Rice Leaf Proteome with Three 4-plex iTRAQ Experiments by Liquid Chromatograph Mass Spectrometry

Based on ecological crop nutrient deficiency and compensation effect theory, the nitrogen (N)-sensitive stage of rice was selected to study N deficiency at the tillering stage and N compensation at the young panicle differentiation stage. Quantitative proteomics was used to analyze leaf differentially expressed proteins (DEPs), and to investigate the leaf photosynthetic characteristics and yield under N deficiency and N compensation. The results showed that the yield per plant presented an equivalent compensatory effect (CI=1.07). The net photosynthetic rate (Pn), optimal/maximal quantum yield of PSII (Fv/Fm), soil and plant analyzer development (SPAD) value