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Grabić J, Ljevnaić-Mašić B, Zhan A, Benka P, Heilmeier H. A review on invasive false indigo bush ( Amorpha fruticosa L.): Nuisance plant with multiple benefits. Ecol Evol 2022; 12:e9290. [PMID: 36177113 PMCID: PMC9475134 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Increased mobility of people around the globe has facilitated transferring species to new environments, where some have found suitable conditions and even become invasive. False indigo-bush (Amorpha fruticosa L.) is a plant native to North America but has intentionally or unintentionally spread over the Northern Hemisphere, where it often becomes invasive. The plant is especially easily dispersed within the watersheds of large rivers, where seasonal flooding is regular. Seeds and other propagules are buoyant, and when the water recedes, new plants emerge, forming dense thickets where only a few other species can co-exist. In order to sustain native biodiversity, spread control is needed. However, mechanical control and eradication measures currently in use are labor demanding and costly, while application of herbicides is limited. On the other hand, the plant possesses a number of beneficial properties, such as phytochemical applications (medical and insecticidal effects), biocoenotic uses (honey plant, ornamental features), and ecosystem services (soil stabilization, provision of food for animals, and fiber and biomass for industry, e.g., nanocellulose). For the reasons above mentioned, the plant is considered quite controversial, and the paper discusses both aspects: potential detrimental effects when introduced to new habitats and its beneficial uses for human society. In addition, the paper presents alternative measures of spreading control (e.g., grazing) and argues that exploiting it for beneficial purposes might help spread control, thus covering the expenses of controlling its distribution.
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- Jasna Grabić
- Faculty of Agriculture University of Novi Sad Novi Sad Serbia
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau Northwest A&F University Yangling Shaanxi China
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- Faculty of Agriculture University of Novi Sad Novi Sad Serbia
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- TU Bergakademie Freiberg Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Centre Freiberg Germany
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Monei N, Hitch M, Heim J, Pourret O, Heilmeier H, Wiche O. Effect of substrate properties and phosphorus supply on facilitating the uptake of rare earth elements (REE) in mixed culture cropping systems of Hordeum vulgare, Lupinus albus and Lupinus angustifolius. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:57172-57189. [PMID: 35349058 PMCID: PMC9395493 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19775-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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This study presents how phosphate (P) availability and intercropping may influence the migration of rare earth elements (REEs) in legume-grass associations. In a replacement model, Hordeum vulgare was intercropped with 11% Lupinus albus and 11% Lupinus angustifolius. They were cultivated on two substrates, A (pH = 7.8) and B (pH = 6.6), and treated with 1.5 g P m-2 or 3 g P m-2. Simultaneously, a greenhouse experiment was conducted to quantify carboxylate release. There, one group of L. albus and L. angustifolius was supplied with either 200 µmol L-1 P or 20 µmol L-1 P. L. albus released higher amounts of carboxylates at low P supply than L. angustifolius, while L. angustifolius showed the opposite response. Plants cultivated on substrate B accumulated substantially higher amounts of nutrients and REE, compared to substrate A. Higher P supply did not influence the leaf and stem P concentrations of H. vulgare. Addition of P decreased REE accumulation in barley monocultures on alkaline soil A. However, when H. vulgare was cultivated in mixed culture with L. angustifolius on alkaline substrate A with high P supply, the accumulation of REE in H. vulgare significantly increased. Conversely, on acidic substrate B, intercropping with L. albus decreased REE accumulation in H. vulgare. Our findings suggest a predominant effect of soil properties on the soil-plant transfer of REEs. However, in plant communities and within a certain soil environment, interspecific root interactions determined by species-specific strategies related to P acquisition in concert with the plant's nutrient supply impact REE fluxes between neighbouring plants.
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- Nthati Monei
- Institute of Geology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
- Biology/Ecology Unit, Institute of Biosciences, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
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- Institute of Geology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
- Western Australian School of Mines, Curtin University, Bentley, Australia
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- Environmental Microbiology Group, Institute of Biosciences, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
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- Biology/Ecology Unit, Institute of Biosciences, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
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- Biology/Ecology Unit, Institute of Biosciences, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany.
- AGHYLE, UniLaSalle, Beauvais, France.
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Okoroafor PU, Mann L, Amin Ngu K, Zaffar N, Monei NL, Boldt C, Reitz T, Heilmeier H, Wiche O. Impact of Soil Inoculation with Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42 on the Phytoaccumulation of Germanium, Rare Earth Elements, and Potentially Toxic Elements. Plants (Basel) 2022; 11:plants11030341. [PMID: 35161323 PMCID: PMC8838376 DOI: 10.3390/plants11030341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Bioaugmentation promises benefits for agricultural production as well as for remediation and phytomining approaches. Thus, this study investigated the effect of soil inoculation with the commercially available product RhizoVital®42, which contains Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42, on nutrient uptake and plant biomass production as well as on the phytoaccumulation of potentially toxic elements, germanium, and rare earth elements (REEs). Zea mays and Fagopyrum esculentum were selected as model plants, and after harvest, the element uptake was compared between plants grown on inoculated versus reference soil. The results indicate an enrichment of B. amyloliquefaciens in inoculated soils as well as no significant impact on the inherent bacterial community composition. For F. esculentum, inoculation increased the accumulation of most nutrients and As, Cu, Pb, Co, and REEs (significant for Ca, Cu, and Co with 40%, 2042%, and 383%, respectively), while it slightly decreased the uptake of Ge, Cr, and Fe. For Z. mays, soil inoculation decreased the accumulation of Cr, Pb, Co, Ge, and REEs (significant for Co with 57%) but showed an insignificant increased uptake of Cu, As, and nutrient elements. Summarily, the results suggest that bioaugmentation with B. amyloliquefaciens is safe and has the potential to enhance/reduce the phytoaccumulation of some elements and the effects of inoculation are plant specific.
