Morphological and physiological reactions of young deciduous trees (Quercus robur L., Q. petraea [Matt.] Liebl., Fagus sylvatica L.) to waterlogging |
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Authors: | Schmull Michaela Thomas Frank M. |
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Affiliation: | 1.Albrecht-von-Haller-Institut für Pflanzenwissenschaften, Abt. ?kologie und ?kosystemforschung, Universit?t G?ttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073, G?ttingen, Germany ;2.Albrecht-von-Haller-Institut für Pflanzenwissenschaften, Abt. ?kologie und ?kosystemforschung, Universit?t G?ttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073, G?ttingen, Germany ; |
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Abstract: | One-year-old seedlings of Quercus robur L., Q. petraea (Matt.) Liebl. and Fagus sylvatica L. were cultivated in lysimeters and subjected to waterlogging for 17 weeks, interrupted by a five-week drainage period during summer. The growth of Q. robur was less affected by waterlogging than that of Q. petraea and Fagus. Waterlogging resulted in the formation of adventitious roots in Q. robur and Q. petraea, but not in Fagus. In contrast to Fagus, Q. robur and, to a lesser extent, Q. petraea were able to generate roots even below the water table. The hydraulic conductance of the excised root systems, the stomatal conductance and, in Fagus, the leaf water potential and the leaf-mass related hydraulic conductance were decreased by waterlogging. The decrease in the hydraulic conductance was largest in Fagus, and smallest in Q. robur. The roots of Fagus responded to anaerobic conditions with an increase in ethanol concentration. The measurements of nitrate reductase activities in roots and leaves provided no indications of a persistent contribution of NO3 − metabolism to the alleviation of waterlogging-induced stress. It is concluded that Q. robur and, to a lesser extent, Q. petraea can tolerate waterlogging periods better than Fagus due to a different pattern of root formation, and to a better adjustment of leaf biomass production to the hydraulic conductivity of the root system. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | hydraulic conductance nitrate reductase activity root growth root/leaf ratio stomatal conductance waterlogging |
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