Plant hydraulic resistance controls transpiration of soybean in rotational paddy fields under humid climates
Plant hydraulic resistance controls transpiration of soybean in rotational paddy fields under humid climates
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DOI:
10.1007/s10333-022-00923-5
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发表时间:
2023-01
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Shigehiro Kubota;K. Nishida;S. Yoshida
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作者:
Shigehiro Kubota;K. Nishida;S. Yoshida
Efficient irrigation and drainage management are highly required for increasing crop productivity in paddy rice and upland crop rotation. However, conventional management does not sufficiently consider the water status of the plants and soil in the root zone. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the hydraulic resistance of soil (Rs) or plant (Rp) principally controlled transpiration in rotational paddy fields (RPFs) located in humid regions. To achieve this, we conducted field measurements of soil water conditions, evapotranspiration rate, and leaf water potential in RPFs cropped with soybean after the flowering stage and calculatedRsandRpbased on the theory of root water uptake. After the flowering stage, the soil was sometimes saturated owing to intermittent precipitation, and thusRswas maintained at a low value. By contrast,Rpgradually increased over time and ranged between 5.1 × 108and 10.3 × 108s, which was one to three orders of magnitude higher thanRs. The ratio of the actual to the potential transpiration rate decreased throughout the investigation period and hardly reached 1.0, even though the soil was sufficiently wet. These results indicate thatRp, which probably increases with continuous soil saturation, controls crop transpiration in RPFs under humid climates. Our results suggest that drainage systems are essential in RPFs to avoid a change inRpand improve crop productivity.