Effects of controlled release fertilizer on the flag leaves senescence in dry-land wheat

In order to select a reasonable controlled release fertilizer application method to slow down the senescence of flag leaf in dry-land wheat. The effects of controlled release fertilizer on soluble protein content, MDA content, the Catalase (CAT) activity, the Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) activity on the flag leaves senescence in dry-land wheat had been studied in the open field with the variety wheat Jimai22. The results indicated that, the combination application of controlled release fertilizer with conventional complex fertilizer on wheat was more conducive to the promotion of the soluble protein synthesis andit controlled the increasing of MDA content in flag leaf more effectively than the application of conventional complex fertilizer or controlled-release fertilizer alone on wheat.And it was more conductive to control or delay the process of flag leaf senescence with better maintenance of the SOD activity. The treatments in application of controlled release fertilization alone were conducive to these treatments with conventional complex fertilizer alone. Among these treatments, T6 was the best fertilization method with the lowest flag leaf senescence speed. © Maxwell Scientific Organization, 2013.