scholarly journals Verjüngungspotenzial verschiedener Waldföhrenund Fichtenherkünfte bei variabler Trockenheit

2015 ◽  
Vol 166 (6) ◽  
pp. 399-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Moser ◽  
Marek Metslaid ◽  
Lorenz Walthert ◽  
Ulrich Wasem ◽  
Thomas Wohlgemuth
Keyword(s):  
Water Balance ◽  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Water Retention Capacity ◽  
Summer Drought ◽  
Retention Capacity ◽  
Rhine Valley ◽  
A Minor

Regeneration potential of different Scots pine and Norway spruce provenances under variable drought Rising temperatures will lead to extended periods of summer drought, which may challenge the persistence of Scots pine and Norway spruce in dry alpine valleys where these species play an important role in the protection against natural hazards. We tested whether the natural regeneration of the two species in the Rhine valley near Chur, Switzerland, might be limited under future climatic conditions and we compared the performance of autochthonous provenances with that of seedlings originating from regions with already drier summer climate such as the Rhone valley, continental Eastern Europe or the Mediterranean basin. Seeds of Scots pine and Norway spruce were sown repeatedly in forest clearings at three south-exposed sites in the Rhine valley near Chur, Switzerland. Soil moisture was manipulated to a minor extent with throughfall reduction roofs. In both species, regeneration success was primarily driven by the weather conditions during the three months following seed sowing: the seedlings having emerged in the rainy spring of 2013 had a higher survival rate and accumulated up to five times more aboveground biomass than the seedlings emerging in the dry spring of 2011. In years with an average or even positive water balance, Scots pine seedlings were able to establish at all sites. In Norway spruce, by contrast, establishment rate exceeded 10% of viable seeds only at the site with the highest water retention capacity. In years with a positive water balance during spring, the seedlings from the Rhine and Rhone valleys outperformed those from most Mediterranean and Eastern European provenances, while no differences between provenances were found in the dry spring of 2011. We suggest that periodical regeneration of Scots pine will be likely in the Rhine valley even under future climatic conditions, whereas the establishment of Norway spruce may remain an exceptional event in dry, south-exposed clearings.

Effect of biochar amendment on the properties of growing media and growth of containerized Norway spruce, Scots pine, and silver birch seedlings

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-40
Author(s):  
Egle Köster ◽  
Jukka Pumpanen ◽  
Marjo Palviainen ◽  
Xuan Zhou ◽  
Kajar Köster
Keyword(s):  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Silver Birch ◽  
Water Retention Capacity ◽  
Retention Capacity ◽  
Growing Media ◽  
Collar Diameter ◽  
Aboveground Growth ◽  
Biochar Amendment

Common practices and several studies have demonstrated the positive effect of biochar amendment on climate change mitigation, soil properties, and plant growth. We performed a greenhouse experiment to assess the potential of wood biochar to improve the properties of the growing media and the growth of seedlings in boreal tree species. We added willow biochar (0%, 5%, 10%, and 20%) to raw peat and measured the growth of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.), Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), and silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) seedlings. In addition, the co-effect of biochar amendment with 0%, 50%, and 100% fertilization was estimated. We found that using up to 10% of biochar did not reduce the water retention capacity of the growing media significantly. Moreover, biochar amendment significantly increased carbon, nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus concentrations and had a significant liming effect on the growing media. The biochar amendment increased the aboveground growth of spruce seedlings and root biomass, as well as the root collar diameter, of birch seedlings. Biochar amendment did not affect the quality of seedlings, estimated by the Dickson’s quality index, for spruce and pine, while the quality of birch increased. Based on our results, biochar has potential in forest seedling production.

scholarly journals Föhrenverjüngung: Plastizität und Akklimatisation in einem trockeneren Klima

2018 ◽  
Vol 169 (5) ◽  
pp. 269-278
Author(s):  
Barbara Moser ◽  
Christoph Bachofen ◽  
Thomas Wohlgemuth
Keyword(s):  
Scots Pine ◽  
Natural Regeneration ◽  
Common Garden ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Short Time Scale ◽  
Summer Drought ◽  
Spring Precipitation ◽  
Pine Regeneration ◽  
A Minor ◽  
Rhone Valley

