Study on nitrogen and phosphorus content in the leaves of dominant plant species in sandy hills along Poyang Lake
HU Qi-wu, HU Qi-wui, ZHENG Lin, WU Qin, LI Xiao-feng, CAO Yun, DING Ming-jun
School of Geography and Environment, Jiangxi Normal University, Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Wetland and Watershed Research, (Ministry of Education), Nanchang 330022, China
To discuss the ecophysiological adaptation mechanisms of plants to sandy soil and thus to provide a scientific basis for vegetation restoration, the authors analyzed nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) content in the leaves of 14 dominant plant species in sandy hills along Poyang Lake. Results showed that N content in the leaves of dominant plant species ranged from 3.10～16.5mg·g-1, with an average value of 10.21mg·g-1. P content in the leaves varied at a range of 0.70～2.10mg·g-1, with an average value of 1.24mg·g-1. The N content was approximately 50% lower than the average N content in the leaves of national and global plants. The P content was about 85% of the average P content in the leaves of national plants and about 70% of global plants, respectively. The relatively lower N and P content might be mainly controlled by low nutrient in the soil. Moreover, as the most dominant plant species in sandy hills, Vitex trifolia Linn. var. simplicifolia Cham had a low level of N and P content due to low soil nutrient. However, N and P content in the leaves of Vitex trifolia Linn. var. simplicifolia Cham increased with sandy intensity, which was an adaptation to water stress for higher water use efficiency. Additionally, the average ratio of N to P in the leaves was approximately 9.0, indicating that plant growth in sandy hills was mainly limited by nitrogen, rather than phosphorus.
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HU Qi-wu, HU Qi-wui, ZHENG Lin, WU Qin, LI Xiao-feng, CAO Yun, DING Ming-jun. Study on nitrogen and phosphorus content in the leaves of dominant plant species in sandy hills along Poyang Lake. , 2010, 29(2): 97-101.
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