Effects of Configuration Mode on the Light-Response Characteristics and Dry Matter Accumulation of Cotton under Jujube–Cotton Intercropping
The current study evaluated the canopy cover competition for light and heat in a jujube–cotton intercropping system to measure the growth and yield performance of cotton, and the optimal cotton planting configuration. In this study, a two-year field experiment (2020 and 2021) was studied with differ...
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| author | Tiantian Li Peijuan Wang Yanfang Li Ling Li Ruiya Kong Wenxia Fan Wen Yin Zhilong Fan Quanzhong Wu Yunlong Zhai Guodong Chen Sumei Wan |
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| description | The current study evaluated the canopy cover competition for light and heat in a jujube–cotton intercropping system to measure the growth and yield performance of cotton, and the optimal cotton planting configuration. In this study, a two-year field experiment (2020 and 2021) was studied with different spacing configuration modes designed as follows: two rows of cotton (CM1) planted 1.4 m apart, four rows of cotton (CM2) planted 1.0 m apart, and six rows of cotton (CM3) planted 0.5 m apart, spacing intercropped jujube trees, respectively. The control treatment consisted of monocultured cotton (CK). The light-response curve was plotted using an LI-6400 XT photosynthesis instrument. Based on the modified rectangular hyperbola model, the photosynthetic characteristics were fitted, and the dry matter distribution characteristics and yield were compared. The results showed that with the increase in photosynthetically active radiation, the net photosynthetic rate (Pn) of each growth phase decreased first and then increased rapidly in the range of 0–200 μmol·m<sup>−2</sup>·s<sup>−1</sup> and then decreased slightly after the inflection point (light saturation point). The light-response curves of stomatal conductance and transpiration rate showed a linear relationship. The trend in the intercellular CO<sub>2</sub> concentration response curve was opposite to that of Pn. The maximum Pn (Pmax) of intercropped cotton was significantly impacted by configuration modes, of which CM2 treatment generated 1.8% and 22.8% higher Pmax than the CM1 and CM3 treatments. The cotton yield in the two years ranked as CK > CM3 > CM2 > CM1, and the average land equivalent ratio of CM2 was significantly higher than that of CM3 (22.4%) and CM1 (95.9%). The six-row configuration resulted in greater competition with the trees, which affected the accumulation of below-ground dry matter, while the four-row configuration formed a reasonable canopy structure, which ensured that more photosynthetic substances were distributed to the generative organs. The reasonable four-rows configuration mode may improve the photosynthetic efficiency of intercropped cotton economic yield. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3de1839b68f74ba98b08a0784b2d5dd42023-11-16T18:55:35ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-02-01134242710.3390/app13042427Effects of Configuration Mode on the Light-Response Characteristics and Dry Matter Accumulation of Cotton under Jujube–Cotton IntercroppingTiantian Li0Peijuan Wang1Yanfang Li2Ling Li3Ruiya Kong4Wenxia Fan5Wen Yin6Zhilong Fan7Quanzhong Wu8Yunlong Zhai9Guodong Chen10Sumei Wan11College of Agriculture, Tarim University, Alar 843300, ChinaCollege of Agriculture, Tarim University, Alar 843300, ChinaCollege of Agriculture, Tarim University, Alar 843300, ChinaCollege of Agriculture, Tarim University, Alar 843300, ChinaCollege of Agriculture, Tarim University, Alar 843300, ChinaCollege of Agriculture, Tarim University, Alar 843300, ChinaCollege of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, ChinaCollege of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, ChinaCollege of Agriculture, Tarim University, Alar 843300, ChinaCollege of Agriculture, Tarim University, Alar 843300, ChinaCollege of Agriculture, Tarim University, Alar 843300, ChinaCollege of Agriculture, Tarim University, Alar 843300, ChinaThe current study evaluated the canopy cover competition for light and heat in a jujube–cotton intercropping system to measure the growth and yield performance of cotton, and the optimal cotton planting configuration. In this study, a two-year field experiment (2020 and 2021) was studied with different spacing configuration modes designed as follows: two rows of cotton (CM1) planted 1.4 m apart, four rows of cotton (CM2) planted 1.0 m apart, and six rows of cotton (CM3) planted 0.5 m apart, spacing intercropped jujube trees, respectively. The control treatment consisted of monocultured cotton (CK). The light-response curve was plotted using an LI-6400 XT photosynthesis instrument. Based on the modified rectangular hyperbola model, the photosynthetic characteristics were fitted, and the dry matter distribution characteristics and yield were compared. The results showed that with the increase in photosynthetically active radiation, the net photosynthetic rate (Pn) of each growth phase decreased first and then increased rapidly in the range of 0–200 μmol·m<sup>−2</sup>·s<sup>−1</sup> and then decreased slightly after the inflection point (light saturation point). The light-response curves of stomatal conductance and transpiration rate showed a linear relationship. The trend in the intercellular CO<sub>2</sub> concentration response curve was opposite to that of Pn. The maximum Pn (Pmax) of intercropped cotton was significantly impacted by configuration modes, of which CM2 treatment generated 1.8% and 22.8% higher Pmax than the CM1 and CM3 treatments. The cotton yield in the two years ranked as CK > CM3 > CM2 > CM1, and the average land equivalent ratio of CM2 was significantly higher than that of CM3 (22.4%) and CM1 (95.9%). The six-row configuration resulted in greater competition with the trees, which affected the accumulation of below-ground dry matter, while the four-row configuration formed a reasonable canopy structure, which ensured that more photosynthetic substances were distributed to the generative organs. The reasonable four-rows configuration mode may improve the photosynthetic efficiency of intercropped cotton economic yield.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/4/2427dry matterjujube–cotton intercroppinglight-response curveproductionrectangular hyperbolic correction model |
| spellingShingle | Tiantian Li Peijuan Wang Yanfang Li Ling Li Ruiya Kong Wenxia Fan Wen Yin Zhilong Fan Quanzhong Wu Yunlong Zhai Guodong Chen Sumei Wan Effects of Configuration Mode on the Light-Response Characteristics and Dry Matter Accumulation of Cotton under Jujube–Cotton Intercropping Applied Sciences dry matter jujube–cotton intercropping light-response curve production rectangular hyperbolic correction model |
| title | Effects of Configuration Mode on the Light-Response Characteristics and Dry Matter Accumulation of Cotton under Jujube–Cotton Intercropping |
| title_full | Effects of Configuration Mode on the Light-Response Characteristics and Dry Matter Accumulation of Cotton under Jujube–Cotton Intercropping |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Configuration Mode on the Light-Response Characteristics and Dry Matter Accumulation of Cotton under Jujube–Cotton Intercropping |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Configuration Mode on the Light-Response Characteristics and Dry Matter Accumulation of Cotton under Jujube–Cotton Intercropping |
| title_short | Effects of Configuration Mode on the Light-Response Characteristics and Dry Matter Accumulation of Cotton under Jujube–Cotton Intercropping |
| title_sort | effects of configuration mode on the light response characteristics and dry matter accumulation of cotton under jujube cotton intercropping |
| topic | dry matter jujube–cotton intercropping light-response curve production rectangular hyperbolic correction model |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/4/2427 |
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