The Tongbai Mountains is an ecologically sensi-tive region and the northern boundary of Pinus massoniana Lamb.To analyze the effect of different microenvironments on tree growth response to climate factors,we develope...The Tongbai Mountains is an ecologically sensi-tive region and the northern boundary of Pinus massoniana Lamb.To analyze the effect of different microenvironments on tree growth response to climate factors,we developed standard chronologies for earlywood width(EWW),late-wood width(LWW),and total ring width(TRW)of P.massoniana at two sampling sites on slopes with different orientations,then analyzed characteristics of the chronolo-gies and their correlations with climate variables from five stations in the region and with a regional normalized differ-ence vegetation index(NDVI).Statistical results showed that the TRW/EWW/LWW chronology consistency and charac-teristics(mean sensitivity,signal to noise ratio,expressed population signal)for trees growing on the southeastern slope were much higher than for trees on the northeastern slope.Correlations indicated that temperature in current March and August has a significant positive effect on TRW/EWW/LWW formation,and the effect on the northeastern slope was weaker than on the southeastern slope.Compared to temperature,precipitation has more complicated effects on tree growth,but the effect on the northeastern slope was also generally weaker than on the southeastern slope.Step-wise linear regression analyses showed that temperature in August was the main limiting factor at the two sampling sites.Similarly,the response of tree growth on the southeast-ern slope as determined by the NDVI is better than on the northeastern slope,and the TRW/EWW/LWW chronologies for the southeastern slope explained over 50%of the total NDVI variances in June.Overall,the results indicate that the difference in the climate response of P.massoniana at two sampling sites is clearly caused by differences in the microenvironment,and such differences should be properly considered in future studies of forest dynamics and climate reconstructions.展开更多
量化植物地上部和地下部元素含量对于理解和预测植物养分平衡如何响应大气氮沉降的变化至关重要。通过盆栽试验研究了氮沉降增加背景下外生菌根真菌对马尾松幼苗营养元素的影响。对马尾松幼苗进行了接种两种外生菌根真菌:(彩色豆马勃(Pi...量化植物地上部和地下部元素含量对于理解和预测植物养分平衡如何响应大气氮沉降的变化至关重要。通过盆栽试验研究了氮沉降增加背景下外生菌根真菌对马尾松幼苗营养元素的影响。对马尾松幼苗进行了接种两种外生菌根真菌:(彩色豆马勃(Pisolithus tinctorius,Pt)与厚环乳牛肝菌(Suillus grevillei,Sg))以及4种氮素浓度添加:0 kg N hm^(-2)a^(-1)(N0)、正常氮沉降30 kg N hm^(-2)a^(-1)(N30)、中度氮沉降60 kg N hm^(-2)a^(-1)(N60)、重度氮沉降90 kg N hm^(-2)a^(-1)(N90),共12个处理,测定了马尾松地上部和地下部大量元素和微量元素的含量。结果表明:施氮改变了营养元素在马尾松幼苗地上部和地下部的含量,马尾松幼苗磷(P)、钙(Ca)、铁(Fe)、锰(Mn)等元素均在N60时达到临界值,而当输入的量超过了马尾松对氮的需求时,氮沉降会使马尾松营养元素含量较最适浓度时降低,地上部碳(C)随施氮浓度的升高先升高后降低,N随施氮浓度的升高而升高,根系和叶片钾(K)、Ca、镁(Mg)均随施氮浓度的升高而降低,施氮也降低了根系C及微量元素的含量。但在同一施氮浓度下,接种外生菌根真菌(EMF)后能够提高大多数元素的含量,N90时接种厚环乳牛肝菌(Sg)和彩色豆马勃(Pt)的叶片N含量与对照相比分别提高112.6%和138.6%,根系N含量分别提高73.1%、71.6%;N60时接种Sg和Pt的植株叶片P含量比不施氮未接种对照分别提高了166.3%、132.9%,根系P含量分别提高了40.8%、38.5%。EMF能够维持植物养分平衡,从而降低高施氮量对植物的影响效果。这为未来气候变化情景中氮沉降增加下接种EMF可以调节植物元素含量,从而达到更适应环境的元素平衡来促进生长提供理论依据。展开更多
Plant tolerance to aluminum(Al)toxicity can be enhanced by an ectomycorrhizal(ECM)fungus through biological filtering or physical blockage.To understand the roles of ECM colonization in Al absorption with regard to Al...Plant tolerance to aluminum(Al)toxicity can be enhanced by an ectomycorrhizal(ECM)fungus through biological filtering or physical blockage.To understand the roles of ECM colonization in Al absorption with regard to Al tolerance,Pinus massoniana seedlings were inoculated with either Lactarius deliciosus(L.:Fr.)Gray isolate 2 or Pisolithus tinctorius(Pers.)Coker et Couch isolate 715 and cultivated in an acid yellow soil with or without 1.0 mM Al^(3+)irrigation for 10 weeks.Biomass production,Al bioaccumulation and transport in seedlings colonized by the two ECM fungi were compared,and the three absorption kinetics(pseudo-first order,pseudo-second order and intraparticle diffusion)models used to evaluate variances in root Al^(3+)absorption capacity.Results show that both fungi increased aboveground biomass and Al tolerance of P.massoniana seedlings,but L.deliciosus 2 was more effective than P.tinctorius 715.Lower Al absorption capacity,fewer available active sites and decreased affinity and boundary layer thickness for Al^(3+),and higher Al accumulation and translocation contributed to the increased Al tolerance in the ECM-inoculated seedlings.These results advance our understanding of the mechanisms and strategies in plant Alto lerance conferred by ECM fungi and show that inoculation with L.deliciosus will better enhance Al tolerance in P.massoniana seedlings used for forest plantation and ecosystem restoration in acidic soils,particularly in Southwest China and similar soils worldwide.展开更多