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- Precious Uchenna Okoroafor
- Institute of Biosciences, Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Centre, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 29, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (L.M.); (K.A.N.); (N.Z.); (N.L.M.); (C.B.); (H.H.); (O.W.)
- Correspondence:
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- Institute of Biosciences, Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Centre, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 29, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (L.M.); (K.A.N.); (N.Z.); (N.L.M.); (C.B.); (H.H.); (O.W.)
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- Institute of Biosciences, Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Centre, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 29, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (L.M.); (K.A.N.); (N.Z.); (N.L.M.); (C.B.); (H.H.); (O.W.)
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- Institute of Biosciences, Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Centre, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 29, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (L.M.); (K.A.N.); (N.Z.); (N.L.M.); (C.B.); (H.H.); (O.W.)
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- Institute of Biosciences, Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Centre, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 29, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (L.M.); (K.A.N.); (N.Z.); (N.L.M.); (C.B.); (H.H.); (O.W.)
- Mining Department, Geology Institute, Tallinn University of Technology, 19086 Tallin, Estonia
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- Institute of Biosciences, Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Centre, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 29, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (L.M.); (K.A.N.); (N.Z.); (N.L.M.); (C.B.); (H.H.); (O.W.)
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- Department of Soil Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research–UFZ, Theodor–Lieser Str. 4, 06120 Halle, Germany;
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- Institute of Biosciences, Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Centre, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 29, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (L.M.); (K.A.N.); (N.Z.); (N.L.M.); (C.B.); (H.H.); (O.W.)
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- Institute of Biosciences, Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Centre, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 29, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (L.M.); (K.A.N.); (N.Z.); (N.L.M.); (C.B.); (H.H.); (O.W.)
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Okoroafor PU, Ogunkunle CO, Heilmeier H, Wiche O. Phytoaccumulation potential of nine plant species for selected nutrients, rare earth elements (REEs), germanium (Ge), and potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in soil. Int J Phytoremediation 2022; 24:1310-1320. [PMID: 35014898 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2021.2025207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Given the possible benefits of phytoextraction, this study evaluated the potential of nine plant species for phytoaccumulation/co-accumulation of selected nutrients, rare earth elements, germanium, and potentially toxic elements. Plants were grown on 2 kg potted soils for 12 weeks in a greenhouse, followed by a measurement of dry shoot biomass. Subsequently, elemental concentrations were determined using inductively coupled mass spectrometry, followed by the determination of amounts of each element accumulated by the plant species. Results show varying accumulation behavior among plants for the different elements. Fagopyrum esculentum and Cannabis sativa were better accumulators of most elements investigated except for chromium, germanium, and silicon that were better accumulated by Zea mays, the only grass species. F. esculentum accumulated 9, 24, and 10% of Copper, Chromium, and Rare Earth Elements in the mobile/exchangeable element fraction of the soils while Z. mays and C. sativa accumulated amounts of Cr and Ge ∼58 and 17% (for Z. mays) and 20 and 9% (for C. sativa) of the mobile/exchangeable element fraction of the soils. Results revealed co-accumulation potential for some elements e.g., (1) Si, Ge, and Cr, (2) Cu and Pb, (3) P, Ca, Co, and REEs based on chemical similarities/sources of origin.
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- Precious Uchenna Okoroafor
- Institute of Biosciences/Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Centre, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biosciences/Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Centre, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biosciences/Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Centre, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
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Wiche O, Székely B, Moschner C, Heilmeier H. Germanium in the soil-plant system-a review. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2018; 25:31938-31956. [PMID: 30218330 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3172-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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Germanium (Ge) is widespread in the Earth's crust. As a cognate element to silicon (Si), Ge shows very similar chemical characteristics. Recent use of Ge/Si to trace Si cycles and changes in weathering over time, growing demand for Ge as raw material, and consequently an increasing interest in Ge phytomining have contributed to a growing interest in this previously rather scarcely considered element in geochemical studies. This review deals with the distribution of Ge in primary minerals and surface soils as well as the factors influencing the mobility of Ge in soils including the sequestration of Ge in secondary mineral phases and soil organic matter. Furthermore, the uptake and accumulation of Ge in plants and effects of plant-soil relationships on the availability of Ge in soils and the biogeochemical cycling of Ge are discussed. The formation of secondary soil minerals and soil organic matter are of particular importance for the concentration of Ge in plant-available forms. The transfer from soil to plant is usually low and shows clear differences between species belonging to the functional groups of grasses and forbs. Possible uptake mechanisms in the rhizosphere are discussed. However, the processes that are involved in the formation of plant-available Ge pools in soils and consequently its biogeochemical cycling are not yet well understood. There is, therefore, a need for future studies on the uptake mechanisms and stoichiometry of Ge uptake under field conditions and plant-soil-microbe interactions in the rhizosphere as well as the chemical speciation in different plant parts.
