significantly increased net photosynthetic rate at all growth stages.

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“With the increase of Mo, the leaf area index and net photosynthetic rate increased significantly at all growth stages”

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Mo treatment changed leaf area index (LAI) by 13.68%.

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“Compared with Mo1, the leaf area index (LAI) of Mo2 and Mo3 increased by 13.68% and 19.33%, respectively, and the photosynthetic rate increased by 26.47% and 45.07%”

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Mo treatment changed leaf area index (LAI) by 19.33%.

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“Compared with Mo1, the leaf area index (LAI) of Mo2 and Mo3 increased by 13.68% and 19.33%, respectively, and the photosynthetic rate increased by 26.47% and 45.07%”

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Mo treatment changed photosynthetic rate by 26.47%.

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“Compared with Mo1, the leaf area index (LAI) of Mo2 and Mo3 increased by 13.68% and 19.33%, respectively, and the photosynthetic rate increased by 26.47% and 45.07%”

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Mo treatment changed photosynthetic rate by 45.07%.

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“Compared with Mo1, the leaf area index (LAI) of Mo2 and Mo3 increased by 13.68% and 19.33%, respectively, and the photosynthetic rate increased by 26.47% and 45.07%”

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NR activity increased by 1.15% under N1.

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“Compared with Mo0(control), NR, GS and GOGAT increased by 1.15%, 4.60%, and 1.95% in N1 and by 3.80%, 7.31%, and 4.94% in N2, respectively”

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GS activity increased by 4.60% under N1.

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“Compared with Mo0(control), NR, GS and GOGAT increased by 1.15%, 4.60%, and 1.95% in N1 and by 3.80%, 7.31%, and 4.94% in N2, respectively”

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GOGAT activity increased by 1.95% under N1.

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“Compared with Mo0(control), NR, GS and GOGAT increased by 1.15%, 4.60%, and 1.95% in N1 and by 3.80%, 7.31%, and 4.94% in N2, respectively”

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NR activity increased by 3.80% under N2.

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“Compared with Mo0(control), NR, GS and GOGAT increased by 1.15%, 4.60%, and 1.95% in N1 and by 3.80%, 7.31%, and 4.94% in N2, respectively”

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GS activity increased by 7.31% under N2.

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“Compared with Mo0(control), NR, GS and GOGAT increased by 1.15%, 4.60%, and 1.95% in N1 and by 3.80%, 7.31%, and 4.94% in N2, respectively”

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GOGAT activity increased by 4.94% under N2.

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Mo0(control)e0

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“Compared with Mo0(control), NR, GS and GOGAT increased by 1.15%, 4.60%, and 1.95% in N1 and by 3.80%, 7.31%, and 4.94% in N2, respectively”

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Authors concluded high Mo and low N prolong green leaf duration and improve spikelet number and nitrogen metabolism.

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prolong the duration of green leavese0

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“high Mo and low nitrogen input could prolong the duration of green leaves, enhance the activity of nitrogen metabolism enzymes during the middle and late growth stages, and improve spikelets number per spike and N metabolism”

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