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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2022, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (1): 162-174.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20220117

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Effects of Different Thinning Intensity on Growth, Grain Yield, and Quality of Tree Penoy'Fengdan'

Mengjiao Zhang1,Shuaiying Shi1,Zheng Liu2,Xueling Zhu3,Kun Fan4,Guoan Shi1,*   

  1. 1. Luoyang Key Laboratory of Peony Biology Key laboratory of Peony Germplasm Development and Intensive Processing in Henan Province College of Mudan, Henan University of Science and Technology Luoyang 471023
    2. Institute of Botany, Chinese Acdemy of Science Beijing 100093
    3. Meteorological Bureau of Luoyang Luoyang 471023
    4. Meteorological Bureau of Qinyang Qinyang 454550
  • Received:2021-02-08 Online:2022-01-25 Published:2022-03-08
  • Contact: Guoan Shi

Abstract:

Objective: In this study, the effects of different thinning intensity on plant growth, photosynthetic performance of different canopies, grain yield and oil quality of high density oil tree peony 'Fengdan' were investigated, which aimed to provide theoretical basis and technical support for accurate promotion and sustainable utilization of oil tree peony plantation. Method: This experiment was conducted in Qinyang experimental base of Henan Province, where the 'Fengdan' peony plantation was planted in October 2013. The initial planting density was 57 000 trees·hm-2. In 2017, the 'Fengdan' peony entered the high-yield period, and when the fruits were ripe, it was founded that shading resulted in the death of the weak seedlings under high density condition. The actual density of the seedlings was 46 800 plants·hm-2. In March 2018, after bud sprouting, thinnings were conducted with different intensities of 0% (CK), 17% (A), 35% (B), 47% (C) and 62% (D), respectively. The growth status, canopy photosynthetic parameters and yield traits and other indexes of plants were measured in 2019. Result: 1) Thinning had significant effects on the growth status, photosynthetic characteristics, grain yield and quality of 'Fengdan' (P < 0.05). The leaf area of the plant increased by 7.0%, 11.9, % 21.2% and 25.1% compared with the CK for the thinning intensities of A to D. The crown width, number of flowers, flower diameter, number of new leaves, leaf angle and number of new branches of plants showed the same change trend, while the tendency of plant height was the opposite. 2) Contents of leaf chlorophyll and soluble protein, rate of net photosynthetic (Pn), activities of SOD and CAT in the canopy layers were as follows: upper > middle > lower. The change of MDA content of leaves displayed opposite trend. Thinning significantly improved canopy light energy distribution and leaf photosynthetic performance. 3) The number of fruits, the number of grains and the quality of fruit pods per plant gradually increased with the increase of thinning intensity. The 100 grain mass and grain yield first increased and then decreased. The effect of 47% thinning intensity was the best, which grain yield was 47.97% higher than that of CK, and also significantly higher than other treatments (P < 0.05). There were not any differences in the fatty acid composition and content of tree peony kernel, but the total VE content first increased and then decreased with the thinning intensity. The components and content of VE in tree peony kernel treated with 47% thinning intensity were higher than those of other treatments, and the crude fat, starch and protein contents of the kernel also changed significantly with different thinning intensity. Conclusion: Reduction of the population density of oil tree peony through thinning can adjust the distribution of canopy light energy under growth stages, improve individual nutritional status and reduce space competition pressure, and maintain high and stable production performance of oil tree peony. It is most beneficial to improve the population structure of 'Fengdan' plantation by thinning in the range of medium intensity. The results suggest that thinning is an effective measure to promote photosynthetic performance, grain yield and quality of tree peony 'Fengdan'.

Key words: oil tree peony, 'Fengdan', thinning, growth state, photosynthetic characteristics, grain yield

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