scholarly journals Relationship between empty seed and genetic factors in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)

Silva Fennica ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Fagus Sylvatica ◽  
Genetic Factors ◽  
European Beech ◽  
Empty Seed ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica L

Descendances maternelles de hêtre tortillard (Fagus sylvatica L. var. tortuosa Pépin); développement au cours des quatre premières années: I. fertilité, vigueur et apparition du phénotype tortillard

1998 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-22
Author(s):  
B Thiébaut ◽  
O Garniaux ◽  
B Comps ◽  
C Muller
Keyword(s):  
Fagus Sylvatica ◽  
Germination Rate ◽  
European Beech ◽  
Dormancy Breaking ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Empty Seed ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica L ◽  
Typical Shape ◽  
Second Year ◽  
One Year

In Verzy forest (near Reims, France), seeds were sampled from some tortillard beeches (Fagus sylvatica L. var. tortuosa Pépin) after free pollination. After a dormancy breaking treatment performed in laboratory, seeds were sown in nursery and seedlings were cultivated for 4 years. The purpose of this study is to examine the fertility of tortillard beech and the occurrence of its phenotype during the first years of development. According to our experimental conditions, full and empty seed ratios, germination rate, and seedling annual survival rate were not significantly different from those reported for the European beech in literature. Among 486 tortillard maternal descendants, after 4 years, 25% of the individuals showed a special shape, characterized by reiterations, and could be considered as "tortillards". This phenotype appeared progressively during the second year of seedling development. The number of tortillards increased from one year to the next and their typical shape became more pronounced until they were 4 years old. These results show that the tortillard variety is no less fertile and vigorous than the European beech. Key words: Fagus sylvatica var. tortuosa, morphology, growth, fertility, strength.

scholarly journals How Does Radial Growth of Water-Stressed Populations of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Trees Vary under Multiple Drought Events?

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Tamalika Chakraborty ◽  
Albert Reif ◽  
Andreas Matzarakis ◽  
Somidh Saha
Keyword(s):  
Soil Water ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
Radial Growth ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
European Beech ◽  
Canopy Openness ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica L ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Neighborhood Competition

European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) trees are becoming vulnerable to drought, with a warming climate. Existing studies disagree on how radial growth varies in European beech in response to droughts. We aimed to find the impact of multiple droughts on beech trees’ annual radial growth at their ecological drought limit created by soil water availability in the forest. Besides, we quantified the influence of competition and canopy openness on the mean basal area growth of beech trees. We carried out this study in five near-natural temperate forests in three localities of Germany and Switzerland. We quantified available soil water storage capacity (AWC) in plots laid in the transition zone from oak to beech dominated forests. The plots were classified as ‘dry’ (AWC < 60 mL) and ‘less-dry’ (AWC > 60 mL). We performed dendroecological analyses starting from 1951 in continuous and discontinuous series to study the influence of climatic drought (i.e., precipitation-potential evapotranspiration) on the radial growth of beech trees in dry and less-dry plots. We used observed values for this analysis and did not use interpolated values from interpolated historical records in this study. We selected six drought events to study the resistance, recovery, and resilience of beech trees to drought at a discontinuous level. The radial growth was significantly higher in less-dry plots than dry plots. The increase in drought had reduced tree growth. Frequent climatic drought events resulted in more significant correlations, hence, increased the dependency of tree growth on AWC. We showed that the recovery and resilience to climatic drought were higher in trees in less-dry plots than dry plots, but it was the opposite for resistance. The resistance, recovery, and resilience of the trees were heterogeneous between the events of drought. Mean growth of beech trees (basal area increment) were negatively impacted by neighborhood competition and positively influenced by canopy openness. We emphasized that beech trees growing on soil with low AWC are at higher risk of growth decline. We concluded that changes in soil water conditions even at the microsite level could influence beech trees’ growth in their drought limit under the changing climate. Along with drought, neighborhood competition and lack of light can also reduce beech trees’ growth. This study will enrich the state of knowledge about the ongoing debate on the vulnerability of beech trees to drought in Europe.

scholarly journals Potential Elevation Shift of the European Beech Stands (Fagus sylvatica L.) in Serbia

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lazar Pavlović ◽  
Dejan Stojanović ◽  
Emina Mladenović ◽  
Milena Lakićević ◽  
Saša Orlović
Keyword(s):  
Fagus Sylvatica ◽  
European Beech ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica L

scholarly journals Does low soil base saturation affect fine root properties of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)?

2007 ◽  
Vol 298 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 69-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anika K. Richter ◽  
Lorenz Walthert ◽  
Emmanuel Frossard ◽  
Ivano Brunner
Keyword(s):  
Fagus Sylvatica ◽  
Fine Root ◽  
European Beech ◽  
Base Saturation ◽  
Soil Base ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica L ◽  
Root Properties

Time shifts in height and diameter growth allocation in understory European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) following canopy release

Trees ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 333-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Estelle Noyer ◽  
François Ningre ◽  
Jana Dlouhá ◽  
Mériem Fournier ◽  
Catherine Collet
Keyword(s):  
Fagus Sylvatica ◽  
European Beech ◽  
Diameter Growth ◽  
Growth Allocation ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica L
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