Phloem is the woody tissue for the storage and long-distance transport of organic matter in vascular bundles.To reveal the process of secondary phloem development and differentiation in Pinus massoniana,the structure ...Phloem is the woody tissue for the storage and long-distance transport of organic matter in vascular bundles.To reveal the process of secondary phloem development and differentiation in Pinus massoniana,the structure of the secondary phloem and the distribution of cell inclusions were observed by histochemical staining,spontaneous fluorescence of phenolic substances and cell segregation.Based on tissue development and differentiation characteristics of P.massoniana secondary phloem,the secondary phloem development was divided into seven stages:the functional phloem stage;the sieve cell lignification stage;the phloem ray bending stage;the parenchyma cell dedifferentiation and division stage;the dedifferentiated parenchyma cell population formation stage;the periderm alteration stage,and the rhytidome stage.An analysis of cell morphology and inclusion distribution characteristics showed that the sieve cells were deformed during lignification,the quantities of parenchyma and resin ducts increased with development and the crystal content in cells,as well as the levels of sugars and lipids in phloem parenchyma cells,increased with development.The results indicate that the P.massoniana phloem first lost longitudinal transport function and then increased its secretory,storage and mechanical functions.Ultimately,the parenchyma differentiated into the cortex and periderm,and the tissue outside the new periderm lignified to form the rhytidome,which fully developed into the protective tissue of the stem.展开更多
基金This study was supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2018YFA0605601)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42077417 and41671042).
文摘The Tongbai Mountains is an ecologically sensi-tive region and the northern boundary of Pinus massoniana Lamb.To analyze the effect of different microenvironments on tree growth response to climate factors,we developed standard chronologies for earlywood width(EWW),late-wood width(LWW),and total ring width(TRW)of P.massoniana at two sampling sites on slopes with different orientations,then analyzed characteristics of the chronolo-gies and their correlations with climate variables from five stations in the region and with a regional normalized differ-ence vegetation index(NDVI).Statistical results showed that the TRW/EWW/LWW chronology consistency and charac-teristics(mean sensitivity,signal to noise ratio,expressed population signal)for trees growing on the southeastern slope were much higher than for trees on the northeastern slope.Correlations indicated that temperature in current March and August has a significant positive effect on TRW/EWW/LWW formation,and the effect on the northeastern slope was weaker than on the southeastern slope.Compared to temperature,precipitation has more complicated effects on tree growth,but the effect on the northeastern slope was also generally weaker than on the southeastern slope.Step-wise linear regression analyses showed that temperature in August was the main limiting factor at the two sampling sites.Similarly,the response of tree growth on the southeast-ern slope as determined by the NDVI is better than on the northeastern slope,and the TRW/EWW/LWW chronologies for the southeastern slope explained over 50%of the total NDVI variances in June.Overall,the results indicate that the difference in the climate response of P.massoniana at two sampling sites is clearly caused by differences in the microenvironment,and such differences should be properly considered in future studies of forest dynamics and climate reconstructions.
