Long-term effects of ozone on Fagus sylvatica L. ? An open-top chamber exposure study

1995 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 1337-1342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg H. M. Krause ◽  
Friedrich-Eberhard H�ckel
Trees ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 326-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Tognetti ◽  
Gianfranco Minotta ◽  
Simone Pinzauti ◽  
Marco Michelozzi ◽  
Marco Borghetti

PeerJ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. e10569
Author(s):  
Arleta Małecka ◽  
Liliana Ciszewska ◽  
Aleksandra Staszak ◽  
Ewelina Ratajczak

Aging is one of the most fundamental biological processes occurring in all forms of eukaryotic life. Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica L.) produce seeds in intervals of 5–10 years. Its yearly seed yield is usually very low, so there is a need for long-term seed storage to enable propagation of this species upon demand. Seeds for sowing must be of high quality but they are not easy to store without viability loss. Understanding the mechanism responsible for seed aging is therefore very important. We observed the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in mitochondria of embryonic axes and cotyledons of beech seeds during natural aging. The presence of ROS led to changes in compromised mitochondrial membrane integrity and in mitochondrial metabolism and morphology. In this study, we pointed to the involvement of mitochondria in the natural aging process of beech seeds, but the molecular mechanisms underlying this involvement are still unknown.


2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-78
Author(s):  
Gergely Janik ◽  
Zoltán Pödör ◽  
András Koltay ◽  
Anikó Hirka ◽  
János Juhász ◽  
...  

The influence of meteorological parameters on the health status of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) was analyzed using long term datasets (1989-2010) collected in 15 sample plots located in Hungary’s main beech regions. Leaf loss values were correlated with different meteorological parameters as explanatory variables. Analysis was performed by the CReMIT (Cyclic Reverse Moving Intervals Techniques) method. Weather, stand, and site parameters were also examined with PCA for comparison. Leaf loss levels showed stronger correlations with maximum monthly temperatures than with monthly precipitation sums. The monthly number of summer days and monthly number of hot days displayed a similar correlation to leaf loss as the maximum monthly temperature did. The correlations were regularly stronger and more frequent on more arid sites where the climate is less favorable for beech. Temperature affected leaf loss more than precipitation did. Our results show that beech forests may suffer heavy damage if climate change continues as projected.


2014 ◽  
Vol 312 ◽  
pp. 252-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wim Aertsen ◽  
Ellen Janssen ◽  
Vincent Kint ◽  
Jean-Daniel Bontemps ◽  
Jos Van Orshoven ◽  
...  

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