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Journal of Tea Science ›› 2009, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (4): 295-300.doi: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2009.4.008

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Effects of Phosphorus Deficiency on Nutrient Absorption of Young Tea Bushes

LIN Zheng-he1,2,3, CHEN Li-song1,2,*, CHEN Rong-bing3, PENG Ai1   

  1. 1. College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China;
    2. Institute of Plant Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of horticultural crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China;
    3. Tea Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuan 355000, China
  • Revised:2008-11-10 Accepted:2009-03-20 Published:2019-09-09

Abstract: :Vegetative propagated 10-month-old tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze cv. Huangguanyin] plants grown in pots containing sand were fertilized three times weekly for 17 weeks with nutrient solution at a phosphorus (P) concentration of 0, 40, 80, 160, 400 or 1 000 μmol/L. As P supply increased, root P content increased linearly, while stem and leaf P content increased in a curve shape. Over the range of P supply, the sequence of P content in the three organs is root P content > leaf P content > stem P content, especially in high P-treated plants. P deficiency decreased the P contents in roots, stems and leaves, but had little effects on the Ca content of roots, stems and leaves. P deficiency decreased root Mg content and increased stem Mg content, but showed insignificant effects on leaf Mg content. Leaves from P-deficient (0 μmol/L P) plants had slightly higher C content, lower N content and higher C/N ratio, whereas P supply had little effects on the contents of C and N and the ratio of C to N in roots and stems. In conclusion, P deficiency not only affects contents of nutrient elements in tea roots, stems and leaves, but also altered distribution of nutrient elements among roots, stems and leaves.

Key words: phosphorus (P) deficiency, nutrient elements, tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze]

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