Pine regeneration: plasticity and acclimation in a dryer climate Increasing summer drought might limit the natural regeneration of Scots pine stands at low elevations of the Rhone valley. Common garden experiments at the forest-steppe ecotone have shown that emergence and establishment of Scots pine primarily depend on spring precipitation and, to a minor degree, on summer drought and rising temperatures. Scots pine seedlings acclimated rapidly to drought periods by favouring root to shoot growth. In the second year, the saplings were already adapted to drought so that most of them survived an extended spring and summer drought, as recorded at Sion twelve times during the last 154 years. Only an extreme summer drought – no water from June to September – killed 14.7% of the Scots pine saplings. Surprisingly, they were even able to acclimate to such extreme drought events: after the same extreme summer drought in the third year, mortality dropped below 5%. In general, the Scots pine was very plastic, i.e. seedlings and saplings changed their phenotype depending on environmental conditions. But we also found genetic adaptation: Scots pine originating from regions with pronounced summer drought, including populations from lower elevations in the Rhone valley, produced more biomass than those from moister regions in all treatment combinations. Black pine reacted similarly to the treatments like Scots pine, but it grew faster and more saplings survived the first extreme summer drought. These results show that Scots pine from low elevations of the Rhone valley is one of the most drought-tolerant provenances in Europe. Thanks to its high phenotypic plasticity and the ability of seedlings and saplings to acclimate to drought on a short time scale, natural regeneration of Scot pine at low elevations of the Rhone valley is likely to occur also under future conditions, but maybe less frequent than today.

scholarly journals PREPARATION, CHARACTERIZATION OF BIOCHAR FOR A SUSTAINABLE SOIL HEALTH

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rekha A. ◽  
Vidhya A.
Keyword(s):  
Soil Health ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristic ◽  
High Water ◽  
Exchange Capacity ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Water Retention Capacity ◽  
Retention Capacity ◽  
Bet Analysis ◽  
Thermochemical Processes

Recent research suggests that biochar is a promising approach to minimize soil contamination caused by heavy metals and organic pollutants. It is also involved in the amendment of soil by altering the nutrients, pH and other factors. Through intensive literature review, this paper was aimed to better understand the selection of feedstock processes, preparation, and characterization of biochar. Wide variety of feedstock used for the biochar production based on the cost effectiveness, ease availability and they are ecofriendly to the environment. Among the thermochemical processes, pyrolysis is the promising techniques followed for the production of BC. The stabilization efficacy was mainly determined by cation exchange capacity, pH, and ash content of the biochar. The physicochemical characteristic of the biochar is analyzed using various methods such as SEM, FTIR, TGA and BET analysis. The surface area plays a major role in the metal sorption. The quality characteristics of biochar as a soil amendment varied greatly with the feedstock materials and the pyrolysis conditions. Biochar plays a great role in increasing the pH which helps the acidic soil region and its high-water retention capacity enhance the moisture level in the soil which enhances the microbial communities and its activity. Biochar becomes stabilized in the soil by interacting with soil particles. The inherent characteristics of the biochar as dictated by feedstock and pyrolysis conditions, interact with climatic conditions such as precipitation and temperature to influence how long biochar carbon remains stored in the soil. Due to its carbon sequestration in the soil, it helps in increasing the fertility of the soil and also enhances the crop yield.

scholarly journals Effects of intensified silviculture on timber production and its economic profitability in boreal Norway spruce and Scots pine stands under changing climatic conditions

2019 ◽  
Vol 92 (5) ◽  
pp. 648-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Routa ◽  
A Kilpeläinen ◽  
V -P Ikonen ◽  
A Asikainen ◽  
A Venäläinen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
N Fertilization ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Timber Production ◽  
Management Regime ◽  
Pine Stands ◽  
Scots Pine Stands

