ArticleFrontiers in plant science2025
Soil and climate factors affect the nutrient resorption characteristics of desert shrub roots in Xinjiang, China.
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Introduction: Nutrient resorption is a vital nutrient utilization strategy in desert plants and is essential for understanding desert ecosystems and addressing climate change. Although the resorption characteristics in plants have been studied extensively, those of desert plant roots remain insufficiently explored. Methods: This study investigated the concentrations of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, as well as their resorption efficiencies, in 21 shrubs within a desert ecosystem in Xinjiang, Northwest China. Our study was designed to compare nutrient resorption efficiency patterns among shrub species and assess how the these patterns respond to variations in climatic conditions and edaphic properties. Results: The results indicated that nitrogen resorption efficiency (NRE), phosphorus resorption efficiency (PRE), and potassium resorption efficiency (KRE) for all plants were 29.14 ± 0.98%, 37.58 ± 0.92%, and 42.20 ± 0.93%, respectively. Among functional groups, angiosperms exhibited higher PRE (36.31 ± 1.00%) and KRE (41.85 ± 0.98%) than gymnosperms. C Discussion: Our research further explores the mechanisms of nutrient cycling in desert ecosystems by analyzing the root nutrient resorption strategies of desert plants. This provides theoretical support for understanding how plants in desert ecosystems efficiently utilize limited nutrient resources under extreme drought conditions.
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