Above- and below-ground nutrient tissue concentration and leaf pigment changes in Patagonian woody seedlings grown under light and soil moisture gradients
To understand the ecophysiology of natural regeneration above- and below-ground nutrient tissue concentration and leaf pigment changes in Nothofagus pumilio (lenga) seedlings grown in three light intensities (4%, 26% and 64% of natural irradiance) and two soil moisture levels (40 –60% and 80 –100% soil capacity) under greenhouse controlled conditions were evaluated. Carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), calcium (Ca) and pigment (chlorophylls and carotenoids) were measured on seedlings. Carbon, N, Mg, K and Ca increased in low light intensity and soil moisture treatments, while P decreased. Nutrients were higher in above- than in below-ground biomass. Chlorophylls were lower in high light treatments, while carotenoids increased their content. All pigments were greater in low soil moisture treatments. These changes are closely related to their photosynthetic plasticity and biomass compartmentalization. Plants growing in high light were more efficient to produce the same amount of plant biomass.
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| Format: | info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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Taylor & Francis
2011-10-28
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| Subjects: | Primary Forests, Silviculture, Nutrients, Nitrogen, Carbon, Ecophysiology, Regeneration, Pigments, Bosque Primario, Silvicultura, Nutrientes, Nitrógeno, Carbono, Ecofisiología, Regeneración, Nothofagus pumilio, Pigmentos, Lenga, Región Patagónica, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/12521 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01904167.2011.618580 https://doi.org/10.1080/01904167.2011.618580 |
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| Summary: | To understand the ecophysiology of natural regeneration above- and below-ground nutrient tissue concentration and leaf pigment changes in Nothofagus pumilio (lenga) seedlings grown in three light intensities (4%, 26% and 64% of natural irradiance) and two soil moisture levels (40 –60% and 80 –100% soil capacity) under greenhouse controlled conditions were evaluated. Carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), calcium (Ca) and pigment (chlorophylls and carotenoids) were measured on seedlings. Carbon, N, Mg, K and Ca increased in low light intensity and soil moisture treatments, while P decreased. Nutrients were
higher in above- than in below-ground biomass. Chlorophylls were lower in high light treatments, while carotenoids increased their content. All pigments were greater in low soil moisture treatments. These changes are closely related to their photosynthetic plasticity and biomass compartmentalization. Plants growing in high light were more efficient to produce the same amount of plant biomass. |
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