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- Oliver Wiche
- Institute for Biosciences, Biology/Ecology Group, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany.
- Interdisciplinary Environmental Centre, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany.
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- Interdisciplinary Environmental Centre, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
- Department of Geophysics and Space Science, Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute for Biosciences, Biology/Ecology Group, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
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- Institute for Biosciences, Biology/Ecology Group, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Environmental Centre, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
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Khaldi H, Maatoug M, Dube C, Ncube M, Tandlich R, Heilmeier H, Laubscher R, Dellal A. Efficiency of wastewater treatment by a mixture of sludge and microalgae. J Fundam and Appl Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.4314/jfas.v9i3.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Wiche O, Tischler D, Fauser C, Lodemann J, Heilmeier H. Effects of citric acid and the siderophore desferrioxamine B (DFO-B) on the mobility of germanium and rare earth elements in soil and uptake in Phalaris arundinacea. Int J Phytoremediation 2017; 19:746-754. [PMID: 28156129 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2017.1284752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Effects of citric acid and desferrioxamine B (DFO-B) on the availability of Ge and selected rare earth elements (REEs) (La, Nd, Gd, Er) to Phalaris arundinacea were investigated. A soil dissolution experiment was conducted to elucidate the effect of citric acid and DFO-B at different concentrations (1 and 10 mmol L-1 citric acid) on the release of Ge and REEs from soil. In a greenhouse, plants of P. arundinacea were cultivated on soil and on sand cultures to investigate the effects of citric acid and DFO-B on the uptake of Ge and REEs by the plants. Addition of 10 mmol L-1 citric acid significantly enhanced desorption of Ge and REEs from soil and uptake into soil-grown plants. Applying DFO-B enhanced the dissolution and the uptake of REEs, while no effect on Ge was observed. In sand cultures, the presence of citric acid and DFO-B significantly decreased the uptake of Ge and REEs, indicating a discrimination of the formed complexes during uptake. This study clearly indicates that citric acid and the microbial siderophore DFO-B may enhance phytoextraction of Ge and REEs due to the formation of soluble complexes that increase the migration of elements in the rhizosphere.
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- Oliver Wiche
- a Institute for Biosciences, Biology/Ecology Group, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
- b Interdisciplinary Environmental Centre, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
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- b Interdisciplinary Environmental Centre, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
- c Institute for Biosciences, Environmental Microbiology Group, BakSolEx, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
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- a Institute for Biosciences, Biology/Ecology Group, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
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- a Institute for Biosciences, Biology/Ecology Group, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
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- a Institute for Biosciences, Biology/Ecology Group, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
- b Interdisciplinary Environmental Centre, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
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Wiche O, Székely B, Kummer NA, Moschner C, Heilmeier H. Effects of intercropping of oat (Avena sativa L.) with white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) on the mobility of target elements for phytoremediation and phytomining in soil solution. Int J Phytoremediation 2016; 18:900-907. [PMID: 26940160 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2016b.1156635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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This study aims to investigate how intercropping of oat (Avena sativa L.) with white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) affects the mobile fractions of trace metals (Fe, Mn, Pb, Cd, Th, U, Sc, La, Nd, Ge) in soil solution. Oat and white lupin were cultivated in monocultures and mixed cultures with differing oat/white lupin ratios (11% and 33% lupin, respectively). Temporal variation of soil solution chemistry was compared with the mobilization of elements in the rhizosphere of white lupin and concentrations in plant tissues. Relative to the monocrops, intercropping of oat with 11% white lupin significantly increased the concentrations of Fe, Pb, Th, La and Nd in soil solution as well as the concentrations of Fe, Pb, Th, Sc, La and Nd in tissues of oat. Enhanced mobility of the mentioned elements corresponded to a depletion of elements in the rhizosphere soil of white lupin. In mixed cultures with 33% lupin, concentrations in soil solution only slightly increased. We conclude that intercropping with 11% white lupin might be a promising tool for phytoremediation and phytomining research enhancing mobility of essential trace metals as well as elements with relevance for phytoremediation (Pb, Th) and phytomining (La, Nd, Sc) in soil.
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- Oliver Wiche
- a Institute for Biosciences, Biology / Ecology Group, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
- b Interdisciplinary Environmental Centre, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
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- b Interdisciplinary Environmental Centre, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
- c Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation , Vienna University of Technology , Vienna , Austria
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- d Institute for Geology, Chair of Hydrogeology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
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- a Institute for Biosciences, Biology / Ecology Group, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
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- a Institute for Biosciences, Biology / Ecology Group, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
- b Interdisciplinary Environmental Centre, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
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Wiche O, Székely B, Kummer NA, Moschner C, Heilmeier H. Effects of intercropping of oat (Avena sativa L.) with white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) on the mobility of target elements for phytoremediation and phytomining in soil solution. Int J Phytoremediation 2016; 18:900-907. [PMID: 26940160 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2016.1156635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study aims to investigate how intercropping of oat (Avena sativa L.) with white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) affects the mobile fractions of trace metals (Fe, Mn, Pb, Cd, Th, U, Sc, La, Nd, Ge) in soil solution. Oat and white lupin were cultivated in monocultures and mixed cultures with differing oat/white lupin ratios (11% and 33% lupin, respectively). Temporal variation of soil solution chemistry was compared with the mobilization of elements in the rhizosphere of white lupin and concentrations in plant tissues. Relative to the monocrops, intercropping of oat with 11% white lupin significantly increased the concentrations of Fe, Pb, Th, La and Nd in soil solution as well as the concentrations of Fe, Pb, Th, Sc, La and Nd in tissues of oat. Enhanced mobility of the mentioned elements corresponded to a depletion of elements in the rhizosphere soil of white lupin. In mixed cultures with 33% lupin, concentrations in soil solution only slightly increased. We conclude that intercropping with 11% white lupin might be a promising tool for phytoremediation and phytomining research enhancing mobility of essential trace metals as well as elements with relevance for phytoremediation (Pb, Th) and phytomining (La, Nd, Sc) in soil.
