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Sinkkonen A 《Annals of botany》2008,102(3):361-366
Background and Aims
Physiological data suggest that autumn leaf colours of deciduous trees are adaptations to environmental stress. Recently, the evolution of autumn colouration has been linked to tree condition and defence. Most current hypotheses presume that autumn colours vary between tree individuals. This study was designed to test if within-tree variation should be taken into account in experimental and theoretical research on autumn colouration.Methods
Distribution of red autumn leaf colours was compared between partially dead and vigorous specimens of Norway maple (Acer platanoides) in a 3-year study. In August, the amount of reddish foliage was estimated in pairs of partially dead and control trees. Within-tree variation in the distribution of reddish leaves was evaluated. Leaf nitrogen and carbon concentrations were analysed.Key Results
Reddish leaf colours were more frequent in partially dead trees than in control trees. Reddish leaves were evenly distributed in control trees, while patchiness of red leaf pigments was pronounced in partially dead trees. Large patches of red leaves were found beneath or next to dead tree parts. These patches reoccurred every year. Leaf nitrogen concentration was lower in reddish than in green leaves but the phenomenon seemed similar in both partially dead and control trees.Conclusions
The results suggest that red leaf colouration and branch condition are interrelated in Norway maple. Early reddish colours may be used as an indication of leaf nitrogen and carbon levels but not as an indication of tree condition. Studies that concentrate on entire trees may not operate at an optimal level to detect the evolutionary mechanisms behind autumnal leaf colour variation.Key words: Acer platanoides, Norway maple, branch die-back, coevolution hypothesis, leaf senescence, patchy distribution, red leaf pigments, tree condition, within-tree variation 相似文献2.
Rodrigo M. Boaretto Dirceu Mattos Jr. José A. Quaggio Heitor Cantarella Paulo C. O. Trivelin 《Plant and Soil》2013,365(1-2):283-290
Background and aims
Gaseous losses of ammonia (NH3) have been observed in citrus orchards when urea is surface-applied to the soils, and this loss might significantly limit the effectiveness of the nitrogen (N) fertilizer. However, a portion of the volatilized NH3 might be absorbed by the plants through the leaves. To quantify the contribution of the leaf absorption of 15NH3, a study with sweet oranges was conducted in two field areas where trees were grown at standard (480 trees ha?1) and high densities (617 trees ha?1).Methods
Plastic trays were filled with soil, covered with mown grass to simulate field management conditions, fertilized with 15N labeled urea (12 atom % excess) and placed under each of three trees in the orchards. This experimental procedure prevented the uptake of N from the labeled urea by the roots. Two weeks after 15N fertilization, the trays were removed from the field, and the soil was homogenized and sampled for chemical analyses. The citrus trees under which the trays were placed were destructively harvested, and the total N concentrations and 15N/14N ratios were determined.Results
After urea application, the NH3 losses peaked within three days and subsequently decreased to negligible amounts after 10 days. The total NH3 losses accounted for 55–82 % of the applied N. Although the NH3 absorption by the citrus leaves was proportional to the tree density in the field, only 3–7 % of the 15NH3 volatilized from the soil was recovered by the citrus trees, and the NH3 absorption was also influenced by the proximity of citrus trees to the site of urea application and the leaf areas of the trees.Conclusions
The citrus trees can absorb the NH3 volatilized from urea, even though, the amount recovered by the trees is small and does not represent a significant proportion of total gaseous N losses, what demonstrates the importance of enhanced N use efficiency practices in field to reduce losses of NH3 when urea is applied to soil surfaces. 相似文献3.
Francis Q. Brearley 《Plant and Soil》2013,367(1-2):465-476
Background and aims
The aim of this study is to enhance our knowledge of nitrogen (N) cycling and N acquisition in tropical montane forests through analysis of stable N isotopes (δ15N).Methods
Leaves from eight common tree species, leaf litter, soils from three depths and roots were sampled from two contrasting montane forest types in Jamaica (mull ridge and mor ridge) and were analysed for δ15N.Results
All foliar δ15N values were negative and varied among the tree species but were significantly more negative in the mor ridge forest (by about 2 ‰). δ15N of soils and roots were also more negative in mor ridge forests by about 3 ‰. Foliar δ15N values were closer to that of soil ammonium than soil nitrate suggesting that trees in these forests may have a preference for ammonium; this may explain the high losses of nitrate from similar tropical montane forests. There was no correlation between the rankings of foliar δ15N in the two forest types suggesting a changing uptake ratio of different N forms between forest types.Conclusions
These results indicate that N is found at low concentrations in this ecosystem and that there is a tighter N cycle in the mor ridge forest, confirmed by reduced nitrogen availability and lower rates of nitrification. Overall, soil or root δ15N values are more useful in assessing ecosystem N cycling patterns as different tree species showed differences in foliar δ15N between the two forest types. 相似文献4.
