Changes of Sabina vulgaris growth and of soil moisture in natural stands and plantations in semi-arid northern China

Nan, Weige; Liu, Shengquan; Yang, Shujun; Dong, Zhibao; Yang, Junhuai; Shi, Weikang

doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00859

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“…The climate is similar to, but less harsh than, the climate of the Mu Us Desert (~400 km to the west), which also has a strongly continental climate characterized by a long dry spring. The total annual precipitation is 270-450 mm (with 60-70% resulting from several heavy showers in summer), and the annual solar radiation amounts to 2700-4800 h Ishii et al 2006;Wang et al 2014;Nan et al 2020). The loam (cinnamon soil; Zhang et al 2014) on site was used to fill 21-l plastic pots, in which all plants were grown, with pots set halfway into the ground and spaced ~1 m apart.…”

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Leaf morphology, photosynthesis and pigments change with age and light regime in savin juniper

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Savin juniper is an excellent species for desertification control in arid and semi-arid areas, where it typically establishes under the protection of nurse plants. Ultimately, established plants emerge into full light as they grow, and this transition is accompanied by an increase in the preponderance of scale-like versus needle-like leaf forms.• To test how age and variable light environments affect shade tolerance in savin juniper, we established a pot study under field conditions, with two age cohorts (1-and 4-yearold rooted scions) and three light regimes (10%, 50% and 100% light transmittance). We measured growth, leaf parameters, photosynthesis, chlorophyll fluorescence and foliar pigments on a monthly basis (seven growing months per year, from 2015 to 2017).• Overall, there was little interaction among all variables, and both cohort and light regime had significant effects. Leaf form and spacing varied continuously, tending towards shorter, more closely spaced and more appressed scale leaves with higher dry leaf mass per area in older plants or under higher light. There were no clear age-related patterns in carotenoids but both cohort and light had significant effects on gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence variables.• We conclude that savin juniper shows an intermediate tolerance to shade that changes with growth in that younger plants were less tolerant of full sun than older plants, consistent with its reliance on nurse plants for ultimate establishment in the open.

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“…In China, savin juniper is the only evergreen conifer indigenous to the Mu Us Desert (37-40°N, 107-111°E, 1100-1350 m a.s.l.) Nan et al 2020).…”

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Leaf morphology, photosynthesis and pigments change with age and light regime in savin juniper

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Seasonal progression of photoprotection responses in different aged savin juniper plants under shade and sun

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Modeling and Prediction of Habitat Suitability for Ferula gummosa Medicinal Plant in a Mountainous Area

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Changes of Sabina vulgaris growth and of soil moisture in natural stands and plantations in semi-arid northern China

Cited by 6 publications

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Leaf morphology, photosynthesis and pigments change with age and light regime in savin juniper

Leaf morphology, photosynthesis and pigments change with age and light regime in savin juniper

Seasonal progression of photoprotection responses in different aged savin juniper plants under shade and sun

Modeling and Prediction of Habitat Suitability for Ferula gummosa Medicinal Plant in a Mountainous Area

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