Post-silking accumulation and partitioning of dry matter, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in maize varieties differing in leaf longevity

Austin, 1977, The fate of dry matter, carbohydrates and 14C lost from the leaves and stems of wheat during grain filling, Ann. Bot., 41, 1309, 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a085419 Below, 2002, Nitrogen metabolism and crop productivity, 385 Birsin, 2010, Mineral element distribution and accumulation patterns within two barley cultivars, J. Plant Nutr., 33, 267, 10.1080/01904160903435391 Borrell, 2001, Stay-green: a consequence of the balance between supply and demand for nitrogen during grain filling, Ann. Appl. Biol., 138, 91, 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2001.tb00088.x Carroll, 1994, Turgor potential and osmotic constituents of Kentucky bluegrass leaves supplied with four levels of potassium, Agron. J., 86, 1079, 10.2134/agronj1994.00021962008600060028x Ciampitti, 2011, A comprehensive study of plant density consequences on nitrogen uptake dynamics of maize plants from vegetative to reproductive stages, Field Crops Res., 121, 2, 10.1016/j.fcr.2010.10.009 Ciampitti, 2012, Physiological perspectives of changes over time in maize yield dependency on nitrogen uptake and associated nitrogen efficiencies: a review, Field Crops Res., 133, 48, 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.03.008 Clarke, 1990, Nitrogen and phosphorus uptake, translocation, and utilization efficiency of wheat in relation to environmental and cultivar yield and protein levels, Can. J. Plant Sci., 70, 965, 10.4141/cjps90-119 Cliquet, 1990, C and N mobilization from stalk and leaves during kernel filling by 13C and 15N tracing in Zea mays L., Plant Physiol., 94, 1547, 10.1104/pp.94.4.1547 Duvick, 2005, The contribution of breeding to yield advances in maize (Zea mays L.), Adv. Agron, 86, 83, 10.1016/S0065-2113(05)86002-X Echarte, 2008, The response of leaf photosynthesis and dry matter accumulation to nitrogen supply in an older and a newer maize hybrid, Crop Sci., 48, 656, 10.2135/cropsci2007.06.0366 Gallais, 2005, Genetic variation and selection for nitrogen use efficiency in maize: a synthesis, Maydica, 50, 531 Hawkesford, 2012, Functions of macronutrients, 178 He, 2005, Carbon and nitrogen metabolism related to grain formation in two different senescent types of maize, J. Plant Nutr., 27, 295, 10.1081/PLN-120027655 Hirel, 2007, The challenge of improving nitrogen use efficiency in crop plants: towards a more central role for genetic variability and quantitative genetics within integrated approaches, J. Exp. Bot., 58, 2369, 10.1093/jxb/erm097 Hortensteiner, 2009, Stay-green regulates chlorophyll and chlorophyll-binding protein degradation during senescence, Trends Plant Sci., 14, 155, 10.1016/j.tplants.2009.01.002 Kichey, 2007, In winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), post-anthesis nitrogen uptake and remobilization to the grain correlates with agronomic traits and nitrogen physiological markers, Field Crops Res., 102, 22, 10.1016/j.fcr.2007.01.002 Lee, 2007, Physiological basis of successful breeding strategies for maize grain yield, Crop Sci., 47, 202, 10.2135/cropsci2007.04.0010IPBS Ma, 1998, Nitrogen uptake and use in two contrasting maize hybrids differing in leaf senescence, Plant Soil, 199, 283, 10.1023/A:1004397219723 Marschner, 2012 Masoni, 2007, Post-anthesis accumulation and remobilization of dry matter, nitrogen and phosphorus in durum wheat as affected by soil type, Eur. J. Agron., 26, 179, 10.1016/j.eja.2006.09.006 Muchow, 1994, Nitrogen response of leaf photosynthesis and canopy radiation use