Intraspecific response of Pinus taeda L. to Grosmannia huntii and Leptographium terebrantis infection

We examined intraspecific and inter‐year variation in tolerance of Pinus taeda to two ophiostomatoid fungi, Leptographium terebrantis and Grosmannia huntii. Containerized seedlings of P. taeda from 27, 32, 17 and 23 different elite genetic families were artificially inoculated with L. terebrantis and G. huntii in years 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017, respectively. Six connector families were inoculated every year. Eight weeks post‐inoculation, lesion and occlusion were measured on each seedling to determine the relative susceptibility/tolerance of families to these fungi. Pinus taeda families widely differed in these parameters suggesting intraspecific variation in the susceptibility/tolerance to the inoculated pathogens. The overall tolerance of the connector families to these fungi varied among the experimental years. These results showed that intraspecific variation to L. terebrantis and G. huntii exists among P. taeda families and it could be possible to select tolerant families to minimize the potential impact due to these fungi.     

Response of planted Pinus taeda L. to brush control in Northern Louisana

Eradication of brush, defined as hardwood trees, shrubs, blackberries, vines, and volunteer pines, was not necessary to maximize juvenile pine growth in northern Louisiana Pinus taeda L. plantations. Pine height and diameter gains were similar on treatments when either (1) only the above ground portion of the brush was cut yearly or (2) both the above ground stems and root systems of brush species were controlled each year. At age 10, planted pines on both treatments averaged 0.9 m taller with a 2.5 cm greater stem diameter at breast height (1.4 m) than those on untreated checks. Total outside bark volume per pine averaged 51.9 dm³ on checks vs 78.5 dm³ on treated plots.     

Free proline changes in Pinus taeda L. callus in response to drought stress

The amino acid, proline (PRO), may have an important role in plant adaptation to drought stress. To study the effect of drought stress on PRO content of pine tissues, we measured free PRO by high pressure liquid chromatography in control ( -0.4 MPa) and drought-stressed ( -0.8, -1.0, -1.3, -1.6 MPa) callus tissue of Pinus taeda L. after eight weeks of growth. Drought stress was induced by adding polyethylene glycol (PEG) to the nutrient media. The relation between PRO accumulation and water potential was influenced by composition of the medium and temperature. Callus growing in media with water potentials of -0.8 MPa showed no increase in PRO compared to control callus in media at -0.4 MPa. When callus tissue was subjected to low water potentials (-1.6 MPa), endogenous PRO concentration increased 40-fold, while callus fresh weight decreased by more than 90%. When exogenous PRO was added to the nutrient media, endogenous PRO was directly proportional to the exogenous PRO concentration rather than reduction in callus growth. Thus low water potential in callus results in endogenous PRO accumulation and large reductions in callus fresh weight growth. Proline accumulation in pine cells appears to be related to mechanisms associated with tolerance to desiccation.     

火炬松芽苗移栽容器育苗技术

介绍了火炬松形态特征及生物学特性,并论述了其种子处理、苗床、育苗基质的准备,播种、芽苗移栽、幼苗的管理以及病虫害防治等技术措施。     

Pinus taeda L. response to differential inoculum density of Leptographium terebrantis colonized toothpicks

Bark beetle‐vectored ophiostomatoid fungi, Leptographium terebrantis, is inoculated on the roots and lower stems of stressed Pinus species during the feeding activity of bark beetle. To determine the exact host response following inoculation, it is critical to challenge the host with a realistic amount of fungal inoculum. Thus, we designed a series of stepwise experiments using L. terebrantis colonized toothpicks which focused on the inoculum transfer from the toothpicks to excised Pinus taeda stem segments and living saplings, respectively, at different inoculum densities. The toothpicks served as a substrate for fungal growth and sporulation and the inoculation showed their utility in eliciting host's response to the pathogen. The inoculated fungus caused blue‐stain and sapwood occlusions in P. taeda stems and saplings, respectively. The volume of occluded, visually damaged sapwood increased by 1.96 cm³ per radial inoculation point on average. Fungal colonized toothpicks can be used as a suitable alternative to agar discs for studying bark beetles vectored fungi and their host interactions.     