Abstract The aim of this study was to examine how intensified silviculture affects timber production (sawlogs and pulpwood) and its economic profitability (net present value [NPV], with 2 per cent interest rate) based on forest ecosystem model simulations. The study was conducted on Norway spruce and Scots pine stands located on medium-fertile upland forest sites under middle boreal conditions in Finland, under current climate and minor climate change (the RCP2.6 forcing scenario). In intensified silviculture, improved regeneration materials were used, with 10–20 per cent higher growth than the unimproved materials, and/or nitrogen (N) fertilization of 150 kg ha−1, once or twice during a rotation of 50–70 years. Compared to the baseline management regime, the use of improved seedlings, alone or together with N fertilization, increased timber production by up to 26–28 per cent and the NPV by up to 32–60 per cent over rotation lengths of 60–70 years, regardless of tree species (although more in spruce) or climate applied. The use of improved seedlings affected timber yield and NPV more than N fertilization. Minor climate change also increased these outcomes in Scots pine, but not in Norway spruce.

scholarly journals Investigations of mature Scots pine stands in wind-throw areas in Norway spruce forests in Western Rhodopes

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Milan Barna ◽  
Angel Ferezliev ◽  
Hristo Tsakov ◽  
Ivan Mihál
Keyword(s):  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Natural Regeneration ◽  
Stand Structure ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Pine Forests ◽  
Lignicolous Fungi ◽  
Tree Species Composition ◽  
Forest Stand Structure

AbstractWe investigated the current health condition (defoliation), state of natural regeneration, and mycoflora and phytopathogen-caused attacks in Scots pine forests (Pinus sylvestris L.) planted in the 1960s in areas affected by wind disturbances in the West Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria. Some damage types (resin outflow and anthropogenic damage) were present to a low extent in the research plots (S – Selishte and PK – Pobit Kamak). Some were missing completely (damage by deer and other animals, the presence of lignicolous fungi and abiotic damage). The most important results of this study were the following: i) the occurrence of the bark beetle pest Tomicus minor Hartig (Coleoptera, Scolytinae) was recorded on average in 4.6 (S) and 2.3 (PK) of fallen shoots under the tree crown within 1 m diameter around the stem; ii) significant damage to tree crowns due to the loss of assimilation organs in Scots pine trees (28% – S and 39% – PK, respectively) was several times higher than that recorded in Norway spruce (Picea abies L.) (10%); iii) tree species composition resulting from natural regeneration showed 95–100% proportion of Norway spruce despite the predominance of Scots pine in the maternal stand. These observations might provide evidence of unsuitable environmental conditions in the studied localities for pine forests on the southern range of the natural P. sylvestris occurrence. Forest management in similar ecological and climatic conditions should aim at significant diversification of the forest stand structure by utilizing tree species suitable for the given ecosystems.

scholarly journals Radial variation in tracheid lengths in dominant trees of selected coniferous species

BioResources ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 7330-7341
Author(s):  
Ewa Fabisiak ◽  
Beata Fabisiak ◽  
Andrzej Krauss
Keyword(s):  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Radial Variation ◽  
Mature Wood ◽  
Forest Site ◽  
Annual Rings ◽  
European Larch ◽  
Coniferous Species

The radial variation was examined for tracheid lengths of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.), European larch (Larix decidua Mill.), and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) wood from dominant trees coming from an even-aged stand, and growing under identical forest site and climatic conditions. The measurements were completed on macerated material. The variation of tracheid lengths in annual rings from the core to the bark was used for determination of the border between the juvenile and mature wood in the trunk cross-section. The boundary age between the juvenile and mature wood zones established for the examined species was comparable, as it was 25 annual rings for Scots pine and 29 for European larch and for Norway spruce. In the juvenile zone, the tracheid lengths increased 2.2-fold in Norway spruce wood, while in Scots pine and European larch wood it was approximately 1.7-fold. By contrast, in the mature wood zone the tracheid lengths was stabilized at a certain level, showing slight fluctuations. The differences in the tracheids length of early and late wood in the examined annual rings were also determined, and it was established that for the majority of annual rings they are statistically significant (p<0.05).

scholarly journals Tropical forest refuge in peripheral soils of slags in Caatinga

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
José João Lelis Leal de Souza ◽  
Bartolomeu Israel de Souza ◽  
Rubens Teixeira de Queiroz ◽  
Rony Lopes Lunguinho ◽  
Joseilson Ramos de Medeiros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Retention ◽  
Sandy Loam ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Water Retention Capacity ◽  
Organic Carbon Content ◽  
Retention Capacity ◽  
Composition And Structure ◽  
Forest Refuge ◽  
Peripheral Areas

