Nitrogen Fertilizer Levels Affect the Growth and Quality Parameters of Astragalus mongolica
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Effect of Nitrogen Fertilizer on the Biomass and Growth Traits of A. mongolica
2.2. Effect of Different Levels of Nitrogen Fertilizer on the Active Compounds of A. mongolica
2.3. Effect of the Different Levels of Nitrogen Fertilizer on the Yield and Quality of A. mongolica
2.3.1. Effect of the Different Levels of Nitrogen Fertilizer on Yield
2.3.2. Comprehensive Evaluation of Quality under Different Treatments by GRA
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Study Area
4.2. Experimental Design
4.3. Plant Material
4.4. Preparation of Sample Solution and Standard Solution
4.5. Chromatographic Conditions
4.6. Grey Relation Analysis
4.6.1. Establishment of the Data Set
4.6.2. Dimensionless Processing of Original Data
4.6.3. Calculation of the Correlation Coefficients
4.6.4. Calculation of the Correlation Degrees
4.6.5. Definition and Calculation of the Relative Correlations
4.7. Data Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample Availability: Samples of the compounds of Astragalus mongolica are available from the authors. |
Time (min) | Mobile Phase A | Mobile Phase B |
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0~5 | 10 | 90 |
5~15 | 18 | 82 |
15~25 | 20 | 80 |
25~32 | 25 | 75 |
32~52 | 30 | 70 |
Treatment | Relative Correlation Degree | Rank |
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N0 | 0.2984 | 6 |
N1 | 0.4775 | 4 |
N2 | 0.5244 | 3 |
N3 | 0.4529 | 5 |
N4 | 0.5684 | 1 |
N5 | 0.5428 | 2 |
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Wang, L.; Yang, L.; Xiong, F.; Nie, X.; Li, C.; Xiao, Y.; Zhou, G. Nitrogen Fertilizer Levels Affect the Growth and Quality Parameters of Astragalus mongolica. Molecules 2020, 25, 381. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25020381
Wang L, Yang L, Xiong F, Nie X, Li C, Xiao Y, Zhou G. Nitrogen Fertilizer Levels Affect the Growth and Quality Parameters of Astragalus mongolica. Molecules. 2020; 25(2):381. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25020381
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Lingling, Lucun Yang, Feng Xiong, Xiuqing Nie, Changbin Li, Yuanming Xiao, and Guoying Zhou. 2020. "Nitrogen Fertilizer Levels Affect the Growth and Quality Parameters of Astragalus mongolica" Molecules 25, no. 2: 381. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25020381