Phosphorus application changes the competitive status between legume and grass species in a desert steppe
Nitrogen inputs moderately enhance grass growth, whereas P inputs benefited legumes by modifying rhizosphere processes, thereby mitigating their competitive disadvantage under N enrichment. These findings highlight the potential for global change-induced reduced P availability to shift plant dominance in grasslands.
Authors
- Kun Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3004-7208)
- Weiwei Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9118-7904)
- Weifan Wan
- Qian Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3876-4877)
- Haigang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3889-919X)
- Haina Hu
- David Ellsworth
Institutions
- Inner Mongolia Agricultural University (CN)
- Mongolian Academy of Sciences (MN)
- Inner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural & Animal Husbandry Sciences (CN)
- Inner Mongolia University of Technology (CN)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Botany
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcag028
- Primary Topic
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00