Title data
Rummel, Pauline Sophie ; Well, Reinhard ; Pfeiffer, Birgit ; Dittert, Klaus ; Floßmann, Sebastian ; Pausch, Johanna:
Nitrate uptake and carbon exudation – do plant roots stimulate or inhibit denitrification?
In: Plant and Soil.
Vol. 459
(2021)
.
- pp. 217-233.
ISSN 1573-5036
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-020-04750-7
Abstract in another language
Background and aims
Plant growth affects soil moisture, mineral N and organic C availability in soil, all of which influence denitrification. With increasing plant growth, root exudation may stimulate denitrification, while N uptake restricts nitrate availability.
Methods
We conducted a double labeling pot experiment with either maize (Zea mays L.) or cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum L.) of the same age but differing in size of their shoot and root systems. The 15N gas flux method was applied to directly quantify N2O and N2 fluxes in situ. To link denitrification with available C in the rhizosphere, 13CO2 pulse labeling was used to trace C translocation from shoots to roots and its release by roots into the soil.
Results
Plant water and N uptake were the main factors controlling daily N2O + N2 fluxes, cumulative N emissions, and N2O production pathways. Accordingly, pool-derived N2O + N2 emissions were 30–40 times higher in the treatment with highest soil NO3− content and highest soil moisture. CO2 efflux from soil was positively correlated with root dry matter, but we could not detect any relationship between root-derived C and N2O + N2 emissions.
Conclusions
Root-derived C may stimulate denitrification under small plants, while N and water uptake become the controlling factors with increasing plant and root growth.
Further data
Item Type: | Article in a journal |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Professor Agroecology > Professor Agroecology - Juniorprof. Dr. Johanna Pausch |
Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
DDC Subjects: | 500 Science > 500 Natural sciences 500 Science > 550 Earth sciences, geology 500 Science > 570 Life sciences, biology |
Date Deposited: | 17 Oct 2023 05:10 |
Last Modified: | 17 Oct 2023 05:10 |
URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/87251 |