Effect of varied soil nitrogen supply on growth and nutrient uptake of young Norway spruce plants grown in a shaded environment

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 301-307

  George, Eckhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Induced nutrient deficiency; Nitrate; Picea abies; Root growth; Shoot root ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008020506     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-2624(199906)162:3<301::AID-JPLN301>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Agerer, R. (1993): Colour Atlas of Ectomycorrhizae. Einhorn-Verlag Eduard Dietenberger, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany.
2. Ahlström, K., H. Persson, and I. Börjesson (1988): Fertilization in a mature Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stand - effects on fine roots. Plant and Soil 106, 179-190.
3. Brække, F. H. (1996): Needle analyses and graphic vector analyses of Norway spruce and Scots pine stands. Trees Struct. Funct. 11, 23-33.
4. 35S in a Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) stand subjected to various nutrient and water supplies. Plant and Soil 173, 147-155.
5. Colpaert, J. V., and K. K. Van Tichelen (1996): Decomposition, nitrogen and phosphorus mineralization from beech leaf litter colonized by ectomycorrhizal or litter-decomposing basidiomycetes. New Phytol. 134, 123-132.
6. Dreyer, E., J. Fichter, and M. Bonneau (1994): Nutrient content and photosynthesis of young yellowing Norway spruce trees (Picea abies L. Karst.) following calcium and magnesium fertilisation. Plant and Soil 160, 67-78.
7. Ekblad, A., H. Wallander, R. Carlsson, and K. Huss-Danell (1995): Fungal biomass in roots and extramatrical mycelium in relation to macronutrients and plant biomass of ectomycorrhizal Pinus sylvestris and Alnus incana. New Phytol. 131, 443-451.
8. Finlay, R. D., Å. Frostegård, and A.-M. Sonnerfeldt (1992): Utilization of organic and inorganic nitrogen sources by ectomycorrhizal fungi in pure culture and in symbiosis with Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. New Phytol. 120, 105-115.
9. 2 and changing N availability. New Phytol. 134, 85-93.
10. George, E., and H. Marschner (1996): Nutrient and water uptake by roots of forest trees. Z. Pflanzenernähr. Bodenkd. 159, 11-21.
11. George, E., and B. Seith (1998): Long-term effects of a high nitrogen supply to soil on growth and nutritional status of young Norway spruce trees. Environ. Pollut. 101, 1-6.
12. George, E., B. Seith, C. Schaeffer, and H. Marschner (1997): Responses of Picea, Pinus and Pseudotsuga roots to heterogeneous nutrient distribution in soil. Tree Physiol. 17, 39-45.
13. Gijsman, A. J. (1990): Nitrogen nutrition of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) on strongly acid sandy soil. I. Growth, nutrient uptake and ionic balance. Plant and Soil 126, 53-61.
14. Göttlein, A., and E. Matzner (1997): Microscale heterogeneity of acidity related stress-parameters in the soil solution of a forested cambic Podzol. Plant and Soil 192, 95-105.
15. Griffin, K. L., W. E. Winner, and B. R. Strain (1995): Growth and dry matter partitioning in loblolly and ponderosa pine seedlings in response to carbon and nitrogen availability. New Phytol. 129, 547-556.
16. Groninger, J. W., J. R. Seiler, A. Peterson, and R. E. Kreh (1996): Growth and photosynthetic responses of four Virginia Piedmont tree species to shade. Tree Physiol. 16, 773-778.
17. Hendricks, J. J., K. J. Nadelhoffer, and J. D. Aber (1993): Assessing the role of fine roots in carbon and nutrient cycling. Trends Ecol. Evol. 8, 174-178.
18. Hopinans, P., and H. N. Chappell (1994): Growth response of young, thinned Douglas-fir stands to nitrogen fertilizer in relation to soil properties and tree nutrition. Can. J. Forest Res. 24, 1684-1688.
19. Houba, V. J. G., I. Novozamsky, T. M. Lexmond, and J. J. van der Lee (1990): Applicability of 0.01 M calcium chloride as a single extraction solution for the assessment of the nutrient status of soils and other diagnostic purposes. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 21, 2281-2290.
20. Houdijk, A. L. F. M., A. J. P. Smolders, and J. G. M. Roelofs (1993): The effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on the soil chemistry of coniferous forests in the Netherlands. Environ. Pollut. 80, 73-78.
