title: [Effects of micronutrient fertilizer application on yield and quality of Aconitum carmichaeli].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the effects of Fe, Zn, B and Mn fertilizer with different ratio on the yield and quality of Aconitum carmichaeli.
  
  
  METHODS
  Field experiment with the uniform design was applied, the yield and the contents of the total alkaloids and diester-alkaloids were measured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fe, Zn, B and Mn fertilizer of appropriate ratio could promote the growth of vegetative organs, increase the biomass, the content of alkaloids and the yield of Aconite significantly. Fe, Zn fertilizer of highly concentrated ratio increased the proportion of first sub-roots, but inhibited the growth of other vegetative organs, the number of roots was less than that with other treatments, so it was not conducive to the formation of production. High concentration of Mn was not conducive to the growth of underground of Aconite, its number of sub-roots was fewer, but the number of third sub-roots was more than that with other treatments, the yield was low. The yield treated with low concentration of B was 10% higher than that with high concentration, and the high concentration of B was not conducive to increase the content of the alkaloids. Among these treatments, The fourth treatment was the optimal combination, of which the volume of sub-roots was the largest and the most homogeneous, the growth of the vegetative organs was better and the accumulation of dry matters was more, the yield of this treatment was 10,754.7 kg x hm(-2), which was increased by 14.9%, and the content of alkaloid was increased by 13.9%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The ratio of 4 is the best treatment for high yield and quality cultivation of Aconite.
authors.affiliation: Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625014, China. kblfily@163.com
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Xingfu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Sha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Dabing
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guangming
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.forename: Yanli
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xia
mesh_terms: D031841:Aconitum / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D000470:Alkaloids / Q000378:metabolism; D018533:Biomass; D005308:Fertilizers / Q000032:analysis*; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000378:metabolism*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D005308:Fertilizers; D018977:Micronutrients