Late frost sensitivity of juvenile Fagus sylvatica L. differs between southern Germany and Bulgaria and depends on preceding air temperature

Kreyling, Jüergen; Thiel, Daniel; Nagy, Laura R.; Jentsch, Anke; Huber, Gerhard; Konnert, Monika; Beierkuhnlein, Carl

doi:10.1007/s10342-011-0544-y

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“…European beech is sensitive to late frost events after leaf flushing (KREYLING et al, 2012). Thereby, late frost damage can strongly affect beech vitality and competitiveness.…”

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Identification of SNPs in candidate genes potentially involved in bud burst in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)

Müller¹,

Seifert²,

Finkeldey³

2015

Silvae Genetica

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European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) is one of the most important deciduous tree species in Central Europe. Higher annual mean temperatures caused by climate change lead to earlier bud burst in spring and/or a delay of leaf senescence in autumn. Since earlier bud burst might increase the late frost risk, adaptive traits like bud burst may gain more importance in the future. Nevertheless, knowledge of the genetic background of leaf unfolding is still scarce for European beech. In the present study, we analyzed parts of ten different candidate genes for bud burst with a total length of 12,290 bp. Comparative sequencing with plant material of 12 different beech populations distributed over Germany revealed 116 SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) and 20 indels. A subset of 46 SNPs was successfully used for genotyping of 100 offspring of a beech population in Germany confirming the suitability of the newly developed SNP set for population genetic studies. The provided data may be useful for further investigations of adaptation in F. sylvatica.

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“…European beech is sensitive to late frost events after leaf flushing (KREYLING et al, 2012). Thereby, late frost damage can strongly affect beech vitality and competitiveness.…”

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Identification of SNPs in candidate genes potentially involved in bud burst in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)

Müller¹,

Seifert²,

Finkeldey³

2015

Silvae Genetica

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“…Those species of central European mountain elevations most sensitive to damage by late frost in the juvenile stage include European ash, sycamore maple, European beech and European silver fir, while Norway spruce is also damaged (Lokvenc et al 1992, Vacek & Balcar 2000, Kreyling et al 2012. Considering the higher occurrence of climate extremes in the ground air layers, many authors recommend to use a planting stock of larger size (semisaplings, saplings) whose terminal shoot is theoretically outside the zone of extreme (especially temperature) stresses .…”

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Temperatures at the margins of a young spruce stand in relation to aboveground height

Špulák¹,

Balcar²

2013

iForest

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Air temperature was monitored at a summit of the Jizerské hory Mountains (Czech Republic) in the vicinity of the northern and southern margins of a young Norway spruce stand (tree height ca 4.5 m) at 30, 60, 90 and 140 cm aboveground. Height intervals of temperature sensors were selected to represent terminal shoot heights in the planting stock of different tree-height categories (seedlings, semi-saplings and saplings). Another monitored reference point was 30 cm aboveground in an adjacent treeless gap between stands. The evaluation utilized measurements taken in two periods, from April to October 2010 and 2011. Differences were evaluated in mean temperature characteristics and minimum temperatures for the ground air layer in the stand gap and in the individual locations at the stand margins. Differences in values representing temperature extremes (minimum, maximum, amplitudes) showed a more conspicuous fluctuation than did mean values. The difference in the course of daily temperature characteristics in the ground layer of air (at 30 cm aboveground) between the stand gap and the southern margin of the spruce stand was small. The ground layer of air at the northern margin was markedly colder and showed a more stable course of temperatures. Decreasing temperature fluctuation was observed also with increasing height aboveground, and the frequency and intensity of ground frosts also was decreasing. At 140 cm aboveground (i.e. at approximately one-third of the spruce stand’s height), the differences between daily temperature characteristics at the southern and northern stand margins were small during the growing period, and there was comparable frequency as to the occurrence of late or early frosts. In conclusion, higher risk of damage to small-sized planting stock due to temperature stress was confirmed for higher mountain elevations. For sapling plantings during reconstruction of young coniferous stands, the selection of a suitable planting location within a small clear-cut area does not have such importance in terms of temperatures near the terminal shoot as it has for planting stock of smaller dimensions

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“…for instance, the threshold when flushing spruce and pine buds are injured is around -3 and -6°c, respectively (christersson, von fircks 1988). european beech is generally known as a frostsensitive species, although dormant winter buds are well-resistant to the central european climate extremes, and even the mature foliage is considered to show fairly high freezing tolerance (Kreyling et al 2012). There is only a short time period, directly after leaf flushing, when beech becomes highly sensitive to frost (Kreyling et al 2012;Menzel et al 2015;lenz et al 2016).…”

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“…european beech is generally known as a frostsensitive species, although dormant winter buds are well-resistant to the central european climate extremes, and even the mature foliage is considered to show fairly high freezing tolerance (Kreyling et al 2012). There is only a short time period, directly after leaf flushing, when beech becomes highly sensitive to frost (Kreyling et al 2012;Menzel et al 2015;lenz et al 2016). specified the temperature threshold value of -3°c for late frost damage at the beginning of the vegetation period which can negatively affect the radial increment.…”

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“…some tree species are more susceptible to late frosts than others -beech is counted as predisposed (strasser 2011) among other common broadleaves. The susceptibility increases following the cumulation of several negative factors such as drought and heat during the day (Geiger 1950;steyrer 2011), and the sensitivity to late frosts varies across the species distribution range (Kreyling et al 2012;novotný et al 2015).…”

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Growth performance and resistance to ground late frosts of Fagus sylvatica L. plantation treated with a brassinosteroid compound

Gallo¹,

Baláš²,

Linda³

et al. 2017

J. For. Sci.

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Gallo J., Baláš M., linda r., Kuneš i. (2017): Growth performance and resistance to ground late frosts of Fagus sylvatica l. plantation treated with a brassinosteroid compound. J. for. sci., 63: 117-125.We measured the initial growth performance of a young plantation of european beech treated with a brassinosteroid compound prior to planting and compared it with a control treatment: we assessed heights, root collar diameters and mortality rate during the period 2012-2015. the trees showed posterior damage by ground frost after a substantial late frost event on the night of 4-5 May 2014. therefore, we evaluated the post-stress vitality of trees, subsequent height increment from spring to August, and the height range of the damage. Mean height, root collar diameter, and mortality rate did not show any significantly better performance in the brassinosteroid treatment over the control treatment. neither did the application treatment have a significant positive effect on the resistance of beech to late frosts. the severe frost damage was most intense at 30 cm above ground, and rapidly declined with increased height.

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Late frost sensitivity of juvenile Fagus sylvatica L. differs between southern Germany and Bulgaria and depends on preceding air temperature

Abstract: Fagus sylvatica, the dominant native forest tree species of Central Europe, is sensitive to late frost events.

Cited by 77 publications

References 41 publications

Identification of SNPs in candidate genes potentially involved in bud burst in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)

Identification of SNPs in candidate genes potentially involved in bud burst in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)

Temperatures at the margins of a young spruce stand in relation to aboveground height

Growth performance and resistance to ground late frosts of Fagus sylvatica L. plantation treated with a brassinosteroid compound

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