scholarly journals Trade-Offs in Phosphorus Acquisition Strategies of Five Common Tree Species in a Tropical Forest of Puerto Rico

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Yaffar ◽  
Camille E. Defrenne ◽  
Kristine G. Cabugao ◽  
Stephanie N. Kivlin ◽  
Joanne Childs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phosphatase Activity ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Fine Root ◽  
Root Traits ◽  
Root Trait ◽  
Soil P ◽  
P Acquisition ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Acquisition Strategies ◽  
Common Tree

Tree species that are successful in tropical lowlands have different acquisition strategies to overcome soil phosphorus (P) limitations. Some of these strategies belowground include adjustments in fine-root traits, such as morphology, architecture, association with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and phosphatase activity. Trade-offs among P-acquisition strategies are expected because of their respective carbon cost. However, empirical evidence remains scarce which hinders our understanding of soil P-acquisition processes in tropical forests. Here, we measured seven fine-root functional traits related to P acquisition of five common tree species in three sites of the Luquillo Experimental Forest in Puerto Rico. We then described species-specific P-acquisition strategies and explored the changes in fine-root trait expression from 6 months before to 6 months after two consecutive hurricanes, Irma and María, passed over the island. We found that variations in root trait expression were driven mainly by the large interspecific differences across the three selected sites. In addition, we revealed a trade-off between highly colonized fine roots with high phosphatase activity and fine roots that have a high degree of branching. Furthermore, the former strategy was adopted by pioneer species (Spathodea campanulata and Cecropia schreberiana), whereas the latter was adopted by non-pioneer species (mostly Dacryodes excelsa and Prestoea montana). Additionally, we found that root trait expression did not change comparing 6 months before and after the hurricanes, with the exception of root phosphatase activity. Altogether, our results suggest a combination of structural and physiological root traits for soil P acquisition in P-poor tropical soils by common tropical tree species, and show stability on most of the root trait expression after hurricane disturbances.

Genetic increases in growth do not lead to trade-offs with ecologically important litter and fine root traits in Norway spruce

2019 ◽  
Vol 446 ◽  
pp. 54-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
John K. Senior ◽  
Glenn R. Iason ◽  
Michael Gundale ◽  
Thomas G. Whitham ◽  
E. Petter Axelsson
Keyword(s):  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Fine Root ◽  
Root Traits ◽  
Trade Offs

scholarly journals Phosphorus-acquisition strategies of canola, wheat and barley in soil amended with sewage sludges

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Nobile ◽  
D. Houben ◽  
E. Michel ◽  
S. Firmin ◽  
H. Lambers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Phosphorus ◽  
Specific Root Length ◽  
Cropping System ◽  
Root Traits ◽  
Sewage Sludges ◽  
P Acquisition ◽  
Acquisition Strategies ◽  
P Content ◽  
P Fertilizer ◽  
Available Soil Phosphorus

Abstract Crops have different strategies to acquire poorly-available soil phosphorus (P) which are dependent on their architectural, morphological, and physiological root traits, but their capacity to enhance P acquisition varies with the type of fertilizer applied. The objective of this study was to examine how P-acquisition strategies of three main crops are affected by the application of sewage sludges, compared with a mineral P fertilizer. We carried out a 3-months greenhouse pot experiment and compared the response of P-acquisition traits among wheat, barley and canola in a soil amended with three sludges or a mineral P fertilizer. Results showed that the P-acquisition strategy differed among crops. Compared with canola, wheat and barley had a higher specific root length and a greater root carboxylate release and they acquired as much P from sludge as from mineral P. By contrast, canola shoot P content was greater with sludge than with mineral P. This was attributed to a higher root-released acid phosphatase activity which promoted the mineralization of sludge-derived P-organic. This study showed that contrasted P-acquisition strategies of crops allows increased use of renewable P resources by optimizing combinations of crop and the type of P fertilizer applied within the cropping system.

