Effect of Ferrum and Molybdenum Nutrition on Root Nodule and Physiological Growth of Vicia villosa Roth in Seedling Stage

[Objective] The paper was to explore the effects of ferrum and molybdenum nutrition on root nodule and physiological growth of Vicia villosa in seedling stage. [Method] A local cultivar of Qujing city,Vicia villosa,was studied using soilless cultivation method,and the effects of ferrum,molybdenum nutrition on root nodule and physiological growth of V. villosa in seedling stage were explored by adding 0. 01 mmol/L sodium molybdate and 0. 2 mmol/L ferrous sulfate respectively or simultaneously in the Hoagland’s nutrient solution with the removal of ferrum and molybdenum salt. [Result]Ferrum and molybdenum significantly increased the number and weight of root nodule; the effect of single molybdenum treatment was the best,and the number and weight of root nodule in single molybdenum treatment were nearly 100% and 150% higher than that of the control. After treated by ferrum and molybdenum nutrition,the stem length and biomass of V. villosa decreased at varying levels,while root length and root shoot ratio increased significantly; the decrease extent of stem length in ferrum treatment and composite treatment was greater than that in molybdenum treatment,and the increase extent of root length in molybdenum treatment was the greatest. Application of ferrum and molybdenum fertilizer significantly improved ferrum and molybdenum content of V. villosa plants,and their soluble protein and free amino acid content increased at varying levels; single application of ferrum led to the greatest increase,while phosphorus content decreased at varying levels.The soluble sugar content of V. villosa decreased significantly at 90 d post ferrum and molybdenum application; application of molybdenum fertilizer reduced the starch content while ferrum fertilizer increased the starch content of V. villosa. Moreover,application of ferrum and molybdenum fertilizer reduced the SOD activity and enhanced the POD activity of V. villosa. [Conclusion] The application of ferrum and molybdenum fertilizer promotes the growth of root nodule and V. villosa plant.