| Leachates of medicinal herbs inhibit the decomposition rate of Catalpa fargesii Bur. litter | |
| Zhang, Xiaoxi1,2; Lu, Yupeng3; Xu, Jiyuan2; Liu, Zengwen4 | |
| Corresponding Author | Liu, Zengwen(zengwenliu2003@aliyun.com) |
| 2018 | |
| Source Publication | ECOSCIENCE
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| ISSN | 1195-6860 |
| Volume | 25Issue:2Pages:179-188 |
| Abstract | Secondary metabolites in the leachates of medicinal herbs inhibit forest litter decomposition, affecting interspecific relationships and nutrient cycling in the silvi-medicinal system. In this study, a typical forest species in the Qinling Mountains area, Catalpa fargesii Bur., and nine species of common understory medicinal herbs were used as example species. A litter decomposition experiment was carried out by treating the C. fargesii litter with stem and leaf leachates (simulated using water extracts) from the medicinal herbs to investigate the effects on forest litter decomposition, nutrient release and soil enzyme activity. Lachates from Mentha haplocalyx Briq., Houttuynia cordata Thunb., Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino and Prunella vulgaris L. exhibited significant inhibitory effects on the decomposition and nutrient release of C. fargesii litter and on the activities of related soil enzymes. Consequently, it is suggested that plantation of these four medicinal herb species should be avoided under C. fargesii forests or interplanting density must be low to reduce inhibitory effects on litter decomposition and nutrient release. |
| Keyword | Silvi-medicinal system plant secondary metabolites litter decomposition enzymatic activities |
| DOI | 10.1080/11956860.2018.1426275 |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Language | 英语 |
| WOS Research Area | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| WOS Subject | Ecology |
| WOS ID | WOS:000430415400006 |
| Publisher | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
| Citation statistics | |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.imr.ac.cn/handle/321006/127969 |
| Collection | 中国科学院金属研究所 |
| Corresponding Author | Liu, Zengwen |
| Affiliation | 1.Yanan Univ, Coll Life Sci, Shaanxi Engn & Technol Res Ctr Conversat & Utiliz, Yanan, Peoples R China 2.Northwest A&F Univ, Inst Soil & Water Conservat, Coll Nat Resources & Environm, Yangling, Shaanxi, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Appl Ecol, Shenyang, Liaoning, Peoples R China 4.Northwest A&F Univ, Coll Nat Resources & Environm, Yangling, Shaanxi, Peoples R China |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Zhang, Xiaoxi,Lu, Yupeng,Xu, Jiyuan,et al. Leachates of medicinal herbs inhibit the decomposition rate of Catalpa fargesii Bur. litter[J]. ECOSCIENCE,2018,25(2):179-188. |
| APA | Zhang, Xiaoxi,Lu, Yupeng,Xu, Jiyuan,&Liu, Zengwen.(2018).Leachates of medicinal herbs inhibit the decomposition rate of Catalpa fargesii Bur. litter.ECOSCIENCE,25(2),179-188. |
| MLA | Zhang, Xiaoxi,et al."Leachates of medicinal herbs inhibit the decomposition rate of Catalpa fargesii Bur. litter".ECOSCIENCE 25.2(2018):179-188. |
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