Effect of sodium chloride on growth and nitrogenase activity in seedlings of <i>Myrica cerifera</i> L.

Sande, E.; Young, Donald R.

doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1992.tb01074.x

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“…Conditions for M. cerifera establishment must be favorable with respect to salinity (Sande and Young ), elevation, and distance from the shoreline (Young et al. ).…”

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Non‐linear shift from grassland to shrubland in temperate barrier islands

Huang

Zinnert

Wood

et al. 2018

Ecology

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Woody plant encroachment into grasslands is a major land cover change taking place in many regions of the world, including arctic, alpine and desert ecosystems. This change in plant dominance is also affecting coastal ecosystems, including barrier islands, which are known for being vulnerable to the effects of climate change. In the last century, the woody plant species Morella cerifera L. (Myricaceae), has encroached into grass covered swales in many of the barrier islands of Virginia along the Atlantic seaboard. The abrupt shift to shrub cover in these islands could result from positive feedbacks with the physical environment, though the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. We use a combination of experimental and modeling approaches to investigate the role of climate warming and the ability of M. cerifera to mitigate its microclimate thereby leading to the emergence of alternative stable states in barrier island vegetation. Nighttime air temperatures were significantly higher in myrtle shrublands than grasslands, particularly in the winter season. The difference in the mean of the 5% and 10% lowest minimum temperatures between shrubland and grassland calculated from two independent datasets ranged from 1.3 to 2.4°C. The model results clearly show that a small increase in near-surface temperature can induce a non-linear shift in ecosystem state from a stable state with no shrubs to an alternative stable state dominated by M. cerifera. This modeling framework improves our understanding and prediction of barrier island vegetation stability and resilience under climate change, and highlights the existence of important nonlinearities and hystereses that limit the reversibility of this ongoing shift in vegetation dominance.

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“…Conditions for M. cerifera establishment must be favorable with respect to salinity (Sande and Young ), elevation, and distance from the shoreline (Young et al. ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Non‐linear shift from grassland to shrubland in temperate barrier islands

Huang

Zinnert

Wood

et al. 2018

Ecology

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“…The authors observed that with increasing phosphorus supply the formation of cluster root decreased whereas solutions containing ≥ 1 mg p −1 completely suppressed the roots formation Therefore, from their study, the authors concluded that the external phosphorus level in the soil has no role in the initiation of cluster root formation and is can only be determined by internal phosphorous concentration. In another study, Sande and Young [53] observed the effect of NaCl on the growth and nitrogenase activity in seedlings of M. cerifera. The authors concluded that NaCl in higher concentration decreased photosynthesis as well as nitrogenase activity in M. cerifera, leading to slower growth.…”

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An insight on micro propagation of Myrica species for improvement in cultivation practices of nutraceutically important fruits

Lal¹,

Kumari²,

Guleria³

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J App Biol Biotech

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Myrica is one of the dioecious genera of the Myricaceae family, which is widely distributed and 97 species of this genus are reported globally. The fruits of Myrica are extremely nutritive and are used in the manufacturing jams, syrups, juices, and can be also consumed raw, whereas the bark is used to manufacture paper and ropes. In Ayurveda, the roots and bark of Myrica extracts have been reported to have carminative, astringent, and antiseptic properties, whereas the role of bark decoction is documented in the treatment of cough and fever, diarrhea, and dysentery, toothache, lung infection, chronic bronchitis, and asthma. One of the biggest problems within Myrica species is their poor regeneration in their natural habitats because of their dioecious nature and less availability of mature seeds due to over exploration. This review is a small effort to provide a comprehensive account of the tissue culture-mediated investigation made on the Myrica genus (Myrica esculenta, Myrica gale, Myrica nana, Myrica rubra, and Myrica cerifera) and aimed for improvement of this nutraceuticals important fruit species.the Myricaceae family comprises only three genera, viz., Comptonia, Myrica, and Morella [5,9].Myrica is widely distributed around the globe and 97 species of this genus are reported globally. In the Indian subcontinent, the geographical distribution of the Myrica genus can be seen in the sub-tropical Indian Himalayas [10]. The most common and economically important species of Myrica are M. esculenta Bunch. -Ham., M. rubra Sieb, M. gale L., M. cerifera L., M. nana Cheval, and M. adenophora Hance. The fruits of Myrica are highly nutritive and are used in making jams, syrups, juices, and can be also consumed raw, whereas the bark is used to making paper and ropes [11]. In traditional Ayurveda, Myrica root and bark extracts are used as carminative, astringent, and antiseptic, while the bark decoction is useful in the treatment of cough and fever, diarrhea and dysentery, toothache, lung infection, chronic bronchitis, and asthma [12,13].The National Food/Nutrition Security of developing countries cannot be improved by the national agricultural production alone. It must be combined with the selection, evaluation, domestication, and utilization of wild edible plants of local importance. This could be possible by improving the linkage between production

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“…Myrica cerifera is frequently the dominant woody shrub in barrier island swales (Ehrenfeld 1990, McCaffrey andDueser 1990) and is considered relatively salt intolerant (Sande and Young 1992, Young et al 1994. Iva frutescens, a halophyte, occurs most frequently at the interface between the high marsh and terrestrial systems (Bertness et al 1992).…”

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Freshwater and saltwater flooding response for woody species common to barrier island swales

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Flood sensitivity of five woody species common to barrier island swale habitats was quantified in a glasshouse study to examine potential mechanisms affecting observed small-scale distribution patterns. Differential response to short-term (30 d duration) freshwater and saltwater flooding occurred among the five species. Only Baccharis halimifolia was sensitive to freshwater flooding. At both low (2 and 5 g L ') and mid-range (10 g L ~) salinity, Myrica cerifera, Pinus taeda, and B. halimifolia were more sensitive than Juniperus virginiana or Iva frutescens. At low salinity, stomatal conductance was significantly reduced for M. cerifera, P. taeda, and B. halimifotia, although recovery occurred and there was no mortality. At midrange salinity, all five species showed reduced stomatal conductance, but recovery differed. Mortality was highest for M. cerifera and B. halimifolia (60%), followed by P. taeda (40%), L frutescens (25%), and J. virginiana (20%). In contrast, 100% mortality occurred for all species in high salinity treatments of 20 and 30 g L-k Interspecific differences in response to flooding may be a mechanism affecting small-scale distribution patterns of woody species in barrier island swales.

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Effect of sodium chloride on growth and nitrogenase activity in seedlings of Myrica cerifera L.

Cited by 40 publications

References 25 publications

Non‐linear shift from grassland to shrubland in temperate barrier islands

Non‐linear shift from grassland to shrubland in temperate barrier islands

An insight on micro propagation of Myrica species for improvement in cultivation practices of nutraceutically important fruits

Freshwater and saltwater flooding response for woody species common to barrier island swales

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