Soil nutrients affect sweetness of sugar maple sap

Wild, Adam D.; Yanai, Ruth D.

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2014.12.022

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“…Several phenomena can also affect the health of sugar maple trees and potentially reduce sap sweetness and syrup yield. These include droughts [12,13], pest outbreaks [14,15], soil fertility [16], acid depositions and air pollution, forest management, and stand maturation [17].…”

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Perceptions of U.S. and Canadian maple syrup producers toward climate change, its impacts, and potential adaptation measures

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The production of maple syrup is an important cultural and economic activity directly related to the climate of northeastern North America. As a result, there are signs that climate change could have negative impacts on maple syrup production in the next decades, particularly for regions located at the southern margins of the sugar maple ( Acer saccharum Marsh.) range. The purpose of this survey study is to present the beliefs and opinions of maple syrup producers of Canada (N = 241) and the U.S. (N = 113) on climate change in general, its impacts on sugar maple health and maple syrup production, and potential adaptation measures. Using conditional inference classification trees, we examined how the socio-economic profile of respondents and the geographic location and size of respondents’ sugar bushes shaped the responses of survey participants. While a majority (75%) of respondents are confident that the average temperature on Earth is increasing, less than half (46%) believe that climate change will have negative impacts on maple syrup yield in the next 30 years. Political view was a significant predictor of these results, with respondents at the right right and center-right of the political spectrum being less likely to believe in climate change and less likely to anticipate negative effects of climate change on maple syrup production. In addition, 77% of the participants indicated an interest in adopting adaptation strategies if those could increase maple syrup production. This interest was greater for respondents using vacuum tubing for sap collection than other collection methods. However, for many respondents (particularly in Canada), lack of information was identified as a constraint limiting adaptation to climate change.

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Perceptions of U.S. and Canadian maple syrup producers toward climate change, its impacts, and potential adaptation measures

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“…Numerous studies have investigated the influence of soil nutrient status on the biochemical composition of tree sap in sugar maple forest stands. Wild and Yanai [37] investigated maple sap sugar content after soil fertilization with N, P, or Ca and found that maple trees with higher sugar concentrations in their sap were growing in sites with higher soil nitrogen mineralization. Moreover, the combination of soil macronutrients, such as K, Ca, and Mg, increased the sweetness of sap from trees in northern Vermont in North America [38].…”

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The Quantity and Biochemical Composition of Sap Collected from Silver Birch (Betula pendula Roth) Trees Growing in Different Soils

Mingaila

Čiuldienė

Viškelis

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Birch sap is colourless or slightly opalescent and is traditionally drunk in spring. Currently, birch sap is becoming more important in the market sector as well as to pharmacy companies due to its biochemical composition and use in a wide variety of products. To extract good quality sap using birch resources in a sustainable way, there is a need to investigate the influence of the dendrometric parameters of birch trees and soil properties on the quantity and chemical composition of birch sap. This study is performed in five silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) forest stands growing in Histosol, Luvisol and Arenosol with different moisture and nutrient contents. The results indicated that the most productive silver birch trees for sap harvesting were taller than 28 m, had a diameter at breast height over 40 cm and a crown base height greater than 19 m. Additionally, the highest quantity of birch sap was harvested from trees growing in well-aerated mineral soils (Arenosol and Luvisol) with normal moisture content. However, the sweetest birch sap was harvested from trees growing in nutrient-rich organic (undrained peatland Histosol) and temporarily flooded mineral (Luvisol) soils.

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“…However, [59] found the addition of 3.4 Mg•ha −1 lime improved sugar production by 6% -11% and [60] found that liming increased sap sweetness by up to 20% and could enhance sap yields in base-poor sugar maple stands. Conversely, several studies have found that lime made no different to sap sweetness or yield [61] [62] [63].…”

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Nutrition and Related Factors Affecting Maple Tree Health and Sap Yield

West¹,

Lada²,

MacDonald³

2023

AJPS

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The maple industry is an economically important bioresource for both Canada and the Northeastern United States, with Canada being the world leader in maple products. Maple sap is collected during the natural freeze-thaw cycles which occur in the late winter and early spring. Syrup yield is directly dependent on sap yield which has links to tree health, available nutrients, forest health, environment, soil health, sap components, season length, as well as various other factors. Maple trees can tolerate a wide arrange of soils, but soils in the maple woods are often left alone due to the difficulty with addition and incorporation of the appropriate amendments. Most nutrients come from the nutrient cycling of decomposing litter and mycorrhizal associations. Nutrient deficiencies of K, P and Ca are all linked to maple decline and could be positively influenced by a fertilization program. However, improper nutrient applications could create even greater nutrient imbalances, thus leading to more dieback or decline. This review discusses current maple management practices with an emphasis on the role of soil nutrition on tree health and sap yield.

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Soil nutrients affect sweetness of sugar maple sap

Cited by 16 publications

References 48 publications

Perceptions of U.S. and Canadian maple syrup producers toward climate change, its impacts, and potential adaptation measures

Perceptions of U.S. and Canadian maple syrup producers toward climate change, its impacts, and potential adaptation measures

The Quantity and Biochemical Composition of Sap Collected from Silver Birch (Betula pendula Roth) Trees Growing in Different Soils

Nutrition and Related Factors Affecting Maple Tree Health and Sap Yield

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