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      Effect of the population density on belowground bud bank of a rhizomatous clonal plant Leymus secalinus in Mu Us sandy land.

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          Clonal propagation is the main strategy for clonal plants to adapt to wind-sand habitat, and underground bud bank could reflect the potential ability of clonal propagation. However, the effects of population density on belowground bud bank are unknown, hindering efforts in the process of dune stabilization. We investigated the horizontal density and vertical distribution of belowground bud bank of a typical rhizomatous grass Leymus secalinus, and soil water content in four dune types with different population density (dune type I: 11.2 ± 1.7 no. m-2, type II: 24.2 ± 2.6 no. m-2, type III: 40.0 ± 4.0 no. m-2, and type IV: 53.5 ± 7.2 no. m-2) in Mu Us sandy land. Our results showed that (1) total bud density of population increased markedly with increasing population density, but it did not exhibit significant difference between dune types III and IV, where density was about 130 buds m-2; and tiller bud density of population first increased, then decreased, and reached a maximum in dune type III. (2) Total bud density per individual in dune type III was significantly larger than that in other dune types (P < 0.05), whereas rhizome and tiller bud density per individual did not show significant differences in dune types II, III and IV (P > 0.05). (3) Buds tended to be concentrated at 10-30 cm soil layer in all dune types, and be buried deeper in dune types III and IV than that in dune types I and II. (4) No pronounced relationship was shown between bud density and soil water content in 10-30 cm soil layer with increasing population density. Our results suggest that moderate population density (40.0 ± 4.0 no. m-2) significantly increase the bud bank density of L. secalinus population and individual. Soil water content was not the main factor responsible for the density of L. secalinus bud bank. These results can provide important information for implementation of effective sand fixation measures and species selection for desertification control in semiarid sandy land ecosystems.

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          Journal
          J Plant Res
          Journal of plant research
          Springer Science and Business Media LLC
          1618-0860
          0918-9440
          Jan 2019
          : 132
          : 1
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Linze Inland River Basin Research Station, Chinese Ecosystem Research Network, Key Laboratory of Eco-hydrology of Inland River Basin, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 320, Donggang west Road, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
          [2 ] University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China.
          [3 ] Linze Inland River Basin Research Station, Chinese Ecosystem Research Network, Key Laboratory of Eco-hydrology of Inland River Basin, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 320, Donggang west Road, Lanzhou, 730000, China. zhaowzh@lzb.ac.cn.
          Article
          10.1007/s10265-018-01080-9
          10.1007/s10265-018-01080-9
          30610496
          2bb46890-8dfa-4dcf-8507-ffe74f4375f6
          History

          Belowground bud bank,Leymus secalinus,Population density,Vegetation regeneration,Vertical distribution

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