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- Oliver Wiche
- a Institute for Biosciences, Biology / Ecology Group, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
- b Interdisciplinary Environmental Centre, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
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- b Interdisciplinary Environmental Centre, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
- c Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation , Vienna University of Technology , Vienna , Austria
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- d Institute for Geology, Chair of Hydrogeology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
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- a Institute for Biosciences, Biology / Ecology Group, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
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- a Institute for Biosciences, Biology / Ecology Group, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
- b Interdisciplinary Environmental Centre, TU Bergakademie Freiberg , Freiberg , Germany
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Tautenhahn S, Lichstein JW, Jung M, Kattge J, Bohlman SA, Heilmeier H, Prokushkin A, Kahl A, Wirth C. Dispersal limitation drives successional pathways in Central Siberian forests under current and intensified fire regimes. Glob Chang Biol 2016; 22:2178-2197. [PMID: 26649652 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Revised: 11/06/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Fire is a primary driver of boreal forest dynamics. Intensifying fire regimes due to climate change may cause a shift in boreal forest composition toward reduced dominance of conifers and greater abundance of deciduous hardwoods, with potential biogeochemical and biophysical feedbacks to regional and global climate. This shift has already been observed in some North American boreal forests and has been attributed to changes in site conditions. However, it is unknown if the mechanisms controlling fire-induced changes in deciduous hardwood cover are similar among different boreal forests, which differ in the ecological traits of the dominant tree species. To better understand the consequences of intensifying fire regimes in boreal forests, we studied postfire regeneration in five burns in the Central Siberian dark taiga, a vast but poorly studied boreal region. We combined field measurements, dendrochronological analysis, and seed-source maps derived from high-resolution satellite images to quantify the importance of site conditions (e.g., organic layer depth) vs. seed availability in shaping postfire regeneration. We show that dispersal limitation of evergreen conifers was the main factor determining postfire regeneration composition and density. Site conditions had significant but weaker effects. We used information on postfire regeneration to develop a classification scheme for successional pathways, representing the dominance of deciduous hardwoods vs. evergreen conifers at different successional stages. We estimated the spatial distribution of different successional pathways under alternative fire regime scenarios. Under intensified fire regimes, dispersal limitation of evergreen conifers is predicted to become more severe, primarily due to reduced abundance of surviving seed sources within burned areas. Increased dispersal limitation of evergreen conifers, in turn, is predicted to increase the prevalence of successional pathways dominated by deciduous hardwoods. The likely fire-induced shift toward greater deciduous hardwood cover may affect climate-vegetation feedbacks via surface albedo, Bowen ratio, and carbon cycling.
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- Susanne Tautenhahn
- Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knöll-Strasse 10, 07745, Jena, Germany
- Department of Biosciences, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Strasse 29, 09596, Freiberg, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knöll-Strasse 10, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knöll-Strasse 10, 07745, Jena, Germany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Department of Biosciences, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Strasse 29, 09596, Freiberg, Germany
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- Sukachev Institute of Forest, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademgorodok 50/28, Krasnoyarsk, 660036, Russia
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- University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 21-23, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
- University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 21-23, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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Riedl J, Schreiber R, Otto M, Heilmeier H, Altenburger R, Schmitt-Jansen M. Metabolic Effect Level Index Links Multivariate Metabolic Fingerprints to Ecotoxicological Effect Assessment. Environ Sci Technol 2015; 49:8096-8104. [PMID: 26020363 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b01386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A major goal of ecotoxicology is the prediction of adverse outcomes for populations from sensitive and early physiological responses. A snapshot of the physiological state of an organism can be provided by metabolic fingerprints. However, to inform chemical risk assessment, multivariate metabolic fingerprints need to be converted to readable end points suitable for effect estimation and comparison. The concentration- and time-dependent responsiveness of metabolic fingerprints to the PS-II inhibitor isoproturon was investigated by use of a Myriophyllum spicatum bioassay. Hydrophilic and lipophilic leaf extracts were analyzed with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and preprocessed with XCMS. Metabolic changes were aggregated in the quantitative metabolic effect level index (MELI), allowing effect estimation from Hill-based concentration-response models. Hereby, the most sensitive response on the concentration scale was revealed by the hydrophilic MELI, followed by photosynthetic efficiency and, 1 order of magnitude higher, by the lipophilic MELI and shoot length change. In the hydrophilic MELI, 50% change compares to 30% inhibition of photosynthetic efficiency and 10% inhibition of dry weight change, indicating effect development on different response levels. In conclusion, aggregated metabolic fingerprints provide quantitative estimates and span a broad response spectrum, potentially valuable for establishing adverse outcome pathways of chemicals in environmental risk assessment.
