A probability model for root and butt rot in Picea abies derived from Norwegian national forest inventory data

Root rot in Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) causes substantial economic losses to the forestry sector. In this study, we developed a probability model for decay at breast height utilizing 18,141 increment cores sampled on temporary plots of the Norwegian National Forest Inventory. The final model showed a good fit to the data and retained significant relationships between decay and a suite of tree, stand and site variables, including diameter at breast height, stand age, altitude, growing season temperature sum (threshold 5°C), and vegetation type. By comparing model predictions with recorded decay at stump height in an independent data set, we estimated a proportionality function to adjust for the inherent underestimation of total rot that will be obtained by applying a probability model derived from increment cores sampled at breast height. We conclude that the developed model is appropriate for national and regional scenario analyses in Norway, and could also be useful as a tool for operational forestry planning. This would however require further testing on independent data, to assess how well the new model predicts decay at local scales.     

Estimating the frequency of stem rot in Picea abies using an increment borer

The likelihood of detecting decay present in Norway spruce trees when taking bore core samples at breast height or at stump height was analyzed in two stands. The actual numbers of decayed trees were obtained after the trees were felled. More than 80% of the decay extending to breast height level was detected by taking core samples at that level. However, these core samples revealed only 40–70% of the actual amount of decay present at stump height. At stump height a higher portion of the total amount of decay present was revealed. Heterobasidion annosum was detected in 69 and 77% of the decayed trees in the two stands.

Misjudgements occurred mainly where either (i) decay was present at stump height but not at breast height or (ii) when the decay column had a lateral position. At breast height the probability of finding lateral rot columns was higher than at stump height.     

长白山林区鱼鳞云杉上一种新干基白腐病

这种新干基白腐病的病原菌为绒毛昂氏孔菌Ｏｎｎｉａ ｔｏｍ ｅｎｔｏｓａ。该病主要发生于成熟林分，造成干基特别是根部腐朽。被侵染树木极易风折或风倒而死亡。根据中国的材料对该病的病原菌形态特征进行了详细描述，并与北美及欧洲的标本进行了比较研究。     

Growth and stem form changes in Picea abies as affected by stand nutrition

The changes in basal area, volume and tree shape in an ‘optimum fertility trial’ in Norway Spruce were studied after the treatments had been applied for 15 years. There was a marked response to N and a lesser response to P. Increased average tree taper was associated with the N application. Form factors tended to show less change, but, even allowing for tree height responses, there was up to a 10% reduction. Phosphate fertilizer in the presence of N increased form factor slightly; applying a ‘complete’ fertilizer reduced form factor and increased taper while the trees were under about 6 m tall. The use of individual treatment regressions of volume on basal area resulted in increased precision in estimating the volume of individual treatment means.     

Optimizing the Management of a Butt-rotted Picea abies Stand Infected by Heterobasidion annosum from the Previous Rotation

There are no instructions on the management of stands of Norway spruce [ Picea abies (L.) Karst.] in which butt rot caused by Heterobasidion annosum coll. (Fr.) Bref. was not discovered until the time of first thinning. A stochastic simulation model describing the spread of butt rot in a stand of Norway spruce was used with a new submodel describing the butt rot of young trees. Non-linear stochastic optimization was used to determine the most profitable management schedule of a young Norway spruce stand with butt rot. If the initial level of butt rot was 5% or 10%, or the stand was thinned in summer with stump treatment, one thinning with a rotation of 55 yrs was optimal. Two winter thinnings with a rotation of 61 yrs was optimal in an initially healthy stand. Optimizations indicated that silvicultural measures that decrease the transfer of H. annosum to next generation at clear-cuttings could be economically fulfilled.     

Effects of initial stand states on optimal thinning regime and rotation of Picea abies stands

Abstract

This study analysed the effects of young stand characteristics on optimal thinning regime and length of rotation periods for even-aged Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.] stands. Stand development was based on a distance-independent, individual-tree growth model. The young stand data were collected from 12 well-stocked Norway spruce stands in southern Finland. Results showed that optimal thinning regimes and rotation period depend on site quality and initial stand characteristics. At the first thinning, optimal thinning type depended on initial density. Thinning from both ends of the diameter distribution turned out to be optimal for initially dense stands. At the second and subsequent thinnings, thinning from above was clearly superior. At a low interest rate, thinning from below was optimal for the first thinning regardless of stocking level. For the study data, optimal rotation periods varied from 61 to 92 years at 3% interest rate. The high variation in length of rotation period was due to the sensitivity of optimal length of rotation period to site qualities, initial stand structure and density.     

Pitch pockets in Picea abies: Variation in amount,number and size within trees and within a stand

The occurrence of pitch pockets in a stand of Picea abies [L.] Karst, was studied, focusing on variations in amount, number and size of pitch pockets within trees and between trees from the centre and the border part of a stand. Pitch pockets were more abundant in the border part, which had a lower site index and was also more exposed to the wind. The highest frequency of pitch pockets was noted for sawn faces near the pith of the tree from around the half tree height. The size of pitch pockets on sawn faces is described by two exponential functions. In both parts of the stand there was a similar increase of pitch pocket length with increasing distance from the pith, but generally trees in the border part had longer pitch pockets. In order to determine the relative amount of pitch pockets accurately at different distances from the pith and to explain the variation within and between trees, further analyses are necessary.     

