Autumnal N storage determines the spring growth, N uptake and N internal cycling of young peach trees

• Published in: Trees (Berlin, West) Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 393 - 404
• Main Authors: Jordan, Marie-Odile, Wendler, Renate, Millard, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.04.2012; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Agricultural sciences; Agriculture; Agronomy; Autumn; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Crop production; fertilizer rates; Forestry; fruit growing; Fruit trees; Fruits; Horticulture; leaves; Life Sciences; Original Paper; peaches; Plant Anatomy/Development; Plant Pathology; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; shoots; Spring; Starch; sugars; trees; Nitrogen fertilisation; N cycling; Spring growth; Non-structural carbohydrate; N uptake

Although N storage determines early spring growth in trees, the usefulness of autumn N supply remains unclear as N uptake decreases in autumn, but could be restored earlier in spring to compensate for low N cycling. We intended here to evaluate the effects of autumn N supply on N uptake, storage and...