E. D. Schulze D. Nicolle A. Boerner M. Lauerer G. Aas I. Schulze 《Trees - Structure and Function》2014,28(4):1125-1135
Key message
Eucalyptus and Acacia species were surprisingly similar with respect to variations in δ 13 C, δ 15 N. Both genera respond with speciation and associated changes in leaf structure to drought.Abstract
Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios (δ13C and δ15N) in leaves of eucalypts (Corymbia and Eucalyptus) and Acacia (and some additional Fabaceae) species were investigated together with specific leaf area (SLA), leaf nitrogen (N) and leaf phosphorous (P) concentration along a north–south transect through Western Australia covering winter- and summer-dominated rainfall between 100 and 1,200 mm annually. We investigated 62 eucalypts and 78 woody Fabaceae species, mainly of the genus Acacia. Leaf δ13C values of Eucalyptus and Acacia species generally increased linearly with latitude from ?29.5 ± 1.3 ‰ in the summer-dominated rainfall zone (15°S–18°S) to about ?25.7 ± 1.1 ‰ in the winter-dominated rainfall zone (29°S–31°S). δ15N increased initially with southern latitudes (0.5 ± 1.6 ‰ at 15°S; 5.8 ± 3.3 ‰ at 24–29°S) but decreased again further South (4.6 ± 3.5 ‰ at 31°S). The variation in δ13C and δ15N was probably due to speciation of Eucalyptus and Acacia into very local populations. There were no species that were distributed over the whole sampling area. The variation in leaf traits was larger between species than within species. Average nitrogen concentrations were 11.9 ± 1.05 mg g?1 in Eucalyptus, and were 18.7 ± 4.1 mg g?1 in Acacia. Even though the average nitrogen concentration was higher in Acacia than Eucalyptus, δ15N gave no clear indication for N2 fixation in Acacia. In a multiple regression, latitude (as a surrogate for rainfall seasonality), mean rainfall, leaf nitrogen concentration, specific leaf area and nitrogen fixation were significant and explained 69 % of the variation of δ13C, but only 36 % of the variation of δ15N. Higher nitrogen and phosphorus concentration could give Acacia an advantage over Eucalyptus in arid regions of undefined rainfall seasonality. 相似文献5.
Background
Rising food demand, slowing productivity growth, poor N-use efficiency in rice, and environmental degradation necessitate the development of more productive, environmentally-sound crop and soil management practices. The system of rice intensification (SRI) has been proposed as a methodology to address these trends. However, it is not known how its modified crop-soil-water management practices affect efficiency of inorganic nitrogen applications.Methods
Field experiments investigated the impacts of SRI management practices with different N-application rates on grain yield, root growth and activity, uptake of N and its use-efficiency, leaf chlorophyll content, leaf N-concentration, and photosynthetic rate in comparison with standard management practices for transplanted flooded rice (TFR).Results
Overall, grain yield with SRI was 49 % higher than with TFR, with yield enhanced at every N application dose. N-uptake, use-efficiency, and partial factor productivity from applied N were significantly higher in SRI than TFR. Higher leaf nitrogen and chlorophyll contents during the ripening-stage in SRI plants reflected delayed leaf-senescence, extension of photosynthetic processes, and improved root-shoot activities contributing to increased grain yield.Conclusions
Rice grown under SRI management used N fertilizer more efficiently due to profuse root development and improved physiological performance resulting in enhanced grain yield compared to traditional flooded rice. 相似文献6.
