Effects of nitrogen loading under low and high phosphorus conditions on above- and below-ground growth of hybrid larch F1 seedlings

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Effects of nitrogen loading under low and high phosphorus conditions on above- and below-ground growth of hybrid larch F₁seedlings

Saki Fujita⁽¹⁾, Xiaona Wang⁽²⁾, Kazuhito Kita⁽³⁾, Takayoshi Koike⁽⁴⁾

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages 32-40 (2018)
doi: https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor2395-010
Published: Jan 09, 2018 - Copyright © 2018 SISEF

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Under present environmental conditions, hybrid larch F₁ (Larix gmelinii var. japonica × Larix kaempferi) is a promising afforestation species as it has a high growth rate and tolerance against grazing damage, disease and cold. However, the input of nitrogen (N) to forests due to the increase of anthropogenic N is causing imbalances of N compared to other nutrients, especially phosphorus (P), thus affecting the root growth of healthy seedlings. However, knowledge on how different N and P conditions affect F₁ root growth is still limited. In this study, various N (3 levels) and P (no addition and addition) conditions were imposed to investigate the effect of N loading on larch F₁ seedlings under different P conditions. Needle N: P ratio, aboveground growth, belowground growth as well as fine root production were measured. The results showed that needle N: P ratio was higher under low P loading, and aboveground growth of seedlings increased with N loading at both low and high P conditions. Relative fine root production was decreased by N loading. On the other hand, fine root to total dry proportion was increased by N loading at no P addition, suggesting that limited P availability could increase fine root production. Total root proportion to total dry mass was decreased by N loading at both P conditions. We concluded that N loading has different effects on above- and below-ground growth of larch F₁ and its effects may also differ according to P conditions, indicating that both N and P conditions should be carefully considered when planting hybrid larch F₁.

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Nitrogen Deposition, Phosphorus, Fine Root Production, N: P Ratio, Hybrid Larch F₁

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(1)

Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8589 (Japan)

(2)

Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding 071-000 (China)

(3)

Forestry Research Institute, Hokkaido Research Organization, Bibai 079-0198 (Japan)

(4)

Research faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8589 (Japan)

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Takayoshi Koike
tkoike@for.agr.hokudai.ac.jp

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Fujita S, Wang X, Kita K, Koike T (2018). Effects of nitrogen loading under low and high phosphorus conditions on above- and below-ground growth of hybrid larch F₁seedlings. iForest 11: 32-40. - doi: 10.3832/ifor2395-010

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Giustino Tonon

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Received: Feb 07, 2017
Accepted: Nov 18, 2017

First online: Jan 09, 2018
Publication Date: Feb 28, 2018
Publication Time: 1.73 months

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