Seasonal dynamics of nutrient accumulation and partitioning in the perennial C-4-grasses Miscanthus X giganteus and Spartina cynosuroides
Seasonal dynamics of nutrient accumulation and partitioning in the perennial C-4-grasses Miscanthus X giganteus and Spartina cynosuroides
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DOI:
10.1016/s0961-9534(97)00016-0
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发表时间:
1997-01-01
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6
通讯作者:
Long, S. P.
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作者:
Beale, C. V.;Long, S. P.
Seasonal variation in the accumulation and partitioning of nitrogen. phosphorus and potassium was determined in both the above-ground and below-ground dry matter of the potential energy crops Miscanthus times giganteus and Spartina cynosuroides. It is desirable from both economic and environmental perspectives that such crops should exhibit a high nutrient use efficiency and minimal nutrient losses to the environment. The N, P and K concentrations in the above-ground dry matter, at final harvest, were 5.0, 0.6 and 12.0 mg g-1 respectively in M. times giganteus and 3.0, 0.4 and 1.0 mg g-1 in S. cynosuroicles. Both species exhibited the high N-use efficiency expected of C-4 plants. Nitrate leaching was negligible. At the end of the growing season, nutrients were translocated to the rhizomes and, in the case of M. times giganteus, recycled to the soil in shed leaves. Consequently the nutrient content of the crop offtake was low. It was calculated that the N, P and K requirements of a M. times giganteus crop producing an above-ground harvest of 1.5 kg m-1 dry matter would be 9.2, 1.3 and 20.4 g m-2 respectively. The corresponding nutrient requirements for S. cynosuroides would be 7.5, 1.7 and 8.8 g m-2. Except for the K requirement of M. times giganteus, the N, P and K demands of both species were less than those of typical graminaceous crops, including maize.