Adam P. Coble Alisha Autio Molly A. Cavaleri Dan Binkley Michael G. Ryan 《Trees - Structure and Function》2014,28(1):1-15
Key message
Across sites in Brazil and Hawaii, LMA and N mass were strongly correlated with height and shade index, respectively, which may help simplify canopy function modeling of Eucalyptus plantations.Abstract
Within tree canopies, leaf mass per area (LMA) and leaf nitrogen per unit area (N area) commonly increase with height. Previous research has suggested that these patterns occur as a strategy to optimize carbon gain by allocating available resources to upper canopy leaves that are exposed to greater light availability. We tested three hypotheses about the influences of height, shade index (a proxy for light), and stand age on LMA and leaf nitrogen for even-aged Eucalyptus saligna and Eucalyptus grandis × urophylla plantations in Brazil and Hawaii, USA, spanning most of the environmental conditions found across 19.6 million ha of Eucalyptus spp. plantations around the world. Shade index was developed by incorporating canopy depth (inner-crown shading) and a tree height ratio relative to neighbor trees (shading from other trees). Across all sites and ages, leaf height accounted for 45 % of the variation in LMA, whereas shade index accounted for only 6 %. A combination of both factors was slightly better in accounting for LMA variation than height alone. LMA–height relationships among sites were strongest under greater light availability and in older stands. Leaf nitrogen per unit mass (N mass) consistently decreased with shade index, whereas N area showed no consistent pattern with height or shade index. These relationships indicate that N mass is primarily driven by light, while height is the primary driver for LMA. The general relationships between LMA and leaf N mass across all sites may simplify canopy function modeling of E. saligna and E. grandis × urophylla plantations. 相似文献7.
Nicolas Legay Emmanuelle Personeni Sophie Slezack-Deschaumes Séverine Piutti Jean-Bernard Cliquet 《Plant and Soil》2014,375(1-2):113-126
Backgrounds and aims
Plant nutrition strategies play a crucial role in community structure and ecosystem functioning. However, these strategies have been established only for nitrogen (N) acquisition, and it is not known whether similar strategies hold for other macronutrients such as sulphur (S). The aim of our study was to determine whether strategies for S acquisition of some grassland species were similar to those observed for N acquisition, and to analyse the relationships between these plant strategies and the soil microbial activity involved in soil organic S mineralisation.Methods
We used three exploitative and three conservative grass species grown with and without S fertilisation. We measured a set of plant traits, namely root and shoot biomass, leaf area, root length, N and S content, leaf nutrient use efficiency, and sulphate uptake rates in plants, and one microbial trait linked to S mineralisation, namely soil arylsulphatase activity.Results
The set of plant traits differentiated exploitative from conservative species. Close relationships were found between traits associated with strategies for N acquisition, namely total N content and Leaf N Use Efficiency (LNUE), and traits associated with strategies for S acquisition, namely total S content and Leaf S Use Efficiency (LSUE). Exploitative species exhibited similar or lower sulphate uptake capacities per unit of biomass than conservative species, but acquired more S through their larger root systems. Greater arylsulphatase activity was observed in the rhizosphere of the most exploitative species.Conclusion
Overall, our results show that nutrient strategies defined in grassland species for N acquisition can be extended to S. 相似文献8.
Background and Aims
French wheat grains may be of little value on world markets because they have low and highly variable grain protein concentrations (GPC). This nitrogen-yield to yield ratio depends on crop nitrogen (N) fertilization as well as on crop capacity to use N, which is known to vary with climate and disease severity. Here an examination is made of the respective roles that N remobilization and post-anthesis N uptake play in N yield variations; in particular, when wheat crops (Triticum aestivum) are affected by leaf rust (Puccinia triticina) and Septoria tritici blotch (teleomorph Mycosphaerella graminicola).Methods
Data from a 4-year field experiment was used to analyse N yield variations in wheat crops grown either with a third or no late N fertilization. Natural aerial epidemics ensured a range of disease severity, and fungicide ensured disease-free control plots. The data set of Gooding et al. (2005, Journal of Agricultural Science 143: 503–518) was incorporated in order to enlarge the range of conditions.Key Results
Post-anthesis N uptake accounted for a third of N yield whilst N remobilization accounted for two-thirds in all crops whether affected by diseases or not. However, variations in N yield were highly correlated with post-anthesis N uptake, more than with N remobilization, in diseased and also healthy crops. Furthermore, N remobilization did not significantly correlate with N yield in healthy crops. These findings matched data from studies using various wheat genotypes under various management and climatic conditions. Leaf area duration (LAD) accurately predicted N remobilization whether or not crops were diseased; in diseased crops, LAD also accurately predicted N uptake.Conclusions
Under the experimental conditions, N yield variations were closely associated with post-anthesis N uptake in diseased but also in healthy crops. Understanding the respective roles of N uptake and N remobilization in the case of diseased and healthy crops holds the promise of better modelling of variations in N yield, and thus in GPC.Key words: Triticum aestivum, Puccinia triticina, leaf rust, Mycosphaerella graminicola, Septoria tritici blotch, N uptake, N remobilization, N yield, Leaf area duration 相似文献9.
