JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2021, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (5): 119-124.doi: 10.12302/j.issn.1000-2006.202006052

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Effects of applying biogas slurry on the morphological characteristics of fine roots of poplar plantations

WANG Runsong1(), XU Hanmei1, CAO Guohua2, SHEN Caiqin2, RUAN Honghua1,*()   

  1. 1. College of Biology and the Environment, Co-Innovation Center for the Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
    2. Dongtai City Forest Farm of Jiangsu Province, Dongtai 224200, China
  • Received:2020-06-28 Accepted:2020-07-28 Online:2021-09-30 Published:2021-09-30
  • Contact: RUAN Honghua E-mail:runsong_wang@163.com;hhRuan@njfu.edu.cn

Abstract:

【Objective】 The aims of this research are to study the effect of biogas slurry on the morphological characteristics of the fine roots of poplar plantations, and to provide a theoretical basis for the scientific use of biogas slurry, optimization of fertilization techniques for poplar plantations, and promotion of sustainable management of poplar plantations.【Method】 In October 2018, four biogas slurry application levels (0, 125, 250 and 375 m3/hm2) of poplar plantations were used to drill core samples at different soil depths (0-20, ≥20-40 and ≥40-60 cm) by continuous soil drilling. In the laboratory, the living fine roots of poplar were sorted, cleaned, graded, scanned, dried and weighed, and the average diameter, average length and specific root length of 1-5 grade fine roots in different soil layers were compared under different treatments. 【Result】 With the increase of biogas slurry application amount, the average diameter and length of fine roots of poplar plantation at all levels showed a decreasing trend, while the specific root length showed an increasing trend. However, different root layers fine root morphological characteristics of different soil layers respond differently to the biogas: with the deepening of soil layer and the increase of fine root order, the variation amplitude of average diameter, average root length and specific root length of fine roots decreased.【Conclusion】 The long-term application of biogas slurry reduced the average diameter and length and increased the specific root length of fine roots in poplar plantations, especially in the topsoil and lower order of fine roots.

Key words: biogas slurry, poplar plantation, fine root, morphological characteristics

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