efficiency in field-grown maize and sorghum, Crop Sci., 34, 721, 10.2135/cropsci1994.0011183X003400030022x Nelson, 1973, Determination of total nitrogen in plant material, Agron. J., 65, 109, 10.2134/agronj1973.00021962006500010033x Papakosta, 1991, Nitrogen and dry matter accumulation, remobilization, and losses for Mediterranean wheat during grain filling, Agron. J., 83, 864, 10.2134/agronj1991.00021962008300050018x Paponov, 2003, Effect of nitrogen supply on leaf traits related to photosynthesis during grain filling in two maize genotypes with different N efficiency, J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci., 166, 756, 10.1002/jpln.200320339 Peng, 2005, Transport and partitioning of phosphorus in wheat as affected by P withdrawal during flag-leaf expansion, Plant Soil, 268, 1, 10.1007/s11104-004-0297-1 Peng, 2012, Temporal and spatial dynamics in root length density of field-grown maize and NPK in the soil profile, Field Crops Res., 131, 9, 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.03.003 Piazza, 2005, Evolution of leaf developmental mechanisms, New Phytol., 167, 693, 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01466.x Pommel, 2006, Carbon and nitrogen allocation and grain filling in three maize hybrids differing in leaf senescence, Eur. J. Agron., 24, 203, 10.1016/j.eja.2005.10.001 Prioul, 1990, Relationships between carbohydrate metabolism in ear and adjacent leaf during grain filling in maize genotypes, Plant Physiol. Biochem., 28, 485 Rajcan, 1999, Source:sink ratio and leaf senescence in maize. I. Dry matter accumulation and partitioning during grain filling, Field Crops Res., 60, 245, 10.1016/S0378-4290(98)00142-7 Rajcan, 1999, Source:sink ratio and leaf senescence in maize. II. Nitrogen metabolism during grain filling, Field Crops Res., 60, 255, 10.1016/S0378-4290(98)00143-9 Rychter, 2005, Role of phosphorus in photosynthetic carbon metabolism, 123 Seebauer, 2010, Relationship of source and sink in determining kernel composition of maize, J. Exp. Bot., 61, 511, 10.1093/jxb/erp324 Sinclair, 1995, Effect of nitrogen supply on maize yield: modelling physiological response, Agron. J, 87, 632, 10.2134/agronj1995.00021962008700040005x Soon, 1995, A comparison of plant tissue digestion methods for nitrogen and phosphorus analyses, Can. J. Soil Sci., 75, 243, 10.4141/cjss95-034 Ta, 1992, Nitrogen partitioning in maize during ear development, Crop Sci., 32, 443, 10.2135/cropsci1992.0011183X003200020032x Thomas, 2000, Five ways to stay green, J. Exp. Bot., 51, 329, 10.1093/jexbot/51.suppl_1.329 Tollenaar, 1999, Yield improvement in temperate maize is attributable to greater stress tolerance, Crop Sci., 39, 1597, 10.2135/cropsci1999.3961597x Tollenaar, 2004, Physiological basis of heterosis for grain yield in maize, Crop Sci., 44, 2086, 10.2135/cropsci2004.2086 Tolley-Henry, 1991, Soluble carbohydrate allocation to roots. Photosynthetic rate of leaves, and nitrate assimilation as affected by nitrogen stress and irradiance, Bot. Gaz., 152, 23, 10.1086/337859 Usuda, 1991, Phosphate deficiency in maize. I. Leaf phosphate status, growth, photosynthesis and carbon partitioning, Plant Cell Physiol., 32, 497 Wang, 1999, Changes of the protective enzyme activities and lipid peroxidation after anthesis among maize varieties planted in different years, Acta. Agron. Sin., 25, 700 Yang, 2000, Remobilization of carbon reserves is improved by controlled soil-drying during grain-filling of wheat, Crop Sci., 40, 1645, 10.2135/cropsci2000.4061645x Yang, 2001, Remobilization of carbon reserves in response to water deficit during grain filling of rice, Field Crops Res., 71, 47, 10.1016/S0378-4290(01)00147-2