Hamdi El-Jendoubi Ernesto Igartua Javier Abadía Anunciación Abadía 《Plant and Soil》2012,354(1-2):121-139
Background and Aims
The possibility of using tree materials in early phenological stages, such as dormant buds and flowers, for the prognosis of Fe deficiency occurring later in the year has been studied in peach and pear trees.Methods
Thirty-two peach trees and thirty pear trees with different Fe chlorosis degrees were sampled in different commercial orchards. In peach, samples included flower buds, vegetative buds, bud wood, flowers and leaves at 60 and 120?days after full bloom (DAFB). In pear, samples included buds, bud wood, flowers and leaves at 60 and 120?days DAFB. Leaf chlorophyll was assessed (SPAD) at 60 and 120 DAFB. Sampling was repeated for 3–5?years depending on the materials. Mineral nutrients measured were N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu.Results
The relationships between the nutrient concentrations in the different materials and leaf SPAD were assessed using four different statistical approaches: i) comparison of means depending on the chlorosis level, ii) correlation analysis, iii) principal component analysis, and iv) stepwise multiple regression. In all cases, significant associations between nutrients and SPAD were found. The best-fit multiple regression curves obtained for the multi-year data set provided good prediction in individual years.Conclusions
Results found indicate that it is possible to carry out the prognosis of Fe chlorosis using early materials such as buds and flowers. The relationships obtained were different from those obtained in previous studies using a single orchard. The different methods of analysis used provided complementary data. 相似文献10.
Chunjiang Liu Björn Berg † Werner Kutsch ‡ Carl J. Westman Hannu Ilvesniemi Xiaohui Shen Guangrong Shen Xiaobin Chen 《Global Ecology and Biogeography》2006,15(5):438-444
Aim The aim of this study is to determine the patterns of nitrogen (N) concentrations in leaf litter of forest trees as functions of climatic factors, annual average temperature (Temp, °C) and annual precipitation (Precip, dm) and of forest type (coniferous vs. broadleaf, deciduous vs. evergreen, Pinus, etc.). Location The review was conducted using data from studies across the Eurasian continent. Methods Leaf litter N concentration was compiled from 204 sets of published data (81 sets from coniferous and 123 from broadleaf forests in Eurasia). We explored the relationships between leaf litter N concentration and Temp and Precip by means of regression analysis. Leaf litter data from N2‐fixing species were excluded from the analysis. Results Over the Eurasian continent, leaf litter N concentration increased with increasing Temp and Precip within functional groups such as conifers, broadleaf, deciduous, evergreen and the genus Pinus. There were highly significant linear relationships between ln(N) and Temp and Precip (P < 0.001) for all available data combined, as well as for coniferous trees, broadleaf trees, deciduous trees, evergreen trees and Pinus separately. With both Temp and Precip as independent variables in multiple regression equations, the adjusted coefficient of determination () was evidently higher than in simple regressions with either Temp or Precip as independent variable. Standardized regression coefficients showed that Temp had a larger impact than Precip on litter N concentration for all groups except evergreens. The impact of temperature was particularly strong for Pinus. Conclusions The relationship between leaf litter N concentration and temperature and precipitation can be well described with simple or multiple linear regression equations for forests over Eurasia. In the context of global warming, these regression equations are useful for a better understanding and modelling of the effects of geographical and climatic factors on leaf litter N at a regional and continental scale. 相似文献
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Spatial and temporal variations in photosynthetic capacity of a temperate deciduous-evergreen forest
Shuko Hamada Tomo’omi Kumagai Kiyotaka Kochi Nakako Kobayashi Tetsuya Hiyama Yoshiyuki Miyazawa 《Trees - Structure and Function》2016,30(4):1083-1093
Key message
The understory evergreen trees showed maximal photosynthetic capacity in winter, while the overstory deciduous trees showed this capacity in spring. The time lag in productive ecophysiologically active periods between deciduous overstory and evergreen understory trees in a common temperate forest was clearly related to the amount of overstory foliage.Abstract
In temperate forests, where deciduous canopy trees and evergreen understory trees coexist, understory trees experience great variation in incident radiation corresponding to canopy dynamics represented by leaf-fall and leaf-out. It is generally thought that changes in the light environment affect understory plants’ ecophysiological traits. Thus, to project and estimate annual energy, water, and carbon exchange between forests and the atmosphere, it is necessary to investigate seasonal variation in the ecophysiological activities of both evergreen trees in the understory and deciduous trees that make up the canopy/overstory. We conducted leaf-scale gas-exchange measurements and nitrogen content analyses for six tree species along their heights throughout a complete year. Photosynthetic capacity as represented by the maximum carboxylation rate (V cmax25) and photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency (PNUE) of deciduous canopy trees peaked immediately after leaf-out in late May, declined and stabilised during the mid-growing season, and drastically decreased just before leaf-fall. On the other hand, the timing of lowest V cmax25 and PNUE for evergreen understory trees coincided with that of the highest values for canopy trees. Furthermore, understory trees’ highest values appeared just before canopy tree leaf-out, when incident radiation in the understory was highest. This implies that failing to consider seasonal variation in leaf ecophysiological traits for both canopy and understory trees could lead to serious errors in estimating ecosystem productivity and energy balance for temperate forests.12.
