scholarly journals Effect of leaf litter degradation and seasonality on D/H isotope ratios of n-alkane biomarkers

2011 ◽  
Vol 75 (17) ◽  
pp. 4917-4928 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Zech ◽  
Nikolai Pedentchouk ◽  
Björn Buggle ◽  
Katharina Leiber ◽  
Karsten Kalbitz ◽  
...  
Plant Disease ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 531-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janna Beckerman ◽  
Chelsi Abbott

A 2-year study on the use of organic and conventional adjuvants alone, or mixed with urea, was conducted for management of overwintering inoculum of the apple scab pathogen, Venturia inaequalis. Select adjuvants (LI 700, Bond Max, Latron B-1956, and Organic Wet Betty [OWB]) have the potential to hasten urea-driven leaf litter decomposition and reduce V. inaequalis overwintering inoculum comparable to urea, and that one organic surfactant could perform the same level of leaf decomposition as urea. Combinations of adjuvants with urea significantly improved leaf litter degradation compared with urea alone, concomitant with reducing the number of pseudothecia present and pseudothecium fertility. We demonstrate that the combination of urea with Bond Max or OWB reduced pseudothecia fertility and ascospore production to less than 5% in the remaining pseudothecia, a significantly greater reduction than with urea alone. These results suggest that conventional growers combine urea with Bond Max or OWB to more effectively reduce overwintering inoculum, and that the adjuvant OWB can provide organic growers with comparable performance to urea used in conventional orchards for improved sanitation.


1975 ◽  
Vol 53 (24) ◽  
pp. 2908-2922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack W. Fell ◽  
I. M. Master

Fungi of the genus Phytophthora were found to be associated with the initial stages of leaf litter decay of Rhizophora mangle L. and other Rhizophora species in estuarine and coastal marine waters. Phytophthora appears to be an important component of red-mangrove litter degradation systems throughout the tropics, which includes the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. The distributions of Phytophthora vesicula Anastasiou et Churchland and four new species of Phytophthora are discussed, as well as their occurrence in other tropical marine allochthonous spermatophytic leaf litter. The descriptions of the new species and varieties, Phytophthora bahamensis, P. epistomium, P. mycoparasitica, P. spinosa var. spinosa, and P. spinosa var. lobata, are presented.Pythium was rarely observed in the mangrove litter system, although one species, Pythium grandisporangium sp.nov., is described.


2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jony R. Torres V. ◽  
Dulce Infante-Mata ◽  
Alberto J. Sánchez ◽  
Alejandro Espinoza-Tenorio ◽  
Everardo Barba

Leaf litter degradation and nutrient supply in the mangroves of Mecoacán Lagoon, Gulf of Mexico. Mangroves are ecosystems with a high primary productivity that is mainly driven mainly by degradation processes. Energy (nutrients) flows from mangroves toward adjacent zones and the surrounding aquatic environment. The objective of the present study was to estimate the daily degradation coefficient (k) of mangrove leaves in relation to physical-chemical soil factors and in situ nutrient supply (phosphorus and nitrogen) in Mecoacán Lagoon, Gulf of Mexico. Leaf litter degradation bags were placed at six monthly monitoring sites to evaluate degradation and to calculate the corresponding degradation coefficients. A rapid degradation of up to 51 % was observed for Avicennia germinans (L.) Stearn during the first month in association with leaching resulting from flood conditions. The degradation of Rhizophora mangle (L.) (k= 0.0052±0.0002) (F= 12.2 p< 0.05 n= 216) and Laguncularia racemosa (L.) Gaertn (k= 0.005±0.0003) (F= 3.7 p= 0.2 n= 108), differed significantly from that of A. germinans (k= 0.009 ± 0.0003) (F= 1.2 p= 0.2 n= 216) did not present significant differences. To reach T50 degradation, R. mangle and L. racemosa required more time (133 and 138 days, respectively) than A. germinans (74 days). Organic matter and soil humidity were significantly correlated with the decay constant of A. germinans (r= 0.65 p< 0.05 and r= 0.55 p< 0.05, respectively). Total nitrogen content was highest in the Pajaral site (2 683 mg.kg) and was also highly correlated with organic matter content (r= 0.9 p= 0.003). Total phosphorus content was highest in the Boca site (2 031 mg.kg) and was also negatively correlated with pH (r= -0.61 p= 0.004). In conclusion, differences in the rate of mangrove leaf degradation depend on the involved species (leaf composition), time of exposure or immersion in water (flooding patterns) and sediment heterogeneity (i.e., texture, pH, humidity content and bulk density). Rev. Biol. Trop. 66(2): 892-907. Epub 2018 June 01. 


2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Fuentes-Cid ◽  
E. Chauvet ◽  
H. Etcheber ◽  
E. De-Oliveira ◽  
A. Sottolichio ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 465-470
Author(s):  
S Asha Priyanka ◽  
R Subhashini ◽  
R Jayashree ◽  
R Thamizh Vendan

Author(s):  
Simone Pabst ◽  
Nicole Scheifhacken ◽  
John Hesselschwerdt ◽  
Karl M. Wantzen

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Anhäuser ◽  
Markus Greule ◽  
Michael Zech ◽  
Karsten Kalbitz ◽  
Colin McRoberts ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 905-913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Witoon Purahong ◽  
Danuta Kapturska ◽  
Marek J. Pecyna ◽  
Katalee Jariyavidyanont ◽  
Jennifer Kaunzner ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 968-979 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Navel ◽  
Florian Mermillod-Blondin ◽  
Bernard Montuelle ◽  
Eric Chauvet ◽  
Laurent Simon ◽  
...  

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