What the study found
High molybdenum with low nitrogen input was associated with improved wheat yield-related measures and nitrogen use efficiency. The abstract reports that higher molybdenum and low nitrogen together could prolong green leaf duration, raise nitrogen-metabolism enzyme activity, and improve spikelets per spike.
Why the authors say this matters
The authors conclude that managing nitrogen and molybdenum together may help improve wheat grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency, which the study suggests is relevant to wheat production. They present this as a possible way to improve resource utilization in wheat.
What the researchers tested
The study tested three nitrogen levels: 0, 75, and 150 kg N ha-1, combined with three molybdenum levels: 0, 0.75, and 1.5 kg Na2MoO4 ha-1. The researchers measured nitrogen metabolism, nitrogen use efficiency, leaf area index, photosynthetic rate, and yield in winter wheat cultivars.
What worked and what didn't
Average grain yield increased by 61.78% across the different nitrogen input levels and by 11.71% across the different molybdenum levels. Nitrogen agronomic efficiency, nitrogen recovery efficiency, and partial factor productivity were significantly higher at the low nitrogen rate, but significantly lower at the high nitrogen rate; with molybdenum treatments, nitrogen agronomic efficiency decreased as molybdenum increased, while partial factor productivity increased, and N1 + Mo3 had the highest partial factor productivity. Leaf area index and net photosynthetic rate increased with molybdenum, and the activities of NR, GS, and GOGAT increased in the nitrogen treatments reported.
What to keep in mind
The abstract does not describe limitations, study site details, or how many cultivars were tested. It also gives summary percentage changes without providing the full experimental context needed to judge how broadly the findings apply.
Key points
- High molybdenum and low nitrogen were linked with better wheat yield-related outcomes.
- Average grain yield increased by 61.78% across nitrogen treatments and 11.71% across molybdenum treatments.
- Low nitrogen increased nitrogen agronomic efficiency, nitrogen recovery efficiency, and partial factor productivity, while high nitrogen reduced them.
- With increasing molybdenum, leaf area index and net photosynthetic rate increased at all growth stages.
- The authors report higher NR, GS, and GOGAT activity under the nitrogen treatments described.
Disclosure
- Research title:
- High molybdenum with low nitrogen improved wheat yield-related measures
- Authors:
- Di Yang, Qixia Wu, Youning Wang
- Institutions:
- Yangtze University, Hubei Engineering University
- Publication date:
- 2026-03-05
- OpenAlex record:
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