Effects of Different Heterogeneous Nutrient Environments on the Growth and Activities of Enzymes in the Roots of Fokienia hodginsii Families
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Effects of Different Nutrient Environments on Growth and Root Biomass of F. hodginsii Families
2.2. Effects of Different Nutrient Environments on Root Enzyme Activities of F. hodginsii Families
2.3. Correlation Analysis of Different Nutrient Environments on the Growth of F. hodginsii Families and Root Indexes
2.4. Comprehensive Evaluation of Different Nutrient Environments on the Growth of F. hodginsii Families and Root Indexes
3. Discussion
3.1. Effects of Different Nutrient Environments on Growth and Root Biomass of F. hodginsii
3.2. Effects of Different Nutrient Environments on Root Enzyme Activities of F. hodginsii
3.3. Effects of Different Nutrient Environments on the Growth and Root Enzyme Activities of F. hodginsii Families
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Overview of the Test Site
4.2. Experimental Materials
4.3. Experimental Design
4.4. Index Measurement
4.5. Data Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Factor | Family | Nutrient Environment | Family × Nutrient Environment |
---|---|---|---|
seedling height | 2.474 * | 19.042 ** | 1.675 ** |
ground diameter | 2.281 * | 26.27 ** | 0.877 ns |
root biomass | 104.721 ** | 551.43 ** | 25.391 ** |
Factor | Family | Nutrient Environment | Family × Nutrient Environment |
---|---|---|---|
CAT | 6.246 ** | 1.57 ns | 5.92 ** |
SOD | 112.57 ** | 1.926 ns | 11.16 ** |
POD | 1232.28 ** | 6156.08 ** | 394.48 ** |
MDA | 61.141 ** | 99.091 ** | 6.096 ** |
Parameter | Seedling Height | Ground Diameter | Root Biomass | CAT | SOD | POD | MDA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
seedling height | 1 | ||||||
ground diameter | 0.881 ** | 1 | |||||
root biomass | 0.548 * | 0.534 * | 1 | ||||
CAT | 0.392 | 0.257 | 0.032 | 1 | |||
SOD | 0.841 ** | 0.917 ** | 0.467 | 0.173 | 1 | ||
POD | 0.533 * | 0.493 | 0.622 * | 0.089 | 0.249 | 1 | |
MDA | −0.691 * | −0.700 * | −0.361 | −0.490 | −0.559 * | −0.288 | 1 |
Index | Principal Component | |
---|---|---|
1 | 2 | |
seedling height | 0.948 | −0.060 |
ground diameter | 0.944 | −0.004 |
root biomass | 0.676 | 0.528 |
POD | 0.602 | 0.525 |
SOD | 0.851 | −0.047 |
CAT | 0.394 | −0.716 |
MDA | −0.777 | 0.374 |
Eigenvalue | 4.091 | 1.212 |
Contribution rate/% | 58.45 | 27.32 |
Cumulative contribution rate/% | 58.45 | 85.77 |
Family | 543 | 544 | 547 | 548 | 549 | 550 | 551 | 552 | 590 | 591 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Comprehensive scores | −0.11 | 0.91 | −1.75 | −1.62 | 0.32 | −0.92 | −0.43 | 1.84 | 1.30 | 0.45 |
Comprehensive rank | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Nutrient Patch | Heterogeneous Nutrient Patch | Homogeneous Nutrient Patches | ||||||||||
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Nutrient-Rich Patches | Nutrient-Poor Patches | Side A | Side B | |||||||||
N | P | K | N | P | K | N | P | K | N | P | K | |
HET-N | 100 | 125 | 75 | 0 | 125 | 75 | 50 | 125 | 75 | 50 | 125 | 75 |
HET-P | 50 | 250 | 75 | 50 | 0 | 75 | ||||||
HET-K | 50 | 125 | 150 | 50 | 125 | 0 |
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Deng, M.; Li, B.; Pan, Y.; Chen, W.; He, T.; Rong, J.; Chen, L.; Zheng, Y. Effects of Different Heterogeneous Nutrient Environments on the Growth and Activities of Enzymes in the Roots of Fokienia hodginsii Families. Plants 2023, 12, 4152. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12244152
Deng M, Li B, Pan Y, Chen W, He T, Rong J, Chen L, Zheng Y. Effects of Different Heterogeneous Nutrient Environments on the Growth and Activities of Enzymes in the Roots of Fokienia hodginsii Families. Plants. 2023; 12(24):4152. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12244152
Chicago/Turabian StyleDeng, Mi, Bingjun Li, Yanmei Pan, Wenchen Chen, Tianyou He, Jundong Rong, Liguang Chen, and Yushan Zheng. 2023. "Effects of Different Heterogeneous Nutrient Environments on the Growth and Activities of Enzymes in the Roots of Fokienia hodginsii Families" Plants 12, no. 24: 4152. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12244152