Growth and nutrient status of foliage as affected by tree species and fertilization in a fire-disturbed urban forest
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2015
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Kim, C.
Jeong, J.
Park, J.H.
Ma, H.S.
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Forests, 2015; 6(6):2199-2213
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the growth and macronutrient (C, N, P, K) status in the foliage of four tree species (LT: Liriodendron tulipifera L.; PY: Prunus yedoensis Matsumura; QA: Quercus acutissima Carruth; PT: Pinus thunbergii Parl.) in response to fertilization with different nutrient ratios in a fire-disturbed urban forest located in Bong Daesan (Mt.), Korea. Two fertilizers (N3P8K1 = 113:300:37 kg·ha-1·year-1; N6P4K1 = 226:150:37 ha-1·year-1) in four planting sites were applied in April 2013 and March 2014. The growth and nutrient responses of the foliage were monitored six times for two years. Foliar growth and nutrient concentrations were not significantly different (p > 0.05) in response to different doses of N or P fertilizer, but the foliage showed increased N and P concentrations and content after fertilization compared with the control (N0P0K0). Foliar C and K concentrations were little affected by fertilization. Foliar nutrient concentrations and contents were significantly higher in PY and LT than in PT. The results suggest that the foliar N and P concentration could be used as a parameter to assess the nutrient environments of tree species restored in a fire-disturbed urban forest.
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Copyright 2015 The Authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)