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Table 2 Effect of N addition on the biomass ratios of leaf/stem, root/leaf, root/stem, and root/above ground of P. tabuliformis (mean ± SE, n = 5)

From: Above- and below-ground biomass distribution and morphological characteristics respond to nitrogen addition in Pinus tabuliformis

Biomass ratio

N treatment (g N kg−1)

N1 (0.02)

N2 (0.04)

N3 (0.08)

N4 (0.16)

N5 (0.32)

CK (control)

Leaf/stem

2.1 ± 0.2 ab

1.8 ± 0.2 b

2.3 ± 0.3 ab

2.5 ± 0.3 a

2.2 ± 0.2 ab

1.7 ± 0.2 b

Root/leaf

0.7 ± 0.10 a

0.8 ± 0.1 a

0.7 ± 0.1 a

0.9 ± 0.2 a

0.9 ± 0.1 a

0.8 ± 0.1 a

Root/stem

1.4 ± 0.2 a

1.5 ± 0.3 a

1.6 ± 0.3 a

2.0 ± 0.3 a

2.0 ± 0.3 a

1.2 ± 0.2 a

Root/above ground

0.5 ± 0.0 a

0.5 ± 0.1 a

0.5 ± 0.1 a

0.6 ± 0.1 a

0.6 ± 0.1 a

0.5 ± 0.1 a

  1. Values in a row followed by the same letter are not significantly different among the N treatments (p < 0.05), and CK, N1, N2, N3, N4, and N5 are 0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.08, 0.16, and 0.32 g N kg−1, respectively