Effects of water and mineral nutrient supply on a deciduous and an evergreen dwarf shrub: Vaccinium uliginosum L. and V. vitisidaea L.
The effects of irrigation and fertilization on nutrient content, shoot growth and photosynthetic rate of the deciduous Vaccinium uliginosum L. and the evergreen V. vitis‐idaea L. were studied in a field experiment at Abisko, Swedish Lapland. V. vitis‐idaea responded to fertilization with a greater i...
| Published in: | Ecography |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1985
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0587.1985.tb01146.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1600-0587.1985.tb01146.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1600-0587.1985.tb01146.x |
| Summary: | The effects of irrigation and fertilization on nutrient content, shoot growth and photosynthetic rate of the deciduous Vaccinium uliginosum L. and the evergreen V. vitis‐idaea L. were studied in a field experiment at Abisko, Swedish Lapland. V. vitis‐idaea responded to fertilization with a greater increase in leaf nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium concentrations, as well as with a relatively greater change in shoot growth than V. uliginosum . Also to irrigation did V. vitis‐idaea respond more strongly. Decreased leaf longevity was indicated in both irrigated and fertilized plants of V. vitis‐idaea . It is concluded that no general response pattern for evergreen and deciduous plants can be expected to emerge unless one also takes other plant characteristics, and also site characteristics, into consideration. |
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