Tree–grass interactions for N in Nothofagus antarctica silvopastoral systems: evidence of facilitation from trees to underneath grasses

Nothofagus antarctica forests in south Patagonia are usually used as silvopastoral systems but how grasses and trees compete for specific resources, such as nitrogen in these systems is unknown. To understand interactions between grasses and N. antarctica trees for N, an experiment with 15N labeled...

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Autores principales: Gargaglione, Veronica Beatriz, Peri, Pablo Luis, Rubio, Gerardo
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3148
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10457-014-9724-3#citeas
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-014-9724-3
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author Gargaglione, Veronica Beatriz
Peri, Pablo Luis
Rubio, Gerardo
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description Nothofagus antarctica forests in south Patagonia are usually used as silvopastoral systems but how grasses and trees compete for specific resources, such as nitrogen in these systems is unknown. To understand interactions between grasses and N. antarctica trees for N, an experiment with 15N labeled fertilizer was carried out comparing N absorption by grasses growing under trees (silvopastoral system) with an open site. Labeled 15NH 4 15 NO3 fertilizer at 10 % atom excess was added in spring at both sites and 15N was measured in herbage, soil and trees every 30 days during the growing season. Soil was the component that containing the greatest amount of N and greatest 15N recovery. Grasses growing in the silvopastoral system absorbed almost double of the fertilizer applied than grasses in the open site (32.4 kg N ha−1derived from fertilizer based on 15N recovery). Roots were also an important fate for N absorbed, representing 50 and 63 % of total 15N recovered in grass roots of open and silvopastoral sites, respectively. Trees absorbed 69 % less applied N than grasses in the silvopastoral system; being mainly allocated in small branches, sapwood and fine roots. Overall, 15N recovery was 65 % higher in the silvopastoral system (tree + grasses) than in the open site (grasses). Silvopastoral system made more efficient use of the 15N added. These results indicated that N. antarctica trees in the silvopastoral system may “facilitate” fertilizer N absorption of grasses by improving environmental conditions like water availability or by reducing competition for inorganic N between soil microorganisms and plants.
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spelling INTA31482018-08-22T17:47:07Z Tree–grass interactions for N in Nothofagus antarctica silvopastoral systems: evidence of facilitation from trees to underneath grasses Gargaglione, Veronica Beatriz Peri, Pablo Luis Rubio, Gerardo Nothofagus Sistemas Silvopascícolas Nutrientes Bosque Primario Nutrients Silvopastoral Systems Primary Forests Nitrogen Nitrógeno Nothofagus Antarctica Interacciones Arbol-pasto Bosque Nativo Understory Native Forests Nothofagus antarctica forests in south Patagonia are usually used as silvopastoral systems but how grasses and trees compete for specific resources, such as nitrogen in these systems is unknown. To understand interactions between grasses and N. antarctica trees for N, an experiment with 15N labeled fertilizer was carried out comparing N absorption by grasses growing under trees (silvopastoral system) with an open site. Labeled 15NH 4 15 NO3 fertilizer at 10 % atom excess was added in spring at both sites and 15N was measured in herbage, soil and trees every 30 days during the growing season. Soil was the component that containing the greatest amount of N and greatest 15N recovery. Grasses growing in the silvopastoral system absorbed almost double of the fertilizer applied than grasses in the open site (32.4 kg N ha−1derived from fertilizer based on 15N recovery). Roots were also an important fate for N absorbed, representing 50 and 63 % of total 15N recovered in grass roots of open and silvopastoral sites, respectively. Trees absorbed 69 % less applied N than grasses in the silvopastoral system; being mainly allocated in small branches, sapwood and fine roots. Overall, 15N recovery was 65 % higher in the silvopastoral system (tree + grasses) than in the open site (grasses). Silvopastoral system made more efficient use of the 15N added. These results indicated that N. antarctica trees in the silvopastoral system may “facilitate” fertilizer N absorption of grasses by improving environmental conditions like water availability or by reducing competition for inorganic N between soil microorganisms and plants. EEA Santa Cruz Fil: Gargaglione, Veronica Beatriz. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Santa Cruz; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Rubio, Gerardo. Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Fertilizantes ; Argentina 2018-08-22T17:36:54Z 2018-08-22T17:36:54Z 2014-10 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3148 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10457-014-9724-3#citeas 1572-9680 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-014-9724-3 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Springer Agroforestry systems 88 (5) : 779–790. (October 2014)
spellingShingle Nothofagus
Sistemas Silvopascícolas
Nutrientes
Bosque Primario
Nutrients
Silvopastoral Systems
Primary Forests
Nitrogen
Nitrógeno
Nothofagus Antarctica
Interacciones Arbol-pasto
Bosque Nativo
Understory
Native Forests
Gargaglione, Veronica Beatriz
Peri, Pablo Luis
Rubio, Gerardo
Tree–grass interactions for N in Nothofagus antarctica silvopastoral systems: evidence of facilitation from trees to underneath grasses
title Tree–grass interactions for N in Nothofagus antarctica silvopastoral systems: evidence of facilitation from trees to underneath grasses
title_full Tree–grass interactions for N in Nothofagus antarctica silvopastoral systems: evidence of facilitation from trees to underneath grasses
title_fullStr Tree–grass interactions for N in Nothofagus antarctica silvopastoral systems: evidence of facilitation from trees to underneath grasses
title_full_unstemmed Tree–grass interactions for N in Nothofagus antarctica silvopastoral systems: evidence of facilitation from trees to underneath grasses
title_short Tree–grass interactions for N in Nothofagus antarctica silvopastoral systems: evidence of facilitation from trees to underneath grasses
title_sort tree grass interactions for n in nothofagus antarctica silvopastoral systems evidence of facilitation from trees to underneath grasses
topic Nothofagus
Sistemas Silvopascícolas
Nutrientes
Bosque Primario
Nutrients
Silvopastoral Systems
Primary Forests
Nitrogen
Nitrógeno
Nothofagus Antarctica
Interacciones Arbol-pasto
Bosque Nativo
Understory
Native Forests
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3148
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10457-014-9724-3#citeas
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-014-9724-3
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