ArticlePlant physiology2016
The Contribution of Carbon and Water in Modulating Wood Formation in Black Spruce Saplings.
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- Partial asynchrony of coniferous forest carbon sources and sinks at the intra-annual time scale.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Exploring the Seasonal Dynamics and Molecular Mechanism of Wood Formation in Gymnosperm Trees.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- A longer wood growing season does not lead to higher carbon sequestration.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Dendroclimatic response ofFrontiers in plant science · 2023Article
- Upscaling xylem phenology: sample size matters.Annals of botany · 2022Article
- Non-linear modelling reveals a predominant moisture limit on juniper growth across the southern Tibetan Plateau.Annals of botany · 2022Article
- Contrasting Carbon Allocation Strategies of Ring-Porous and Diffuse-Porous Species Converge Toward Similar Growth Responses to Drought.Frontiers in plant science · 2021Article
- Origin of Intra-annual Density Fluctuations in a Semi-arid Area of Northwestern China.Frontiers in plant science · 2021Article
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- Direct fluorescence imaging of lignocellulosic and suberized cell walls in roots and stems.AoB PLANTS · 2020Article
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Abstract
Nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs) play a crucial role in xylem formation and represent, with water, the main constraint to plant growth. We assessed the relationships between xylogenesis and NSCs in order to (1) verify the variance explained by NSCs and (2) determine the influence of intrinsic (tissue supplying carbon) and extrinsic (water availability and temperature) factors. During 2 years, wood formation was monitored in saplings of black spruce (Picea mariana) subjected to a dry period of about 1 month in June and exposed to different temperature treatments in a greenhouse. In parallel, NSC concentrations were determined by extracting the sugar compounds from two tissues (cambium and inner xylem), both potentially supplying carbon for wood formation. A mixed-effect model was used to assess and quantify the potential relationships. Total xylem cells, illustrating meristematic activity, were modeled as a function of water, sucrose, and d-pinitol (conditional r(2) of 0.79). Water availability was ranked as the most important factor explaining total xylem cell production, while the contribution of carbon was lower. Cambium stopped dividing under water deficit, probably to limit the number of cells remaining in differentiation without an adequate amount of water. By contrast, carbon factors were ranked as most important in explaining the variation in living cells (conditional r(2) of 0.49), highlighting the functional needs during xylem development, followed by the tissue supplying the NSCs (cambium) and water availability. This study precisely demonstrates the role of carbon and water in structural growth expressed as meristematic activity and tissue formation.
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