A conceptual framework and an empirical test of complementarity and facilitation with respect to phosphorus uptake by plant species mixtures

• Published in: Pedosphere Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 317 - 329
• Main Authors: LI, Chunjie, KUYPER, Thomas W., VAN DER WERF, Wopke, ZHANG, Junling, LI, Haigang, ZHANG, Fusuo, HOFFLAND, Ellis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2022; Elsevier Science Ltd; Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Soil Quality and Nutrient Resources,Key Laboratory of Grassland Resource(IMAU),Ministry of Education,College of Grassland,Resources and Environment,Inner Mongolia Agricultural University,Hohhot 010018(China); College of Resources and Environmental Science,National Academy of Agriculture Green Development,China Agricultural University,Beijing 100193(China); Wageningen University,Soil Biology Group,P.O.Box 47,6700 AA Wageningen(The Netherlands)%Wageningen University,Soil Biology Group,P.O.Box 47,6700 AA Wageningen(The Netherlands)%Wageningen University,Centre for Crop Systems Analysis,P.O.Box 430,6700 AK Wageningen(The Netherlands)%College of Resources and Environmental Science,National Academy of Agriculture Green Development,China Agricultural University,Beijing 100193(China)%College of Resources and Environmental Science,National Academy of Agriculture Green Development,China Agricultural University,Beijing 100193(China)
• Subjects: Acid phosphatase; Beans; biomass; Broad beans; cabbage; Calcareous soils; carboxylate; Chickpeas; Complementarity; Corn; Exudates; faba beans; Flowers & plants; intercrop; iron; Millet; millets; Mixtures; Monoculture; phoshorus source; Phosphatase; Phosphorus; phosphorus acquisition; phosphorus mobilization; phytic acid; Plant species; Rhizosphere; root exudation; soluble phosphorus; Species; Wheat; root exudation; phoshorus source; intercrop; phosphatase; phosphorus mobilization; phosphorus acquisition; carboxylate; rhizosphere

Plant species have different traits for mobilizing sparingly soluble phosphorus (P) resources, which could potentially lead to overyielding in P uptake by plant species mixtures compared to monocultures due to higher P uptake as a result of resource (P) partitioning and facilitation. However, there...