文摘量化植物地上部和地下部元素含量对于理解和预测植物养分平衡如何响应大气氮沉降的变化至关重要。通过盆栽试验研究了氮沉降增加背景下外生菌根真菌对马尾松幼苗营养元素的影响。对马尾松幼苗进行了接种两种外生菌根真菌:(彩色豆马勃(Pisolithus tinctorius,Pt)与厚环乳牛肝菌(Suillus grevillei,Sg))以及4种氮素浓度添加:0 kg N hm^(-2)a^(-1)(N0)、正常氮沉降30 kg N hm^(-2)a^(-1)(N30)、中度氮沉降60 kg N hm^(-2)a^(-1)(N60)、重度氮沉降90 kg N hm^(-2)a^(-1)(N90),共12个处理,测定了马尾松地上部和地下部大量元素和微量元素的含量。结果表明:施氮改变了营养元素在马尾松幼苗地上部和地下部的含量,马尾松幼苗磷(P)、钙(Ca)、铁(Fe)、锰(Mn)等元素均在N60时达到临界值,而当输入的量超过了马尾松对氮的需求时,氮沉降会使马尾松营养元素含量较最适浓度时降低,地上部碳(C)随施氮浓度的升高先升高后降低,N随施氮浓度的升高而升高,根系和叶片钾(K)、Ca、镁(Mg)均随施氮浓度的升高而降低,施氮也降低了根系C及微量元素的含量。但在同一施氮浓度下,接种外生菌根真菌(EMF)后能够提高大多数元素的含量,N90时接种厚环乳牛肝菌(Sg)和彩色豆马勃(Pt)的叶片N含量与对照相比分别提高112.6%和138.6%,根系N含量分别提高73.1%、71.6%;N60时接种Sg和Pt的植株叶片P含量比不施氮未接种对照分别提高了166.3%、132.9%,根系P含量分别提高了40.8%、38.5%。EMF能够维持植物养分平衡,从而降低高施氮量对植物的影响效果。这为未来气候变化情景中氮沉降增加下接种EMF可以调节植物元素含量,从而达到更适应环境的元素平衡来促进生长提供理论依据。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31570599 and 32171753)。
文摘Plant tolerance to aluminum(Al)toxicity can be enhanced by an ectomycorrhizal(ECM)fungus through biological filtering or physical blockage.To understand the roles of ECM colonization in Al absorption with regard to Al tolerance,Pinus massoniana seedlings were inoculated with either Lactarius deliciosus(L.:Fr.)Gray isolate 2 or Pisolithus tinctorius(Pers.)Coker et Couch isolate 715 and cultivated in an acid yellow soil with or without 1.0 mM Al^(3+)irrigation for 10 weeks.Biomass production,Al bioaccumulation and transport in seedlings colonized by the two ECM fungi were compared,and the three absorption kinetics(pseudo-first order,pseudo-second order and intraparticle diffusion)models used to evaluate variances in root Al^(3+)absorption capacity.Results show that both fungi increased aboveground biomass and Al tolerance of P.massoniana seedlings,but L.deliciosus 2 was more effective than P.tinctorius 715.Lower Al absorption capacity,fewer available active sites and decreased affinity and boundary layer thickness for Al^(3+),and higher Al accumulation and translocation contributed to the increased Al tolerance in the ECM-inoculated seedlings.These results advance our understanding of the mechanisms and strategies in plant Alto lerance conferred by ECM fungi and show that inoculation with L.deliciosus will better enhance Al tolerance in P.massoniana seedlings used for forest plantation and ecosystem restoration in acidic soils,particularly in Southwest China and similar soils worldwide.
基金supported by the Guizhou provincial scientific and technological program 20185261。
文摘Phloem is the woody tissue for the storage and long-distance transport of organic matter in vascular bundles.To reveal the process of secondary phloem development and differentiation in Pinus massoniana,the structure of the secondary phloem and the distribution of cell inclusions were observed by histochemical staining,spontaneous fluorescence of phenolic substances and cell segregation.Based on tissue development and differentiation characteristics of P.massoniana secondary phloem,the secondary phloem development was divided into seven stages:the functional phloem stage;the sieve cell lignification stage;the phloem ray bending stage;the parenchyma cell dedifferentiation and division stage;the dedifferentiated parenchyma cell population formation stage;the periderm alteration stage,and the rhytidome stage.An analysis of cell morphology and inclusion distribution characteristics showed that the sieve cells were deformed during lignification,the quantities of parenchyma and resin ducts increased with development and the crystal content in cells,as well as the levels of sugars and lipids in phloem parenchyma cells,increased with development.The results indicate that the P.massoniana phloem first lost longitudinal transport function and then increased its secretory,storage and mechanical functions.Ultimately,the parenchyma differentiated into the cortex and periderm,and the tissue outside the new periderm lignified to form the rhytidome,which fully developed into the protective tissue of the stem.
