Uptake and Allocation of Newly Absorbed Nitrogen in Young Pear Trees Grafted onto Vigorous Rootstocks (Pyrus betulifolia)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Site and Plant Materials
2.2. Experimental Design
2.3. Measurements
2.4. Calculations and Data Analysis
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. The Characteristics of Fertilizer Nitrogen Uptake and Distribution in Various Organs of Young Pear Trees
3.2. The Growth of Various Organs of Young Pear Trees and the Relationship between the Dry Mass Weight and Fertilizer Nitrogen Uptake by Each Organ
4. Discussion
4.1. The Characteristics of Fertilizer Nitrogen Uptake and Distribution in Various Organs of Young Pear Trees
4.2. The Relationship between the Nitrogen Uptake from Fertilizer and Dry Mass Weight of Each Organ
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Group | Fertilization | Harvest Sampling Quantity of Pear Trees | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | ||
10 June | 20 November | 10 June | |||
A | 15 g/tree○ + 5 g/tree ● | - | 6 trees | - | - |
B | 15 g/tree○ + 5 g/tree ● | - | - | 6 trees | - |
C | 20 g/tree○ | 25 g/tree○ + 5 g/tree ● | - | - | 6 trees |
Organs | N Uptake in Current Year (g/Tree) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 2018 | |||
Spring–June | June–November | Spring–November | Spring–June | |
Leaves | 0.423 ± 0.030 | −0.355 ±0.006 | 0.069 ± 0.006 | 1.023 ± 0.098 |
Shoots | 0.076 ± 0.009 | 0.108 ± 0.010 | 0.184 ± 0.010 | 0.190 ± 0.011 |
2-year-old branches | 0.016 ± 0.000 | 0.003 ± 0.001 | 0.019 ± 0.001 | 0.117 ± 0.008 |
3-year-old branches | - | - | - | 0.032 ± 0.004 |
Trunk | 0.129 ± 0.010 | 0.250 ± 0.014 | 0.379 ± 0.014 | 0.269 ± 0.019 |
Root | 0.099 ± 0.010 | 0.106 ± 0.010 | 0.206 ± 0.009 | 0.457 ± 0.023 |
Fruits | - | - | - | 0.040 ± 0.004 |
Total | 0.743 ± 0.057 | 0.112 ± 0.039 | 0.855 ± 0.039 | 2.128 ± 0.160 |
Stage | ||||
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2017 | 2018 | |||
Spring–June | June–November | Spring–November | Spring–June | |
NUE | 3.72 ± 0.28% | 0.6 ± 0.19% | 4.3 ± 0.19% | 7.1 ± 0.53% |
Stage | |||
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2017 | 2018 | ||
Spring–June | Spring–November | Spring–June | |
Correlation coefficient | 0.305 ns | 0.98 ** | 0.396 ns |
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Wu, Y.; Sun, M.; Zhao, Z.; Liang, Z.; Liu, J.; Liu, S. Uptake and Allocation of Newly Absorbed Nitrogen in Young Pear Trees Grafted onto Vigorous Rootstocks (Pyrus betulifolia). Agronomy 2022, 12, 2303. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12102303
Wu Y, Sun M, Zhao Z, Liang Z, Liu J, Liu S. Uptake and Allocation of Newly Absorbed Nitrogen in Young Pear Trees Grafted onto Vigorous Rootstocks (Pyrus betulifolia). Agronomy. 2022; 12(10):2303. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12102303
Chicago/Turabian StyleWu, Yang, Mingde Sun, Zhi Zhao, Zhenxu Liang, Jun Liu, and Songzhong Liu. 2022. "Uptake and Allocation of Newly Absorbed Nitrogen in Young Pear Trees Grafted onto Vigorous Rootstocks (Pyrus betulifolia)" Agronomy 12, no. 10: 2303. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12102303
APA StyleWu, Y., Sun, M., Zhao, Z., Liang, Z., Liu, J., & Liu, S. (2022). Uptake and Allocation of Newly Absorbed Nitrogen in Young Pear Trees Grafted onto Vigorous Rootstocks (Pyrus betulifolia). Agronomy, 12(10), 2303. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12102303