Seed Burial Depth and Soil Water Content Affect Seedling Emergence and Growth of Ulmus pumila var. sabulosa in the Horqin Sandy Land | |
Miao, Renhui1,2; Miao, Chunping1,2; Tang, Jiao1,2; Busso, Carlos A.3; Jiang, Deming1; Wang, Yongcui1; Wu, Dafu4; Musa, Ala1 | |
刊名 | SUSTAINABILITY
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2016 | |
卷号 | 8期号:1 |
关键词 | Seed Burial Depth Sandy Elm Seed Germination Seedling Emergence Soil Water Content |
ISSN号 | 2071-1050 |
DOI | 10.3390/su8010068 |
英文摘要 | We investigated the effects of seed burial depth and soil water content on seedling emergence and growth of Ulmus pumila var. sabulosa (sandy elm), an important native tree species distributed over the European-Asian steppe. Experimental sand burial depths in the soil were 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 cm, and soil water contents were 4%, 8%, 12% and 16% of field capacity. All two-way ANOVA (five sand burial depths and four soil water contents) results showed that seed burial depths, soil water content and their interactions significantly affected all the studied plant variables. Most of the times, seedling emergence conditions were greater at the lower sand burial depths (less than 1.0 cm) than at the higher (more than 1.0 cm) seed burial depths, and at the lower water content (less than 12%) than at the higher soil water content. However, high seed burial depths (more than 1.5 cm) or low soil water content (less than 12%) reduced seedling growth or change in the root/shoot biomass ratios. In conclusion, the most suitable range of sand burial was from 0.5 to 1.0 cm soil depth and soil water content was about 12%, respectively, for the processes of seedling emergence and growth. These findings indicate that seeds of the sandy elm should be kept at rather shallow soil depths, and water should be added up to 12% of soil capacity when conducting elm planting and management. Our findings could help to create a more appropriate sandy elm cultivation and understand sparse elm woodland recruitment failures in arid and semi-arid regions. |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
语种 | 英语 |
出版者 | MDPI AG |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000372456200068 |
内容类型 | 期刊论文 |
源URL | [http://210.72.129.5/handle/321005/122522] ![]() |
专题 | 中国科学院沈阳应用生态研究所 |
通讯作者 | Jiang, Deming |
作者单位 | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Appl Ecol, Shenyang 110016, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100048, Peoples R China 3.Univ Nacl Sur, Dept Agron, CERZOS, CONICET, San Andres 800, RA-8000 Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina 4.Henan Inst Sci & Technol, Dept Resource & Environm, Xinxiang 450003, Peoples R China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Miao, Renhui,Miao, Chunping,Tang, Jiao,et al. Seed Burial Depth and Soil Water Content Affect Seedling Emergence and Growth of Ulmus pumila var. sabulosa in the Horqin Sandy Land[J]. SUSTAINABILITY,2016,8(1). |
APA | Miao, Renhui.,Miao, Chunping.,Tang, Jiao.,Busso, Carlos A..,Jiang, Deming.,...&Musa, Ala.(2016).Seed Burial Depth and Soil Water Content Affect Seedling Emergence and Growth of Ulmus pumila var. sabulosa in the Horqin Sandy Land.SUSTAINABILITY,8(1). |
MLA | Miao, Renhui,et al."Seed Burial Depth and Soil Water Content Affect Seedling Emergence and Growth of Ulmus pumila var. sabulosa in the Horqin Sandy Land".SUSTAINABILITY 8.1(2016). |
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