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Biostimulant Effects of Glutacetine® and Its Derived Formulations Mixed With N Fertilizer on Post-heading N Uptake and Remobilization, Seed Yield, and Grain Quality in Winter Wheat
Author(s) -
Victor Maignan,
Benoı̂t Bernay,
Patrick Géliot,
JeanChristophe Avice
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
frontiers in plant science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.752
H-Index - 125
ISSN - 1664-462X
DOI - 10.3389/fpls.2020.607615
Subject(s) - agronomy , straw , fertilizer , grain quality , yield (engineering) , ammonium nitrate , urea , ammonium sulfate , falling number , crop yield , greenhouse , field experiment , chemistry , biology , cultivar , materials science , organic chemistry , chromatography , metallurgy
Biostimulants could play an important role in agriculture particularly for increasing N fertilizer use efficiency that is essential for maintaining both yield and grain quality in bread wheat, which is a major global crop. In the present study, we examined the effects of mixing urea–ammonium–nitrate fertilizer (UAN) or urea with five new biostimulants containing Glutacetine® or its derivative formulations (VNT1, 2, 3, and 4) on the physiological responses, agronomic traits, and grain quality of winter wheat. A first experiment under greenhouse conditions showed that VNT1, VNT3, and VNT4 significantly increased the seed yield and grain numbers per ear. VNT4 also enhanced total plant nitrogen (N) and total grain N, which induced a higher N Harvest Index (NHI). The higher post-heading N uptake (for VNT1 and VNT4) and the acceleration of senescence speed with all formulations enabled better nutrient remobilization efficiency, especially in terms of N mobilization from roots and straw toward the grain with VNT4. The grain ionome was changed by the formulations with the bioavailability of iron improved with the addition of VNT4, and the phytate concentrations in flour were reduced by VNT1 and VNT4. A second experiment in three contrasting field trials confirmed that VNT4 increased seed yield and N use efficiency. Our investigation reveals the important role of these new formulations in achieving significant increases in seed yield and grain quality.

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