The role of harvest residues to sustain tree growth and soil nitrogen stocks in a tropical Eucalyptus plantation 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Antoine Versini Bernd Zeller Delphine Derrien Jean-Claude Mazoumbou Louis Mareschal Laurent Saint-André Jacques Ranger Jean-Paul Laclau 《Plant and Soil》2014,376(1-2):245-260
Aims
Tropical plantations are likely to supply a growing share of the increasing world demand for forest products. We aimed to gain insight into the role of the nitrogen (N) contained in harvest residues (HR) for tree growth and soil N stocks.Methods
We used 15N-labeled harvest residues to (1) study the dynamic of N release throughout decomposition, (2) determine the vertical transport pathways of N from the forest floor to the upper soil layers, and (3) quantifying the contributions of HR to soil N stocks and the supply of N to young Eucalyptus trees.Results
Almost all of the 15N initially contained in the HR was recovered 27 months after deposition, with 21 % remaining in HR, 38 % being transferred to the underlying O layer, 21 % being transferred to the 0–15 cm soil layer, and approximately 15 % accumulating in the tree biomass. Our results supported the presence of two pathways of N transfers from the O layer to the mineral soil: (1) the leaching of dissolved 15N from fresh litter during the first year after planting which actively contributed to Eucalyptus N nutrition and (2) the transport of particulate organic matter in percolating water which contributed to maintain N stocks in the first 15 cm of the soil. Approximately 40 % of the N content in 2-year-old Eucalyptus trees was derived from the labeled HR.Conclusions
The sustainability of fast-growing Eucalyptus trees established on N-poor sandy tropical soils largely relies on organic residues, as an early source of mineral N for tree and as a source of organic N in the top soil. 相似文献13.
Slow decomposition and limited nitrogen release by lower order roots in eight Chinese temperate and subtropical trees 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Background and aims
Roots of the lowest branch orders have the highest mortality rate, and may contribute predominately to plant carbon (C) and nutrient transfer into the soil. Yet patterns and controlling factors of the decomposition of these roots are poorly understood.Methods
We conducted a two-year field litterbag study on different root orders and leaf litter in four temperate and four subtropical tree species.Results
Five species showed slower decay rates in lower- (order 1–2) than higher-order (order 3–5) roots, and all species showed slower decay rates in lower-order roots than leaf litter. These patterns were strongly related to higher acid-insoluble fraction in lower- than higher-order roots, and in roots than in leaf litter, but were unrelated to initial N concentration. Litter N was predominantly in recalcitrant forms and limited amount of N was released during the study period;only 12 % of root N and 26 % of leaf litter N was released in 2 years.Conclusions
We conclude that the slow decomposition of lower-order roots may be a common phenomenon and is mainly driven by their high acid-insoluble fraction. Moreover, litter N, especially root N, is retained during decomposition and may not be available for immediate plant uptake. 相似文献14.
