Fine root biomass, production and turnover in a fertilized Larix leptolepis plantation in central Korea

Yowhan Son, Jae Hong Hwang

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    Abstract

    The effects of fertilization [control (C), 200 kg N ha-1 + 25 kg P ha-1 (LNP) and 400 kg N ha-1 + 50 kg P ha-1 (HNP)] on fine root dynamics were examined in a 40-year-old Larix leptolepis plantation in central Korea. The average fine root biomass during the growing season for C, LNP and HNP was 957, 934 and 814 kg ha-1, respectively, whereas the fine root production for C, LNP and HNP was 2103, 2131 and 2066 kg ha-1, respectively. Nitrogen and P inputs into the soil via fine root turnover for C, LNP and HNP were 23.0 and 1.2, 23.3 and 1.2 and 22.6 and 1.2 kg ha-1, respectively. There were no significant differences in fine root biomass, production and N and P inputs through fine root turnover between the fertilization treatments during the first growing season after fertilization.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)339-346
    Number of pages8
    JournalEcological Research
    Volume18
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2003 May

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    Field and laboratory assistance was provided by O. S. Kim, H. S. Kim, Y. K. Kim, J. A. Shin and S. R. Ryu. Reviewers provided helpful comments on an earlier draft. This research was supported, in part, by the Ministry of Environment (The Eco-techno-pia 21 project).

    Keywords

    • Biomass
    • Fine root
    • Larix leptolepis
    • Nitrogen
    • Phosphorus
    • Production
    • Turnover

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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