Morphological Traits and Water–Nutrient Utilization Efficiency of <i>Hippophae rhamnoides</i> Fine Roots Under Different Stubble Heights in Arsenic Sandstone Area, Inner Mongolia
<i>Hippophae rhamnoides</i> (family Elaeagnaceae) is a deciduous shrub that has become a uniquely advantageous species in the arsenic sandstone area of Inner Mongolia due to its well-developed root system and strong tillering ability. This study, by taking 10-year-old <i>H. rhamnoi...
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| description | <i>Hippophae rhamnoides</i> (family Elaeagnaceae) is a deciduous shrub that has become a uniquely advantageous species in the arsenic sandstone area of Inner Mongolia due to its well-developed root system and strong tillering ability. This study, by taking 10-year-old <i>H. rhamnoides</i> in the arsenic sandstone area as the research object and analyzing the morphological traits of their fine roots and their coordination within soil under different stubble heights (0, 10, 15, and 20 cm) and non-stubble treatment, aims to select the optimal stubble height that is most conducive to the rejuvenation of <i>H. rhamnoides</i> and thus improve the decline in the productivity of <i>H. rhamnoides</i> in this region. The results reveal significant differences in fine root and soil properties under different stubble heights (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Among different traits, fine root area density shows the highest total coefficient of variation, making it the most sensitive trait. Principal component analysis results indicate that after stubble treatment, the traits of <i>H. rhamnoides</i> fine roots center on high specific surface area (0.316) + high specific root length (0.312), shifting toward a resource-acquisition ecological strategy with the best foraging efficiency observed under a stubble height of 15 cm. Soil N:P and C:P can explain 66% and 61% of the root morphological traits strategies deployed during stubble treatment, respectively. Fine roots exhibit high adaptability to the breaking of phosphorus limitation and fixation of carbon and nitrogen. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bab3206dad014fe280ced2d4a461804d2025-08-20T01:49:18ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472025-04-01149132910.3390/plants14091329Morphological Traits and Water–Nutrient Utilization Efficiency of <i>Hippophae rhamnoides</i> Fine Roots Under Different Stubble Heights in Arsenic Sandstone Area, Inner MongoliaYajie Xu0Yuefeng Guo1Yongjie Yue2Longfei Hao3Wei Qi4Runhong Gao5Xiaoyu Dong6College of Forestry, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, ChinaCollege of Desert Control Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, ChinaCollege of Forestry, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, ChinaCollege of Forestry, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, ChinaInner Mongolia Autonomous Region Water Conservancy Development Center, Hohhot 010020, ChinaCollege of Forestry, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, ChinaCollege of Desert Control Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, China<i>Hippophae rhamnoides</i> (family Elaeagnaceae) is a deciduous shrub that has become a uniquely advantageous species in the arsenic sandstone area of Inner Mongolia due to its well-developed root system and strong tillering ability. This study, by taking 10-year-old <i>H. rhamnoides</i> in the arsenic sandstone area as the research object and analyzing the morphological traits of their fine roots and their coordination within soil under different stubble heights (0, 10, 15, and 20 cm) and non-stubble treatment, aims to select the optimal stubble height that is most conducive to the rejuvenation of <i>H. rhamnoides</i> and thus improve the decline in the productivity of <i>H. rhamnoides</i> in this region. The results reveal significant differences in fine root and soil properties under different stubble heights (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Among different traits, fine root area density shows the highest total coefficient of variation, making it the most sensitive trait. Principal component analysis results indicate that after stubble treatment, the traits of <i>H. rhamnoides</i> fine roots center on high specific surface area (0.316) + high specific root length (0.312), shifting toward a resource-acquisition ecological strategy with the best foraging efficiency observed under a stubble height of 15 cm. Soil N:P and C:P can explain 66% and 61% of the root morphological traits strategies deployed during stubble treatment, respectively. Fine roots exhibit high adaptability to the breaking of phosphorus limitation and fixation of carbon and nitrogen.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14/9/1329arsenic sandstone areastubble heightfine root morphological traitsphosphorus limitation |
| spellingShingle | Yajie Xu Yuefeng Guo Yongjie Yue Longfei Hao Wei Qi Runhong Gao Xiaoyu Dong Morphological Traits and Water–Nutrient Utilization Efficiency of <i>Hippophae rhamnoides</i> Fine Roots Under Different Stubble Heights in Arsenic Sandstone Area, Inner Mongolia Plants arsenic sandstone area stubble height fine root morphological traits phosphorus limitation |
| title | Morphological Traits and Water–Nutrient Utilization Efficiency of <i>Hippophae rhamnoides</i> Fine Roots Under Different Stubble Heights in Arsenic Sandstone Area, Inner Mongolia |
| title_full | Morphological Traits and Water–Nutrient Utilization Efficiency of <i>Hippophae rhamnoides</i> Fine Roots Under Different Stubble Heights in Arsenic Sandstone Area, Inner Mongolia |
| title_fullStr | Morphological Traits and Water–Nutrient Utilization Efficiency of <i>Hippophae rhamnoides</i> Fine Roots Under Different Stubble Heights in Arsenic Sandstone Area, Inner Mongolia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphological Traits and Water–Nutrient Utilization Efficiency of <i>Hippophae rhamnoides</i> Fine Roots Under Different Stubble Heights in Arsenic Sandstone Area, Inner Mongolia |
| title_short | Morphological Traits and Water–Nutrient Utilization Efficiency of <i>Hippophae rhamnoides</i> Fine Roots Under Different Stubble Heights in Arsenic Sandstone Area, Inner Mongolia |
| title_sort | morphological traits and water nutrient utilization efficiency of i hippophae rhamnoides i fine roots under different stubble heights in arsenic sandstone area inner mongolia |
| topic | arsenic sandstone area stubble height fine root morphological traits phosphorus limitation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14/9/1329 |
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