title: [Dynamic research of growth, N, P, K and active ingredients in Angelica dahurica var. formosana from Sichuan province].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the absorption and transformation of N, P, K and plant growth as well as the accumulation of active ingredients in Angelica dahurica var. formosana from Sichuan province and provide basis for rational fertilization.
  
  
  METHODS
  Samples were collected in different growth phrases, and correlative morphological indexes, the contents and accumulations of N, P, K and active ingredients were determined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The vegetative growth period of A. dahurica var. formosana sowed in autumn could be preliminarily divided into three phases: seedling period, aerial-part peak growth period and root peak growth period. With the development, the plant height and aerial part dry weight increased at the earlier stage, and then decreased. But the root length, root diameter, and root dry weight increased. The absorptive capacity of N, P and K varied among different developing stages. In general, the absorptive capacity of N and K was the higher than that of P. The order of total nutrition accumulation was N > P > K, the accumulation of N, P and K in aerial part decreased gradually during the growth period, while the accumulation of N, P and K in root increased gradually. The concentration of imperatorin and isoimperatorin showed decreasing-increasing-decreasing-increasing trend, while the accumulation of them increased gradually. And the correlation analysis results showed that the accumulation of P and K in aerial part had positive correlation with the concentration of imperatorin in root, the accumulation of N, P and K in root had positive correlation with the concentration of isoimperatorin in root.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  From late April, A. dahurica var. formosana from Sichuan province entered root peak growth period and the accumulation of N, P, K, imperatorin and isoimperatorin in root increased rapidly. So the balanced application of fertilizer should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Agronomy College, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625014, China.
authors.forename: Junwen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Juanyuan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zai
mesh_terms: D029969:Angelica / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D002681:China; D005308:Fertilizers / Q000032:analysis; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D011188:Potassium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005308:Fertilizers; D010758:Phosphorus; D009584:Nitrogen; D011188:Potassium