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Agrociencia
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Agrociencia vol.41 no.6 Texcoco ago./sep. 2007
Recursos Naturales Renovables
Absorción de nitrógeno y crecimiento de Pinus greggii Engelm. Seis años después de una poda química de raíz
1 Forestal. Campus Montecillo. Colegio de Postgraduados. 56230. Montecillos, Estado de México. (agomezg@colpos.mx)
La poda química de raíz es una práctica cultural aplicada en vivero para mejorar la fibrosidad del sistema radical, entre otros propósitos. En este estudio se cuantificó la absorción de nitrógeno (N) en Pinus greggii Engelm. seis años después de la aplicación de una poda química de raíz en vivero. Los tratamientos fueron: bolsa y tapete impregnados con cobre (T1); bolsa impregnada con cobre (T2); tapete impregnado con cobre (T3); bolsa sin impregnación de cobre (T4, testigo). La absorción de N se determinó en una muestra de 20 árboles, después de aplicar al suelo una fuente marcada con 15N como (15NH4)2 SO4 y enriquecida al 49.2%. Se encontró que T2 causó mayor recuperación de N de la fuente marcada en follaje joven (p≤0.01). No hubo diferencias estadísticas entre tratamientos para el estado hídrico, crecimiento arbóreo y producción de materia seca aérea. Los análisis del follaje joven indicaron que la poda química de raíz tuvo efectos positivos en la absorción de N seis años después de plantar en campo, por lo que se infiere que dicha práctica es benéfica durante los primeros años de establecimiento de las plantaciones forestales.
Palabras clave: Pinus greggii; raíces finas; 15N
Chemical root pruning is a cultural practice in nurseries to improve fibrousness of the root system, among other purposes. In this study nitrogen uptake was quantified in Pinus greggii Engelm. six years after chemical root pruning was applied in a nursery. The treatments were: bag and carpet impregnated with copper (T1); bag impregnated with copper (T2); carpet impregnated with copper (T3); bag without impregnated copper (T4, control). N uptake was determined using a sample of 20 trees after soil application of a 15N marked source (15NH4)2 SO4 and enriched to 49.2%. It was found that T2 caused better N recovery from the marked source in young foliage (p≤0.01). There were no statistical differences among treatments for water status, tree growth, and dry aerial matter production. The analyses of young foliage indicated that chemical root pruning had positive effects in N uptake six years after planting in the field. It is thus inferred that this practices is beneficial during the few first years of establishment in forest plantations.
Key words: Pinus greggii; fine roots; 15N
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Recibido: Junio de 2006; Aprobado: Junio de 2007