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Effects of nitrogen addition and Bothriochloa ischaemum and Lespedeza davurica mixture on plant chlorophyll fluorescence and community production in semi-arid grassland
- Source :
- Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol 15 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Frontiers Media S.A., 2024.
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Abstract
- BackgroundGrass-legume mixture can effectively improve productivity and stimulate overyielding in artificial grasslands, but may be N-limited in semi-arid regions. This study investigated the effects of N addition on chlorophyll fluorescence and production in the grass-legume mixtures community.MethodsAn N addition experiment was conducted in the Bothriochloa ischaemum and Lespedeza davurica mixture community, with seven mixture ratios (B0L10, B2L8, B4L6, B5L5, B6L4, B8L2, and B10L0) according to the sowing abundance of B.ischaemum and L.davurica and four N addition levels, N0, N25, N50, and N75 (0,25,50,75kgNhm-2 a-1), respectively. We analyzed the response of chlorophyll fluorescence parameters of the two species, the rapid light-response curves of chlorophyll fluorescence, as well as aboveground biomass (AGB) and overyielding.ResultsOur results showed that the two species showed different photosynthetic strategies, with L.davurica having significantly higher initial fluorescence (Fo), effective photochemical quantum yield of PSII (ΦPSII), and coefficient of photochemical fluorescence quenching (qP) than B. ischaemum, consisting with results of rapid light-response curves. N addition and mixture ratio both had significant effects on chlorophyll fluorescence and AGB (p
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1664462X
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Frontiers in Plant Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.441c6ef7fcfb414d8a727365ca7b6cbf
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1400309