Physiological and transcriptomic analyses elucidate the effects of nitrogen form ratios on strawberry growth and development
Shen Chen, Han Gao, Yongqi Sheng, Yu Cheng, Jinshun Hua, Weiwen Wu, Huanxiang Ma, Qijia Chen, Hongsheng Gao · 2026
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Shen Chen and eight colleagues reported in 2026 on how mixing two nitrogen forms affects strawberry growth in protected cultivation. Growers know ammonium plus nitrate usually beats either form alone, yet the mechanism was unclear. Using the cultivar Benihoppe at a fixed total nitrogen level, the team varied the ammonium-to-nitrate ratio and measured growth, hormones, and gene activity.
A ratio of seven to three ammonium to nitrate promoted height and stalk growth and raised fruit yield without changing fruit size in the reported results. At the green fruit stage that mix raised auxin, cytokinin, and gibberellin levels, and gene analysis highlighted hormone signaling pathways. The authors propose the ratio coordinates nitrogen uptake with hormone signals, offering a basis for precise fertilizer management.
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| CREATOR | Shen Chen, Han Gao, Yongqi Sheng, Yu Cheng, Jinshun Hua, Weiwen Wu, Huanxiang Ma, Qijia Chen, Hongsheng Gao |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 69291 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |