GROWTH AND SHOOT - ROOT RATIO OF SEEDLINGS IN RELATION TO NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY

被引:376
作者
ERICSSON, T
机构
[1] Department of Ecology and Environmental Research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, S-750 07
关键词
BETULA PENDULA; CO2; LIGHT; PICEA ABIES; SHOOT; ROOT RATIO; STARCH;
D O I
10.1007/BF00029330
中图分类号
S3 [农学(农艺学)];
学科分类号
0901 ;
摘要
The influence of mineral nutrient availability, light intensity and CO2 on growth and shoot:root ratio in young plants is reviewed. Special emphasis in this evaluation is given to data from laboratory experiments with small Betula pendula plants, in which the concept of steady-state nutrition has been applied. Three distinctly different dry matter allocation patterns were observed when growth was limited by the availability of mineral nutrients: 1, Root growth was favoured when N, P or S were the major growth constraints. 2, The opposite pattern obtained when K, Mg and Mn restricted growth. 3, Shortage of Ca, Fe and Zn had almost no effect on the shoot:root ratio. The light regime had no effect on dry matter allocation except at very low photon flux densities (< 6.5 mol m(-2) day(-1)), in which a small decrease in the root fraction was observed. Shortage of CO2 on the other hand, strongly decreased root development, while an increase of the atmospheric CO2 concentration had no influence on dry matter partitioning. An increased allocation of dry matter to below-ground parts was associated with an increased amount of starch in the tissues. Depletion of the carbohydrate stores occurred under all conditions in which root development was inhibited. It is concluded that the internal balance between labile nitrogen and carbon in the root and the shoot system determines how dry matter is being partitioned in the plant. The consistency of this statement with literature data and existing models for shoot:root regulation is examined.
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