The nitrogen budget of a hybrid poplar plantation in Minnesota

K. L. Updegraff; D. R. Zak; D. F. Grigal

doi:10.1139/x90-244

The nitrogen budget of a hybrid poplar plantation in Minnesota

K. L. Updegraff, D. R. Zak, D. F. Grigal

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

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Total aboveground tree biomass represented only 1.6% of the total N capital. Stable soil inorganic N was the largest pool, 5670 kg N.ha^-1, and constituted 93% of all N within the site. Labile soil inorganic N and microbial N represented 5.6 and 1.6% of stable soil organic N, respectively. Nitrogen mineralization averaged 56 kg N.ha^-1.yr^-1, and 66% of that production was oxidized to NO₃ ^-. Losses of N by denitrification and leaching were small compared with the magnitude of the other fluxes. A relatively high rate of plant uptake and production maintained NH₄ ⁺ and NO₃ ^- pools at low levels, minimizing N exports to the atmosphere and groundwater. -from Authors

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1818-1822
Number of pages	5
Journal	Canadian Journal of Forest Research
Volume	20
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1139/x90-244
State	Published - Jan 1 1990

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