Variation in fine root traits reveals nutrient-specific acquisition strategies in agroforestry systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 453 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 139-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kira A. Borden ◽  
Sean C. Thomas ◽  
Marney E. Isaac
Keyword(s):  
Fine Root ◽  
Root Traits ◽  
Agroforestry Systems ◽  
Acquisition Strategies

scholarly journals Novel approaches to improving growth of pasture legumes at low phosphorus levels

2014 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 197-202
Author(s):  
S.N. Nichols ◽  
J.R. Crush
Keyword(s):  
White Clover ◽  
Root Length ◽  
Specific Root Length ◽  
Root Traits ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Root Weight ◽  
Soil P ◽  
P Acquisition ◽  
Shoot Dry Weight ◽  
Use Efficiency

Abstract Strategies to reduce the economic and environmental costs of phosphate (P) fertiliser use in mixed pastures through plant breeding are focussed on inefficiencies in the legume component. One approach is breeding within white clover for root systems with improved P acquisition properties. Selection for root length per unit root weight (specific root length, SRL) showed that higher SRL plants could retain more biomass in the above ground fraction with decreasing soil P, whereas plants with lower SRL diverted more biomass to roots. Back cross 1 (BC1) generation interspecific hybrids between white clover and a wild relative, Trifolium uniflorum L., may possess additional root traits influencing P acquisition. In glasshouse experiments, some T. repens × T. uniflorum hybrids, back-crossed to white clover, also exhibited higher shoot dry weight than their white clover cultivar parents at low nutrient supply levels and low to intermediate soil Olsen P. This, combined with low internal P concentrations, suggests some BC1 hybrids may be more tolerant of low soil P than white clover. Differences in both P acquisition ability and internal P use efficiency may contribute to the observed yield differences. There are good prospects for delivery of new-generation clover cultivars with improved phosphate use efficiency to New Zealand farmers. Keywords: phosphorus, white clover, Trifolium uniflorum, interspecific

Advances in understanding plant root uptake of phosphorus

2021 ◽  
pp. 321-372
Author(s):  
Jiayin Pang ◽  
◽  
Zhihui Wen ◽  
Daniel Kidd ◽  
Megan H. Ryan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Plant Root ◽  
Large Area ◽  
P Deficiency ◽  
Soil P ◽  
P Acquisition ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
The Face ◽  
Fertiliser Use

At a global scale, phosphorus (P) deficiency comprises a large area of cropland, while P has also been used in excess of crop requirements in many other regions. Improved crop P-acquisition efficiency would allow lower target critical soil P values and provide savings in P-fertiliser use. At the same time, it would reduce P lost through erosion, leaching and/or soil sorption. This chapter summarises the progress in research on root traits associated with P acquisition, including root morphology, architecture, biochemistry, colonisation by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and fine root endophytes, and the trade-offs among all these traits. Farming-management practices to improve P acquisition under current intensive agricultural systems are also discussed. The chapter summarises breeding progress in improving P-acquisition efficiency. In the face of soil P deficiency or legacy P globally, the chapter suggests future directions to improve P acquisition in five key areas.

Distribution of phosphorus in an above-to-below-ground profile in a Bornean tropical rain forest

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 627-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuo Imai ◽  
Kanehiro Kitayama ◽  
Jupiri Titin
Keyword(s):  
Phosphatase Activity ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
Tropical Rain Forest ◽  
Fine Root ◽  
Ground Vegetation ◽  
P Availability ◽  
Soil Horizons ◽  
Short Supply ◽  
Soil P ◽  
Ground Profile

Abstract:Ecosystem pool of phosphorus (P) was determined as the sum of above-ground vegetation, roots, necromass and soils to 1 m deep in a tropical rain forest in Sabah, Malaysia. Relationships among soil P fractions, acid phosphatase activity and fine-root biomass across soil horizons were also determined to understand P availability. Ecosystem pools of P, and of simultaneously quantified nitrogen (N) and carbon (C) were 3.4, 12 and 370 Mg ha−1, respectively. Only 2.6% of the total ecosystem P was in the above-ground vegetation, contrasting to C (60%) and N (16%). Canopy foliage of dominant tree species showed an extremely high N to P ratio of 31.5, which implied the excessively short supply of P compared with ample N. Soil P primarily consisted of recalcitrant occluded fractions (78–91%) and only 4% was labile. Approximately three-quarters of labile soil P was an organic fraction (Po). The concentration of labile Po did not differ between soil horizons, while both phosphatase activity and fine-root density were the greatest in the topsoil (top 5 cm) and dramatically decreased with depth. This suggests that trees depend on the acquisition of P from the labile Po in the topsoil, despite a greater amount of labile P in the subsoil. Trees with a high foliar N/P ratio may invest N to acquire P from the topsoil by secreting phosphatase that consists of proteins, rather than investing C to extending roots to scavenge P in the subsoil.

