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Spatial and temporal distribution of the root system and root nutrient content of an established Miscanthus crop
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Although a high biomass yield is obtained from established Miscanthus crops, previous studies have shown that fertilizer requirements are relatively low. As little information on the role of the Miscanthus roots in nutrient acquisition is available, a study was conducted to gather data on the Miscanthus root system and root nutrient content. Therefore in 1992, the root distribution pattern of an established Miscanthus crop was measured in field trials using the trench profile and the auger methods. Also, in 1994/1995, seasonal changes in root length density (RLD) and root nutrient content were monitored three times during the vegetation period. The trench profile method showed that roots were present to the maximum depth measured of 250 cm. The top soil (0-30 cm contained 28% of root biomass, while nearly half of the total roots were present in soil layers deeper than 90 cm. Using the auger method, we found that RLD values in the topsoil decreased with increasing distance from the centre of the plants. Below 30 cm, RLD decreased markedly, and differences in root length in the soil between plants were less pronounced. The total root dry weight down to 180 cm tended to increase from May 1994 (10.6 t ha(-1)) to November 1994 (13.9 t ha(-1)) and then decreased again until March 1995 (11.5 t ha(-1)). Nutrient concentrations in the roots decreased with increasing depth. The concentrations of N (0.7-1.4%) and K (0.6-1.2%) were clearly higher than those of P (0.06-0.17%). The mean values for N, P and K contents of the roots of all three sampling dates in 1994/1995 were 109.2 kg N ha(-1), 10.6 kg P ha(-1) and 92.5 kg K ha(-1). Although our results showed that RLD values for Miscanthus in the topsoil are lower than for annual crops, the greater rooting depth and the higher RLD of Miscanthus in the subsoil mean that nutrient uptake from the subsoil is potentially greater. This enables Miscanthus crops to overcome periods of low nutrient (and water) availability especially during periods of rapid above-ground biomass growth.
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“Cmis mirrored the ground cover survey and below‐ground biomass found (with the spreading of Miscanthus into the outer Ce and Ci sampling positions) supporting the use of multiple coring positions when scaling up from small samples to Mg/ha (Neukirchen, Himken, Lammel, Czypionka‐Krause, & Olfs, 1999).”
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“Miscanthus and SRC have deeper roots (>2 m), than agricultural crops that enables them to use and deplete deeper groundwater resources, although this could be a disadvantage by affecting the local hydrological balance (Neukirchen et al., 1999;Crow & Houston, 2004).”
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“BGB is concentrated in the upper part of the profile [61]; in spite of large amounts of roots under M. giganteus observed down to 1 to 1.8 m [57, 61, 66, 80, 84], more than 50 % were in the top 30 cm.”
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“Due to differences in stand age, depth and sampling frequency inputs appear very variable [65, 66, 84].”
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“Root dry matter in the surface horizon is an order of magnitude larger than in the subsoil [31, 32, 80, 84].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Neukirchen, D., Himken, M., Lammel, J., Czypionka-Krause, U., & Olfs, H.-W.
- Affiliations
- Norsk Hydro (Germany) (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Olfs, H.-W.
- ORCID
- Olfs, H.-W.
- Venue
- European Journal of Agronomy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1999-11
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 3-4
- Pages
- 301-309
- ISSN
- 1161-0301 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2149904139
- Cited by
- 159
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 15
- FWCI
- 3.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- European Journal of Agronomy (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Bioenergy crop production and management
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Keywords
- Miscanthus, root systems, root length density, root nutrient content, root depth, seasonal variation, nutrient uptake, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, energy crops
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