Growth and nitrogen acquisition strategies of Acacia senegal seedlings under exponential phosphorus additions

Isaac Marney E., Harmand Jean-Michel, Drevon Jean Jacques. 2011. Growth and nitrogen acquisition strategies of Acacia senegal seedlings under exponential phosphorus additions. Journal of Plant Physiology, 168 (8) : 776-781.

Quartile : Q1, Sujet : PLANT SCIENCES

Résumé : There remains conflicting evidence on the relationship between P supply and biological N2-fixation rates, particularly N2-fixing plant adaptive strategies under P limitation. This is important, as edaphic conditions inherent to many economically and ecologically important semi-arid leguminous tree species, such as Acacia senegal, are P deficient. Our research objective was to verify N acquisition strategies under phosphorus limitations using isotopic techniques. Acacia senegal var. senegal was cultivated in sand culture with three levels of exponentially supplied phosphorus [low (200_mol of P seedling?1 over 12 weeks), mid (400_mol) and high (600_mol)] to achieve steady-state nutrition over the growth period. Uniform additions of N were also supplied. Plant growth and nutrition were evaluated. Seedlings exhibited significantly greater total biomass under high P supply compared to low P supply. Both P and N content significantly increased with increasing P supply. Similarly, N derived from solution increased with elevated P availability. However, both the number of nodules and the N derived from atmosphere, determined by the 15N natural abundance method, did not increase along the P gradient. Phosphorus stimulated growth and increased mineral N uptake from solution without affecting the amount of N derived from the atmosphere. We conclude that, under non-limiting N conditions, A. senegal N acquisition strategies change with P supply, with less reliance on N2-fixation when the rhizosphere achieves a sufficient N uptake zone.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Acacia senegal, phosphore, azote, physiologie de la nutrition, croissance

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Niger, Sahel

Classification Agris : F62 - Physiologie végétale - Croissance et développement
F61 - Physiologie végétale - Nutrition
F04 - Fertilisation

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 1 (2005-2013) - Intensification écologique

Auteurs et affiliations

• Isaac Marney E., Université de Toronto (CAN)
• Harmand Jean-Michel, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR Ecosystèmes de plantations (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0002-8065-106X
• Drevon Jean Jacques, Montpellier SupAgro (FRA)

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/561209/)

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