Leaves of common urban tree species (Aesculus hippocastanum, Acer platanoides, Betula pendula and Tilia cordata) as a measure of particle and particle-bound pollution: a 4-year study

Urošević, Mira Aničić; Jovanović, Gordana; Stević, Nenad; Deljanin, Isidora; Nikolić, Miroslav; Tomašević, Milica; Samson, Roeland

doi:10.1007/s11869-019-00724-6

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“…are more susceptible to mistletoe infestation compared to other urban trees. The natural ranges of the small-leaved linden are located in the forests of the temperate zone of Europe and adjacent regions of Asia [9,10]. In addition, the small-leaved linden is an important species for urban and recreational forestry and open landscapes.…”

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Changes in Antioxidative Compounds and Enzymes in Small-Leaved Linden (Tilia cordata Mill.) in Response to Mistletoe (Viscum album L.) Infestation

Skrypnik

Maslennikov

Feduraev

et al. 2021

Plants

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Mistletoe infestation leads to a decrease in the growth of woody plants, their longevity, and partial or complete drying of the top, as well as premature death. Various environmental stress factors, both abiotic and biotic, stimulate the formation of reactive oxygen species and the development of oxidative stress in plant tissues. This study aimed to investigate the effect of mistletoe (Viscum album L.) infestation on the response of the antioxidative defense system in leaves of small-leaved linden (Tilia cordata Mill.). Leaves from infested trees were taken from branches (i) without mistletoe, (ii) with 1–2 mistletoe bushes (low degree of infestation), and (iii) with 5–7 mistletoe bushes (high degree of infestation). The relative water content and the chlorophyll a and b contents in leaves from linden branches affected by mistletoe were significantly lower than those in leaves from non-infested trees and from host-tree branches with no mistletoe. At the same time, leaves from branches with low and high degrees of infestation had significantly higher electrolyte leakage, malondialdehyde and hydrogen peroxide content, oxidized forms of ascorbic acid (dehydroascorbic and 2,3-diketogulonic acids), and oxidized glutathione. The results of principal component analysis show that the development of oxidative stress was accompanied by an increase in proline content and in superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, glutathione peroxidase, and glutathione reductase activity. Several biochemical parameters (proline, ascorbic acid, dehydroascorbic acid, glutathione, glutathione peroxidase, ascorbate peroxidase, and dehydroascorbate reductase) were found to be altered in leaves from host-tree branches with no mistletoe. This result indicates that the mistletoe infestation of trees not only causes local changes in the locations of hemiparasite attachment, but also affects the redox metabolism in leaves from other parts of the infested tree.

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Changes in Antioxidative Compounds and Enzymes in Small-Leaved Linden (Tilia cordata Mill.) in Response to Mistletoe (Viscum album L.) Infestation

Skrypnik

Maslennikov

Feduraev

et al. 2021

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“…Particulate matter (PM) is an air pollutant in urban and industrial areas and PM fractions with a diameter of 10 µm or less often exceed air quality standards and cause serious concerns on ecosystems and humans including a wide range of respiratory and vascular diseases [1][2][3][4]. Recently, PM abatement technologies have become a global issue, and technological developments for purifying and improving air quality are rapidly expanding in Asia, North America, and Europe [5][6][7][8].…”

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“…Reducing PM emissions that come from vehicles or industrial operations is not an economically viable solution in highly urbanized areas. Plants have been proposed as a sustainable way of reducing artificial PM in urban environments, and they can effectively improve air quality by adsorbing PM 10 onto leaf surfaces or encapsulating PM 2.5 within the wax layer [3]. The ability of plants to retain fine particulates depends on the species, leaf and branch density, and surface properties related to the microstructure of leaves [11].…”

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Surface-Based Analysis of Leaf Microstructures for Adsorbing and Retaining Capability of Airborne Particulate Matter in Ten Woody Species