Changhe Zhang José M. Moutinho-Pereira Carlos Correia João Coutinho António Gonçalves Américo Guedes José Gomes-Laranjo 《Plant and Soil》2013,365(1-2):211-225
Background and aims
The beneficial effects of Si have mainly been observed in herbaceous plants, while little is known about its role in deciduous trees. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of foliar application of Si on chestnut leaf growth, photosynthesis and water relations in the presence of short, but intense water deficit.Methods
Sili-K® solution (containing 0.12 % Si and 0.15 % K) was repeatedly (× 3) sprayed onto leaves of potted chestnut plantlets and irrigation was suspended 7 weeks later, for 8 days. Leaf growth, anatomy, as well as physiological and biochemical traits of the plantlets were studied.Results
Si application enhanced chestnut growth, due to increased photosynthetic traits, including higher chlorophyll content and chlorophyll a to b ratio, photochemical efficiency of PSII, gas exchange (stomatal conductance, transpiration rate, net CO2 assimilation) and oxygen evolution rate. Meanwhile, Si yielded larger and thinner leaves, higher xylem, specific leaf area and transpiration rate, thus being beneficial to the tree in absorbing sunlight energy for photosynthesis and in alleviating heat stress. However, Si also lowered leaf sap osmotic pressure, causing the plant to lose water more quickly, thus being more susceptible to water stress.Conclusions
Si improved chestnut photosynthesis, growth, and heat stress tolerance, but it also increased the susceptibility to drought. 相似文献15.
Influence of potassium and sodium nutrition on leaf area components in Eucalyptus grandis trees 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Patricia Battie-Laclau Jean-Paul Laclau Marisa de Cassia Piccolo Bruna Cersózimo Arenque Constance Beri Lauriane Mietton Marta R. Almeida Muniz Lionel Jordan-Meille Marcos Silveira Buckeridge Yann Nouvellon Jacques Ranger Jean-Pierre Bouillet 《Plant and Soil》2013,371(1-2):19-35
Background and Aims
Recent studies showed a positive tree response to Na addition in K-depleted tropical soils. Our study aimed to gain insight into the effects of K and Na fertilizations on leaf area components for a widely planted tree species.Methods
Leaf expansion rates, as well as nutrient, polyol and soluble sugar concentrations, were measured from emergence to abscission of tagged leaves in 1-year-old Eucalyptus grandis plantations. Leaf cell size and water status parameters were compared 1 and 2 months after leaf emergence in plots with KCl application (+K), NaCl application (+Na) and control plots (C).Results
K and Na applications enhanced tree leaf area by increasing both leaf longevity and the mean area of individual leaves. Higher cell turgor in treatments +K and +Na than in the C treatment resulting from higher concentrations of osmotica contributed to increasing both palisade cell diameters and the size of fully expanded leaves.Conclusions
Intermediate total tree leaf area in treatment +Na compared to treatments C and +K might result from the capacity of Na to substitute K in osmoregulatory functions, whereas it seemed unable to accomplish other important K functions that contribute to delaying leaf senescence. 相似文献16.
Assessment of nutrient removal in bearing peach trees (Prunus persica L. Batsch) based on whole tree analysis 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Background and Aims
The aim was to assess the amounts of macro- (N, P, K, Ca and Mg) and micro-elements (Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn) lost by peach trees (Prunus persica L. Batsch) in all the nutrient removal events (pruning, flower abscission, fruit thinning, fruit harvest and leaf fall), as well as those stored in the permanent structures of the tree (roots, trunk and main branches).Methods
Three peach cultivars were used. The biomass and nutrient composition of materials lost by trees at the different events were measured during 3 years. The biomass and nutrient composition of permanent tree structures were also measured after full tree excavation.Results
Winter pruning and leaf fall were the events where most nutrients were removed. Nutrient losses and total requirements are given as amounts of nutrients needed per tree and also as amounts necessary to produce a t of fresh fruit.Conclusions
The allocation of all nutrients analyzed in the different plant parts was similar in different types of peach trees, with each element having a typical “fingerprint” allocation pattern. Peach tree materials removed at tree pruning and leaf fall include substantial amounts of nutrients that could be recycled to improve soil fertility and tree nutrition. Poorly known tree materials such as flowers and fruit stones contain measurable amounts of nutrients. 相似文献17.