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- Janet Riedl
- †Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- †Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- ‡Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Straße 29, 09599 Freiberg, Germany
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- ‡Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Straße 29, 09599 Freiberg, Germany
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- †Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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Grant K, Kreyling J, Heilmeier H, Beierkuhnlein C, Jentsch A. Extreme weather events and plant–plant interactions: shifts between competition and facilitation among grassland species in the face of drought and heavy rainfall. Ecol Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s11284-014-1187-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Rotter S, Heilmeier H, Altenburger R, Schmitt-Jansen M. Multiple stressors in periphyton - comparison of observed and predicted tolerance responses to high ionic loads and herbicide exposure. J Appl Ecol 2013. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Stefanie Rotter
- Department Bioanalytical Ecotoxicology; Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ; Permoserstr 15 04318 Leipzig Germany
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- Institute for Biological Sciences and Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Centre; Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg; Leipziger Straße 29 09596 Freiberg Germany
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- Department Bioanalytical Ecotoxicology; Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ; Permoserstr 15 04318 Leipzig Germany
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- Department Bioanalytical Ecotoxicology; Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ; Permoserstr 15 04318 Leipzig Germany
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Skowronek S, Terwei A, Zerbe S, Mölder I, Annighöfer P, Kawaletz H, Ammer C, Heilmeier H. Regeneration Potential of Floodplain Forests Under the Influence of Nonnative Tree Species: Soil Seed Bank Analysis in Northern Italy. Restor Ecol 2013. [DOI: 10.1111/rec.12027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Sandra Skowronek
- Faculty of Science and Technology; Free University of Bozen-Bolzano; Bolzano Italy
- Institut für Biowissenschaften; TU Bergakademie Freiberg; Freiberg Germany
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- Faculty of Science and Technology; Free University of Bozen-Bolzano; Bolzano Italy
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- Faculty of Science and Technology; Free University of Bozen-Bolzano; Bolzano Italy
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- Energieagentur Region Göttingen e.V.; Göttingen Germany
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- Department of Silviculture and Forest Ecology of the Temperate Zones; University of Göttingen; Göttingen Germany
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- Institut für Biowissenschaften; TU Bergakademie Freiberg; Freiberg Germany
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Karimzadeh L, Heilmeier H, Merkel BJ. Effect of microbial siderophore DFO-B on Cd accumulation by Thlaspi caerulescens hyperaccumulator in the presence of zeolite. Chemosphere 2012; 88:683-687. [PMID: 22572166 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.03.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2012] [Revised: 03/27/2012] [Accepted: 03/29/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Hyperaccumulators are grown in contaminated soil and water in order that contaminants are taken up and accumulated. Transport of metals from soil to plant is initially dependent on the solubility and mobility of metals in soil solution which is controlled by soil and metal properties and plant physiology. Complexation with organic and inorganic ligands may increase mobility and availability of metals for plants. In this work the influence of desferrioxamine-B (DFO-B), which naturally is produced in the rhizosphere, and zeolite on Cd accumulation in root and shoot of Thlaspi caerulescens (Cd hyperaccumulator) was investigated. Plants were grown in pots with clean quartz sand, amended with 1% zeolite; treatment solutions included 0, 10, and 100 μM Cd and 70 μM DFO-B. Addition of zeolite to the quartz sand significantly reduced Cd concentration in plant tissues and translocation from root to shoot. On contrary, DFO-B considerably enhanced Cd sorption by roots and translocation to aerial part of plants. Treating the plants with zeolite and DFO-B together at 10 μM Cd resulted in reduction of the bioaccumulation factor but enhancement of Cd translocation from root to shoot at the rate of 13%. In contrast, at 100 μM Cd in the solution both bioaccumulation and translocation factors decreased. Total metal accumulation as a key factor for evaluating the efficiency of phytoremediation was highly influenced by treatments. Presence of zeolite in pots significantly decreased total Cd accumulation by plants, whereas, DFO-B clearly enhanced it.
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- Lotfollah Karimzadeh
- Department of Geosciences, Technical University of Freiberg, Gustave_Zeuner Str. 12, 09599 Freiberg, Germany.
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Franz S, Altenburger R, Heilmeier H, Schmitt-Jansen M. What contributes to the sensitivity of microalgae to triclosan? Aquat Toxicol 2008; 90:102-8. [PMID: 18824267 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2008.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2008] [Revised: 07/31/2008] [Accepted: 08/02/2008] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Differential sensitivities of microalgae to triclosan have been reported, which may have significant implications for environmental risk assessment of this widely used biocide. Therefore, the aim of this study was to derive a mechanistic understanding of varying microalgal sensitivity to this substance. The toxicity of triclosan was evaluated using microalgal systems varying in biological complexity, exposure time and systematic position (a synchronized culture of the chlorophyte Scenedesmus vacuolatus, a diatom Nitzschia palea cultivated in suspension as well as attached to surfaces and periphyton communities). The results revealed (1) differences in sensitivity of the selected microalgal systems of three orders of magnitude and (2) highest sensitivity of the chlorophyte to triclosan in the range of environmental concentrations. To investigate algal sensitivity to triclosan in more detail, bioavailability was considered by investigating suspended and attached living algae. Differences in the generation time (in comparison to test duration) of the species were addressed by evaluating and modeling concentration-time-effect relationships. However, varying sensitivities of the selected microalgal systems remained unexplained. Comparison of species-specific toxic responses to calculated effect concentrations, derived from quantitative relationships for narcosis and uncoupling mode-of-action, leads us to the conclusion that triclosan may address multiple target sites in different microalgal species.
