The bud bank plays an important role in the regeneration of clonal plants after disturbance. However, specific effects of clipping disturbance on the bud bank and population characteristics of clonal plants remain unclear. Here, no-clipping (CK), low-intensity continuous clipping (LCC), and high-intensity single clipping (HSC) were tested on Triarrhena lutarioriparia, a typical rhizomatous clonal plant population. The results with respect to population characteristics and bud bank responses showed that: (1) Plant density under HSC and LCC was higher than that under CK, and compared with CK, bud density belowground decreased significantly under HSC; (2) The number of basal buds increased significantly under LCC but disappeared under HSC; the number of terminal buds under LCC and HSC decreased significantly; and (3) The proportions of guerrilla ramets under HSC and LCC were significantly lower than those under CK, while the proportions of phalanx ramets under HSC and LCC were significantly higher than those under CK. The bud bank is the main source of the aboveground population after clipping disturbance. Clipping changed bud-sprouting order and bud bank composition, ultimately leading the plant to change from guerrilla to phalanx growth form. This is an effective strategy for recovery from clipping disturbance.

芽库在干扰后对克隆植物的再生中起重要作用。但是，修剪干扰对芽库和克隆植物种群特征的具体影响仍不清楚。在这里，对Triarrhena lutarioriparia进行了无剪切（CK），低强度连续剪切（LCC）和高强度单剪切（HSC）测试，典型的根状克隆植物种群。关于种群特征和芽库响应的结果表明：（1）HSC和LCC下的植物密度高于CK，并且与CK相比，HSC下的地下芽密度显着降低；（2）LCC下基芽数明显增加，HSC下基芽数消失；LCC和HSC下的顶芽数明显减少；（3）HSC和LCC下游击的比例显着低于CK，而HSC和LCC下游击的比例显着高于CK。修剪干扰后，芽库是地上种群的主要来源。剪裁更改了发芽顺序和芽库组成，最终导致植物从游击转变为方指生长形式。这是从削波干扰中恢复的有效策略。