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T1 - Influence of stage of development in the efficiency of nitrogen fertilization on poplar
AU - Lasa, Berta
AU - Jauregui, Ivan
AU - Aranjuelo, Iker
AU - Sakalauskiene, Sandra
AU - Aparicio-tejo, Pedro M.
PY - 2016/1/2
Y1 - 2016/1/2
N2 - Poplar cuttings (Populus x euroamericana) were planted in pots and grown in a greenhouse for four months with drip irrigation. Two nitrogen (N) doses of 60 and 120 kg nitrate (N-NO3−) ha−1 (labeling with 15N stable isotopes) were applied at one (time I), two (time II) and three months after of the plantation (time III). The aim of this study was to determine the N-fertilizer application method that resulted in optimal N-uptake by a short-rotation of poplar crop during first year of growth. Our data revealed that NUE (N use efficiency) was largest in the last part of the experiment. The larger development of those plants at this stage enabled the improved absorption and assimilation of N. Furthermore, 15N also revealed that supply of N at three months post-planting generated more biomass and increased the N reserves in the stem; a key factor for ensuring the optimum regrowth during the second year.
AB - Poplar cuttings (Populus x euroamericana) were planted in pots and grown in a greenhouse for four months with drip irrigation. Two nitrogen (N) doses of 60 and 120 kg nitrate (N-NO3−) ha−1 (labeling with 15N stable isotopes) were applied at one (time I), two (time II) and three months after of the plantation (time III). The aim of this study was to determine the N-fertilizer application method that resulted in optimal N-uptake by a short-rotation of poplar crop during first year of growth. Our data revealed that NUE (N use efficiency) was largest in the last part of the experiment. The larger development of those plants at this stage enabled the improved absorption and assimilation of N. Furthermore, 15N also revealed that supply of N at three months post-planting generated more biomass and increased the N reserves in the stem; a key factor for ensuring the optimum regrowth during the second year.
KW - fertilization
KW - isotope composition
KW - nitrogen
KW - nitrogen use efficiency
KW - N-partitioning
KW - poplar
U2 - 10.1080/01904167.2015.1024323
DO - 10.1080/01904167.2015.1024323
M3 - Journal article
VL - 39
SP - 87
EP - 98
JO - Journal of Plant Nutrition
JF - Journal of Plant Nutrition
SN - 0190-4167
IS - 1
ER -