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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2020, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (7): 175-184.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20200718

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Impacts on Biomass Allocation and Root Growth of Fokienia hodginsii Seedlings of Different Patterns and Quantities of Nitrogen Application

Jundong Rong1,Lili Fan1,Liguang Chen1,Yinghui Zhang2,Tianyou He3,Lingyan Chen3,Kunpeng Song1,Yushan Zheng1,*   

  1. 1. College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University Fuzhou 350002
    2. Fujian Vocational College of Agriculture Fuzhou 350303
    3. College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University Fuzhou 350002
  • Received:2018-12-17 Online:2020-07-25 Published:2020-08-11
  • Contact: Yushan Zheng

Abstract:

Objective: The impacts of varying N fertilization patternser modes and rates quantities were incorporated to the soil to assessed their influence on biomass and root morphological traits of one-year-old Fokienia hodginsii seedlings. The current study was aimed to provide a theoretical basis for the rational application of N fertilizer in F. hodginsii seedlings plantation. Method: One-year-old F. hodginsii seedlings were grown under three treatments: average fertilization (applying the same amount of N with the same interval), exponential fertilization (adding N according to the N index), and the control (CK). Effects of different N application quantities on allocation of leaves, stem, and roots of the seedlings were also determined and Lorentz model and parabolic model were used to fit the relationship between root biomass, height and diameter. Moreover, the optimum pattern and quantity of N application were evaluated using principal component analysis. Result: The application of N (average fertilization and exponential fertilization) had a significant effect on the seedling biomass of F. hodginsii. The influence of the two models of nitrogen application on biomass allocation was different. However, the biomass of roots, stems, and leaves showed the same trend of increasing followed by decreasing with the increase of nitrogen application. The biomass of roots and stems amended with exponential fertilization was higher than that of the average fertilization. Seedlings treated with N fertilizers showed improved root morphological traits (total root length, total root surface area, total root volume, average root diameter, and specific root length) compared to the CK. The trend of root morphological changes was consistent with biomass allocation with an increase of N application, and the root indices of the treatment of average fertilization were higher than that of the exponential fertilization treatment. The Parabolic model as a multi-variable nonlinear model showed a better fit to the total root biomass with higher correlation coefficients (R2 is 0.922-0.978) and the smaller residual sum of squares RSS (0.234-0.841). The fitting was better than that of the Lorentzian model, which can accurately predict the root biomass and height and diameter under different nitrogen treatments. Conclusion: The two application patterns had positive effects on the biomass accumulation (above and below ground biomass) and growth attributes of F. hodginsii but the exponential fertilization showed better results than the average fertilization and 600 mg per plant proved to be the best N application.

Key words: Fokienia hodginsii seedlings, mean fertilization, exponential fertilization, biomass allocation, root growth

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