Bamboo rhizome system of mixed forest of Sassafras tsumu and Phyllostachys pubescens

Abstract

Abstract: By the method of fixed plots, the bamboo rhizome system structure and nutrient content in rhizome from mixed Sassafras tsumu and Phyllostachys pubescens, which were established in1983-1984 by planting S. tsumu on new-planted bamboo forests (3-4 years old), were investigated. The results showed that the mixtures with rational density of S. tsumu were suitable for optimizing the bamboo rhizome structure and increasing the nutrient content in rhizome. The total length and weight of rhizome, the diameter of rhizome and its evenness indices, the annual growth of new rhizome, the proportion of healthy rhizomes and buds, and the volume of rhizome system in the mixed bamboo forests with the density of 420～615 S. tsumu trees per hectare were higher than those in pure bamboo forest, respectively. The indexes mentioned above in mixed bamboo forests with the density of S. tsumu more than735 trees per hectare were lower than those in pure bamboo forest, respectively, but the frequency of rhizome branch per unit length of rhizome was obviously higher than that in pure bamboo forest. The results of regression analysis showed that there were close relationships between S. tsumu density and total length of rhizome, the length between two joints, the growth of new rhizome, the diameter of rhizome and its evenness indices, and the frequency of rhizome branch per unit length of rhizome. The content of N, P, K, Ca, and Mg in the rhizome from mixed bamboo forests were higher than those in pure bamboo forest, respectively. For example, the content of Nin rhizomes from mixtures was increased by 7.6-11.6% averagely.

Key words: Sassafras tsumu, Phyllostachys pubescens, Mixed bamboo forest, Rhizome system, Density, Nutrient content

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LIU Guihua, LI Hongkai . Bamboo rhizome system of mixed forest of Sassafras tsumu and Phyllostachys pubescens[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2002, (4): 385-389.

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