Paper · 2025 · Plants

Concentration-Dependent N-P Interactions Cause Organ-Specific Responses and Nutrient Allocation in Poplar Seedlings

Xiaan Tang; Yi Zhang; Changhao Li; et al.

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Abstract

'Neva' seedlings. It shows that these responses depend on nutrient concentrations and exhibit organ-specific patterns. Low P (0 mM) and sufficient N (15-30 mM) enhances plant height and aboveground biomass by promoting P acquisition processes. At moderate N levels (5-15 mM), P supply is sufficient (0.5-1.5 mM) for root and stem growth. Nitrogen application prioritizes aboveground biomass, reducing the root-to-shoot ratio. Root architecture also responds organ-specifically: sufficient N under low P promotes fine root growth to increase P absorption; under moderate P (0.5 mM), balanced N optimizes branching; and under sufficient P (1.5 mM), N increases root thickness while reducing fine root investment. In terms of P metabolism, moderate N under low P increases P concentrations by upregulating phosphate transporter genes, while sufficient N maintains P use efficiency (PUE). For N metabolism, added P under low N (0 mM) maintains N use efficiency (NUE), while higher N levels (15-30 mM) reduce NUE due to interference in nitrogen transport and enzyme activity. This study highlights the importance of organ-specific resource allocation in adapting to N-P interactions and suggests optimizing fertilization strategies based on soil nutrient status to avoid physiological imbalance.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Low phosphorus and sufficient nitrogen enhanced height and aboveground biomass.

Taxon
Poplar SeedlingsPopulust0
Treatment
Low P (0 mM) and sufficient N (15-30 mM)e0
Outcome
plant height and aboveground biomasse0
Direction
enhancese0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Populus
Populus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Christian Fischer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Poplar Seedlings”

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“Low P (0 mM) and sufficient N (15-30 mM) enhances plant height and aboveground biomass”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Moderate nitrogen with sufficient phosphorus supported root and stem growth.

Taxon
Poplar SeedlingsPopulust0
Treatment
moderate N levels (5-15 mM), P supply is sufficient (0.5-1.5 mM)e0
Outcome
root and stem growthe0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Populus
Populus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Christian Fischer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Poplar Seedlings”

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“At moderate N levels (5-15 mM), P supply is sufficient (0.5-1.5 mM) for root and stem growth”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Nitrogen application prioritized aboveground biomass and reduced root-to-shoot ratio.

Taxon
Poplar SeedlingsPopulust0
Treatment
Nitrogen applicatione0
Outcome
root-to-shoot ratioe0
Direction
reducinge0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Populus
Populus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Christian Fischer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Poplar Seedlings”

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“Nitrogen application prioritizes aboveground biomass, reducing the root-to-shoot ratio”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Sufficient nitrogen under low phosphorus promoted fine root growth.

Taxon
Poplar SeedlingsPopulust0
Treatment
sufficient N under low Pe0
Outcome
fine root growthe0
Direction
promotese0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Populus
Populus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Christian Fischer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Poplar Seedlings”

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“sufficient N under low P promotes fine root growth to increase P absorption”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Balanced nitrogen under moderate phosphorus optimized root branching.

Taxon
Poplar SeedlingsPopulust0
Treatment
moderate P (0.5 mM), balanced Ne0
Outcome
branchinge0
Direction
optimizese0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Populus
Populus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Christian Fischer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Poplar Seedlings”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 99–115 · show in text ↑
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“under moderate P (0.5 mM), balanced N optimizes branching”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Nitrogen under sufficient phosphorus increased root thickness.

Taxon
Poplar SeedlingsPopulust0
Treatment
sufficient P (1.5 mM), Ne0
Outcome
root thicknesse0
Direction
increasese0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Populus
Populus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Christian Fischer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Poplar Seedlings”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 99–115 · show in text ↑
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“under sufficient P (1.5 mM), N increases root thickness while reducing fine root investment”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Nitrogen under sufficient phosphorus reduced fine root investment.

