Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.13087/kosert.2012.15.5.145

Physiological Responses and Growth Performance of Alnus firma and Alnus hirsuta Seedlings to Artificial Soil Acidification  

Choi, Dongsu (Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
Toda, Hiroto (Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology / v.15, no.5, 2012 , pp. 145-153 More about this Journal
Abstract
To obtain basic information for evaluating resistance of soil acidification for growth, net photosynthesis, $N_2$ fixation rate and nutrient status of Alnus firma and Alnus hirsuta seedlings grown in brown forest soil acidified with $H_2SO_4$ or $HNO_3$ solution were investigated (control (pH=5.9), LN (pH=5.0; Low levels of Nitric acid), HN (pH=4.0; High levels of Nitric acid), LS (pH=5.0; Low levels of Sulfuric acid), and HS (pH=4.0; High levels of Sulfuric acid)). The shoot dry weight of Alnus firma and Alnus hirsuta and the root dry weight of Alnus hirsuta seedlings grown in the HN, LS and HS were significantly less than that of the seedlings grown in the control. The Chlorophyll a/b ratio in leaves of Alnus firma at LN, LS and HS was significantly lower than that of control. The concentration of N in leaves of Alnus hirsuta at HS was significantly higher than that of control. The net photosynthetic rate of Alnus firma and Alnus hirsuta seedlings at LN and HN was higher than that of control. Based on the results, we concluded that the negative effects of soil acidification due to sulfate deposition are greater than those of soil acidification due to nitrate deposition on growth, net photosynthesis and $N_2$ fixation rate of Alnus firma more than Alnus hirsuta.
Keywords
Soil acidification; Alnus firma and Alnus hirsuta; Net photosynthesis; Chlorophyll content; $N_2$ fixation rate;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 Arnone III, J.A. and Gordon, J.C. 1990. Effect of nodulation, nitrogen fixation and $CO_2$ enrichment on the physiology, growth and dry mass allocation of seedlings of Alnus rubra Bong. New Phytologist 116 : 55-66.   DOI   ScienceOn
2 Barnes, J.D., Balaguer, L., Manrique, E., Elvira, S. and Davison, A.W. 1992. A reappraisal of the use of DMSO for the extraction and determination of chlorophylls a and b in lichens and higher plants. Environmental and Experimental Botany 32 : 85-100.   DOI   ScienceOn
3 Choi, D.S., Kayama, M., Jin, H.O., Lee, C.H., Izuta, T. and Koike, T. 2006. Growth and photosynthetic responses of two pine species (Pinus koraiensis and Pinus rigida) in a polluted industrial region in Korea. Environmental Pollution. 139 : 421-432.   DOI   ScienceOn
4 Choi, D.S., Jin, H.O., Chung D.J., Sasa, K. and Koike, T. 2008. Growth and physiological activity in Larix kaempferi seedlings inoculated with ectomycorrhizae as affected by soil acidification. Trees. 22 : 729-735.   DOI   ScienceOn
5 Fisher, R.F. and Binkley, D. 2000. Ecology and management of forest soils. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 489pp.
6 Hardy, R.W.F., Holsten, R.D., Jackson, E.K. and Burns, R.C. 1968. The acetylene ethylene assay for N2 fixation; Laboratory and field evaluation. Plant Physiology 43 : 1185-1207.   DOI   ScienceOn
7 Huss-danell, K. and Sellstedt, A. 1985. Nitrogenase activity in response to darkening and defoliation of Alnus incana. Journal of Experimental Botany 36 : 1352-1358.   DOI
8 Izuta, T., Yamaoka, T., Nakaji, T., Yonekura, T., Yokoyama, M., Matsumur, H., Ishida, S., Yazaki, K., Funada, R. and Koike, T., 2001. Growth, net photosynthetic rate, nutrient status and secondary xylem anatomical characteristics of Fagus crenata seedlings grown in brown forest soil acidified with $H_2SO_4$ solution. Water, Air and Soil Pollution. 130 : 1007-1012.   DOI   ScienceOn
9 Kitaoka, S. and Koike, T. 2004. Invasion of broadleaf tree species into a larch plantation : seasonal light environment, photosynthesis and nitrogen allocation. Physiologia plantarum. 121 : 604-611.   DOI   ScienceOn
10 Krause, G.H.M., Arndt, U., Brandt, G.J., Bucher, J., Kent, G. and Matzner, E. 1986. Forest decline in Europe : Development and possible causes. Water, Air and Soil Pollution 31 : 647-668.   DOI   ScienceOn
11 Lambers, H., Chapin III, F.S. and Pons, T.L. 2008. Plant physiological ecology. Springer. New York. 604pp.
12 Larcher, W. 2003. Physiological plant ecology. 4th ed, Springer-Verlag, New York. 506pp.
13 Tesche, M., Wienhaus, O., Codzik, St. and Materna, J. 1993. Stress and decline in airpolluted forest ecosystems of some countries in the eastern parts of central Europe. p59. In, Abstracts of the XV International Botanical Congress.
14 Thornley, J.H.M. (1976) : Mathematical models in plant physiology. - Academic Press. London. 318pp.
15 Ulrich, B, Mayer, R. and Khanna, P.K. (1980) Chemical changes due to acid precipitation in a loss-derived soil in Central Europe. Soil Science. 130 : 193-199.   DOI
16 Ulrich, B. 1989. Effect of acidic precipitation on forest ecosystems in Europe. In Adriano, D.C. and A.H. Johnson (eds.), Acid precipitation Vol. 2 : Biological and Ecological Effect. Springer-Verlag, 189-272.