Beach Plum Jam

Ploughshares ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-354
Author(s):  
Patricia G. Buddenhagen
Keyword(s):  
Beach Plum

scholarly journals Effect of co-inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and phosphate solubilizing fungi on nutrient uptake and photosynthesis of beach palm under salt stress environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue-Ming Zai ◽  
Jun-Jun Fan ◽  
Zhen-Ping Hao ◽  
Xing-Man Liu ◽  
Wang-Xiang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Salt Stress ◽  
Nutrient Uptake ◽  
Mycorrhizal Fungus ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽  
Maximum Efficiency ◽  
Poor Growth ◽  
Stress Environment ◽  
Beach Plum ◽  
Phosphate Solubilizing

AbstractBeach plum (Prunus maritima) is an ornamental plant, famous for its strong salt and drought stress tolerance. However, the poor growth rate of transplanted seedlings has seriously restricted its application in salinized soil. This study investigated the effects of inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF), Funneliformis mosseae, and phosphate-solubilizing fungus (PSF), Apophysomyces spartima, on the growth, nutrient (N, P, and K) uptake, and photosynthesis of beach plum under saline (170 mM NaCl) and non-saline (0 mM NaCl) conditions. We aimed to find measures to increase the growth rate of beach plum in saline-alkali land and to understand the reasons for this increase. The results showed that salinization adversely affected colonization by AMF but positively increased PSF populations (increased by 33.9–93.3% over non-NaCl treatment). The dual application of AMF and PSF mitigated the effects of salt stress on all growth parameters and nutrient uptake, significantly for roots (dry weight and P and N contents increased by 91.0%, 68.9%, and 40%, respectively, over non-NaCl treatment). Salinization caused significant reductions in net photosynthetic rate (Pn), stomatal conductance (Gs), transpiration rate (E), and intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci) value, while inoculation with AMF and PSF inoculations significantly abated such reductions. The maximum efficiency of photosystem II (PSII) (Fv/Fm), the photochemical quenching coefficient (qP), and the nonphotochemical quenching (NPQ) values were affected little by inoculation with AMF, PSF, or both under non-NaCl treatments. However, plants inoculated with AMF and/or PSF had higher Fv/Fm, qP, and ФPSII values (increased by 72.5–188.1%) than the control under NaCl treatment, but not a higher NPQ value. We concluded that inoculation with AMF or PSF increased nutrient uptake and improved the gas-exchange and Chl fluorescence parameters of beach plum under salt stress environment. These effects could be strengthened by the combination of AMF and PSF, especially for nutrient uptake, root growth, and Pn, thereby alleviating the deleterious effects of NaCl stress on beach plum growth.

Develop Beach Plum as a New Multipurpose Crop for Coastal Beach in China

2012 ◽  
Vol 524-527 ◽  
pp. 2118-2121
Author(s):  
Xiao Min Wang ◽  
Wen Long Wu ◽  
Wei Lin Li ◽  
Chun Hong Zhang ◽  
Shu Ying Hu
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Stress Tolerance ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Atlantic Coast ◽  
Sandy Soils ◽  
Old Field ◽  
The Future ◽  
Coastal Beach ◽  
Beach Plum ◽  
Saline Land

The beach plum, Prunus maritima Marsh is native to the sandy North Atlantic coast, from Newfoundland to North Carolina. It can grow well without irrigation, even on low-nutrient sandy soils, saline land, old-field and coastal beach where many other plants cannot survive. It is fine rootstock to improve stress tolerance of cion. The fruits of beach plum can be made into delicious jams, jellies and wine. This paper is aimed to introduce beach plum to people, and hope it can become an important multipurpose crop in Chinese coastal beach in the future.

The application of beach plum (Prunus maritima) to wasteland vegetation recovery in Jiangsu Province, China: Seedling cloning and transplantation

2009 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 591-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueming Zai ◽  
Pei Qin ◽  
Shuwen Wan ◽  
Fugeng Zhao ◽  
Guang Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Jiangsu Province ◽  
Vegetation Recovery ◽  
Beach Plum
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