21. Hüttl, R. F. (1990): Nutrient supply and fertilizer experiments in view of N saturation. Plant and Soil 128, 45-48.
22. Hüttl, R. F., and M. Frielinghaus (1994): Soil fertility problems - an agriculture and forestry perspective. Sci. Total Environ. 143, 63-74.
23. Joslin, J. D., J. M. Kelly, and H. Van Miegroet (1992): Soil chemistry and nutrition of North American spruce-fir stands: evidence for recent change. J. Environ. Qual. 21, 12-30.
24. Joslin, J. D., and M. H. Wolfe (1994): Foliar deficiencies of mature southern Appalachian red spruce determined from fertilizer trials. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 58, 1572-1579.
25. Lawrence, G. B., and M. B. David (1997): Response of aluminum solubility to elevated nitrification in soil of a red spruce stand in eastern Maine. Environ. Sci. Technol. 31, 825-830.
26. Lin, J. C., and R. F. Huettl (1991): Relations between damage symptoms and nutritional status of Norway.spruce stands (Picea abies Karst.) in southwestern Germany. Pert. Res. 27, 9-22.
27. Mackie-Dawson, L. A., P. Millard, and M. F. Proe (1995): The effect of nitrogen supply on root growth and development in sycamore and Sitka spruce trees. Forestry 68, 107-114.
28. Marschner, H. (1995): Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants. 2nd ed. Academic Press, London, UK.
29. Marschner, H., M. Häussling, and E. George (1991): Ammonium and nitrate uptake rates and rhizosphere pH in non-mycorrhizal roots of Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.]. Trees Struct. Funct. 5, 14-21.
30. Matzner, E., and D. Murach (1995): Soil changes induced by air pollutant deposition and their implication for forests in central Europe. Water, Air, Soil Pollut. 85, 63-76.
31. Mitchell, A. K., H. J. Barclay, H. Brix, D. F. W. Pollard, R. Benton, and R. Dejong (1996): Biomass and nutrient element dynamics in Douglas-fir: effects of thinning and nitrogen fertilization over 18 years. Can. J. For. Res. 26, 376-388.
32. Rosengren-Brinck, V., H. Majdi, H. Asp, and S. Widell (1995): Enzyme activities in isolated root plasma membranes from a stand of Norway spruce in relation to nutrient status and ammonium sulphate application. New Phytol. 129, 537-546.
33. Scheible, W.-R., M. Lauerer, E.-D. Schulze, M. Caboche, and M. Stitt (1997): Accumulation of nitrate in the shoot acts as a signal to regulate shoot-root allocation in tobacco. Plant J. 11, 671-691.
34. Seith, B., E. George, H. Marschner, T. Wallenda, C. Schaeffer, W. Einig, A. Wingler, and R. Hampp (1996): Effects of varied soil nitrogen supply on Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.), 1. Shoot and root growth and nutrient uptake. Plant and Soil 184, 291-298.
35. Stoermer, H., B. Seith, U. Hanemann, E. George, and H. Rennenberg (1997): Nitrogen distribution in young Norway spruce (Picea abies) trees as affected by pedospheric nitrogen supply. Physiol. Plant. 101, 764-769.
36. Wallenda, T., C. Schaeffer, W. Einig, A. Wingler, R. Hampp, B. Seith, E. George, and H. Marschner (1996): Effects of varied soil nitrogen supply on Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.). 2. Carbon metabolism in needles and mycorrhizal roots. Plant and Soil 186, 361-369.
37. Walters, M. B., and P. B. Reich (1997): Growth of Acer saccharum seedlings in deeply shaded understories of northern Wisconsin: effects of nitrogen and water availability. Can. J. For. Res. 27, 237-247.
38. Wingler, A., W. Einig, C. Schaeffer, T. Wallenda, R. Hampp, H. Wallander, and J.-E. Nylund (1994): Influence of different nutrient regimes on the regulation of carbon metabolism in Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.] seedlings. New Phytol. 128, 323-330.
39. Zhang, S., T. C. Hennessey, and R. A. Heinemann (1997): Acclimation of loblolly pine (Pinus teada) foliage to light intensity as related to leaf nitrogen availability. Can. J. For. Res. 27, 1032-1040.
40. Zimmermann, R., R. Oren, E.-D. Schulze, and K. S. Werk (1988): Performance of two Picea abies (L.) Karst, stands at different stages of decline. II. Photosynthesis and leaf conductance. Oecologia 76, 513-518.