Acid rain and ozone influence mycorrhizal infection in tree seedlings. [Pinus strobus; Quercus rubra]
Abstract
Atmospheric pollution may be causing reduced growth and increased mortality of trees in forests in Europe and North America. Acid rain and ozone are the two pollutants most frequently mentioned as causal agents in the forest decline problem. One plant-environment interface where atmospheric pollution may be having an impact is the symbiotic association between roots and soil fungi known as mycorrhizae. Mycorrhizae are essential for the survival and growth of most forest tree species in the natural environment. Mycorrhizal fungi can affect the nutrient uptake and translocation, water uptake, root morphology, carbon metabolism and disease resistance of the host plant. In specific instances, mycorrhizal infection has been observed to enhance tree growth increase seedling survival or protect plants from root disease. Therefore, sensitivity of the mycorrhizal association to atmospheric pollution could be harmful to forest trees and might influence the decline of forests.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5728737
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 36:6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; ACID RAIN; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; NITRATES; OZONE; SEEDLINGS; INJURIES; MYCORRHIZAS; SULFATES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; PINES; ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS; CONIFERS; DATA; INFORMATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NUMERICAL DATA; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLANTS; RAIN; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TREES; 500200* - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)
Citation Formats
Reich, P B, Stroo, H F, Schoettle, A W, and Amundson, R G. Acid rain and ozone influence mycorrhizal infection in tree seedlings. [Pinus strobus; Quercus rubra]. United States: N. p., 1986.
Web. doi:10.1080/00022470.1986.10466108.
Reich, P B, Stroo, H F, Schoettle, A W, & Amundson, R G. Acid rain and ozone influence mycorrhizal infection in tree seedlings. [Pinus strobus; Quercus rubra]. United States. https://doi.org/10.1080/00022470.1986.10466108
Reich, P B, Stroo, H F, Schoettle, A W, and Amundson, R G. 1986.
"Acid rain and ozone influence mycorrhizal infection in tree seedlings. [Pinus strobus; Quercus rubra]". United States. https://doi.org/10.1080/00022470.1986.10466108.
@article{osti_5728737,
title = {Acid rain and ozone influence mycorrhizal infection in tree seedlings. [Pinus strobus; Quercus rubra]},
author = {Reich, P B and Stroo, H F and Schoettle, A W and Amundson, R G},
abstractNote = {Atmospheric pollution may be causing reduced growth and increased mortality of trees in forests in Europe and North America. Acid rain and ozone are the two pollutants most frequently mentioned as causal agents in the forest decline problem. One plant-environment interface where atmospheric pollution may be having an impact is the symbiotic association between roots and soil fungi known as mycorrhizae. Mycorrhizae are essential for the survival and growth of most forest tree species in the natural environment. Mycorrhizal fungi can affect the nutrient uptake and translocation, water uptake, root morphology, carbon metabolism and disease resistance of the host plant. In specific instances, mycorrhizal infection has been observed to enhance tree growth increase seedling survival or protect plants from root disease. Therefore, sensitivity of the mycorrhizal association to atmospheric pollution could be harmful to forest trees and might influence the decline of forests.},
doi = {10.1080/00022470.1986.10466108},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5728737},
journal = {J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 36:6,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986},
month = {Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986}
}