Resource Sharing by the Different Clonal White Clover Plant(Trifolium repens L.)

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Resource Sharing by the Different Clonal White Clover Plant (Trifolium repens L.)

Resource sharing in the different parts of the clonal white clover plant (Trifolium repens L.) was investigated in this study. The results showed that the integration of water and nitrogen metabolism occured among parental, young and old branches of a plant when water passed through its stolons. Under the sufficient supply of light, water and nutrients from soil the newly developed branches showed similar capacity in taking in sufficient water and nitrogen to that of old branches. The development of the new branches did not affect the growth of the old and parental branches attached. The results also indicated that energy values in roots was significantly related with plant age, however, the energy values were various in the different parts of a plant.