AbstractThe influence of environmental factors on the structure and composition of plant communities in the Caatinga is complex and poorly explored. Spatial variation of biodiversity in Caatinga is poorly know and strictly attributed to climatic conditions. We investigated the influence of slags on floristic composition and structure of a shrubby-arboreal community in one of the driest region in Brazil. Chemical and physical analyses of soils were performed in samples of seven plots from savannic formations and from forest formations. Vegetation was characterized floristically and structurally in all plots. Habitats were structurally distinct, and diversity differed between peripheral and non-peripheral areas of slags. Nine of the ninety-seven species identified are reported to (sub)humid biomes. Soils are dominantly shallow, eutrophic and sandy loam. However, soils in the periphery of slags are more developed once paludization, melanization and bioturbation were verified. Our results suggest that soil fertility did not influence vegetable cover in Caatinga. The cover of plant species considered exclusive of (sub)humid biomes in Brazil extends beyond highlands in the semiarid, associated with high soil organic carbon content and water retention capacity of more developed soils than the typical of the Caatinga.

scholarly journals ACLIMATIZAÇÃO DE MUDAS MICROPROPAGADAS DE Anthurium maricense COM DIFERENTES LÂMINAS DE IRRIGAÇÃO

Irriga ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-37
Author(s):  
Arlene Santisteban Campos ◽  
Guilherme Vieira do Bomfim ◽  
Ana Cristina Portugal Pinto de Carvalho ◽  
Benito Moreira de Azevedo ◽  
Ana Cecília Ribeiro de Castro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Retention ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Leaf Temperature ◽  
Ornamental Plant ◽  
Water Retention Capacity ◽  
Height Increment ◽  
Retention Capacity ◽  
Irrigation Depth ◽  
Number Of Leaves

ACLIMATIZAÇÃO DE MUDAS MICROPROPAGADAS DE Anthurium maricense COM DIFERENTES LÂMINAS DE IRRIGAÇÃO     ARLENE SANTISTEBAN CAMPOS1; GUILHERME VIEIRA DO BOMFIM2; ANA CRISTINA PORTUGAL PINTO DE CARVALHO3; BENITO MOREIRA DE AZEVEDO2; ANA CECÍLIA RIBEIRO DE CASTRO3 E DENISE VIEIRA VASCONCELOS4   1Departamento de ciência do solo, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Av. Mister Hull, 2977, Campus do Pici, CEP: 60356-001, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, [email protected]. 2Departamento de engenharia agrícola, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Av. Mister Hull, 2977, Campus do Pici, CEP: 60356-001, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, [email protected], [email protected]. 3Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical, Rua Pernambuco, 2270, Pici, CEP 60511-110, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, [email protected], [email protected]. 4Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará, Estrada de Ferro de Bragança, s/nº, Taíra, CEP: 68600-000, Bragança, Pará, Brasil, [email protected].     1 RESUMO   O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a influência de diferentes lâminas de irrigação na aclimatização de mudas micropropagadas de Anthurium maricense. O delineamento experimental foi o completamente ao acaso, composto por cinco tratamentos e quatro repetições de quatro mudas cada. Os tratamentos foram as lâminas de irrigação estimadas com cinco percentuais da capacidade de retenção de água (CRA) do substrato: 50; 75; 100; 125; e 150% da CRA. As mudas foram cultivadas individualmente em vasos de 415 mL contendo o substrato comercial HS Flores®. Durante a aclimatização, as mudas foram irrigadas duas vezes ao dia e receberam adubações foliares em dias alternados. Foram analisadas as variáveis: incremento na altura da muda (IAM); incremento no número de folhas por muda (INF); incremento na área da maior folha (IAMF); ocupação de vaso (OV); taxa de fotossíntese líquida (A); carbono interno (Ci); e temperatura (Ti) e umidade (Ui) foliar. Com base nos resultados, supõe-se que as mudas de A. maricense possam apresentar evidência de resistência ao déficit hídrico. A lâmina de irrigação estimada com 150% da CRA proporciona o maior valor de IAMF. Lâminas de irrigação intermediárias, entre 100 e 125% da CRA, proporcionam os maiores valores de IAM, INF e OV.   Palavras-chave: antúrio, plantas ornamentais, manejo da irrigação.     CAMPOS, A. S.; BOMFIM, G. V. do; CARVALHO, A. C. P. P. de; AZEVEDO, B. M. de; CASTRO, A. C. R. de; VASCONCELOS, D. V. ACLIMATIZATION OF MICROPROPAGATE PLANTLETS OF Anthurium maricense WITH DIFFERENT IRRIGATION DEPHTS     2 ABSTRACT   The aim of this study was to evaluate the development of micropropagated plantlets of Anthurium maricense during the acclimatization phase in screen environment, under different irrigation depths based on percentages of water retention capacity (WRC), on the weather conditions in the greenhouse environment. The experimental design was completely randomized, composed of five irrigation depths, with four replicates and four plantlets per plot. The treatments consisted of irrigation depths estimated with five levels of water retention capacity (WRC) of the substrate: 50; 75; 100; 125; and 150% of WRC. The plantlets were cultivated in 415 mL pots with HS Flowers® substrate. During the acclimatization, all plantlets were irrigated twice a day and fertilized, on alternate days, with leaf fertilization. The variables analyzed were: plant height increment (PHI); number of leaves increment (NLI); largest leaf area increment (LLAI); pot occupation (PO); net photosynthetic rate (A); internal carbon (Ci); leaf temperature (Ti) and leaf moisture (Ui). Based on the results obtained, it is assumed that A. maricense micropropagated plantlets may present evidence of resistance to water deficit. The estimated irrigation depth of 150% of WRC provides the highest value of LLAV. Intermediate irrigation depth, between 100 and 125% of the WRC, provide the highest values of PHV, NLV and PO.   Keywords: anthurium, ornamental plant, irrigation management.

