Current location:style >>
Excessive nitrogen fertilizer yields less attractive apples: research
style47People have gathered around
Introduction(Xinhua) 16:50, January 04, 2024JINAN, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Waxiness significantly influences the lust ...
JINAN, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Waxiness significantly influences the luster of apples, and recent research by Chinese scientists has revealed the regulatory mechanism of nitrogen on the cuticular wax of apples. The findings suggest that an excessive application of nitrogen fertilizer inhibits wax accumulation, thereby affecting the "attractiveness" of apples.
Apples naturally develop a wax coating during their growth to help protect the fruit and retain moisture. A research team led by Li Yuanyuan, a professor at the Shandong Agricultural University, discovered a significant decrease in the wax content of both fruit and leaves in apple orchards where nitrogen fertilizer was excessively applied.
Subsequently, they selected and compared genetic materials from various apple samples collected from major apple-producing areas in Shandong, including the cities of Yantai, Zibo and Tai'an, and concluded that excessive nitrogen ultimately reduces wax accumulation on apples through a series of gene regulation pathways.
The findings also offer a theoretical basis for enhancing the defense of apples against biotic and abiotic stress, improving their color and luster, and extending shelf life, according to the researchers.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Global Grid news portal”。http://lebanon.bankruptcyintn.com/content-22d499915.html
Related articles
Ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse has been refloated
styleBALTIMORE (AP) — The container ship that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key ...
【style】
Read moreA gunman kills 6 worshippers inside a Shiite mosque in western Afghanistan, the Taliban say
styleISLAMABAD (AP) — A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan, opening fire and killing six peop ...
【style】
Read moreIndonesia's Mount Ruang erupts again, spewing ash and peppering villages with debris
styleMANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano erupted Tuesday for a second time in two we ...
【style】
Read more
Popular articles
- Trump accepts a VP debate but wants it on Fox News. Harris has already said yes to CBS
- El Salvador's congress approves changes to reform constitution, a move critics call anti
- Mitch Garver's home run in the 9th inning gives Mariners a 2
- A ride on a fast catamaran led Lindsey Vonn to join U.S. SailGP Team's board of directors
- 'The Apprentice,' about a young Donald Trump, premieres in Cannes
- A ride on a fast catamaran led Lindsey Vonn to join U.S. SailGP Team's board of directors
Latest articles
Travis Kelce downs whiskey shot on slice of bread at Kelce Jam without Taylor Swift
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao faces sentencing; US seeks 3
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise to start a week full of earnings, Fed meeting
Billie Eilish announces return to Australia in 2025 for upcoming world tour
Amtrak train hits pickup truck in upstate New York, 3 dead including child
Chiselled ex
LINKS
- Fury as Columbia University protesters stage insurrection
- St. Louis school district will pay families to drive kids to school amid bus driver shortage
- Hurricanes' depth proves critical to secure 2nd
- NATO chief chides allies for not being quicker to help Ukraine
- Heavy rains in Brazil’s south kill at least 8 people, leave 21 missing, civil defense says
- Donald Trump trial LIVE: Ex
- Japan's Kishida will stress rules
- How you could be allergic to your glass of wine
- Ecuador defends raid on the Mexican Embassy and tells top UN court it acted to take in a criminal
- Relationship expert reveals 'ultra easy test' to figure out whether YOU are a narcissist