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- Stephanie Franz
- UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Department Bioanalytical Ecotoxicology, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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Escudero A, Mediavilla S, Heilmeier H. Leaf longevity and drought: avoidance of the costs and risks of early leaf abscission as inferred from the leaf carbon isotopic composition. Funct Plant Biol 2008; 35:705-713. [PMID: 32688824 DOI: 10.1071/fp08037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2008] [Accepted: 07/25/2008] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Plant species with longer leaf longevity tend to maintain lower photosynthetic rates. Among other factors, differences in stomatal limitation have been proposed to explain the negative effects of leaf longevity on photosynthesis, although it is not yet clear why stomatal limitations should be stronger in species with longer leaf longevity. We measured carbon isotopic composition (δ13C) in the fresh leaf litter of several Mediterranean woody species to estimate the mean stomatal limitations during the photosynthetically active part of the leaf life. Interspecific differences in δ13C were best explained by a multiple regression including, as independent variables, the maximum leaf longevity and the annual water deficit. For a similar level of water availability, stomatal limitations were higher in species with longer leaf longevity. We hypothesise that stronger stomatal control of transpiration in longer-living leaves arose as a mechanism to reduce the risk of leaf desiccation and to avoid the high costs for the future C assimilation of anticipated leaf mortality in species with a long leaf life expectancy. This stronger sensitivity to drought should be added to the suite of traits accompanying long leaf longevity and contributes decisively to the overall limitations to C assimilation in long-lived leaves.
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- Alfonso Escudero
- Departamento de Ecología, Universidad de Salamanca, E-37071 Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Ecología, Universidad de Salamanca, E-37071 Salamanca, Spain
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- AG Biologie/Ökologie, Interdisziplinäres Ökologisches Zentrum, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, D-09599 Freiberg, Germany
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Schraut D, Heilmeier H, Hartung W. Radial transport of water and abscisic acid (ABA) in roots of Zea mays under conditions of nutrient deficiency. J Exp Bot 2005; 56:879-86. [PMID: 15699064 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eri080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Radial water (J(V)) and abscisic acid (ABA) flows (J(ABA)) through maize root seedlings have been investigated under different conditions of nutrient deficiency. Whereas J(V) was reduced under nitrogen deficiency, potassium deficiency stimulated J(V). A substantial increase of J(ABA) was observed in roots kept under potassium deficiency. The observed changes of J(V) might have resulted from changed barrier properties of the endodermis. Nitrogen and potassium deficiency also caused an accumulation of endogenous ABA in root tissues. Under all conditions studied, except under K(+)-deficiency, external ABA (100 nM) caused an increase of J(V). The data of this study were used to analyse the relations between internal and endogenous root ABA, J(V), and J(ABA). The internal ABA of root tissues was positively correlated with J(V) and was highly significant (P <0.001 for internal and P=0.03 for endogenous root ABA) within the range 2-300 pmol g(-1) FW. It was also highly positively correlated to the radial ABA flows. There was also a highly positive correlation between J(V) and J(ABA). The data of this study indicate, for the first time, the relations between internal ABA, water, and ABA flows. Independent of treatment with external ABA, an ABA transport by solvent drag across the endodermis is confirmed.
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- Daniela Schraut
- Julius-von-Sachs-Institut für Biowissenschaften, Universität Würzburg, Julius-von-Sachs-Platz 2, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany
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Woitke M, Hartung W, Gimmler H, Heilmeier H. Chlorophyll fluorescence of submerged and floating leaves of the aquatic resurrection plant Chamaegigas intrepidus. Funct Plant Biol 2004; 31:53-62. [PMID: 32688880 DOI: 10.1071/fp03167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The role of submerged and floating leaves in plant photosynthetic performance of the aquatic resurrection plant Chamaegigas intrepidus Dinter was investigated by monitoring chlorophyll fluorescence under the fluctuating natural field conditions that characterise the extreme habitat of this species. The performance of the two different leaf types during desiccation-rehydration cycles in the field was examined. PSII quantum efficiency indicates a similar regeneration capacity in both leaf types after water stress. Electron transport rates under controlled light conditions were 3-4 times higher in floating leaves than in submerged leaves. The two leaf types showed specific adaptations to their ambient photosynthetic photon flux densities (PPFD), shade tolerance in the submerged leaves and adaptation to high PPFD in floating leaves. These results imply a significant role of the floating leaves for total plant carbon gain. It is concluded that the combination of high N content of floating leaves and a high availability of CO2 and light at the water surface contributes to the importance of this leaf type for photosynthesis in C. intrepidus.
