›› 2018, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (3): 386-392.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2018.03.05

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Effects of phosphorus fertilizing on growth and root morphology of Salvia splendens var. Chengxiang Gongzhu

TONG Jing1,2, LI Suyan1,*, SUN Xiangyang1, LIU Kefeng2, WANG Hongwei2, YANG Meiyan3   

  1. 1. College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China;
    2. Urban and Rural Development College, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, China;
    3. Landscape Architecture Section, Hangzhou Tourism Vocational School, Hangzhou 310052, China
  • Received:2017-06-25 Online:2018-03-20 Published:2018-03-21

Abstract: Salvia splendens var. Chengxiang Gongzhu was supposed as typical garden plant, different phosphorus nutrition solution levels were employed to study their effects on the growth and root morphology of the plants. Six phosphorus concentration levels of 0, 15, 30, 60, 90 and 120 mg·L-1(named as P0, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5) were applied respectively. The results showed that with the increase of phosphorus application, plant height, crown diameter, ground diameter, leaf area, shoot and root dry weight, total root volume, and root average diameter firstly significantly increased and then dropped, which all reached a maximum in P2 treatment. Chlorophyll a content and total chlorophyll content reached the highest in P1 treatment, and showed significant difference compared with other treatments (P<0.05). As the concentration of P increased, total root length reached the maximum in P5 treatment. The growth index, chlorophyll content and root characteristics in P0 treatment were all the smallest, indicating the developmental delay. Based on this study, P concentration between 15-30 mg·L-1 would be most suitable for the Salvia splendens var. Chengxiang Gongzhu.

Key words: Salvia splendens var. Chengxiang Gongzhu, phosphorus nutrient solution, vegetative growth, root morphology

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