scholarly journals Species stratification and weather conditions drive tree growth in Scots pine and Norway spruce mixed stands along Europe

2021 ◽  
Vol 481 ◽  
pp. 118697
Author(s):  
Jorge Aldea ◽  
Ricardo Ruiz-Peinado ◽  
Miren del Río ◽  
Hans Pretzsch ◽  
Michael Heym ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Mixed Stands

scholarly journals Biological evaluation of awnless bromegrass in different agro-climatic zones of Yakutia

2022 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 22-30
Author(s):  
V. I. Alexeeva ◽  
A. Z. Platonova
Keyword(s):  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Biological Evaluation ◽  
Winter Hardiness ◽  
Water Retention Capacity ◽  
Retention Capacity ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Close Relationship

The results of biological evaluation of awnless bromegrass varieties in different agroclimatic zones of Yakutia are presented. A total of 143 collection varieties of awnless bromegrass from the genetic collection of VIR, other research institutions and local wild specimen were used in the research. The varieties studied are highly winter-hardy, the breeding specimen numbers to a greater extent. The drought tolerance of the varieties grown in the three zones of Yakutia is evaluated. A close relationship between winter hardiness and drought tolerance (water retention capacity) in awnless bromegrass was established. The correlation coefficient averaged 0.74. The intensity of transpiration in awnless bromegrass cultivars is evaluated. Analysis of the daily dynamics of transpiration revealed that during the initial development phase of generative shoots (emergence into a tube), the minimum intensity of transpiration occurred in the evening and the maximum in the morning and afternoon hours. During the earing and flowering phase, the intensity of transpiration depends on weather conditions. It has been established that high winter hardiness of awnless bromegrass accounts for high hay yield; low water-holding capacity accounts for winter hardiness and maximum hay yield in the conditions of Yakutia's cryolithozone. The correlation coefficients between winter hardiness, drought tolerance parameters and hay yield at different herbage levels averaged –0,85… –0,24. The standard variety of awnless bromegrass Kamalinsky 14 is stable and highly adapted to the conditions of Yakutia, and is recommended as a seed parent in the selection process for awnless bromegrass. When selecting varieties of awnless bromegrass, attention should be paid to varieties from local breeding, as well as populations of expeditionary collections across Yakutia, which have high seed yields.

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