Publications by authors named "Dengjie Zhou"
Sci Total Environ
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Non-structural carbohydrates (NSCs) are key energy reserves for plant growth, but the impact of increased nitrogen (N) on these carbohydrates in woody plants is not well understood across seasons and locations.
- In a study analyzing data from 53 field experiments in China, N addition did not significantly affect leaf and root NSC concentrations during the growing season, but it did decrease root NSCs and starch in the non-growing season, while increasing soluble sugars.
- The study highlighted that the responses of NSCs to N addition varied among plant functional types, showing greater effects on roots than leaves during the non-growing season, and suggested that plant growth and metabolism are influenced by the balance of N, carbon, and
