Contribution of Vegetation to Alleviate Slope’s Erosion and Acidity

Osman, Normaniza; Saifuddin, Mohammed; Halim, Aimee

doi:10.5772/57228

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“…A significant increase in biomass production was also observed in L. leucocephala, implying that high physiological performance could be involved in biomass production (Jones et al 2015, Ugolini et al 2015. Nandy et al (2007) indicated that high physiological activity may be attributed to Based on the correlation studies, root biomass and shoot biomass were positively correlated, indicating that a greater above ground biomass cover increases the below ground biomass (Normaniza et al 2014).…”

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“…A well proposed method to reduce atmospheric CO 2 is to enhance carbon fixation or sequestration in soils (Schwartz 2014). By capturing atmospheric CO 2 through photosynthesis, plants synthesise large amounts of organic molecules especially carbohydrates that make up materials or woody biomass of plants (Ort et al 2015). These organic molecules are converted into cell wall compositions via metabolism or a number of other pathways (Ort et al 2015).…”

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“…By capturing atmospheric CO 2 through photosynthesis, plants synthesise large amounts of organic molecules especially carbohydrates that make up materials or woody biomass of plants (Ort et al 2015). These organic molecules are converted into cell wall compositions via metabolism or a number of other pathways (Ort et al 2015). The produced lignocellulosic components are deposited in the shoot and root.…”

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“…In Malaysia, L. leucocephala is used as a shade tree and wind protection for a variety of crops. Likewise, P. pterocarpum is a woody ornamental plant with huge root biomass (Saifuddin et al 2015). This tree is usually found planted along roadsides, and in gardens and parks.…”

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Carbon Sink and Bio-Chemical Potentiality of Two Legume Tree Species

Saifuddin¹,

Osman²,

Khandakera³

2020

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Interest in the carbon sink and bio-chemical potentiality of plants has increased efforts to explore the opportunities for climate change mitigation, to meet the growing bioenergy demand. This study was conducted with the objective to quantify the carbon sink and bio-chemical potentiality of Leucaena leucocephala and Peltophorum pterocarpum. Outstanding physiological performance, measured as photosynthesis, chlorophyll fluorescence, leaf chlorophyll content and biomass production was observed to be the highest in L. leucocephala. Leucaena leucocephala was found to be active in photosynthesis at very high CO 2 concentrations. Likewise, L. leucocephala had a higher lignocellulose composition than P. pterocarpum. Also, a higher alpha-cellulose and hemicellulose content was observed in thin roots than in coarse roots and stem bark, while stem bark and coarse roots had higher level of lignin content. Overall results revealed that L. leucocephala had a good carbon sink potentiality and appeared to be a promising feedstock for high-value of biochemicals. Thus, it can be planted for climate change mitigation to fulfill future bioenergy and biochemical demand.

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Carbon Sink and Bio-Chemical Potentiality of Two Legume Tree Species

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Osman²,

Khandakera³

2020

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“…Tap roots are simple structures with few lateral roots and a low surface area to volume ratio. As primarily storage organs, it could be hypothesised that they contribute to soil stability (Osman et al 2014 ), but are poor foragers for resources in shallow root layers (Lynch 2013 ) and offer fewer opportunities for microbial niches or symbioses (Schmidt and Gaudin 2017 ). However, they can access water in deep soil layers more effectively than shallower root systems (Alvarez-Flores et al 2018 ).…”

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Root architecture governs plasticity in response to drought

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Aims Root characteristics are important for predicting plant and ecosystem responses to resource scarcity. Simple, categorical traits for roots could be broadly applied to ecosystem function and restoration experiments, but they need to be evaluated for their role and behaviour under various stresses, including water limitation. We hypothesised that more complex root architectures allow more plastic responses to limited water than do tap roots. Methods We carried out two greenhouse experiments: one with a range of grassland plant species; the other with only species of Asteraceae to test the responsiveness of root architectural classes to location of limited water in the soil column. Using trait screening techniques and X-ray tomography, we measured the plasticity of the roots in response to water location. Results Plasticity of root biomass was lowest in tap rooted species, while fibrous and rhizomatous roots allocated biomass preferentially to where the soil was wettest. X-ray tomography indicated that root morphology was least plastic in rhizomatous species. Conclusions Our results provide a starting point to effective categorisation of plants in terms of rooting architecture that could aid in understanding drought tolerance of grassland species. They also demonstrate the utility of X-ray tomography in root analyses. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s11104-018-3824-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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