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Norway spruce seedlings from an Eastern Baltic provenance show tolerance to simulated drought / Roberts Matisons in Forests, vol 12 n° 1 (January 2021)  

Public [article]  inForests > vol 12 n° 1 (January 2021) . - n° 82 Titre : Norway spruce seedlings from an Eastern Baltic provenance show tolerance to simulated drought Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Roberts Matisons, Auteur ; Oskars Krišāns, Auteur ; Aris Jansons, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : n° 82 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] adaptation (biologie) [Termes IGN] analyse de sensibilité [Termes IGN] chlorophylle [Termes IGN] état du sol [Termes IGN] irrigation [Termes IGN] Lettonie [Termes IGN] photosynthèse [Termes IGN] Picea abies [Termes IGN] sécheresse [Termes IGN] stress hydrique [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) In Northern Europe, an increase in heterogeneity of summer precipitation regime will subject forests to water deficit and drought. This is particularly topical for Norway spruce (Picea abies Karst.), which is a drought sensitive, yet economically important species. Nevertheless, local populations still might be highly plastic and tolerant, supporting their commercial application. Accordingly, the tolerance of Norway spruce seedlings from an Eastern Baltic provenance (western part of Latvia) to artificial drought according to soil type was assessed in a shelter experiment. To simulate drought, seedlings were subjected to reduced amounts (0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%) of naturally occurring precipitation (irrigation intensity). Three soil types (oligotrophic mineral, mesotrophic mineral, and peat) were tested. Seedling height, chlorophyll a concentration, and fluorescence parameters were measured. Both growth and photochemical reactions were affected by the irrigation intensity, the effect of which experienced an interacted with soil type, implying complex controls of drought sensitivity. Seedlings were more sensitive to irrigation intensity on mesotrophic mineral soil, as suggested by growth and photosynthetic activity. However, the responses were nonlinear, as the highest performance (growth and fluorescence parameters) of seedlings occurred in response to intermediate drought. On peat soil, which had the highest water-bearing capacity, an inverse response to irrigation intensity was observed. In general, fluorescence parameters were more sensitive and showed more immediate reaction to soil water deficit than concentration of chlorophyll on mesotrophic mineral and peat soils, while the latter was a better indicator of seedling performance on oligotrophic soil. This indicated considerable plastic acclimation and hence tolerance of seedlings from the local Norway spruce population to drought, though drought sensitivity is age-dependent. Numéro de notice : A2021-145 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.3390/f12010082 Date de publication en ligne : 14/01/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/f12010082 Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97048 [article]