Balanced nitrogen-iron nutrition boosts grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency in rice and wheat
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)
摘要
Nutrients must be balanced for optimal plant growth. However, the potential significance of balanced nitrogen-iron (N-Fe) for improving crop yield and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) has never been addressed. Here, we show that balanced N-Fe substantially increases tiller number and boosts yield and NUE in rice and wheat. NIN-like protein 4 plays a pivotal role in maintaining the N-Fe balance by coordinately regulating the expression of multiple genes in N and Fe metabolism and signaling. Moreover, we show that foliar spraying of balanced N-Fe at the tillering stage can effectively increase rice tillers, yield and NUE in the field, which can be reproduced with wheat. Our findings provide guidelines for innovative fertilization to reduce N fertilizer input and promote yield, thus benefitting environment-friendly and sustainable agriculture worldwide.
### Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
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nitrogen-iron use efficiency,grain yield
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