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Table 1 Seed composition and nitrogen harvest index of Aviso and Oase under ample or low N supply

From: The contrasting N management of two oilseed rape genotypes reveals the mechanisms of proteolysis associated with leaf N remobilization and the respective contributions of leaves and stems to N storage and remobilization during seed filling

 

Aviso

Oase

HN

LN

HN

LN

Yield components

C:N ratio

11.31 ± 0.19

14.29 ± 1,01*

11.19 ± 0.25

18.36 ± 0.70**#

Seed N amount (mg)

421.48 ± 40.08

194.36 ± 8.05**

432.84 ± 5.93

168.22 ± 7.77**#

N Harvesting Index (NHI)

63.69 ± 3.33

72.05 ± 2.14

65.01 ± 1.24

73.97 ± 1.68*

Seed composition

Proteins (%)

32.20 ± 0.39

25.83 ± 1.20*

31.68 ± 1.87

19.48 ± 0.77*#

Fatty acids (%)

33.99 ± 1.31

38.32 ± 1.45*

30.10 ± 4.27

44.37 ± 1.75*#

C18:1 (oleic; %)

53.13 ± 0.46

55.86 ± 0.8

58.76 ± 3.13

64.61 ± 1.08*#

C18:2 (linolenic ω6; %)

21.91 ± 0.34

21.43 ± 0.33

15.34 ± 0.40#

17.29 ± 0.29*#

C18:3 (linoleic ω3; %)

11.53 ± 0.19

10.91 ± .022

8.05 ± 0.59#

7.56 ± 0.29#

 

C22:1 (erucic; %)

2.13 ± 0.13

8.26 ± 0.83*

3.57 ± 2.39

4.28 ± 2.19#

  1. The plants were supplied with an ample (HN, 3.75 mM) or low (LN, 0.375 mM) nitrate concentration. The N amount in seed is estimated in milligrams. C: N ratio: ratio C: N in seeds; NHI: N Harvesting Index (mg N in seeds per mg N in shoot). The seed composition (percentage of proteins and fatty acids) and the oil composition (percentage in oleic, linolenic, linoleic and erucic acids) was determined by NIRS method. Asterisks represent significant differences between N treatments and hashes represent significant differences between the two genotypes (n = 4 plants; #,*= p < 0.05; **= p < 0.01).