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Environmental drivers for cambial reactivation of Qilian junipers (Juniperus przewalskii) in a semi-arid region of Northwestern China

Zeng Qiao, Rossi Sergio, Yang Bao, Qin Chun et Li Gang. (2020). Environmental drivers for cambial reactivation of Qilian junipers (Juniperus przewalskii) in a semi-arid region of Northwestern China. Atmosphere, 11, (3), e232.

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URL officielle: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.3390/atmos11030232

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Although cambial reactivation is considered to be strongly dependent on temperature, the importance of water availability at the onset of xylogenesis in semi-arid regions still lacks sufficient evidences. In order to explore how environmental factors influence the initiation of cambial activity and wood formation, we monitored weekly cambial phenology in Qilian juniper (Juniperus przewalskii) from a semi-arid high-elevation region of northwestern China. We collected microcores from 12 trees at two elevations during the growing seasons in 2013 and 2014, testing the hypothesis that rainfall limits cambial reactivation in spring. Cambium was reactivated from late April to mid-May, and completed cell division from late July to early August, lasting 70–100 days. Both sites suffered from severe drought from January to April 2013, receiving < 1 mm of rain in April. In contrast, rainfall from January to April 2014 was 5–6 times higher than that in 2013. However, cambial reactivation in 2014 was delayed by 10 days. In spring, soil moisture gradually increased with warming temperatures, reaching 0.15 m3/m3 before the onset of xylogenesis, which may have ensured water availability for tree growth during the rainless period. We were unable to confirm the hypothesis that rainfall is a limiting factor of cambial reactivation. Our results highlight the importance of soil moisture in semi-arid regions, which better describe the environmental conditions that are favorable for cambial reactivation in water-limited ecosystems.

Type de document:Article publié dans une revue avec comité d'évaluation
ISSN:2073-4433
Volume:11
Numéro:3
Pages:e232
Version évaluée par les pairs:Oui
Date:28 Février 2020
Identifiant unique:10.3390/atmos11030232
Sujets:Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences appliquées > Climatologie et météorologie
Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences appliquées > Foresterie et sciences du bois
Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences naturelles > Biologie et autres sciences connexes
Département, module, service et unité de recherche:Départements et modules > Département des sciences fondamentales
Unités de recherche > Centre de recherche sur la Boréalie (CREB)
Mots-clés:cambial activity, Qilian junipers (Juniperus przewalskii), rainfall, temperature, soil moisture, xylogenesis
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