火炬松引种试验报告

火炬松原产美国东南部 ,生长在海拔 40 0m左右的低山丘陵 ,是优良的用材薪炭树种。我国淮河以南的广大丘陵地区都有引种 ,并生长良好。1 992年我们开始引种火炬松 ,并对火炬松生长进行观察研究 ,现将结果报告如下 :1　引种区概况滕州市地处山东省南部 ,与江苏省接壤 ,属暖温带半湿润季风气候 ,气候和土壤情况都与火炬松的原产地相近 ,见附表。附表　滕州市火炬松引种点及美国火炬松原产地概况地点引种年份 纬度经度 海拔(m)平均温度(℃ )年降雨量(mm)绝对最低温度 (℃ )无霜期(d) 土壤东戈镇1 993北纬35°2 1′东经1 1 7°1 6′ 2 0 0 1 4.6…     

Production,allocation, and stemwood growth efficiency of Pinus taeda L. stands in response to 6 years of intensive management

Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) is a highly plastic species with respect to growth responses to forest management. Loblolly pine is the most planted species across the southern United States, a region with the most expansive and intensively managed forest plantations in the world. Management intensity, using tools such as site preparation and fertilization, is increasing greatly in scope over time. To better define to the productive potential of loblolly pine under intensive management, the influence of 6 years of management with weed control (W), weed control plus irrigation (WI), weed control plus irrigation and fertigation (irrigation with a fertilizer solution) (WIF), or weed control plus irrigation, fertigation, and pest control (WIFP) since plantation establishment on stand productivity in loblolly pine was examined. The site is located near Bainbridge, GA (30°48′N latitude and 84°39′W longitude) and is of medium quality (site index=18 m, base age 25). Increasing management intensity greatly accelerated stand development and biomass accumulation. At age 6 total production (above plus belowground) was nearly doubled from 50 to 93 Mg ha⁻¹ in WIFP stands compared to W stands, and standing stem biomass increased from 24 Mg ha⁻¹ in W stands to 48 Mg ha⁻¹ in response to WIFP treatment. Stem current annual increment (CAI) peaked at age 5 in the WIF and WIFP stands at 17–18 Mg ha⁻¹ per year at a basal area between 18 and 21 m² ha⁻¹. Year to year variation in CAI was better explained by previous-year leaf area index (LAI) than current-year LAI. Maximum stemwood production in loblolly pine was achieved through large increases in LAI and small decreases in allocation to woody roots (tap+coarse roots) versus woody shoots (stem+branches) associated with intensive treatments.     

Dynamic response of stomata to changing irradiance in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.)

Dynamic changes in stomatal conductance and the rate of photosynthesis were measured as periods of shading (decrease in irradiance from 800 to 200 micro mol m(-2) s(-1)) between 5 and 60 min were imposed on needles of Pinus taeda L. trees under laboratory conditions. Shading induced a 39% decrease in stomatal conductance but the rate of change was slow. Average time constants (+/- standard error) were shorter for the decrease in stomatal conductance when shading was imposed for 30 min (14.8 +/- 1.3 min) than for the increase in stomatal conductance when shading was removed (25.5 +/- 3.4 min). The time constants for increasing stomatal conductance when shading was removed were linearly related to the length of the previous dark period. The rate of photosynthesis fell immediately by 58% when shading was imposed and increased more rapidly than the change in stomatal conductance when shading was removed. The increase in photosynthesis during the induction phase after shading was removed was limited by both stomatal and biochemical effects. The long time constants for stomatal response contributed to the poor correlations between stomatal conductance and instantaneous measurements of irradiance from field data. However, the slow response of stomatal conductance to changes in irradiance had little effect on total daily transpiration, carbon gain and water-use efficiency.     

火炬松松针多糖提取工艺及其抗氧化性研究

以多糖得率为指标,从火炬松松针中浸提多糖,并测定其体外抗氧化活性。在单因素试验基础上采用响应面法优化超声波辅助热水浸提火炬松松针多糖,最佳的工艺参数为:30 g松针粉末在超声波作用时间25 min,热水浸提1 h,液料比25∶1(m L∶g),热水浸提温度91℃。在此条件下,火炬松松针多糖得率达1.867%,提取率达91.39%。通过测定松针多糖对苯基苦基肼自由基(DPPH·)、羟基自由基(·OH)和2,2-联氮-二-(3-乙基-苯并噻唑-6-磺酸)自由基(ABTS+)的清除能力评价其体外抗氧化能力。结果显示:火炬松松针多糖对自由基DPPH·、·OH和ABTS+都有较强清除能力,且都呈较好的量效关系,火炬松松针多糖具有较强的体外抗氧化能力。     

