Growth and Nitrogen Retranslocation of Nutrient-Loaded Clonal <i>Betula</i><i>alnoides</i> Transplanted with or without Fertilization
Nutrient loading can improve the growth and nutrient content of nursery-grown <i>Betula alnoides</i> Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don, but it is unknown whether nutrient loading enhances growth and nutrient uptake after transplanting. Plants were grown with three nutrient loading treatments (N100, N...
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| description | Nutrient loading can improve the growth and nutrient content of nursery-grown <i>Betula alnoides</i> Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don, but it is unknown whether nutrient loading enhances growth and nutrient uptake after transplanting. Plants were grown with three nutrient loading treatments (N100, N200, and N400; 100, 200, and 400 mg N per plant as <sup>15</sup>N-urea) in nursery containers and then transplanted into plastic pots, with or without controlled-release fertilizer (F0 and F10, 0 and 10 g per plant). The N400 plants had a smaller size but higher nitrogen concentration relative to the N100 and N200 plants before transplanting. However, 180 days after transplanting, the N200 and N400 plants had superior root collar diameter, root length, and root area compared to the N100 plants, due to an increase in <sup>15</sup>N retranslocation to new stems and new leaves. Moreover, transplant fertilization (F10) enhanced the height, root collar diameter, root length, and plant dry mass, but not nitrogen concentration or retranslocation, relative to F0. We recommend that medium- and high-dose nutrient loading is implemented in <i>B. alnoides</i> nurseries to optimize growth after transplanting. Additional fertilizer at transplanting may be advantageous in supporting growth, owing to the rapid depletion of nutrient reserves after planting out in the field. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-25ae3d9e260d41fd978e47399c75fcab2023-11-22T23:26:10ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072021-11-011211160310.3390/f12111603Growth and Nitrogen Retranslocation of Nutrient-Loaded Clonal <i>Betula</i><i>alnoides</i> Transplanted with or without FertilizationLin Chen0Yue Ma1Hua Li2Ji Zeng3Bernard Dell4Zhaoying Li5Experimental Center of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Pingxiang 532600, ChinaExperimental Center of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Pingxiang 532600, ChinaExperimental Center of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Pingxiang 532600, ChinaExperimental Center of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Pingxiang 532600, ChinaAgriculture and Forest Sciences, South Street Campus, Murdoch University, Murdoch 6150, AustraliaExperimental Center of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Pingxiang 532600, ChinaNutrient loading can improve the growth and nutrient content of nursery-grown <i>Betula alnoides</i> Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don, but it is unknown whether nutrient loading enhances growth and nutrient uptake after transplanting. Plants were grown with three nutrient loading treatments (N100, N200, and N400; 100, 200, and 400 mg N per plant as <sup>15</sup>N-urea) in nursery containers and then transplanted into plastic pots, with or without controlled-release fertilizer (F0 and F10, 0 and 10 g per plant). The N400 plants had a smaller size but higher nitrogen concentration relative to the N100 and N200 plants before transplanting. However, 180 days after transplanting, the N200 and N400 plants had superior root collar diameter, root length, and root area compared to the N100 plants, due to an increase in <sup>15</sup>N retranslocation to new stems and new leaves. Moreover, transplant fertilization (F10) enhanced the height, root collar diameter, root length, and plant dry mass, but not nitrogen concentration or retranslocation, relative to F0. We recommend that medium- and high-dose nutrient loading is implemented in <i>B. alnoides</i> nurseries to optimize growth after transplanting. Additional fertilizer at transplanting may be advantageous in supporting growth, owing to the rapid depletion of nutrient reserves after planting out in the field.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/11/1603nutrient loading<sup>15</sup>N labelingtransplant fertilizationnitrogen retranslocationfield performance |
| spellingShingle | Lin Chen Yue Ma Hua Li Ji Zeng Bernard Dell Zhaoying Li Growth and Nitrogen Retranslocation of Nutrient-Loaded Clonal <i>Betula</i><i>alnoides</i> Transplanted with or without Fertilization Forests nutrient loading <sup>15</sup>N labeling transplant fertilization nitrogen retranslocation field performance |
| title | Growth and Nitrogen Retranslocation of Nutrient-Loaded Clonal <i>Betula</i><i>alnoides</i> Transplanted with or without Fertilization |
| title_full | Growth and Nitrogen Retranslocation of Nutrient-Loaded Clonal <i>Betula</i><i>alnoides</i> Transplanted with or without Fertilization |
| title_fullStr | Growth and Nitrogen Retranslocation of Nutrient-Loaded Clonal <i>Betula</i><i>alnoides</i> Transplanted with or without Fertilization |
| title_full_unstemmed | Growth and Nitrogen Retranslocation of Nutrient-Loaded Clonal <i>Betula</i><i>alnoides</i> Transplanted with or without Fertilization |
| title_short | Growth and Nitrogen Retranslocation of Nutrient-Loaded Clonal <i>Betula</i><i>alnoides</i> Transplanted with or without Fertilization |
| title_sort | growth and nitrogen retranslocation of nutrient loaded clonal i betula i i alnoides i transplanted with or without fertilization |
| topic | nutrient loading <sup>15</sup>N labeling transplant fertilization nitrogen retranslocation field performance |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/11/1603 |
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