Pedosphere 30(3): 414--425, 2020
ISSN 1002-0160/CN 32-1315/P
©2020 Soil Science Society of China
Published by Elsevier B.V. and Science Press
| Effect of nitrogen limitation on antioxidant qualities is highly associated with genotypes of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) |
Weiwei ZHOU1, Ting LV1, Yan HU1, Wenjing LIU1, Qingfang BI1, Chongwei JIN1,2, Lingli LU1,2, Xianyong LIN1,2 |
1MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058 (China)
2Key Laboratory of Subtropical Soil Science and Plant Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058 (China) |
| ABSTRACT |
| Antioxidants are highly beneficial to human health, and their accumulation in lettuce, one of the most popular leafy vegetables, depends on both genetic and environmental factors. Nitrogen (N) availability plays an essential role in regulating antioxidant accumulation, but the influence of genotype × N interactions on the antioxidant qualities of lettuce is poorly understood. Therefore, the present study investigated the variation of growth and antioxidant qualities of 20 lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) genotypes (10 green lettuce genotypes and 10 red lettuce genotypes) under limited N (low N, LN) conditions and standard N (high N, HN) conditions. For all 20 genotypes, LN conditions reduced shoot (i.e., leaf) growth, but increased plant concentrations of vitamin C, glutathione, and phenolic compounds, with the exception of carotenoids, compared with HN conditions. Because of reduced biomass under LN conditions, not all lettuce genotypes exhibited increased antioxidant yields or total antioxidant capacity yield. The variation in antioxidant quality was primarily genetically determined. Generally, the green lettuce genotypes exhibited more pronounced increases in antioxidant yields and total antioxidant capacity yield than the red lettuce genotypes under LN conditions. These results suggest that even though LN conditions generally tend to improve the antioxidant qualities of lettuce, the extent of this effect is highly dependent on genotype. Therefore, genotype should be given priority in future studies that aim to improve antioxidant qualities in lettuce through N management. |
| Key Words: antioxidant capacity,antioxidant yield,growth characteristics,leafy vegetable,natural variation,nitrogen availability,nitrogen management,phenolic compounds |
| Citation: Zhou W W, Lv T, Hu Y, Liu W J, Bi Q F, Jin C W, Lu L L, Lin X Y. 2020. Effect of nitrogen limitation on antioxidant qualities is highly associated with genotypes of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). Pedosphere. 30(3): 414-425. |
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