Journal article
Effects of P fertilisation and ectomycorrhizal fungal inoculation on early growth of eucalypt plantations in southern China
Plant and Soil, Vol.233(1), pp.47-57
2001
Abstract
This paper dealed with the effects of P fertilization and ectomycorrhizal fungal inoculation on productivity and nutrient accumulation of Eucalyptus globulus plantation in Chuxiong, Yunnan. The results showed that ectomycorrhizal fungal inoculation increased tree growth of E . globulus in early stage of the plantations. However, the effect of ectomycorrhizal fungal treatments was no significant three years after plantation establishment. P fertilization increased tree diameter and height growth. But the effect of P treatments was not significant at 4.5 years old. P fertilization increased survival rate of planted trees. The low survival rate in low P treatments could increase tree growth in late stage of the plantation. The insignificant effect of P treatments at 4.5 years old was partly due to the change of survival rate in different P treatments. P fertilization increased N, P and K accummulation in tree biomass and nutrient use efficiency in wood and biomass production. P fertilization increased P accumulation in understorey and litter, but N and K. Leaf and soil sample analysis further proved that P fertilization promoted tree growth in the early stage. The experimental results indicated that ectomycorrhizal fungal inoculation could only increase tree growth in low P treatments instead of high P treatments.
Details
- Title
- Effects of P fertilisation and ectomycorrhizal fungal inoculation on early growth of eucalypt plantations in southern China
- Authors/Creators
- D. Xu (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityB. Dell (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityN. Malajczuk (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityM. Gong (Author/Creator) - Chinese Academy of Forestry
- Publication Details
- Plant and Soil, Vol.233(1), pp.47-57
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers
- Identifiers
- 991005541332407891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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