Effects of Drought Stress on Red Clover-Grass Mixed Stands Compared to Grass Monoculture Stands in Nitrogen-Deficient Systems
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant Materials and Growth Conditions
2.2. Drought Stress and Data Collection
2.3. Determination of C:N Ratio and Carbon Isotope Discrimination (CID)
2.4. Determination of Nitrogen Fixation-Related Parameters
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Effects of Drought Stress on Aboveground Biomass
3.2. Effects of Drought Stress on C:N Ratio and Carbon Isotope Discrimination
3.3. Effects of Drought on Shoot N Concentration and Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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De Silva, C.; Rathor, P.; Poudel, H.P.; Thilakarathna, M.S. Effects of Drought Stress on Red Clover-Grass Mixed Stands Compared to Grass Monoculture Stands in Nitrogen-Deficient Systems. Nitrogen 2023, 4, 382-396. https://doi.org/10.3390/nitrogen4040027
De Silva C, Rathor P, Poudel HP, Thilakarathna MS. Effects of Drought Stress on Red Clover-Grass Mixed Stands Compared to Grass Monoculture Stands in Nitrogen-Deficient Systems. Nitrogen. 2023; 4(4):382-396. https://doi.org/10.3390/nitrogen4040027
Chicago/Turabian StyleDe Silva, Chathuranga, Pramod Rathor, Hari P. Poudel, and Malinda S. Thilakarathna. 2023. "Effects of Drought Stress on Red Clover-Grass Mixed Stands Compared to Grass Monoculture Stands in Nitrogen-Deficient Systems" Nitrogen 4, no. 4: 382-396. https://doi.org/10.3390/nitrogen4040027