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Effects of four soil types on growth responses and nutrient stoichiometry in Phellodendron chinense seedlings

Hong-yu Ren
Hong-yu Ren
, 
Min He
Min He
, 
Wen-zhang Qian
Wen-zhang Qian
, 
Jia-xin Li
Jia-xin Li
, 
Zi-han Guo
Zi-han Guo
, 
Guo-qing Zhuang
Guo-qing Zhuang
 and 
Shun Gao
Shun Gao
   | Apr 13, 2024
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Article Category: Research paper
Published Online: Apr 13, 2024
Page range: 105 - 119
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fsmu-2023-0015
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Figure 1.

Growth of P. chinense seedlings in four soil types.
Growth of P. chinense seedlings in four soil types.

Figure 2.

Effects of four soil types on biomass accumulation and distribution in P. chinense seedlings. Different uppercase letters indicated significant differences between different soil types in different organs (P< 0.05). Different lowercase letters indicate significant differences between different organs in different soil types (P< 0.05).
Effects of four soil types on biomass accumulation and distribution in P. chinense seedlings. Different uppercase letters indicated significant differences between different soil types in different organs (P< 0.05). Different lowercase letters indicate significant differences between different organs in different soil types (P< 0.05).

Figure 3.

Effects of four soil types on total C, N, P, K, Ca and Mg contents in P. chinense seedlings.
Effects of four soil types on total C, N, P, K, Ca and Mg contents in P. chinense seedlings.

Figure 4.

Effects of four soil types on C, N, P, K, Ca and Mg contents in different organs in P. chinense seedlings.
Effects of four soil types on C, N, P, K, Ca and Mg contents in different organs in P. chinense seedlings.

Figure 5.

Effects of four soil types on C:N, C:P and N:P ratios in P. chinense seedlings.
Effects of four soil types on C:N, C:P and N:P ratios in P. chinense seedlings.

Figure 6.

Redundancy analysis (RDA) of the relationship between soil nutrient factors and root (A), stem (B), and leaf (C) growth and nutrient indexes of P. chinense. pH=Pondus Hydrogenii, OC=Organic carbon, TN=Total nitrogen, TP=Total phosphorus, TK=Total potassium, Bio=Biomass, CC=C content, NC=N content, PC=P content, KC=K content, CaC=Ca content, MgC=Mg content.
Redundancy analysis (RDA) of the relationship between soil nutrient factors and root (A), stem (B), and leaf (C) growth and nutrient indexes of P. chinense. pH=Pondus Hydrogenii, OC=Organic carbon, TN=Total nitrogen, TP=Total phosphorus, TK=Total potassium, Bio=Biomass, CC=C content, NC=N content, PC=P content, KC=K content, CaC=Ca content, MgC=Mg content.

Basic physical and chemical properties of four soil types (means ± SE, n = 3).

Soil type pH Organic matter (g·kg−1) Bulk density (g·cm−3) Total nitrogen (g·kg−1) Total phosphorus (g·kg−1) Total potassium (g·kg−1)
YS 4.79B±0.12 33.50A±0.64 1.32A±0.07 1.89A±0.11 0.08C±0.00 2.21B±0.09
ACS 5.12A±0.14 35.51A±0.74 1.29A±0.04 1.67A±0.09 0.83A±0.03 2.49B±0.06
RS 5.14A±0.16 16.64C±0.66 1.30A±0.06 1.14B±0.07 0.07C±0.00 3.15A±0.08
ALS 8.67A±0.23 20.99B±0.91 1.25B±0.08 1.65A±0.15 0.30B±0.01 3.56A±0.10

Two-dimensional variance analysis of effects of soil types, organs and their interactions on biomass, nutrient element, C:N, C:P, and N:P ratios.

Factor Biomass C N P K Ca Mg C:N C:P N:P
Soil types *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Organ *** ns *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Soil types* Organ *** ** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
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