Do elevation of CO2 concentration and nitrogen fertilization alter storage and remobilization of carbon and nitrogen in pedunculate oak saplings ? - INRAE - Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement
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Do elevation of CO2 concentration and nitrogen fertilization alter storage and remobilization of carbon and nitrogen in pedunculate oak saplings ?

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Soil nitrogen can alter storage and remobilization of carbon and nitrogen in forest trees and affect growth responses to elevated carbon dioxide concentration ([CO2]).We investigated these effects in oak saplings (Quercus robur L.) exposed for two years to ambient or twice ambient [CO2]in combination with low- (LN, 0.6 mmol N l –1 ) or high-nitrogen (HN, 6.1 mmol N l –1 ) fertilization. Autumn N retranslocation efficiency from senescing leaves was less in HN saplings than in LNsaplings, but about 15%of saplingNwas lost to the litter. During the dormant season, nonstructural carbohydrates made up 20 to 30% of the dry mass of perennial organs. Starch was stored mainly in large roots where it represented 35–46% of drymass.Accumulation of starch increased in large roots in re- sponse to LN but was unaffected by elevated [CO2]. The HN treatment resulted in high concentrations of N-soluble com- pounds, and this effect was reduced by elevated [CO2], which decreased soluble protein N (–17%) and amino acid N (–37%) concentrations in theHNsaplings.Carbon andNreserveswere labeled with 13 C and 15 N, respectively, at the end of the first year. In the second year, about 20%of labeled C and 50%of la- beledNwas remobilized for spring growth in all treatments.At the end of leaf expansion, 50–60% of C in HN saplings origi- nated from assimilation versus only 10–20% in LN saplings. In HN saplings only, N uptake occurred, and some newly as- similated N was allocated to new shoots. Through effects on the C and N content of perennial organs, elevated [CO2] and HN increased remobilization capacity, thereby supporting multiple shoot flushes, which increased leaf area and subse- quent C acquisition in a positive feedback loop.
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hal-02665821 , version 1 (31-10-2023)

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Séraphine Vizoso, Dominique Gerant, Jean-Marc J.-M. Guehl, Richard Joffre, Michel M. Chalot, et al.. Do elevation of CO2 concentration and nitrogen fertilization alter storage and remobilization of carbon and nitrogen in pedunculate oak saplings ?. Tree Physiology, 2008, 28 (11), pp.1729-1739. ⟨10.1093/treephys/28.11.1729⟩. ⟨hal-02665821⟩
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