Abstract:
Spring wheat(
Triticum aestivum L.CV.Dingxi No.8654)is treated with the concentrations of 350umol/mol and 700umaol/mol of atmospheric C0
2 at two levels of soil moisture(wet and drought)and five levels of nitrogen fertilizer(0mg/kg
soil,50mg/kg
soil,100mg/kg
soil,150mg/kg
soil and 200mg/kg
soil).The study shows that C0
2 concentration enrichment does not increase the tillers of spring wheat,while in low N treatment,tillers are reduced significantly.The results indicate that tillering of spring wheat needs enough N nutrition under atmospheric CO
2 concentration enrichment.At 55 days after sowing,the elevated C0
2 increases the leaf width and leaf area index(
LAf)with N-added treatment but does not show any increase of those without N-added treatment. Adequate N and water can hasten the leaf growth and increase the leaf area and tiller.The effects of enriched 0 concentration on shoot dry mass depend on soil nitrogen leve1.In the medium N and high N trea tments,shoot dry mass increases significa ntly,but does not increase sign ificantly in the low N trea tment.CO
2 concentration enrichment does not increase more shoot dry mass in drought treatment than in wet treatment.Thus,the elevated C0
2 does not ameliorate the depressive effects of drought and nitrogen stres.In addition,the elevated C0
2 concentration does not increase root dry mas and root/shoot ratio,on the other hand,root dry mas decreases slightly and root/shoot ratio decreases significantly owing to CO
2 enrichment without N-added treatment under wet condition.