NDLI: Evidence for the involvement of biotic factors in the yellowing disease of Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) at higher elevations of the Bavarian Forest

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Author	Nechwatal, J. Oßwald, W.F.
Copyright Year	2003
Abstract	Extensive investigations on the fine root status of declining and healthy spruce were conducted in several stands at higher elevations of the Bavarian Forest heavily affected by needle yellowing. In most of the root parameters recorded, yellowing trees had significantly lower values than neighbouring green trees. Tight correlations were found between decreasing fine root density and crown transparency, degree of yellowing (increasing) and needle Mg (Ca) contents (decreasing), respectively. Although growing on the same substrate, green trees showed much better Mg (Ca) nutrition than yellow trees, indicating that poor fine root status contributes to Mg (Ca) deficiency in yellowing spruce. Experiments with spruce seedlings growing in soil samples from yellowing stands proved that needle symptoms can easily be reproduced on the seedlings under controlled conditions (i.e. in the absence of adverse atmospheric factors). Furthermore, reduced fine root systems and severe root damage were observed on seedlings grown in soils from yellowing stands, but not on those in soils from green stands. Adding a layer of soil from a yellow stand to a soil from a green stand caused a decrease of root parameters. Needle as well as root symptoms in these experiments were largely ameliorated after soils had been heat (autoclaving, sterilisation) or fungicide treated. Plants from treated soils had significantly longer roots and more root tips. The results of our study indicate that Mg deficiency leading to severe needle yellowing in stands at higher elevations of the Bavarian Forest is at least partially mediated by fine root disorders. Also, strong evidence is presented that fine root damage on trees in the affected stands is caused by soilborne micro-organisms, most likely fungi. Their exact identity, however, still remains to be unravelled.
Starting Page	403
Ending Page	414
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0032079X
Journal	Plant and Soil
Volume Number	254
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15735036
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2003-01-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Ecology Plant Sciences Plant Physiology Soil Science & Conservation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Soil Science Plant Science

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