Leaf Nutrient Analyses of Poplar N Fertilization Study — Main Cropping System Experiment (MCSE)

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Plant total carbon and nitrogen content and complete nutrient analyses of new growth leaves of poplar trees in MCSE T5 fertilizer study microplots. Total carbon and nitrogen were measured at KBS; remaining nutrients measured by MSU Plant and Soil Nutrient Laboratory.

This datatable is part of the MCSE Poplar N Fertilization Study dataset.

This dataset contains the results of the N fertilization study conducted in microplots of the Main Cropping System Experiment (MCSE) Poplar treatment (T5) from 2010–2018. Trees planted in 2008 were exposed to different N fertilization rates (N1-N6), as described below and in the protocol. Leaf chemical composition, tree basal diameter, and harvest yield were measured to examine the effects of N fertilization on poplar growth and production.

  • N1 = 0 lbs N/acre
  • N2 = 50 lbs N/acre; applied once in 2011
  • N3 = 100 lbs N/acre; applied once in 2011
  • N4 = 50 lbs N/acre; applied annually 2011-2017
  • N5 = 100 lbs N/acre; applied annually 2011-2017
  • N6 = 100 lbs N/acre; applied once in the year prior to harvest; but did not occur, so N6 = 0 lbs N/acre

Note

Experiment: Main Cropping System Experiment (MCSE)
Data available from: July 2012 to July 2017
Dataset: KBS100
Datatable ID: KBS100-001.35
Core Areas Inorganic Nutrients
Repository link: http://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/c6aee8e87d97d21aec90c7f723a2f0e5
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Last Updated 2024-03-18
Variate Description Units
sample date date the leaf sample was taken
treatment LTER MSCE treatment
replicate LTER MSCE replicate
microplot microplot name. Indicates the level of fertilization.
nitrogen percent percent nitrogen %
carbon percent percent carbon %
sulfur percent percent sulfur %
phosphorus percent percent phosphorus %
potassium percent percent potassium %
magnesium percent percent magnesium %
calcium percent percent calcium %
sodium percent percent sodium %
boron ppm ppm boron μg/g
zinc ppm ppm zinc μg/g
manganese ppm ppm manganese μg/g
iron ppm ppm iron μg/g
copper ppm ppm copper μg/g
aluminum ppm ppm aluminum μg/g

Data Excerpt

sample_date treatment replicate microplot nitrogen_percent carbon_percent sulfur_percent phosphorus_percent potassium_percent magnesium_percent calcium_percent sodium_percent boron_ppm zinc_ppm manganese_ppm iron_ppm copper_ppm aluminum_ppm
2017-06-26 T5 R1 N1 0.29 0.31 2.59 0.28 2.15 0.01 49.0 165.0 86.0 52.0 9.0 2.0
2017-06-26 T5 R1 N2 0.22 0.22 1.94 0.31 2.09 0.01 35.0 172.0 99.0 46.0 6.0 27.0
2017-06-26 T5 R1 N3 0.28 0.29 1.81 0.25 2.12 0.01 39.0 139.0 86.0 41.0 6.0 21.0
2017-06-26 T5 R1 N4 0.52 0.18 1.56 0.25 1.97 0.01 15.0 96.0 104.0 50.0 5.0 11.0
2017-06-26 T5 R1 N5 0.68 0.18 1.24 0.34 1.87 0.01 18.0 109.0 166.0 53.0 6.0 6.0
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