Taxon
Poplar SeedlingsPopulust0
Treatment
sufficient P (1.5 mM), Ne0
Outcome
fine root investmente0
Direction
reducinge0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Populus
Populus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Christian Fischer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Poplar Seedlings”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 99–115 · show in text ↑
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“under sufficient P (1.5 mM), N increases root thickness while reducing fine root investment”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 618–709 · show in text ↑
Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Moderate nitrogen under low phosphorus increased phosphorus concentrations via phosphate transporter gene upregulation.

Taxon
Poplar SeedlingsPopulust0
Treatment
moderate N under low Pe0
Gene
phosphate transporter genese0
Outcome
P concentrationse0
Direction
increasese0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Populus
Populus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Christian Fischer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Poplar Seedlings”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 99–115 · show in text ↑
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“moderate N under low P increases P concentrations by upregulating phosphate transporter genes”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Sufficient nitrogen maintained phosphorus use efficiency.

Taxon
Poplar SeedlingsPopulust0
Treatment
sufficient Ne0
Outcome
P use efficiency (PUE)e0
Direction
maintainse0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Populus
Populus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Christian Fischer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Poplar Seedlings”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 99–115 · show in text ↑
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“sufficient N maintains P use efficiency (PUE)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Added phosphorus under low nitrogen maintained nitrogen use efficiency.

Taxon
Poplar SeedlingsPopulust0
Treatment
added P under low N (0 mM)e0
Outcome
N use efficiency (NUE)e0
Direction
maintainse0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Populus
Populus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Christian Fischer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Poplar Seedlings”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 99–115 · show in text ↑
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“added P under low N (0 mM) maintains N use efficiency (NUE)”

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Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Higher nitrogen levels reduced nitrogen use efficiency due to interference in transport and enzyme activity.

Taxon
Poplar SeedlingsPopulust0
Treatment
higher N levels (15-30 mM)e0
Outcome
NUEe0
Direction
reducee0
Qualifier
interference in nitrogen transport and enzyme activitye0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Populus
Populus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Christian Fischer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Poplar Seedlings”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 99–115 · show in text ↑
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“higher N levels (15-30 mM) reduce NUE due to interference in nitrogen transport and enzyme activity”

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Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivebasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

The authors suggest optimizing fertilization by soil nutrient status.

Taxon
Poplar SeedlingsPopulust0
Outcome
optimizing fertilization strategies based on soil nutrient statuse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Populus
Populus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Christian Fischer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Poplar Seedlings”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 99–115 · show in text ↑
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“suggests optimizing fertilization strategies based on soil nutrient status to avoid physiological imbalance”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1182–1289 · show in text ↑

nitrogen · nutrient: efficiency · Populus (poplar)Positive and negative results

2 papers: 1 positive, 1 negative or no effect

1 in the opposite direction

  1. negative
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phosphorus · nutrient: efficiency · Populus (poplar)Positive and negative results

2 papers: 1 positive, 1 negative or no effect

1 in the opposite direction

  1. negative
See all 2 papers →

phosphorus · growth · Populus (poplar)Positive and negative results

10 papers: 7 positive, 3 negative or no effect

6 papers in the same direction as this paper · 3 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
  2. negative
  3. no effect

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nitrogen · growth · Populus (poplar)Positive and negative results

23 papers: 19 positive, 4 negative or no effect

18 papers in the same direction as this paper · 4 in the opposite direction

  1. negative
    Low nitrogen increased fine root surface area.

    Nitrogen metabolism of two contrasting poplar species during acclimation to limiting nitrogen availability · 2013

    Opposite directionCited by this paperAbout lacking this nutrient, so it counts the other way round

  2. no effect
  3. negative

19 papers more in this group

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Claims are grouped by organism, treatment and what was measured or targeted. A paper counts as positive when any of its claims in the group is positive.