Effects of fertilizer application on the growth of Stranvaesia davidiana D. seedlings
Wild plants represent a potential source of urban landscape trees. Stranvaesia davidiana Dcne. is a member of the Stranvaesia Lindl. Genus, which belongs to family Rosaceae Juss. It has great ornamental value. It can contribute to urban color foliage and fruit species. However, the most effective fe...
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| author | Xue-Man Wang Yu-Tong Zhu Juan Wang Shi-Hui Wang Wen-Qian Bai Zhi-Fei Wang Wan-Qing Zeng Pei-Hao Peng |
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| description | Wild plants represent a potential source of urban landscape trees. Stranvaesia davidiana Dcne. is a member of the Stranvaesia Lindl. Genus, which belongs to family Rosaceae Juss. It has great ornamental value. It can contribute to urban color foliage and fruit species. However, the most effective fertilizer application strategy required for its cultivation is unknown. Therefore, we conducted an orthogonal experiment to investigate the fertilizer type and level (pure nitrogen) using ten experimental groups, including an untreated control group. Pot experiments were used to determine the growth indices of seedlings, including plant height, basal diameter, and chlorophyll content post-fertilizer treatment. This study explored the most appropriate fertiler application model for the growth of S. davidiana seedlings. The results revealed that enhanced seedling growth depended on the type and amount of fertilizer used, and their interaction. Fertilizer application increased the plant height by 2.67 cm to 12.26 cm, basal diameter by 0.39 cm to 0.75 cm, and chlorophyll content by 5.66 to 19.86. Among the different types of fertilizer, organic fertilizer increased the plant height by 0.42 cm to 9.59 cm and basal diameter by 0.01 cm to 0.05 cm, compared with the control group. Organic fertilizer had the maximum effect on seedling growth, especially at medium levels. The total growth of basal diameter and chlorophyll content was 1.58 ± 0.04 cm and 39.53 ± 2.37, respectively. Basal diameter is the most critical index in seedling reproduction . The study results suggest that the application of 4.06 g of organic fertilizer per plant was the most effective, and served as a basis for further field trials. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd9f914122c6497983977fc6587382a32024-01-18T15:05:06ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592024-01-0112e1672110.7717/peerj.16721Effects of fertilizer application on the growth of Stranvaesia davidiana D. seedlingsXue-Man Wang0Yu-Tong Zhu1Juan Wang2Shi-Hui Wang3Wen-Qian Bai4Zhi-Fei Wang5Wan-Qing Zeng6Pei-Hao Peng7Chengdu University of Technology, College of Earth Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaChengdu University of Technology, College of Geography and Planning, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaChengdu University of Technology, College of Geography and Planning, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaChengdu University of Technology, College of Geography and Planning, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaChengdu University of Technology, College of Earth Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaChengdu University of Technology, College of Geography and Planning, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaChengdu University of Technology, College of Geography and Planning, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaChengdu University of Technology, College of Earth Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaWild plants represent a potential source of urban landscape trees. Stranvaesia davidiana Dcne. is a member of the Stranvaesia Lindl. Genus, which belongs to family Rosaceae Juss. It has great ornamental value. It can contribute to urban color foliage and fruit species. However, the most effective fertilizer application strategy required for its cultivation is unknown. Therefore, we conducted an orthogonal experiment to investigate the fertilizer type and level (pure nitrogen) using ten experimental groups, including an untreated control group. Pot experiments were used to determine the growth indices of seedlings, including plant height, basal diameter, and chlorophyll content post-fertilizer treatment. This study explored the most appropriate fertiler application model for the growth of S. davidiana seedlings. The results revealed that enhanced seedling growth depended on the type and amount of fertilizer used, and their interaction. Fertilizer application increased the plant height by 2.67 cm to 12.26 cm, basal diameter by 0.39 cm to 0.75 cm, and chlorophyll content by 5.66 to 19.86. Among the different types of fertilizer, organic fertilizer increased the plant height by 0.42 cm to 9.59 cm and basal diameter by 0.01 cm to 0.05 cm, compared with the control group. Organic fertilizer had the maximum effect on seedling growth, especially at medium levels. The total growth of basal diameter and chlorophyll content was 1.58 ± 0.04 cm and 39.53 ± 2.37, respectively. Basal diameter is the most critical index in seedling reproduction . The study results suggest that the application of 4.06 g of organic fertilizer per plant was the most effective, and served as a basis for further field trials.https://peerj.com/articles/16721.pdfFertilizer treatmentLandscape plantsPot experimentStranvaesia davidiana seedlingWild plant resources |
| spellingShingle | Xue-Man Wang Yu-Tong Zhu Juan Wang Shi-Hui Wang Wen-Qian Bai Zhi-Fei Wang Wan-Qing Zeng Pei-Hao Peng Effects of fertilizer application on the growth of Stranvaesia davidiana D. seedlings PeerJ Fertilizer treatment Landscape plants Pot experiment Stranvaesia davidiana seedling Wild plant resources |
| title | Effects of fertilizer application on the growth of Stranvaesia davidiana D. seedlings |
| title_full | Effects of fertilizer application on the growth of Stranvaesia davidiana D. seedlings |
| title_fullStr | Effects of fertilizer application on the growth of Stranvaesia davidiana D. seedlings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of fertilizer application on the growth of Stranvaesia davidiana D. seedlings |
| title_short | Effects of fertilizer application on the growth of Stranvaesia davidiana D. seedlings |
| title_sort | effects of fertilizer application on the growth of stranvaesia davidiana d seedlings |
| topic | Fertilizer treatment Landscape plants Pot experiment Stranvaesia davidiana seedling Wild plant resources |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/16721.pdf |
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