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cje ›› 2011, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (12): 2667-2671.

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Stoichiometry of C, N and P in Phyllostachys iridescens leaves under long-term application of different fertilizers.

GUO Zi-wu1, YU Min-zhi2, ZHENG Lian-xi2, YANG Qing-ping1, LI Ying-chun1, CHEN Shuang-lin1**    

  1. 1Subtropical Forestry Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Fuyang 311400, Zhejiang, China; 2 Longyou Forestry Bureau of Zhejiang, Longyou 324400, Zhejiang, China
  • Online:2011-12-08 Published:2011-12-08

Abstract: A field experiment was conducted to study the leaf C, N and P stoichiometry of 2-year-old Phyllostachys iridescens individuals under long-term application of bio-organic fertilizer, compound fertilizer and rapeseed cake fertilizer, aimed to provide scientific basis for the rational supplement of soil nutrients in bamboo-shoot-use P. iridescens stand. In all treatments, the leaf C, N and P concentrations were 514.26-582.77 mg·g-1, 18.25-30.20 mg·g-1, and 1.20-1.75 mg·g-1,respectively. Fertilization increased the leaf C, N, and P concentrations significantly. The leaf C concentration was the highest under the application of rapeseed cake fertilizer, and the leaf N and P concentrations were the highest under the application of bio-organic fertilizer. The leaf C:N and C:P ratios in all treatments were 18.71-35.02 and 304.41-458.52, respectively, and fertilization decreased these ratios significantly, being most obvious under the application of bio-organic fertilizer. The leaf N:P ratio ranged from 15.28 to 17.12, and no significant difference was observed among all treatments. There was a significant positive correlation between leaf N and P, no correlation between leaf N and N:P, and a significant negative correlation between leaf P and N:P.

Key words: Brachionus calyciflorus, Strain, Temperature, Food concentration, Life history parameter