NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY IN GROWTH OF POLYGONUM-CUSPIDATUM SIEB ET ZUCC
NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY IN GROWTH OF POLYGONUM-CUSPIDATUM SIEB ET ZUCC
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DOI:
10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a086839
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
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影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
HIROSE, T
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作者:
HIROSE, T
The growth of P. cuspidatum in sand culture was analyzed under varying nutrient conditions. N availability influenced N uptake of plants through the uptake rate per unit root weight rather than the amount of root. In turn, the different amounts of N taken up affected plant growth through their effects on the rate of leaf expansion. Net assimilation rate (NAR) increased with N content per unit leaf area (C), but further increase in leaf N caused diminishing returns of NAR. Optimal N content per unit leaf area (Copt) to maximize dry-matter production of a leaf could be determined by drawing a tangent from the origin to a curvilinear relation between NAR and C. This optimal content divides a N-limiting range (C < Copt) from a C-limiting one (C > Copt) along the axis of N content. Under N limitation, efficiency of N use in dry matter production could increase if the plant had a larger C sink. This gives a qualitative explanation to reduced shoot-to-root ratio under limited availability of N.