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Optimized Planting Density and Nitrogen Fertilizer Can Maximize Sweet Potato Storage Root Yield by Improving Photosynthetic Capacity and Carbon Metabolism: Two-Year Preliminary Results
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Optimized Planting Density and Nitrogen Fertilizer Can Maximize Sweet Potato Storage Root Yield by Improving Photosynthetic Capacity and Carbon Metabolism: Two-Year Preliminary Results
2026
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Background: Optimized nitrogen (N) application and planting density can enhance sweet potato yield. However, the agronomic mechanisms underlying their effects on photosynthetic efficiency and carbohydrate metabolism in sweet potato remain unclear. Methods: To address this, a two-year field experiment was conducted using a split-plot design with two varieties (YS-25 and GX-14), three N levels (60, 90, and 120 kg/ha; designated N60, N90, and N120, respectively), and three planting densities (D1–D3: 50,000, 62,500, and 83,333 plants/ha). Each treatment was replicated three times. Results: The results showed that the N60D2 treatment (60 kg/ha N; 62,500 plants/ha) optimized canopy light distribution by significantly increasing IPAR, light transmission rate, and extinction coefficient (K). This treatment enhanced individual plant photosynthetic capacity (higher photosynthetic rate: Pn, Ci, Gs, and Tr) and light energy use efficiency (Fv/Fm, Y(II), ETR, and qP), and promoted carbohydrate metabolism (sucrose, starch, fructose, and glucose) by increasing enzyme activities (Rubisco, SuSy, SPS, NI, SSS, and AGPase) in functional leaves and roots. These effects improved source–sink coordination, ultimately increasing storage root yield by 63.27–95.47% compared with the control plants (N120D1). Correlation analysis revealed that single-plant root weight and medium-sized root count were important yield determinants for both varieties. Conclusions: These results indicate that reducing nitrogen fertilizer combined with dense planting shapes a reasonable canopy structure for light distribution at the population level and optimizes light and carbon use efficiency at the individual plant level, thereby improving storage root yield and commercial characteristics of sweet potato.
