Role of plant species and soil phosphorus concentrations in determining phosphorus: nutrient stoichiometry in leaves and fine roots
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Role of plant species and soil phosphorus concentrations in determining phosphorus : nutrient stoichiometry in leaves and fine roots. / Li, Meng; Huang, Caihong; Yang, Tianxue; Drosos, Marios; Wang, Jinzhi; Kang, Xiaoming; Liu, Fulai; Xi, Beidou; Hu, Zhengyi.
In: Plant and Soil, Vol. 445, No. 1-2, 01.12.2019, p. 231-242.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Role of plant species and soil phosphorus concentrations in determining phosphorus
T2 - nutrient stoichiometry in leaves and fine roots
AU - Li, Meng
AU - Huang, Caihong
AU - Yang, Tianxue
AU - Drosos, Marios
AU - Wang, Jinzhi
AU - Kang, Xiaoming
AU - Liu, Fulai
AU - Xi, Beidou
AU - Hu, Zhengyi
PY - 2019/12/1
Y1 - 2019/12/1
N2 - Aims: Terrestrial plants require relative stable stoichiometry of elements for their growth. The effects of plant species and soil phosphorus (P) concentration on P:nutrient stoichiometry in plant remains still unknown. Methods: Soil and plant samples were collected from 88 sites in a P-rich area of a subtropical portion of China to examine the linkage of soil P concentration with the concentrations and stoichiometry of 12 nutrient elements (C, N, P, S, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Al, Zn, Mn and Na) for different plant species. Results: Soil rich in P increased the concentrations of S, P, K, Ca, Fe, Mg, Mn, Al, and Na in the plants, but induced a strong antagonism to Zn. Meanwhile, the concentrations of C and N in the leaf was restrained when the plants grew in soil under high P concentration. Clustering analysis showed that plant species were categorized according to soil P concentration into P > 2 mg g−1 and P < 2 mg g−1 groups. However, insignificant dissimilarity among plant species was noticed. Conclusions: The stoichiometry of P:nutrient in the plant organs was strongly affected by soil P concentrations and this could reflect soil nutrient status over plant species. Therefore, the difference in soil P concentration is a major driver triggering the variation in elemental stoichiometry.
AB - Aims: Terrestrial plants require relative stable stoichiometry of elements for their growth. The effects of plant species and soil phosphorus (P) concentration on P:nutrient stoichiometry in plant remains still unknown. Methods: Soil and plant samples were collected from 88 sites in a P-rich area of a subtropical portion of China to examine the linkage of soil P concentration with the concentrations and stoichiometry of 12 nutrient elements (C, N, P, S, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Al, Zn, Mn and Na) for different plant species. Results: Soil rich in P increased the concentrations of S, P, K, Ca, Fe, Mg, Mn, Al, and Na in the plants, but induced a strong antagonism to Zn. Meanwhile, the concentrations of C and N in the leaf was restrained when the plants grew in soil under high P concentration. Clustering analysis showed that plant species were categorized according to soil P concentration into P > 2 mg g−1 and P < 2 mg g−1 groups. However, insignificant dissimilarity among plant species was noticed. Conclusions: The stoichiometry of P:nutrient in the plant organs was strongly affected by soil P concentrations and this could reflect soil nutrient status over plant species. Therefore, the difference in soil P concentration is a major driver triggering the variation in elemental stoichiometry.
KW - Phosphorus
KW - Plant nutrition
KW - Plant-soil system
KW - Stoichiometry
U2 - 10.1007/s11104-019-04288-3
DO - 10.1007/s11104-019-04288-3
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85073831127
VL - 445
SP - 231
EP - 242
JO - Plant and Soil
JF - Plant and Soil
SN - 0032-079X
IS - 1-2
ER -
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