scholarly journals Effects of Early, Small-Scale Nitrogen Addition on Germination and Early Growth of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) Seedlings and on the Recruitment of the Root-Associated Fungal Community

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 1589
Author(s):  
David Castro ◽  
Andreas N. Schneider ◽  
Mattias Holmlund ◽  
Torgny Näsholm ◽  
Nathaniel R. Street ◽  
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Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) is one of the most economically important species to the Swedish forest industry, and cost-efficient planting methods are needed to ensure successful reestablishment after harvesting forest stands. While the majority of clear-cuts are replanted with pre-grown seedlings, direct seeding can be a viable option on poorer sites. Organic fertilizer has been shown to improve planted seedling establishment, but the effect on direct seeding is less well known. Therefore, at a scarified (disc trencher harrowed) clear-cut site in northern Sweden, we evaluated the effect of early, small-scale nitrogen addition on establishment and early recruitment of fungi from the disturbed soil community by site-planted Scots pine seeds. Individual seeds were planted using a moisture retaining germination matrix containing 10 mg nitrogen in the form of either arginine phosphate or ammonium nitrate. After one growing season, we collected seedlings and assessed the fungal community of seedling roots and the surrounding soil. Our results demonstrate that early, small-scale N addition increases seedling survival and needle carbon content, that there is rapid recruitment of ectomycorrhizal fungi to the roots and rhizosphere of the young seedlings and that this rapid recruitment was modified but not prevented by N addition.

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (01) ◽  
pp. 85-93
Author(s):  
Batsaikhan G ◽  
Battulga P ◽  
Baterdene J ◽  
Gerelbaatar S ◽  
Tsogtbaatar J

This study was conducted in planted forests located in the Tujyin Nars National Park territory of Selenge province, Mongolia. We aimed at studying the effect of climate factors on seedling survival and tree growth at the Scots pine plantations. A total of five 50 x 20 m (0.1 ha) sized square sample plots were established at the plantations, planted between 2003 and 2007. All field measurements and data collection were carried out annually in September and October between 2003 and 2017. Annual field measurements of seedlings included: tree health status, diameter at stem basis, total height and annual height increments. We used climate data taken from the closest meteorological station (8-15 km to the north-west), “Sukhbaatar” located in Sukhbaatar Soum of Selenge province. To calculate the statistical analysis of the survival rate and seedling growth, we used the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) method to determine statistically significant differences in means among variables between the sites. An F-test and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used to assess the relationships between climate variables and survival and tree growth. Our findings showed a significant difference (F=28.4, p<0.001) between seedling survival among plantations planted in different years of plantation establishment. The study revealed that there is a strong negative correlation (r=-0.76) between seedling survival and number of critical dry days, and contrary, strong positive correlation (r =0.71) with the precipitation for May. The increment of planted trees was more sensitive to air temperature (r = 0.47), annual rainfall (r = 0.72), air relative humidity and number of dry days during the first three years than in subsequent years. Таримал өсвөр нарсан (pinus sylvestris l.) ойн амьдралт, өсөлтөнд уур амьсгалын үзүүлэх нөлөө Хураангуй  Тус судалгааг Сэлэнгэ аймгийн Алтанбулаг, Шаамар сумын нутагт ойжуулалтаар тарьж  ургуулсан таримал нарсан ойд гүйцэтгэв. Судалгааны ажлын зорилго нь таримал ойн моддын  амьдралт, өсөлтөнд уур амьсгалын үзүүлэх нөлөөг судлахад оршино. Судалгаанд 2003-2007  онуудад ойжуулсан таримал ойн мониторинг судалгааг 2003 -2017 онуудад жил бүр  тасралтгүй гүйцэтгэлээ. Ойжуулсан талбай бүрд 50 х 20 м (1000 м2) хэмжээтэй дээж  талбайг байгуулан, түүнд таримал модны эрүүл байдал, ишний өндөр, диаметрийн өсөлт  болон титмийн өндрийг хэмжив. Ишний шинжилгээний дээжид модны өндрийн болон  диаметрийн өсөлтийн хэмжилтийг хийсэн ба уур амьсгалын үзүүлэлтэд судалгааны талбайд  хамгийн ойр (10 км) орших Сэлэнгэ аймгийн цаг уурын ажиглалтын “Сүхбаатар” станцын  2003-2017 оны хугацаанд дахь цаг уурын мэдээг ашиглав. Хэмжилтийн статистик  үзүүлэлтүүдийг боловсруулахад нэг хүчин зүйлт вариансийн шинжилгээ (ANOVA), модны  өндөр, диаметрийн өсөлтийн явц болон уур амьсгалын үзүүлэлтүүд хоорондын хамаарлыг  Персоны корреляцын коэффициеитээр илэрхийлэв. Судалгааны үр дүнгээс үзвэл, ялгаатай цаг  хугацаанд ойжуулсан талбайн моддын амьдралт статистикийн хувьд ялгаатай (F=28.4,  p<0.001), ялангуяа 5-р сарын хэт хуурайшилттай өдрийн үргэлжлэх хугацаа (r=-0.76),  ургамал ургалтын хугацааны агаарын температур, хур тунадасны нийлбэр (5-р сар r =0.71,  6- сар r=0.41, 7- сар r= 0.46) - тэй хүчтэй, эерэг хамааралтай байна. Ойжуулалтанд  шилжүүлсний дараах тарьцын хоёр болон гурав дахь жилийн нийлбэр өндрийн өсөлт, жилийн  дундаж агаарын температур (r = 0.47), диаметрийн өсөлт нь жилийн нийлбэр хур  тунадастай (r = 0.72) эерэг, хүчтэй хамааралтай байна.  Түлхүүр үг: Ойжуулалт,өндөр, диаметр, цаг уур, хамаарал 


