Nutrient retention by Pseudoscleropodium purum and its relation to growth

摘要: Abstract A complete mineral nutrient fertilizer solution was added to carpets of Pseudoseleropodium purum growing in Windsor Forest, Berkshire, study the efficiency capture from dilute solutions and its effect on growth. In experiment different frequencies application were balanced by employing concentrations so that all treatment plots received same quantities nutrients over a six-month period. At end macronutrients (N, P, K, Mg, Ca) within moss tissues determined shoot growth assessed tagged method.Significant luxury uptake occurred only case P where fertilized 50% above control. Smaller net increases noted for other elements, particularly Mg. Shoot N concentration hardly affected possibly due efficient internal recycling element P. purum. Levels exchange ably held cations no...