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Influence of stage of development in the efficiency of nitrogen fertilization on poplar

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Pages 87-98 | Received 06 Feb 2013, Accepted 17 Dec 2013, Published online: 04 Jan 2016
 

ABSTRACT

Poplar cuttings (Populus x euroamericana) were planted in pots and grown in a greenhouse for four months with drip irrigation. Two nitrogen (N) doses of 60 and 120 kg nitrate (N-NO3) ha−1 (labeling with 15N stable isotopes) were applied at one (time I), two (time II) and three months after of the plantation (time III). The aim of this study was to determine the N-fertilizer application method that resulted in optimal N-uptake by a short-rotation of poplar crop during first year of growth. Our data revealed that NUE (N use efficiency) was largest in the last part of the experiment. The larger development of those plants at this stage enabled the improved absorption and assimilation of N. Furthermore, 15N also revealed that supply of N at three months post-planting generated more biomass and increased the N reserves in the stem; a key factor for ensuring the optimum regrowth during the second year.

Funding

This study was supported by Euroinnova projects, Gobierno de Navarra IIM10819. RI1–02189. Sandra Sakalauskienė has been holder of a Postdoctoral fellowship is funded Research Council of Lithuania by the project “Postdoctoral fellowship Implementation in Lithuania”.

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