Festuca coelestis Increases Drought Tolerance and Nitrogen Use via Nutrient Supply–Demand Relationship on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Effect of Water and Fertilizer Treatments on the Physiological Regulation of Festuca coelestis
2.2. Effect of Water and Fertilizer Treatments on Root Characteristics of Festuca coelestis
2.3. Effects of Water and Fertilizer Treatment on Soil N and P
2.4. Effect of Water and Fertilizer Treatments on Agronomic Efficiency of Nitrogen of Festuca coelestis
2.5. Effects of Water and Fertilizer Treatment on Nutrient Cycling and Physiological Characteristics of Festuca coelestis
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Experimental Site
4.2. Experimental Design and Sample Collection
4.2.1. Experimental Design
4.2.2. Sample Collection
4.3. Measurement Items and Methods
4.3.1. Determination of Soil Nutrients and Enzyme Activity
4.3.2. Determination of Soluble Sugar, Starch, and Proline
4.3.3. Determination of Root Indices
4.4. Statistics and Data Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhao, N.; Sun, X.; Hou, S.; Ma, S.; Chen, G.; Chen, Z.; Wang, X.; Zhang, Z. Festuca coelestis Increases Drought Tolerance and Nitrogen Use via Nutrient Supply–Demand Relationship on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Plants 2023, 12, 1773. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12091773
Zhao N, Sun X, Hou S, Ma S, Chen G, Chen Z, Wang X, Zhang Z. Festuca coelestis Increases Drought Tolerance and Nitrogen Use via Nutrient Supply–Demand Relationship on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Plants. 2023; 12(9):1773. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12091773
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhao, Ningning, Xingrong Sun, Shuai Hou, Sujie Ma, Guohao Chen, Zelin Chen, Xiangtao Wang, and Zhixin Zhang. 2023. "Festuca coelestis Increases Drought Tolerance and Nitrogen Use via Nutrient Supply–Demand Relationship on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau" Plants 12, no. 9: 1773. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12091773