Abstract
The effect of nitrogen application prior transplanting on aboveground growth and root growth of the short- day onions (cv. Mineutaka), from transplanting to bulb initiation was studied in a pot experiment. The pot experiment was carried out with ten treatments, including two soil types (clay-sandy and sandy soil) and five levels of N application (0, 10, 30, 40 and 50 kg N ha-1) applied prior transplanting. Aboveground and root growth and biomass allocation (root: shoot ratio) were not significantly affected by nitrogen level or interaction nitrogen level * soil type. The residual soil inorganic N and the released N from organic matter, most nitrogen introduced by irrigation water (20 mg N plant-1), was sufficient for plant growth before bulb initiation. Plant growth and biomass allocation were significantly affected by soil type. Plant biomass in clay-sandy soil was 30% higher than in sandy soil. Total root length of plants grown in sandy soil (43.74 m) was 2.3 times higher than in clay-sandy soil (19.26 m). Root biomass, specific root length (SLR) and root-shoot ratio were higher in plants grown in sandy soil.
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