Stand-level allometry in Pinus taeda as affected by irrigation and fertilization

Changing environmental conditions have the potential to alter allometric relationships between plant parts, possibly leading to ecosystem-level feedbacks. We quantified allometric shifts in field-grown loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) in response to altered resource availability based on data from multiple harvests to correct for size-related changes in biomass partitioning. A replicated factorial arrangement of irrigation and fertilization treatments was applied for 4 years to an 8-year-old loblolly pine plantation on a well-drained, low fertility site in North Carolina. Destructive and nondestructive growth measurements were used to develop treatment-specific regressions to estimate stand-level biomass for ephemeral and perennial plant parts, both above- and belowground. Stand-level allometric analysis indicated that irrigation increased biomass partitioning to fine roots and decreased partitioning to foliage, relative to other plant parts. Fertilization increased partitioning to perennial tissues (coarse roots, taproots, and branches) and decreased partitioning to ephemeral tissues (foliage and fine roots). Changes in allometry were small (< 6 %) but statistically significant, indicating that biomass partitioning in loblolly pine changes with altered resource availability, but is probably under strong ontogenetic control.     

Early genetic evaluation methods for cyclic growth in Pinus taeda L.

The seedling growth trait, cyclic growth, is well-correlated with older-tree heights measured in Pinus taeda L. field trials. These results have been repeatable across locations and seed sources if a standard greenhouse procedure is followed. This work is been limited to cyclic growth measured on P. taeda families and seed sources. The use of a standard greenhouse procedure will facilitate comparison with other early genetic evaulation methods for P. taeda and with similar studies on other Pinus species.     

Distribution of lignin in normal and compression wood of Pinus taeda L.

Summary The distribution of lignin in normal and compression wood of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) has been studied by the technique of lignin skeletonizing. Hydrolysis of the wood carbohydrates with hydrofluoric acid left normal wood tracheids with a uniform distribution of lignin in the S1 and S2 cell wall layers. However, the S3 region of both earlywood and latewood tracheids consistently retained a dense network of unhydrolyzable material throughout, perhaps lignin.Lignin content in compression wood averaged about 7% more than in normal wood and appears to be concentrated in the outer zone of the S2 layer. The inner S2 region, despite helical checking, is also heavily lignified. The S1 layer, although thicker than normal in compression wood tracheids, contains relatively little lignin.Ray cells, at least in normal wood, appear to be lignified to the same extent, if not more so in certain cases, than the longitudinal tracheids. Other locations where lignin may be concentrated include initial pit border regions and the membranes of bordered pits.This report is a detailed excerpt from the Ph. D. dissertation of R. A. P. Financial support provided by the College of Forestry at Syracuse University and the National Defense Education Act is hereby gratefully acknowledged.     

火炬松不同林龄林地土壤肥力效应研究

通过对福建省漳平五一国有林场内的不同龄级火炬松林分的林地土壤地力性状进行调查研究,结果表明：随着火炬松林分培育年龄的增加,林分自肥能力不断增强,林地的水稳性团聚体和土壤的理化性状均得到较大的改善,并提高了土壤肥力效应,具有较好的改土、保持土壤水分的能力.     

Five-year field comparison of naturally regenerated Pinus taeda L. to genetically improved container stock,with and without release

A field study compared genetically improved, container-grown loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) seedlings to naturally established loblolly seedlings on a cutover pine site in southern Arkansas, USA. Pines on 50% of all plots were released from woody and herbaceous competition within a 61 cm radius of each tree stem. Woody competition was controlled by hand cutting for 5 consecutive years and herbaceous competition was controlled with herbicides (sulfometuron methyl and glyphosate) for 4 consecutive years. Competition control increased 5-year survival by 21–23% for natural and planted seedlings, respectively, with no statistically significant difference between the two regeneration techniques. Five years after field establishment, planted pines averaged 85% more volume than naturally established pines. Nevertheless, greater volume gains (551–688%) were achieved within regeneration techniques, as a result of competition control, than were achieved between the two regeneration techniques.     

