Effects of Light Intensity and Regeneration Mode on Stem Form and Growth of Cunninghamia lanceolata Saplings,Journal of Sustainable Forestry

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Effects of Light Intensity and Regeneration Mode on Stem Form and Growth of Cunninghamia lanceolata Saplings
Journal of Sustainable Forestry ( IF 1.6 ) Pub Date : 2019-11-20 , DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2019.1692308
Xiping Cheng ₁ , Yanfang Wang ₁ , Liqin Dong ₁ , Wei Li ₂

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ABSTRACT Regeneration plays an essential role in the restructuring of plant communities, with seedlings and sprouts representing two different regeneration strategies. As an important timber species, Cunninghamia lanceolata is widely distributed throughout southern and eastern China. However, the morphology and growth of its sprouts and seedlings under natural environments have not been examined in detail. Our study quantified the morphology and growth of Cunninghamia lanceolata during its early regeneration phase. We selected a secondary mixed coniferous forest in the Huangshan region of China as the research location, and examined sapling height, basal stem diameter, lateral branch length, as well as the relationships between main stem and lateral branch elongation, and between sapling basal stem diameter and height. The results showed that high light intensity promoted the extension growth of main stems and the elongation of lateral branches of seedlings. Meanwhile, sprouts generally had shorter height growth than seedlings with the same basal stem diameter, and the growth allocation of seedlings was generally more dependent on light intensity. Our findings suggest that the morphology and growth of C. lanceolata might vary depending on the interaction of regeneration mode (plants originating from sprouts or seedlings) and light intensity.

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