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- Markus Woitke
- Julius-von-Sachs-Institut für Biowissenschaften der Universität Würzburg, Lehrstuhl Botanik I, Julius-von-Sachs Platz 2, D 97082 Würzburg, Germany. Current address: Lehrstuhl für Gemüsebau, Technische Universität München, Am Dürnast 2, D 85350 Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany. Corresponding author;
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- Julius-von-Sachs-Institut für Biowissenschaften der Universität Würzburg, Lehrstuhl Botanik I, Julius-von-Sachs Platz 2, D 97082 Würzburg, Germany
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- Julius-von-Sachs-Institut für Biowissenschaften der Universität Würzburg, Lehrstuhl Botanik I, Julius-von-Sachs Platz 2, D 97082 Würzburg, Germany
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- Interdisziplinäres Ökologisches Zentrum, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 29, D 09599 Freiberg, Germany
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Heilmeier H, Wartinger A, Erhard M, Zimmermann R, Horn R, Schulze ED. Soil drought increases leaf and whole-plant water use of Prunus dulcis grown in the Negev Desert. Oecologia 2002; 130:329-336. [DOI: 10.1007/s004420100808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2001] [Accepted: 08/21/2001] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Mediavilla S, Escudero A, Heilmeier H. Internal leaf anatomy and photosynthetic resource-use efficiency: interspecific and intraspecific comparisons. Tree Physiol 2001; 21:251-9. [PMID: 11276419 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/21.4.251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Leaf mass per unit area (LMA) and internal leaf anatomy often affect net gas exchange because of their effects on internal CO2 conductance to the site of carboxylation, internal shading, competition for CO2 among carboxylation sites, nitrogen concentration and its partitioning. To evaluate effects of LMA and leaf anatomy on CO2 assimilation, water-use efficiency (WUE) and nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE), we measured LMA, leaf thickness, the thickness of mesophyll components, and gas exchange rates at ambient CO2 concentration in leaves of six woody deciduous and evergreen species with different leaf life spans. In two species, CO2 assimilation was also estimated at saturating CO2 concentrations. There were interspecific differences in all morphological variables studied. Long-lived leaves had higher LMA and were thicker than short-lived leaves. Species with high LMA had low assimilation rates and NUE, both in ambient and saturating CO2 concentrations. Thus, in species with high LMA, assimilation was reduced by non-stomatal limitations, possibly because of a lower allocation of N to the photosynthetic machinery than in species with low LMA. Within a species, thicker leaves tended to have a lower tissue density. In intraspecific comparisons under field conditions, increasing internal air volume had positive effects on WUE, probably because of enhanced internal CO2 conductance to the site of carboxylation. We conclude that, in interspecific comparisons, different patterns of N partitioning strongly influence NUE, whereas in intraspecific comparisons, internal leaf anatomy is a key factor regulating resource-use efficiency.
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- S Mediavilla
- Departamento de Ecologia, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
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Heilmeier H, Erhard M, Wartinger A, Brinckmann E, Horn R, Schulze ED. Biomass partitioning in response to soil drought: A pot experiment with Prunus dulcis trees during four years. Basic Appl Ecol 2001. [DOI: 10.1078/1439-1791-00043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Chamaegigas intrepidus Dinter is a poikilohydric aquatic plant that lives in rock pools on granite outcrops in central Namibia. The pools are filled with water only intermittently during the wet season, and the plants may pass through up to 20 rehydration/dehydration cycles during the summer rains. The potential nitrogen sources for the rehydrated plants are ammonium, which is only present at 10-20 µM, amino acids, particularly glycine, and urea, which is generally present at 20-30 µM. We show that urea can be utilised by plants in the field through the presence of urease in the sediments of the rock pools. Urease activity is higher in non-submerged than in submerged sediments, and it can survive 6 months of complete dryness at temperatures up to 60°C. Experiments with [14C]urea under laboratory conditions show that the roots of C. intrepidus are unable to take up urea; while 15N-nuclear magnetic resonance experiments show that [15N]urea is only metabolised to labelled glutamine and glutamate after ammonium has been released by the action of urease. Thus urease plays a vital role in allowing urea to be utilised as a major N source in this nutrient-limited aquatic ecosystem.
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- H Heilmeier
- Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenökologie, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany, , , , , , DE
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, OX1 3RB, UK, , , , , , GB
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- Julius von Sachs Institut für Biowissenschaften der Universität, Lehrstuhl Botanik I, Julius von Sachs Platz 2, D-97082 Würzburg, Germany e-mail: Fax: +49-931-8886158, , , , , , DE
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Schiller P, Heilmeier H, Hartung W. Abscisic acid (ABA) relations in the aquatic resurrection plant Chamaegigas intrepidus under naturally fluctuating environmental conditions. New Phytol 1997; 136:603-611. [PMID: 33863103 DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00789.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The resurrection plant Chamaegigas intrepidus Dinter (Scrophulariaceae) grows as a typical hydrophyte in shallow rock pools on granitic outcrops in arid areas of Namibia. During the rainy season, the rock pools are temporarily filled with water. When the pools dry up, C. intrepidus desiccates and survives in an air-dry condition for at least 8 months. After rewatering, the plants regain their metabolic activity in under 2 h. The desiccation of the vegetative organs is accompanied by a dramatic accumulation of abscisic acid (ABA). Beyond this, desiccation of roots is accompanied by the occurrence of specific dehydration-related proteins, whereas the leaves of C. intrepidus show high levels of dehydrins in the dehydrated as well as in the hydrated state. Investigations in Namibia showed drastic diurnal fluctuations in the pH of the rock pools. The pH value increased from slightly acidic or neutral conditions during the morning to alkaline conditions (up to pH 12) during late afternoon. Since compartmental ABA distribution depends strongly on pH gradients across membranes, the external pH would be expected to affect the ABA relations in the plant. According to the anion trap concept, an alkaline pH in the surrounding medium should cause a release of ABA from the roots, although C. intrepidus appeared to release less ABA than the terrestrial rosettes of Valerianella locusta.