欧洲云杉引种试验研究

为确定鄂西地区欧洲云杉的适生区域,进行欧洲云杉德国种源引种栽培试验,试验结果表现良好,25 a生林分树高13.2 m,平均胸径19.8 cm,材积0.206 2 m3,材积比人工林杉木、巴山松、油松提高38.7%~46.9%。海拔区域试验表明6 a生欧洲云杉林分树高生长量在海拔1 060~1 916 m差异不显著,适宜鄂西山区海拔1 500~1 900 m,年降水量1 000mm以上的区域营造工业原料林或种子园。     

挪威云杉扦插繁殖技术研究

利用3~5年生挪威云杉半木质化枝条开展了挪威云杉扦插激素种类、激素浓度、浸泡时间、插穗长度、扦插深度、插穗预处理和挪威云杉各家系扦插繁殖对比等方面的研究,结果表明:激素种类、激素浓度、浸泡时间不同水平之间具有显著差异,选用ABT1、50×10-6、浸泡50min试验效果最好;不同扦插深度试验中各扦插深度水平之间差异不显著,但以扦插深度5cm生根率最高,平均达68.89%,最高可达96.67%;各插穗长度水平之间差异不显著,但以插穗长度10cm生根率最高,平均达88.33%,最高可达90%;挪威云杉不同家系扦插的生根率存在显著差异。     

Serpula himantioides,Heterobasidion annosum and Calocera viscosa as butt rot fungi in a Danish Douglas‐fir stand

A scattered wind fall of 50 trees in a 46‐year‐old stand of Douglas‐fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) revealed Serpula himantioides, Heterobasidion annosum and Calocera viscosa as decay causing fungi. Sixty‐four percent of the stumps had visible rot on the stump surface. Mainly, a central brown rot was seen, caused by either S. himantioides or C. viscosa combined with eccentrically placed spots of incipient H. annosum rot. Subsequently, the appearance of fruitbodies disclosed that in total 76% of the wind thrown trees were associated with one or more of the three decay fungi. S. himantioides was present in a surprisingly large number of trees (54%), and the rot column extended up to 2 m into the stem. This investigation represents the first known incidence of S. himantioides and C. viscosa causing root and butt rot in living conifers in Denmark.     

欧洲云杉、黑云杉、白云杉苗期对比试验

选择欧洲云杉3个种源、黑云杉3个种源、白云杉3个种源、青海云杉1个种源进行了不同种、种源的苗期生长性状变异试验。结果表明：云杉不同种、种源间苗期性状差异显著。4个种的1年生苗以苗高进行排序：欧洲云杉〉黑云杉〉白云杉〉青海云杉。欧洲云杉、黑云杉、白云杉各个种的不同种源间有很大的变异及选择潜力。因此在进行云杉引种时,应选择不同的种、种源,才能取得更好的效果。     

Heterobasidion annosum root rot in Picea abies: Modelling economic outcomes of stump treatment in Scandinavian coniferous forests

Abstract

The economic outcomes of stump treatment against spore infections of the root rot pathogen Heterobasiodion annosum s. l. were analysed based on simulations in four stands typical of Swedish forestry and forest management: (A) Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.] stand on former agricultural soil (SI?=?32), (B) Norway spruce stand (SI?=?26) on forest land; (C) Mixed stand of Norway spruce and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) (SI?=?24) with only H. parviporum present, i.e. no infection of Scots pine and no possibility of interspecies spread of disease between hosts; and (D) same as C, but H. annosum s. str. (Fr.) Bref and H. parviporum Niemelä & Korhonen present, i.e. interspecies spread of disease possible. Models for disease development, growth and yield and cross-cutting were used in the simulations. The simulated decay frequency in Norway spruce trees ranged between 2 and 90%. Stump treatment at the previous final felling and in all thinning operations was profitable at interest rates 1 and 3% in stands A, B and D, but not in stand C. In stand C, no stump treatment at all or treatment in thinnings only gave the highest net future value. Implications for stump treatment in practical forestry are discussed.     

Rapid yellowing of needles of Picea abies

Severe chlorosis developed in a 45 year old stand of Norway spruce over a period of three weeks in July and August 1986. The chlorosis was followed by needle necrosis and, eventually, shedding. The trees showing the most severe effects had all been damaged during timber extraction operations in 1985. The symptoms superficially resembled those on many trees in central Europe, Where air pollution is generally considered to be involved in chlorosis and defoliation. Air pollution is unlikely to be a primary factor in the chlorosis and defoliation observed in this stand.     

