Plant Physiological Responses To Zinc And Nitrogen In A Meadow Steppe

Inner Mongolia meadow steppe data from a decade-long field experiment investigates zinc addition effects on plant growth, photosynthesis, and antioxidant physiology under nitrogen enrichment and mowing treatments. The dataset captures species-specific physiological responses for four dominant plant species. Author LiXin Yu published this work in April 2026, supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Use Cases

• Analyze species-specific growth responses to zinc and nitrogen treatments using biomass and physiological parameter columns.
• Model the relationship between antioxidant parameters (e.g., superoxide dismutase activity) and plant biomass for legumes under nitrogen stress.
• Compare photosynthetic parameter variation against antioxidant parameter variation as predictors for plant performance across four functional groups.

Strengths

• Data originates from a decade-long controlled field experiment, providing longitudinal insights.
• Includes physiological measurements for four distinct plant species, enabling comparative analysis.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 44.1 KB, indicating limited scope and likely a low row count.
• Findings are specific to a single meadow steppe site in Inner Mongolia, limiting generalizability.
• Unknown row and column counts prevent assessment of statistical power or feature richness.

Provenance

Source

Author LiXin Yu, potentially affiliated with Hebei University based on grant acknowledgments.

Collection Method

Collected via a decade-long field experiment with controlled treatments of zinc addition, nitrogen addition, and mowing.

Time Range

Experiment conducted over a decade; specific years unknown.

Freshness

Data was last updated in April 2026, indicating it is current.

Geography

Meadow steppe site in Inner Mongolia.