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- Petra Schiller
- Julius von Sachs Institut für Biowissenschaften der Universität Würzburg, Lehrstuhl Botanik I, Mittlerer Dallenbergweg 64, D 97082 Würzburg, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl Pflanzenokölogie, Universität Bayreuth, D 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Julius von Sachs Institut für Biowissenschaften der Universität Würzburg, Lehrstuhl Botanik I, Mittlerer Dallenbergweg 64, D 97082 Würzburg, Germany
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Steinlein T, Heilmeier H, Schulze ED. Nitrogen and carbohydrate storage in biennials originating from habitats of different resource availability. Oecologia 1993; 93:374-382. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00317881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/1992] [Accepted: 11/19/1992] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Fußeder A, Wartinger A, Hartung W, Schulze ED, Heilmeier H. Cytokinins in the xylem sap of desert-grown almond (Prunus dulcis†) trees: Daily courses and their possible interactions with abscisic acid and leaf conductance. New Phytol 1992; 122:45-52. [PMID: 33874050 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1992.tb00051.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Xylem sap samples were obtained from one- to four-year-old almond trees [Prunus dulcis (Miller) D. A. Webb] that had been grown in lysimeters of different volumes with different amounts of available water and subjected to an annual drying cycle. The samples were analyzed for cytokinin patterns by ELISA during the growing season. Free bases, ribosides and nucleotides of the N6 -(Δ2 -isopentenyl) adenine (iP) and the zeatin (Z) type could be identified and quantified. Z-type cytokinins were always predominant. In many cases the concentrations of the cytokinin fractions were rather constant during the day. In a limited number of days, however, Z-type cytokinins showed peak concentrations in the morning and a rapid decrease in the afternoon. A correlation between water status of the trees and the concentrations of cytokinins or their daily variations in the xylem sap could not be established. When the concentration of abscisic acid in the xylem sap was not limiting leaf conductance, daily-variation of a cytokinin fraction preceded daily variation in leaf conductance. We conclude that in almond trees, cytokinins may affect stomatal behaviour on a short-term basis. This is an outcome of changes in their xylem sap concentrations during the course of a day. Abscisic acid, on the other hand, acts as an opposing signal, the size of which reflects long-term water deficit.
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- A Fußeder
- Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Bayreuth, POB 101251, Universitätsstraße 30, D-8580 Bayreuth, F.R.G
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- Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenökologie, Universität Bayreuth, POB 101251, Universitätsstraße 30, D-8580 Bayreuth, F.R.G
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- Julius-von-Sachs-Institut, Lehrstuhl I, Universität Würzburg, Mittlerer Dallenbergweg 64, D-8780 Würzburg, F.R.G
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- Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenökologie, Universität Bayreuth, POB 101251, Universitätsstraße 30, D-8580 Bayreuth, F.R.G
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- Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenökologie, Universität Bayreuth, POB 101251, Universitätsstraße 30, D-8580 Bayreuth, F.R.G
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Heilmeier H, Schulze ED, Whale DM. Carbon and nitrogen partitioning in the biennial monocarp Arctium tomentosum Mill. Oecologia 1986; 70:466-474. [PMID: 28311937 DOI: 10.1007/bf00379513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/1986] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Growth and nitrogen partitioning were investigated in the biennial monocarp Arctium tomentosum in the field, in plants growing at natural light conditions, in plants in which approximately half the leaf area was removed and in plants growing under 20% of incident irradiation. Growth quantities were derived from splined cubic polynomial exponential functions fitted to dry matter, leaf area and nitrogen data.Main emphasis was made to understanding of the significance of carbohydrate and nitrogen storage of a large tuber during a 2-years' life cycle, especially the effect of storage on biomass and seed yield in the second season. Biomass partitioning favours growth of leaves in the first year rosette stage. Roots store carbohydrates at a constant rate and increase storage of carbohydrates and nitrogen when the leaves decay at the end of the first season. In the second season the reallocation of carbohydrates from storage is relatively small, but reallocation of nitrogen is very large. Carbohydrate storage just primes the growth of the first leaves in the early growing season, nitrogen storage contributes 20% to the total nitrogen requirement during the 2nd season. The efficiency of carbohydrate storage for conversion into new biomass is about 40%. Nitrogen is reallocated 3 times in the second year, namely from the tuber to rosette leaves and further to flower stem leaves and eventually into seeds. The harvest index for nitrogen is 0.73, whereas for biomass it is only 0.19.
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- H Heilmeier
- Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenökologie, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstr. 30, 8580, Bayreuth, Federal Republic of Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenökologie, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstr. 30, 8580, Bayreuth, Federal Republic of Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenökologie, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstr. 30, 8580, Bayreuth, Federal Republic of Germany
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