Background and aims
We determined the relationship between site N supply and decomposition rates with respect to controls exerted by environment, litter chemistry, and fungal colonization.Methods
Two reciprocal transplant decomposition experiments were established, one in each of two long-term experiments in oak woodlands in Minnesota, USA: a fire frequency/vegetation gradient, along which soil N availability varies markedly, and a long-term N fertilization experiment. Both experiments used native Quercus ellipsoidalis E.J. Hill and Andropogon gerardii Vitman leaf litter and either root litter or wooden dowels.Results
Leaf litter decay rates generally increased with soil N availability in both experiments while belowground litter decayed more slowly with increasing soil N. Litter chemistry differed among litter types, and these differences had significant effects on belowground (but not aboveground) decay rates and on aboveground litter N dynamics during decomposition. Fungal colonization of detritus was positively correlated with soil fertility and decay rates.Conclusions
Higher soil fertility associated with low fire frequency was associated with greater leaf litter production, higher rates of fungal colonization of detritus, more rapid leaf litter decomposition rates, and greater N release in the root litter, all of which likely enhance soil fertility. During decomposition, both greater mass loss and litter N release provide mechanisms through which the plant and decomposer communities provide positive feedbacks to soil fertility as ultimately driven by decreasing fire frequency in N-limited soils and vice versa. 相似文献18.
Fabian Koeslin-Findeklee Andreas Meyer Andreas Girke Katrin Beckmann Walter J. Horst 《Plant and Soil》2014,384(1-2):347-362
Aims
Winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) cultivation causes high nitrogen (N) balance surpluses. The breeding and cultivation of N-efficient cultivars (high grain yield under low N supply) can contribute to the reduction of the crop-specific N surpluses. Comparing line cultivars with hybrids and dwarfs the hypothesis was tested if stay-green into reproductive growth contributes to superior N efficiency of hybrids and dwarfs.Methods
The present work comprised two years field experiments with ten line, five hybrid and three dwarf cultivars and hydroponic experiments with three hybrid and nine line cultivars.Results
Hybrids were superior in yield formation independent of the N supply. The greater N efficiency of the hybrids was related to a higher N uptake until maturity, but not to stay-green. This was in agreement with a hydroponic experiment in which the hybrids were particularly responsive in N starvation-induced leaf senescence of older leaves as revealed by SPAD, photosynthesis and the expression of the senescence-specific cysteine protease gene SAG12-1. Additionally, hybrids were characterized by an efficient N retranslocation from vegetative to reproductive plant organs in combination with a lower grain-N concentration.Conclusions
Both, N uptake and N utilization efficiency were decisive for the superior N efficiency of the hybrids. 相似文献19.
Optimal photosynthetic use of light by tropical tree crowns achieved by adjustment of individual leaf angles and nitrogen content 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Background and Aims
Theory for optimal allocation of foliar nitrogen (ONA) predicts that both nitrogen concentration and photosynthetic capacity will scale linearly with gradients of insolation within plant canopies. ONA is expected to allow plants to efficiently use both light and nitrogen. However, empirical data generally do not exhibit perfect ONA, and light-use optimization per se is little explored. The aim was to examine to what degree partitioning of nitrogen or light is optimized in the crowns of three tropical canopy tree species.Methods
Instantaneous photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) incident on the adaxial surface of individual leaves was measured along vertical PPFD gradients in tree canopies at a frequency of 0·5 Hz over 9–17 d, and summed to obtain the average daily integral of PPFD for each leaf to characterize its insolation regime. Also measured were leaf N per area (Narea), leaf mass per area (LMA), the cosine of leaf inclination and the parameters of the photosynthetic light response curve [photosynthetic capacity (Amax), dark respiration (Rd), apparent quantum yield (ϕ) and curvature (θ)]. The instantaneous PPFD measurements and light response curves were used to estimate leaf daily photosynthesis (Adaily) for each leaf.Key Results
Leaf Narea and Amax changed as a hyperbolic asymptotic function of the PPFD regime, not the linear relationship predicted by ONA. Despite this suboptimal nitrogen partitioning among leaves, Adaily did increase linearly with PPFD regime through co-ordinated adjustments in both leaf angle and physiology along canopy gradients in insolation, exhibiting a strong convergence among the three species.Conclusions
The results suggest that canopy tree leaves in this tropical forest optimize photosynthetic use of PPFD rather than N per se. Tropical tree canopies then can be considered simple ‘big-leaves’ in which all constituent ‘small leaves’ use PPFD with the same photosynthetic efficiency.Key words: Optimal resource allocation, nitrogen, photosynthetic capacity, leaf mass per area, tropical trees, radiation use efficiency, scaling, leaf angle, canopy architecture, big leaf model 相似文献20.