Assessment of mineral nutrition of cork oak through foliar analysis

Robert, Bénédicte; Bertoni, Georges; Sayag, Daniel; Masson, Philippe

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“…Finally, they were stored in sealed plastic bottles to be used in the above described chemical analysis. The average elemental content of ten samples of leaf analysis has been considered as the nutritional status of Q. ilex in the entire study area [10,12].…”

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“…Our hypothesis is that the relative presence of some elements in the sporocarps may offer information about the physiological behaviour of the species. In order to relate the elemental content obtained from the carpophores with the chemical composition of the substrate, we have used foliar analysis (FA) since on the one hand, it may be considered as the reservoir from which all elements are redistributed to the whole plant and, on the other hand, the degree of contact between the mycelia and the living tissues will be reflected in the comparison of the elemental content found in the sporcarps and in the oak leaves [10].…”

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Nutrients and Trace Elements Content of Wood Decay Fungi Isolated from Oak (Quercus ilex)

Campos

2011

Biol Trace Elem Res

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The presence of chemical elements and the differences in their concentration in the fruiting bodies of wood decay fungi may reflect their activity either as saprobes or parasites and the intimate physiological relation with the substrate from which they extract their nutrients. In order to test this hypothesis, we carried out a systematic sampling of eight species of wood decay fungi on oak (Quercus ilex). The data show that the concentration of some elements exhibits a very wide range of values for the species tested, which could mean that the relative content of some elements may provide clues about the nature of the substrate and, moreover, about the nutritional physiology. The comparison between the foliar analysis (FA) and the elemental content of fungi may shed light on the specific physiological behaviour of the species. Potassium is an element accumulated in fungal biomass in higher quantities than in the FA. By contrast, calcium appears in foliar analysis in much higher quantities than in fungal fruiting bodies' biomass. Concerning this element, we have also found profound differences between the two species phylogenetic groups and lifestyle. Of all elements measured, we believe that the relative accumulation of K and Ca may be related to the close connection between fungi and the substrate on which they live and may also explain their physiological role as saprobes or parasites. When the lifestyle and the systematic position of the different species sampled were compared, differences also emerged in the content of Na and Ca.

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Section: Foliar Analysismentioning

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Nutrients and Trace Elements Content of Wood Decay Fungi Isolated from Oak (Quercus ilex)

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2011

Biol Trace Elem Res

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“…Les traitements sylvopastoraux ont aussi un effet positif significatif sur la croissance du chêne-liège : croissance apicale et surface foliaire [9]. L'amélioration de cette croissance est attribuée à l'augmentation de la disponibilité de l'eau et des éléments limitants N et P [12]. Orgeas [11] [12].…”

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“…L'amélioration de cette croissance est attribuée à l'augmentation de la disponibilité de l'eau et des éléments limitants N et P [12]. Orgeas [11] [12]. Les teneurs des macroéléments (N, P, K, Ca, Mg) et oligoéléments (Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn) sont déterminées par des méthodes classiques [12].…”

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