Claim · model-written summary
Nitrogen mist increased maximum net carbon dioxide assimilation and PSII quantum yield.
- Treatment
- N mist treatmentse1
- Outcome
- maximum net CO 2 assimilation rates (A max ) and maximum quantum yield of PSII photochemistry (F v /F m )e0
- Direction
- highere0
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Verbatim
e0“higher maximum net CO 2 assimilation rates (A max ) and maximum quantum yield of PSII photochemistry (F v /F m ) of pine seedlings”
e1“three mist solutions (control, N 1 , and N 2 with 0.03, 13.1, and 32.7 kg NH 4 + -N·ha –1 , respectively) were sprayed on Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora Sieb. et Zucc.) seedlings three times a week for three months. Waterproof sheets protected the surface soil during misting to avoid adding N to the soil. The results show N mist treatments to foliage increased needle N availability in proportion to N dose”
Title
Masaaki Chiwa; Toshihide Matsuda; Nobutake Nakatani; et al. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 2012. doi:10.1139/x2012-091
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Intervention effect Nitrogen mist increased needle nitrogen availability in proportion to dose.
- Intervention effect Nitrogen mist increased needle nitrogen and chlorophyll content.
- Mechanism The authors inferred rapid direct needle absorption and assimilation of nitrogen for photosynthesis.
- Intervention effect Nitrogen mist increased bud and root biomass.
- Association Increased root biomass reduced shoot-to-root ratio sensitivity to foliage nitrogen availability.
- Recommendation The authors recommend considering canopy nitrogen uptake when evaluating nitrogen deposition effects.