Fertilisation with potato starch wastewater effect on the growth of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest in Poland
Fertilisation is often used to increase plant productivity in agriculture but has also been used in forestry. In our study, Scots pine forest growing in a nitrogen-poor environment was fertilised with NPK post-production wastewater from a potato starch factory. Our research aimed to investigate the...
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| author | Nella Waszak Filipe Campelo Iain Robertson Radosław Puchałka Fatima-Zahraa El Balghiti Jožica Gričar Ali Boularbah Marcin Koprowski |
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| description | Fertilisation is often used to increase plant productivity in agriculture but has also been used in forestry. In our study, Scots pine forest growing in a nitrogen-poor environment was fertilised with NPK post-production wastewater from a potato starch factory. Our research aimed to investigate the dependence of tree growth on different NPK concentrations. Cell characteristics such as cell wall thickness (CWT), lumen diameter (LD) and tree-ring features such as ring width (RW), total number of cells in annual growth (nTotal), earlywood (EW) and latewood (LW) were investigated. Twenty-six years of regular fertilisation of the forest with different doses of wastewater rich in NPK elements have affected the anatomical structure of Scots pine trees. It is presumed that the reduction in CWT and LD on the fertilised site was due to deficiencies in plant water conductivity, which may have occurred due to physiological drought. The influence of nitrogen on unfertilised site from the wastewater area could contribute to the CWT thickening. The results confirm that the use of NPK in excessive doses is detrimental to trees' conductive system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bcb3701a03bd4bf3b6f5072867f564d32024-03-01T05:07:29ZengElsevierTrees, Forests and People2666-71932024-03-0115100480Fertilisation with potato starch wastewater effect on the growth of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest in PolandNella Waszak0Filipe Campelo1Iain Robertson2Radosław Puchałka3Fatima-Zahraa El Balghiti4Jožica Gričar5Ali Boularbah6Marcin Koprowski7Nicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Science, Department of Ecology and Biogeography, Toruń, Poland; Corresponding author.University of Coimbra, Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, Coimbra, PortugalDepartment of Geography, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom; Centre for Climate Change Research, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, PolandNicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Science, Department of Ecology and Biogeography, Toruń, Poland; Centre for Climate Change Research, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, PolandCadi Ayyad University, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Laboratoire Bioressources et Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments/Center of Excellence for Soil and Fertilizer Research in Africa, AgroBioSciences, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco, Marrakech, MoroccoSlovenian Forestry Institute, Department of Yield and Silviculture, Ljubljana, SloveniaCadi Ayyad University, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Laboratoire Bioressources et Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments/Center of Excellence for Soil and Fertilizer Research in Africa, AgroBioSciences, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco, Marrakech, MoroccoNicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Science, Department of Ecology and Biogeography, Toruń, Poland; Centre for Climate Change Research, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, PolandFertilisation is often used to increase plant productivity in agriculture but has also been used in forestry. In our study, Scots pine forest growing in a nitrogen-poor environment was fertilised with NPK post-production wastewater from a potato starch factory. Our research aimed to investigate the dependence of tree growth on different NPK concentrations. Cell characteristics such as cell wall thickness (CWT), lumen diameter (LD) and tree-ring features such as ring width (RW), total number of cells in annual growth (nTotal), earlywood (EW) and latewood (LW) were investigated. Twenty-six years of regular fertilisation of the forest with different doses of wastewater rich in NPK elements have affected the anatomical structure of Scots pine trees. It is presumed that the reduction in CWT and LD on the fertilised site was due to deficiencies in plant water conductivity, which may have occurred due to physiological drought. The influence of nitrogen on unfertilised site from the wastewater area could contribute to the CWT thickening. The results confirm that the use of NPK in excessive doses is detrimental to trees' conductive system.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666719323001127Wastewater effluentsForest fertilisationCell measurementsTree-ring widthWood anatomy |
| spellingShingle | Nella Waszak Filipe Campelo Iain Robertson Radosław Puchałka Fatima-Zahraa El Balghiti Jožica Gričar Ali Boularbah Marcin Koprowski Fertilisation with potato starch wastewater effect on the growth of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest in Poland Trees, Forests and People Wastewater effluents Forest fertilisation Cell measurements Tree-ring width Wood anatomy |
| title | Fertilisation with potato starch wastewater effect on the growth of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest in Poland |
| title_full | Fertilisation with potato starch wastewater effect on the growth of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest in Poland |
| title_fullStr | Fertilisation with potato starch wastewater effect on the growth of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest in Poland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fertilisation with potato starch wastewater effect on the growth of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest in Poland |
| title_short | Fertilisation with potato starch wastewater effect on the growth of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest in Poland |
| title_sort | fertilisation with potato starch wastewater effect on the growth of scots pine pinus sylvestris l forest in poland |
| topic | Wastewater effluents Forest fertilisation Cell measurements Tree-ring width Wood anatomy |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666719323001127 |
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