Effects of biopores on the growth and N-uptake of wheat at three levels of soil moisture
Effects of biopores on the growth and N-uptake of wheat at three levels of soil moisture
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DOI:
10.4141/cjss96-056
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发表时间:
1996-11
影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
K. Volkmar
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作者:
K. Volkmar
Roots grow more rapidly through soil spaces such as vacated root channels than through undisturbed soil. This experiment was conducted to determine the extent to which transfer of nutrients is compromised by gaps between the pore wall and the root. Undisturbed cores were obtained from a no-till Dark Brown Chernozemic soil. The cores were divided into three 2.5-cm-thick segments (3.8–6.3 cm, 7.8–10.3 cm, and 11.75–14.25 cm soil layers). The density of 200–500 μm (P200) and 500–1000 μm (P500) diameter pores was visually assessed in each segment. The cores were adjusted to water potentials of − 0.01, − 0.1 and − 1.5 MPa by adding K15NO3-labelled water. Pots containing wheat (Triticum aestivum) plants were placed on top of the cores and the number of roots that appeared at the bottom of the cores, the root length within the cores, and shoot 15N content were measured after 72 h. Small pore (P200) density had no effect on root number at any moisture level. Large pore (P500) density correlated positively with ro...