Below Ground Productivity of Perennial Crops (G5-G10)

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Standing stock of live and dead root biomass sampled at the end of the growing season from four depth ranges down to one meter.

This datatable is part of the GLBRC Roots dataset. Below ground primary production for the GLBRC plots.

Experiment:	GLBRC Biofuel Cropping System Experiment
Data available from:	November 2009 to December 2013
Dataset:	GLBRC089
Datatable ID:	GLBRC089-003.31
Core Areas	Primary Production
Related Tables:	Root biomass (BNPP) and Total carbon and Nitrogen - Annual Crops (G1-G4) Fine Root Productivity (BNPP) - Perennial Crops(G5-G10) Root Biomass from Cover Crops Root biomass (BNPP) of GLBRC Scale-up Fields Fine Root Productivity (BNPP) and Carbon and Nitrogen - Perennial Crops (G5-G10) Root biomass (BNPP) of GLBRC Annual Crops Carbon and Nitrogen from Fine Roots sampled from In-growth Chambers
Personnel:	Phil Robertson, lead investigator Randy Jackson, lead investigator Gary Oates, principal contact
Last Updated	2017-01-26

Variate	Description	Units
year	year of the growing season
sample date	date the roots were collected
site	experiment location
treatment	experimental treatment
replicate	replicate nested within treatment
transect position	location along plant density gradients moving out from the center of a bunchgrass into the interstitial space
species	dominant plant species at center
depth top	top depth of the root core	centimeter
depth bottom	bottom depth of the root core	centimeter
biomass g m2	Root biomass given as area. Note that depths vary.	g/m²
core area	area of the core	squarecentimeters
comments	data notes
wi plot id	plot identifier used only by Arlington Wisconsin site

Protocols
Below Ground Net Primary Production- GLBRC Intensive Sites
Below Ground Net Primary Production- GLBRC BCSE Sites

GLBRC data is not yet publicly available.

Data Excerpt

year	sample_date	site	treatment	replicate	transect_position	species	depth_top	depth_bottom	biomass_g_m2	core_area	wi_plot_id
2013	2013-11-18	Arlington	G10	R1	adjacent to plant	Monarda fistulosa L.	0.0	10.0	93.83	22.9	105
2013	2013-11-18	Arlington	G10	R1	center of plant	Monarda fistulosa L.	0.0	10.0	559.99	22.9	105
2013	2013-11-18	Arlington	G10	R1	interstitial space	Monarda fistulosa L.	0.0	10.0	89.21	22.9	105
2013	2013-11-18	Arlington	G10	R1	adjacent to plant	Monarda fistulosa L.	10.0	25.0	68.07	22.9	105
2013	2013-11-18	Arlington	G10	R1	center of plant	Monarda fistulosa L.	10.0	25.0	68.29	22.9	105