Short-day treatment enhances root egress of summer-planted Picea abies seedlings under dry conditions

Abstract

Second year Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.] container seedlings, short-day (SD) treated for 3 weeks in July, were exposed together with untreated control seedlings (Co) to three different drought treatments for 5 weeks after planting in early August. The treatments were: (1) regular watering (0 week drought); (2) 2 weeks of drought and 3 weeks of watering; and (3) no watering (5 week drought). No difference was found in the vigour and shoot xylem water potential between the SD-treated and the Co seedlings after the drought treatments. The root growth decreased less for the SD seedlings than for the Co seedlings along with the increase in the length of the drought period.     

Allozyme Variation of Picea abies in Poland

The aim of this study was to determine the levels and patterns of allozyme variation among 29 populations of Norway spruce [ Picea abies (L.) Karst.] from Poland. Thirteen investigated isoenzyme systems were encoded by 27 gene loci and, on average, 71% of the loci per population were polymorphic. The average and effective numbers of alleles per locus were 2.17 and 1.26, respectively, while the expected heterozygosity was 0.156. A relatively low allozyme differentiation among populations from north-eastern and southern Poland was observed ( F ST = 0.028, mean genetic distance D = 0.005). The results suggest that historical events and extensive gene flow played an important role in the distribution of the observed allozyme differentiation of Norway spruce in Poland.     

Transfer of the P-type of Heterobasidion annosum from old-growth stumps of Picea abies to Picea abies and Larix×eurolepis

The infection of Picea abies and Larix x eurolepis by Heterobasidion annosum was studied in felled trees in Sweden. Thinnings were carried out in two stands of L. x eurolepis, 15 and 20 years old, and in a 25-year-old stand of P. abies, established on a site heavily infected by H. annosum. The 15- and 20-year-old L. x eurolepis stands exhibited the greatest incidence of butt rot with infections amounting to 38 and 57%, respectively, of removed trees. The incidence of butt rot in the P. abies stand was only 5%. Heterobasidion annosum was the main butt rot causing fungus. All isolates of H. annosum were of the P-intersterility group. Transfer of H. annosum from old-growth P. abies stumps to trees felled in the thinning of the next generation was demonstrated by somatic incompatibility tests. However, the majority of infections could not be connected with decay already established in the previous generation. In L. c eurolepis, rot columns were frequent, including also several genotypes in the same stem, and typically positioned in the inner sapwood. The few infections of P. abies were situated in the heartwood.     

Microflora of sound-looking wood in Picea abies stems

Ascocoryne spp. (A. cylichnium and A. cf. sarcoides) were found in 48 % of 262 60-year-old Picea abies stems. They were isolated with increasing frequency towards the pith from the lower 2-3 m, more often from thicker than from thinner stems. Neobulgaria premnophila was present in 10 % of the stems, more evenly distributed, and with no difference in occurrence between thicker and thinner stems. Nectria fuckeliana was situated at random in 8 % of the trees.     

Photosynthesis,nutrient, growth and soil investigations of a declining Norway spruce (Picea abies) stand in the coastal region of Northern Germany

The research site, Wingst Compartment 123B, is a 68-year-old Norway spruce (Picea abies (Karst.)) stand located in the coastal area of northern Germany. This area receives high atmospheric inputs of ammonium and also has relatively high ozone concentrations (0.061 mg m⁻³).Ten trees were categorized as healthy to slightly damaged (3–29% needle loss) or severely damaged (49–71% needle loss). Apparent net photosynthetic rates were measured on detached branches at light saturation (1000 μE m⁻² s⁻¹). Needles were analyzed for chlorophyll, N, C, Ca, Mg, K, Zn, Mn and Fe.When compared to the healthy-to-slightly-damaged trees, the severely damaged trees tended to have higher rates of net apparent photosynthesis in the 1 and 2-year-old needles and similar rates in the current-year needles. All three needle ages from the severely damaged trees had higher average stomatal conductances to water vapor (g_s. Although the damaged trees had significantly less total chlorophyll in all needle ages sampled, there was no statistically significant difference in the chlorophyll a:b ratio between the healthy and severely damaged trees.Nitrogen contents of the current-year needles were slightly lower in the severely damaged trees. Carbon and calcium levels did not significantly differ between the damage classes, although the average Ca content of all younger needles was generally under the recommended sufficiency levels. The current-year needles of the severely damaged trees had significantly less magnesium (0.42–0.46 mg Mg g⁻¹) than those of the healthy trees, and all trees had Mg values in the deficiency range (< 0.7 mg g⁻¹). The severely damaged trees also had lower average potassium levels in the older needles.The annual volume increment per unit crown surface area declined with increasing crown damage. Trees with a 50% needle loss showed a 62% loss of volume increment.Soil investigations revealed conditions of high soil acidity and poor nutrient capacity. The low pH values (pH < 3.8) in 64% of all samples indicated a high risk of acid toxicity for plant roots in the investigated area.The significance of these results relative to the current ideas concerning forest decline is discussed.     

挪威云杉和柔毛桦引进技术的探讨

该文从引种地区自然条件、引种实施方法两方面对芬兰树种挪威云杉和柔毛桦在鹤北林业局引进技术进行了全面论述。