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Dry matter production and allocation in Eucalyptus cloeziana and Eucalyptus argophloia seedlings in response to soil water deficits

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Effects of soil water availability on seedling growth, dry matter production and allocation were determined for Gympie (humid coastal) and Hungry Hills (dry inland) provenances of Eucalyptus cloeziana F. Muell. and for E. argophloia Blakely (dry inland) species. Seven-month-old seedlings were subjected to well-watered (100% field capacity, FC), moderate (70% FC) and severe (50% FC) soil water regimes in a glasshouse environment for 14 wk. There were significant differences in seedling growth, biomass production and allocation patterns between species. E. argophloia produced twice as much biomass at 100% FC, and more than three times as much at 70% and 50% FC than did either E. cloeziana provenance. Although the humid provenance of E. cloeziana had a greater leaf area at 100% FC conditions than did the dry provenance, total biomass production did not differ significantly. Both E. cloeziana provenances were highly sensitive to water deficits. E. argophloia allocated 10% more biomass to roots than did E. cloeziana. Allometric analyses indicated that relative biomass allocation patterns were significantly affected by genotype but not by soil water availability. These results have implications for taxon selection for cultivation in humid and subhumid regions.

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  1. School of Land and Food Sciences, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 4072, Australia (e-mail

    Michael R. Ngugi & Peter Dart

  2. Centre for Sustainable Production Forestry Locked, Queensland Forestry Research Institute and Cooperative Research, Mail Bag 16, Gympie, 4570, Australia

    Mark A. Hunt & Paul Ryan

  3. Department of Botany, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 4072, Australia

    David Doley

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Ngugi, M.R., Hunt, M.A., Doley, D. et al. Dry matter production and allocation in Eucalyptus cloeziana and Eucalyptus argophloia seedlings in response to soil water deficits. New Forests 26, 187–200 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024493917483

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