火炬松丛生芽诱导及植株再生

采用火炬松带子叶项芽为外植体建立了组织培养再生体系。结果表明,火炬松丛生芽的形成受诱导培养基中激素浓度及外植体年龄的影响较大。适合火炬松丛生芽诱导的培养基为改良GD 6-BA 4 ms／L NAA 0．02 mg/L(诱导率86．7％),截取外植体的最佳苗龄为14-21 d。已分化的丛生芽继代培养在无6-BA但附加0．5- 1．0 g/L活性炭或0．02-0．05 mg/L NAA的培养基上伸长很快。伸长的丛生芽接种在附加0．05 ms／L NAA的1／2改良GD培养基中,1个月后有12．5％产生不定根。     

火炬松半同胞家系遗传测定与早期性状评定

对15年生火炬松半同胞家系的生长和材性性状测定表明:火炬松家系树高、胸径、材积、木材基本密度、纤维素含量、管胞长度与宽度等具有显著的差异;在家系水平上,木材基本密度、纤维素含量、管胞长度与宽度和材积生长相关不明显．遗传力测定表明:家系生长性状与材性性状平均遗传力均较高,达到中等程度以上．对树高生长、胸径生长、木材基本密度、纤维素含量、管胞长度与宽度等性状进行年度相关、早晚期选择研究表明:火炬松家系的生长相关主要由遗传决定;树高从第5年开始,胸径从第4年开始与以后各年的相关系效均在0．7以上,表明以此为最低年龄进行早期选择有较大的可靠性;木材基本密度10年生与其后各年龄级的相关系数值趋于稳定,术材密度最低选择年龄为10年;木材纤维素含量11年生与其后各年龄级的相关系效值趋于稳定,木材纤维素含量的最低选择年龄为11年．     

Viability of litter-stored Pinus taeda L. seeds after simulated prescribed winter burns

Stratified loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) seeds were placed at three depths in a reconstructed forest floor and subjected to simulated prescribed winter burns. Within the forest floor, pine seeds were placed at the L/upper-F interface, upper-F/lower-F interface, and lower-F/mineral-soil interface. Wind was generated by electric box-fans. Seeds that survived the burns were transferred to moist sand flats for 30-day germination tests. About 96% of seeds placed at the two upper layers in the forest floor were either destroyed by the fires or failed to germinate. Germinative capacity of seeds placed at the lower-F/mineral-soil interface averaged 79% as compared to 97% for unburned control seeds.     

火炬松纸浆材优良家系人工林修枝效应

对7 a生火炬松优良家系(L—11)示范林进行修枝试验表明:修枝促进了林分生长,修枝3 a后,与对照相比树高生长增加了7．1％～14．1％,胸径生长增加了1．9％～7．4％,单株材积增加了9．98％-29．10％,林分蓄积量增加12．13-26．53 m3／hm2,其中促进林分生长效果最好的处理是修枝强度为50％;修枝降低了火炬松优良家系林木的尖削度,与对照相比,H／D值增加了5．1％～9．5％。     

Branch growth and gas exchange in 13-year-old loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) trees in response to elevated carbon dioxide concentration and fertilization

We used whole-tree, open-top chambers to expose 13-year-old loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) trees, growing in soil with high or low nutrient availability, to either ambient or elevated (ambient + 200 micromol mol-1) carbon dioxide concentration ([CO2]) for 28 months. Branch growth and morphology, foliar chemistry and gas exchange characteristics were measured periodically in the upper, middle and lower crown during the 2 years of exposure. Fertilization and elevated [CO2] increased branch leaf area by 38 and 13%, respectively, and the combined effects were additive. Fertilization and elevated [CO2] differentially altered needle lengths, number of fascicles and flush length such that flush density (leaf area/flush length) increased with improved nutrition but decreased in response to elevated [CO2]. These results suggest that changes in nitrogen availability and atmospheric [CO2] may alter canopy structure, resulting in greater foliage retention and deeper crowns in loblolly pine forests. Fertilization increased foliar nitrogen concentration (N(M)), but had no consistent effect on foliar leaf mass (W(A)) or light-saturated net photosynthesis (A(sat)). However, the correlation between A(sat) and leaf nitrogen per unit area (N(A) = W(A)N(M)) ranged from strong to weak depending on the time of year, possibly reflecting seasonal shifts in the form and pools of leaf nitrogen. Elevated [CO2] had no effect on W(A), N(M) or N(A), but increased A(sat) on average by 82%. Elevated [CO2] also increased photosynthetic quantum efficiency and lowered the light compensation point, but had no effect on the photosynthetic response to intercellular [CO2], hence there was no acclimation to elevated [CO2]. Daily photosynthetic photon flux density at the upper, middle and lower canopy position was 60, 54 and 33%, respectively, of full sun incident to the top of the canopy. Despite the relatively high light penetration, W(A), N(A), A(sat) and R(d) decreased with crown depth. Although growth enhancement in response to elevated [CO2] was dependent on fertilization, [CO2] by fertilization interactions and treatment by canopy position interactions generally had little effect on the physiological parameters measured.