Kwak

Lee

Park

et al. 2020

Forests

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We evaluated surface-based analysis for assessing the possible relationship between the microstructural properties and particulate matter (i.e., two size fractions of PM2.5 and PM10) adsorption efficiencies on their leaf surfaces of Aesculus turbinata, Chionanthus retusus, Ginkgo biloba, Liriodendron tulipifera, Magnolia denudata, Styphnolobium japonicum, Taxus cuspidata, Buxus koreana, Euonymus japonicus, and Rhododendron schlippenbachii. We focused on the effect of PM adsorption capacity between micro-morphological features on leaf surfaces using a scanning electron microscope and a non-contact surface profiler as an example. The species with higher adsorption of PM10 on leaf surfaces were B. koreana and E. japonicus, followed by M. denudata, T. cuspidata, A. turbinata, C. retusus, G. biloba, and R. schlippenbachii. There was a higher capacity for the adsorption of PM2.5 on the leaf surfaces of B. koreana and T. cuspidata, followed by A. turbinata, C. retusus, E. japonicus, G. biloba, and M. denudata. In wax layer tests, T. cuspidata, A. turbinata, R. schlippenbachii, and C. retusus showed a statistically higher PM2.5 capturing capacity than the other species. Different types of trichomes were distributed on the adaxial and abaxial leaves of A. turbinata, C. retusus, M. denudata, S. japonicum, B. koreana, and R. schlippenbachii; however, these trichomes were absent on both sides of the leaves of G. biloba, L. tulipifera, E. japonicus, and T. cuspidata. Importantly, leaf surfaces of G. biloba and S. japonicum with dense or thick epicuticular leaf waxes and deeper roughness revealed lower PM adsorption. Based on the overall performance of airborne PM capture efficiency, evergreen species such as B. koreana, T. cuspidata, and E. japonicus showed the best results, whereas S. japonicum and L. tulipifera had the lowest capture. In particular, evergreen shrub species showed higher PM2.5 depositions inside the inner wall of stomata or the periphery of guard cells. Therefore, in leaf microstructural factors, stomatal size may be related to notably high PM2.5 holding capacities on leaf surfaces, but stomatal density, trichome density, and roughness had a limited effect on PM adsorption. Finally, our findings indicate that surface-based microstructures are necessarily not a correlation for corresponding estimates with leaf PM adsorption.

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“…For several decades, scientists have been actively studying the role of trees and shrubs in improving the quality of man-made and urban habitats, as well as their impact on the environment. Long-term studies have revealed an important positive environmental role of green plantings in the regulation of atmospheric air, city micro-climate, and in the protection of the urban environment from negative anthropogenic factors (Konashova et al 2018, Urošević et al 2019. Tree plantations are a powerful natural factor in countering negative environmental effects of urbanization and manmade pollution (Glibovitskaia 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Natural areas of Tilia cordata are Europe and adjacent areas of Asia (Moser et al 2017, Urošević et al 2019. It is widespread in the middle and southern forest zone and in the European forest-steppe zone of Russia.…”

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Growth of Tilia cordata Mill. in Urban Forests

Martynova

Sultanova

Odintsov

et al. 2020

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Tilia cordata Mill. is considered to be the main tree species resistant to urban conditions and it is widely used in the greening of cities. The aim of the study is to assess the patterns of growth and development of small-leaved linden plantations in the urban environment. The research is based on the method of sample areas where continuous enumeration survey has been carried out. The study of urban greening objects was conducted using the methods of landscape assessment and complete enumeration of trees in alley plantings. It was found that Tilia cordata Mill. grows in all districts and zones of the city of Ufa, occupying 34.4% of green areas. During this research it was found that artificially created alley plantings of Tilia cordata Mill. are more well-kept and have well-developed crowns which create a tree shade sometimes 8-10 meters wide (the average crown projection being 7 m). Since alley plantings have repeatedly been pruned, trees in this area are characterized by a large increase in diameter and strong height growth stagnation. Thus, when studying linden plantings of the same age, a sharp difference in the size and shape of trees was observed.

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Leaves of common urban tree species (Aesculus hippocastanum, Acer platanoides, Betula pendula and Tilia cordata) as a measure of particle and particle-bound pollution: a 4-year study

Cited by 12 publications

References 41 publications

Changes in Antioxidative Compounds and Enzymes in Small-Leaved Linden (Tilia cordata Mill.) in Response to Mistletoe (Viscum album L.) Infestation

Changes in Antioxidative Compounds and Enzymes in Small-Leaved Linden (Tilia cordata Mill.) in Response to Mistletoe (Viscum album L.) Infestation

Surface-Based Analysis of Leaf Microstructures for Adsorbing and Retaining Capability of Airborne Particulate Matter in Ten Woody Species

Growth of Tilia cordata Mill. in Urban Forests

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