2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1247-1261 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Gielen ◽  
H. Verbeeck ◽  
J. Neirynck ◽  
D. A. Sampson ◽  
F. Vermeiren ◽  
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Abstract. We examined the water balance components of an 80-year-old Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest stand in the Campine region of Belgium over a ten year period using five very different approaches; our methods ranged from data intensive measurements to process model simulations. Specifically, we used the conservative ion method (CI), the Eddy Covariance technique (EC), an empirical model (WATBAL), and two process models that vary greatly in their temporal and spatial scaling, the ORCHIDEE global land-surface model and SECRETS a stand- to ecosystem-scale biogeochemical process model. Herein we used the EC technique as a standard for the evapotranspiration (ET) estimates. Using and evaluating process based models with data is extremely useful as models are the primary method for integration of small-scale, process level phenomena into comprehensive description of forest stand or ecosystem function. Results demonstrated that the two process models corresponded well to the seasonal patterns and yearly totals of ET from the EC approach. However, both WATBAL and CI approaches overestimated ET when compared to the EC estimates. We found significant relationships between several meteorological variables (i.e., vapour pressure deficit [VPD], mean air temperature [Tair], and global radiation [Rg]) and ET on monthly basis for all approaches. In contrast, few relationships were significant on annual basis. Independent of the method examined, ET exhibited low inter-annual variability. Consequently, drainage fluxes were highly correlated with annual precipitation for all approaches examined, except CI.


2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 246-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajendra P. Ghimire ◽  
Anne Kasurinen ◽  
Elina Häikiö ◽  
Jarmo K. Holopainen ◽  
Riitta Julkunen-Tiitto ◽  
...  

Phenolic metabolites in forest trees play a key role in the defence against biotic and abiotic stressors, yet we lack information about the effects of combined abiotic factors on phenolic compounds in conifers. We studied the effects of combined abiotic factors (ozone × temperature, ozone × nitrogen, temperature × nitrogen, and ozone × temperature × nitrogen) on phenolic concentrations in stems of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings in a 3-year-long field experiment in central Finland. In current-year stems, elevated ozone increased the concentrations of total phenolics, soluble proanthocyanidins, and total proanthocyanidins, while warming reduced the concentrations of piceatannol glucoside, pinosylvin, isorhamnetin + kaempferol-3-rhamnoside, and monocoumaroyl isoquercitrin 1. Complex interaction effects on current-year stems showed that nitrogen addition increased the concentrations of some flavonoids in ambient ozone and temperature levels. In the stems from the previous years, ozone decreased the concentrations of total phenolics, total proanthocyanidins, and several flavonoids in ambient temperature, while warming increased their concentrations in combination with elevated ozone. Our results suggest that phenolic defence responses in Scots pine seedlings are affected by all three factors, but that the level of phenolics in the stems from previous years may increase under the combined exposure to elevated temperature and ozone — an expected climate trend in the Northern Hemisphere.


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