Biomass Allocation, Compensatory Growth and Internal C/N Balance of Lolium perenne in Response to Defoliation and Light Treatments

• Autorzy: Wang L. , Wang J. , Liu W. , Gan Y. , Wu Y.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.3161/15052249PJE2016.64.4.004

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Light environments can have a considerable influence on how plants respond to defoliation through influencing the biomass allocation patterns and internal C/N ratio. Seedlings of Lolium perenne, a common perennial grass species, were grown for eight weeks under three different light environments (natural light, red light and shading) and two different defoliation treatments (no defoliation versus 50% aboveground biomass removal). This study was conducted to examine (1) the effects of light regimes and defoliation on biomass accumulation, biomass allocation and internal C/N ratio status in plants; (2) how the light regimes influence the pattern of compensatory growth after defoliation; and (3) the relationship between compensatory growth and the internal C/N ratio status. We found that red light altered the shoot-to-root allometry, enhanced the leaf C concentrations and induced N deficiency. By contrast, the leaf N concentrations of L. perenne were greater during shading treatment, which simultaneously enhanced shoot growth and stopped root growth. Under defoliation, red light increased shoot growth, not at the expense of root growth, which was not the same as in natural light and shading treatment. Moreover, regardless of the unclipped (no defoliation) and defoliation conditions, the L. perenne biomass partitioning between roots and shoots was significantly correlated with the leaf N concentrations and C/N ratio, indicating that allometric biomass allocation can be largely modulated by signals related to the C and N status of the plants. These results demonstrated that the leaf C and N status would be an appropriate indicator of compensatory growth after defoliation.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

biomass allocation; defoliation; light regime; allometry; carbon concentration; nitrogen concentration

PL

alokacja biomasy; defoliacja; system oświetlenia; alometria; stężenie węgla; stężenie azotu

• Wydawca: Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 64, nr 4
• Strony: 485--499
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 60 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Wang L.

• Department of Chemical and Life Sciences, ABA Teachers University, Wenchuan, Sichuan 623002, China
• Department of Grassland Science, Sichuan Agriculture University, Ya'an, Sichuan 625014, China
• Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China

autor

Wang J.

• Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
• International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), G.P.O. Box 3226, Khumaltar, Kathmandu, Nepal

autor

Liu W.

• Chengdu Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Chengdu 611130, China

autor

Gan Y.

• Department of Grassland Science, Sichuan Agriculture University, Ya'an, Sichuan 625014, China

autor

Wu Y.

• Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China

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Uwagi

Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.