Decoupled drought responses of fine-root versus leaf acquisitive traits among six Prunus hybrids

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 304-312
Author(s):  
Shuang-Xi Zhou ◽  
Rob R Walker ◽  
Everard Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Drought Stress ◽  
Fine Root ◽  
Root Traits ◽  
Resource Conservation ◽  
Root Diameter ◽  
Root Trait ◽  
Soil Drought ◽  
Drought Response ◽  
Severe Drought ◽  
Significant Change

Abstract Aims Predicting drought consequences on forests and fruit crop plantings requires improved understanding of drought responses of both leaf and fine-root resource acquisitive traits (specific leaf area—SLA, specific root surface area—SRA and specific root length—SRL). We hypothesize their responses are coordinated towards integrated plant resource conservation under severe drought. Methods We tested the hypothesis with a greenhouse-based drought experiment on saplings of six Prunus hybrids with a priori known contrasting drought sensitivity. Saplings were subjected to either control (100% field capacity) or severe drought stress treatment (33% evapotranspiration of hybrid-specific control plants). Sample collections were carried out at 30 and at 60 days after the start of treatments, for both control and stressed saplings. Important Findings No hybrid showed concurrent significant decrease of SLA and SRA (or SRL) under severe drought. The fine-root traits of the six hybrids showed two major drought-response scenarios, in particular: (i) increased root tissue density (RTD) and decreased average root diameter without significant change of SRL and (ii) increased RTD and decreased SRL without significant change of average root diameter. Drought responses of leaf gas exchange, SRA, SRL and RTD were closely correlated along a gradient towards resource conservation from control to drought-stressed plants in all hybrids, which was orthogonal to another gradient characterized by a hybrid-dependent decrease of SLA. These findings highlight (i) the multi-dimensionality of root-trait drought responses, (ii) the decoupling between leaf economics and leaf hydraulics and (iii) the covariation of leaf and root hydraulics in terms of trait drought responses. The study contributes to identifying the origin of the multi-dimensionality of root-trait drought response at intraspecific scale, and highlights differential drought–response combinations of leaf and fine-root traits among hybrids to survive under severe soil drought stress.

scholarly journals Targeting Low-Phytate Soybean Genotypes Without Compromising Desirable Phosphorus-Acquisition Traits

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mireadili Kuerban ◽  
Wenfeng Jiao ◽  
Jiayin Pang ◽  
Jingying Jing ◽  
Li-Juan Qiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genotypic Variation ◽  
Root Traits ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Root Surface ◽  
Root Surface Area ◽  
Soil P ◽  
P Acquisition ◽  
P Concentration ◽  
Soybean Genotypes ◽  
Food And Feed

Phytate-phosphorus (P) in food and feed is not efficiently utilized by humans and non-ruminant livestock, potentially contributing to high losses of P to the environment. Crops with high P-acquisition efficiency can access soil P effectively. It remains elusive whether crop genotypes with high P-acquisition efficiency can also have low seed phytate concentrations. A core collection of 256 soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] genotypes from China with diverse genetic background were grown in the same environment and seeds were sampled to screen for seed phytate-P concentration. Some of these genotypes were also grown in a low-P soil in the glasshouse to measure root morphological and physiological traits related to P acquisition. Large genotypic variation was found in seed phytate-P concentration (0.69–5.49 mg P g–1 dry weight), total root length, root surface area, rhizosheath carboxylates, and acid phosphatase activity in rhizosheath soil. Geographically, seed phytate-P concentration was the highest for the genotypes from Hainan Province, whereas it was the lowest for the genotypes from Inner Mongolia. Seed phytate-P concentration showed no correlation with any desirable root traits associated with enhanced P acquisition. Two genotypes (Siliyuan and Diliuhuangdou-2) with both low phytate concentrations and highly desirable P-acquisition traits were identified. This is the first study to show that some soybean genotypes have extremely low seed phytate concentrations, combined with important root traits for efficient P acquisition, offering material for breeding genotypes with low seed phytate-P concentrations.

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