期刊
AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS
卷 85, 期 2, 页码 205-214出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-012-9492-x
关键词
Cork oak; Dehesa; Improved pasture; Root density; Seedling recruitment
资金
- University of Extremadura [OR06/A7-01]
- European Union
- Portuguese Ministerio da Agricultura, do Desenvolvimento Rural e das Pescas (VALMONT) [AGRO-2003-0850]
- Consejeria de Infraestructuras y Desarrollo Tecnologico (Junta de Extremadura)
- European Social Found
Different management practices are commonly applied to increase pasture yield of Mediterranean open woodlands, but the consequences of increasing competition for soil resources with these practices on tree recruitment are still unknown. In a greenhouse study, belowground competition of Quercus suber L. seedlings growing together with natural (Oak(NP)) or improved pasture (Oak(IP)) was evaluated, and their root systems compared with those of seedlings growing in bare soil (Oak(BS)). Two watering levels and two regimes of P2O5 fertilisation were also tested. Because of competition, the Oak(IP) seedlings had their fine root mass density, coarse root length, and shoot mass reduced by up to 40, 36, and 39%, respectively, when compared to Oak(NP) seedlings. Oak(NP) and Oak(BS) seedlings showed similar average root density parameters and shoot mass values, indicating that Q. suber seedlings growing with natural pasture is a low competitive system. High availability of water and phosphorus did not mitigate the strength of competition between herbaceous plants and oak seedlings, and favoured the pasture to the detriment of the trees. Our findings suggest that P2O5 fertilisation and irrigation practices performed to improve herbaceous productivity will negatively influence recruitment of Q. suber seedlings.
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