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27 July 2020 Nitrogen rate and source effects on foliar sugar, glycoalkaloid, and amino acid composition of potato Russet Burbank
Guoqi Wen, Athyna N. Cambouris, Noura Ziadi, Annick Bertrand, Mohamed Khelifi
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The foliar chemicals in potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) could affect the growth and development of agricultural pests, such as Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) and aphid Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas). Thus, altering the chemical composition of potato leaves could potentially supplement integrated pest management (IPM). In this study, field experiments were conducted in Quebec, Canada, to investigate the effects of nitrogen (N) rate and source on foliar sugar, glycoalkaloid, and amino acid concentrations and tuber yield of potato cultivar Russet Burbank. Three N fertilizer sources of ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulfate, and polymer-coated urea were used at four rates of 60, 120, 200, and 280 kg N ha−1 plus an unfertilized control in a randomized complete block design. The fourth leaves from the top of 20 randomly selected plants in each plot were collected at 54, 68, and 82 d after planting for sugar, glycoalkaloid, and amino acid analysis. Tubers were collected at harvest, and the total and marketable yields were determined. Results showed that N fertilization linearly decreased sugar concentrations and these reduced sugars were conveyed and stored in tubers as starch. Glycoalkaloid concentrations in leaves were influenced by N source and rate. Both total and marketable yields quadratically varied with increasing N rates regardless of N sources, with average values of 36.4 and 28.3 Mg ha−1, respectively. As N rate affected potato foliar chemical composition and tuber yield, N fertilization could be considered as a supplemental tool to the IPM strategy for potato pest control.

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Guoqi Wen, Athyna N. Cambouris, Noura Ziadi, Annick Bertrand, and Mohamed Khelifi "Nitrogen rate and source effects on foliar sugar, glycoalkaloid, and amino acid composition of potato Russet Burbank," Canadian Journal of Plant Science 101(1), 61-72, (27 July 2020). https://doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2020-0096
Received: 15 April 2020; Accepted: 17 July 2020; Published: 27 July 2020
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herbivorous pest
nutrition
secondary metabolites
Solanum tuberosum L.
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